Chen Shi never expected that Shen Ningyuan would use this matter to stab her.
She stared at Shen Ningyuan in amazement, her face turning pale and blue, and the words of begging kept spinning in her throat, but she couldn't say them.
Shen Ningyuan looked at Chen with a half-smile, her eyes like needles piercing her and making her feel ashamed.
Even though Shen Ningyuan didn't say a word, the expression on Chen's face was even more wonderful when she stared at her like this.
Finally, Chen seemed to have made up her mind. She gritted her teeth and said, "Yuan'er, I beg you, please help the Ji family this time!"
Despite Chen's pleading, Shen Ningyuan remained unmoved.
"Madam Ji, it's difficult to obey His Majesty's will. With just a few words, you want me and the Shen family to take the risk of offending His Majesty and help the Ji family. Isn't it a bit unreasonable?"
Shen Ningyuan's tone was cold, even colder than before.
After saying that, he picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip slowly.
Seeing her like this, Chen became more and more flustered.
He immediately ran forward, knelt down in front of Shen Ningyuan with a plop, and hugged her thighs tightly with both hands.
"Yuan'er, for Yunchuan's sake, please be magnanimous and help the Ji family this time!" Chen cried tearfully, "If the Ji family's title is lost, Yunchuan's spirit in heaven will not be able to rest in peace!"
"Mrs. Ji, you'd better let me go first."
Shen Ningyuan's face was full of disgust as she tried to break free from Chen's hand.
"I won't let go! Unless you promise me to help the Ji family this time!"
Chen hugged Shen Ningyuan's thighs, crying heartbreakingly, and refused to let go.
“Again?” Shen Ningyuan snorted coldly, “It seems that Madam Ji is well aware that I have helped the Ji family many times.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen's body stiffened instantly and she stopped crying almost at the same time.
After a moment of stalemate, Chen stammered, "Yuan, Yuan'er, mother knows you've helped the Ji family many times, but I promise you, this is the last time."
"The last time?" Chen Ningyuan snorted again, "You say that every time, but every time I help you, you turn your back on me."
Shen Ningyuan raised her eyebrows, "Am I right, Madam Ji?"
Chen was once again speechless. She couldn't find any words to refute for a long time and could only stand there in embarrassment.
“Mrs. Ji, please go back. This time, I will not help the Ji family.” Shen Ningyuan refused bluntly.
Chen's face turned pale instantly, and she loosened her hands that were hugging her thighs. She looked at Shen Ningyuan helplessly with red eyes, "Even for Yunchuan, you are unwilling?"
After hearing this, Shen Ningyuan felt no ripples in her heart.
She gently put down the teacup and looked at Chen who was kneeling in front of her, her eyes sweeping across her tear-stained face.
After sneering in his heart, he said softly: "Madam Ji, I have said this much, you should go back."
Seeing Shen Ningyuan's firm attitude, Chen still didn't give up, but she didn't beg as hard as before.
Instead, he threatened with a cold face: “Chen Ningyuan, have you really thought it through?”
Shen Ningyuan raised an eyebrow, "What do I need to think about?"
Chen gritted her teeth and said viciously, "If the Ji family loses its title, your future as a widow of a marquisate will not be any better!"
Threaten her?
Shen Ningyuan smiled.
Holding the teacup, he gently blew away the foam and said slowly, "It's okay, I have money."
Chen was so angry that her breath almost got stuck in her throat. "You——"
She gritted her teeth and continued, "So what if you're rich? Without status, you're nothing in the capital!"
Shen Ningyuan raised her eyebrows again, her tone a little more playful than before, “It’s okay, the General’s Mansion can protect me.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen's defense was completely broken.
He stared at Shen Ningyuan with wide eyes in disbelief, unable to speak for a long time.
Could it be that she really has no way to deal with Shen Ningyuan?
At this moment, there was a sudden "bang" and the courtyard door was pushed open heavily from the outside.
"No need to beg her! The title of Marquis will not be lost!"
Shen Ningyuan looked over when she heard the sound and saw Old Madam Ji standing outside the courtyard gate, looking at them angrily with a look as fierce as if she wanted to eat someone.
Before Shen Ningyuan could react, Madam Ji, supported by Nanny Lian, strode towards them.
Walking into the inner room, Old Madam Ji leaned on her cane and slammed it heavily on the ground, making a dull sound.
"Madame Lian, slap your face!"
"Yes, ma'am."
Nanny Lian received the order, a sinister smile appeared on her face, and she walked towards Shen Ningyuan impatiently.
She thought, she could finally avenge the slap she received this morning!
Unexpectedly, facing Nanny Lian's relentless pressure, Shen Ningyuan didn't show a trace of panic on her face.
Until Nanny Lian walked up to her, raised her arm high, and pretended to slap her.
Shen Ningyuan then reminded him slowly: "You hit the wrong person. The person the old lady wants you to hit should be...her."
As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan stretched out his finger and pointed at Chen.
Even as Nanny opened her mouth to retort, the slap landed, "I'm hitting—"
Before he could finish his words, with his palm still hanging in the air, he was interrupted by Madam Ji.
"You hit the wrong person!"
Madam Ji's fingers trembled as she pointed at Chen angrily, "I told you to beat her."
Nanny Lian quickly retracted her arm and slapped Chen's face again.
After a "slap" sound, half of Chen's face was slapped red and swollen instantly.
"Keep fighting." Madam Ji ordered with gritted teeth.
Nanny Lian didn't dare to ask more questions and could only continue to slap Chen.
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