Chapter 8: The Duke of Wei's Mansion
The next morning, Aunt Xia hurriedly left with the maid.
When Siqin came to report, Su Li merely smiled faintly.
"They've probably come to collect a debt."
Siqin was puzzled but didn’t ask further.
Mo Hua and Zhishu were dressing Su Li.
"There's no need to bother, it won’t look any better," Su Li said calmly.
Thinking the young lady was upset again, Siqin said with concern, "Miss..."
"I’m fine. Today, I’m going to my maternal grandfather’s house. Let me wear the Shu brocade outfit that Aunt sent me."
She wasn’t upset. The scar on her face would heal eventually.
Aunt Xia hurried to the restaurant, quickly made her way up to the second floor, and pushed open the door to the private room.
"Brother, why are you in such a rush to find me? The letter was vague," Aunt Xia complained.
Seeing her come in, Xia Jiang quickly stood up, anxiously saying, "Sister, something’s happened! You must help me out this time!"
Aunt Xia had been anxious, but now she casually walked to the table and poured herself a cup of tea.
Xia Jiang snatched the cup from her hand and said, "Good grief, you still have the heart to drink tea! The situation is dire! Your young lady, I don’t know what’s gotten into her, but yesterday she went to Zui Xianju to audit the accounts."
Aunt Xia wiped her hands with a handkerchief and said, "What’s the big deal? Let her audit. Even her mother, Wei Shu, couldn’t spot any issues. I don’t believe she can figure anything out!"
Xia Jiang, seeing her still so calm, suddenly raised his voice, "What do you mean, ‘can’t figure anything out’? She went through the accounts thoroughly and gave me three days to deliver hundreds of thousands of pounds of grain!"
"What!"
Aunt Xia instantly stood up, her face filled with shock.
"How is that possible? That idiot actually has that ability?"
Xia Jiang angrily said, "How is it not possible? Am I lying to you? After piecing things together, I barely have over a hundred thousand taels of silver. You have to give me forty thousand more."
Aunt Xia screamed, "Forty thousand! Where would I get forty thousand! I don’t even have four thousand!"
Xia Jiang’s face darkened, "Xia Qingzhi, you need to be conscience! The silver I’ve sent you these past two years is not just forty thousand! If you don’t take it, are you planning to wait for your dear lady to report it to the authorities? Hah! Even if I end up in jail, you won’t escape!"
Aunt Xia, hearing this, quickly softened her tone, "Brother, we are siblings. If I had the money, I would certainly help you. It’s just that I don’t have that much."
Xia Jiang’s face finally softened a little, but he still coldly said, "If you don’t want those things to be known by your husband, then take out the money! I’m not being unreasonable. If you don’t have forty thousand, you must have thirty thousand, right? Think about it, if I go to jail, you’ll lose your family’s support, and your parents will be a burden on you. Does that make sense?"
Aunt Xia lowered her head and thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said, "I’ll go back and gather it."
Xia Jiang said, "Hurry! Get the money together today! I need to go buy grain the day after tomorrow!"
YOU ARE READING
reborn doctor concubine
Romance[Rebirth + Abuse of Trash + Sweet Love] In her previous life, Su Li was blind and helped her husband to ascend to a high position. When he became successful, she abandoned him. Her grandfather's family and her father, the Shangshu, who had lived a c...
