Chapter 67: Cutting off Chen's Blood Ginseng
"Madam, if we stop so much at once, if the Marquis blames us..."
Uncle Chen bowed and spoke with a trembling voice.
He didn't finish the rest of the words, but Shen Ningyuan immediately guessed what he was thinking.
He replied directly in a cold voice: "If he wants to blame me, just let him come to me!"
Then he continued, "I have only looked at one account book, and there are so many questions. If I look at all the account books here, it won't just be the money that is stopped!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Chen was speechless again.
He really didn't expect that the usually good-tempered Shen Ningyuan would have such an aggressive side.
Or have they all been deceived by Shen Ningyuan's gentle appearance over the past year?
Even so, Uncle Chen still wanted to fight back and push Chen out.
"Young Madam, many of the expenses you requested to stop were requested by Madam. Why don't you inform Madam first and see what she says? That way it will be easier for me to do things, right?"
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan sneered, "Oh? Uncle Chen, are you trying to use my mother-in-law to pressure me?"
"Of course not!" Uncle Chen said with a fake smile, "Young Madam is still young after all, she doesn't know how expensive it is to be the head of a household, especially for a big family like ours. Some reasonable extra expenses are necessary so that the Marquisate can have face!"
"Face?" Chen Ningyuan laughed out of anger. "If I remember correctly, when I married into the Marquis' Mansion a year ago, the people in the mansion couldn't even serve a bowl of bird's nest porridge. Why didn't you say that face was important at that time?"
As soon as these words came out, Uncle Chen's face immediately turned dark.
He said hesitantly, "Madam, that was all in the past. Why are you bringing it up again?"
"What? Can a person forget his roots?"
Uncle Chen: “…”
Shen Ningyuan retorted faintly, and Uncle Chen was immediately speechless, staring at Shen Ningyuan intently.
Finally, Shen Ningyuan asked again: "I'll ask you one last time, can these expenses be stopped!"
"You can stop, but the lady..."
Uncle Chen was still determined to use the Chen family to suppress Shen Ningyuan.
But he had just said half of his words when Lan Yin's voice came in through the curtain.
"Miss, I have counted and brought back all the things that Madam moved away."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of servants came into the room one after another carrying things.
Lan Yin was standing by and calling out to them, fearing that these servants would be careless and break things.
"Put this here, don't put it in the wrong place!"
"That vase is very easy to break, be gentle when you put it down!"
"And these few calligraphy and paintings, you can't make a mistake, just leave them here, I'll do it myself!"
“…”
Uncle Chen's eyelids twitched in shock as he looked at the things that were being moved in one after another.
He was very familiar with each of these things.
Because these things were moved out by him personally and his men not long ago.
I didn’t expect that Shen Ningyuan would get these things back so soon!
Could it be that Chen Ningyuan had some evidence against him?
Thinking of this possibility, Uncle Chen's face became even more panicked, and he looked at Shen Ningyuan with a little horror.
At the same time, Shen Ningyuan also raised her eyebrows and looked at him, and asked faintly: "If those expenses can't be stopped within three days, there is no need for my dowry to be merged into the Marquis' Mansion."
After saying this, Shen Ningyuan no longer looked at Uncle Chen, and picked up the teacup to drink tea by herself, with no intention of speaking anymore.
Seeing this, Uncle Chen had to swallow what he wanted to say, and bowed to Shen Ningyuan, “I will follow the young lady’s arrangement.”
Shen Ningyuan said nothing.
Uncle Chen didn't want to embarrass himself any more and turned away dejectedly.
At this time, Lan Yin took the list and walked up to Shen Ningyuan.
"Miss, I have taken back almost all the items on the list. There are only a few items that were said to have been damaged by the servants. I roughly calculated that they are worth 10,000 taels of silver."
"Damaged by the servants?"
Shen Ningyuan took the list and looked at it, obviously not believing this statement.
"These things that cannot be taken back are all calligraphy and paintings, wood carvings, or gold items. They are not fragile vases or jade items. How could they be damaged? I'm afraid Ji Zehai took them as gifts as a favor!"
Lan Yin lowered her head and said nothing, which was considered as her agreement.
"Forget it, I will find a way to get these things back." Shen Ningyuan narrowed his eyes, "Send someone to check, to whose house these things were sent!"
Lan Yin nodded, with a smile in her eyes and brows.
"Yes, miss!"
She was happier than anyone else that Shen Ningyuan could stand up.
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On the other hand, Chen was still feeling pain over the things that were taken back by Shen Ningyuan.
Ever since Lan Yin brought the servants to move the things away, she has been lying on the couch, sighing non-stop.
"That little bitch, Chen Ningyuan, is looking for trouble as soon as she comes back!"
"No wonder she agreed to return to the Ji family so easily, it turns out she came for the dowry!"
Chen held her forehead with her hand, looking like she had a headache, "Oh my, those treasures were all carefully selected by me, but Chen Ningyuan took them all away without leaving any... Doesn't she even have the slightest intention of honoring me as her mother-in-law?!"
Chen became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She stroked her chest and almost choked on her breath.
Qi's originally pale face became redder and redder.
Chen quickly called the maid Caiyun beside her and asked anxiously, "Have you bought the blood ginseng for this month in the Marquis' Mansion?"
Caiyun shook her head and said, "Madam, the Marquis' Mansion has been busy with the funeral of the eldest young master this month. I guess the servants who were responsible for purchasing the ginseng have forgotten about this matter. I will go and urge them to buy the blood ginseng back as soon as possible!"
Chen nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, hurry up and urge them. I can't stop getting the two blood ginsengs I need every month!"
That's her life.
Can’t stop!
Before Shen Ningyuan came into the family, Chen had been suffering from tuberculosis and had prepared herself to live like this for the rest of her life.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Shen Ningyuan got married, after hearing about her situation, she bought the best blood ginseng and bird's nest to nourish her body.
She initially accused Shen Ningyuan of spending money recklessly.
But I didn't expect that after eating blood ginseng medicinal food and top-quality bird's nest for two months.
The tuberculosis that I had suffered for many years was gradually getting better.
Not only that, her body, which was always suffering from minor illnesses and would become disabled due to serious illnesses, was miraculously healed by Shen Ningyuan.
From then on, she tacitly accepted Shen Ningyuan's kindness to her.
And I accept it with peace of mind.
Anyway, in her opinion, Shen Ningyuan did all this to please her.
Just to make her say a few good words for her in front of Ji Yunchuan.
Thinking of this, Chen felt a little relieved.
So what if Shen Ningyuan has changed a lot?
So what if my mother’s family is powerful?
As long as she still loves Ji Yunchuan in her heart, she is destined to be controlled by her!
Thinking of this, Chen couldn't help feeling proud again.
Just when she was feeling proud, Uncle Chen rushed in.
While running, he shouted anxiously: "Sister, something serious has happened. I don't know what's wrong with that little bitch Chen Ningyuan. She wants to stop giving you blood ginseng and bird's nest!"
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