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Chapter 40: We Need to Borrow Some Manpower from the King of Qi
Everyone only saw that the Marquis' Mansion sent dozens of loads of betrothal gifts to marry a concubine, but they didn't know that after these betrothal gifts returned to the Marquis' Mansion as dowry, they were all forced by the people in the Marquis' Mansion to be sold and returned to Gu Nianchu.

No matter how shameless Lord Shen is, he still has to maintain some dignity in public. Listening to everyone's discussions, he can't really do something like stopping the people from Jinxiufang and snatching the silver back.

In the end, he could only bow and say that it was all a misunderstanding and that he just happened to be out with the palace soldiers on something.

Everyone had to give Old Marquis Shen some face, at least on the surface they smiled and believed what he said.

"That's right, it's still a marquisate after all. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. How could they not even make a few sets of clothes for the Crown Prince's wife?"

"How could the Marquis' Mansion really favor the concubine over the wife? We still have to maintain some dignity."

Lord Shen said that he had something to do, so he could only take the palace soldiers out of the city and then return to the palace.

After returning home, Madam Shen and Xu Yan were waiting for him.

Old Madam Shen already knew that Old Marquis Shen had not been able to get the silver back.

"My Lord, there are only 4,000 taels of silver left in the treasury. We can't celebrate this New Year."

Old Madam Shen wiped her tears and said, "The Gu family is getting more and more arrogant now. They even robbed people of their money. If we don't take care of them, we will not be able to live like this in the future."

Old Lord Shen was in a state of panic at this moment: "Manage? How to manage? How can I manage if I can't win the fight? You, as a mother-in-law, don't care about your daughter-in-law. Come and tell me, whose backyard is managed by a man? Aren't you afraid of losing face? You actually want an old man to manage his daughter-in-law!"

Lord Shen was also very angry: "Madam, please go back to the Yue family and borrow some money."

After saying this, Lord Shen left immediately.

He didn't want to stay in this mansion for a moment.

There are too many troubles.

Old Madam Shen and Xu Yan, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, looked at each other. Old Madam Shen couldn't help wiping away her tears. Why was her life so miserable?

Xu Yan stepped forward and held Madam Shen's hand: "Mother, don't be sad. My sister is separated from her husband because of me. As long as I leave the house, my sister will definitely not be like this."

Old Madam Shen sneered: "That Gu has never taken our mansion seriously. She was only nice to us in the past few years because she felt guilty. Now, even if you leave, she will still make the whole family restless."

"The only way now is to ask some experts to control the Gu family so that the Marquis' Mansion can be at peace."

Mrs. Shen's words made Xu Yan nod her head repeatedly: "Yes, Madam is right, but it's not easy to hire a master. It's hard for the Marquis's Mansion to make a living now, where can we get the money to hire a master?"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed for a long time, and when Xu Yan was about to leave, a smile appeared on her face.

Gu Nianchu practiced martial arts in Haitang Garden. She practiced martial arts when she had nothing to do. She had to pick up the skills she had lost.

Zhu Yi and a few others accompanied her.

Chunlan came to tell Gu Nianchu about how several masters in the Marquis' Mansion were so angry that they were half dead, to cheer him up. They, the servants, have now figured out the pattern. Now, what their masters like to hear most is that other masters in the Marquis' Mansion are in trouble. The angrier they are, the happier their masters are.

"Miss, the Marquis asked the old lady to go back to her parents' home to borrow some money."

Chunlan told Gu Nianchu with a smile, and Gu Nianchu smiled: "It's good to borrow money. With the money, can't I buy the jewelry I want?"

"That Xu and the old lady discussed quietly for a long time afterwards. Their voices were so low that no one knew what they said." Chunlan felt a little regretful. Gu Nianchu waved her hand and said, "Let them discuss it. You just have to be careful and don't let their people get close to us."

Haitang Garden originally had people stuffed in by Old Madam Shen. The first thing Gu Nianchu did after her rebirth was to find a reason to sell out those two people. Now, everyone in Haitang Garden is her own.

Now, Nanny Tian and the others are asked to keep a close eye on the people around them, and no mistakes can be made.

When Shen Jiao heard that Gu Nianchu had made eight sets of clothes from Jinxiu Fang, she could no longer sit still and ran to Xu Yan to ask for money to make clothes. Xu Yan wanted to please her sister-in-law, but she really had no money on hand.

"Third sister, you know the current situation of our family. We can't afford to pay for it for the time being. My sister has made eight sets of clothes, but there is no way she can wear them all. Why don't you go and ask her for a few sets?"

Xu Yan wanted Shen Jiao to ask Gu Nianchu for it. Shen Jiao was scared of being beaten by Gu Nianchu these days. After hearing what Xu Yan said, she slapped Xu Yan twice: "Bitch, do you think I don't know what you are thinking? You just want me to get into trouble and get beaten. You are so cruel!"

Xu Yan cried and begged for mercy, saying that she had not meant that. Finally, she gave a set of her own headwear to Shen Jiao, and only then did she send Shen Jiao away.

Zhuier helped Xu Yan apply facial mask, feeling very distressed: "Master, what is going on? How could the Third Miss hit you?"

Xu Yan's eyes were sinister. Life in the Marquis' Mansion was completely different from what she had imagined.

"Let them run wild."

When Old Madam Shen came back, she brought back four servants, saying that they were given to her by her parents to serve her. There were two men and two women, all in their thirties.

Old Madam Shen kept a girl named Yuzhen by her side and gave Yurong to Xu Yan.

Two servants, Qingshan and Qingfeng, were sent to Shen Ling.

After Gu Nianchu knew about this, he sent Han Chan to test these people.

"Miss, I have tried to check and found that these people are all martial arts masters. I don't know where this mansion found them. It is obvious that they were sent to deal with you."

Han Chan's words made Gu Nianchu's eyes flash. Her constant noise these days finally paid off.

"Han Chan, if you face them, do you have a chance of winning?"

Han Chan hesitated for a moment before replying, "My lady, I can defeat them in a one-on-one fight, but there are four of them. Zhu Yi and the others are no match for them."

Gu Nianchu nodded to show that he understood.

"Miss, don't worry, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi will help you."

Han Chan's words made Gu Nianchu sigh, but now was not the time to be hypocritical, so she did not refuse: "Han Chan, go and ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi to lend me a few people."

Gu Nianchu gave Zhou Yuchen a valuable gift and asked Han Chan to take it. Han Chan said with a smile, "Miss, you don't actually have to give His Highness a gift. His Highness will lend you people."

"Chichan, when you ask for help, you should have the attitude of asking for help."

Gu Nianchu always felt that Han Chan knew something, and her earlobes blushed for no reason: "You must ask His Royal Highness Prince Qi to accept my thank-you gift, understand?"

Han Chan responded, "Yes, Miss, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi will definitely give you a return gift when the time comes."

(End of this chapter)