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Chapter 28 I'll bankrupt the Fang family
In the end, it was Grandma Fang who made the final decision.

Now the Fang family has lost all their land and shops, and has no income whatsoever. The large family is living off their savings, and it's only a matter of time before they have to sell their house.

The only way out lies with Fang Chengxu.

“Now that things have come to this, we have no other choice. We have to consider your future. As long as you succeed, we won’t have to stay in Fucheng. Let me think about it some more. If there is really no other way, let’s mortgage the house.”

Fang Yuan stamped her foot anxiously: "Mother!"

"Stop talking, let your older brother make all the decisions."

Fang Chengxu gave a low "hmm": "There aren't many people in Fucheng who can come up with so much money to buy a house at once. I need to have someone inquire about it quickly. Otherwise, I won't be able to make a move in the short term."

Remembering the house deed she had left with Liang Jiang, Old Madam Fang instructed Fang Yuan: "Bring over some of the gold and silver jewelry you got from Liang Jiang and give it to your eldest brother. Also, pawn all the valuable antiques and screens in the house."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuan was furious that they were even after her jewelry. Naturally, she refused and ran out in a huff.

After thinking it over and over, he became increasingly angry and went straight to Yixiang Garden.

As soon as he entered, he asked Tong Zhao'er, "My elder brother is mortgaging the house to marry you. Are you really willing to let our Fang family go bankrupt?"

Tong Zhao'er said matter-of-factly, "My family paid for my dowry at a loss, so your Fang family got a great deal. Why are you coming here to act all innocent?"

"We're getting a good deal? All that money went into your pocket, and the so-called dowry residence belongs to your general's mansion. We're losing money to gain publicity, and we're supposed to be grateful to you?"

Tong Zhao'er used the same trick again, painting a rosy picture for Fang Yuan: "Your Fang family should naturally be grateful to me. If it weren't for the support of my General's Mansion, would your elder brother have been able to rise above others? Would you have had the opportunity to marry into the capital in the future? You are short-sighted and can only see the petty gains in front of you."

After what happened last time, Fang Yuan saw Tong Zhao'er for who she really was. Just as Liang Jiang said, she painted a big picture for herself, but in reality, she wouldn't even give herself a single sesame seed.

Therefore, he remained unmoved: "If you're not greedy for petty gains, then you shouldn't ask for a betrothal gift!"

Why should I not want it?

"You've already had a child, you're not a virgin anymore, do you even deserve her?"

These words undoubtedly enraged Tong Zhao'er: "So what if I gave birth? I'm still a daughter of a general's family! I'm more precious than you country bumpkins! Marrying your brother is already a great honor for him!"

"Bah! It was clearly you who seduced her, and when you couldn't coerce him with the power of the General's Mansion, you meticulously framed Liang Jiang for having an affair, sowing discord between them, and that's how you got what you wanted..."

Halfway through his words, he stopped abruptly.

Fang Chengxu came to mediate the fight after hearing the news. As soon as he entered, he overheard Fang Yuan's words and asked in a trembling voice, "You all conspired to deceive me?"

Fang Yuan shrank back guiltily: "This has nothing to do with me, it's all her spreading rumors."

Before Fang Chengxu could react, he slipped away.

Fang Chengxu glared angrily at Tong Zhao'er: "I always thought you were different from those women in the inner quarters who gossip and spread rumors!"

"Who told you to still have feelings for Liang Jiang and keep hesitating to divorce her! Do you really want to have your cake and eat it too?"

"Don't you think this method is too despicable?"

Tong Zhao'er scoffed and pointed at Fang Chengxu's chest with her fingertip.

"I merely gave you an excuse to change your mind without feeling guilty. You are even more despicable than I am."

Fang Chengxu was speechless.

Yes, he was suspicious of these lies from beginning to end. But, to give himself a plausible excuse, he pretended to believe them.

And after being exposed, he instantly became furious and embarrassed.

Listening to Bamboo Garden.

Lu Xingzhan sipped his wine with a satisfied smile, clicking his tongue repeatedly: "What a lively scene. When Fang Chengxu first returned to the Fang family, he and Tong Zhao'er were deeply in love, their love was so touching. How come after I left for just a few days, it's become such a huge commotion?"

Liang Jiang nestled lazily on the couch, her cheeks flushed and her eyes glistening with tears after a few cups of wine.

"Poverty-stricken couples face endless sorrows. The two were already of different social standing, not to mention the interference of the mother-in-law and sister-in-law." Taking her own experience as a lesson, Tong Zhao'er refused to budge an inch on money. If Old Madam Fang and Tong Zhao'er couldn't get their pancakes, wouldn't they bite each other when they were starving?

Lu Xingzhan felt a pang of sympathy: "You must have had a tough time when you first married into the Fang family, right? Take this opportunity, take the Fang family's property deed and IOU, go to the government office to file a complaint, and take over the Fang family's house as well?"

Liang Jiang shook her head: "That was indeed my initial plan, but now I've changed my mind. I want to bring Tong Zhao'er and Fang Chengxu together so that they can become a couple in the end."

Lu Xingzhan raised an eyebrow in surprise: "When did you become so kind?"

"Every broken pot has its own lid, and every scumbag has a scumbag woman who loves him. I'm going to make Tong Zhao'er and Fang Chengxu love and hate each other and torment each other in the future. Let Tong Zhao'er see that a man who is easily fickle is more affectionate than grass."

"But if the Fang family sells the house, how will they repay the money they owe you?"

Liang Jiang blinked: "The laws of Chang'an stipulate that those who default on debts and have no property to mortgage can be forced into labor as payment, or be whipped and caned. Compared to a mere few thousand taels of silver, I prefer this."

Therefore, I will make the Fang family bankrupt, so that Fang Chengxu will be suffocated by money and reduced to a lower status.

"You're ruthless. You're definitely someone I can't afford to mess with."

The two exchanged a smile, realizing they were evenly matched, and then picked up their glasses and drank them both down in one gulp.

Lu Xingzhan hiccuped: "And then? After teaching the Fang family a lesson, are you still going to stay in Fucheng? Do you want to come back to Yuhua Mountain with me? Those two strange old men keep talking about you to me."

Speaking of the two masters, they are old men whose combined age is nearly two hundred years old. Their most beloved disciple was killed in battle and suffered the infamy of treason. They must have been very sad.

Liang Jiang felt guilty and said, "Let's talk about it in a few days."

"Do you feel that because of the Duke's affair, your sect has been disgraced, and that's why you and Madam Liang are too ashamed to go back and have disappeared for so long?"

Liang Jiang remained silent, which undoubtedly meant she agreed.

"No one on Yuhua Mountain, from top to bottom, not even Uncle Xue who is in charge of sweeping, believes that the Duke would betray the enemy. You are overthinking it."

The two fell silent for a moment, then Yu Ma pushed the door open and came in: "Fang Chengxu is here."

Liang Jiang looked at Lu Xingzhan, who wisely stood up: "Sneaking around like this makes me look like an adulterer."

He downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, then got up unwillingly, climbed out the window, and left.

As Fang Chengxu entered, he saw Liang Jiang resting her chin on her hand, leaning lazily against the carved couch, casually playing with a wine cup in her other hand.

On the table were two pairs of chopsticks, with several small dishes of side dishes, including preserved pork belly, fermented fish, and osmanthus-flavored glutinous rice lotus root.

Aunt Yu hurriedly put down her wine glass and stood up: "Young Master Fang has arrived."

Fang Chengxu gave a low "hmm" and sat down opposite Liang Jiang without suspecting anything.

Liang Jiang asked in a cool tone, "What brings you here?"

Fang Chengxu took out two silver notes from his pocket and placed them in front of Liang Jiang: "My mother took five hundred taels of silver from you last time."

Liang Jiang glanced at it only once: "This time you kept your promise."

Fang Chengxu said awkwardly, "The Tong family wants us to marry A Zhao as soon as possible. The dowry is a considerable sum. I'm afraid we won't be able to repay the money we owe you in the short term."

Liang Jiang slowly opened her lips: "Congratulations."

"Aren't you angry?"

"Why should I be angry? We parted amicably, and now we're each going our own way."

"I never expected a woman like you to have such a magnanimous heart. I am ashamed. Even Ah Zhao cannot compare to you."

Liang Jiang scoffed, "Stop flattering me. I know what you're worried about. Aren't you afraid I'll hold onto the deed to your Fang family's house? Aunt Yu, return the deed to Young Master Fang."

Aunt Yu stood there, unwilling to move, and said, "Miss, if you take out this deed, and the Fang family sells the house, how will they repay you? You can't be so foolish!"

(End of this chapter)