Unexpectedly, after Xu Jingui recognized Qi Guze's identity, the greed in his eyes became even more obvious.
"This must be the Regent. You and my Yue'er are so close, it seems like good things are coming soon. When you get married, don't forget your father-in-law." He immediately and shamelessly started to claim that Qi Guze was related by marriage, and even patted him on the shoulder.
Xu Yuehuai never expected that people could be so shameless, brazenly asking for money and then failing to recognize their own status.
She immediately pulled Qi Guze behind her and said, "You should stop arguing. Since you already took the money and left, it means that I have nothing to do with you anymore, so why keep nagging?"
"Heh, Xu Yuehuai, don't say that. Who can prove we don't want you anymore? You're willing to abandon your own parents just to climb the social ladder. We're going to the authorities to argue this point." Xu Jingui remembered their permission to enter Tianxiang Tower and immediately took the document back.
For a moment, Xu Yuehuai was stunned, and Qi Guze was so angry that he clenched his fists when he saw that Xu Jingui and the others kept pestering him and even wanted to fight.
He's worried that these people will keep bothering Xu Yuehuai, which will eventually lead to trouble.
Not to mention, if it goes to the government, the Marquis of Ningyuan might interfere again, which would be bad for Xu Yuehuai.
A resolute glint flashed in Qi Guze's eyes. He then pulled Xu Yuehuai behind him and said, "I'll pay for it, but you're not allowed to cause trouble at Tianxiang Tower again from now on."
When Xu Jingui heard someone say they would give money, he immediately beamed with joy: "Great! As long as you give us money, we definitely won't cause any trouble."
Although he said that, he didn't really think that way. Instead, he was planning for the next time. However, once Qi Guze gave them the first time, he would naturally give them the second time.
Qi Guze had someone bring him fifty taels of silver.
As soon as it was placed on the table, Xu Jingui couldn't wait to pick it up and stroke it, holding it up to look at it again and again, smelling it again and again, and even biting it with his teeth.
"It's true." Xu Jingui excitedly put the silver into his bundle.
"Xu Yuehuai, if you had known better earlier, you would have avoided all this trouble." Xu Mingzhi couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark as he saw Qi Guze take out the money.
Qi Guze frowned as he looked at them. If it weren't for Xu Yuehuai's parents, he would have already...
Thinking of this, he instructed his men to send someone to follow Xu Jingui to see if they would behave themselves after being given money.
Unexpectedly, Xu Jingui had just left Tianxianglou when he sent his wife and children away and then took the money into the gambling den.
...
Tie Xiong was worried about the potential for future trouble, so he immediately came over to report: "Your Highness, Xu Jingui has been in the gambling den for half a day. The staff there said that he won a lot of money at first, but now he has almost lost it all."
"See? I knew it!" Xu Yuehuai jumped up immediately upon hearing this.
Qi Guze also frowned; he hadn't expected Xu Jingui to be so audacious.
“You gave him the money this time, but he’ll definitely come back for more after he gambles it all away in a couple of days. I’m afraid their appetite will only get bigger and bigger.” Xu Yuehuai was even more furious when she saw that Qi Guze didn’t say anything. She didn’t want to give Xu Jingui and the others a single penny, but Qi Guze was so generous that he gave her fifty taels of silver directly.
Qi Guze was also annoyed to see Xu Yuehuai so angry. He was the one who was afraid that Xu Yuehuai would be tormented by Xu Jingui and his gang, so he helped her send the people away. He didn't expect that she would blame him in the end.
"So I'm just going to stand by and watch you get insulted and shoved by them?" His eyes reddened as well.
"But you shouldn't have given them money." Xu Yuehuai was still angry about Qi Guze giving them money earlier.
But Qi Guze was furious when he saw her talking about money: "Even if I had to give Xu Jingui fifty taels every day, I could afford it."
"But you, I don't understand why you let them bully you. It's something that could be solved with money, but you insist on making a fuss." From the beginning, all he wanted was to prevent them from hurting Xu Yuehuai.
Seeing that Qi Guze couldn't understand her at all, and even said those things, Xu Yuehuai felt extremely angry and upset.
"Go away, I don't want to talk to you anymore." She said this and then lowered her head, fuming on her own.
Qi Guze was also furious. He hadn't expected that after defending her for so long, he would be kicked out now.
The two parted on bad terms, ending with Qi Guze's departure.
To be honest, Zhang Ting had been watching the drama unfold since Xu Jingui and his two companions caused trouble downstairs at Tianxiang Tower.
She felt incredibly relieved watching Xu Jingui and Xu Mingzhi berate Xu Yuehuai, and she almost wanted to applaud them.
Later, Xu Yuehuai called the people into the private room, and she deliberately approached the room next door to eavesdrop. When she saw Qi Guze angrily push open the door and leave, she was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling.
She was determined to seize this opportunity, so she hurried after Qi Guze, not forgetting to pull out two strands of hair to fix them up.
"Your Highness, why are you walking so fast? Did Manager Xu upset you? Please don't take it to heart. Manager Xu has been in close contact with the Duke of Zhenguo these days. I suppose he thinks he deserves a better husband." Zhang Ting quickened her pace and finally caught up with Qi Guze, then began to complain incessantly.
However, Qi Guze had no intention of paying any attention to her.
Seeing this, Zhang Ting gritted her teeth and quickly said, "Your Highness, wait for me."
"Your Highness, I just overheard Manager Xu talking to you next door." She pulled Qi Guze aside and continued, "That Manager Xu is really too much. You were clearly doing this for her own good, to protect her, and she still didn't know what was good for her and spoke ill of you."
Qi Guze was already feeling annoyed, and if Zhang Ting hadn't caught up with him and pulled him back, he wouldn't have wanted to stop at all.
When he stopped to listen to her, she was clearly slandering Xu Yuehuai, and even seemed to be trying to sow discord between him and Xu Yuehuai.
In an instant, Qi Guze felt that Zhang Ting was very annoying.
He had initially been somewhat mindful of Zhang Ting's life-saving grace, but today's events had severely damaged Zhang Ting's image in his eyes.
"Zhang Ting, no matter what A-Yue does, it's our own business, and it's not something you can slander at will. Besides, she did this just to keep me from getting involved with that family." Qi Guze said with a dark face, then left Zhang Ting on the street and strode away.
"Your Highness, I..." Zhang Ting had only uttered a few words when Qi Guze had already disappeared without a trace.
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