"I'll see what kind of trouble he's up to." The Duchess of Zhenguo was no longer flustered; she was determined to protect her A-Yue no matter what.
Xu Jingui quickly followed Lin San inside. The Zhenguo Duke's mansion was extremely luxurious, but he didn't dare to look around recklessly.
"Lord Zhenguo, I have come to take my wife and daughters home to live a peaceful life." He said this while bowing slightly, not daring to be presumptuous in the slightest.
However, the Duke of Zhenguo and the others already knew Xu Jingui's character and conduct, and his unusual behavior now aroused suspicion.
The Duke and Duchess of Zhenguo exchanged a glance, indicating their skepticism.
Seeing this, Xu Jingui quickly said, "It was all my fault before, I was wrong, I will definitely treat them well in the future."
He seemed somewhat sincere, with tears in his eyes, but it was all just an act.
Lady Zhenguo didn't believe his nonsense at all. She suddenly had an idea: "Xu Jingui, since you want to take them back, then pay all the medical and recuperation expenses they have incurred during their stay at the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion."
Upon hearing this, the Duke of Zhenguo knew that his wife was doing it on purpose, just to test Xu Jingui.
Perfect timing, he also wanted to see what Xu Jingui was really thinking.
"What!?" Xu Jingui immediately flew into a rage when he heard that he was being asked to give him money. He had come here specifically to ask for silver.
The Duchess of Zhenguo spoke again: "A-Yue is also considered our daughter, and we can pay for her money. But that Cui Rou is not from our family. If you want to take her away, you have to give us this money."
"Does your Zhenguo Duke's Mansion lack such a little silver?" Xu Jingui became angrier the more he thought about it, and directly revealed his true nature, "You are really hypocritical. You say you are so good to Xu Yuehuai, but you ask me for silver."
Upon hearing this, the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife immediately understood what Xu Jingui meant.
Xu Jingui no longer held back and started cursing: "Let me tell you, since you've recognized my daughter as your goddaughter, you should give me money."
As he spoke, he sat down to the side and even crossed his legs.
"If I don't have any money today, I'm not leaving. I'll just eat and drink whatever you have. It'll be a good way for Xu Yuehuai to give me my retirement in advance."
When the Duke of Zhenguo saw Xu Jingui's shameless appearance, he couldn't help but frown. He thought that since Xu Jingui had come to ask for money, he should give him the money to buy out the debt in one go, so that he would not continue to provoke Xu Yuehuai in the future.
Upon hearing this, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, who was standing nearby, felt a pang of anger in her chest. How could parents do such a thing?
She instantly lost her composure: "Master, what should we do?"
As the Duke of Zhenguo pondered, he glanced at Xu Jingui and said, "Xu Jingui, since that's the case, how much silver do you think is enough?"
He figured that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion wasn't short of money anyway, so it would be worth it to buy peace with money.
Seeing that he had a chance, Xu Jingui immediately put on airs: "No amount is enough. Xu Yuehuai should rightfully take care of me in my old age."
The Duke of Zhenguo was prepared for the man to ask for an exorbitant amount, but it turned out that the man was a bottomless pit.
Seeing Xu Jingui lying on the chair, he became even more furious: "Lin San, throw him out right now."
"Hey, hey, why did you throw me out? You've taken my daughter hostage, shouldn't you give me some compensation?" Xu Jingui originally wanted to set the stage for making an exorbitant demand, but he didn't expect the other party to turn hostile so suddenly.
The Duke of Zhenguo took a deep breath and his face darkened: "Since you have already sold A-Yue, you have no right to talk to us about compensation now. In addition, you should think carefully. This is the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. If you dare to cause trouble again, I will let you come in standing and leave lying down."
After he finished speaking, he gave a wink to the servant next to him, and immediately someone came up and carried Xu Jingui out.
"I'm not going, I'm not going." Xu Jingui tried to break free and escape, but he failed.
Marquis Ningyuan turned around and glared at him fiercely, and Xu Jingui immediately gave up resisting.
They soon returned to the Ningyuan Marquis's residence. Xu Jingui couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought about how he had lost all his money.
But Marquis Ningyuan kept staring at him, "Xu Jingui, tell me quickly what happened?"
He slammed his hand on the table and glared at us, looking quite terrifying. Even Xu Jingui, an old rogue, was startled and trembled.
"I, I," Xu Jingui stammered, wanting to speak but not daring to.
Marquis Ningyuan scrutinized him with a scrutinizing gaze: "Hmm?"
Xu Jingui looked left and right, racking his brains, when suddenly he had an idea: "It's that Duke Zhenguo again. They not only took Xu Yuehuai, but they also stole my wife."
He got more and more excited as he spoke, and even got up from the ground and cursed, "If my Xu family ever becomes rich and powerful, I will definitely make them pay!"
Marquis Ningyuan also understood that he had spoken ill of the Duke of Zhenguo, but he felt that things were far more complicated than that.
He squinted his small eyes and continued to ask, "Then why didn't you come to my residence when I asked you to?"
"I...I...I just didn't want to cause you any trouble," Xu Jingui stammered.
Marquis Ningyuan was furious when he saw this. Clearly, there was something else going on, yet they dared to keep it to themselves. He slammed his fist on the table.
"Xu Jingui, I think you're going to refuse a toast only to suffer a forfeit." As soon as he finished speaking, two burly men came up.
Xu Jingui knew from the sight of this formation that they were going to deal with him, and he was so frightened that he covered his head and begged for mercy.
"My lord, I'll talk, I'll talk." He was beaten badly last time, and he still remembers it vividly.
"It's because I gambled away all the money you gave us before." He said, clutching his head tightly, and secretly looking up to see Ningyuan Hou's expression.
Upon hearing this, Marquis Ningyuan immediately thought that the father and son were useless, utterly hopeless and utterly incompetent.
"You're a hopeless piece of trash," Marquis Ningyuan couldn't help but curse.
Seeing the change in Ningyuan Hou's expression, as if he were looking at trash, Xu Jingui panicked and began to beg for mercy: "My lord, please give me another chance."
"I promise I will turn over a new leaf and never gamble again," he sobbed as he crawled to the feet of Marquis Ningyuan to plead for mercy.
Marquis Ningyuan watched as his eyes flickered, and then he fell into deep thought again.
Although Xu Jingui and his son were addicted to gambling, they were blood relatives of Xu Yuehuai, so keeping them around might be useful.
Thinking of this, he decided to give him another chance, but this time he would keep the man under his watchful eye.
"Someone, go and fetch my land deed." Marquis Ningyuan said, gesturing to his servants to help Xu Jingui up.
Xu Jingui was confused. He thought he couldn't escape the beating, but to his surprise, he was safe and sound.
"Xu Jingui, I'll give you one more chance." Ningyuan Hou's words sounded incredibly pleasant to Xu Jingui.
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