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

The Sixth Princess's Mansion.

At this moment, Shen Jingwan was sitting alone in the hall. There was silence all around her, and there was not even a maid to pour tea or bring her snacks.

As time passed, Shen Jingwan's body gradually became stiff, and even her neck seemed to have lost sensation.

However, she didn't dare to move easily, for fear of attracting other people's attention or causing unnecessary trouble.

Finally, after a long wait, Xiao Jinhuan slowly appeared at the door of the hall.

Her face was abnormally flushed, and even her voice was a little hoarse: "Come back at this time tomorrow."

Hearing this, Shen Jingwan couldn't help biting her lip, feeling aggrieved.

She mustered up the courage to say, "Sixth Princess, didn't you only come every other day before? And I have some things of my own to take care of."

Thinking back to the past two years, Shen Jingwan has been very unlucky.

First, her mouth was sewn shut in the ancestral temple. Even now, there are still several difficult-to-heal holes on her lower lip. Every time she drinks water a little too quickly, water leaks out from those holes.

In order to cover it up, she always wears a scarf that covers the lower half of her face.

Not only that, she never allowed the maids to serve her food closely, for fear that they would discover her.

After finally returning to the capital, Shen Jingwan thought her luck would turn.

Taking advantage of the epidemic, she managed to earn some good reputation for herself by giving out porridge and doing charity.

Who would have thought that things would not go as planned, and a rumor suddenly spread from nowhere that diseases could only be cured by eating the flesh and blood of gods.

She once again became the target of public criticism and ended up being grounded.

After being released with great difficulty, all she wanted was to save some money as quickly as possible.

You know, when she was giving out porridge before, she had almost used up all the money she had.

Fortunately, she also successfully accumulated a lot of personal connections at the city gate.

So, she began to take the initiative to visit the ladies and young ladies who had helped at the city gate, and made them a seemingly tempting proposal - to help them lend money at interest, which is what the people of Dayong understood as lending money at usury.

But in fact, she just collected the money of these ladies and deposited it in Hengfu Money House.

Before this, she had already secretly reached an agreement with the owner of Hengfu Money House: as long as she could attract more deposits, she could take a certain percentage of commission as a reward.

In Dayong, lending money at high interest rates is a serious crime that violates the law.

Those ladies and young ladies who lived a life of luxury naturally did not dare to do this openly themselves.

Shen Jingwan came forward under the name of the daughter of the Prime Minister, and she was openly close to the Sixth Princess, which was enough to make everyone look up to her.

Moreover, according to her own words, the reason why she was able to lend money and earn interest so smoothly was entirely due to the support of the Third Prince behind her.

Because of this, those ladies who had originally had concerns finally chose to believe her.

At first, everyone just gave her a few silver coins with a try-it-out attitude.

But what was unexpected was that every month Shen Jingwan would go door to door on time to deliver the bonuses that were due for that month.

In this way, as time went by, Shen Jingwan gradually won the trust of everyone.

Gradually, more and more people were willing to entrust their money to her...

Originally, everything was developing according to her careful planning. The days of distributing dividends door-to-door every month were the perfect opportunities for her to build relationships with the ladies and famous girls in the capital and expand her network.

As long as she seizes these opportunities, she believes that she will be able to make a name for herself in Beijing.

However, just when she was looking forward to the plan going smoothly, Old Lady Shen suddenly ordered her to go to the Sixth Princess's Mansion.

In fact, if she only went there once or twice occasionally, it wouldn't have much impact on her plans.

But the problem is that Xiao Jinhuan actually asked her to go there every other day!

Every time she arrived at the Sixth Princess's Mansion, she could only sit blankly in the hall, with no one paying any attention to her.

There were several times when she really couldn't stand this torture and mustered up the courage to protest to Xiao Jinhuan.

At first, Xiao Jinhuan seemed to be reasonable and agreed to her request.

But who would have thought that this was just a temporary measure of Xiao Jinhuan.

In a flash, she sent her maid to Old Madam Shen to complain, "Miss Wan in the mansion is being so grand these days! The Sixth Princess has invited her over time and again, but she refuses to give her face. Do we have to wait for our princess to personally come to the palace and ask His Majesty for an order before we can invite Miss Wan?"

After Shen Jingwan returned to the mansion, she was immediately summoned to Songhe Hall.

As soon as she entered the room, Mrs. Shen frowned and asked sternly, "Tell me, where did you go today?"

Shen Jingwan hurried over to Old Madam Shen's side, her face beaming with smiles. She extended her hands affectionately to gently massage her shoulders, and replied in a sweet voice, "Of course, my granddaughter is going to the Sixth Princess's residence. As you know, Grandmother, the Sixth Princess has always had a bad temper, so she has few friends in the capital. It just so happens that Wan'er and her get along very well, so we've been visiting more frequently."

"Did you really go to the Sixth Princess's residence? The maid at the Princess's residence just left not long ago, and even the tea she poured for you is still warm. She also said that she had invited you many times, but you never accepted. How come you are making up such a lie now?" When Old Lady Shen heard this, her face instantly darkened.

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingwan couldn't help but curse Xiao Jinhuan in her heart.

When I said I wouldn't go, she agreed very readily. Who would have thought that she would turn around and tell my grandmother about it.

However, at this moment, Shen Jingwan suddenly had an idea in her mind.

Suddenly, an extremely exaggerated smile appeared on her face, and she couldn't help but say happily, "Wan'er would like to congratulate Grandmother!"

Seeing this, Old Madam Shen frowned, her face showing displeasure, and she scolded: "I'm talking to you about something important, don't talk nonsense and talk about irrelevant things."

However, Shen Jingwan didn't take it seriously. She retorted in a delicate voice, "How can this be considered irrelevant? The important task that Grandmother entrusted to Wan'er is about to be completed. Isn't it worth celebrating?"

"What task did I assign to you?" Old Madam Shen asked suspiciously.