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Chapter 138 Lost business
Mrs. Cui's eyes turned red when she heard the words, and she couldn't help shedding tears. She was about to open her mouth to cry, but Mr. Qi interrupted her mercilessly, and said with a sneer, "Mrs. Cui, you came to my Ye Mansion to make a big fuss. Still thinking that the villain will file a complaint first?"

When Mr. Qi said this, there was an uproar all around.

He looked at the two elders, with a bit of majesty in his tone, "Elders, I'm here today to inquire about the crimes of the people of Yefu and ask for compensation..."

The two elders in front of me are Xue Buzhong and Xue Xujia, they are not the most respected elders of the Xue family, and they can only be ranked second-rate in terms of seniority, which shows that the Xue family is perfunctory.

"Ask for compensation?" The two elders were taken aback when they heard the words, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

What is this with what?
The members of the Ye family made such a big commotion, why should they pay compensation instead?
"I don't know which master of the Ye Mansion has been wronged?" Xue Buzhong, who was older, glanced at Mrs. Cui and Aunt Qiu, and suppressed his anger.

The person who can deflate these two people probably has a high status.

"The eldest maid of our Ye Mansion, Xiyun, was forced to marry by the two wives of the Xue family. How do the two elders think this matter should be handled?" Elder Qi asked seriously.

The faces of the two elders changed suddenly upon hearing this.

Even though the maidservant of the Ye Mansion is more noble than ordinary maidservants, she is only a servant girl after all, how can she make the respectable female family members of the Xue family apologize? !
If it spreads out, wouldn't the entire Xue family be laughed at? !
Moreover, their Xue family is a rich family, and others have always compensated them. When is it their turn to compensate?

"Two elders, your Xue family must enforce the law impartially in this matter, and you must not condone traitors!" Elder Qi had a righteous expression on his face, as if he really complained about that big maid.

"Steward Qi, our Xue family will naturally handle this matter properly..." Seeing Old Qi's aggressive posture, Xue Xujia couldn't help feeling a little vigilant.

He secretly speculated in his heart that these two female relatives might have caused a lot of trouble in the Ye Mansion, otherwise, why would the chief steward of the Ye Mansion personally send someone to question him!
They have to stabilize the person and send him away before taking care of the matter.

Mr. Qi was unmoved at all, "My Ye Mansion has always been a place of reason. Since Mrs. Cui and Aunt Qiu have agreed to make a public apology for this matter, and also pay [-] taels to Xiyun girl, I invite you two The elder personally urged the two to fulfill their promise."

Ten thousand taels? !
The two elders' hearts skipped a beat, and they quickly looked at Mrs. Cui and Aunt Qiu.

I saw that the two of them were looking at themselves in fear.

Looking at them like this, it seems that they really made a mistake.

This is not good!

"Steward Qi, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding on this matter. Even though these two wives have some inappropriate words and deeds, they are still serious female family members of the Xue family. If they are rashly asked to make an apology to a servant girl, they may be criticized by outsiders. It will affect the reputation of our two families, you see..." Xue Buzhong tried to ease the situation, and tried to make things reasonable, "how about this, the steward of Xue's mansion will come to appease that maid tomorrow with a gift in person, how about it?"

Before Xue Buzhong could finish speaking, Elder Qi interrupted him with a resolute and non-negotiable tone, "The rules of the Ye Mansion have always been based on justice, since they made mistakes first, they must follow the rules of my Ye Mansion... "

According to Mr. Qi's meaning, it means that they are determined to let the Xue family apologize to the big maid.

Not to mention the identity and face of their Xue family, the loss of a sum of money is even more heartbreaking for the two female family members to make an apology in public!
The Ye family is too domineering, right? !

Xue Buzhong was furious in his heart, but since Mr. Qi was the chief steward of the Ye Mansion and represented the face of the Ye Mansion, it was not easy to take his anger out on him, so he had to swallow the anger forcefully.

"Then I don't know how much the Ye family will be willing to give up?" He didn't take the [-] taels of silver compensation in his heart, such a sum to a maid?It's just a joke.

"The old man just said it, ten thousand taels."

Ignoring everyone's shocked expressions, Elder Qi continued calmly, "If the two elders really can't come up with it, you might as well just say it, our Ye family is generous and kind, and we will never pursue such a small matter as our own."

The expressions on Xue Buzhong and Xue Xujia's faces became more and more gloomy. If they dare to say that they can't afford the money, they won't have to stay at Xue's house in the future!

The Ye family made it clear that they were taking the opportunity to extort money!

"Okay!" Xue Buzhong showed a sinister smile on his face, "Since Mr. Qi insists on asking, it's not that my Xue family can't afford the ten thousand taels, but I want to know why the Ye family suddenly made such a rude request." Request, is it because a servant girl of the Ye Mansion was wronged?"

He was a little curious, what was the reason for the Ye family to go to war, so relentless that they even forced the two wives of the Xue family to make an apology.

"I'm going to ask your Xue family members about this!" Hearing this, Old Qi smiled calmly, and looked at the two disheveled women in front of him, "Mrs. words?"

When the two heard the words, they both showed panic, and everyone couldn't help but looked at them.

Mrs. Cui's heart trembled, and she pretended to be calm, "It's true that I made a mistake in Ye Mansion, but it was just a momentary slip of the tongue, and I didn't really hurt Xiyun..."

Aunt Qiu muttered twice and wanted to say something, but when she caught Old Qi's gaze, she hurriedly lowered her head.

The two were imprisoned by the Ye Mansion for a whole night and received countless cold receptions. They had already lost all energy and did not have the courage to deny it.

What's more, it was her and Aunt Qiu's fault in the first place. Although they didn't do it themselves, it was all caused by her and Aunt Qiu.

But the two of them dare not let the two elders know the inside story, Mrs. Xue is already like a half-outcast in Xue's family, and if they tell this matter, they may even get involved.

Elder Qi looked at the two elders with a half-smile, "Mrs. Cui admitted that she had insulted Xiyun."

The two elders were startled, and they looked at Mrs. Cui in unison, full of hatred for being ineffective.

It really was the fault of these two shallow women!

Although Mrs. Cui and Aunt Qiu are the daughters of merchants, they still hold some assets, but they don't seem to be able to spend [-] taels of silver.

The extra money must be made up by the Xue family.

When they thought of this, they became furious, and they had already begun to figure out how to deal with it according to the family rules.

Mrs. Cui's face froze slightly, she didn't expect this old Qi to be so sophistry, "I don't have one, I'm just stating the facts, Miss Xiyun doesn't care about etiquette, I just taught Miss Xiyun a few words, so what? Can it be called an insult?"

No matter how nicely she spoke, she didn't dare to tell the secret of Ye Zhaoyan pretending to be Xiyun. Her face was still swollen and painful, but she didn't dare to provoke this living Hades easily.

"Yes, yes!" Aunt Qiu echoed in a low voice, "Madam just reprimanded Xi Yun."

(End of this chapter)