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

Mr. Xue waved his hands quickly, "No, no, no, it's just that my mother is ill in bed and my son is still young, so it's really difficult to raise the money."

At this time, Lu Chen, who had been silent all the time, slowly spoke up, "Since Lord Xue knew that his family was in a bad situation, why did he still act like this? Could it be that he was instructed by someone else?"

Lord Xue was startled, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, "No... No, it was indeed my humble servant who was confused for a moment."

Bai Youyou snorted, "Master Xue, no matter what, you have to pay the money. But considering your family's difficulties, I can give you a few days' grace."

The grace period is only a few days, but the money is still not reduced by a penny!

Lord Xue felt like crying but had no tears.

If he had known that the shop belonged to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, he would not have dared to act so recklessly even if he had the guts of a bear or a leopard!

"Boss, I've already calculated it. The total is 138,623 taels."

The person in charge handed the calculated bill to Bai Youyou for review. When Lord Xue heard that it cost 130,000 taels, his calves went weak and he staggered back a few steps.

His men supported him in time and shouted worriedly: "Sir! Sir!!"

Lord Xue's mind suddenly moved, and he simply closed his eyes and fainted.

"grown ups?!"

His subordinates were extremely anxious when they saw this. They hugged Master Xue and shook him hard, "Master!!!"

"Stop shaking."

If you shake it any more, the person will vomit.

Bai Youyou walked up to him and said, "I have a way to wake up your master."

The leader of the soldiers was about to agree when he was pinched on the lower back.

He reacted and immediately refused, "No need, let's just go to the clinic."

The leader of the soldiers was about to leave with Lord Xue on his back, but was stopped by Lu Chen.

"Mr. Lu, what are you doing? Our master is in a state of panic. If we don't seek medical treatment in time, can you be held responsible if something happens?"

Bai Youyou folded her arms and looked at him with a smile, "Put your master down, I guarantee that your master will be alive and kicking in no time."

"You are not doctors, how can you see patients?"

The leader of the officers and soldiers looked embarrassed and his eyes were wandering.

The adults in his family were just pretending, so how could such a trick escape their eyes?

"The mountain man has his own clever plan."

Bai Youyou took off the golden hairpin on her head and was about to raise her hand to stab Lord Xue in the philtrum, but Lu Chen beside her snatched the golden fork from her hand and said, "I'll do it."

He did not use Bai Youyou's golden hairpin, but directly grabbed Xue Da Ren's arm and twisted it.

"Crack!"

"what!!!"

Lord Xue, who had just fainted, suddenly let out a shrill scream like a slaughtered pig.

“My arm!!”

Lu Chen grabbed his arm and twisted it casually with no expression on his face.

"Crack!"

The bones fell back into place.

"Master Xue, I have a number of methods to treat unexplained fainting. Do you want to try them?"

"no, I'm fine......"

Lord Xue shook his head repeatedly.

His arm was still aching slightly, and he would never want to experience the pain he had just experienced again.

Bai Youyou pinched the bill with her fair fingers and smiled, "Master Xue, should I give you this bill now, or send it to the East Palace?"

How can it be sent to the East Palace?

A high-ranking official can crush a person, let alone a prince. If the bill is really sent to the East Palace, his future will be ruined.

"Just give it to me, just give it to me."

Lord Xue took his "entire belongings" with shaking hands, and looked at the long string of words on it, and his eyes went dark.

Jiang Tingxiao looked at him sarcastically, "Master Xue, please don't faint, or you'll have to ask someone to remove your thighs."

Lord Xue calmed himself down and glared at him hatefully.

He can't afford to offend the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but he is not afraid of a poor prince from the Earl's Mansion!

He rudely put the bill away and stuffed it into his sleeve. Just when everyone thought that the matter was about to end, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside the crowd.

The prince dismounted and walked in. Seeing the mess in the store, he frowned.

"What happened? I heard there was trouble here, so I came to take a look." The prince asked, pretending to be ignorant.

Lord Xue ran to the prince as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw and cried and told him what had happened, of course concealing the part that he had done it on purpose.

The prince came, and Lord Xue no longer felt sore in the waist, legs, or head. With tears in his eyes, he looked at the prince pitifully, "Your Highness, I was just following orders, but they are trying to extort 130,000 taels of silver from me. You have to make the decision for me!"

After hearing this, the prince's eyes swept across Lu Huaizhen's face coldly, and then looked at Bai Youyou and others, "I received a report that the owner of Liuli Pavilion secretly mined Liuli ore, so I asked Lord Xue to come and check it out. There may be a misunderstanding, Miss Bai, how about I mediate it?"

Bai Youyou responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to give you face, but this shop was smashed so badly, there must be an explanation."

"Of course, the damaged items should be compensated."

The prince's words made Lord Xue feel as if he had fallen into an abyss, and his heart sank.

I was working for him, but he didn't even say a word to defend me!

"Your Highness..."

Lord Xue's eyes were tearful and his expression was sad.

The crown prince glanced at him from the corner of his eye, his eyes swept over the broken colored glass on the ground, and said meaningfully: "The national treasury is empty, natural disasters continue in various places, and the court is in need of money. In the past, Prince Rong dug iron ore without authorization, and my father was furious and ordered the whole family of Prince Rong to be beaten to death. Although this colored glass can be profitable, the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty clearly state that those who mine it privately should be sentenced to death."

He suppressed the smile on his lips, his face suddenly solemn, "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people! Miss Bai, Mr. Lu, no matter who you are, the law of the country is majestic, no matter who breaks the law, I will not tolerate it!"

I thought it would take a lot of trouble to find out the people from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but I didn't expect them to admit it on their own initiative.

This is good, it saves a lot of trouble.

"Someone, capture these two for me!"

The guards outside the door came in aggressively, and Lu Chen protected Bai Youyou behind him, "Your Highness, everything requires evidence. You have no evidence, so what right do you have to arrest someone?!"

The prince bent down and picked up a piece of glass fragment from the ground. His expression was dignified and he said, "This is the evidence!"

"Your Highness, this colored glaze is not unique in the world, it is just rarer than ordinary things."

Bai Youyou walked out from behind Lu Chen and said, "My Zhenguogong Mansion has always abided by the law and never done anything that violates the law."

"Although colored glaze is not unique in the world, it is not available everywhere!" The prince raised his chin slightly, and said in a cold tone, "Then tell me, where does the colored glaze in your shop come from?"

"I had these made by someone else. They are not natural glass stones mined."

Bai Youyou looked calm.

Ever since she heard the waiter's report, she guessed that the prince had learned about Liuli's matter.

If he didn't come forward, the prince would definitely make things difficult for Boss Qiu. Now the time is ripe, it would be better if he could cover it up, but it doesn't matter if he can't make a fortune in silence. Anyway, he has already been hated by others, so it doesn't matter if he hates more!