Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 273 How to Repay the Debt

Liu Qingli didn't expect to teach his son a lesson, but he would be exposed by his son, but what Liu Jingnan said was the truth. He couldn't refute it. He wanted to get angry but didn't have the courage to do so. It's not like you don't know what the situation is now, everyone shouts and beats you, and you are pushed out everywhere, if His Majesty hadn't kept my title, I would have lost my footing, how could I be so capable of arranging an official position for you?"

"The family is not well-off now, and you have to rely on your sister in the palace to help with the rewards from your majesty. Others' natal families support their daughters, but we almost became a burden for your sister and the second highness. You have the nerve to ask What do you want?"

Speaking of his daughter who was struggling in the palace, Liu Qingli's heart ached. Seeing his son's displeasure, he scolded him more and more: "Back then, there was a commotion in the court, and His Majesty didn't go to Cuihua Palace for three months. Appointing the eldest prince as crown prince completely blocked the way of the Second Highness. After that, your sister used countless tricks to slowly coax His Majesty to change his mind."

"Now there is a turning point. His Majesty has decided to let His Highness Second Highness and the Crown Prince go to the Wenhua Palace to study together. He is now arguing with Zhou Minqing's old gang. It's good for you to bring such a disaster. This If you want them to know that His Majesty's uncle has incurred gambling debts outside, how can His Majesty have the nerve to fight for His Majesty? Aren't you slapping His Majesty in the face!"

The Great Xia Dynasty had a complete set of methods for cultivating princes. The eldest son of the emperor should be established as a prince when he was old, and then he went to Wenhua Palace to study. The emperor prepares.

Except for the crown prince, the rest of the princes should, logically, go to the Imperial College to study like Jingzhong Xungui's children.But Emperor Jingfeng still favored the second son after all, and because he appointed the eldest prince as his heir, he owed Concubine Liu Gui in his heart. He wanted to make up for their mother and son, so he wanted to win for the second son to study in the Wenhua Palace in front of the officials. Chance.

Even if he failed to become the crown prince, as long as he received the education of the crown prince, he could still be regarded as a "candidate candidate for the crown prince". In the future, if the crown prince Li Jinze made a mistake or had an accident, the second prince Li Jinche would have a chance to take the position at any time.

Since there were also precedents in the history of the Great Xia that the princes and princes studied together in the Wenhua Palace, although the officials opposed it, it was not very fierce.Seeing that Emperor Jingfeng was about to persuade all the officials, if there was any negative news about the second prince's mother's family at this juncture, the officials were afraid that there would be another quarrel.

Seeing that Liu Qingli was very angry, Jiang Yang, the aide, stood up and said: "Lord Hou calm down, the most urgent thing is to pay off the gambling debt of the prince as soon as possible, and suppress this matter as soon as possible, so as not to affect the Second Highness's study in the Wenhua Palace."

Liu Qingli let out a breath slowly, suppressed the fire in his chest, and asked his son Liu Jingnan who was kneeling on the ground, "How much do you owe?"

Liu Jingnan subconsciously swallowed his saliva, not daring to look into his father's eyes, and whispered, "Front and back, about... 500 taels..."

"500 taels? That's okay, it's not too much." The amount was still within the acceptable range of Liu Qingli, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Our family has about 600 taels in cash. Let’s pay off the debt. Before the store’s profits come in this quarter, you can save me some money when you spend it, and don’t waste money, do you hear me?”

But Liu Jingnan didn't answer, just buried his head lower, and said after a long while: "At the beginning... it was 500 taels, but the gambling shop is too dark, as long as they don't pay back the money immediately, they will pay you a lot of money." ...Now, there are almost more than 6000 taels..."

"More than 6000 taels? Nizi! Why don't you bet your life!"

Liu Qingli was furious, his face turned from red to blue in an instant, and in his rage, he stepped on Liu Jingnan's chest, kicked his son to the ground, and shouted: "6000 taels, you sold my entire Xuanyanghoufu! 6000 taels! Simply, I will cut you up and send you to the gambling house right now, it is better to kill you alone than to let my entire Liu family run down and die!"

As he spoke, Liu Qingli grabbed his son's clothes and wanted to drag him out.Liu Jingnan was so frightened that he burst into tears, hugged his father's leg and cried: "Father, father, please forgive me, father! The key point is that the gambling shop knows that I am the son of Xuanyang Hou. It is useless even if you kill me, they will find me We are here!"

Liu Qingli was so angry that his eyes turned red, and he threw Liu Jingnan on the ground: "Then what do you say! I am a marquis rewarded by His Majesty, not earned by military merit! Do you think we have such a solid foundation as those old lords? "

"Ten years ago, I was still a clerk in the Ministry of Industry. That is to say, your sister was favored, and our family gradually became richer. You should be very clear about how much money our family has. You can scrape together 3000 taels at most, and the rest What to do with 3000 taels? Do you rely on you to beg for food on the street!"

Liu Jingnan choked, shrunk his neck and said, "My son thinks...it's not necessary to repay this gambling debt... After all, we are the Xuanyang Houfu, the mother's family of the Second Highness, and we rely on the imperial concubine, I don't believe they dare Violently press the debt. If we delay the repayment, what can they do? Or they want to swallow this dumb loss."

Liu Qingli said angrily: "You have a good idea! If only it were as easy as you said! Do you think it is easy for someone who can open a black gambling shop in the capital? Do you know what forces are behind them? Anyone who wants to To kill you, there are many obvious and dark methods, and you probably don't even know how you died!"

"People don't even need to do anything else, just publicize this matter, you and I will have no good fruit to eat! What if one day during the court meeting, the censor will come to the imperial court with a piece of paper, and in front of the public, I will teach my son nothing. Fang, the restraint is not strong, and by the way, a few old things are revealed, do you think His Majesty will protect you and me?"

Liu Jingnan suddenly panicked: "Father, what should we do then? Why don't we go to the palace and ask the imperial concubine to sell the property under his name for money, pay off the gambling debt first, and redeem it later? "

Liu Qingli frowned, and said: "Although the imperial concubine has some property under her name, it was all given by her majesty. She is just sitting on the profit, and the real ownership is still in the hands of your majesty. I'm afraid you will sell it in front of you. Feiyuwei came to the door."

"Then... isn't it, there is no place to turn around?"

Knowing that her own sister couldn't go this way either, Liu Jingnan's face turned ashen, and he collapsed on the ground dejectedly.

Liu Qingli looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "In short, first collect all the money we can. If we really can't, we have no choice but to go to His Majesty and tell the whole story. It's better to tell him about it in private. Make a fuss openly in the court hall."

"Perhaps when the time comes, His Majesty can help our family in the face of your empress and His Highness the Second Highness."

Liu Jingnan panicked and said, "What if His Majesty doesn't help? Take a step back and say, even if he helps, wouldn't there be no hope for His Highness the Second Highness to study in Wenhua Palace?"

(End of this chapter)