Chapter 274 Madam Ning

The servant did not dare to delay at all and came back quickly, leading Zhu Lan and Chu Xin to wait outside a room on the third floor.

"Sir, there are other guests meeting our steward today. It's a first-come, first-served basis. I'm afraid you'll have to wait for a while..." The servant pointed to the closed door and said with some embarrassment.

Zhu Lan saw that there were only two people on the other side, so he said, "It's okay, we'll just wait."

"Okay!" The waiter brought chairs over attentively, "Please sit down first, I'll go get you some tea."

Not long after, the door opened, and a man walked out, turned around and bowed, saying:

"Manager Yi, please stay. This loan is very important to our Anju Real Estate Bank. Thank you for your concern."

The voice inside the door said, "Don't worry, Boss Ning. The money has been prepared. We can hand it over immediately after the Ministry of Revenue issues a notice."

The other person said "OK" several times, said goodbye with a smile on his face and left.

Zhu Lan was listening in, thinking that the Jingzhao government was too unreliable. This Anju Real Estate Company was clearly having some shady dealings with those shady rental scammers, yet it was still able to run around safely in the capital. It looked like it had a complicated background.

Manager Yi came out. He was wearing a short coat and a round hat. His demeanor and expression showed that of a shrewd businessman.

His eyes quickly swept between Zhu Lan and Chu Xin, and directly passed over Zhu Lan who was in casual clothes.

"This must be the gentleman from the Hanlin Academy, right? Please come in." Manager Yi bowed to Chu Xin and said with a smile.

"It's not me." Chu Xin pointed at Zhu Lan and said she was the one.

Manager Yi slapped his forehead and said with a smile that he had no good eyesight and had made a mistake, and asked Zhu Lan not to blame him.

The three of them entered the house and sat down. Zhu Lan went straight to the point and asked him directly if he knew Chu Xiuning.

Manager Yi thought for a long time and said, "To be honest with you, sir, I have been the manager of Tongyun Bank for more than ten years, and I have never heard of this person."

Chu Xin was a little anxious and asked him to think about it again.

Manager Yi thought about it for a moment again and said firmly that there was no.

Chu Xin immediately lost all his temper.

Now that things have come to this, we can only think of other solutions. Zhu Lan stood up with Chu Xin and asked casually, "Manager Yi, did anyone from Anju Real Estate come here before we came in?"

Manager Yi was slightly stunned, then said, "That is the largest dental clinic in the capital. It is currently expanding and has a limited amount of funds, so it needs a large loan."

"A large amount? How big?" Zhu Lan asked.

Manager Yi smiled awkwardly. "This... is not a big deal, but it is related to business after all. I shouldn't have disclosed it. But since you are an official of the court, I will tell you. However, after hearing this..."

"Don't worry, it will never be spread outside." Zhu Lan said and glanced at Chu Xin, who immediately went downstairs sensibly.

After Chu Xin left, Manager Yi raised a finger to Zhu Lan.

Zhu Lan: "One thousand taels?"

"Ten thousand taels."

Zhu Lan was slightly surprised. This was really not a small amount of money. Then he thought about the credibility issue of Anju Real Estate Bank.

"They..." Zhu Lan pondered for a moment, "Can this loan be approved?"

Manager Yi said that according to the rules of Tongyun Money House, if one wanted to borrow a large amount of money, one had to prepare a lot of documents and procedures, and the other party's business reputation was extremely important.

Recently, various real estate agencies in the capital have been causing trouble. Although there is no actual evidence, some rumors that are unfavorable to the real estate industry are still circulating among the people.

Originally, Tongyun Money House would not have approved the loan as this matter was involved. However, Mr. Ning, the boss of Anju Real Estate Bank, came to the bank in person and vowed that the Ministry of Revenue was checking the tax situation of various merchants in the capital. If there was really a problem with Anju Real Estate Bank, it would be required to rectify it.

Boss Ning said that the current cash flow pressure is very high. After the announcement of the Ministry of Revenue comes out, if there is no problem with Anju Real Estate, Tongyun Money House will approve the loan immediately.

If the deal went through, the interest on 10,000 taels of silver alone would be a huge income for Tongyun Money House. How could you leave money lying around without making any money? So the two sides reached an agreement, and the money house had already completed all the formalities in advance, and was only waiting for the Ministry of Revenue to issue a notice to lend money immediately.

Zhu Lan nodded, without asking any more questions, just silently noted down the matter, and prepared to say goodbye and leave.

Manager Yi sent her downstairs. Zhu Lan and Chu Xin were about to turn around and leave when Manager Yi suddenly called them again.

Manager Yi looked at Chu Xin and said, "When this young brother turned around just now, his expression suddenly reminded me of someone. Let me ask you, is the person you are looking for a blood relative of yours?"

"It's my aunt!" Chu Xin seemed to see hope and immediately said, "Can you take me to see the person you are talking about?"

Manager Yi thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's not possible to take you there directly, but for the sake of this Hanlin scholar, I can ask for you. But do you have anything to prove your identity?"

Chu Xin hurriedly handed him the opened sandbag and the coarse cloth embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns.

Manager Yi carefully accepted it and asked Chu Xin to come back in five days and give her an answer whether it was successful or not.

…

At dusk, in a huge garden to the east of the capital, with lush green rockery and gurgling water, it was the residence of He Shan, the owner of Tongyun Money House.

There was a constant sound of coughing coming from between the pavilions and towers, which was quite inconsistent with the scenery in the garden.

The place where the sound came from was a small building with carved beams and painted rafters at the deepest part of the entire garden.

A middle-aged woman with a bun and a light pink skirt walked through the long corridor, carrying a bowl of medicine. She walked hurriedly, but her upper body was very steady, and she didn't spill any of the medicine, as if she had received some kind of training.

The maid who was sweeping the floor bowed to her when she saw her, "Madam Ning, let me help you."

"No need, just help me open the door." Madam Ning said while holding the medicine.

The maid obediently helped her open the door of the bedroom in front of her, and after closing the door again, she whispered to another maid nearby.

"Who is this Madam Ning in our house? She is neither the master's wife nor a concubine, so why do we all call her 'Madam Ning'?"

"You ask me, who should I ask? Although you are new here, this Madam Ning has not been here long. No one knows where she came from or what her name is. We only heard our master call her 'Aning', and later everyone called her Madam Ning."

The maid who asked the question covered her lips in surprise, "Ah? Then this lady and our master can't have...that kind of relationship, right?"

"What are you thinking! Our master has never married in his life. Now he is seriously ill. With such a lady taking care of him, he smiles more than before.

Alas, I think this Madam Ning is also infatuated. She has no status and is willing to accompany our master on his last journey. It would be great if someone is willing to treat me like this in the future..."

As they were talking, another figure was seen coming towards them, and the two maids hurriedly saluted.

"It's easy to manage things."

Manager Yi nodded slightly to the two of them, "Is Madam Ning here?"