As a concubine's daughter, her dowry was not as generous as Shen Tangning's, but her aunt and father secretly subsidized her, so her private treasury was quite rich.
Chi Jingyu's eyes flickered slightly, and he carefully pulled her into his arms: "Xiwei, I will never let you down."
Hidden from his embrace, Shen Xiwei's lips curled slightly.
...
Although Shen Xiwei gave him some silver notes, they were limited and still 3,000 taels short of 30,000 taels.
The amount was neither too much nor too little, but he really couldn't come up with it in a short time. Chi Jingyu rested his forehead on his hand, pondering the feasibility of pawning some items.
But he couldn't bring himself to do it. Every famous pawnshop in Yanjing knew him. If he spread the word, what would others think of him?
As he pondered, a shadow fell before him, and a faint fragrance wafted by. Chi Jingyu looked up and saw Yun Que refilling his teacup.
He frowned, his expression slightly cold: "Who let you in?"
Yun Que looked flustered and bit her lip helplessly: "Your Highness, please calm down. It was my own idea. I only thought of it when I saw that your tea had gone cold..."
"Alright." Chi Jingyu wasn't about to argue with a mere maid, so he waved his hand and said, "Go."
Yun Que stood still, her delicate face showing some hesitation. She quickly blushed with nervousness and mustered great courage to ask, "Is Your Highness troubled by something?"
Chi Jingyu glanced at her, his gaze sharp. Yun Que lowered her head, unable to bear it, her eyelashes trembling. "This servant only wanted to share the burden for the young master..."
At times, her temperament resembled that of Shen Xiwei, and he ultimately couldn't harden his heart, only saying indifferently, "How can you share my burdens and solve my problems?"
Yun Que cautiously raised her head and gave a fawning smile: "Young Master, why don't you tell me?"
She was very astute and always maintained a safe distance from Chi Jingyu so as not to offend him.
Chi Jingyu casually mentioned it with a tentative mindset, and Yun Que actually had an idea. Her eyes brightened slightly, but she was clearly hesitant: "This servant has an idea, but I don't know if the young master is willing to give it a try?"
Chi Jingyu slightly raised his eyes: "Tell me about it."
Yun Que bit her lip and said softly, "I've heard that there are people in the business who specialize in this. They lend money to people in a short period of time for emergencies, and only charge a small amount of interest. It's also known as usury."
Chi Jingyu's eyes narrowed: "You want me to borrow money?"
Although he was ignorant of the practicalities of daily life, he understood some common sense: there's no such thing as a free lunch. This was blatant lending, not through a proper bank, and therefore not subject to legal regulations.
Yun Que knelt down in a panic: "This servant had no such intention. I just heard that if it is returned in time, there will be no consequences, so I dared to resort to this desperate measure..."
A dark light flashed in Chi Jingyu's eyes. His salary should be coming soon, and it shouldn't be difficult to pay it back in time.
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"That's quite strange. Did he really manage to gather all the money in such a short time?" Shen Tangning raised an eyebrow as she examined the silver notes that Chi Jingyu had sent over.
Knowing the truth, Yuan Zhao's expression was indescribable: "He borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates."
Shen Tangning was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened in disbelief: "Has Chi Jingyu gone mad?"
The interest rates on those loans are extremely high, and with interest compounding, you can be heavily in debt in just a few months!
Is he planning to sacrifice the entire Marquis's mansion?
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