After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Although the extra 20% of the ancestral property was not enough to pay off the debt, it was still worth about 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver.

Adding a few more can solve the current problem.

Bai Yanlang kept a sullen face and pursed his lips in silence, mentally estimating the possibility of persuading his mother, Qiao, to split up the family.

"I will talk to my mother, but I can't guarantee that she will listen."

Lord Yongning stopped talking, and the two brothers remained silent along the way.

Bai Yanlang got off the carriage and after some hesitation, he went to the old lady's yard.

When Zhang Momo saw him, a smile immediately appeared on her face. "Second Master, why are you here so late?"

"Has mother rested?"

"The old lady caught a cold and stayed in bed for several days before she took some medicine and went to sleep." Aunt Zhang asked in a low voice, "Second Master, is there anything wrong? Do you need me to wake the old lady up?"

Bai Yanlang stood under the eaves, the cold wind blowing the loose hair on his temples.

After a long while, he shook his head and said, "It's too late. Let mother rest. I'll come again tomorrow."

Zhang Momo clasped her hands and watched him walk out of the courtyard before she lifted the curtain and entered the inner room.

The old lady sat on the armchair, supporting her head with one hand and slowly turning the peach wood Buddhist beads in the other hand.

"The Second Master has left. He will come back tomorrow."

"Let's send him away tomorrow too."

The old lady rubbed her temple tiredly, her drooping triangular eyes full of coldness, "The son born by Lu family should naturally go to Lu family. If Lu family can't solve the problem, don't we still have the Zhenguogong Mansion? If you come to me, can I still conjure up 100,000 taels of silver for him?"

Yang Momo glanced at her expression and saw that she had her eyes closed and the corners of her lips were drooping, so she didn't say anything more.

I don't know when the snow stopped during the night, and the sky cleared up the next day.

Bai Youyou persuaded Lu to eat a bowl of rice, and immediately asked her to write a letter and send it to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

"Mother, I'll find a way to solve this problem. Please write a letter to my aunt and tell them not to interfere in this matter no matter what."

Lu was not confused. She knew that if the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion intervened, the nature of the matter would change.

"Mother knows. I'll write it right away."

She only has one son, but there are dozens of lives lost in the Zhenguo Mansion. She cannot drag the Zhenguo Mansion, which is already on the verge of a knife, into the abyss for her own selfish reasons.

Lu finished writing the letter with trembling hands. After Bai Youyou waited for the ink to dry, she immediately asked Cuizhu to deliver it to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion personally.

Bai Youyou was about to turn around when the butler came quickly over.

"Fourth Miss, are the master and his wife here?"

"what's up?"

The housekeeper said truthfully, "It was Chen, the steward of Lao Zhang's gambling house, who brought people here to look for Young Master Luochuan."

"I'll take care of this matter. There's no need to disturb my mother."

Bai Youyou turned around and told Xiaoju: "Go to the woodshed and take the second young master to the front hall."

The butler was stunned for a moment, but when he saw Bai Youyou walking towards the front hall, he immediately followed.

In the front hall, Manager Chen sat casually on a chair, looking around with squinting eyes.

Seeing Bai Youyou, who still had her hair in a girlish bun, walk in, he was surprised for a moment, and then sneered, "Why, your Yongning Marquis Mansion is now relying on a little girl to run things?"

"Is Steward Chen here to discuss business, or to take care of my second wife's family affairs?"

Bai Youyou glanced at him indifferently, walked straight past him and sat down in the main seat.

Manager Chen stood up and bowed to Bai Youyou, "Please don't blame me, Miss. I'm just curious. What's your name, Miss?"

"White Four."

"Fourth Miss, I am here today to ask your brother to borrow money from my gambling house."

Manager Chen placed the IOU in his hand on the table next to Bai Youyou and said, "Please take a look."

Bai Youyou only glanced at the borrower's position, wrote Bai Luochuan's name, and pressed his fingerprint.

"No need to look at it, it is only natural to pay back debts."

Manager Chen bowed to Bai Youyou and said with admiration, "The fourth young lady is very righteous. I wonder how long it will take for her to prepare the money?"

Bai Youyou picked up the hot tea brought by the maid, gently brushed the tea leaves off her face with the tea lid, and took a sip with an elegant posture.

She put down the teacup and looked at Manager Chen with amusement, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. Did Manager Chen find the wrong person?"

"Miss Fourth, are you refusing to admit your mistake?"

Manager Chen was stunned for a moment, then his face darkened as he realized what was happening. “It’s clearly written in black and white. Your brother signed it and put his fingerprints on it!”

"I didn't borrow the money, why should I admit it?"

Bai Youyou smiled calmly, "Since it was borrowed by my brother, Manager Chen can just look for my brother."

At this time, Xiaoju brought people and brought in the tied up Bai Luochuan.

Bai Youyou raised her chin towards Bai Luochuan and said, "He borrowed the money, Manager Chen can just ask him for it."

"Are you guys trying to cheat?!"

Manager Chen glanced at Bai Luochuan who was beaten half to death, then turned around and glared at Bai Youyou with a dark face.

"Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. The IOU says Bai Luochuan, but not my Yongning Marquis Mansion."

Bai Youyou smiled brightly, "Everyone is responsible for their own actions. I have brought the person to you, just go find him."

"Miss Fourth, do you know the consequences of not paying back your debts?"

"You can remove the arms or legs as you wish."

Bai Youyou didn't take Manager Chen's threat seriously at all, but instead scared Bai Luochuan, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, out of his wits.

"Bai Youyou, I'm your brother, how can you be so cruel?!"

"It's true that you are my brother, but let's be honest. You borrowed the money, so you should pay it back."

Bai Youyou sighed helplessly, "Second brother, you don't have to blame us. You know how little money our second branch has. Even if mother sells everything she has, she still can't pay it back."

Bai Luochuan was naturally aware of how much dowry Lu had. Even if it was all sold, it would only be around five or six thousand taels at most.

He slumped to the ground in despair.

Bai Youyou stopped looking at him and turned to look at Manager Chen with a smile, "Manager Chen, the person is here. Do you want to remove the arm or the leg? Or both the arm and the leg are fine."

Manager Chen looked at the cheerful little girl in front of him, his face gloomy and his lips pursed as he remained silent.

motherfucker.

If ordinary people don't pay back the money, the first thing they do is to cut off one of their legs.

But Bai Luochuan is the grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo. If he really lets him go, his master will chop off his head first when he returns.

"But you didn't bring a knife?"

Seeing that he was still silent, Bai Youyou smiled and said to the butler, "Butler, go get a sharp machete so that Chen can cut the bones without too much effort and my brother can avoid suffering."

"Yes!"

The butler didn't expect Bai Youyou to use this method to deal with these people. He suppressed his laughter and turned to leave the hall.

Manager Chen looked at Bai Youyou drinking tea calmly, looking so leisurely, and a breath of anger was suppressed in his chest.

His eyes were fierce, and he gnashed his teeth and said, "Fourth Miss, do you really not care whether your brother lives or dies?"