Madam Ning's face was still covered with a layer of frost when she returned to her room. She sat down and drank tea without saying a word.
Ning Yunyan had already left with her sisters. Madam Ning San and Madam Ning Si were still waiting. Seeing her expression, they were surprised and uneasy.
Of course they knew that Madam Ning was not as benevolent as she appeared to be, but in all their years of being sisters-in-law, they had never seen her show such emotions in public.
It was obvious that Miss Jun had made Madam Ning very angry.
"Sister-in-law, I've seen it, the marriage certificate is real." Mrs. Ning San hesitated for a moment and said, "She is also in our house now, why don't I have someone destroy it."
"Are you going to rob?" Mrs. Ning Si asked with her heart skipping a beat.
"The maids were pouring tea and water, what if they accidentally wet the marriage certificate?" Mrs. Ning San said, "Or maybe Miss Jun was angry and wanted to scare us on purpose. In fact, what she brought was not a marriage certificate, and we have never seen it before. Anyway, it's not the first time Miss Jun has made a scene in our house. She even played the trick of hanging herself. No one will believe her if she makes a scene like this."
The Ning family is such a wealthy and powerful family, so they have certainly done some rogue things before, but this is the first time they have acted so blatantly like a rogue towards a little girl.
Madam Ning Si didn't know what to say.
Madam Ning put down her teacup.
"No," she said, "she does want money."
So it's already been discussed?
"Sister-in-law, is she real?" Madam Ning Si asked hurriedly.
Madam Ning let out a breath and her expression returned to normal.
"Yes, she said that since our family doesn't agree to the marriage, we should give her some money." She said, "She is an orphan now, and it would be good for her to have some money to support herself."
She paused here.
"She has already given me the marriage certificate." She said, reaching out to take out the marriage certificate and throwing it on the table.
It actually worked?
Mrs. Ning San couldn't help but reach out and take the marriage certificate.
"Is it true? Don't try to fool me with fake information." She said as she lowered her head to look carefully.
Madam Ning Si coughed lightly.
Mrs. Ning San didn't care.
"My sister-in-law is a gentleman with a kind heart. Once she says something, she sticks to it. She will accept whatever she is offered. But Miss Jun may be a scoundrel." She said, "It's better to watch carefully."
These words made Madam Ning feel much better, and Madam Ning smiled and said nothing more.
"I've seen it, it's true." Mrs. Ning said, standing up. "Let's just let it go. I'll tell my mother and withdraw the money from the account to send her away."
"Sister-in-law, go talk first. We'll go to the cashier's office to make the arrangements." Mrs. Ning San said, "There's no need to wait for mother's approval for the two thousand taels of silver."
Madam Ning paused, and her expression, which had originally improved, became gloomy again.
"It's five thousand taels." She said through gritted teeth.
Five thousand taels?
Madam Ning San and Madam Ning Si were stunned.
How come after the eldest lady went to see Miss Jun, two thousand taels became five thousand taels?
"Sister-in-law is kindhearted after all." Madam Ning San shook her head and said, "She can't bear to see this orphan girl suffer."
"He is a rogue. You don't need to feel sorry for him, sister-in-law." Mrs. Ning Si said.
However, this time, the sisters-in-law sang the same tune, and Madam Ning's expression did not improve, but became even uglier.
"But now that I see how strongly the Madam opposes this marriage, I realize that I still underestimated him. The Tenth Young Master Ning is more valuable than I thought."
She thought of what Miss Jun had said. Although she had said it very politely and Miss Jun's expression and attitude were very respectful, the meaning behind it was very straightforward.
Because I'm angry about what you said, I decided to raise the price right there.
What a rogue.
Madam Ning was filled with resentment, but she did not want to say more about it. After all, she was embarrassed in front of a little girl.
She ignored her two sisters-in-law and walked away.
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Ning Yunyan paced back and forth in the room anxiously, and finally received news from her mother.
"Five thousand taels?" She said in surprise, and then became angry, "She really dared to ask for it."
The two sisters behind me were also shocked by the amount.
"Why should we promise her? Let her go without paying a penny and see what she can do." Ning Yunyan was about to leave.
The head maid hurriedly stopped her.
"Miss, the Madam doesn't want to get involved anymore." She advised, "It's not good for the Tenth Young Master if it goes on for too long."
Ning Yunyan gritted her teeth in hatred.
"Why should I be afraid of her?" She said, "It's her fault. It has nothing to do with my brother."
"It's not that we're afraid of her. The eldest lady said that her elders are old friends of the old lady. Now her parents are gone, and she has no brothers or sisters. She's an orphan. Since she came to us with the old relationship between her elders, although we can't arrange her life, we should give her some money to support her." The maid said, "She's a child and doesn't understand things. We in the Ning family can't be bothered by her."
"It's true that kind people are often bullied. Just let her be so proud?" Ning Yunyan was angry.
"Miss, she is nothing. She is not worthy to fight with her." The maid said with a smile, "In this case, who is right and who is wrong, everyone can see that she is a rogue, so whether it is marriage or riot, it is actually just for money."
In this way, she is just like those rogues in the market, a fraud.
Yes, she is a fraud.
Ning Yunyan nodded resentfully.
Five thousand taels of silver, what a rogue.
At this time, Miss Jun, who was regarded as a rogue, was looking at the maid standing in front of her.
"Miss Jun, this is the five thousand taels of silver you asked for," the maid said coldly, shaking the silver in her hand, "It's from your grandmother's bank. It's convenient for you to hold it, and it's convenient for us too. We don't have to deal with the Fang family bank anymore in the future."
This means that the Ning family will no longer have any contact with the Fang family.
Miss Jun looked calm as she watched the maid's slightly trembling fingertips.
"If you throw the money on the ground, you have to bring me another one of the same amount." She said suddenly.
The maid's hands trembled and she looked a little surprised.
What?
"If you want to do this, you should ask the Madam first to see if she allows it. She will also tell you if what I said is true." Miss Jun said, "Don't be self-righteous. It's not good to flatter the horse when it's not in its proper place."
As the capable maidservant of the eldest lady, she naturally knew how angry she was, and she also knew how the old lady had humiliated her just now.
The old lady was furious about the five thousand taels of silver promised by the eldest lady, and scolded the eldest lady for being a blind bodhisattva who was so kind that she could not distinguish between relatives and enemies. In front of so many maids in the room, the eldest lady knelt down and begged the old lady to agree for the sake of the tenth young master.
"Just think of it as accumulating blessings for Zhao'er."
The old lady liked the tenth young master the most, so she reluctantly agreed.
The Madam suffered such humiliation because of Miss Jun. If she was a lady with some dignity, she would have turned around and left and never mentioned marriage again after being treated so coldly. But she turned around and asked for money, and even asked for so much.
Such a scoundrel should just leave the money on the ground for her to pick up.
The maid was planning to do just that, but she didn't expect the rogue to dare to warn her.
Throwing the money on the ground requires another five thousand taels?
She dares!
The maid looked at Miss Jun with suspicion. The girl looked calm, without anger or sneer, and was gentle and docile from head to toe. However, she inexplicably felt that Miss Jun was not pretending to be threatening.
She really dares and will do it.
This is a scoundrel, perhaps he is waiting for the opportunity to cause trouble for the Ning family again.
As long as she was willing to accept the money, she would no longer have any marriage entanglements with the Ning family, and there would be no reason to get entangled with them anymore. If she continued to get entangled with them, she would be at a loss.
The maid's hands were shaking slightly, but she held the banknote steadily and handed it over.
"Liu'er, take it." Miss Jun said.
The silly little girl standing next to her stepped forward and took it.
"Thank you." Miss Jun bowed slightly and said, "Bye."
Her voice was soft, her movements were light, and her demeanor was upright. The maid unconsciously hurried to return the greeting, and only came to her senses halfway through the greeting.
Why should you be so polite to this scoundrel?
Miss Jun walked past her and went out, her dress fluttering in the wind, her figure as graceful as a willow tree swaying in the wind.