3363 Following Suit

The Little Crown Princess nodded, then turned to Steward Li and said, "You've come to collect a debt?"

Seeing her elegant attire and refined features, Steward Li dared not be presumptuous. He quickly nodded with a fawning smile, "Please excuse me, young lady. It's just that business is tough at the beginning of the year. Our Pink Pavilion also urgently needs funds for turnover."

The Little Crown Princess nodded in understanding, then said expressionlessly, "But it's wrong for you to bring people here to cause a scene at the Old Master's birthday banquet."

Steward Li again gave a fawning smile, "My apologies, my apologies. We were indeed inconsiderate, haha. We hope everyone can understand."

The Little Crown Princess raised her eyes and asked again, "How much does the Fifth Madam owe you? Thirty million?"

"Oh, no, no!" Steward Li said with a chuckle, "The Fifth Madam borrowed nearly twenty million spiritual coins from us in total. The current repayment amount is sixty-one million spiritual coins."

The guests exchanged glances, and hushed whispers frequently arose from below, mostly commenting on how astounding the Pink Pavilion's high interest rates were.

"The interest isn't high," Steward Li added, "We lent it to the Fifth Madam because we consider her one of our own. Otherwise, for someone we're not familiar with, we wouldn't lend."

Qiao Mu curled her lips, "This isn't high? Business is so good. How long has she owed it?"

"About half a year in total."

"Half a year, twenty million turns into sixty million." Qiao Mu looked at Steward Li playfully, "You really are good at doing business."

Steward Li repeatedly smiled apologetically, claiming he wouldn't dare, while secretly sizing up Qiao Mu, estimating her identity.

The scar-faced man behind him, however, grew impatient and roared, "What are you asking so many questions for? Are you going to pay the money?"

"Hey, Scarface, how can you be so rude to the young lady?"

Steward Li's reprimand lacked much sincerity.

However, everyone at the banquet suddenly tensed, their eyes collectively turning to the scar-faced man, looking at him as if he were a corpse.

The scar-faced man was completely baffled by everyone's gaze, unable to understand why they were all looking at him so strangely.

He looked down at himself, seeing nothing particularly attention-grabbing.

Then he looked up again and said, "Did you hear what our Boss Li said? Stop talking nonsense, get the money out, and we'll leave immediately!"

Old Master Mu's face was somewhat ashen with anger. He glared at his son, Mu Jingyang, who lowered his head in shame.

It was his fault for not properly disciplining his two sons, leading to debt collectors coming to their door and humiliating them in front of all the guests. It was... truly a great loss of face.

"Today, the Mu family is hosting guests. Unimportant outsiders will not be entertained," Mu Jingfeng said coldly, "If you have anything, come back tomorrow to discuss it."

The scar-faced man was furious, "It's only right to repay debts! The Crown Princess even collected debts all over the capital before. You major families didn't drag your feet and refuse to pay then! Don't refuse to repay our debts just because our Pink Pavilion has a low status and insufficient background!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, looking at the scar-faced man as if he were a dried sausage.

Did this guy know that the Crown Princess he was talking about was standing right in front of him?

Did this guy actually believe he was following the Little Crown Princess's lead?

Qiao Mu frowned and slowly said, "Where are the Crown Princess's guards?"

Everyone's mouths twitched fiercely.

Mo Lian stood up, wanting to laugh but holding it back.