"According to the reports from my men, Tang Yinyuan of the Chengyuan Marquis Manor, who had been avoiding leaving the manor some time ago due to gambling debts, has relapsed into his old ways. But being short on cash, he..."
Xiao Lingzi glanced cautiously at Lin Jingyue. "Tang Yinyuan secretly sold the valuables in his courtyard and replaced them with cheap imitations that looked similar. But he still lost everything, so... so he privately borrowed a large sum of silver from the Jiang family’s young lady."
Normally, news from the inner residence of an official would never leak out. However, had the Crown Princess not just recruited a troupe of actors? It just so happened that the troupe leader had been invited to perform at the Jiang residence and accidentally overheard news of Tang Yinyuan’s loan. Upon reflection, he recalled that Tang Yinyuan shared the same Marquis Manor origins as the Crown Princess. Fearing for her, he had rushed to send the message into the Eastern Palace.
Chapter 229