Chapter 197: The Mastermind Revealed
King Min Xie Yumin.
Yi Ge didn't expect that the mastermind that Chen Ningyuan had been looking for was actually an idle prince far away in Lingnan.
He is not in the capital for many years, why would he attack the Shen family?
Yi Ge couldn't figure this out, so he held his breath and continued to listen to the conversation between the two.
Seeing Xie Yumin's questioning eyes, Ji Yunchuan had no choice but to tell him everything about the transaction between Shen Ningyuan and Chen.
After hearing the latter, a hint of coldness flashed across Xie Yumin's eyes, "I really underestimated Shen Ningyuan!"
"Your Majesty, this money, look..."
Ji Yunchuan looked at Xie Yumin, hesitating and not knowing how to start.
Xie Yumin immediately guessed what he wanted to say, frowned, and asked, "Can't the Ji family even come up with 200,000 taels?"
Ji Yunchuan answered truthfully: "If I could take it out, I wouldn't come to see Your Highness."
Xie Yumin took a deep breath and said, "Ji Yunchuan, I was really blind to seek cooperation with you guys!"
Ji Yunchuan did not respond, but just lowered his head even more.
"Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. Over the past few years, the Ji family has also helped you make a lot of money."
"Oh, do you mean that you want me to pay you back?" Xie Yumin asked in a deep voice.
Ji Yunchuan quickly shook his head, "Your Highness, I dare not do that, but the Ji family is really desperate."
"You promised me before that you would definitely keep the Ji family's title, but in this situation..." Ji Yunchuan said stiffly, "We can only rely on the Shen family."
Upon hearing this, Xie Yumin became even angrier.
"Ji Yunchuan, I almost convinced my father, but it was your grandmother who came to the palace and caused a scene that made my father give up the idea!"
Ji Yunchuan did not respond, but just lowered his head even more.
It looks like he won’t let it go today unless Xie Yumin gives him the money.
Xie Yumin gritted his teeth and pointed at Ji Yunchuan with his hand, "You, you only care about the title of the Ji family! If I succeed in the future, will you be left out of the benefits?"
"But Your Highness, the Ji family, without a title, cannot help you accomplish anything." Ji Yunchuan said in a low voice.
Xie Yumin's face darkened, but he did not refute.
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
After saying that, Xie Yumin took out a stack of silver bills.
When Ji Yunchuan took the banknote, his fingers trembled slightly.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness."
Ji Yunchuan took the banknote and put it away carefully.
"Are you sure that Chen Ningyuan will help the Ji family after receiving 500,000 taels?" Xie Yumin asked.
Ji Yunchuan nodded. "Based on my understanding of Shen Ningyuan, she is not someone who will easily promise. Now that she has spoken, she will definitely do it."
"You know her well?"
Xie Yumin raised his eyebrows and looked at Ji Yunchuan with a somewhat weird look.
"Not all, but nine out of ten."
Ji Yunchuan is very confident.
"Oh? Nine out of ten?"
Xie Yumin smiled, but there was a playful look in his eyes, which made Ji Yunchuan feel flustered.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that the look in Xie Yumin's eyes when he looked at him hid too many things.
"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will go back first. Mother is still waiting for me."
Xie Yumin nodded, "Well, you can go back."
"You'd better meet less often with the people from the Ji family to avoid causing trouble." Xie Yumin reminded.
"My Lord, I know."
After saying this, Ji Yunchuan bowed, turned around and left the room.
Yi Ge didn't dare to leave casually, for fear that Xie Yuming would discover his presence.
After a moment, Xie Yumin looked into the void and couldn't help laughing: "Things are getting more and more interesting."
Yi Ge frowned.
Things are getting more interesting?
Could it be that this person is planning something behind the scenes?
Yi Ge frowned even more tightly.
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Xiyuanju.
"Is it really King Min?"
Hearing Yi Ge's words, Shen Ningyuan was also shocked.
He raised his head and looked at Yi Ge in surprise, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? That man is really King Min?"
Yi Ge nodded, "Miss, how could I be wrong? When I was in the palace, I made a point of remembering Prince Min's face."
A hint of coldness flashed across Shen Ningyuan's eyes, "A lazy prince far away in Lingnan also wants to step on the Shen family to rise to power?"
"Miss, what should I do next?" Yi Ge asked.
Shen Ningyuan pursed her lips and said slowly: “The reason why he hid in the other courtyard was just because he believed that the most dangerous place was the safest place. How could I let him do what he wanted?”
"Yi Ge, take two maids with you to the other courtyard tomorrow. Under the pretext of cleaning, check if there are any clues in the courtyard."
"I just don't believe that Xie Yumin stayed in the other courtyard for so long and left nothing behind."
"Okay, I understand."
Yi Ge responded in a deep voice.
"I'm just waiting for Chen to send me money."
The next day, it was dawn.
Chen came to Xiyuanju as promised, holding a box.
The box was opened, revealing a stack of banknotes.
"Five hundred thousand taels, was it collected so quickly?" Shen Ningyuan asked with a raised eyebrow.
Chen nodded, "Five hundred thousand taels, not a cent less, all here."
Then, Shen Ningyuan raised her hand, and Lan Yin walked over, took the box from Chen's hand, and came to Shen Ningyuan.
Shen Ningyuan picked up the banknote and glanced at it casually.
"It is indeed five hundred thousand taels." Shen Ningyuan looked at Chen, his eyes fixed on her haggard face, and deliberately smiled: "Mrs. Ji must have spent a lot of time to collect these five hundred thousand taels. You look so haggard after not seeing you for one night."
Chen sighed, "Five hundred thousand taels, almost cost me half my life. As long as you can help keep the Ji family's title, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little."
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan smiled even more deeply, “Don’t worry, Madam Ji, I will definitely help you to keep the title of the Ji family.”
"Then when will you return to the Shen family?" Chen asked quickly.
Shen Ningyuan replied: "I will go back to the Shen family today and ask my father to go to the palace to plead with His Majesty to keep the Ji family's title."
"Okay, okay, then go back quickly and don't waste time."
Chen seemed to have thought of something and said, "Wait a minute, should I prepare some gifts for you to give to your parents-in-law?"
Shen Ningyuan raised an eyebrow.
It's rare.
Ever since she married into the Ji family, she had never seen Chen send gifts to her parents.
Today, she needs a favor from someone, and she actually knows how to give a gift.
"Time is running out. I'll go get ready now."
After saying this, Chen turned around in a hurry and left Xiyuanju.
After she left, Lan Yin asked, "Miss, what do you do with this money?"
"Of course I have to take her back to the Shen family." Shen Ningyuan said without even thinking.
"In a few months, my sister-in-law will give birth. I will give her this money as a gift for my little nephew."
"You're really generous, Miss, to use 500,000 taels as a gift for meeting someone."
Chen Ningyuan didn't say anything, just put the banknotes back and closed the box.
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