Gu Antong never imagined that a mere four thousand taels of silver would prompt Zhou Gang to press her for debt right to her face.
The Third Prince had just sent someone to summon her over. The matter had already reached His Highness's ears. There were simply no secrets in this mansion; those women in the inner courtyard were paying close attention as well.
She could easily imagine that for a long time to come, she would have to endure their cynical remarks and sneers.
This was her maiden family. It would have been one thing if they hadn't helped her out before, but now they were bringing her such immense trouble.
"Tong Er, we really can't get by anymore," Gu Kaiping said with a bitter face. "Our family doesn't have any income. Right now, your grandfather and I both have to take on piecework from the bookstore just to barely maintain our livelihood.
"Where do you think we can find thousands of taels of silver to give him now?
