No matter what, Zhang Yuan fell into this state because of her. Since she had encountered this matter, she could not ignore it.
When the two creditors heard this, they were naturally delighted and quickly held up two fingers, "Hey, twenty taels."
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan pointed at them angrily, "Isn't it eighteen taels? Why has it increased again?"
“Interest!”
The two men rolled their eyes at him and said, "What you paid before was only interest."
"You are really going too far."
Seeing that Zhang Yuan was a little angry, Luo Lan waved at him and said to the two people:
"Nineteen taels. If you want it, go to Prince Yu's Mansion this afternoon and ask Butler Agang to get it. If you don't want it,..."
“I want…I want…”
The two men nodded hurriedly before Luo Lan finished speaking. "Yes, this poor fellow will never be able to pay it back. Since Princess Yu has spoken, let's take a little less and consider it a relief for him."
"you……"
Zhang Yuan heard what they said was unpleasant, so he clenched his fists and glared at the two men.
Luo Lan had a cold face and shouted directly at the two men:
"roll……"
The two men raised their eyebrows and turned away.
Zhang Yuan looked at Luo Lan a little embarrassedly, "Princess Yu, what should I do?"
His mother also came out from behind and was about to kneel down to Luo Lan, but she held him back.
"Auntie, what are you doing?"
The old lady looked at Luo Lan, her eyes instantly reddened. "Thank you so much, Princess Yu, for your kindness. These two people come to my house every day to collect debts. I don't know what to do. But don't worry, we will definitely pay you back as soon as possible. I will go and mend some more clothes later."
Luo Lan chuckled at her, "Auntie, don't worry. Zhang Yuan and I have known each other for a long time and we are friends. It would be unreasonable if I didn't help you with this little favor. You don't have to rush to pay me back."
Zhang Yuan pursed his lips a little embarrassedly and lowered his head. Zhang Yuan's mother sighed and said:
"Oh, Princess Yu laughed at me. Our original house was so shabby. Yuan'er borrowed money to repair it when he was still a constable. After he was promoted to captain, his salary increased. I thought I would be able to pay off my debts quickly. Who would have thought that he would be fired after just a few days as captain before he could even collect his salary? Oh! Life is really hard, and there are obstacles everywhere."
"mother……"
Zhang Yuan frowned and called out to her, "Why are you saying this? Didn't I tell you that I have hands and feet, and I can support you no matter what I do?"
Hearing the old lady say this, Luo Lan felt even more guilty towards Zhang Yuan.
She suddenly said:
"By the way, have you heard about Lu Wei's incident?"
When this was mentioned, Zhang Yuan suddenly became excited. He waved his fist and said:
"I heard about it. Speaking of this, I really admire you, Princess. If you hadn't exposed his evil deeds in front of the emperor, no one would have been able to bring him down. Oh, and I heard that the Ministry of Justice is issuing a notice, soliciting clues about his and Hu's evil deeds. I plan to go to the Ministry of Justice and tell them everything I know."
Luo Lan smiled and nodded.
"Good and evil will eventually be rewarded. If no one harms me, I will not harm anyone. But if someone harms me, I will definitely repay him."
After she finished speaking, she gave a bitter smile and said, "You go ahead and do your work. I also have things to do."
Zhang Yuan hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed.
"Princess Yu, take care."
She nodded and left with the group.
Looking at her back, Zhang Yuan seemed to be lost in thought. The old lady sighed.
"Ah! It's hard for her. I heard she was a concubine buried with the king. What a wonderful girl! I really hope that Prince Yu can live a little longer."
"Mother, you're worrying too much. Prince Yu has a highly skilled doctor like Princess Yu to take care of him. He'll be fine. Come on, I'll take you home, and then I'll go to the Ministry of Justice."
As they talked, the mother and son supported each other and walked home.
Luo Lan took Dazhi and Xiaozhi to two academies in the city. In comparison, she felt that Shuxiang Pavilion in the east of the city was more suitable.
The teacher there was a young man named Guo Xi. He had once won the third place in the imperial examination. He opened this academy because he was dissatisfied with the affairs in the officialdom. Of course, the tuition was not high, only 500 coins per person per month.
So, in the end, she decided to let Dazhi and Xiaozhi go to Shuxiang Pavilion to study. She and Mr. Guo agreed to let the two children go to school early tomorrow morning.
After returning to the palace, she told Agang to prepare 19 taels of silver. When the two men came to collect the debt, she asked them to write a receipt and press their fingerprints to prevent the two scoundrels from turning their backs on the debt.
After giving the instructions, she took the candied haws from Ali's hand and walked towards the backyard.
When she appeared in front of Leng Yu with a candied haws, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Lan'er, do you take me as a child?"
"yes!"
She stuffed the candied haws into his hand and said bluntly, "You are my child, aren't you? I have to take care of you and think of you when I have something delicious."
Looking at the candied haws in his hand, Leng Yu held it in front of her and said, "Take a bite first."
"I don't want to eat."
She shook her head. "I have a bad stomach and I don't dare eat these cold and hard things. I thought you hadn't eaten them for a long time, so I brought them back for you to try."
After she finished speaking, she took a small stool and sat beside him, watching him eat while rubbing his calves, muttering:
"Guess who I ran into today? It was Zhang Yuan. He was actually performing on the streets. Sigh! What a waste of talent."
Leng Yu paused while eating the candied haws, and then said to her:
"You can recommend him to Lord Yu. Lord Yu is the most honest and fair person in the court."
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