Chapter 194 It’s too ugly
Chapter 194 It’s too ugly
Shen Jinglin had just gone out with two servants, and not long after, he met Shen Shuyi by the lake.
Considering that Shen Shuyi had pleaded for him several times, Shen Jinglin rarely stopped and called out, "Second sister."
Shen Shuyi looked at him and said softly, "Why does Brother Lin look so unhappy?"
Shen Jinglin's eyes rolled, and he immediately said, "Second sister, can you lend me some money to use? When I come back and win... When I come back and have it, I will pay you back double!"
It’s not that Shen Jinglin wants to target Shen Shuyi, it’s just that the hundred taels that Qin Xuerong gave him were really not enough.
Shen Shuyi immediately said, "Brother Lin, how much do you need? You and I are siblings, so there's no need to talk about whether to lend or not. Just use it first if you need it."
After hearing this, Shen Jinglin smiled and said, "I knew that my second sister loves me the most!"
After he finished speaking, he said in a friendly manner: "It doesn't need to be much, Second Sister, just lend me one thousand taels first."
It’s not that Shen Jinglin asked for a high price, he just wanted to buy a good cricket. He heard from Yang Jin that the cricket was not cheap.
Especially, the more powerful the items are, the more expensive they are. After he buys them all, he will have to go to Furui Building to try them out, so he will naturally need a lot of money.
Hearing his words, Shen Shuyi looked embarrassed and whispered: "Sixth brother, it's not that I don't want to lend it to you, but you are also clear about my situation over the years."
"I just returned home not long ago, and I don't have that much silver on hand. If you need it urgently, I can only get you one hundred taels."
Hearing this, Shen Jinglin felt extremely disappointed.
One hundred taels...
Another hundred taels!
Shen Shuyi saw his reaction and said apologetically, "If only the dowry my mother left me was still in my hands, I would be able to give Lin Ge'er the one thousand taels."
Shen Jinglin was stunned for a moment: "Dowry?"
Shen Shuyi said in a gentle voice: "Yes, the dowry my mother left behind is now in my mother's hands. I want to come back and manage it myself, but my mother is worried that I am not good at management and is worried about it, so I can't make the decision now."
Shen Jinglin's eyes rolled around, and he remembered this matter.
Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I'll try to get more money together later, or ask a few sisters to borrow some."
Shen Jinglin took these words to heart and immediately started to think about it. His eldest sister and second brother were not at home now, but his third sister was there.
Besides, my third sister has been under house arrest and has no place to spend the money. What's wrong with lending him some?
"Okay, I know you don't have any money, so one hundred taels is fine!" Shen Jinglin immediately stretched out his hand to ask for it.
Shen Shuyi asked Yuping to give him a banknote, and said regretfully: "The silver that mother left behind was limited. If mother is willing to give those jewels to me for safekeeping, that would be good too..."
As he spoke, Shen Shuyi let out a long sigh.
Shen Jinglin took the silver and ran away without looking back.
Jinzhu watched this scene and couldn't help but say, "How can the young master be so self-evident? The young lady gave him such a large sum of money, but he didn't even say thank you."
Shen Shuyi's eyes were cold, and he said in a calm voice: "A mere one hundred taels, how could he, a legitimate young master of the Shen family, look down upon it? I'm afraid he will scold me for being stingy in his heart."
Shen Shuyi did not continue the topic, and looked at Jinzhu and said, "Didn't you say a few days ago that the other cricket in your brother's hand had been trained?"
Jinzhu quickly responded, "Yes, my brother said it has a red dot on its wings, like a phoenix among crickets, so he named it the Immortal Bird."
Shen Shuyi found it interesting and could not help but said in a gentle voice, "Tell Jin Peng to take it to Qingyuan Marquis Mansion and tell my uncle to find a way to sell the cricket to Lou Yuchen. Then have someone tell him that Shen Jinglin is buying crickets at a high price."
Jinzhu thought about it for a moment and then understood. Her eyes curved and she said, "Young lady, you are really thoughtful! I will do it right away!"
Lou Yuchen is Lou Yulan's younger brother, in other words, Qin Guiqiong's son. In recent years, the Lou family has been out of power, so they have been trying to curry favor with the Shen family.
In other words, although Qin Guiqiong and Qin Xuerong had a deep sisterly love and a good relationship, she always flattered her elder sister and hoped that her sister and brother-in-law's family would help the Lou family more in the future.
Therefore, the same was true for Qin Guiqiong's two children. Both Lou Yulan and Lou Yuchen tried their best to curry favor with Shen Jingyu and Shen Jingan.
So if Lou Yuchen knew that Shen Jinglin was looking for crickets and he happened to have some, he would definitely give them to his cousin to please him.
In this way, when Shen Jinglin gets into trouble, the Lou family will not be able to escape responsibility.
Although it will not lead to a rift between Qin Xuerong and Qin Guiqiong, it will at least cause a thorn in Qin Xuerong's heart and create some estrangement between her and Qin Guiqiong.
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On the other side, Shen Jinglin went to Shen Jingzhen's yard immediately after separating from Shen Shuyi.
Shen Jingzhen had lost her temper again today and was feeling very depressed.
Because he was also put in solitary confinement at the beginning, this was the first time Shen Jinglin came to Shen Jingzhen's yard since the confinement was lifted.
Because it is a place for practicing at home, some modifications have been made to the room.
Even if it was just for show, Shen Jingzhen's room was filled with plain fabrics, and all the luxurious ornaments and things that girls liked were removed.
There is a Buddha statue enshrined on one side of the wall in the room, with a few lotus lanterns lit in front and an incense burner. Below that, there is a cushion on the ground, which makes the room look quite realistic.
The dressing table on the other side was retained at Shen Jingzhen's strong request, but all the precious jewellery was locked in a box by Qin Xuerong. Except for a few pieces that she particularly liked, there were not many left for her.
The antique display cabinet and desk on the side have been preserved intact. In addition to the previous numbers, a lot of Buddhist scriptures have been added.
Shen Jinglin had been frowning since he came in. The tone of the room was gloomy, making people feel depressed when they saw it.
"Third sister, why do you look like this? And the smell is too pungent!"
Shen Jingzhen was feeling upset. When she saw him, she said coldly, "Dad let you out?"
Shen Jinglin said with some pride: "I memorized the book, so Dad will let me out naturally!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Jingzhen felt even more furious. Why did Shen Jinglin scare the grandson of Prince Duan like that, and then release him after locking him up for a few days, while she, who had done nothing wrong, had her reputation ruined for nothing, and had to live this kind of life where she was neither human nor ghost!
"What are you doing here?" Shen Jingzhen walked out from behind the curtain. Shen Jinglin hadn't noticed her at first, but when he saw her, he discovered that his third sister, who always loved beauty, was wearing a gray Buddhist robe and a gray hat that only Shani wore on her head.
Shen Jinglin couldn't help but laugh: "What the hell are you wearing? It's so ugly!"
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