Chapter 121: Spit it all out
Shen Potian’s words left Ji Zehai speechless.
At the beginning, Uncle Chen asked him how much silver should be written when recording this false account.
He didn't think too much about it at the time and just said ten thousand taels.
But I didn't expect that the loophole would be so obvious!
Seeing Shen Potian was so emotional, Shen Ningyuan was afraid that he would get angry and hurt himself.
He quickly comforted her, "Dad, calm down. We will settle all these accounts today."
Shen Potian slowly calmed down, but his eyes were still fixed on Ji Zehai and Chen.
How much money did these filthy bastards cheat his Yuan'er out of?
Then, Shen Ningyuan looked at Lan Bo: "Lamber, please continue."
Lan Bo nodded and continued, "What's even more strange is that these poor relatives didn't come to say thank you after they helped us. These past few days, I asked a few servants in the mansion, and they all said that in the past year, few relatives from the Ji family's side branches have come to the mansion. And those who came were all respectable people, not like those who needed help."
As he spoke, Lanber emphasized his tone: "Young Madam, I dare to guess that there is a traitor in the Marquis' Mansion, who is sending a large amount of gold and silver to the outside of the Marquis' Mansion under the pretext of various account expenditures!"
As soon as the words fell, Ji Zehai's face changed first: "You dog slave, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will report you to the police and have you arrested!"
Ji Zehai seemed to be very angry and even said he would report to the police.
Chen Ningyuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's report it to the police! That's exactly what I want. I'm worried about not being able to get back the dowry I lost!"
Ji Zehai was suddenly choked.
I didn't expect that my outspoken words would actually provide a ladder for Shen Ningyuan.
Knowing that the situation was not good, Chen quickly stepped forward and said, "Yuan'er, the Marquis was in a hurry and said the wrong thing. Don't take it to heart. The Marquis's Mansion is in trouble right now. We can't just make a big deal out of it!"
"So are we just going to let go of the things I lost?" Shen Ningyuan asked back.
Hearing this, Chen cursed inwardly.
It looks like she won't let it go until she gives Shen Ningyuan an explanation.
After thinking for a moment, Chen gritted his teeth and went for it.
She said with a stiff upper lip: "Ning Yuan, mother-in-law doesn't want to hide it from you. In fact, the dowry that was lost from your private storehouse is in my mother's storehouse!"
"Oh? Could it be that all my dowry was stolen by my mother-in-law?" Shen Ningyuan pretended to be surprised.
Chen's face changed: "We are all family, how can it be called stealing?"
Chen Ningyuan tilted her head and asked innocently, "Taking something without asking, if that's not stealing, then what is it?"
"You..." Chen was speechless after hearing these words.
Ji Zehai quickly stepped forward to defend Chen: "Of course it wasn't stealing, the things weren't dropped, they were all in the mansion anyway, so of course it was borrowed!"
As he spoke, Ji Zehai emphasized his tone and accused, "Yuan'er, you are a little ignorant. Your mother-in-law is your elder and borrowed something from you because she thinks highly of you. She should just return it to you. How can you humiliate your mother-in-law by stealing?"
Chen seemed to have gained confidence, with his chest straight and erect.
Shen Ningyuan raised her eyebrows and was about to open her mouth to refute.
Shen Potian actually rushed out directly, pointed at Ji Zehai's nose and cursed: "You old bastard, did I give you face?"
"You secretly took Yuan'er's dowry without her permission, and you call that borrowing?"
"Returning something you stole is called borrowing, right? Then I'll borrow your head to play with it and then return it to you, okay?"
"If you think it's okay, I'll come over right now, chop off your head, and use it as a ball for my guard dog to kick around. When it gets tired of playing, I'll give it back to you!"
As he spoke, Shen Potian lifted his sleeves and was about to walk towards Ji Zehai.
Ji Zehai didn't expect that Shen Potian would suddenly do this.
She was so scared that she hid behind Chen, begging as she hid, "My dear, please talk nicely, don't be violent, we are all respectable people!"
“A respectable person?” Shen Potian pointed at Ji Zehai, “When you took my daughter’s dowry, did you ever think that you were a respectable person?”
Shen Potian wanted to beat someone up, but Ji Zehai hid behind Chen, so he couldn’t do anything.
He could only yell in frustration, "Bullshit respectability, it's all bullshit! Ji Zehai, get out of here and stop hiding behind a woman!"
Shen Potian became more and more angry as he spoke.
Shen Ningyuan was worried that he would get sick from being angry, so she quickly winked at Shen Haobai.
Shen Haobai hurried forward and pulled Shen Potian back.
He reminded her softly, "Father, have you forgotten what my sister told us? We just need to follow her wishes. Don't cause trouble for my sister. The most important thing now is to help my sister get her dowry back!"
"If you make a scene like this, outsiders will think that our Ji family is at fault again. Isn't that what you want to see?"
Shen Potian thought about it, that’s the truth.
He immediately calmed down and nodded solemnly, "You are right. The most important thing now is to get Yuan'er's dowry back. As for this old bastard, there will be plenty of time to deal with him later!"
"That's right, so Dad should calm down and see what sister does next."
"Um."
The two reached an agreement, and Shen Potian quickly calmed down.
After making sure it was safe, Ji Zehai walked out from behind Chen tremblingly and with lingering fear.
As soon as he walked out, Shen Ningyuan asked in a deep voice: "So, when are you going to return the dowry that Madam Ji 'borrowed' to me?"
Shen Ningyuan deliberately emphasized the word "borrow", which made Chen's heart tremble.
He quickly agreed: "Don't mess around, I'll send it to you in a few days!"
"In a few days?" Shen Ningyuan smiled meaningfully, "Isn't it possible that Madam Ji wanted to secretly send the things away during these few days, and then deny it?"
"you--"
Chen gritted her teeth, but was unable to refute.
Because Shen Ningyuan was not wrong.
That's exactly what she intended.
But she didn't expect that Chen Ningyuan would be so stubborn and not even give her this little way out.
Chen gritted her teeth and said, "Of course not. Do you think I would covet your dowry?"
"That little dowry?" Shen Ningyuan sneered again: "That's not a small amount!"
Then he looked at Lanbo and asked, "Lanbo, can you estimate how much silver the lost dowry is worth?"
Hearing this, Lan Bo opened the account book, looked through it carefully, and said in a deep voice: "Madam, the lost dowry, conservatively estimated, is about 200,000 taels of silver!"
Chen exclaimed on the spot: "How could those things be worth so much money?"
Shen Ningyuan laughed sarcastically: "Madam Ji, this is just a conservative estimate. If it is not conservative, it will be even more. Just because you don't know the goods doesn't mean that others don't know the goods!"
"you--"
Chen was furious and gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "Okay, I will return all those things to you today, without missing a single one!"
Damn Shen Ningyuan, she obviously has so much dowry, why not just take out a little bit to honor herself?
Those things were all in her private vault, and now she had to take them out.
She couldn't tell you how much pain she felt!
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