Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 155 - 153 "Noble" People

Chapter 155: Chapter 153 "Noble" People

Even though the meal cost Mrs. Shen almost ten taels of silver, when she thought about the few thousand taels worth of items she had bought, she felt the loss wasn’t much.

She could stroll through another street tomorrow and see if anything caught her eye that would make up for today’s losses. Also, she needed to set out early tomorrow and must return to the Marquis Shengping Mansion for food! She wasn’t willing to spend even one coin on a steamed bun outside!

This was the first time Mrs. Shen, as a mother-in-law, returned to Marquis Shengping Mansion with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li, in a cheerful and talkative manner.

Upon reaching the door, they wondered if the goods had arrived.

Had her third son’s family settled the bill yet? They couldn’t possibly not pay, could they? If the shops sent the goods and they didn’t settle the bill, it would be utterly disgraceful.

Seeing them return, the gatekeeper respectfully greeted them and let them in.

All was peaceful.

Seeing this, they all heaved a sigh of relief. They had been apprehensive until now, but upon realizing there were no problems and the gatekeeper’s behavior was completely normal, it became apparent that the payment must have been made!

The moment they each returned to their own courtyards and sat down, Zijing and Moli, the maid of Mrs. Liu, came over to invite them to the front yard living room.

"Who is looking for me? I just arrived, and I haven’t even warmed the seat yet!" Mrs. Shen complained discontentedly, she was indeed a little tired after having roamed around for the whole day, and she was also a bit worried about whether the third family would come to settle accounts with her because of today’s events.

"I am not sure, Miss Xiao’er said it’s a noble person!"

A noble? Mrs. Shen’s expression improved slightly upon hearing this. It must be that a noble lady from a distinguished family in the Imperial Capital had come to pay her a visit, knowing she was here and specifically inviting her to come over to greet her.

Shen Yuzhu and Mrs. Shen had the same thought, "Mother, let’s hurry over, getting to know the ladies and misses of the Imperial Capital will be beneficial to us."

Mrs. Shen stood up, adjusted her skirt, raised her head high, and with an air of arrogance, walked ahead of the maids.

Shen Yuzhu also adjusted her hair and quickly followed, holding Mrs. Shen’s hand as they proceeded together to meet the guests.

Along the way, they encountered Mrs. Li and her daughter, and the group proceeded cheerfully towards the front yard to meet the honored guest.

When Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Li arrived in the guest room, the "noble" who had awaited their arrival quickly moved forward with items in their hands, and a chorus of voices spoke the same words:

"Madam Shen, Madam Shen II, Miss Shens, we have been awaiting your arrival! These are the goods you purchased, and here are the invoices. Please settle the silver payment soon!"

Upon hearing this, the group was taken aback.

Mrs. Shen was the first to lose her temper, "Didn’t we ask you to deliver it and settle the bill with the accounting room? Why are you coming to me?"

One of the shopkeepers explained politely with a smile on his face, "Madam, we did as you instructed, but the Lady of Marquis Shengping and Princess Rui’an mentioned that the Marquis Shengping Mansion just moved to the Imperial Capital not long ago, and they haven’t set up an accounting room yet."

"If there is no accounting room, why didn’t you get the silver from Mrs. Liu?"

The shopkeepers were not foolish and assumed Mrs. Liu was probably the Lady of Marquis Shengping.

"The Lady of Marquis Shengping said that since they just came over, much of their household affairs remain unsettled, so they did not plan to reside long in the mansion. Bringing too much money on an outing is also unsafe, so they only brought the necessary silver for food, clothing, and lodging. They do not have enough silver to pay on behalf of Madam Shen and Madam Shen II. They asked us to wait for your return."

Mrs. Shen was dumbfounded, wait for her to pay? Where on earth would she find so much silver? Forget about paying it all; she couldn’t even afford the cost of a single piece of clothing!

She didn’t bring any silver when she went out. She planned to eat at the third son’s place and use his resources!

"Madam, Madam Shen II, could you quickly tally up and settle the silver? We have been out for a long time. If we don’t get back soon, our boss is going to accuse us of being lazy," said one shopkeeper.

"Mrs. Liu, you damned woman, who would believe that you don’t have silver!" Mrs. Shen cursed bitterly, and then said to the shopkeepers, "You go and get the silver from Mrs. Liu. I don’t have any. If she refuses to pay, I will report her to the emperor for disrespect!"

One of the shopkeepers was unwilling. They had been waiting for half a day, hoping to deliver the goods and earn a reward. But now there was not only no reward but also no payment for the delivered goods. Was this some kind of joke?

"Madam Shen, Madam Shen II! Are you making fun of us? If you don’t have silver, why would you buy things, acting like a big shot!"

Didn’t we tell you to get the silver from Mrs. Liu? She is the wife of Marquis Shengping and has plenty of silver. What are you making a fuss about? It isn’t as if we’re not paying!" Mrs. Li yelled back.

"Everyone in the entire Imperial Capital knows that Marquis Shengping came from a peasant background! How abundant can his household be? They consider blood ties and familial affection and brought you to the Imperial Capital, and you can’t harm them like this! You buy items worth thousands of taels with the idea of making Marquis Shengping pay, do you want him to go bankrupt?"

"Exactly! Relatives like this are blood-sucking locusts!"

"How could Marquis Shengping bring people like this to the Imperial Capital? Isn’t this a disgrace to him?"

"Thankfully, I don’t have relatives like this. If I did, I might as well hang myself from a tree!"

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"Alright, let’s go. It’s our bad luck to meet someone like this who can’t pay but acts big. We have wasted our time coming here."

At this time, Mrs. Liu and Xiao’er appeared too.

Mrs. Shen, whose face had turned as red as a pork liver from being scolded, saw Mrs. Liu and immediately started cursing regardless of the consequences, "Mrs. Liu, you black-hearted and vile woman, you better settle the silver soon. If not, I will report your disrespect to the emperor!"

"Mother, don’t get worked up. I have brought the deed to the mansion with me. Our family comes from a peasant background, and our wealth is scanty, but if you like these things, why don’t we mortgage the mansion? This was bestowed by the emperor and I suppose it is worth a few thousand taels," Liu stated, actually bringing out the deed.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeepers quickly shook their heads, "Lady Marquis Shengping, please don’t! We wouldn’t dare to take it, this is a royal gift after all!"

"Exactly! I’ve never seen such a mother before, being so covetous and vain that she compelled her son to mortgage a house gifted by the emperor for her clothes and jewelry!"

"If my mother were like this, I wouldn’t dare to go home!"

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"Let’s go. It’s our bad luck to meet someone who can’t pay but still act arrogantly, causing us to waste a trip here!"

"That’s right, let’s go, let’s go! If we go back, we will definitely get scolded!"

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