Chapter 140: Confrontation between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law
Seeing Shen Ningyuan's attitude, Chen suppressed the anger in her heart.
No longer beating around the bush, he said directly: "Actually, I came to you because I want to borrow..."
"Mrs. Ji, do you want to pay back the money?"
Before Chen finished speaking, she was interrupted by Shen Ningyuan.
Chen was stunned: "W-what? You want me to pay you back?"
Chen Ningyuan nodded, "Yes, the IOU has been written. It seems unreasonable to delay paying back the money, right?"
As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan smiled and continued, "I was just planning to ask when Madam Ji was going to pay back the money, but I didn't expect that Madam Ji was such a straightforward person and called me over directly."
Shen Ningyuan's little mouth chattered, and Chen was stunned and couldn't react for a while.
Seeing her look of astonishment, Shen Ningyuan deliberately asked back: "Madam Ji, you have called me to your yard, don't you want to pay me back?"
Chen shook her head and stammered, "Of course not."
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of sarcasm in her tone: “Instead of paying back the money, do you want to borrow money from me?”
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Chen to speak, Shen Ningyuan continued to talk to herself: "Madam Ji, stop joking. How can you ask someone to borrow money and invite the creditor to your door?"
Chen was so choked up that she couldn't speak, and looked at Shen Ningyuan with embarrassment.
At this time, Lan Yin also took a step forward and echoed: "Yes, how can you borrow money from someone and ask them to come to your door?"
Shen Ningyuan shrugged and looked at Chen with a playful look: “Look, Madam Ji, even my maid knows that it’s not your attitude to ask someone to borrow money.”
“Chen Ningyuan, what do you mean?”
Chen's face suddenly darkened, and there was a hint of anger in her tone.
"What do you mean? Madam Ji, you don't even understand the most basic principles. Do you want me to waste my breath to explain them to you?"
As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan looked at Lan Yin beside him and said softly, "Lan Yin, tell Madam Ji the reason behind this."
"Yes, Madam."
Lan Yin agreed, took a step forward, and said in an orderly manner: "Madam Ji, according to the rules of the aristocratic families in the capital, whether it is to repay or borrow money, you should come in person. You called the young lady to your yard without saying a word, and the young lady must have assumed that it is you who is going to repay her money."
As she spoke, Lan Yin's eyes became more sarcastic, and she said, "I never thought that Madam Ji, who has lived in the capital for so long, doesn't even know this little bit of etiquette!"
Being mocked by a maid for not knowing the rules.
Chen was angry, but she had no way to refute it, so she could only look at Shen Ningyuan with resentment.
I was originally planning to ask for money, but now it felt like something was stuck in my throat and I couldn't say the words.
He could only point at Lan Yin, shaking with anger: "You, you, you slut, are you laughing at me for not knowing the rules?"
Lan Yin didn't say anything, which was considered as her agreement.
Seeing this, Chen became even angrier and was about to explode.
Shen Ningyuan brushed her sleeves indifferently and said with a smile: "Madam Ji, you are the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion after all. Now you have to let my maid teach you even such a small matter as borrowing money. It's really sad."
As she spoke, Shen Ningyuan pretended to be puzzled and asked, “I don’t know why the Marquis’ Mansion took a fancy to you and married you as their daughter-in-law?”
"you--"
After hearing what Shen Ningyuan said, Chen bit her lower lip.
His face turned pale and red, and although his heart was full of resentment, he was helpless.
Looking at Chen's embarrassed look, Shen Ningyuan felt secretly happy.
After a while, Chen seemed to have figured something out.
She immediately softened her tone and begged, "Ning Yuan, you are also the daughter-in-law of the Marquis' Mansion. Do you really want to watch as those debt-collecting shop owners come to the Marquis' Mansion to cause trouble every day?
Chen Ningyuan retorted: "They are making trouble for themselves, what does it have to do with me? I am the daughter-in-law of the Marquis's Mansion, but I have another identity. Madam Ji, have you forgotten?"
Upon hearing this, Chen was stunned and asked, "What is your identity?"
"I am a creditor of the Marquis' Mansion just like those shop owners who come to collect debts!" Shen Ningyuan replied with a smile.
As soon as the words fell, Chen felt a black screen before her eyes.
I don’t know how many times I’ve been so angry at Shen Ningyuan that my blood boiled.
After a while, Chen gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger.
She continued to pretend to be a kind mother-in-law and said earnestly: "Ning Yuan, although the Marquis' Mansion is in trouble now, it will not be in trouble for long. After the difficulties are overcome, the Marquis' Mansion will not treat you unfairly and will definitely compensate you double!"
Chen Ningyuan couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this: "Oh? Compensate me? Madam Ji, I'm really curious, what does the Marquis' Mansion plan to use to compensate me? Everything in the Marquis' Mansion, from top to bottom, is purchased with my dowry? What? Compensate me with my dowry?"
After saying that, Shen Ningyuan stared straight at Chen, his eyes full of teasing.
Chen felt uncomfortable being stared at by her.
She immediately looked away and said firmly, "No matter what happened in the past, the Marquis' Mansion is in trouble now. As the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion, you should help!"
"You should help me?" Chen Ningyuan sneered, "Madam Ji, have you forgotten how you treated me before? Now that the Marquis' Mansion is out of money, you think of me? What? I am your bank. I will give you as much money as you want?"
Chen didn't expect that Shen Ningyuan would say such harsh words.
But she thought that if she couldn't borrow the money, Ji Zehai would definitely punish her.
She forced a smile and pleaded, "Ning Yuan, mother knows that you have been wronged during this period, but you and Yunchuan were husband and wife. Although he is no longer here, you can't just watch the Marquis' Mansion collapse."
Chen became more and more excited as she spoke, "Believe me, mother. If you help the Marquis' Mansion, they will definitely remember your kindness."
Chen Ningyuan was unmoved and said coldly: "Favor? You are really joking. I was very sincere to the Marquis' Mansion before, but have you ever thought of me for the least bit? Now you are using favor to pressure me, I am afraid it will not work."
After the words fell, Lan Yin, who had been standing silently by the side, could not help but speak up: "Madam Ji, you usually make things difficult for my young mistress. Now that you need her to help you, you want her to be generous and satisfy you? How is that possible?"
Chen glared at Lan Yin fiercely and was about to yell at her, but was interrupted by Shen Ningyuan: "Lan Yin, don't be rude. Madam Ji is extremely worried, and it's understandable that we should be considerate. After all, she just lost her son and daughter, so it's inevitable that her mind is a little abnormal."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen's defense was completely broken.
He couldn’t control himself on the spot, pointed at Chen Ningyuan and cursed: “Chen Ningyuan, you bitch, how dare you say that I’m mentally ill?”
Seeing her lose control, Shen Ningyuan's smile became even more intense, and she was obviously in a state of mind of playing with a dog.
"Oh? You were so humble just now, but you're giving up so soon?"
Shen Ningyuan sneered, "With Madam Ji's attitude, how can I dare to hand over the silver in my pocket to you?"
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