The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 42 Don’t fight alone
  Gu Deyin hid behind Mrs. Xu and looked at Liu Chunhe standing there with a mocking look on his face without hesitation.

The two families are in-laws, so they can't have an attack if they don't take advantage of each other.

Xu Xiaoli was even more unreasonable and said with a serious tone.

"My dear nephew, you are still young and don't understand some things. Your elders need to come forward to resolve these matters."

This exposed Liu Chunhe's face, and he immediately turned black.

When he clenched his fists and was about to find something to say back, he felt his sister secretly tugging at the hem of his clothes.

He looked down and saw his sister closing her eyes in pain, and the tacit understanding between brother and sister came online instantly.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me. I'll take you out to see a doctor right now..."

He picked up Liu Ruohe with a panic look on his face, then raised his feet and walked out, taking this opportunity to escape quickly.

No one from the Xu family tried to stop him, and they managed to get the situation back together, and they didn't want to cause more trouble.

At this moment, Mrs. Xu also shouted, "Brother Yu, what's wrong with you? Come quickly, get someone, call the doctor..."

Xu Ningyu also looked so weak that he was about to faint. In short, his operation was on par with Liu Ruohe's.

Mrs. Xu also cooperated and called people in to carry her son out for treatment.

Xu Ningkai, the younger brother, also worked hard to help, making the most of his brotherly love.

Xu Xiaoli looked on coldly and said nothing more. It was obvious that he had given up on his son.

Gu Deyin hid beside Mrs. Xu, looking secretly sobbing and sad.

There was no one to meddle in her business and ask her to be a good wife and take care of Xu Ningyu, so she was happy not to care whether Xu Ningyu was alive or dead.

The scourge will last for thousands of years, but Xu Ningyu cannot die.

She glanced at Xu Ningyu who was put on the stretcher with disgust. What on earth did she see in such a useless person back then?
  Be puzzled.

At this moment, Uncle Zheng, the long follower next to Xu Xiaoli, walked in hastily.

"Master Hou, madam, it's not good..."

Mrs. Xu couldn't hear these words now, and was about to scold him, but when she saw that this person was a close confidant of her husband's side, she immediately swallowed the words that came to her mouth.

Xu Xiaoli scolded him with a straight face, "You are so old, why are you shouting?"

Uncle Zheng choked, and then his tone became much calmer.

"Master Marquis, madam, the debt collectors sent by merchants outside have surrounded the gate of our house."

"what?"

Xu Xiaoli and Xu jumped up suddenly.

The elder of the Xu family looked in disbelief. When did the merchants become so bold and refuse to give face to the Hou Mansion?

Xu said angrily, "Where do they think our Marquis Mansion is? Go and send them all away..."

Uncle Zheng responded with a look on his face.

"Madam, they said that if they don't settle all the debts they owed, they will sue Shuntian Mansion."

When Xu heard this, she felt dizzy.

What bad luck has happened recently? One lawsuit after another.

"Then let them sue." Xu Xiaoli said disapprovingly.

Uncle Zheng glanced at his master, then lowered his head and answered.

"Master Hou, it's not one or two households, but more than ten merchants united..."

Immediately, a clan elder who responded quickly said, "They are colluding to attack the Hou Mansion."

Uncle Zheng glanced at the clan elder and said nothing, which should not be regarded as acquiescence.

If they weren't colluding, how could they come together to collect debts?

They knew very well that they could not fight against the Hou Mansion with their individual strength, but if everyone added fuel to the fire, if things got serious, it would only be the Hou Mansion that would suffer.

In the past few years, the wealthy families have been keeping their tail between their legs. No one dares to make a big deal out of trouble, just for fear of being caught in a braid.

It was so pleasing to Gu Deyin to see the troubled expressions on their faces.

She just didn't expect Shopkeeper Li to act so quickly. She thought carefully and guessed that he was afraid that she would be in trouble when she returned home, so she attacked in advance.

After creating difficulties for the Hou Mansion, the Hou Mansion would not have the energy to trouble her. Thinking of this, her heart warmed.

It feels really good not to be fighting alone.

Mrs. Qiao from the second room saw her sister-in-law Mrs. Xu being shaken by the news and immediately started making sarcastic remarks.

"Sister-in-law, I just want to pay the bill. Just pay it to him. What's the matter?"

Mu from the third room kept her mouth shut, but the look on her face meant the same thing.

When Mrs. Xu heard this, she glared at the sisters-in-law angrily. If you are not a householder, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. How can the Hou Mansion come up with a large sum of money to settle the bill now?
  Today we are struggling to maintain a prosperous scene, which is the result of demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall.

When she mentioned money, she immediately looked at Gu Deyin.

If anyone wants to say who is the richest in the Hou family, it has to be Gu Deyin.

But when the trouble just happened, she couldn't save the dignity to coax Gu Deyin to take out the money first, and she was immediately in a dilemma.

Gu Deyin turned away his face and pretended not to see it.

Now it's just a dream to expect her to come out with money to help her solve the problem.

Mrs. Xu glanced at Gu Deyin beside her, but chose to remain silent.

She still has a large amount of dowry money to support herself in her old age, so there is no need to get involved in the Hou Mansion's bad debt.

So it is still hanging high and spotless.

Mrs. Qiao, who was in the second room, was still sarcastic and sarcastic, but Ms. Xu still said nothing.

This gave many clan elders a clue that something was wrong.

Logically speaking, it is impossible that the Hou Mansion cannot come up with this money?
  Xu Xiaoli couldn't bear to lose face, so he ordered Mrs. Xu directly.

"What are you still doing? It's more serious to send these people away quickly. What's it like to guard the gate of the Hou Mansion and make noise?"

Mrs. Xu looked at her husband bitterly.

Do you think I don't want to?
  That's what I can't think about.

She only dared to roar these words in her heart and did not dare to say even half of them.

If people knew that she was strong on the outside but strong on the inside, where would she put the face of Mrs. Hou?

Seeing that Mrs. Xu was still standing there, Xu Xiaoli became furious and shouted to Uncle Zheng.

"Go and tell the accountant to settle the account with them, and you won't deal with these merchants in the future."

Uncle Zheng glanced at Mrs. Xu, then lowered his head and answered, and hurriedly left to do this.

Xu didn't stop him. This was Xu Xiaoli's order. If he wanted to embarrass himself, it would also embarrass him.

Xu Xiaoli was not in the mood to hold any more meetings. Just as he was about to ask these clan elders to leave, he saw Uncle Zheng turning back in a hurry.

He frowned and was about to ask more questions, but when he saw Uncle Zheng gesturing towards him, he frowned, indicating that he wanted to report privately.

With an ominous premonition in his heart, he said with a tired look, "Everyone has dispersed, let's go back first."

A clan elder wanted to ask clearly, but he was pulled back and swallowed his words again.

In any case, Xu Xiaoli is still the Marquis of Xuanning. Even if they want to attack, they have to wait.

As a result, all the elders of the clan were sent out of the Hou Mansion with their worries.

When they left the mansion, they frowned even more when they saw the crowd gathered around the gate of the Hou Mansion to collect debts.

This situation is not good.

I didn't see that the people around me quietly opened their doors and sent their servants out to see what was going on.

I'm afraid that this matter will spread throughout the capital early tomorrow morning.

In the ancestral hall, the atmosphere was very subtle.

Mrs. Xu stood up and said, "I'm old and can't bear it any longer, so I'll go back and rest first."

Gu Deyin also took the opportunity to help the old lady and wanted to leave.

When Mrs. Xu saw Gu Deyin leaving, how could she let her go?

"From my second son's house, don't leave. My mother has something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)