Moreover, Qu Qingxi is now trying to spread this matter. No, this matter absolutely cannot be spread. She must find a way to tell Lord Xu about this in advance so that Lord Xu can come up with a solution as soon as possible.
Zhang Xueliu lowered her eyes, concealing the deep thoughts within them, wiped the water off the table, poured Qu Qingxi another cup of tea, and then silently knelt down beside her.
Qu Qingxi picked up her teacup, took a sip, and didn't say anything more, but it was clear that she was in a good mood.
Treasure Pavilion is practically half of Qu Qingxi's shop, and Madam Xu gave her so much silver for nothing today, no wonder Qu Qingxi is happy.
Although Qu Qingxi is not short of money, who would complain about having too much money?
After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Zhang Xueliu did not immediately show any abnormality. Instead, she obediently did her job. Qu Qingxi could also see that after the punishment last time, Zhang Xueliu had obviously become much more disciplined.
That evening, after Qu Qingxi had rested, Zhang Xueliu secretly slipped out of her room to deliver a message to the Xu family.
Qingdai was about to stop him, but Qu Qingxi stopped her directly.
Today's events were merely a test, not a test of Zhang Xueliu's loyalty, but rather a way to let the Xu family know that, so far, they still trust Zhang Xueliu.
Only in this way will Xu Ding not doubt the authenticity of the secret letter after Zhang Xueliu sends it out.
As for this rumor, whether it is spread or not does not have much impact. The most important thing is the emperor's attitude towards the Xu family.
The Emperor had long been wary of the Xu family, so whether this incident happened or not was of little consequence. For the common people, they were more interested in watching the drama unfold, while also condemning the Xu family and questioning the origin of their silver.
Even though Qu Qingxi already knew the outcome of this matter, she still had to do it.
For Qu Qingxi, giving Xu Ding a headache isn't necessarily a bad thing.
When Zhang Xueliu went to deliver a message to Xu Ding, Qingdai also went to find the people at Cuiwei Pavilion to spread the word.
Zhang Xueliu was a step too slow; by the time Xu Ding received the news, it was already the next morning.
However, Zhang Xueliu cannot be blamed for this. After all, she had to be very careful in the Prince's mansion. The message she had to deliver today could not be retrieved by Xu Ding's men until tomorrow, which made it inefficient.
Therefore, even though Xu Ding arranged for someone to handle the matter as soon as he received the news, the news still got out beforehand.
In just half a day, most people in the capital knew that yesterday, Madam Xu had spent 50,000 taels of silver, or even more, at the Treasure Pavilion to buy several pieces of jewelry.
Everyone was shocked when they heard the amount: 50,000 taels of silver, or even more.
Ordinary people like them might not be able to earn a hundred taels of silver even after a lifetime of hard work, yet Madam Xu casually took out so much silver.
These astronomical sums are something they would never even dare to dream of in their lifetime.
Ordinary people just treated this as a joke. They were shocked but didn't think too much about it. They just thought that being an official could earn so much money.
However, some people, after a little thought, realize that something is amiss.
Although they did not know how much the salaries of officials appointed by the imperial court were, they were certain that it was impossible for them to be so high. Even if Xu Ding was the Minister of Personnel and an important official of the imperial court, his annual salary would definitely not exceed ten thousand taels of silver.
Besides the salary, it's easy to guess how much money a court official, especially the Minister of Personnel, who can mobilize and arrange personnel throughout the entire Ling Dynasty, would receive.
Although Xu Ding had tried his best to send people to suppress the matter, it had no effect. Now almost everyone in the capital knew about it, and Xu Ding couldn't possibly silence everyone in the capital.
Upon hearing the report from his subordinate, Xu Dingsheng threw his favorite tea set to the ground.
Knowing that he had been tricked, Xu Ding still couldn't help but get angry. He really didn't expect that his wife would do such a stupid thing.
Before Xu Ding could even go to see Madam Xu, she came over with tea and snacks. Madam Xu was unaware of the extent of the impact yesterday's events had had on Xu Ding and the Xu family.
She instructed Xiaodie to prepare Xu Ding's favorite walnut pastry, and brought over some fine pre-Qingming Longjing tea to find Xu Ding.
As soon as I entered Xu Ding's courtyard, I heard angry shouts coming from inside the room.
Madam Xu paused, knowing that Xu Ding was dealing with something, so she waited with Xiao Die at the door for a while until the people inside came out, before leading them inside.
Madam Xu gently pushed open the door, and was clearly stunned when she saw the broken porcelain pieces scattered all over the room. What had happened to make the master so angry?
Could it be that something happened at court today and the Emperor punished you, sir? Or perhaps one of your subordinates did something to displease you, sir?
Madam Xu made some guesses in her mind, but didn't think too much about it.
"Master, what's wrong? Have your servants done something wrong again?" Madam Xu didn't know much about court affairs.
Over the years, because she gave birth to two sons for Xu Ding, and because of her status as the wife of the Minister of Personnel and the sister-in-law of the current Empress, Madam Xu has a very high status among the ladies of the capital. Even if the ladies of other households do not want to be on good terms with Madam Xu, they would never do anything to offend her openly.
Madam Xu was used to a life of luxury, so she was completely unaware that she had been tricked yesterday, nor did she know what the consequences would be if her story got out.
Upon hearing Madam Xu's voice, Xu Ding looked up and saw Madam Xu staring at him with a worried expression, followed by her maid Xiao Die, who was carrying a plate with walnut pastries and a cup of tea.
"Wang Yuyun, what did you do yesterday?!" Xu Ding stared intently at Madam Xu, slamming his right hand hard on the table, making the tea tray on the table tremble.
"Master?" Madam Xu looked at Xu Ding with fear and suspicion, not understanding why he was angry with her.
Seeing Madam Xu's blank expression, Xu Ding became even angrier, "Fool, you don't even know what you've done?"
"My lord, what have I done to make you so angry?" Madam Xu was still confused, not understanding what she had done wrong.
She went out yesterday? Didn't she run into Qu Qingxi yesterday and humiliate her? So what? She didn't openly do anything to Qu Qingxi. Even if the Prince of Nanqing came today, he couldn't do anything to her.
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