"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry for making you laugh."
Even though he said those unjust words, Ji Yunnuo remained calm and composed.
It seemed as if just now, he was just discussing the weather with Shen Ningyuan in a normal way.
Shen Ningyuan did not respond, but looked into Ji Yunnuo's eyes calmly.
These eyes are clearly as calm as the surface of the water.
But she still felt the overwhelming hatred in those calm eyes.
Ji Yunnuo hated the Ji family, and his hatred was no less than hers.
Thinking of this, Shen Ningyuan's brows darkened.
What did the Ji family do to Ji Yunnuo that made him hate them so deeply?
Seeing that Shen Ningyuan was silent, Ji Yunnuo rarely slowed down his tone and asked softly, "Sister-in-law, did it scare you?"
Shen Ningyuan shook her head, "Not really."
Ji Yunnuo looked at Shen Ningyuan with a dark look in his eyes and asked, "So, sister-in-law, are you still willing to make this deal with me?"
"Do."
Shen Ningyuan raised her head and uttered a word clearly.
At this point, the transaction was completed.
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At this time, the entrance to the backyard of the Marquis' Mansion.
The group of debt collectors completely lost their minds under the instigation of someone with ulterior motives.
They waved the sticks in their hands and were about to hit Chen Moer and Ji Zehai viciously.
"stop!"
A powerful voice penetrated the noisy crowd and instantly calmed the chaotic scene.
The originally noisy crowd stopped what they were doing and turned to look at the sound.
Song Yuanqing, the governor of Kyoto, dressed in official uniform, was leading a group of yamen runners and striding towards this side.
Song Yuanqing waved his hand and the yamen runners quickly dispersed.
Holding a water and fire stick, he separated the debt collectors from Chen Moer and others.
Song Yuanqing walked with steady steps to both sides of the crowd, and swept his eyes over them majestically.
Then he coldly questioned, "Why did you, instead of enjoying your own peaceful life, come to the Marquis' Mansion to cause trouble? You even broke into the backyard without permission and looted and smashed the mansion? You almost caused a disaster!"
As soon as these words fell, there was a commotion among the crowd.
After a while, Shen the butcher, who was standing in front, stepped forward tremblingly.
Looking at Song Yuanqing, he said in a trembling voice: "To answer your question, sir, we are all small businesses. The Marquis' Mansion previously held a funeral and they bought a lot of things on credit from our shop."
"Then what?" Song Yuanqing asked in a deep voice.
"We originally agreed to settle the bill after the funeral. But now it's been several days and the Marquis' Mansion still hasn't settled the balance. We're desperate and have gathered here, just to get our hard-earned money back."
After hearing what Shen the butcher said, Song Yuanqing frowned.
Looking at Ji Zehai beside him, he asked in surprise: "Master Ji, does the Marquis' Mansion really owe money to these shops for organizing the funeral?"
Ji Zehai's expression froze, and he stammered with embarrassment, "It's true...it's true."
Song Yuanqing was stunned and asked subconsciously, "This shouldn't be the case. The Marquis' Mansion has always been wealthy. Before, when Master Ji treated his colleagues to a banquet, hundreds of thousands of silver coins were spent, and you didn't seem to feel sorry at all. How come you can't even pay this little money today, and force these good people into this situation?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Zehai's face instantly became even uglier.
However, every word Song Yuanqing said was true, and he had no way to refute it.
Previously, relying on Shen Ningyuan's dowry, the Marquis' Mansion had indeed lived a lavish life for a year.
But now, Shen Ningyuan is holding on to the dowry and not letting them use it, which has led to the current situation.
Thinking of this, Ji Zehai opened and closed his lips, but didn't know how to start.
Chen Moer noticed his embarrassment and immediately looked at Song Yuanqing, saying softly, "Sir Song, the most urgent thing is to solve the predicament of the Marquis' Mansion first. If the matter gets out of hand, no one will be in a good situation!"
Song Yuanqing was slightly startled, and quickly responded, "Miss Chen is absolutely right. I will take care of it right away."
Seeing this scene, Ji Zehai couldn't help but be stunned.
Why is Song Yuanqing so polite to Chen Moer?
Under Ji Zehai's surprised gaze, Song Yuanqing looked at the group of debt collectors with cold eyes and said in a deep voice: "It is only natural to pay back debts, but your radical actions and wanton invasion of the Marquis's Mansion, smashing, looting and causing trouble, have violated the laws of our dynasty!"
After hearing this, the shop owners who actually came to collect debts suddenly felt a little more fearful.
They are ordinary people who just want to get back their hard-earned money. They don't want to break the law and be thrown into jail for debt collection.
Thinking of this, the shop owners put down their weapons and looked at Song Yuanqing earnestly.
"Master Song, you know that we just want to get back our hard-earned money and don't want to embarrass the Marquis' Mansion."
"Yes, the Marquis' Mansion really owes too much. This money is enough for ordinary people like us to spend throughout the year. We had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. We really didn't mean it!"
"Yeah, yeah, we don't want this to happen!"
After hearing these words, Song Yuanqing was stunned again and looked at Ji Zehai in surprise: "Master Ji, from what they said, it seems that the Marquis' Mansion owes a lot, right?"
Ji Zehai was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
Song Yuanqing asked suspiciously, "That's not right. It's just a funeral. The Marquis' Mansion didn't make a big fuss. Why would they spend so much money?"
After hearing this, Ji Zehai was speechless.
Of course, he couldn't tell Song Yuanqing that in order to cheat Ning Yuan out of her money, the Marquis' Mansion had deliberately purchased many expensive items under various pretexts when preparing for the funeral.
As a result, he shot himself in the foot.
Shen Ningyuan cut off the firewood from under the cauldron, and the Marquis' Mansion had no choice but to accept the debt.
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