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Although the First Madam was unhappy with Jiang Yuyue's special treatment of Xie Jinglan, she was too lazy to argue about the delicious food on the table, and only instructed, "Go and come back quickly."

After receiving permission, Jiang Yuyue left Madam Xie's courtyard and walked briskly to find Xie Jinglan, her mood as cheerful as ever.

"Try the medicinal cuisine from Shidinglou and see if you like it."

Jiang Yuyue opened the food box on the table and took out several dishes. "They are said to be good for your health. If you like them, I can order more in the future."

Xie Jinglan glanced at the dishes, which looked like a portion for only one person, and looked up at her.

"I hear a lot of noise outside. Has something big happened today?"

Hearing the probing tone in his voice, Jiang Yuyue didn't take it to heart.

"It's nothing serious, I just bought some good food. You can eat these yourself today, the old lady is waiting for me."

Xie Jinglan was surprised to hear this. Jiang Yuyue hated the Xie family so much that she would leave him to attend the Xie family's banquet.

Jiang Yuyue had been busy with her own affairs during this time and hadn't come to see him for a while.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt somewhat uneasy.

Even though Jiang Yuyue still had feelings for him, things were quite different from before.

He slightly twitched his lips, about to say something, but saw Jiang Yuyue leave in a hurry after saying those words.

That slender figure quickly blended into the night.

Jixiang, who was guarding outside the door, peeked into the room and saw that her master did not have a good look on his face, so she quickly lowered her face.

In just a few words, what happened?

He pondered for a moment, then cautiously spoke, "Your Highness, this servant noticed that the eldest young mistress didn't go in the direction of Old Madam Xie. Should we follow her to check?"

"No need."

The man's voice, as indifferent as ever, came from inside.

However, as he picked up his chopsticks, Jixiang breathed a slight sigh of relief, realizing that his master wasn't in a bad mood after all.

……

Meanwhile, in Madam Xie's courtyard, facing the long-awaited feast, everyone in the Xie family ate to their hearts' content, almost abandoning the proper etiquette and demeanor expected of a prominent family.

But in such an atmosphere, only one person didn't eat more than a few bites.

Xie Jinbo only picked up a few bites of food hastily, his eyes darting around, his mind preoccupied with figuring out how to get the box next to Madam Xie's seat.

After looking around, Xie Jinbo saw that everyone was eating happily, and that the maids and servants who were supposed to be serving him had all gone to eat. So he quietly got up, lay down on the ground, and crept to the feet of Old Madam Xie in a tortoise-like crawling motion.

Xie Jinbo held his breath, slowly touched the box he had been dreaming of, and quickly grabbed it tightly in his hand. Then he immediately got up and hid it under his large robe.

Fortunately, Madam Xie was already old, and her attention was focused on the food, so she didn't notice that her trunk had been stolen. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Xie Jinbo secretly slipped out with the trunk in his arms.

Carrying the box, Xie Jinbo was overjoyed. He ran all the way out of the mansion and headed for the casino. He didn't expect that the fortune-telling of the girl Rouge was so accurate. She had just said that he would make a fortune today, and it really came true so quickly!

It seems his luck is on his side today. He was just worried about not having enough gambling funds, but this box has unexpectedly come to him!

Xie Jinbo secretly vowed that he would use this money to avenge his previous humiliation and earn back all the money he had lost!

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuyue returned to her courtyard and began to look through the account books again, occasionally making a few annotations, looking unusually serious.

Xiao Liu glanced at her and saw that her young mistress was actually studying the Xie family's shop, and immediately felt sorry for her.

"Miss, why bother so much about the Xie family's shop? Have you not seen through their true nature after all this effort? Although the Xie family still owes us four thousand taels of silver, you shouldn't be here personally to earn money for their shop."

Xiao Liu became more and more indignant as she spoke, "To be honest, Miss shouldn't have helped that scoundrel from the second branch pay off his debts in the first place. What's the difference between that and throwing money down the drain? Now she has to go through all this trouble to earn the money back. If I had known it would be like this, I should have stopped Miss back then. Now Miss would have had less trouble."

Jiang Yuyue's expression remained indifferent as she looked at the stack of shop deeds on the table. "Now that these shops belong to me, all the money I earn will go into my pocket and have nothing to do with the Xie family. Since it's for my own money, I will naturally work hard to make it work for me."

"As for the four thousand taels of silver, I will only spend my money on practical things. I will not do anything like throwing money away. The Xie family will definitely repay this money, but it is uncertain how they will repay it."

Hearing this, Xiao Liu was even more puzzled. "Now the Xie family is entirely relying on you for relief, Miss. How could they possibly have the ability to repay? Besides, judging from their shameless behavior, they probably have no intention of repaying this debt at all."

"They have no choice but to accept it."

Jiang Yuyue said calmly, "I only know that buying a life and the Xie family's despair with four thousand taels of silver is definitely worth it."

It was late at night, and Xie Jinglan was studying a map of Jiangnan when Jixiang strode in.

"Your Highness, the guards keeping an eye on Xie Jinbo have reported that he stole Madam Xie's trunk and mortgaged all the deeds to the Xie family's houses and fields."

Land title?

Xie Jinglan paused. During the day, Jiang Yuyue had obtained the land deeds for the shop from Old Madam Xie, but that night Xie Jinbo stole the land deeds for the house and fields.

There's no such thing as a coincidence in the world; if there were, it would be because someone did it on purpose.

"Keep an eye on him."

Xie Jinglan said, "I'm afraid the Xie family will undergo a major upheaval tomorrow."

"Yes."

……

Wansheng Casino.

"big big big!"

Xie Jinbo held the beautiful woman in his arms, his eyes fixed on the rapidly spinning dice. He shouted out the numbers, praying that the result would be as he wished, but unfortunately, his luck was just too bad.

"Haha! Little one! I won again!"

The dealer laughed wildly without any attempt to hide his laughter, snatching all the chips from Xie Jinbo's table. Seeing that Xie's table was now empty, he taunted, "Xie Erlang, you've already lost all your land deeds to me. What else do you want to gamble with?"

Xie Jinbo was now blinded by his losses. Since the last time, he had rarely had the money to go to the casino. He didn't know if he had lost his touch or what, but he was so unlucky today that he hadn't won a single game!

He originally intended to win back the money he had lost before, but unexpectedly he lost all of his gambling funds today!

"It shouldn't be."

Sitting on Xie Jinbo's lap, Rouge's eyebrows furrowed slightly. "I specifically checked Erlang's fortune today, and he was clearly destined to win every bet. How could this have turned out like this?"

Xie Jinbo's hands and feet were trembling. He knew that he had stolen all of the Xie family's property today. If he returned empty-handed, he would be beaten to death.

"I'll borrow another five hundred taels of silver!"

After a moment's thought, Xie Jinbo finally made his decision: "Today, I refuse to believe this nonsense!"

Seeing that Xie Jinbo had indeed fallen for the trap, Rouge lightly covered her face with her flower fan, her eyes meeting the dealer's before quickly looking away.