Because she pressed too hard, her nail polish knocked against the table. She felt the pain and put her fingers in her mouth. When she looked up, she met Shen Yiran's gaze.

This was obviously done on purpose for her to see!

Shen Yunyan was so angry that she turned to Shen Liang and said with a smile: "When I came here, I was worried that my sister couldn't give it to me. Now that my sister has so much money, we don't have to worry about it!"

Shen Li nodded as if Shen Yiran had no choice but to give them money. She said, "Silver looks good, but it's always inconvenient to carry it with you. It's easier to change it into silver notes. One thousand taels a piece is only the weight of a few pieces of paper in your hand. How convenient."

"Stepmother, you misunderstood. I am not sending it to the bank to exchange for silver notes. I am keeping it in the bank for future use. To be honest, I have already calculated the use of this silver."

Shen Li felt as if someone had suddenly thrown something dirty at her face. Her face quickly turned awkward: "Ah? Save it all. How much are you going to give me?"

Shen Yiran took out a fifty-liang silver ingot from his sleeve.

"It just so happens that these are the winter clothes I was going to buy for the maids and servants in the mansion this afternoon. I haven't used them yet, so please accept them first, stepmother. Anyway, there is no rush now that the weather is getting warmer."

Shen Li savored the meaning behind Shen Yiran's words. It turned out that this was not giving, but borrowing!

"Since we don't need urgent money, sister, why don't you go talk to the bank and ask them to give us 1,000 taels to get us through the next few months? You can't just watch us not be able to buy New Year's goods before the New Year, can you?"

Shen Yunyan sighed deeply when she said this, and pretended to take off the gold ring on her hand: "If sister is not worried, we can just pawn some things."

Shen Yiran interrupted her and ordered the maid to hold her hands down.

"No matter how valuable your gold ring is, is it really worth one thousand taels? Besides, this is not a pawnshop. Did you come to the wrong place?"

Seeing that Shen Yiran was about to break up with her, Shen Yunyan took the ring, covered her face with a handkerchief and cried, "It's all my fault. If I could make money, I wouldn't have to trouble my sister. Father, mother, I think we should go back!"

Shen Liang slapped the armrest angrily: "I gave birth to you, raised you, and helped you get married, but you don't care about your parents. Is there any unfilial child like you in the world? Even if I sue the government, you have nothing to say!"

Shen Yiran sighed and pushed the fifty taels of silver again: "My daughter is not unwilling to give it, but you think it is too little?"

"According to today's market prices, fifty taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to have a good New Year. Why does father still think it's too little?"

Shen Yiran stood up and finished speaking, then sat down with a wronged look on his face: "Father, do you really think these businesses are mine? These were all bought with the help of the Marquis, and none of them fell on my daughter."

"Alas, even if I wanted to give it, there's nothing I can do."

As she said this, she imitated Shen Yunyan, pulled her handkerchief to cover her face and pretended to cry.

In this case, Shen Liang would not be able to be tough.

Shen Li also softened her tone and said, "Don't cry, let's talk it over! I think we are all relatives, so we can talk it out!"

"You are the Marquis's bedmate. Everyone knows that the Marquis only married you and did not take any concubines. You must be someone the Marquis trusts. Go and talk to him. He will definitely agree."

Shen Yiran turned his body to one side, wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said aggrievedly: "You only see my glamorous side, but you don't know that it's not easy to get along in a mansion like the Marquis' Mansion."

"I won't talk about how powerful my two sisters-in-law are. The old lady personally checks the account books every month, and I can't do anything about it. Even the Marquis, he is away all day and doesn't completely trust me. He keeps a close eye on me!"

After saying that, she stood up, took Shen Li's hand and cried about her difficulties, asking Shen Li to help her find a solution.

Shen Li was so annoyed by the pestering that she could not say anything except comfort.

Shen Yunyan looked at them coldly and said coldly, "Sister is in the Marquis' Mansion now. She has quite a few headgear, clothes and jewelry. Why don't we take them out and treat them as gifts for mother? We can pawn them and barely get through the New Year."

Shen Yiran immediately rubbed his eyes and said, "Everything is locked in the cabinet, the key is with the Marquis, and all the silver I can take has been taken away first. If the temperature drops in the next few days, I will have something to say if someone catches me!"

This is very difficult to say.

Shen Liang had no choice but to hear the message from outside that the guest had dismounted in front of the door. Shen Yiran immediately let go of Shen Li and said, "This is the Marquis' important guest. I guess the Marquis has come back with him, right?"

Liang Xia immediately understood and walked out for a while, pretending to ask questions, and came back at the right time to say, "The Marquis is accompanying the guests inside."

Shen Yiran stamped his feet and cried, "What should I do? Nothing is ready. When guests come, it will look like the Marquis will be angry again."

Having said that, he actually left the people from the Shen family and hurried out.

Even Nuandong and Liangxia followed him out, and there was no one left in the room.

Shen Li walked to the door and looked, and saw that there was no one in the yard.

"Why did all these people disappear?"

After hearing this, Shen Liang raised his foot and walked out: "Forget it, come again next time."

When Shen Li heard this, she immediately turned around and grabbed the fifty taels of silver.

As if knowing that they were about to leave, a servant came out immediately and led them out through the back door.

Shen Yiran was sitting in the front hall drinking tea. When he heard the Shen family's carriage leave, he ordered Nuandong to bring his dressing box. He then mixed and applied rouge on his face in front of the mirror.

"The lady's eyes are still moist, and this outfit makes her even more playful!"

Nuandong said with a smile while holding the mirror.

Shen Yiran was in a good mood. Looking at himself in the mirror, he saw that his face was rosy and his eyes were bright.

"Are they coming?"

Liang Xia came in from outside, followed by Bai Zhi who was leading Jiang Fei with his head down.

Nuandong immediately put away the dressing box, and Shen Yiran told Jiang Fei to sit down.

Jiang Fei sat down, lowered his head and dared not look around.

Shen Yiran just looked at Bai Zhi and saw that her face was slightly red and the handkerchief that usually hung on her sleeve was gone.

"Now that you've changed your name, your previous painting style is no longer applicable and needs to be changed. Mr. Liu has told you about this, right?"

Jiang Fei stood up, bowed and nodded: "We've discussed it, but I don't agree."

Shen Yiran waved him to sit down: "You don't have to change. I have a compromise. Are you willing to listen to it?"

Jiang Fei immediately stood up and said, "Please tell me, madam. If you don't want to, I can't agree to it."

Bai Zhi couldn't help but whispered: "Why are you so stubborn? Will your wife harm you?"

Jiang Fei bent down and said, "Although it's for my own good, I am still a descendant of the Jiang family. I will never agree to anything that will bring shame to the family."

Shen Yiran pursed his lips and smiled: "Okay, sit down and talk. I won't force you."

Jiang Fei sat down after hearing this.

"Go learn portraiture. You refused to paint portraits before. If you add a few portraits to your work, people won't be suspicious of you anymore."

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