The eldest son is fierce

Tang Jing was completely stunned when he heard this.

He stared at Qian Sihai in astonishment and asked, "One hundred thousand taels? What one hundred thousand taels?"

Qian Sihai smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Don't joke with me, Lord Tang. This is naturally the 100,000 taels of silver borrowed from your wife, your son, and my Sihai Chamber of Commerce."

"Master Tang, please don't say you don't know. We at Sihai Bank are lending money to you out of respect for you."

Whoosh!

Tang Jing stood up suddenly, his face full of horror.

Yan Shuangyu and Tang Hao borrowed 100,000 taels in his name from an underground money changer?

How is this possible? How dare they?!

"Yan Shuangyu, what's going on?"

Tang Jing asked in a deep voice. Yan Shuangyu shuddered at his cold shout. Her eyes turned red as she blinked. She said pitifully, "Master, don't be angry. Listen to my explanation."

"A few days ago, Hua'er passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer. The Tang family doesn't have enough money to hold a banquet, so I resorted to this desperate measure."

"I think Hua'er's success in the imperial examinations and the gifts from the great families and officials in Kyoto are enough to pay off the debt."

At this point, Yan Shuangyu's face was filled with resentment, and her eyes were full of resentment as she said, "Who could have thought that Tang Yi would suddenly appear and disrupt our plan... Yes, Master, it was Tang Yi. It was Tang Yi's fault."

"If it weren't for Tang Yi's interference, we would have been rich enough to rival a country, and Hua'er wouldn't have been thrown into prison."

"Master, this is all Tang Yi's fault."

Seeing that Yan Shuangyu was actually pushing the blame onto Tang Yi, Tang Jing was so angry that he was shaking on the spot.

"Even at this time, you're still blaming Tang Yi. Was it Tang Yi who asked Tang Hua to cheat in the imperial examination? Or was it Tang Yi who asked Tang Hua to deceive the emperor?"

"Also, where is the money at home? Where did the money at home go?"

"I'm from the Ministry of Revenue..."

Before he could finish his words, Tang Jing realized that he had lost his composure and quickly shut up.

Over the years, in addition to the tens of thousands of taels of silver left by Liu Ruyu when he was the head of the family, he also took back nearly 100,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue and handed it all over to Yan Shuangyu.

All added up, it’s nearly 200,000 taels of silver!

It's only been two or three years, and Yan Shuangyu has already spent it all? She's had to borrow money from underground banks?

Where's the money? Where's the money?!

A few days ago, Tang Yi wanted to pay compensation, but Yan Shuangyu said she had no money and gave the Yingke Building to Tang Yi. He thought this was just Yan Shuangyu's trick to trick Tang Yi.

I didn’t expect that he really had no money!

"Yan Shuangyu, tell me clearly, where did the money go?"

Tang Jing forced himself to calm down and looked at Yan Shuangyu with cold eyes. Yan Shuangyu was frightened by his gaze and subconsciously took a step back, saying miserably, "Master, don't look at me like that. I'm scared... The money, the money is all spent."

"Every festival, every exchange between the major families, and every poetry and tea party all require money..."

Listening to Yan Shuangyu's sophistry, Tang Jing could no longer control his anger and slammed his hand on the table, "Keep making up stories!"

Qian Sihai narrowed his eyes immediately when he saw this scene. It seems that Minister Tang really doesn’t know what your wife and children have done?

But it doesn't matter, as long as the IOU is real.

"Master Tang, this is your family affair, and I shouldn't interfere, but I'd better make it clear first."

Qian Sihai bowed to Tang Jing and said, "One hundred thousand taels is the principal. Now, including the interest, the total is 135,400 taels. I'll give Master Tang the full 135,400 taels after deducting the change."

"This is an IOU. If you can't pay the money back today, then this Tang family mansion and the various properties under the Tang family will belong to our Sihai Chamber of Commerce."

Qian Sihai took out the IOU signed and fingerprinted by Tang Hao and Yan Shuangyu from his sleeve and placed it in front of Tang Jing.

One hundred and thirty-five thousand taels... Tang Jing stared blankly at the two IOUs on the table. He felt as if his mind had been struck by lightning, and his mind was blank. He didn't even have the ability to think.

moment.

Tang Jing's brain restarted, his thoughts gradually returned, and anger instantly filled his entire chest.

Who is he? The former Minister of Personnel, a model for officials, has fallen to such a state that he needs to borrow money from underground banks!

It is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!

If this gets out, Tang Jing will become the biggest joke in all of Kyoto. How can he maintain his dignity?

"Bitch, you did a great job!"

Tang Jing couldn't bear it any longer, so he stood up and slapped Yan Shuangyu in the face.

The force was so strong that Yan Shuangyu was knocked to the ground with one slap.

Her old injuries had not healed yet, and now new injuries were added to the old ones. Half of her face became red and swollen at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the corners of her mouth were bleeding.

thump!

When Tang Hao saw this scene, he knelt on the ground and trembled.

"Dad, please don't hit Mom. Mom is doing this for the good of our Tang family!"

"Shut up!" Tang Jing was furious. He turned around and kicked Tang Hao hard in the chest.

"Tang Jing, you dare to hit me? And you dare to hit my son? I'll fight you!"

Yan Shuangyu's head was buzzing after being slapped. Now that she saw her son was also beaten, she completely lost her composure and exploded.

She was too lazy to pretend to be a good wife and mother. She got up from the ground and scratched Tang Jing's face with her sharp nails, and started to wrestle with Tang Jing.

"I've waited for you for over ten years, bearing you children, and you dare treat me like this!"

"You useless thing! If you, Tang Jing, hadn't pretended to be a noble gentleman and didn't know how to amass wealth, would the Tang family have been able to live in such poverty?"

"If I don't lend you money, do you think you can live a luxurious life? Do you think you can host any high-end banquets?"

"..."

Although Tang Jing is a man, he is just a scholar and has no fighting power at all.

Yan Shuangyu used to be a village woman who did farm work. Her physical fitness was not comparable to Tang Jing's. He gained the upper hand in a few moves and was beaten and kicked by Yan Shuangyu by the hair.

In a short while, his face and neck were covered with scratches, his long hair was pulled into a mess, and his clothes were torn in many places. It was a horrible sight!

Looking at this scene, Tang Hao was so scared that his head almost stuck in his crotch, and he dared not intervene.

Qian Sihai took several steps back, still with his hands tucked into his sleeves, watching the show with a faint smile on his face. He had seen this kind of thing many times and was used to it.

"Bitch, are you crazy? Get out of here!"

"Damn it! What are you still standing there for? Pull this crazy woman away from me!"

Tang Jing roared and ordered the servants to pull Yan Shuangyu away.

Soon, Yan Shuangyu was pulled away, but she was still struggling and kicking at Tang Jing, cursing Tang Jing's ancestors for eighteen generations.

But soon, Yan Shuangyu's cursing stopped abruptly.

Tang Jing was also helped to get up, but when he saw the person who was helping him, he was stunned on the spot and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

The one who helped him up was not the servants, but the emperor's personal eunuch, Chen Diaosi!

The reason why Yan Shuangyu didn't dare to scream was that she was being held between two tall and mighty imperial soldiers.

"Eunuch Chen...Eunuch Chen, why...why are you here?"

Seeing this scene, Tang Jingxin, who was originally angry, instantly fell to the bottom. Could it be that His Majesty had begun to settle accounts with Tang Hua for the crime of deceiving the emperor and was going to confiscate the Tang family's property?

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Tang. We are not here to confiscate your property, and it is not our responsibility to do so."

Chen Diaosi had a smile on his face, but it was a smile filled with sarcasm: "It seems that it's not just Lord Liu Wen who needs to rectify his family traditions. Tang Shaoyin's family traditions also need to be rectified!"

Hearing these meaningful words, Tang Jing's face instantly turned red.

Now even an old eunuch who is not a man is looking down on and mocking him.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, sir. But your trip..." Tang Jing didn't want to dwell on this topic, it was too embarrassing, so he quickly changed the subject.

"We are here for the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery."

Chen Diaosi waved his hand, asking the soldiers to let go of Yan Shuangyu, then turned around and walked towards the west courtyard.

"Your Majesty has decreed that the Marquis of Zhongyong has made great contributions to the destruction of the Dark Capital and to the country of Da Yan!"

"A reward of a thousand ounces of gold and a thousand pieces of brocade!"