Tong Lijing thought that he was penniless now and could not afford to pay 5,000 taels. Using someone as collateral was more cost-effective.
"I really don't have any money, so I have to use someone as collateral. I wonder how the princess can use collateral?" Tong Lijing asked.
"Maids and servants are charged five taels each, young ladies are charged fifty taels each, and madams and concubines are charged one hundred taels each." Yang Youxue said.
This price is not worth much silver, and I will still owe her silver by then.
"Princess, to be honest, my little girl Tong Han has been promised to the Grand Marshal. She will be brought to the Grand Marshal's mansion today. The Grand Marshal has given her a betrothal gift of one thousand taels.
Otherwise, I'll send my daughter to the Taiwei Mansion and give you the silver." Tong Lijing brought up the Taiwei in order to pressure Yang Youxue into letting him go.
"Oh, I'm so scared! The Grand Marshal has such great authority that he even surpasses the Emperor.
It turns out that in Assistant Professor Tong's eyes, the Grand Marshal is more important than the Emperor.
I wonder if the emperor knows?
I wonder if your son-in-law, the Grand Marshal, knows about this?
You're using his name to bully others here. Does he know about this?"
"Master Captain, you said that Assistant Instructor Tong said that the Grand Marshal is more powerful than the Emperor. Does that mean the Grand Marshal is planning a rebellion? I wonder if rebellion should result in the execution of all the nine clans? I wonder if this princess should report this to the Emperor. It's really hard for me to make the decision."
Yang Youxue pretended to be embarrassed and asked the captain.
The captain: "?" How should I answer? Aren't you trying to harm me? The captain cursed Yang Youxue in his heart.
The Yang family looked at Yang Youxue in shock, not understanding what she was going to do.
Tong Lijing: “?” You are slandering me. That’s not what I meant at all. You are slandering me.
"Princess, I feel unwell and need to see a doctor. I'll leave this matter to you. You can handle it however you want. I know nothing about it." said the captain.
Among the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one, so he decided to use illness as an excuse to escape.
You two can fight all you want, but please don't bring harm to me.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. You've even become sick from working on my behalf. I'm so sorry.
"Master, please go see a doctor quickly. Leave this to me." Yang Youxue said with pretended concern.
They are all thousand-year-old turtles and ten-thousand-year-old tortoises. They are cunning and know how to take advantage of others' illnesses.
The general wiped his forehead, which was not sweaty at all, and left in a hurry, as if something was chasing him.
"Princess, you are slandering me. That is not what I meant at all," Tong Lijing said defensively.
"Whether it's slander or not is no longer important, let's talk about compensation now, shall we?
If you fail to satisfy me, I don't mind telling the emperor what you said. I can serve as a witness.
Do you think the Emperor and the Grand Marshal will let you go?" Yang Youxue threatened Tong Lijing openly.
"You, okay, whatever the princess wants, I will do it." Tong Lijing had given up and let Yang Youxue make the decision.
"Wouldn't it have been done earlier, Bai Chen? Pick some people with good character to take back and serve as servants." Yang Youxue was satisfied with Tong Lijing's knowledge of affairs.
"Yes, Miss!" After Bai Chen said that, he went to the Tong family's servants and picked some maids and servants, as well as Tong Han and her three daughters.
"Assistant Professor Tong, are you going to sell your concubine? If so, I'll pick one out. If not, let's calculate how much silver it will cost." Yang Youxue asked Tong Lijing.
"Sell it. As long as my eldest son doesn't sell it, the others can be sold." Tong Lijing said gritting his teeth.
"Bai Chen, go pick some more." Yang Youxue said.
Bai Chen looked carefully in front of Mrs. Tong and the concubine, and finally picked them all.
"Young lady, two ladies, three concubines, two young ladies, five young masters, ten maids, and eight servants." Bai Chen told Yang Youxue the number of people he had selected.
"Assistant Professor Tong, do you agree if I buy these people?" Yang Youxue asked Tong Lijing.
"Master, I don't want to be a servant. Please don't sell me." Madam Tong begged Tong Lijing.
"Please don't sell me, sir. I will serve you well." The three concubines also begged Tong Lijing.
"Dad, your son (daughter) doesn't want to be a servant. Please don't sell us out." Tong Lijing's son and daughter begged Tong Lijing.
"Princess, except for the wife, the eldest son and the eldest daughter, all the others will be sold to you!" Tong Lijing finally made the decision.
The eldest son will inherit the Tong family's bloodline, and he will marry his daughter to the prince. His wife is the daughter of the Minister of Works. If he sells her, his father-in-law will not let him go.
"Okay, Bai Chen, can you calculate how much silver it is in total?" Yang Youxue said to Bai Chen.
"Miss, what's my price?" Bai Chen asked.
"Let's call it one hundred taels." Yang Youxue said.
"Miss, the total is nine hundred and forty taels." After Bai Chen calculated it, he told Yang Youxue the total price.
"Assistant Instructor Tong, have you called out yet? The total is nine hundred and forty taels. Let's make it one thousand taels. You still owe me four thousand taels."
"Bai Chen, take the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and write the IOU!" Yang Youxue said to Bai Chen.
"Yes, Miss!" Bai Chen said, and wrote an IOU: Tong Lijing, the assistant teacher of the Imperial College, owes Yang Youxue four thousand taels.
Tong Lijing signed and pressed his finger, and Bai Chen put the IOU away.
Tong Lijing packed up his clothes and fled with his wife, legitimate son and daughter, and the remaining servants.
Yang Youxue took her family to pick out jewelry, and gave the ones she chose to her family.
Zhuilong brought the special forces team to take gold, silver, jewelry, antiques and calligraphy and paintings back to Yang Mansion.
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