Shen Yunyan hid his body inside, leaving only half of his head exposed to look outside.

All the people who saw something wrong gathered around to watch the fun.

Shen Yiran was so frank that he repeated everything he had just said and bought.

The two officials had already recognized Bo Jinnian. At this moment, they were trembling with fear and looked dejected, knowing that they were doomed today.

"My dear, have you brought the silver?"

"No! Madam! Don't be ridiculous. How can you need any money?"

As they spoke, the two of them walked up the stairs to tear off the seal on the door.

"do not move!"

As soon as Bo Jinnian shouted, his six men immediately ran over and stood in front of the door to block it. The two officials could only retreat timidly.

"This Lord Marquis doesn't know much about it. I just bought this shop and have no idea what this seal means. You two adults lead the way. I want to ask for clarification."

Shen Yiran nodded and smiled, "Yes, we can't afford to buy a store with serious problems, we must ask clearly!"

The chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel was alarmed and immediately came out to greet him and personally welcomed him into the yamen.

Shen Yiran said, "Let me go in. You are on patrol. I will talk to you after I have clarified everything."

Upon hearing this, the Chief Clerk of the Ministry of Personnel did not dare to be negligent. He led Shen Yiran in and treated him politely.

"May I ask, sir, what is the problem with this shop?"

The chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel forced himself to follow the procedures, looked at Shen Yiran's land deed and transaction documents, and then said: "The shopkeeper has committed some crimes, which has nothing to do with Madam. I will order someone to remove the seal."

Shen Yiran pursed his lips and smiled, "Could it be that they didn't teach us about paying respects to our parents? The shop owner told me everything when he sold it to me."

"Please remind me to pay the tribute to the government. How can I, a woman, know the rules here? Please tell me clearly, and we will pay as much as we should."

The chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He pressed his forehead and said, "Madam, please don't be so loud. These are all nonsense made up by the shop owner. This is ridiculous!"

Shen Yiran said, "Does that mean there is no such thing as filial piety money? I don't have to pay for my shop from now on?"

"It's all fabricated. Madam, just run your business as usual."

"He also said that someone in your government wants to buy his shop, but the price is too low, and I don't know who wants to buy it. Is it you, sir?"

Shen Yiran smiled and asked, "But I'm sorry, if it's really the adults inside who want to buy it, I wouldn't dare to buy it. I'm willing to give it up."

The chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel wiped his sweat with his sleeve and said, "That's not true. This person is so hateful. He said nonsense!"

Shen Yiran pursed his lips and smiled: "So it's fake, that's a bargain for me. He said it has these two problems, so he let me buy it at a low price..."

"Haha, that's because Madam is lucky to have met this man. He is a cunning man, and few of his words are true."

Shen Yiran stood up and said with a smile: "If that's the case, then I'll go back and tell the Marquis that it's all a misunderstanding."

The chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel immediately sent it out and said, "Madam, don't worry. Just run the business here. I will send someone to deliver the necessary procedures every year."

"Thank you very much, sir. When the shop opens, please come and support us."

"sure!"

The anchor of the Ministry of Personnel respectfully escorted Shen Yiran to the door as if he were a god, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her get on the carriage.

Two officials stood by in fear, but were turned around and scolded by the chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel.

"You are so blind. Why did you offend Marquis Rui when you could have offended anyone else? Don't you know that he is a favorite of His Majesty now?"

"Sir, how would we know? We can't meet these important people whenever we want."

"Go away yet!"

The two officials had no choice but to run in.

The chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel was still somewhat worried and could only report the matter back.

They all knew that Bo Jinnian was a stubborn person and might not give up, so they dealt with the previously unresolved matters overnight.

Likewise, many shop owners who had not given any filial piety money were told that they did not need to pay. Although everyone did not know what was going on, they were just thankful.

Shen Yunyan seized upon this point and went back with a sneer.

After discussing with Shen Li, they decided on a plan.

"As long as she has this evidence, she will dare to use dozens of taels of silver to get rid of us!"

Shen Li admired Shen Yunyan's ability and was prepared to use this as a handle for her whole life.

Thinking this way, he squandered some of his money, and after a few days, the money Shen Yiran gave him was gone.

Shen Li immediately sent someone to invite Shen Yiran over.

Shen Yiran then brought another fifty taels.

However, seeing that Shen Liang was not there this time, he did not take it out immediately.

Shen Li said with a smile: "You are also the housekeeper, you know how much the expenses of the whole mansion are. The thirty taels of silver last time, isn't it gone now, haha."

Shen Yiran heard this and began to calculate: "Thirty taels of silver, even for a mansion with more than forty people, it would take five or six days. There are more than ten people in the Shen family now, how can the expenses be so high?"

Shen Yunyan snorted coldly: "Sister, you are bullying us because we have never seen the world. As a marquis's mansion, we spend money as much as we can. Thirty taels a day may not be a lot. We have been able to survive for so many days, which is already considered frugal."

Shen Yiran pointed at the earrings on Shen Yunyan's ears and said, "Last time I saw you, your ears were bare. Today, these gold earrings look like they were just bought."

Shen Yunyan said perfunctorily: "Sister, you are wrong. I have pawned all my jewelry. These are just two pairs of moldy earrings that I found at the bottom of a box."

Shen Yiran chuckled, then turned to look at Shen Lishi: "What about the gold hairpin on my stepmother's head?"

The mother and daughter knew they couldn't fool Shen Yiran, so they stopped pretending.

Shen Li put away her false smile, snorted coldly and sat down, saying: "We are an official family after all, we can't let people look down on us when we go out to a banquet, right?"

Shen Yiran sneered and said, "I don't know who has such a good relationship with the Shen family. My father is now the chief clerk, and there are still people who would invite the Shen family."

Shen Yunyan immediately caught up with the topic: "Sister, how can you say that about father? Father has been honest all his life, and he is highly respected as an official and a person. Many people are willing to invite father!"

"Haha, no matter how good your father's reputation is, you have ruined it, right?"

Shen Yunyan was furious. She took out her handkerchief and cried, "What are you talking about, sister? What did I do wrong? Did I want to fall into the water? What else can I do except marry Song Qizhao faithfully?"

"The prince is very powerful. How can a weak woman like me deal with him? I am just unlucky. I am not as lucky as my sister. I married into a high-ranking mansion, became a housekeeper, and saved my own money to open a restaurant."

Shen Yiran didn't expect that they also knew about the restaurant's affairs. Only then did she realize that the purpose of inviting her here today was to set a trap for her!

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