Chapter 146: Loan
After saying this, Chen Moer looked at Chen coldly.
He warned: "Aunt, don't have such thoughts again in the future, otherwise you will get into trouble and I can't protect you!"
Seeing Chen Moer's serious expression, Chen had to shut her mouth and dared not speak easily.
But after she calmed down, Chen Moer remembered something and looked at Chen in confusion, "Aunt, is the Queen Mother going back to the palace?"
Chen nodded. "The Queen Mother is in the National Temple, practicing Buddhism with her hair untied. She will be returning to the capital in a few days and will be hosting a palace banquet. Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
Chen Moer blinked her eyes. "If I remember correctly, the Queen Mother only stayed in Beijing for three days each time she came back, and then returned to the National Temple to continue her practice. And every time the Queen Mother went to the National Temple, she would select a woman from the wives of officials in the capital to go to the National Temple with her to practice."
Chen asked suspiciously, “Mo’er means that we should find a way to make the Queen Mother pay attention to Shen Ningyuan and let the Queen Mother take her away?”
"That's right. In this way, not only can Shen Ningyuan be sent away, but the Queen Mother will also take care of the Ji family. What do you think, aunt?"
When Chen heard this, her eyes lit up instantly.
“That’s right, the Queen Mother took Shen Ningyuan away, and the Shen family couldn’t stop it, so it’s not our fault!”
"But how can we make the Queen Mother pay attention to Shen Ningyuan?" Chen asked again.
"That's easy. The Queen Mother likes plain clothes. On the day of the palace banquet, we will prepare a solemn and elegant dress for Shen Ningyuan so that she can open her eyes in front of the Queen Mother!"
“That’s right. Shen Ningyuan happens to be a widow. Let her practice with the Queen Mother and pray for her late husband. The Shen family has no reason to refuse.”
“In that case, let’s make arrangements and send Shen Ningyuan away.”
"Okay, Auntie will arrange it right away."
After finishing speaking, Chen did not forget to instruct Chen Moer, "Moer, if you are scared at night, let the servants prepare a talisman to ward off evil spirits for you."
"Aunt..." Chen Moer paused.
Chen added, "But there's nothing to be afraid of. Huan'er is your cousin. Even if she really becomes a ghost, she won't do anything to you. Mo'er, just stay in Qiushui Garden!"
After saying this, Chen didn't dare to stay any longer and ran away.
Looking at her hurriedly leaving back, Chen Moer's heart grew colder little by little.
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On the other side, Shen Ningyuan brought Lan Yin to the Shen family's bank.
Lan Yin asked in confusion: "Miss, do you really want to lend the money to the Marquis' Mansion? Those ungrateful people will not be grateful to you even if you lend them the money!"
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan smiled faintly and said, “I only said that I would lend them 100,000 taels, but I didn’t specify in what form I would lend it to them.”
"Miss, what do you mean?" Lan Yin was surprised.
Shen Ningyuan did not explain directly, "You will know in a moment."
Then he walked into the money shop.
The shopkeeper of the bank immediately came forward enthusiastically when he saw Shen Ningyuan.
"Miss, you haven't been to the money house for a long time?" the shopkeeper greeted.
Shen Ningyuan nodded, “There have been too many things going on lately, and I really don’t have time to go out.”
The shopkeeper reacted immediately and said in a deep voice: "My condolences, Miss!"
"Yeah." Shen Ningyuan agreed.
"Miss, please sit inside."
The shopkeeper led Shen Ningyuan to the backyard of the bank.
After taking a seat, the shopkeeper personally poured tea for Shen Ningyuan and asked respectfully, "I wonder what I can do for you, Miss?"
"I'm here to borrow money as the daughter-in-law of the Ji family. You lend me 100,000 taels of silver at interest, and the interest rate must be the highest in the market."
"One hundred thousand taels? And at the highest interest rate?" The shopkeeper's eyes widened. "Miss, are you sure you want to do this? At the highest interest rate in the market, if you borrow one hundred thousand taels, you will have to pay back two hundred thousand taels in a year!"
"Sure." Shen Ningyuan nodded.
"Why? Miss, you are still a member of the Ji family. Aren't you afraid of doing this..."
Before the shopkeeper could finish, he was interrupted by Shen Ningyuan, “Not anymore in the future.”
Seeing Shen Ningyuan's indifferent attitude, the shopkeeper had to give up and stop asking.
After taking a sip of tea, Shen Ningyuan ordered: "The Ji family doesn't know yet, this bank is my dowry, you take 100,000 taels of silver to the Marquis' Mansion and find a way to get Ji Zehai to sign and seal it, understand?"
"If you want to sign a pledge, what assets of the mansion should be used as collateral?" asked the shopkeeper.
Without thinking, Shen Ningyuan said directly: "Of course it is the ancestral house of the Marquisate. Apart from this, what else does the Ji family have that can be used as collateral?"
Now, most of the Ji family's dowry is hers.
Apart from the big yard, there was nothing else that could be used as collateral.
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. I'm sure the Marquis' Mansion won't know that it was Miss who was behind this."
After he finished speaking, the shopkeeper suddenly thought of something and asked, "Oh, by the way, Miss didn't ask for anything, but she wanted the Ji family's ancestral house. What is Miss going to use it for?"
“Raising pigs.”
Shen Ningyuan didn't even think about it and uttered two words indifferently.
"Raise... raise pigs?" The shopkeeper was choked on the spot.
Taking over my husband's ancestral home just to raise pigs?
The shopkeeper wanted to ask more questions, but Shen Ningyuan had already stood up impatiently and left with Lan Yin.
"Noisy."
When walking out of the bank, Shen Ningyuan complained in a low voice.
At this moment, Lan Yin couldn't hold back her laughter anymore.
He laughed loudly and said, "Miss, you are going to make me laugh to death. You actually want to use the Ji family's ancestral home to raise pigs. If they knew that you have such a plan, I'm afraid they would be so angry that they would vomit blood."
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan rolled her eyes, “Stop laughing, your young lady hasn’t gotten that yard yet!”
"Although I haven't got it yet, I will get it soon!" Lan Yin laughed, "With your intelligence, it will be quick."
"Yeah." Shen Ningyuan responded, "Will you go somewhere with me?"
"Miss, aren't you going back?" Lan Yin asked doubtfully.
"Don't go back yet. I have to meet someone outside."
"Who is he? Why does the young lady have to come out and meet him in person?" Lan Yin was very confused.
But he didn't ask any more questions and followed Shen Ningyuan.
It wasn’t until Shen Ningyuan walked into Ningle Building and saw Ji Yunnuo in the backyard that Lan Yin was so shocked that she couldn’t speak for a moment.
He looked at Ji Yunnuo who had a smile on his face, and then looked at Shen Ningyuan who had no expression on his face.
Lan Yin couldn't help but ask, "Miss, if you want to see the Second Young Master, can't you just meet him in the Marquis' Mansion? Why do you have to go outside to meet him?"
"There are many people in the Marquis' Mansion, so it's best to meet outside." Shen Ningyuan said lightly.
Hearing this, Lan Yin said in a depressed tone, "But, I always feel that the second young master looks at the young lady in a strange way, and I don't want the young lady to meet him."
"No problem." Shen Ningyuan raised an eyebrow, "You just need to get used to it."
Since it is a collaboration, she will have many opportunities to meet Ji Yunnuo alone in the future.
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