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Chapter 54 I envy her for living a carefree life

Shen Jiao kept crying, and Shen Ling was very annoyed: "Shen Jiao, stop crying, what good will crying do? You have no other way to go now!"

Shen Jiao was tired of crying and pulled Shen Ling's hand and said, "Brother, please help me. I don't want to marry an old man who can be my grandfather! You must help me!"

Shen Ling sighed: "Jiaojiao, I don't want to either, but now that things have come to this, you have no choice but to marry."

A flash of anger flashed across Shen Jiao's eyes: "That should have been Shen Yun's marriage, let Shen Yun get married!"

Xu Yan couldn't help but remind Shen Jiao: "Miss Yun hasn't been found yet."

Shen Jiao jumped up and down and said, "I don't care. I won't marry anyway! Whoever wants to marry me can marry me!"

Shen Ling was troubled by Shen Jiao, and he didn't dare to express his agreement with Shen Jiao not to marry. He couldn't afford to offend the Grand Tutor, not to mention that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi were involved. If he really dared to do so, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.

Shen Ling told Xu Yan to have someone take good care of Shen Jiao, and then left.

Xu Yan hesitated for a moment and then asked Shen Ling: "Husband, what do you think about this matter? Who plotted against my third sister?"

Shen Ling stared at Xu Yan: "Yan'er, what do you want to say?"

Xu Yan whispered: "The person who can plot against Third Sister must be someone from the Marquis' Mansion. The only person who can do this in the Mansion is..."

Xu Yan glanced in the direction of Haitang Garden.

Shen Ling's face was gloomy: "My father and I have also thought that it might be her who did this, but now she refuses to admit it, and we can't do anything about her. But there is another possibility..."

There was no way to avoid it, and Old Madam Shen had to make amends to her younger generation.

Gu Nianchu is not only Shen Ling's wife, she is also the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion. Behind her stand the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion.

Shen Ling hesitated for a moment and whispered to Xu Yan, "Have someone investigate who took His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi away."

Xu Yan was also shocked when she heard this: "My husband, do you mean that this matter might have been done by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi?"

If it was His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi who did it, then the days ahead for their mansion would be difficult.

Shen Ling nodded solemnly: "Mother has just admitted that she wanted Jiaojiao to have physical contact with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, but she didn't expect that it would harm Jiaojiao in the end."

Now he himself is a little unsure which one is the truth.

Shen Ling now prayed to God, hoping that this was done by Gu Nianchu, so that their Marquis' Mansion could still have a chance to survive.

Xu Yan went to Fushou Hall to pick up Shen Shaobai. When Old Madam Shen saw her coming, she asked tiredly, "How is Jiaojiao? Did Gu come to cause trouble for you?"

Xu Yan held Madam Shen's hand and said, "Don't worry, mother. Although Jiaojiao hasn't figured it out yet, my husband has just tried to persuade her. I believe she will figure it out after thinking about it for a while."

"Madam came to see me. She was also concerned about Jiaojiao's affairs..."

Xu Yan told the story of what Gu Nianchu had done. She didn't exaggerate, but even so, it still made Old Madam Shen very angry.

"Gu is so arrogant. Yan'er, you just have to be patient for a while and wait for your mother to make the decision for you in the future. You will definitely ask her to be your slave!" Old Lady Shen coaxed Xu Yan and asked her to prepare for Shen Jiao's marriage.

Xu Yan was a little embarrassed: "Mother, it's not that I don't want to arrange this for my third sister, but although I am now a co-wife, the lady and the people around her have always called me aunt, and the servants in the family only treat me as aunt. Now I am arranging a wedding for a legitimate daughter, I am afraid that my third sister will be unhappy."

Old Madam Shen held Xu Yan's hand and said softly, "Yan'er, Jiaojiao will understand your kindness in the future. Although Gu is the wife of the principal wife, no one in the Marquis' Mansion dares to entrust this matter to her. Only Yan'er can arrange it in person, and mother will feel at ease."

Xu Yan heard that Old Madam Shen only talked about arranging the wedding, but did not say where the money would come from. She finally asked the old lady: "Mother, where will the money come from? The money in the treasury is only enough for the New Year."

Old Madam Shen got a headache when she heard about the money: "Yan'er, you take care of it first, we can talk about the money later."

After five years of not having to worry about money, Mrs. Shen was now being asked for money again, and she was a little angry.

Xu Yan was somewhat helpless: "Mother, the dowry of the third sister has been embezzled almost all. Now it is a huge expense to supplement the dowry for the third sister. Yan'er really has no choice. Mother knows that Yan'er's dowry of hundreds of thousands has been replaced by the Marquis' Mansion."

When Old Madam Shen thought about the fact that all the money had gone to Gu Nianchu, she gnashed her teeth in hatred towards Gu Nianchu.

Xu Yan really didn't expect that such a big marquis' mansion would be so difficult now. She was also a good cook who could not cook without rice.

Madam Shen said in a deep voice: "Yan'er, you should know that most of your dowry was the betrothal gift sent by the Marquis' Mansion. It is reasonable to give it to the Marquis' Mansion for emergency use. You and Ling'er are husband and wife, and husband and wife are one. You keep using this to make trouble. Are you blaming the Marquis' Mansion?"

Xu Yan bowed and apologized: "Mother, Yan'er didn't mean that. It's just that Yan'er really doesn't have any money in hand right now. Yan'er, a good cook cannot cook without rice."

Madam Shen said in a deep voice, "Who needs money to do things? Just owe it first, and when the wedding is over, you can settle it with the shop."

"Mother, many shops in Kyoto City are unwilling to give credit to the Marquis' Mansion."

Xu Yan spoke very bitterly. She naturally knew why this happened. The shop owners in front had come to the Marquis' Mansion to collect debts and had run around to settle this year's debts. If they didn't see the money in the future, they would probably have no chance of getting anything.

"Doesn't Gu's company often sign bills?"

Madam Shen was very dissatisfied. Xu Yan did not stand up and hunched over and replied, "It's because Yan'er doesn't have the same family background as Madam."

Gu Nianchu had a dowry in her hands and the support of the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, so of course she could sign the contract.

The most important point is that once she signs the bill she can force her to pay, and if she doesn't she will have someone rob her.

Sometimes, Xu Yan still envies Gu Nianchu.

In Xu Yan's eyes, Gu Nianchu lived freely. She did whatever she felt comfortable with. As for what other people said, it was none of her business!

But Xu Yan couldn't do this no matter what.

"Forget it, we'll discuss this later."

Madam Shen felt very tired. She waved her hand and asked Xu Yan to take Shen Shaobai back to Lingyun Pavilion. Before leaving, she did not forget to remind Xu Yan: "You just mentioned that Gu's company wants to find a teacher for Shaobai. You should pay attention to it. It's not easy to have a good teacher. Don't delay Brother Bai's future."

(End of this chapter)