Chapter 515: Chapter 515, Passing the Blame (Part 19)
“I did as you instructed and asked for a higher price. She immediately said she needed to think it over, so I mentioned that I could give the house to her for free. That’s when she turned hostile and exposed our plans. However, her bodyguard looked quite formidable, presumably someone left by Prince Kan,”
Upon hearing this, the County Magistrate’s brows furrowed slightly.
He walked slowly to his chair and sat down, “You mentioned that in recent days, a young master has arrived in town, purchasing many shops, manors, and houses, even buying over a hundred people to take back with him?”
Manager Hu promptly nodded.
Just from these transactions alone, his pawnshop had made a tidy sum, enough to live comfortably for several years without worry.
“What is that young master’s name?”
“I didn’t catch that. This gentleman has been looking around these past few days. It was only the day before yesterday he decided he wanted all the houses, shops, and manors he had viewed, spending several tens of thousands of taels of silver…” Manager Hu spoke, then suddenly his eyes widened in shock, “No, no, it couldn’t be…”
If that person was Xie Zhinuan’s man, who had come to the city earlier to buy houses and shops, then all their calculations would have been in vain.
The County Magistrate immediately ordered, “Quick, go get the deeds and register from the last few days!”
Soon someone brought the recent transaction records from the Governor’s Office to the County Magistrate who flipped through them. The buyer was Xie Zhinuan for all.
Whether it was houses, shops, manors, or people, the buyer was Xie Zhinuan.
The reality hit Manager Hu heavily, “Look at this yourself. I ask you to handle one thing, and you can’t even do it right!”
Now they were indeed lifting a rock only to drop it on their own feet. If only they had known earlier, they wouldn’t have caused all this trouble. And they wouldn’t have ended up offending someone for no reason.
They needed to think about how to make amends.
Manager Hu’s face turned deathly pale the moment he saw his employer’s name.
“This, this, this…”
How did things end up like this?
His knees buckled, and he knelt down, “My lord!”
He had simply been too excited about making money and had completely forgotten to check what the young master’s name was.
“I, I…”
“Remember, all these misdeeds are your own doing, driven by greed at the sight of her wealth. You overstepped, thinking that because she was wealthy, you could ask for an exorbitant price. Furthermore, there was no coercion involved in the sale; she was free to negotiate the price of the house if she liked it. Do you understand?” the County Magistrate said sternly.
His eyes were filled with malice.
If Manager Hu didn’t take responsibility, he would be the first to deal with the culprit.
“Yes, yes, my lord. I understand. It’s all my fault for being blinded by greed, thinking that she was a foreigner unaware of Gaocheng County’s market, and that’s why I tried to make more!”
After all, business transactions are a matter of mutual consent.
He hadn’t dared to force Miss Xie to buy; if she genuinely liked the place, she indeed had the option to negotiate.
“If someone asks, you must adamantly deny that you ever said you could give her the house for free,” the County Magistrate instructed further.
“Yes, yes, my lord. Rest assured, I will remember. All of this confusion is solely my doing and has nothing to do with you,” Manager Hu assured immediately.
“Hmm, you may go now. Don’t come here again unless there’s business,” the Magistrate replied.
“Yes, yes!”
Manager Hu left the house with a dispirited look, climbed into his carriage, and headed home.
Only once he was in the carriage did he let his gloomy face show, pounding his knees in frustration.
This had turned into a disaster.
Upon arriving at home, Hu Qingcheng had just returned from drinking with his friends, thinking of asking his mother for some silver to spend a good time at Drunken Fairy House that night.
After all, no wife is as good as a concubine, and no concubine is as good as a harlot. A man should enjoy himself while he’s young.
But then he saw his own father walk in with a face full of distress. He immediately approached, “Father, what’s happened to you?”
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