Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

The Second Madam never believed her son had committed any crime. She tried to evade responsibility, saying, "Master, those concubines all signed contracts when they entered the mansion. It clearly states in black and white that they sold themselves into the mansion voluntarily. How can the government now interfere with someone else's family buying a woman? This doesn't make sense! Did our family offend someone and get framed?"

Master Wen was furious when he heard this. He glared at the Second Madam and asked, "Are you trying to say that I offended someone outside and let my son take the blame? You really are good at shirking responsibility!"

He raised his hand and hit his woman for the first time. "How dare you speak so shamelessly! What else has he done in private? As his mother, don't you know? He didn't do anything wrong. Why would the government arrest him for no reason?"

The second wife was slapped to the ground, unable to believe that the man who had been the most considerate and gentle to women in her life would actually hit her.

She instantly burst into tears and felt aggrieved, "Master, I'm just a woman in the inner house. How could he tell me what he did outside?"

The eldest wife sat aside, watching the two men shirk responsibility, feeling secretly pleased and almost clapping her hands in laughter. Her son, though still in exile, was at least safe for now. In comparison, the second wife and the third son's fate was not so good.

When the Second Madam started to cry, Master Wen's expression softened a little. He sighed and said, "Okay, get up and go back to reflect on your actions. I'll find a way to deal with San'er's problem."

After saying that, he hurried out again. After a lot of trouble, he finally had to put aside his pride and go to Chen Zijing for help.

Mr. Chen had heard that something had happened to the Wen family again, and was waiting for Mr. Wen to come and ask for help.

When Master Wen shamelessly poured out all the troubles in his family, Master Chen feigned surprise and pretended to be confused, saying, "Master Wen, the Wen family still hasn't paid off the debts they owed to the various shops. Now that this matter has come out, I'm afraid it won't be resolved by letting those shopkeepers wait any longer. Have you thought of a solution?"

Master Wen was already frazzled, and upon hearing this, he became even more restless. He smiled flatteringly at Master Chen and said, "Brother Zijing, I haven't made up my mind yet, so I've come to you for help. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but my family is really short of cash right now, and cash flow has become a problem. And then there's my good-for-nothing third son. After all, he's the blood of the Wen family, and I can't just stand by and watch him die. If you have any connections, please give him a hand, considering the friendship between our two families for generations."

Master Chen looked at Master Wen, with whom he had fought for half his life, and now humbly begging him, and he felt both happy and sad. It was indeed difficult for a middle-aged man to have no children or grandchildren, leaving him to clean up the mess.

Master Chen pretended to be in deep thought for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Master Wen, to be honest, I do have a way. However, there's no guarantee it will work, so you need to be mentally prepared."

When Master Wen heard that he really had a way, he nodded and said, "Of course, of course. Just do whatever you need, and if you have any requests, just let me know. As long as you can rescue the third brother, I'll do anything for you."

Upon seeing this, Mr. Chen nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to deliver the message later and inform you immediately when there is news." After that, he served tea and prepared to see the guest off.

He was a businessman, and while this was a profitable venture, he wasn't prepared to agree easily if Master Wen wanted to borrow money later. After all, the Wen family had been plagued by recent troubles, and their financial situation was already precarious. If he lent money out again, he might not be able to get it back.

Master Wen saw that Master Chen was about to send him away, but he couldn't help but speak tentatively: "Brother, look, your clothing store is booming right now, supply can't keep up with demand, and your grain store is also doing well. Can you lend me 100,000 taels of silver first to help me get through this difficult time?"

Master Chen swallowed a mouthful of tea, his face showing difficulty. He sighed and said, "Ah, Brother Wen, it's not that I don't appreciate our past friendship, but it's really that the autumn harvest season is almost here. You know that we grain merchants have to prepare money and collect grain in advance. If we miss this opportunity, business next year will be difficult. It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I am unable to do so. It's difficult!"

The Chen family was the last place Mr. Wen could turn to for help. When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. The Chen family's decision not to take the lead in adding insult to injury was the greatest act of righteousness.

But after hearing Chen Zijing's response of refusing to lend the money, he still felt disappointed and could only smile awkwardly: "That's right, that's right, I'm sorry for not thinking it through and making things difficult for you, brother."

Although he was extremely anxious, he knew it was not the right time to force it. After all, he still relied on Master Chen to help rescue his third son. He could only stand up and say goodbye. At the same time, he began to reflect on whether his usual leniency in disciplining his son had led to the current situation.

When Master Chen saw that the people had left, he immediately ordered his servants to prepare paper and pen, quickly wrote a letter, and then called his confidant to rush to deliver it to Ji Nuan in Taohua Village.

This was also the reason why Ji Nuan specifically leaked this information to Mr. Chen after she learned from Song Jinbai that there was insufficient evidence to prove Wen Jihong's crime and that he would be released soon. She just wanted to give the Wen family a chance to spend money when Mr. Wen came to ask for help.

He instigated others to steal the Ji family's prescription. Since the law couldn't do anything to him, Ji Nuan had no choice but to eliminate him on behalf of Yueliang. The first step was to let him out and see how much of his family's property he could keep.

Mr. Chen is indeed an old fox in the business world. He quickly understood Ji Nuan's intention. After Mr. Wen came to him for help, he wrote a letter to explain the matter and listed all the properties of the Wen family in detail for Ji Nuan to choose from. He also cunningly arranged people to keep a close eye on the Wen family. Once they make any move to sell off their properties, Ji Nuan will be the first person to receive the news.

Ji Nuan wasn't worried about the Wen family discovering they'd been tricked. After all, Wen Jihong had indeed been released successfully after she accepted the bribe and agreed to help. Even if the Wen family was unhappy, they wouldn't dare to touch her easily because of Song Jinbai's status. Furthermore, if they dared to protest and accuse Ji Nuan of bullying, she wouldn't care. Even if she had bullied them, what would it matter?

Ji Nuan finally replied that it could be done and that Wen Jihong would be able to return home in a few days. As for the list of properties listed by Mr. Chen, she let him make his own choice and made it clear that the profits from this collaboration would be split equally between them.

Mr. Chen had already noticed from the incident at Jinfengzhai that Ji Nuan and Song Jinbai had an unusual relationship. After receiving Ji Nuan's reply, he became more certain of his judgment.

In order to increase his bargaining chips and negotiation space, he deliberately kept the news from Master Wen until Master Wen was as anxious as an ant on the hot pan, and then he sent someone to deliver the letter.

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