Chapter 193: Transaction
Seeing Chen's panicked look, Shen Ningyuan raised her eyebrows and smiled.
He asked knowingly, "Madam Ji, didn't you bring Old Madam Ji to the palace to plead with His Majesty? Why are you back so soon? Could it be that His Majesty has agreed to release Master Ji and not reduce the title of the Marquisate?"
Chen's face froze and she was about to shake her head to deny it.
Shen Ningyuan didn't give her this opportunity and immediately pretended to be very excited.
"That's great. Lord Ji won't have to suffer in prison, and he can keep his title in the Marquisate!"
Seeing Shen Ningyuan's excitement, Chen opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything to refute.
But in the end, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Yuan'er, His Majesty has not agreed to let the Ji family go. I guess he will strip the Ji family of their titles in the end."
"Shouldn't it be?" Shen Ningyuan deliberately asked, "Doesn't Madam Ji have an imperial decree? Your Majesty doesn't even give a little face to the imperial decree lady personally appointed by the late emperor?"
Hearing this, Chen's face showed embarrassment, and she shook her head and said, "No...no."
"Why?" Shen Ningyuan asked knowingly.
Chen didn’t expect that Shen Ningyuan would keep asking her questions.
She knew in her heart that if she didn't make things clear today, Shen Ningyuan would probably keep asking questions.
So Chen had no choice but to explain: "The old lady's imperial edict was conferred by the previous emperor. She had to see the imperial edict. She was so angry that she kicked us out directly."
"The imperial edict of the previous dynasty?" Shen Ningyuan pretended to be surprised. "Is the old lady confused? Why would she bring the imperial edict of the previous dynasty to ask for a favor from the current emperor? What's the difference between this and slapping the emperor in the face in public?"
Chen looked helpless, "Yuan'er, please stop talking. If I had known this earlier, I would never have brought the old lady into the palace!"
Seeing Chen's annoyed look, Shen Ningyuan tried not to laugh out loud.
He continued to deliberately ask: "So now, what's the situation with the old lady?"
Chen's expression was even more helpless than before.
"Oh, stop talking!" Chen almost cried, "I sent the old lady back to the old house!"
"Hmm?" Shen Ningyuan looked confused.
This time, she was really stunned.
I really didn't expect that Chen would act so quickly. As soon as she returned to the Ji family, she sent the old woman away.
Chen explained, "She has been kept in the old house for many years and has long suffered from hysteria, but the people in the old house have not revealed any news. Now, in order to help the old lady recover, I can only send her back to the old house to recover!"
"So that's how it is." Shen Ningyuan sneered, "Madam Ji has really worked hard for the Marquis' Mansion. You didn't even know that the old lady had hysteria, such a big thing."
Chen sighed again: "Alas, who said it wasn't true?"
After the ridicule ended, Shen Ningyuan had enough fun and then his face turned cold.
He asked directly: "So, what is the reason why Mrs. Ji came to see me now?"
Chen opened her mouth, still hesitating as to how to start.
Shen Ningyuan urged: “Madam Ji, if you have anything to say, just say it directly.”
Chen then said with a stiff upper lip: "Yuan'er, you know the current situation of the Ji family very well. If His Majesty really strips the Ji family of their titles, we will have no choice but to move out of this house and return to our old home."
Chen looked at Shen Ningyuan and said earnestly, "You were raised in the general's mansion. I can't bear to let you follow us to the countryside to suffer!"
A hypocritical image of a loving mother who cares about Shen Ningyuan.
After hearing this, Shen Ningyuan laughed even more happily.
He immediately said, "It's okay, Madam Ji, don't worry. I have money. I can buy a house in the capital. I can take care of myself."
Then he added: "If it doesn't work out, I can go back to my parents' home and let my parents take care of me."
"you……"
Chen was so angry that she gritted her teeth and wished she could tear open Shen Ningyuan's skull to see what was going on in her mind.
But at the moment, she could only suppress her anger and said patiently: "What if there is a simpler way to preserve the Ji family's title and the old house?"
"What method?" Shen Ningyuan asked again knowing the answer.
"Go find your father and mother and ask them to help keep the Ji family's title." Chen became more and more excited, and actually grabbed Shen Ningyuan's hand, "Yuan'er, now only you can save the Ji family!"
Here it comes, Chen finally asked for help.
Seeing Chen's panic, Shen Ningyuan deliberately said: "Madam Ji, I also want to help the Ji family, but you know, my parents have always been very angry. The Ji family has spent so much of my dowry in the past year since I married. After the last dowry incident, my mother repeatedly emphasized to me that I can't help the Ji family anymore, even if the Ji family is exterminated, it has nothing to do with me."
"What do you mean?" Chen was shocked. "Do you mean that you want me to pay back the 500,000 taels of silver that the Marquis' Mansion owes you before you let your parents help the Ji family?"
"Yes." Shen Ningyuan smiled meaningfully.
But Chen stopped talking.
He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Seeing this, Shen Ningyuan continued: “Madam Ji, five hundred thousand taels, and the Ji family’s title and a lifetime of glory, this deal is worth it.”
"What's more, aren't these 500,000 taels all the money you owe me? In fact, the Ji family didn't pay a penny, right?"
Shen Ningyuan's tone was cold and gloomy, with a hint of bewitching.
Chen's brows furrowed even more, obviously considering Shen Ningyuan's suggestion.
After a while, Chen still did not respond.
Shen Ningyuan said in a cold voice: “Madam Ji, have you considered it?”
"If you haven't thought it through, why don't you go back and think about it again?" Shen Ningyuan ordered him to leave. "Lan Yin, send Madam Ji back. I want to rest."
"Yes, Madam."
Lan Yin said this, walked forward, and stretched out her hand as a "please" gesture.
"Madam Ji, I will take you back."
"No, I won't go back!" Chen suddenly shuddered and looked up at Chen Ningyuan, "Is it true that as long as I return the five hundred thousand taels to you, you will agree to help the Ji family this time?"
"Of course." Shen Ningyuan raised her eyebrows, her eyes filled with a complex smile, "Keeping the Ji family's title will also be good for me, isn't it?"
After hearing this, Chen no longer hesitated, "Okay, I promise you, tomorrow I will find a way to raise 500,000 taels and return it to you without a cent less."
"Chen Ningyuan, I hope you keep your word and don't break it!"
At this point, Chen's attitude was not as polite as before.
Shen Ningyuan has become accustomed to her behavior of changing her attitude at any time.
He smiled meaningfully and said, "Don't worry, Madam Ji. I will definitely not break my promise. I will definitely find a way to keep the Ji family's title..."
As for how to insure it and under whose name, she has the final say!
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