Chapter 201: She Was Wronged

looked at the couple with fear in her gaze.Gu Jingxi looked at Li Wan'er, his brows slightly furrowed. The girl who had allowed this unfilial son to elope despite the family's reputation was indeed at...After a moment of silence, Song Xining shyly asked, "Uncle, what were you just talking about"

Qi Yunwen said, "Just twenty-two taels of silver, even if there were more, Uncle shouldn't want it."

Song Xining this time listened clearly, looking at her own uncle with astonishment. She saw that her uncle was truly serious.

She was puzzled. When did her uncle become so poor

Twenty-two taels of silver Do you need to borrow it from her

Could it be that the uncle angered his aunt, and now she refuses to give him a single cent

Song Xining thought about it, feeling that she still had to stand on her aunt's side. She silently covered the purse at her waist and squeezed out a smile to politely refuse: "Uncle, you know how much my mother gives me every month. I don't even have twenty-two taels of silver every month. If I lend it to you, wouldn't I have no money left this month"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yunwen said with both anger and amusement, "You little rascal! I truly spoiled you in the past. Since your uncle urgently needs it, consider this silver as a loan from me to you. Tomorrow, I'll return double the amount."

Song Xining listened and felt that this time, taking her uncle's side might not be a bad idea. She changed the subject: "Actually, if my uncle is in trouble, as his niece I should generously help him. It's only twenty-two taels of silver, right"

Qi Yunwen: "..."

This face-changing is faster than flipping a book.

He had never noticed before, but his niece turned out to be a greedy money-grubber. His brother-in-law was as indifferent to wealth as if it were dirt, a paragon of integrity among officials, who couldn't be bribed with any amount of silver. How could his daughter be so fond of these trinkets

Song Xining took out twenty-two ounces of silver from her purse and handed it to Qi Yunwen, raising a sweet smile: "Uncle, please accept this."

Qi Yunwen took the silver and handed it to Gu Jingxi, smiling: "Here you go, luckily I met my heartless niece, otherwise there wouldn't be enough silver."

Gu Jingxi took the silver and handed it to the shopkeeper: “A total of 1,050 taels.”

The shopkeeper's smile stretched so wide his eyes almost disappeared, as he hurriedly accepted the silver. He then asked, "Thank you so much, sir. It's clear from your actions that you deeply love your wife. To be able to purchase twelve gold hairpins in one go and gift them to her is truly rare. You must be very devoted to each other."

Song Xining looked a little confused and asked, "Uncle, what's going on"

Qi Yunwen replied truthfully: “Your Uncle Gu wanted to buy a hairpin for his new daughter-in-law but didn't have enough silver. He borrowed two hundred and fifty taels from me, and he still needs twenty-two taels. Otherwise, I would ask you this little white-eyed wolf”

Upon hearing this, Song Xining was both surprised and astonished: "Uncle Gu bought twelve hairpins to give to Ayao And they cost one thousand and fifty taels"

Qi Yunwen nodded and said, "Hmm."

Song Xining quietly looked away to the man beside her. She saw that his expression was indifferent, and she couldn't tell what he was feeling. She then turned back to the tray of twelve gold hairpins. Many people said gold was vulgar and not as elegant and dignified as jade ornaments. But it depended on the style. These gold hairpins were excellent, very delicate and beautiful, with each flower lifelike. They were also adorned with pearls. If Ayao wore them, she would definitely look good. With Ayao's stunning beauty, she would surely be magnificent and opulent.

She suppressed the shock in her heart and said, “Uncle Gu is quite good to Yao. The hairpin is beautiful, Yao will definitely like it.”

Gu Jingxi was taken aback. Just buying a hairpin with some silver, that's all right

Song Xining turned to her uncle and said, "Uncle, this silver is from your niece to Ayo. You don't have to return it."

She and her fiancé were in love, now seeing that Lord Gu bought a hairpin for A Yao, and he was so generous, she knew Lord Gu must have feelings for A Yao. Since this is the case, she would spend twenty-two taels of silver as a quiet congratulation to A Yao.

Qi Yunwen was stunned. He hadn't expected his niece to be so fickle. When he learned that she wanted to buy jewelry for a good friend, she readily said she didn't need to repay him.

Gu Jingxi was not polite to her either. He waited until she got married at the end of the year and then sent a good gift in return, saying: "Thank you, Miss Song, for your generosity."

QI Yunwen heard this, both angry and amused: "I gave you two hundred and fifty taels of silver, why didn't I see you thank me for my generosity Just for these twenty-two taels, you thank her"

Gu Jingxi said faintly, "Picking it up for free is different from borrowing it."

Qi Yunwen: “ … I don’t need you to return it either.

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Gu Jingxi resolutely refused: "This money must be repaid. Things used by my wife, how can I let another man pay for them If this gets out, what will become of my wife's reputation"

"As soon as he said that, Song Xining nodded repeatedly in agreement: “Uncle Gu is right. Uncle, Yaoyao and I are close friends. You're not a relative to her, just an elder to a younger generation. You shouldn’t spend this money.”

Qi Yunwen was taken aback. He had to admit, he was different from his niece. His niece was a young lady.

After settling the bill, Gu Jingxi took back the hairpin and bid farewell to Qi Yunwen and Song Xining, the aunt and nephew. She then went straight home.

Qi Yunwen glanced at the jade hairpin he had liked earlier. He originally wanted to buy it for his wife, but now that he was penniless, he turned his eyes to his niece. As an elder, he asked his younger generation for money without a trace of shame, and directly asked: "An Ning, do you still have some silver You supported Uncle Gu when he bought the hairpin for your sister-in-law, now that your uncle wants to buy a hairpin for your aunt, you support your uncle a little too"

Song Xining was dumbfounded: “”

Is she not supposed to go out today How does she lose money every time she goes out

Seeing she didn't reply, Qi Yunwen asked again: "Niece, was your uncle good to you before Did I ever not buy anything you wanted Now that I'm asking you to support me with a little bit of silver to buy a hairpin for your aunt, you're unwilling Your aunt even mentioned wanting a new hairpin last night."

Song Xining's mouth twitched slightly, but as she really couldn't be such an unfilial niece, she gritted her teeth and asked, "How much more silver does Uncle need"

"I knew Anning was a filial and kind child," Qi Yunwen smiled, her smile warm and friendly. She turned to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, how much silver does this hairpin cost"

"This hairpin was crafted from the finest jade, you can see how translucent and clear it is. The wateriness of the jade is excellent. I won't overcharge you; just to cover my costs, I'll sell it to you for 100 taels of silver."

Qi Yunwen said to his niece, "An'ning, one hundred taels"

Song Xining raised her voice: "What did you say!"

Is this asking for her to fully fund it

This is really her own uncle, he's tricking his niece so badly. He dug such a big hole for her to jump into, she thought it was just a little bit of silver missing, but it turned out to be the full payment.

She's done it now, she made a mistake. Her uncle already lent all the silver to Marquis Gu, where could she possibly get more She foolishly agreed without thinking and is now in trouble.his father kill his mother and then protected his father—then he is still the unfilial son. The difference lies in this: he didn't speak out, so no one knows."Gu Jingxi agreed, "I agree with my wife's...