First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 226 I'll Go Borrow Money Now

Although Nangong Tian kept saying that he wanted to settle the score with Wei Ling, he became scared when Wei Ling really came.

He never expected Wei Ling to come.

The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and he couldn't think of how to respond to Wei Ling.

Qiao Er was quite smart. When he saw Wei Ling really showed up, he hurried over to salute and said, "I am your humble servant, meeting the general." He appeared very humble in front of Wei Ling and did not call himself "I" anymore.

"Boss Qiao, please don't be polite." Wei Ling waved his hand and pulled Su Jixiang to sit down on the chairs. "My wife and I came here today because we heard that someone from the Nangong family had an accident in your gambling house. My wife and I came in just now and stood and listened to a lot. If what the boss said is true, then it is only natural to pay back the debt."

After hearing what Wei Ling said, Nangong Tian lowered his head, but a fierce look appeared on his face.

"Thank you, General, for being so understanding." Qiao Er quickly clasped his fists and said.

Generally speaking, they would not provoke the Black Tiger Army. The Black Tiger Army had very strict military discipline and did not allow soldiers to come to the gambling house. Once found, they would be beaten with fifty sticks. If it happened a second time, they would be expelled from the Black Tiger Army.

Therefore, on weekdays, these gambling houses and the Black Tiger Army would keep to themselves.

The person who came today was Nangong Rui's father. He was not a member of the Black Tiger Army, but Qiao Er had already taken good care of Nangong Tian for the sake of the Black Tiger Army.

"Nangong Rui, pay back the money. You can take your father away after you pay." Wei Ling said. "If you can't come up with the money, you can ask your family to send money over. Do you want to stay here until late at night? It's getting dark soon."

When Nangong Rui heard this, he was stunned.

Wei Ling knew best what his current situation was.

It would be better to ask him to die than to ask him to go home and collect money.

Su Jixiang knew that Wei Ling was forcing Nangong Rui, and also wanted Nangong Rui to see clearly his family's attitude towards him as soon as possible.

But she was a little worried that Wei Ling might be being a little too hasty.

However, with Nangong Rui's temper, if he is not pushed to the limit once, he will not wake up. It is right for Wei Ling to give him a strong dose of medicine.

So Su Jixiang just glanced at Wei Ling and said nothing more.

However, Zhao Xiuwan joined in.

"Yes, didn't you say before that you had taken all your salary back? Your family will save some for you. No matter how much, now that the general is here, you can just bring some over to help out in an emergency." Zhao Xiuwan said, "I believe that Boss Qiao is not an unreasonable person. As long as you bring the money first, Boss Qiao will not refuse to let you go."

"Okay! Say less!" Qian Feng quickly pulled Zhao Xiuwan behind him.

Su Jixiang looked at Zhao Xiuwan twice more. What Zhao Xiuwan said was the same as what Wei Ling meant. They were both forcing Nangong Rui.

But Su Jixiang didn’t know why Zhao Xiuwan cared so much about Nangong Rui’s affairs.

Nangong Rui also knew that Zhao Xiuwan was telling the truth. Now that Wei Ling was here, Qiao Er would most likely release the person for Wei Ling's sake as long as he paid some money.

But he really couldn't come up with the money. He didn't even have a tael of silver on him, and going home to get money was impossible!

Seeing Nangong Rui hesitating, Nangong Tian became anxious.

He jumped up and slapped his son on the arm, "You little brat, it's bad enough that you don't come home on weekdays, but now that your father is in trouble, you are just pretending to be deaf and dumb. I told you to get the money! How come you refuse to even move?" He didn't dare to do anything to others and just vented his anger on Nangong Rui.

Everyone else present frowned slightly, even Qiao Er seemed a little surprised.

However, he still talked about the other person's family background.

"Lord Nangong." Qiao Er also expressed his opinion, "All the IOUs signed by the old man are here. I only want five hundred taels and you can take all the IOUs away. Now that the general is here, I have to give him face. Four hundred taels, no less. With only four hundred taels, the account between Mr. Nangong and this gambling house will be settled. If Mr. Nangong doesn't mind and comes for a cup of tea in the future, I will certainly make room for him."

After reducing Nangong Rui's salary by another 100 taels, Qiao Er felt that what he opened was not a gambling house but a charity.

Everyone's eyes fell on Nangong Rui.

Nangong Rui's face looked increasingly paler.

He looked at Qian Feng.

Qian Feng suddenly felt overwhelmed.

If it were a normal day, he could indeed lend money to Nangong Rui.

Even if Nangong Rui had left the Black Tiger Army, he was still his brother, and he would certainly lend a hand. However, he had just paid off a large sum of money for Zhao Xiuwan, and he still owed a lot of debts...

Nangong Rui was not stupid. Seeing Qian Feng's difficulty, he knew that he could not come up with the money right now. He knew Qian Feng's character and knew that if he could help, he would naturally not make things so difficult.

"What are you looking at! Go get some money!" Nangong Tian couldn't stay there any longer. He was still hungry!

He slapped Nangong Rui on the arm again. His hand was hurt by his son's strong arm, but he could only bear it.

Seeing that Nangong Rui still didn't move, he learned his lesson and stopped hitting him and started pinching him instead.

He pinched Nangong Rui fiercely, "You little bastard, our family is in this state because of you! Isn't it because of you that your brothers were locked up? Why don't you take the money and redeem me, your father? Do you want to piss me off to death?"

This time even Qiao Er couldn't bear to watch it anymore and he couldn't help but frown.

"Grandpa Nangong, after all, your son is your only savior now. Speak nicely." He couldn't help but say.

"What's it got to do with you! I'm teaching my own son a lesson! Who do you think you are!" Relying on the fact that Nangong Rui was here, he knew that Qiao Er didn't dare to do anything to him, so he simply cursed him with a series of dirty words. He had been tied up by Qiao Er's men before, and he had to vent his anger.

Qiao Er's face turned very ugly. He suppressed his anger. It was his bad luck today! If it were in the past, with his violent temper, Nangong Tian would not have the energy to fight with him now!

"Dad!" Nangong Rui quickly held his father down, and seeing that Nangong Tian was still cursing, he had to cover Nangong Tian's mouth. "Okay! Stop cursing! We are in the wrong!"

“You stinky boy!” After breaking free from Nangong Rui, Nangong Tian pinched Nangong Rui several times and cursed, “You conscienceless bastard, you don’t help your father, but you help others? I don’t care! Get me some money right now!”

“Okay, okay!” Nangong Rui suppressed the sadness in his eyes, “I’ll go borrow the money right now!”