"Alas!" Hou Liting said, "I scraped here and there and scraped together fifty thousand taels. I only regretted that the money was too little. I was satisfied to be able to find a remote magistrate who was in short supply. I think the two of them were dressed as public servants.

Isn’t the middle man just seeking an official position?”

Fan Xiaodao said: "We are here to collect debts."

"Debt collection?"

"Yes, Prince Consort Qian owed us a sum of money not long ago, and our brothers came to ask for it."

Hou Liting smiled and said: "If that's the case, I advise you to go back. The prince-in-law will not see you back."

While chatting, the concierge came to report that the prince-in-law wanted to see Hou Liting. When he heard that, he was very happy.

Fan Xiaodao said, "Fifty thousand taels, this money is very profitable."

Zhao Xing said coldly: "A bought official like him, once he has been appointed to a local government, will end up in a fish and meat village, plundering land, how can he get better?"

After chatting for a few words, Hou Liting came back.

"So fast?"

Hou Liting said: "I went to kowtow to the Prince Consort, and he asked me my name again and sent me back."

"This fifty thousand taels was spent too unfairly."

Hou Liting waved his hand and said: "No injustice, no injustice. After he asked, he accepted the money."

"Then congratulations, sir!"

Hou Liting bowed his hands and said goodbye.

Fan Xiaodao smiled bitterly, "This money is so profitable."

Seeing that another hour had passed and the guests were leaving in groups, the concierge came back and said: "My prince-in-law is tired, you can come back tomorrow!"

What?

Waited all afternoon and then come back tomorrow?

Fan Xiaodao stood up and said, "We have something important to report to the Prince-in-law. Please tell him that the two old friends in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion are here to pay homage!"

Seeing that the two men were so insistent, the concierge went in to report the matter, and came back a moment later and said, "The Prince Consort is waiting for you in the study."

The two followed the disciple to Prince Consort Qian's study. Prince Consort Qian was playing with a snuff bottle in his hand. When he saw the two of them, he said in shock: "Is it you?" He remembered that day in the court, Fan Xiaodao blackmailed him into giving ten gold coins.

When he was forced to sign a document, he was full of vigilance, "What are you doing here?"
Chapter completed!