The servant woman shrieked and wailed as she was dragged away. Qi Xiuyu turned pale, his face shifting between red and white as if he had been slapped ten times, before he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Father, let's deal with this matter later. The guests are still here, and we shouldn't let word leak out."
If the guests found out that it was his wife who had pocketed the deposit, causing the troupe to take the stage and chant funeral dirges, he would never be able to show his face in the capital again.
"From now on, it will be proper to leave such matters to the First Branch to handle." The Shunqing Marquis said nothing more, merely casting him a cold glance before flicking his sleeves and walking away.
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