The day after the Yingyue Lake incident, the emperor granted marriage to Prince Duan and Dong Xiqin of the Marquis of Yongning.
The Dong family was very satisfied with this, and preparations for the wedding were bustling in the house.
Since then, King Duan's power has greatly increased. There is a slight tendency to compete with the prince.
Ye Yan resigned from the emperor and left the capital. The young master had a new task to assign, and he couldn't wait to rush to Ye Luo.
The prince immediately expressed his intention to marry Xun Shiyu, but Ye Yan declined politely.
Fan Ziyi felt it was a pity, but now that King Duan had just received a big boost, the situation had become less clear, and the Western Region vassal king did not dare to bet...
King Duan can only be blamed.
So he devoted himself to planning against King Duan.
……
Beiwangbiefu, Nanyuan.
Xie Lingxi read the military situation in Northern Xinjiang as usual, then remembered a private matter, looked at Xiao Nanxing and asked:
"Did Jiang Rongying's money arrive?"
"No." Xiao Nanxing replied, "These three million taels of silver are a huge sum of money. But it has been more than ten days since the Crown Princess placed the bet. Even if they are trying to get it together, they should get it together! The subordinates thought that , they may want to default on their debts!”
Xie Lingxi's eyes darkened slightly, "Which gambling house?"
"This gambling house is called Jubao Gambling House. It is nominally Xunhe's property, but it is actually used to collect money for the prince." Xiao Nanxing reported the information he found out.
Xie Lingxi said coldly, "Go to Xiyuan, summon the Bureau of Ceremony, and go to Jubao Gambling House."
Collect debts for my wife.
……
Jubao Casino is located in the most lively East Market in Beijing.
No matter day or night, it is crowded. With Xunhe in charge, no one dared to cause trouble in Jubao Casino.
But today...
It was a clear day and the door of the gambling house was smashed.
This place was originally a place where people came and went, and it immediately attracted a large group of passers-by to watch.
The shopkeeper of the gambling house hurriedly came over to greet him. Seeing Xie Lingxi appear in person, the bad feeling in his heart became stronger:
"Greetings to His Royal Highness! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Today is the first time that Chen Guangzong officially carries out the first mission in his career as a captain of the School of Ceremony and Guards. He must do it beautifully!
The long knife in his hand suddenly flashed out, pointing at the shopkeeper and saying:
"The gambling debt you owe our Crown Princess has not yet been repaid. Do you want Your Highness to appease your anger? Hand over the money quickly!"
The shopkeeper looked confused, "We also wanted to send money to the Crown Princess, but it's really... the gambling house is in a bad situation and we can't raise so much money..."
Judging from how quickly the gambling house can make money, of course there are three million taels.
It's just that the money was given to the prince early...
When the prince learned that the person who made the bet was Jiang Rong, whom he hated very much, he decided to default on the debt.
Xie Lingxi had no expression on her face and said coldly, "Smash it! Move all the money inside."
"Yes!" Chen Guangzong puffed up his chest and rushed in with others.
The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please calm down! This can't be smashed... it can't be smashed..."
The thugs from the gambling house rushed out and tried to stop them, but Chen Guangzong and his group were no longer what they used to be under the hard training of Jingzhe. These thugs were no match for them.
soon……
All the guests in the gambling house were kicked out.
The furnishings on each gaming table were smashed to pieces.
Chen Guangzong and others carried boxes of silver out of the warehouse.
"Chen Guangzong! How dare you come to destroy my gambling house, how brave you are!" Xun He, who was playing dice with a few beauties on the third floor, was alarmed by this movement.
He immediately rushed down, his face was ashen and he cursed, "If you dare to offend me, you are impatient!"
The last time he was injured, fortunately, the Zhenguo Government invited an imperial doctor in time to cure him, but it also left a deep scar on his face.
Xun He had a grudge against Jiang Rong.
Defaulting on debt was exactly what he suggested to the prince.
Anyway, as long as the gambling shop uses the excuse of not having enough money, what can Jiang Rong do?
When Chen Guangzong saw Xun He, his eyes were filled with anger, but he had always avoided the Zhenguo Palace, so the first moment he saw him, he was reflexively angry and forbearing, and did not dare to do anything.
Haven't reacted yet.
A cold voice came from behind, "Arrest Xunhe!"
Chen Guangzong suddenly woke up, yes, now he is the ceremonial guard of the North Palace, and he is here to collect debts on the orders of the prince!
"Yes!" Chen Guangzong took the order and was the first to rush towards Xunhe.
Xunhe hurriedly called the guards to protect him.
The guards around him changed to a group of elites. They didn't fight last time, and he learned a lesson.
Although these guards are very skilled, they are far inferior to the black-clad guards who trained Chen Guangzong and others...
Soon, Xun He was arrested by Chen Guangzong.
"Xie Lingxi, even if you are the prince, you can't just arrest people. Let me go!" Xunhe shouted angrily.
Chen Guangzong held him in front of Xie Lingxi, stretched out his hand and slapped him on the head:
"If you don't repay your debts, the Crown Prince will of course catch you to prevent you from hiding and escaping your debts!"
"You..." Xun He's eyes were full of humiliation.
When had he been arrested in public? Xie Lingxi's simple words are too much to deceive others.
Soon.
The money in the gambling house's warehouse was emptied out by the Department of Ceremony and Wei.
"Your Majesty, after counting by my subordinates, the total is about five hundred thousand taels." Chen Guangzong reported.
These are the current liquid money in gambling houses.
The others have long been sent to the Prince's Mansion.
"Your Majesty, it's clear that we really can't raise that much money, and we don't intend to default on the debt. Please let our young master go first..." the shopkeeper said quickly.
Xunhe sneered in his heart. We just don’t have money, what can you do?
Xie Lingxi glanced at him coldly, "Chen Guangzong, escort Xunhe around the streets to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion."
"Yes!" Chen Guangzong answered loudly.
In the beginning, Xun He repeatedly found trouble and bullied him, but now, things have turned around.
then……
All the onlookers saw...
The Beiwang Mansion not only removed the money from the gambling house, but also tied up the young master of the Xun family and paraded him in the street.
Xie Lingxi sat on a pearwood sedan inlaid with gold animal patterns carried by eight people. She looked down at Xunhe with a trace of ridicule flashing in her eyes: "Nian!"
The leader, Chen Guangzong, shouted at the top of his lungs, "We will not repay our debts!"
The brothers behind him all said, "It's unforgivable!"
"Zhenguo Duke's Mansion!"
"shameless!"
Xun He's face was very ugly, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in...
It's so embarrassing.
I have never been so embarrassed in my life.
It was the first time for the onlookers to see such excitement. They followed the show and discussed it heatedly.
"What's going on? Why did Prince Bei arrest Xunhe..."
"I heard that the Crown Prince of the North is here to collect debts for the Crown Princess. Do you still remember Chi Moyan, the crazy student some time ago? The Crown Prince bet on him to kill him and won three million..."
"Ah... I also want to win three million... Forget it, I can't even raise the money to bet..."
"This gambling house is run by Xun He. He refused to repay his debts, so the Prince of the North came to visit... Now it seems that he is going to the Zhenguo Palace to collect the debt..."
"Good fellow, someone is blocking the door of the Zhenguo Palace and demanding debts? This is a rare occurrence in a hundred years! Go and have a look!"
