Don't panic, my mother and I are dressed as Houfu mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!

Chapter 132
Judging by the swarming crowd, the debt collectors should not only be those who are overdue, but even those creditors who have not yet reached the date of repayment have also rushed over after hearing the news.

Obviously, someone among them must be fanning the flames, deliberately releasing the news that the Duke's government owes a huge debt, and making things worse.

Xue Lan pushed up the window and asked Zhang Yong: "Do you know who leaked the news, did you hear it?"

Zhang Yong glanced at the crowd not far away, do you still need to ask Madam?Xue Aokun and his wife stood at the front and shouted the loudest, who else could there be besides them?
"Go back to Madam, looking at the situation, it should be instigated by the uncle and his wife, but I really can't figure it out, what good will this do for them?"

When Song Chengye took Xue Lin'er to Xue's house to borrow money, he had already given the full details of the situation in the Duke's mansion, so they were the ones who knew the inside story best.

Listening to what they said just now, they even revealed that Xue Lan was going to transfer property. How much hatred is this?
And according to this momentum, I am afraid that the creditors will not let it go if they can't get the money today, and it is still a question of whether they can go back to the house.

It's easy to be surrounded if you show up at this time, Gu Qingyou asked Zhang Yong to get in the car together, closed the car door and said, "Why don't we go around to the back door and discuss countermeasures after we get home."

My mother said that Xue Aokun and his wife were timid in the morning, but they brought people to block the door in the afternoon, which is really wrong.

Thinking about the things in the palace, Gu Qingyou had enough reason to suspect that these two people were also instigated by others.

Zhang Yong worried: "These people are aggressive, maybe they came prepared, I'm afraid the back door has already been guarded."

Sure enough, as soon as the carriage reached the back wall, the coachman said: "Madam, there are some strong men wandering around in front, I don't know if they are here to collect debts."

Gu Qingyou made a decisive decision: "Turn around and go back to the shop!"

However, it was still a step too late. The man squatting at the back door heard the sound of horseshoes and saw the logo of the Duke's Mansion at a glance. Soon, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the alley accompanied by shouts one after another.

"Quick! They're back!"

"Don't let them run away, stop the carriage!"

"Come here! Mrs. Xue is here, everyone hurry up!"

As soon as I shouted here, someone rushed to the front to report the news, and then, the crowd who were still shouting at the front door just now poured in from both ends of the alley. Can't advance or retreat in the middle.

Fortunately, the coachman is a retired veteran from the Northwest Camp. Not only was he not frightened when he saw the battle, but he glared at the few people who were ready to move, and shouted: "Bold, the lady of the country is here, who dares to make a mistake!"

A man who has lived in the army, even if he is not good-looking, he is really angry, and he has the taste of killing and bloodthirsty.

But it was only quiet for a moment, everyone seemed to expect that he would not dare to be violent, and after being afraid, they made a noise again with confidence.

"Pay back the money! Come out and pay back the money!"

"Heh, the dignified Mrs. Duchess, she sneaked through the back door to avoid debts, so she's not afraid of being laughed out of her teeth!"

"Not repaying the debt is tantamount to disregarding human life, please come out and give us an explanation!"

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There were many voices outside, and it was not an option to hide in the car all the time. Xue Lan decided to go down to find out the situation in person.

Gu Qingyou hurriedly stopped her: "These people are obviously causing trouble on purpose, just open the window and shout to them, it's too dangerous to go out."

Zhang Yong also persuaded: "They are agitated, and they are very likely to conflict with the servants of the government soldiers. Madam should be careful."

Xue Lan said in a low voice: "Since we came prepared, it's useless to hide in the carriage. I will negotiate with sincerity and see what they want."

Seeing her insistence on this, Gu Qingyou also stood up: "Then I will go out with you, if I make a move, I can at least block it a few times."

Zhang Yong said: "Then madam will go out behind the villain, lest anyone who doesn't have eyes hurt you."

Shuang Jiang wanted to follow after hearing the words, Xue Lan stood at the door, turned around and said: "I'm going to negotiate, not fight, anyway, I have orders, they dare not do anything until they die."

Gu Qingyou was worried, although he didn't follow him out, he still opened the car door so that he could see the situation outside.

Xue Lan appeared and immediately became the focus of the audience, the noisy place fell silent, Xue Aokun shouted the loudest, but when he saw his sister coming out, he shrank his neck guiltily.

Standing tall on the shaft of the chariot and looking around, there are many old acquaintances from the Duke's Mansion, their reactions were similar to Xue Aokun's, when they saw the Lord coming out, they all backed away silently.

"Everyone, please listen to me."

Xue Lan spoke calmly, and there was a sudden silence. She settled down a little, and the situation was under control, which meant that there was something to talk about later.

"I believe that everyone who came to the door should have heard about the situation of the Duke's Mansion. Today I will explain to you that there is indeed no money in the account of the Duke of Ningguo."

Gu Qingyou's heart skipped a beat, even if Xue Aokun and his wife revealed the truth, after all, everyone has no evidence, and now my mother admits on the spot that if these people lose their minds, it would be bad if they ran into the mansion and smashed them up.

Since Xue Lan dared to say it, she actually prepared for the worst, but it is a fact that the family has no money. If she lied, she would still reveal her truth when everyone asked her to pay off the debt with real money. It's better to open up and say it.

Sure enough, when they heard this, the emotions of the people below immediately became agitated, and those who stood a little further away couldn't help but squeeze forward, as if the closer they were to Xue Lan, the faster they could get the owed money.

"My colleagues, my lord, please don't get excited," Xue Lan raised her hand and made a downward motion to signal everyone to be quiet, and said loudly, "There is no cash in the account of the Duke's Mansion, but it doesn't mean that there is no money. , It’s just that my daughter-in-law and I have just finalized two new businesses recently and invested all the cash, so the turnover is tight for the time being, but I can guarantee that when everything is on the right track, we will come to the door one by one and return the outstanding silver. !"

The people below looked puzzled, and looked at Xue Aokun one after another: "Is this different from what you said? Didn't you say that the Duke's mansion is short of mortgage the house?"

Xue Aokun's old face turned red when he was asked, and he didn't dare to look at Xue Lan, he hesitated and said: "That was all said to me by the prince himself, can there be a lie? Xue must be deliberately making excuses, just wanting to delay the debt indefinitely That's all."

Xue Lan looked at him coldly and said, "Brother, sister asks herself how well she treats you. In the past, when the duke was alive, when she came back from an expedition, didn't my sister send the emperor's reward to Xue's mansion like water? The concubine's life is even more respectable than that of the wife, I really can't figure it out, how did I offend you, you want to ruin my sister's reputation so much?"

Xue's preference for Xue Lin'er is obvious to all. If she knows it, and sees her own brother's face, I don't know if she will regret it.

(End of this chapter)