Chapter 24 Begging Her

"My Lord, my Lady is changing her clothes, please wait." Chu Yu was blocking the door.

"Get out of the way." Shen Changze glared at him and waved Chu Yu away.

With a bang, the door was pushed open heavily, and Shen Changze strode into the room.

Behind the gauze curtain, Jiang Shu pulled up her inner clothes, and Tan Yu was helping her tie the belt.

Noticing someone entering the room, Jiang Shu pulled over the outer coat beside her and put it on, then slowly turned around.

"My Lord,"

Jiang Shu frowned, opened the gauze curtain and walked out.

Shen Changze was stunned by the scene just now, and only then did he come back to his senses. As soon as she opened her mouth

, her anger had mostly subsided: "Why did you ask your father-in-law to sell wine at half price and raise the grain price?"

Shen Changze didn't understand why the Jiang family wanted to do such a thing that would harm others and not benefit themselves.

After thinking about it, it could only be Jiang Shu's instructions.

Jiang Shu walked to the table and sat down, poured a cup of cold tea and drank it all, and said slowly: "What is the Marquis talking about?"

She looked up at Shen Changze with a blank face, and her clear eyes were full of confusion.

Shen Changze frowned: "You don't know"

Jiang Shu blinked innocently: "What should I know, Marquis, why don't you tell me clearly."

Seeing that she seemed to really not know, Shen Changze sat down next to her and told her the whole story.

"In your opinion, why did your father-in-law do this?"

Jiang Shu thought seriously, "All businessmen do is for profit, and what my father did should be a business method."

"Why does the Marquis suddenly care about these things?"

Shen Changze said with a little embarrassment, "Wen Xiangzui's business has been affected."

"I heard that Madam Jin has a secret recipe passed down from her ancestors, so the impact should not be big."

Shen Changze sighed and shook his head, "With half-price wine for sale, which fool would buy expensive wine again? Even if Wen Xiangzui has an exclusive secret recipe, it won't work."

"Is it serious?" Jiang Shu's eyes flashed slightly, and his smile was deeply hidden.

Shen Changze nodded.

Jiang Shu comforted, "You don't have to worry too much, my father's behavior will not last too long, and everything will return to normal by then."

But Wen Xiangzui can't wait!

They had been preparing for nearly two months, but suffered a heavy blow on the 20th day of opening. Not to mention the money for buying the store, even the cost of brewing wine has not been earned back.

Such measures have little impact on old shops, but they are fatal to new shops.

After ten days or half a month, Wen Xiangzui will have lost its customer base, and it will be difficult to restore its prosperity.

Shen Changze understood that the only one who could help him now was Jiang Shu.

But Jiang Shu tried to comfort him with all sorts of things and never mentioned helping.

"Ahem." Shen Changze coughed softly and said shamelessly: "Can you talk to your father-in-law and tell him not to sell wine at half price anymore?"

As long as he stopped selling wine at half price, the price of grain would go up, at most he would make less money, which was better than having no business.

"I am a married woman, and I am interfering in my mother's family's business. This..." Jiang Shu looked embarrassed.

Shen Changze grabbed her hand and said, "I know this makes you very embarrassed, but I have no other choice."

For the Jiang family, price cuts and price increases are just business practices. They just do it according to their own will and don't care about the profit or loss at all.

But Wen Xiangzui is everything to him and Cheng Jinchu. If it is not managed well, the Marquis' Mansion will have no income and will not be able to support it for long.

For this big family, Shen Changze risked his face.

He looked at Jiang Shu affectionately and begged, "Madam, please help me."

In the hot summer, Jiang Shu was held by his hand, and she felt hot and sweaty and very uncomfortable.

However, she still had to act shy, and nodded with a bit of coquettishness: "Okay, I will write a letter to my father now."

"Thank you, madam." Shen Changze felt relieved, and personally laid out paper and ground ink for Jiang Shu.

Shen Changze did not leave until he saw Jiang Shu write the letter and handed it to Chu Yu.

Fang begged others in a low voice, and he really had no face to face Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu stood in front of the window, looking at Shen Changze with disgust as he walked out of the Tingzhu Tower.

"Tan Yu, fetch some water, I need to wash my hands."

Shen Changze walked out of the Tingzhu Tower, ready to go to the garden to get some fresh air, and ran into Xu Lingyi head-on.

"My Lord." Xu Lingyi greeted him respectfully.

She was wearing a green dress with a waistband, which outlined her full chest and willow waist. Her black hair was tied up high, revealing her slender white neck and a small piece of skin on her chest. She

was like a cool green lotus in summer, tempting people to pick it.

Seeing that she was holding a tray with a small celadon cup in it, Shen Changze asked, "What are you carrying?"

"I made ice cream for Madam."

"Is it delicious?" Shen Changze asked.

Xu Lingyi was slightly startled: "There is still some in Songlan Garden, you can go and try it."

"Yes." Shen Changze nodded and said, "Hurry up, I'll wait for you here."

"Yes." Restraining her joy, Xu Lingyi hurried to Tingzhu Tower.

Fearing that Shen Changze would have to wait for a long time, Xu Lingyi handed the ice cream to the servant and returned it.

Shen Changze was indeed waiting for her.

Looking at the tall and majestic figure of the man, and thinking of the lingering love that night, Xu Lingyi's face flushed.

"Marquis." Xu Lingyi called.

"Let's go." Shen Changze took a step, as if he couldn't wait.

The two walked through half of the garden and returned to Songlan Garden.

Shen Changze was led to the main house to sit down, and Xu Lingyi personally served him a bowl of ice cream.

"Not bad, eating a bowl in summer will refresh your body and mind." Shen Changze praised it after tasting it.

Xu Lingyi took the opportunity to say, "If you like it, you can come often."

"Why not send it to Suoyun Courtyard?" He was busy with affairs and didn't have time to come every day.

Xu Lingyi frowned and said, "The Marquis lives with Madam Jin and the young lady. If I only send food to the Marquis, they might get angry if they see it."

"It's just a few bowls of ice cream, why are you so stingy?" Shen Changze was a little unhappy.

If she could send it to Jiang Shu, why couldn't she send it to Cheng Jinchu and the two children

? "Your Majesty misunderstood." Xu Lingyi knelt down and explained in a hurry: "It's not that I'm stingy, but Madam Jin is pregnant and can't eat cold food. Young Master and Miss are still young, I'm afraid they will upset their stomachs."

Shen Changze was stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect Xu Lingyi to be so thoughtful and considerate.

"I misunderstood you. Get up." He reached out and helped her up.

Xu Lingyi got up, trying to hold back tears, looking aggrieved but not saying anything, which made Shen Changze feel guilty and distressed.

"Let someone prepare water for bathing. I'll stay here tonight."

"Yes." Xu Lingyi was obedient.

However, just as she finished helping Shen Changze take a bath, the servants of the Suoyun Court came to look for Shen Changze, saying that Cheng Jinchu had a miscarriage.

Upon hearing this, Shen Changze immediately left Xu Lingyi and left.

"My Lord!" Xu Lingyi chased after him unwillingly. Shen Changze

ran away without looking back and soon disappeared into the night.

"Auntie." Bitao came to help Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi tightened her fingers that were holding the door frame, and her face was distorted with anger.

You are so good, Cheng Jinchu, she will take note of this.

"Jinchu." Shen Changze returned to the Suoyun Court in a hurry, his eyes full of anxiety.

Doctor Fang was taking Cheng Jinchu's pulse.

Cheng Jinchu lay on the bed and smiled weakly: "Husband, I'm fine."

Shen Changze stared at her with a heavy face.

After a while, the female doctor Fang finished the diagnosis, and Shen Changze asked anxiously: "How is it?"

Female doctor Fang replied respectfully: "Madam Jin was injured in the first two pregnancies and did not recover well. This pregnancy is not stable. If you are not careful, it may..."

Female doctor Fang did not say the rest, but both of them understood.

"Are the pregnancy-preserving drugs useless?" Shen Changze frowned, his expression cold.

Female doctor Fang said solemnly: "Pregnancy-preserving drugs can only prevent and stabilize, but Madam Jin is deficient in both qi and blood, and her mood fluctuates greatly. It is extremely dangerous."

With these words, Cheng Jinchu turned pale.