After hearing this, Xie Guangde was stunned and nodded. Since the matter was serious, he had no choice but to lose face and rely on the grandson who was driven out of the house by him.
Xie Li said to Butler Zhou: "The Xie family will pay back this debt within half a month. You should go back first."
After hearing this, Butler Zhou secretly made a plan in his mind. He came here not really to ask for money, but to take advantage of the Xie family's illness to take the Xie family's life. Wouldn't he be punished if he went back like this?
He smiled and said: "This is not the first time I have come back to your house to collect debts. Every time you say you will give me some grace, and my master has given you grace many times. Either pay off the debt now or leave."
Xie Li said in a deep voice: "In just half a month, I will definitely pay off the debt in full."
Butler Zhou smiled and said, "I'm sorry, sir, please."
Xie Li didn't expect that the other party would be so arrogant and unreasonable.
Xie Guangde also saw the situation clearly at this moment. Although it made sense, he didn't do it this way. With such a large amount, he didn't even have the chance to raise money. It was obvious that the other party had been plotting against him for a long time.
Zhou Taicheng was originally led by Xie Teng, but now it seems that it is probably Xie Teng who is behind this.
Thinking of this, Xie Guangde whispered to Xie Li: "Li'er, the other party came prepared today."
Xie Li nodded and showed his official identity: "I guarantee as Zuo Sigong, Suzhou Mansion, that I will return it in full within half a month."
Butler Zhou was slightly surprised when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the eldest son is already a seventh-rank official."
Hearing this, Xie Li thought that the other party was afraid of his identity, so he gave him face, waved his hand and said proudly: "You leave immediately, and we will come back to collect the numbers in half a month."
But Butler Zhou smiled and said: "I'm sorry, Master Seventh Grade Official, it is natural to pay back debts. Even if I am the King of Heaven here today, I have no mercy to say, so get me out of here!"
Xie Li stepped forward to block it and shouted: "I am an official of the imperial court! How dare you be so presumptuous!"
Butler Zhou smiled and said: "My second master is the commander of Yangzhou's army. He is still afraid that you, a seventh-grade official, will not be able to do it, so we will fight him out!"
At this moment, there was a commotion outside, several screams were heard, and several nursing staff brought by Butler Zhou were knocked to the ground.
A middle-aged man wearing luxurious clothes strode in and said, "Turn away guests. Is this how the Xie family treats guests?"
When Xie Guangde saw the person coming, his eyesight went dark and he almost fainted. He felt like he was dying, but at this time, it was over...
It was Gu Quan, Gu Xianting's father, who came.
When Butler Zhou saw the visitor, he was dressed in luxurious clothes and had extraordinary momentum. He was followed by several bodyguards with swords. He did not dare to underestimate him and asked, "Who is this master?"
Gu Quan didn't even look at the slave, and said to Xie Guangde, "Master Xie, is this your slave?"
It was also the first time for Gu Quan to visit the Xie family in Yangzhou.
Xie Guangde cupped his hands and said, "Master Gu, this is someone else's slave."
Gu Quan exclaimed, "How dare someone else's slaves act so arrogantly in your home?"
Although the Xie family is in decline, it is still a famous family with hundreds of years of history, and its heritage is not comparable to that of the Xinsheng family.
Xie Guangde's face turned red and he was speechless. What he didn't want to be seen the most was being seen by others.
Seeing that Gu Quan was not looking down on him, Butler Zhou asked patiently and politely: "May I ask what you call me?"
Gu Quan said to the four guards of the Gu family: "Kick these slaves out."
Butler Zhou's face darkened when he heard this, and he said threateningly: "Master, I am the steward of Zhou Mansion."
Butler Zhou's response was that one of the four guards picked him up, approached the gate, and threw him directly outside the house like trash.
The nursing home brought by Butler Zhou is no exception.
In Gu Quan's opinion, the Xie family was the only family in Yangzhou that had a great historical reputation, let alone the Zhou family. Even if they were slaves of the Yangzhou governor's family, he would still throw them away.
Housekeeper Zhou suffered a bruise and swollen nose and face from the fall, and other Zhou family nurses also screamed in distress.
Butler Zhou shouted angrily: "You wait! You wait!"
Gu Quan paid no attention to it, walked closer to Xie Guangde and said, "Master Xie, I must have come at the right time."
These words fell into Xie Guangde's ears, but they were undoubtedly full of sarcasm. He changed the subject and introduced the thank you gift to Gu Quan: "Master Gu, this bad grandson thanks you gift."
"Thank you, this is Mr. Gu from Linghui Garden in Huizhou."
Xie Li looked at his future father-in-law and saluted quickly: "Xie Li has met Mr. Gu."
Gu Quan looked at the thank you gift. He was handsome and handsome. He felt sad for a while, but at this moment he had retreated. As a man, he could not even protect his family. If he allowed outsiders to trample on his family, how could he protect himself in the future?
's wife and children.
Gu Quan nodded and responded coldly.
Xie Guangde hurriedly asked Gu Quan to sit down and talk in the hall. When he arrived at the Gu family in Huizhou, although Gu Quan had intentionally declined the marriage, he was very polite to his family friend. How could he, Xie Guangde, be rude to others?
"Come here, serve some tea."
Xie Guangde gave instructions loudly. After a while, Uncle Quan walked into the room carrying tea with slow steps. He was pushed by someone and broke his waist. Now, every step he took, his waist was in unbearable pain, but he endured it and did not dare to show any of it.
A flaw comes.
When he brought tea to Gu Quan, he was already sweating.
Gu Quan looked at the old servant who was moving slowly. He was clearly injured and there were no other servants in the house. He actually asked an injured old servant to serve tea.
Glancing out of the hall, I saw that it was deserted, and there really weren't even any servants.
Has the Xie family declined to such an extent?
A hundred years ago, Xie Yun, the Duke of Xie Jiayang, and Gu Qingfeng, the son of the Gu family, were close friends of Jinlan.
Although Gu Quan has always declined marriage to the Xie family, he is not someone who does not miss his old relationship. Now that he sees the Xie family in such a state of decline, he is very sad.
Seeing Gu Quan's demeanor, Xie Guangde said softly: "Actually..."
In fact, there was an arrangement for a group of servants and slaves, but they were all scared away. However, how to say these words, it would only become darker and darker, so Xie Guangde simply stopped talking.
Gu Quan smiled and said: "Brother Shichuan, the ebb and flow of the tide, the ups and downs, are the unchanging laws of history."
Although Gu Quan was more than twenty years younger than Xie Guangde, he was actually the same generation as Xie Guangde, so he used the incompatibility of etiquette with his nephew's marriage to his aunt as an excuse to decline the Xie family's marriage.
From Gu Quan's tone, Xie Guangde could sense that Gu Quan didn't mean to look down on him. He felt deeply comforted in his heart and softly asked: "Brother An Zhong, did you say in your letter that you had found Feng Yu?"
At first Gu Quan said that Feng Yu was missing, but now that he has been found, it was just an excuse.
Gu Quan nodded, looked at Xie Li, and changed the subject: "I wonder where Xie Li is employed now?"
Although I have given up on getting married, I still want to help the Xie family. If Xie Li wants to be a businessman, I will take care of him in business. If Xie Li wants to be an official, I will find him an official position based on my ability.
It’s not difficult to work part-time.
Gu Quan's question suited Xie Guangde. He was about to find an excuse to show off his outstanding grandson to Gu Quan when he looked at Xie Li.
Thanks to the gift, he responded humbly: "Mr. Gu, my nephew is working under Mr. Lu Taolu and holds the post of Senior Assistant."
Gu Quan was slightly surprised when he heard this: "Lu Tao, the governor of Suzhou?"
Thank you and nod.
Gu Quan said: "Thank you, if you are chosen by Lu Tao, you must be very talented. Lu Tao is the leader of the Lu clan. You need to be very attentive. Your future will be limitless."
"Nephew, thank you Master Gu for your teaching."
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Huo Duan was in a good mood recently and was having fun with a few famous brothel actresses. Those talented men wanted to meet the famous brothel actresses, but for Huo Duan, this was not a problem.
A servant hurriedly came to report: "Sir, something bad has happened. Something happened in the Xie Mansion!"
As soon as I walked in, I saw the famous actresses were disheveled due to the master's teasing, and they immediately walked out of the door consciously.
When Huo Duan heard this, he was so excited that he pinched his hand hard, causing the famous actress to cry out in pain.
Huo Duan stood up and said excitedly: "Come in, come in!"
The servants came in. Although they could hold back, they couldn't help but look at the beautiful women. The disheveled celebrities were a little embarrassed and hurriedly pulled up their clothes.
Huo Duan said: "You all should step back."
Huo Duan likes to play with women the most. He can do it when he is excited and can stop it, which shows how much he attaches importance to this matter.
Seeing that the servant's eyes were still lingering on the beautiful figures of the famous actors leaving, Huo Duan said lightly: "Huo Tian, have you seen enough?"
The servant who called Huo Tian quickly turned around and heard Huo Duan say: "If things have a good outcome today, I will give you a reward."
Huo Tian immediately responded excitedly: "Thank you sir!"
"Stop talking nonsense and get down to business."
"Master, something big happened in the Xie Mansion."
After Huo Duan returned to Yangzhou, he sent people to pay close attention to the Xie family. If there was any wind blowing on the grass, they should report it to him immediately no matter where and when.
Huo Duan heard this and said happily: "Really? How big of a deal is it?"
"I'm afraid of catastrophe!"
When Huo Duan heard the words "catastrophe," he laughed happily, "Okay, okay, great."
It was too fake to take the initiative to please the Xie family, so Huo Duan had been waiting for a suitable time to help. The bigger the matter, the greater Huo Duan's contribution.
The Xie family was in danger! He, Huo Duan, took action to save the Xie family. Xie Fu would have to remember this kindness for the rest of his life.
So how could Huo Duan be upset when he heard the word "disaster".
Of course, those who didn't know the inside story thought that Huo Duan had some deep hatred for Xie Fu and wished that Xie Fu would die.
Huo Tian was like this in front of him. He looked at the ecstatic master in astonishment and heard the master happily say: "Tell me, what kind of disaster is there?"
There is nothing in Yangzhou city that Huo Duan cannot find out about, not to mention that Xie Mansion is his key focus.
After Huo Tian told the loan relationship between the Xie family and the Zhou family, as well as the fact that the Zhou family's housekeeper was beaten in the Xie Mansion, he finally stated the seriousness of the problem: "Sir, the commander of the army, Zhou Fengzheng, led his troops to the Xie Mansion. Look,
This posture is to flatten the Xie Mansion."
After hearing this, Huo Duan stood up suddenly: "Let's go!"
Huo Tian was stunned: "Master, do you want to call someone?"
Huo Duan smiled proudly: "I don't take lightly a fourth-grade Zhonglang general, I am enough!"
After hearing this, Huo Tian thought to himself, even if Wang Zheng, the governor of Yangzhou, met my master, he would still be respectful.
