Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 415 Silver Bullet Offensive
In an elegant room in Qingfeng Teahouse in the west of the city, Fan Ning was drinking tea alone. At this moment, the sliding door opened with a bang, and a fat middle-aged woman walked in from the outside. She took off the veil covering her face. The towel was none other than Ouyang Qian's stepmother Xue Shi.

Xue stared at Fan Ning angrily, "You killed my brother, you still have the face to see me!"

Fan Ning calmly said: "Since you are willing to come here, it means that you also understand in your heart that I did not kill your brother, why don't you sit down and let me tell you the truth."

"Why should I believe your words?"

Having said that, Mrs. Xue sat down opposite Fan Ning and stared at Fan Ning fiercely like a she-wolf.

Fan Ning poured a cup of hot tea with a smile and pushed it in front of her. Xue waved his hand, "Don't be so wordy, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

Fan Ning then slowly said: "Do you know what consequences will your brother Xue Zongru bear after being convicted of my impeachment?"

Mrs. Xue did not say a word, but still stared at Fan Ning coldly. Fan Ning continued: "If the crime of false accusation is confirmed, you will first be dismissed from office, and then you will be exiled for three thousand miles for a year. Sins can be forgiven, that's all."

There was a trace of doubt in Xue's eyes, "Since the crime is not serious, why did he commit suicide?"

"Suicide?"

Fan Ning sneered, "Your brother's face is as thick as a wall, he has no dignity in his heart, he will never commit suicide with guilt, you are his sister, you should know him well, a person like him who is greedy for life and afraid of death will hang himself die?"

In fact, Mrs. Xue has always suspected that his brother did not commit suicide, but the court came to such a conclusion. He could only keep his doubts in his heart. Now Fan Ning's sharp words suddenly revealed the answer to this mystery. The child broke down and burst into tears.

The shopkeeper of the teahouse was startled. He walked outside and looked into the inner room uneasily. Fanning waved to him, indicating that it was nothing to do.

Xue cried for a while and gradually calmed down. She wiped away her tears and asked, "Who killed my brother?"

"No one has evidence for this, but whoever encouraged your brother to report Ouyang Xiu behind his back is the biggest suspect. The court has closed the case, and I can't investigate it anymore, and I can't investigate it."

Xue lowered her head for a while, then smiled miserably, "Then I have to thank you for telling me the truth."

Fanning shook his head, "I told you this to eliminate your hostility, and then I will make a deal with you?"

Although Mrs. Xue knew the truth and said thank you, it didn't mean she could really forgive Fan Ning. Anyway, it was Fan Ning who sent his brother to Dali Temple Prison, and Fan Ning was also the perpetrator.

However, the hatred towards Fan Ning in Xue's heart did fade a lot, but the hatred turned into disgust and resentment. She said coldly, "Why should I make a deal with you?"

"Because you need money!"

Fan Ning was not polite, and directly exposed her scars, "Uncle Ouyang spends money lavishly, and your family has no savings at all. Your two daughters are going to get married in two years. What about their dowry? Your three sons are going to marry Wife, where do they live with their wives? You can’t go in and live in your wife’s house! As far as I know, your natal family’s dowry and your own dowry have been tossed about by your brothers in recent years. You only have one or two thousand coins at most. What can money do?"

Xue's complexion was extremely ugly, and Fan Ning revealed her embarrassment in a bloody way. There are dozens of servants in her family, with many children, and her monthly expenses are huge. All kinds of human relations can't lose face, but her husband likes to drink and prostitute , Spending money lavishly, and bringing back very little money to support the family, caused her family to make ends meet every month, and she had already started using dowry to subsidize the family.

Fan Ning said that she still has one or two thousand pennies in her hand, but in fact she still thinks highly of her. She only has a few hundred pennies left in her hand, and she worries about making a living every day. She kicked Ouyang Qian out of the house, and she really wanted to rent out the courtyard Earn food money.

Xue's face couldn't hold back, she gritted her teeth with hatred and said, "Are you here to humiliate me on purpose?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "I don't want to humiliate you, I just want to make a deal with you, if you agree to the deal, I will give you 1 taels of silver."

Xue's heart skipped a beat, 1 taels of silver!With 1 taels of silver, her children's dowry and her son's house were settled.

For the sake of the 1 taels of silver, Xue's face finally eased a lot. She drank the tea on the table and put the cup on the table, "Say it! What do you want me to do? "

Fan Ning said slowly: "I want to marry Ouyang Qian!"

"what?"

Xue suddenly widened her eyes, pointed at Fan Ning with a trembling finger and said, "I understand, you...you are the man who has been raising her all this time!"

Fan Ning's face darkened, and he said coldly: "You better speak cleanly, what is a man who raises her, she was abused by you, why can't I take care of her?"

Xue didn't dare to offend Fan Ning, so she could only say bitterly: "I said where did she get the money in the past few years, so you gave it to her, wait a minute!"

Xue Shi suddenly realized, "Aren't you already married? How can you marry Concubine Zhu's grandniece?"

Xue thought for a while, and finally understood, "I see, you want to marry her as a concubine, but you are afraid that her father will not agree, so you came to bribe me and let me persuade her father, right?"

Fan Ning nodded, "This is the deal I said, I will give you 1 taels of silver, will you do it?"

Fan Ning put a jade pendant on the table, "This jade pendant can be used to withdraw 1 taels of silver from Zhu's Money Shop on Yujie Street. If you agree to the transaction, the 1 taels of silver will belong to you."

Of course, Mrs. Xue doesn't care about Ouyang Qian's life or death. As for Ouyang Qian's wife or concubine, she doesn't care much, but if this matter is profitable, that's another matter.

Xue said with a sneer: "My husband is a man of status. His daughter is a concubine. This is worse than killing him. He will never agree."

Fan Ning patted the table, "Stop talking nonsense, I'll ask you if you want to do it or not?"

Of course Xue was just trying to bargain, with a smug smile on her face, "You have found the right person, indeed only I can persuade her father to agree, and only I can do it, but 1 taels of silver is too little, I want 3 taels of silver."

"You fart!"

Fan Ning put away the jade pendant, got up and left.

Mrs. Xue became anxious, and grabbed Fan Ning, "I promise you 5000 taels of silver!"

Fan Ning stopped in his tracks and glanced at her, holding back the hatred in his heart and said: "Then it's a deal, I'll give you 5000 taels first, and after getting her father's written consent, I'll give you the remaining 1 taels The silver is for you."

"it is good!"

Mrs. Xue agreed, "Tomorrow at this time, I'm here too. We'll pay for both goods and money."

Fan Ning took out another jade pendant and handed it to her, "This is 5000 taels of silver, and the password is Four Seasons Get Rich. If the matter fails, I will get it back."

Xue held half of the jade pendant tightly, "Gudong!" swallowed and said, "Don't worry, I don't want to miss the opportunity of 5000 taels of silver."

Mrs. Xue left the teahouse and hurried to Zhu's Money Shop on Yujie.

Inside the money shop, Manager Liu checked half of the jade pendant, then took a deep look at the uneasy middle-aged woman in front of him, and said to her, "The password is correct, and the jade pendant is also right. Do you want to take the 5000 taels of silver away, or do you want to take it away?" Shall I open another counter for you?"

Xue was overjoyed, she thought for a while and said, "I can't handle 5000 taels of silver, please open another counter for me! Use my name and password, this is the jade pendant."

Below [-] guan, the money can be withdrawn with a password. If it exceeds [-] guan, a token must be issued at the same time. Three thousand strings is half a jade pendant.

Shopkeeper Liu went through the formalities for her, and after a while, Mrs. Xue rushed home happily.

The next step is to persuade Ouyang Xiu to agree to marry Ouyang Qian to Fan Ning. How could Ouyang Xiu agree to his daughter as a concubine?

However, Mrs. Xue complained bitterly about her husband's debauchery, drinking and sex with prostitutes, his extravagance, and his family's poverty. She dared not say that she had made a deal with Fan Ning, but that Fan Ning was willing to bear the dowry and house of all Ouyang Qian's younger siblings.

"Your reputation has long since disappeared. What do you still want to be famous for? Let me ask you, Aqian is your daughter. Are the five children I gave birth to you not your children? Two daughters will be born in two or three years." They are about to get married, what will they do with their dowry? What will the three sons get to marry a wife? Even if they marry a farmer’s daughter, they don’t need to spend any money. Do they have to squeeze into this small house? And this is an official house. The house is going to be taken back by the government, where will our orphans and widows live?"

"I can earn money for them!" Ouyang Xiu said unwillingly.

Xue sneered, "Forget it! You can't see anymore, what money can you earn? Even if the emperor takes pity on you and continues to support you, will he still give you a promotion? Stop dreaming."

Ouyang Xiu sat down dejectedly, and Mrs. Xue persuaded him: "You still have to rely on me to take care of you for the rest of your life, and you have to rely on your five sons and daughters to honor you. Besides, Aqian is willing to marry Fan Ning. He is also sincere to Aqian. I like it, why do you have to be this villain, let the whole family hate you for a so-called face, what will you do with the rest of your life?"

Mrs. Xue understands her husband's weakness very well. He is most afraid of being old and lonely, so Mrs. Xue uses both soft and hard methods, and every sentence hits his vital point.

Ouyang Xiu sighed, "Let me think about it again!"

(End of this chapter)