Chapter 27: The Fourth Miss Teaches a Lesson to a Trashy Man

  Two quarters of an hour passed, but the money had not been delivered yet. An Zhongyan even repeatedly ridiculed him several times. Just then, Zi Yun, who had gone out earlier, finally returned and whispered in his ear. Pei Yuange turned his head, with a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes: "An Shizi, the money has already been delivered. Do you want to count it again to make sure there's no shortage?"

  "Of course I'll make a move, otherwise I'll be taken advantage of by despicable means and end up paying the price myself." An Zhong said with raised eyebrows.

  "Since that's the case, then please take your time, An Shizi!" Pei Yuange had expected this and smiled slightly, gesturing to the guards outside to bring in the money. Fifteen sturdy young men in gray clothes filed in, each pair carrying a bamboo basket as tall as a person, which they set down with a loud thud, causing the dust on the beams above to fall off in sheets.

  An's smile on his face suddenly stiffened, and he fell into a daze.

  He thought Pei Yuange used mostly silver notes or silver taels, but unexpectedly she took out copper coins to pay the bill. One thousand taels was equivalent to one thousand guan, and what's more, these bamboo baskets of copper coins weren't strung together in units of one guan each, but were all loose, with each guan consisting of one thousand wen, or one hundred million copper coins...Damn it, when would he finish counting? Moreover, as the son of the Marquis of Town National, how could he bear the shame of counting copper coins one by one? If word got out, it would immediately become a joke throughout the entire capital!

  "You're cruel!" An Zhongyan squeezed out from between his teeth, waving his hand, "Take the bamboo basket into the warehouse."

  The guards of the Pei mansion put down the bamboo basket and stood in a row, and Zi Yun gave them a glance. They immediately blocked the shopkeeper and the young apprentice from approaching the basket. Pei Yuange said slowly: "It's better for you to clearly identify it in front of me, otherwise, if you take it now and then say that I used despicable means to cheat you, and finally you have to pay to compensate, wouldn't that be too humiliating for you?"

  She didn't say that she was wronged or that the Pei manor was wronged, but said that An Zhuoran was wronged, which clearly meant to be sarcastic.

  "Never mind, I trust Miss Pei Si!" An Zhuran gritted his teeth and said.

  "But I don't trust An Shizi, you've gone back on your word before, not to mention other things, just now you said you'd make it clear, but now you're denying it again, this kind of character...!" Pei Yuange shook his head and clicked his tongue, "I'm really afraid that after the fact, you'll frame our Pei Manor for defaulting on the jade stone money! It's better if we clarify things face to face!"

  Such a shameful thing, even if he was beaten to death, An Zhong would never do it. He just wanted to drop a sentence "Ben Shizi still has something important" and escape in a hurry.

  The guards of the Pei manor had received orders beforehand and immediately stepped forward in pairs, blocking An Zhuoran.

  "Preposterous!" An Zhuran angrily exclaimed, "As the leader of the Imperial City Patrol, I am responsible for the safety of the capital. You are blocking my way; if you delay me and something important happens, can you take responsibility?" The position of Imperial City Patrol Leader was merely a nominal title bestowed upon the sons of meritorious generals by the Great Xia Empire, a mere figurehead with no real authority. But An Zhuran thought that as a mere woman, Pei Yuange would not understand this and would be intimidated by his empty threats.

  "In that case, An Shizi, please go and take care of it!" Pei Yuange replied very readily.

  As expected, you're a fool, scared so easily! Android smiled with joy, about to step away.

  However, the voice of Pei Yuansong's instruction to the guards came from beside his ear, gentle and warm: "Liu guard, An Shizi has an important task on hand, we can't delay him. Fortunately, you and the other guards are not busy, so just carry these bamboo baskets and follow An Shizi. When he is free, come back and count them again! An Shizi's affairs are busy, you must keep up with him at all times, lest you miss An Shizi's precious leisure time. If one day is not enough, then follow for two days, if two days are not enough, then follow for three days... In short, we must see with our own eyes that An Shizi has counted these 1,000 guan, and confirmed that there is not one more or one less before we can leave!"

  When he finished speaking, Pei Yuange turned his head and smiled: "An Shizi doesn't have to worry, the guards in the Pei manor are very idle and won't delay anything important!"

  You think you can humiliate the Pei Manor and then run away with it? It's not that easy!

  He was so angry that he almost vomited blood. According to Pei Yuange, if he were to leave now and let these people carry the copper coins in bamboo baskets behind him, showing off on the streets, he would truly lose face throughout the entire capital! This woman is too goddamn sinister and vicious! But at this moment, he forgot that it was he who had made things difficult for Pei Yuange, constantly mocking and ridiculing him, which led to the current outcome.

  "Li Zhanggui, call someone to count the money."

  "An Shizi, it's better if you count it yourself. I don't trust the people under your command!" Seeing An Zhuo Ran trying to get the shopkeeper to take the blame, Pei Yuange immediately blocked him and sighed, "Alas, you are very clear about the situation of our Pei Manor. Every single copper coin is hard-earned. If these people secretly hide them away, in the end, when there's not enough money, who can I go to for justice?"

  An Zheng felt a metallic taste in his throat and almost burst out scolding, could it be that these shopkeepers were still greedy for these copper coins?

  "An Shizi, have you thought it through? Do you want to swallow your pride and hand over the money now, or do you want the guards from my mansion to escort these bamboo baskets as you walk through the streets of the capital?" Pei Yuange threatened, for someone who is narrow-minded yet arrogant, being slapped in the face in public and having his dignity trampled was something he could not tolerate.

  As expected, An Zhuo glared at her fiercely and knew that the longer he dragged this out, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. He stepped forward to settle the bill, just wanting to end this matter quickly.

  But hopes are beautiful, reality is cruel. One million copper coins, it's absolutely impossible to count them all in a short time!

  Half an hour later, An Zhuo's waist was sore and his back ached, his mouth was dry and his tongue was parched as he stared at the 2,000 coins he had counted out, which was equivalent to two taels of silver, wanting to cry but having no tears.

  What's even more fatal is that this jade shop is located in a bustling area, with people coming and going, and he had already startled many people by scolding Pei Yuange earlier. Later, he brought over seventeen baskets of copper coins, making such a big fuss, which had already attracted the attention of many onlookers, who quietly followed him. Now, seeing An Zhuoran dressed in luxurious clothes, yet bending down to count the copper coins one by one, how could the people of Beijing, who love excitement, miss out on this good show? They quickly surrounded the jade shop, making it impossible for water to leak through.

  Even later on, every time Android counted one, the crowd around him would thunderously respond in unison, counting for him.

  So many people were counting money together, such a strange sight was unprecedented and attracted even more people. Although they couldn't squeeze to the front to watch the excitement, they all inquired about the reason with great interest. Among these people, there were those who had witnessed the whole process, recognized An Zhuoran, guessed which Pei's mansion it was, and who Pei Yuange was. Some even mentioned the flower appreciation banquet of Liu Guifei. They gossiped back and forth, slowly uncovering the truth of the matter.

  This isn't because Miss Pei doesn't have the money to splurge, it's just that the man who jilted her has a narrow heart and can't bear to see his former fiancée doing well, so he deliberately sought revenge. As a result, he was thoroughly outsmarted by the clever and intelligent Miss Pei. Now, take a look at the present situation: Miss Pei is wearing a veil, yet she still exudes elegance and refinement, while An Zhongyan's appearance of bowing down to count his copper coins looks disgusting and despicable no matter how you look at it. The scales in her heart have tilted unequivocally towards Pei Yuange.

  The party that sorted out the truth was suddenly filled with righteous indignation, relying on Android not knowing them, and immediately began to criticize and scold.

  There are inquiring masses who do not know the truth, and as soon as they ask, the gossipmongers start talking about the whole story of gratitude and resentment with flying saliva. Then, this "thousand coins" of origin and process, together with Miss Pei's icy cleverness, An Zhuo Ran's narrow-minded temperament, and self-inflicted misfortune, are constantly being disseminated...

  In the top floor of the wine building opposite the jade shop, the man gazed at the bustle below, his lips curled up with a gentle smile.

  This Miss Pei Si is really interesting!

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