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Chapter 74 The King of Qi refused to tell her the truth

When Gu Nianchu heard that Shen Ling went to Prince Qi's Mansion, she was a little confused.

"What is Shen Ling's relationship with Prince Qi's Mansion?"

Han Chan shook his head in confusion: "Miss, please don't misunderstand that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has any relationship with the Crown Prince!"

The little girl was afraid that there would be some misunderstanding between her young lady and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, and she would be in trouble.

Gu Nianchu smiled and nodded: "Well, I won't misunderstand."

She was just a little curious.

When did Zhou Yuchen owe the Marquis' Mansion a favor?

Suddenly, Gu Nianchu thought of a possibility, and her face turned a little ugly.

"Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Han Chan was very anxious when he saw Gu Nianchu's expression suddenly changed.

"Higurashi, I'm fine. I just thought of a possibility and my heart aches a little."

Gu Nianchu waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, but Han Chan was not reassured after hearing her say that. She hurried out and asked someone to find Doctor Song.

The female doctor was sent by the Gu family specifically to Gu Nianchu. No one in the Marquis' Mansion knew about it. She was there to treat Gu Nianchu alone.

Doctor Song felt Gu Nianchu's pulse without further ado: "Miss, you have depression in your heart and liver fire. I will prescribe a prescription for you."

Doctor Song wrote a prescription and asked someone to get the medicine. She prepared it herself and asked Gu Nianchu to take it.

There was also news about Shen Ling's visit to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. The Prince of Qi originally refused to see Shen Ling, but after Shen Ling said a few words, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi let him in.

When Shen Ling came back, he was full of pride.

It is said that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi asked someone to take the token of the Prince of Qi's Palace and ask the people of Jingzhao Prefecture to release the person.

When Gu Nianchu heard this, he could hardly believe his ears.

How could Zhou Yuchen be threatened by a scumbag like Shen Ling?

"Han Chan, go ask what Shen Ling said to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

Gu Nianchu asked Han Chan to find out clearly, and Han Chan agreed without hesitation: "Miss, don't worry, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi said that if you want to know about his affairs, you can ask him directly."

Gu Nianchu nodded: "Well, then go ask."

She really couldn't understand why Zhou Yuchen wanted to help Shen Ling.

When Han Chan came back, he looked a little unhappy.

"Miss, I'm sorry, I didn't get to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. He went to the palace."

Han Chan's eyes were evasive when she spoke. She didn't dare to look into Gu Nianchu's eyes. Gu Nianchu knew she was lying.

Zhou Yuchen refused to tell her why he wanted to help Shen Ling.

"Well, I think your highness has something important to do. This is not a big deal, so there is no need to ask."

Gu Nianchu gave the order calmly, and Han Chan breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Miss."

Xu Yan came back and returned to the Marquis' Mansion very late at night.

It was said that she was in a very bad state when she returned. But she did not spend the night in jail, which saved her reputation.

The next day, Old Madam Shen and Gu Nianchu followed Lord Shen and Shen Ling into the palace for a banquet.

This was a custom in the Zhou Dynasty. On this day, the emperor would celebrate with his ministers.

Old Madam Shen and Gu Nianchu rode in a carriage. It was not because the Marquis' Mansion did not have any extra carriages, but it was a customary practice that all the mansions had to go to the palace for the banquet today.

Seeing Gu Nianchu dressed up brightly and attractively, with the jewelry on her head being the latest styles in Kyoto, Old Madam Shen became angry. She had not bought any new jewelry this year.

"Gu, you are dressed up so beautifully, who are you dressing for?"

Madam Shen's words made Gu Nianchu laugh: "Madam, I'm glad I have money. If I don't buy jewelry or clothes, what should I keep it for?"

Old Madam Shen couldn't help but reach out and touch the jewelry on her head: "The hairpins and rings on my head are all from last year."

"Old Madam, you can't say this to me. If you want good things, buy them yourself. You have a lot of dowry, do you have to live such a miserable life?"

Gu Nianchu was deliberately poking at Madam Shen's nerves. She naturally knew that Madam Shen's private treasury had been used to fill the deficit of the Marquis' Mansion, so where would she get the money to buy new jewelry?

"Once a son gets married, he forgets his mother."

Old Madam Shen used these words to sting Gu Nianchu, which was clearly saying that Gu Nianchu was unfilial. Gu Nianchu sneered in her heart. In her previous life, she was extremely filial to Old Madam Shen. In her later life, she didn't even make new clothes or buy new jewelry for herself. She always gave money to honor the old lady every year, and she also provided for her food, clothing and other expenses. But in the end, she ended up with such a miserable end.

"Madam, the Marquis is still here. Marry a man and he'll provide you with clothes and food. If you want jewelry, ask your man to buy it for you."

Gu Nianchu said it nonchalantly, which always reminded Old Madam Shen of the ugly face of Marquis Shen who was taking advantage of others.

"Madam, I heard that when you married into the Marquis's Mansion, you had a grand wedding. Your mother's family is also a wealthy merchant family. They prepared more than a hundred pieces of dowry for you, and there was also a lot of silver in the box. You can't spend it all in your lifetime. You look so shabby now. Why do you keep so much money and let yourself live such a hard life?"

Kill people and kill your heart.

Gu Nianchu said that she did it on purpose.

Madam Shen, Ms. Li, was born into a merchant family with plenty of money, so Lord Shen married the merchant's daughter as his wife, all for the money.

But no matter how much money there was, it could not withstand the repeated troubles of the hundreds of people in the Marquis' Mansion for decades. By the time Shen Ling wanted to get married, the Marquis' Mansion was already stretched to the limit.

After gathering the betrothal gifts, the Marquis's Mansion was almost empty, and there wasn't much left of Madam Shen's dowry.

Originally they thought they could rely on Gu Nianchu's dowry to support another generation, but they didn't expect that Gu Nianchu suddenly became like a different person. Everything she used from the Gu family's money had to be paid back, which forced the Shen family's private treasury to be emptied.

In order to marry Xu Yan, he was discovered secretly selling Gu Nianchu's dowry, and was forced to spend hundreds of thousands of silver to redeem Gu Nianchu's dowry.

Originally, he planned to let Xu Yan fake her death to plot against Gu Nianchu, but he didn't expect to lose another 100,000 taels of silver plus ten shops. That silver was borrowed by Lord Shen who threatened Old Madam Shen to return to her parents' home at the cost of Shen Ling's life.

Old Madam Shen understood that Gu Nianchu could ask her family to ask the Marquis' Mansion to return the borrowed money because she was the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion.

But the money she borrowed from her parents' home was like throwing meat buns at a dog.

The Li family is just a merchant family and they don’t have the ability to ask the Marquis’ Mansion to return their money.

Madam Shen said sternly, "Gu, since you have married into the Marquis's Mansion, you are naturally one family with the Marquis's Mansion. Why should we talk about different things? When you need to spend money, you can't just hold on to it and refuse to let it go."

This is a mockery of Gu Nianchu for attaching too much importance to money.

Gu Nianchu disagreed with this: "Old Madam, you are so blind. You are already so old, do you still want to be as loving with the Marquis as you were when you were young? The only right thing to do is to hold on to the money. If you don't have the money, the Marquis will dare to say that he wants to divorce you."

(End of this chapter)