deadly mantra

Chapter 898
the next day.

As soon as the sky became clear, the regent's oral message reached Dali Temple.

The surrendered killer could not withstand the torture, confessed to all crimes, and admitted that the case had nothing to do with the General's Palace.

At the same time that Gu Shanshan was carried from the Tianlao into the General's Mansion, the palace maid also arrived holding the imperial edict.

Ruan Jiyue was named the general protecting the country.

The treasure gifted by the Queen was carried into the General's Mansion like flowing water.

It took less than half a stick of incense to go from a crowded place to a crowded place. The ministers of the court and the wealthy businessmen in the city came to the General's Mansion as soon as they heard the news to congratulate Ruan Jiyue.

Gu Xue and Liu Song stood at the door, busy welcoming and delivering guests, which lasted until noon, and there were still a lot of customers.Seeing this, Liu Song proposed to hold a banquet for three days, firstly to ease the relationship between the ministers and the general's palace, and secondly, to take this opportunity to draw closer to the wealthy businessmen.

When she received the invitation, Ji Fanyin was sitting by the stove, warming herself by the fire and eating roasted sweet potatoes.

"Don't go."

She raised her head and said.

Gu Xue looked embarrassed and looked at the person next to Ji Fanyin:

"Master Shui..."

Shui Qingchen flipped a circle of sweet potatoes with tongs and said warmly:
"Xiaoyin is afraid of the cold, so we won't go to the banquet tonight."

Gu Xue said hurriedly:

"No! Miss Ji is the great benefactor of our General's Mansion! She is the great benefactor of the Bai family! You must attend tonight's appreciation banquet! You must! You must attend!"

Ji Fanyin stretched out her hand to take the roasted sweet potato, but was stopped by Shui Qingchen, who immediately curled her lips unhappily:

"I just ate one..."

"Hot, wait a moment."

"Okay~." Ji Fanyin sat cross-legged obediently, staring longingly at the sweet potatoes on the table.

"What..." Gu Xue handed the red post to the table and pushed it in front of Ji Fanyin: "Miss Ji, our General's Mansion invited the best cook in the city tonight..."

Ji Fanyin asked lightly: "Is your general's mansion rich?"

Gu Xue coughed awkwardly:
"Miss Ji, that's not the point."

Ji Fanyin glanced at the invitation, held up her chin, and asked with a smile:
"The Bai family is in quite a miserable situation. Did you pay Bai Wei back for the money you paid for the banquet at Yuxue Tower last time?"

Gu Xue:

"..."

"No?" Ji Fanyin said with disdain: "Hey, you're pretending to be fat."

Gu Xue regretfully wanted to find a mouse hole to crawl into. She should have asked Liu Song to deliver the invitation:
"You can't say that. Well, sooner or later we have to pay back the money we borrowed from Bai Wei. As for the money for the banquet these days...well, this...Liu Song will think of a way."

Ji Fanyin blinked and said lazily:

"Oh, right? You go back and ask if Liu Song will get enough money from mortgaging her property to support your general's mansion for a few days."

Gu Xue was stunned:
"What?! She mortgaged her house? I mean, she said she went out to make money, but why did she come back so soon?"

Ji Fanyin said softly, "Hmm", took a leisurely sip of tea, raised her head, and met Gu Xue's eyes with a wicked smile:

"……impossible!"

Gu Xue knelt down on the floor, leaned over and said with a smile:

"Don't refuse so quickly, I haven't said it yet. Miss Ji, look, my old house has a big yard and a good location. It must be worth more than Liu Song's house?"

"The location is good? Who are you bluffing?" As she spoke, Ji Fanyin had a slight smile on her face: "You think I don't know your home is on this street."

Gu Xue hesitated for a moment, groped around on her body for a moment, then reluctantly took off the jade pendant from her belt and put it on the table:

"How about this jade pendant? This jade pendant is passed down from my family's ancestors, and this one is worth more than the old house. Miss Ji, look at how much this jade pendant and my old house can be mortgaged with you."

Ji Fanyin glanced at her and was speechless:
"I'm not a pawnshop owner, what are you doing for me?"

(End of this chapter)