Chapter 37 Pawning out

the Marquis's Mansion.

"My Lord, Miss Lu's nanny sent a message saying that the silver is not enough to buy supplements. You see..."

The guard walked into the study and reported to Shen Yun'an who was there.

Shen Yun'an became even more irritated after hearing this. He used to think that there was nothing wrong with it. Now the housekeeper was sent to the government office, and Xu Yuan was also in the mansion at this time.

Not only did he have to deal with official affairs, but he was also overwhelmed by some trivial matters back home.

"Go tell the nanny that I will send someone to deliver the silver in two days."

"But... My Lord, you said the same thing a few days ago..." The guard muttered in a low voice.

Shen Yun'an's face was gloomy, and he shouted angrily at the guard, "Why, do you think that I can't come up with the silver?"

Seeing Shen Yun'an angry, the guard shook his head hurriedly.

"My Lord, spare me, I don't mean that."

"Humph, if that's the case, why don't you get out!"

Shen Yun'an almost roared.

"Yun'an, what's the matter that makes you angry?"

After the guards left, Old Madam Shen came in with Chun'er's support.

Seeing the visitor, Shen Yun'an's expression softened a little, and he asked in confusion, "Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"I've always felt uneasy these days, especially since Xu took Yi'er away."

Old Madam Shen sighed, her tone full of helplessness, "Yun'an, if Xu doesn't come back, then won't the only bloodline of our Shen family be left out there?"

Shen Yun'an's eyes darkened when he heard this. If it were before, he believed that Xu Yuan would never have the courage to do such a thing.

But now... Shen Yun'an is more uncertain.

In order not to worry his mother, Shen Yun'an said softly, "Mother, I already know that Xu Yuan stayed in the Duke's Mansion because of her health. After all, she just gave birth to a child not long ago, and she needs to take good care of her body."

"After half a month, I will go to pick them up."

Old Madam Shen nodded, and she felt relieved with Shen Yun'an's words.

"If there is nothing else, mother, you can go back first."

Old Madam Shen was about to agree, but she seemed to think of something and asked Shen Yun'an, "By the way, Yun'an, I heard something about silver when I went to the study just now. Is there something wrong with the situation in the mansion?"

Chun'er suddenly said at this time, "Old Madam, I have heard that Madam locked the dowry before leaving the mansion. Could it be related to this?"

Hearing this, Old Madam Shen's expression changed, and she said angrily, "Is there anything else?"

She looked at Shen Yun'an again.

"Yun'an, is it as Chun'er said."

Old Madam Shen asked.

When asked by his mother, Shen Yun'an nodded, which was considered as his agreement.

"This Xu is so presumptuous!"

Old Lady Shen was furious.

She knew that Xu Yuan had used the dowry to fill the house in the past two years. Now that she knew that the dowry was locked, Old Lady Shen's dissatisfaction with Xu Yuan increased.

"Yun'an, why do you have to bear with Xu's behavior?"

"Chun'er, you will find some people to pry the lock for me later!"

Old Lady Shen just spoke, and heard Shen Yun'an hurriedly said, "Mother, don't."

"Have you forgotten about the housekeeper?"

Now prying the lock will only cause a bigger storm. If he didn't want to make a big deal, why would he write an IOU of 40,000 taels to Xu Yuan.

Old Lady Shen looked worried, "Then what do you think should be done about this matter?"

"If I had known that Xu would keep this trick, you should have listened to me at the beginning."

As long as the child is in their hands, they are not afraid that Xu Yuan will not be obedient.

"My Lord, Madam, if it's silver, I have an idea."

Chun'er stood up at this time and said to Shen Yun'an and Madam Shen.

Shen Yun'an frowned, and Madam Shen asked quickly, "Chun'er, tell me what the idea is."

"Madam, you forgot that there are two shops in Beijing, and their business has been good. Maybe they can solve the current predicament of the mansion."

Madam Shen praised Chun'er immediately after hearing it, "You are the one who has the idea. Yun'an, go and find the shopkeepers of those two shops."

Shen Yun'an was a little hesitant about this.

"Mother, those two shops are also part of Xu Yuan's dowry. If they are used at this time, I'm worried..."

Thinking of Xu Yuan asking her to write an IOU that day, Shen Yun'an felt humiliated.

Old Madam Shen was dismissive, "Yun'an, since Xu married into our Shen family, her things are our Shen family's things. Now that the Shen family is in trouble, isn't it reasonable for us to take some silver?"

"Besides, are you afraid of how much trouble a woman like her can stir up?"

After saying this, Old Madam Shen looked at Chun'er beside her and immediately ordered, "Chun'er, go find the shopkeepers of the two shops now and tell them that the Marquis has something important to see him."

"Yes."

This time Shen Yun'an did not stop him, and he had already tacitly agreed with his mother's reasoning.

As long as Xu Yuan was still a member of his family, Xu Jing could not do anything about him no matter how dissatisfied he was

with him. Moreover, he still had a backup plan for the child.

Chun'er quickly brought the shopkeepers to Shen Yun'an. After learning that Shen Yun'an wanted silver, the two shopkeepers looked embarrassed.

One of them walked up to Shen Yun'an and asked cautiously, "My Lord, do you know about the withdrawal of silver?"

Shen Yun'an was already worried about this matter, and now he heard the shopkeeper's question, his face became even gloomier.

Seeing this, Chun'er on the side hurriedly shouted at the two people, "You are so bold to ask such a question to the Lord."

"Could it be that the Lord can't even be the master of the lady?"

The shopkeeper who was asked saw Shen Yun'an staring at him with a gloomy face, so he didn't dare to ask more questions and quickly replied, "I can do it."

"I wonder how much silver the Lord needs?"

"You two shops can take out 5,000 taels in total."

Seeing the shopkeeper change his words, Shen Yun'an's face softened.

"Yes, we will prepare it now."

The two shopkeepers walked out of the study where Shen Yun'an was trembling, and they were getting more and more unsure.

"Do you think we should send someone to tell the lady about this matter?"

Shopkeeper Wang, who was in charge of the restaurant, asked Shopkeeper Liu on the other side.

"Didn't you see that the Marquis was unhappy just now? This kind of thing has happened before, and didn't the Madam say anything?"

Within a day, five thousand taels were quickly delivered to Shen Yun'an.

Shen Yun'an saw this and then his face showed joy.

"Chun'er, you did a great job this time. As a reward, I will give you fifty taels. You will be responsible for the affairs of the backyard until the lady comes back."

Chun'er was overjoyed when she heard this.

You know, it is the mistress's right to be in charge of the affairs of the backyard. Could it be that the marquis...