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The carriage made two big turns on the mountain road and finally stopped when it was completely dark.

The two guards jumped off the carriage first, knocked on the gate, and passed the message inside.

Zhou Chang got off the carriage with Yuan Qi, holding the guqin, and entered a three-story house.

"Uncle He, go and ask them to find a few more strong and obedient men to guard the yard." Yuan Qi stepped into the gate and gave orders as he walked in.

"Yes." He Xi agreed casually and turned around to instruct the person who opened the door just now.

After entering the second gate, an old servant who was in charge of looking after the yard came to meet me with a boy, holding two lanterns in their hands.

Yuan Qi didn't wait for the other party to greet him, and directly ordered: "Clean up the front hall immediately and hang up the curtains. I may meet guests in a while."

"Hey, hey, it's the young master." The old servant quickly agreed and retreated, leaving the servant boy holding a lantern to lead the way.

Yuan Qi continued to walk forward, and when he entered the last courtyard, a maidservant holding a lantern hurriedly chased after him: "Hey, Young Master, why are you here at this time? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

As soon as she appeared, the servant retreated.

"Mrs. Song? You've come at the right time. Please clean up two rooms and find some women's clothes to bring over." Yuan Qi was always decisive.

"Yes, yes, the young master hasn't had dinner yet, I'll ask someone to prepare it right away. It's just that the food on the farm is rough and I'm afraid it won't suit the young master's appetite." Mrs. Song followed happily.

"It's okay, just get ready." Yuan Qi didn't say much and went straight into the main room.

Zhou Chang followed closely all the way, and seeing that Yuan Qi was always organized, he felt a lot more relaxed.

"Master Xiao, please take a seat." Yuan Qi entered the room.

Mrs. Song lit the oil lamp in the room, then picked up the lantern and left.

Yuan Qi turned around and saw Zhou Chang still standing there holding the zither.

"Master Xiao Qin..."

"Miss Yuan, you can just call me by my name." Yuan Qi was about to say something else when he was interrupted by Zhou Chang.

"Master Xiao, your original name was Xiao Lan?" Yuan Qi asked back.

Zhou Chang answered based on Xiao Lan's memory: "Yes, this name was given by my adoptive father. I have long forgotten what my original surname was."

"Master Xiao, please take a seat. Now that you are here, you don't have to hold the zither all the time. Just put it on the table first." Yuan Qi invited everyone to sit down again, and he also sat on the chair on the left side of the upper seat.

Zhou Chang then realized that she had been holding the zither tightly, like she was holding a baby. He quickly turned around, placed the zither on the tea table beside him, and sat down as well.

Yuan Qi's gaze fell on an ancient zither, which was still wrapped in blue silk cloth and nothing could be seen inside. However, she kept staring at it, not knowing what she was looking at.

The air was silent.

After a while, Mrs. Song brought over some hot tea, and then He Xi came in.

As soon as Yuan Qi saw He Xi, he asked, "Uncle He, are those people still outside?"

Zhou Chang then stood up nervously.

He Xi replied, "I have been asking the concierge to keep an eye on him. He should still be here. He was just wandering around not far away, as if he wanted to come in but didn't dare."

Yuan Qi took a sip of tea, then put the cup down and said, "Let them in and lead them to the front hall. I want to meet them there."

"Young Master, we..." Uncle He wanted to persuade him again.

"No problem," Yuan Qi said without waiting for him to continue, "Uncle He, the person has come in. Please first ask the other party about his situation based on what Master Xiao said in the carriage. If it is true, I will see him again."

"Yes." He Xi went out again as he was told.

After a while, He Xi turned around and announced that the person had been brought in.

"How is it?" Yuan Qi asked, asking whether the two sides could match each other.

He Xi replied: "Yes, it's basically the same, but that person said that Xiao Qinshi owed him money, so he came after us. He also said that debt collection is natural and we should not interfere."

After hearing this, Yuan Qi paused for a moment before asking, "Uncle He, how much banknotes do you have on you?"

He Xi thought for a moment and said, "During the day, I donated all the banknotes. Now I only have a large bill of exchange for five thousand taels."

Yuan Qi nodded: "That should be enough, Uncle He, prepare the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and have someone guard outside the door. Just follow my orders."

"Yes." At this point, He Xi had no choice but to agree.

Zhou Chang was worried, and when he heard Yuan Qi mention the banknotes, he couldn't help but ask, "Miss Yuan, are you going to help me with the money?"

Yuan Qi nodded: "Master Xiao, don't worry, just follow me for a while, we will give it a try. Even if it doesn't work, we can think of a way later."

She never changed her words and only called Xiao Lan "the zither master".

Next, Yuan Qi stood up and said, "Master Xiao Qin, you don't need to show up or speak for a while, just follow my instructions."

"Yes." Zhou Chang calmed down inexplicably.

In theory, Yuan Qi is about a generation younger than her, but he can give her a sense of security and reliance.

The three of them entered the main hall from the back door one after another.

Yuan Qi sat down in the main seat and gestured to Zhou Chang to give way.

Zhou Chang shook his head and just stood behind Yuan Qi.

A bamboo curtain had been lowered in front of the two people to block their view from outside.

Through the gaps in the bamboo curtain, Zhou Chang could still vaguely recognize Xiao Bing's figure. He was the only one standing in the open space in the middle of the front hall, and the two thugs following him on the mountain road were nowhere to be seen.

At this time, there were six guards standing outside the front hall door. All of them were big and strong, holding weapons in their hands.

Xiao Bing was somewhat oppressed by this momentum and dared not move, but he still couldn't help looking around with a sly look.

He Xi came out from the side of the bamboo curtain and told Xiao Bing, "The young master is here."

Yuan Qi first looked out through the bamboo curtain and said, "Close the door outside."

It was already night, and the courtyard was so quiet that one could hear people talking without having to shout too loudly.

The security guard at the door heard it and immediately closed the two doors of the front hall from the outside.

At this time, there were only four people in the entire front hall.

Yuan Qi paused, and changed his usual gentle and tactful tone, and said coldly: "I heard that you are in urgent need of 500 taels of silver?"

"Hmm..." Xiao Bing did not answer directly, but used his rat eyes to peer through the bamboo curtain.

Unfortunately, even though the hall was brightly lit with candles, I still couldn't see anything clearly.

"Yes or no?" Yuan Qi asked again.

"I guess so." Xiao Bing said vaguely.

"I can give you five thousand taels." Yuan Qi said lightly.

Xiao Bing's rat eyes suddenly lit up, but he couldn't believe it easily: "Are you trying to scare me?"

Yuan Qi still said indifferently: "Of course there are conditions."

"Tell me about it." When Xiao Bing heard the conditions, he was more trusting and rubbed his hands with excitement.

The interest on the money he owed in the past two days has increased a lot.

The reason why he asked Xiao Lan for money so urgently was because he couldn't wait.

It's only five thousand taels, which is an astronomical figure that he dare not even think about. This amount of money is enough for him to live on for the rest of his life.

Yuan Qi paused and spoke slowly: "I need you to write a document stating your relationship with Xiao Qinshi and admit that it was you who suggested that Xiao Qinshi disguise herself as a man in order to make money by using her skills and control her. Also, the five thousand taels of silver you received this time is considered as Xiao Qinshi's buyout money. From now on, you two no longer owe each other anything and you cannot bring up this matter again."

"Do you know her true identity?" Xiao Bing immediately became suspicious. "Tired of this non-billionaire life;

Collect them at will and achieve common prosperity. "