Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Shen Chuning saw from afar that her fourth uncle Shen Qingyuan was standing there and having a pleasant conversation with the navy commander.

Although she was anxious, she knew it was inconvenient to go up and interrupt their conversation at this moment, so she could only stand there quietly.

At this moment, Shen Qingyuan seemed to notice her gaze. Their eyes met for only a moment, but he quickly looked away, as if he didn't recognize her at all.

Shen Chuning understood instantly. It seemed that her fourth uncle was either unwilling to recognize her, or had some unspeakable secret that made it inconvenient for them to recognize each other.

Looking at the bustling wedding banquet scene with people coming and going, Shen Chuning felt that this was not a good place to talk.

After a little thought, she decided to leave this place for the time being.

So she turned and walked to Yun Shuxuan, whispered her plan to him, and then stood up to leave.

Before leaving, Shen Chuning first called Xuan You and told her to go find Zhou Lin immediately.

Since Shen Qingyuan has been discovered to be here, the original plan to let Zhou Lin take the risk to go to the island can be temporarily put on hold.

After all, the situation has changed now, and everything will have to wait until she meets with Shen Qingyuan before making a decision.

Then, she ordered Xuanying to follow Shen Qingyuan secretly, and as soon as she found him alone, she should find a way to bring him to her.

After making these arrangements, Shen Chuning did not choose to return to the courtyard arranged for them by the Fuping prefect.

She knew very well that the place might already be full of spies, and if she was not careful, it might bring trouble or even danger to herself and her fourth uncle.

So, she walked towards Hengfu Bank without hesitation.

This Hengfu Money House is hers, and the guys in the money houses from all over the place are all reliable people who have been carefully selected.

Shen Chuning hurriedly stepped into the door of Hengfu Bank and said before she even stood still: "I want to deposit 10,000 taels of silver."

When the clerk behind the counter heard this, a smile immediately spread across his face, and his back unconsciously bent a little. He hurried forward and said respectfully, "Dear guest, please follow me. Let's go to the upstairs compartment to discuss in detail."

After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation and led Shen Chuning towards the stairs.

This is the rule set by Hengfu Money House since its opening. Ordinary retail investors and large investors who spend tens of thousands of taels of silver at a time must be treated differently.

Any customer who deposits or withdraws a large amount of silver must be personally received by the store owner, and the interest rate given to them is naturally different from that of ordinary retail customers.

Shen Chuning followed the waiter to the compartment on the second floor. Just as she sat down, she saw a smart little maid tiptoeing in, holding a tray with a pot of steaming tea and several plates of exquisite snacks on it.

Shen Chuning raised her eyebrows slightly, feeling a little surprised.

The pot of tea turned out to be her favorite Lu'an Guapian tea, and the plates of snacks were from her favorite shop in Beijing.

She wondered to herself, "Could it be that Hengfu Bank normally ships these snacks from the capital to various locations in Dayong?" If so, the cost must be quite high.

Just when Shen Chuning was full of doubts, she suddenly heard a soft knock on the door, and then the door was slowly pushed open.

I saw a familiar figure appear at the door and called softly, "Miss."

It's time to urge.

Shen Chuning was full of doubts: "Why are you here?"

"Ever since Birui said two months ago that you would come to Fuping to attend the wedding banquet, I immediately instructed the servants to prepare your favorite tea and snacks at the bank. It just so happened that some problems appeared in the bank in Fuping recently, so I came here in person to check it out." Cui Shi replied respectfully.

Hearing this, Shen Chuning's originally lazy sitting posture instantly became straight, and she asked nervously, "Strange? Tell me in detail!"

Cui Shi did not dare to be negligent at all and hurriedly told Shen Chuning everything in detail.

It turned out that at the beginning, the owner of Fuping's money shop reported to him that someone was frequently depositing silver into the money shop.

At that time, he also thought about the reasons. After all, although Fuping is close to the sea, the people cannot go out to sea to fish. In addition, the land is barren, and it is difficult to grow enough food for their livelihood.

Therefore, most families relied on the meager wages paid by having a family member serving in the navy to make ends meet.

The interest rate offered by Hengfu Money House was relatively high. If one could deposit dozens of taels of silver into the money house, the interest earned would be enough to cover daily expenses. Therefore, it was reasonable for Fuping to receive more silver deposits at the beginning.

However, as time went on, things started to go wrong.

Gradually, huge amounts of silver began to be deposited in money shops, ranging from several thousand taels to tens of thousands of taels.

By the time he came to Fuping, the accumulated silver deposits had reached over one million taels, and the number was still increasing.

He didn't know if it was just his illusion, but when the number in Fuping had just increased, Hengfu Money Houses in various parts of Dayong suddenly sent good news - they all had considerable income!

However, other banks continued to operate as usual.

And according to convention, for those who deposit large sums of silver into the money shop, the money shop will carefully record their names and addresses.

When the interest is settled every month, a special clerk will be sent to visit these people in person and deliver the interest they deserve.

If these families want to use the silver, they can choose to keep it; if they do not need to use it for the time being, the staff of the bank will take it back and continue to store it.

These are also to make those who are willing to entrust their money to Hengfu Money House feel at ease and reassured.

However, among the people who came to Fuping to deposit money, the situation was completely different.

They did not register their specific address, but simply said that they could come and withdraw the money when they needed it.

Moreover, the registered names were extremely strange. They did not look like normal names of ordinary people at all. Instead, they looked more like the names used by maids and servants in wealthy families.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuning interrupted Cui Shi and asked, "Do they look like the maids and servants of a wealthy family?"

Cui Shi frowned, shook his head, and said, "It's not entirely true that they resemble maids or servants. Take Xuanji and Qingluan for example. How could an ordinary family give their servants such elegant names? Besides, even if they were maids or servants, they wouldn't have such a considerable amount of silver! If it's that the master deposited a large amount of silver in the servants' names, that's even more impossible."

"Xuan Ji, Qing Luan." Shen Chuning whispered these two names.