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

Shen Chuning kept muttering the names "Xuan Ji" and "Qing Luan".

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through her mind like lightning - isn't this exactly the same as the name "Ziyuan"!

In addition, this place can be regarded as Lingshan's base, so it seems reasonable that a few people from Lingshan would occasionally show up to deposit money here.

However, what puzzled Shen Chuning was why so many people from Lingshan chose to deposit their money in Hengfu Bank?

Since she couldn't figure out the reason for the moment, she simply decided not to delve into the matter further. Anyway, as long as she waited for her fourth uncle to come, all the mysteries would be solved.

At this moment, Shen Chuning remembered another important matter, and she turned her head to look towards the door.

Cui Shi, who was standing by, saw this and immediately understood what he meant.

He quickly stood up, walked quickly to the door, opened it carefully and looked outside.

Afterwards, he closed the door again, turned back to Shen Chuning, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, Miss, there is no one else outside the door."

Shen Chuning opened her red lips and said slowly, "I'm afraid our Hengfu Bank won't be able to continue for long."

As soon as she finished speaking, Cui Shi's expression suddenly became serious.

He frowned slightly and agreed, "Miss, when you first proposed such a high interest rate, I had a premonition. With such a high interest rate, even if you had a mountain of gold at home, I'm afraid it wouldn't last long. Fortunately, there are still a steady stream of people coming to deposit money, which can make up for the previous deficit."

At this point, Cui Shi paused, then asked cautiously, "Miss, when do you plan to close this bank?"

Shen Chuning shook her head slightly and replied thoughtfully, "We can't determine the exact time yet, but we have to wait until all of Xiao Yuanlang's money is taken away."

Upon hearing this, Cui Shi hurriedly reported, "Miss, I have already opened a bank in Changye. Although the Third Prince is a cautious person, the eunuch Wu Desheng who is by his side has deposited a lot of silver in our bank."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning finally broke into a rare smile as she murmured softly, "It seems like it's only a matter of time before Xiao Yuanlang saves money. He's holding onto the money tightly, and it can't make money. Furthermore, the businesses under his name can't compete with the Yun and Mo families at all. Basically, eight out of ten shops he opens go bankrupt. If he wants to succeed, the amount of money he needs will be enormous. So, sooner or later, he'll turn his attention to our Hengfu Bank."

At this moment, Cui Shi's face showed worry, and he couldn't help but ask, "Miss, will your actions bring trouble to the Yun and Mo families?"

Shen Chuning's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile as she slowly spoke, "Xiao Yuanlang is extremely arrogant. He would never believe that anyone would dare to deliberately target him. He would simply blame his subordinates for their incompetence. If that were the case, he would definitely replace all his subordinates. But how can a shop survive if it frequently changes owners?"

Speaking of this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but think of what Feng Yucai said in the letter to her, and almost laughed out loud.

Xiao Yuanlang opened a mine near Changye, and one of Feng Yucai's followers had a family that made fireworks. He was good at research and used the materials for fireworks to make explosives, which blew up Xiao Yuanlang's mine. This incident caused him to suffer considerable losses.

After hearing what Shen Chuning said, Cui Shi nodded in sudden realization and replied, "I understand. I will definitely focus on Changye in the future."

"My original intention of opening this money shop was to crack down on Xiao Yuanlang's gang, but now many people have deposited their own money in our money shop. When the money shop is closed, if we redeem the money to the people in advance, Xiao Yuanlang will definitely notice it. If we ignore it, I am afraid that these people will lose their families and lives." Shen Chuning said worriedly.

In fact, this matter has been a knot in Cui Shi's heart for a long time.

Frankly speaking, this kind of behavior is really detrimental to one's moral character.

Although they always acted under the title of the Third Prince, even if something went wrong one day, the common people who did not know the truth would put all the blame on the Third Prince.

But God is watching what we do. He himself doesn't care, but if it weren't for the young lady's rescue, he would probably have died long ago.

However, he was worried that this matter would have an adverse impact on the young lady.

Now that he saw that the young lady had already noticed the inappropriateness, he finally felt relieved a little, so he hurriedly said, "Then I will go back and get a set of rules. From now on, we will no longer accept small deposits."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but frown slightly. "But what if several families pool their money together to deposit it, or if they borrow money from other banks like the people in Fuping do and then deposit it with us?"

Cui Shi replied without hesitation, "Since we've already warned them, if they still want to do this, it can only mean that they are greedy by nature. Then they can't blame us!"

Just then, there was another knock on the door.

The sudden sound broke the original quiet atmosphere in the house. Cui Shi and Shen Chuning couldn't help but look at each other, with a hint of doubt and alertness in their eyes.

Cui Shi walked to the door, stretched out his hand carefully, and gently pushed the tightly closed door open a narrow gap.

He cautiously poked his head out the door, his eyes warily scanning the figure outside. Then, lowering his voice and speaking with a slightly wary tone, he asked the person outside, "Who are you looking for?"

"Looking for your lady."

Cui Shi was about to refuse when he heard Shen Chuning stand up, take a few quick steps, open the door, and happily shout, "Fourth Uncle!"

Shen Qingyuan walked into the room with a smile, patted Shen Chuning's head gently, and said with a loving look in his eyes: "The little girl has grown up, and she has become more and more beautiful."

Cui Shi, who was standing by, felt relieved when he saw that the two men obviously knew each other.

He tactfully bowed and said respectfully, "I will guard the door."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him, leaving the space to the uncle and nephew in the room.

Shen Qingyuan walked to the window, glanced out at the street outside, and said, "There were two people following you, but they've been dealt with."

Shen Chuning frowned: "Tail?"

Shen Qingyuan nodded. "I saw one of them at the Wu family's wedding banquet. He left before you did. He must have gone to inform someone. When I dealt with that person, I also dealt with the one who stayed at the Wu family. But I'm anxious to see you, so I haven't interrogated him yet. After the interrogation, I'll tell you who arranged for him to be with you."

"Fourth uncle."

"Ok?"

"Is it possible that I arranged it myself?"