It was the first time that Bai Zhi heard the old lady say such harsh words, and she agreed with it in her heart.

"If I don't go, I'm afraid they'll give me an excuse to make trouble at the Marquis' Mansion. My wife will have no choice."

The old lady sneered: "Don't worry, let me help Ranran solve it."

Bai Zhi didn't know what the old lady's tricks were, so she could only nod and thank her.

The old lady called the old maid and said, "You have to go and take out three hundred taels from my box and send it to the Shen family. Tell them it's my idea and let them use it to buy a store and do business. It doesn't seem right to beg relatives all the time."

After hearing this, the old nanny agreed and went to the Shen family in person.

Shen Li had just returned and she didn't expect that the Marquis's Mansion would send another person, who was the old nanny who served the old lady. She immediately welcomed her and asked her to sit down.

The old nanny smiled and said, "Today, the old lady heard the madam's words of hardship and was no longer worried about her relatives. She would always ask for money from her relatives, which might hurt Mr. Shen's face. It would be better to take the three hundred taels and do some business, so that she won't have to ask for help in the future."

When Shen Li heard the three hundred taels, she immediately smiled and said, "How can this be possible? How can we embarrass the old lady?"

The old lady smiled and put the box on the coffee table: "My third wife is even busier now, and she may not be able to take care of everything in the future. If she doesn't pay attention at all, it will be bad if people hear about it. This is the most appropriate way."

Shen Li's smile was stuck on her face awkwardly, but she had to thank him, and she had to accept the gift.

Shen Yunyan, who was listening nearby, smiled and said, "We are naturally grateful for the old lady's kindness. We didn't go to the Marquis' Mansion for these things this time. We just went there for a normal visit."

"In the future, if we want to see my sister, we will naturally not go to the Marquis' Mansion anymore. The same applies to inviting my sister to come to the Shen family."

The old nanny turned her head and looked at Shen Yunyan, her narrow eyes full of smiles: "Of course it should be, but my third wife is busy now, and may not be able to come every time, so the old lady took out the silver to avoid embarrassing the in-laws."

Shen Yunyan raised his eyebrows. What this meant was that after taking the three hundred taels, Shen Yiran would not be able to gossip about him anymore?

This immortal old lady, when she was the wife of the Marquis, she sat in the Jingxin Hall all day long, not caring about anything, but her heart was as clear as a mirror. The three families were fighting with each other, and no one had ever stood by her!

Shen Yiran is really good at it. He was able to get such obvious protection and overwhelm the other two families!

Humph! The first and second wives of the Marquis' Mansion are not easy to deal with either, and they will definitely not let her have an easy time.

But now the matter had almost been made clear, and there was nothing else to say, so Shen Yunyan and Shen Li thanked the old lady again and again, and asked the old nanny to stay at home for dinner.

The old lady smiled and said, "I have bad teeth. I can't chew the food you little people eat. I'd better go back and drink my porridge."

After seeing the old nanny off, Shen Li and Shen Yunyan went back together, cursing as they walked.

Shen Li snorted coldly and said indignantly: "This old woman is just a servant. We invited her to dinner, but she still despised us. How despicable!"

Shen Yunyan immediately supported Shen Li and said, "Mother, this is just someone sent by the old lady to intimidate us. Let her be proud for a while, but we have other tricks up our sleeves."

Shen Li felt that there was no other way out, so upon hearing this, she immediately asked further questions.

Shen Yunyan laughed and said, "We can't go, but can't father come to visit?"

"Forget it. Your father won't agree to it. In his eyes, dying of hunger is a minor matter, while losing one's chastity is a major one."

Hearing this, Shen Yunyan snorted, but did not dare to expose his father's hypocrisy to his face. He just said to Shen Li, who still could not see through Shen Liang, "Father will not watch us starve to death, right? Let's wait and see!"

However, after Shen Yiran saved Fang Yonghao the day before yesterday, Marquis Yongyi began to take better care of Shen Liang.

Although His Majesty appointed Shen Liang as the chief clerk, even Lord Yongyi did not dare to do anything about it. He just invited Shen Liang to a banquet in the courtyard.

Shen Liang still had some ambition. He took the initiative to visit the day before but failed to see the meeting. Now that he saw the visiting card from Marquis Yongyi, he was unwilling to go.

Thrown into the closet.

However, he kept thinking about it at night and couldn't sleep, so he left quietly the next day without telling anyone.

Unexpectedly, when Shen Liang heard Marquis Yongyi talk about what happened the day before at the table, he knew that Shen Yiran had actually saved the prince's life. Marquis Yongyi was very grateful, and Shen Liang's expression relaxed a little.

The next day, Shen Liang was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel as a chief clerk. Each of the six ministries had its own advantages, but none of them could compare to the Ministry of Personnel. Many information on the transfer of officials, both big and small, came from the Ministry of Personnel.

Especially for positions like the chief clerk, as the person who actually does the work, it is easy to make money from it as long as you are a little more careful.

Naturally, Shen Liangcai was unwilling to take the position.

The other two chief clerks of the Ministry of Personnel received instructions from Marquis Yongyi to bring him on the road.

So he helped and persuaded, set traps and offered benefits to open Shen Liang's eyes and make him take the bribe.

Once he reaches out, it is no longer clean. Even if he doesn't ask for it in the future, it will be delivered to him continuously.

Shen Liang felt upset, so he went home and got drunk, and only called Shen Yunyan and Shen Li to come.

"As a father, I have risked everything for you. I don't care about my reputation. If something happens in the future, you can't complain."

After saying a lot of these words, he took out the bribe money.

Shen Li and Shen Yunyan had no idea of ​​Shen Liang's mood. They sounded relaxed when hearing his words and were even more generous with their money. Shen Liang's money was originally divided among the other two chief clerks.

Shen Liang only got 10% of it, and the money he brought home could not keep up with the speed at which Shen Li and her daughter spent money, so he was still short of money in the end.

"Are you planning to ruin the Shen family by managing the household like this?"

Shen Liang blamed Shen Lishi, and Shen Lishi cried and explained: "Since you transferred to the Ministry of Personnel, many people have come to curry favor with you. Where can we invite you to dinner? If we don't dress up better, won't it embarrass you?"

In fact, as Shen Li's housekeeper for so many years, he knew the principle of increasing income and reducing expenditure. He just couldn't stand Shen Yunyan's nagging, so he didn't keep a penny.

So Shen Li started to think about Shen Yiran again. She looked at Shen Liang's expression and said, "That old lady is looking down on us as her in-laws. She gave us three hundred taels of silver and wanted to throw us away. How hateful!"

"Yes, Daddy, you don't know how rich my sister is! She didn't spend the money of the Marquis' Mansion, but bought a two-story restaurant, and used the upper floor as an inn. Now she is recruiting workers, and it will open in two days!"

When Shen Liang heard this, he brought up the court affairs, frowned, sat down, slammed the table and cursed: "Now that you have climbed up the ladder, you have forgotten your roots!"

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