Chapter 138 - 136: Seeing Your Highness warms my heart
Before Shen Yinning could speak, Yin Shanshan preemptively said, "The Crown Prince already has a Crown Princess Consort. Someone as upright and dignified as him would never get entangled with an already married woman like you. Even if you dream of climbing higher branches, you’d better take a good look in the mirror first and see what your current status is! You returned to the Capital thanks to your husband, yet instead of being grateful and contributing to his future, you go about scheming to seduce other men. Are all ancient women like you, devoid of dignity and integrity?!"
The two of them acted like a well-rehearsed duo, standing righteously atop the moral high ground.
Shen Yinning gently caressed the tea cup, not even bothering to lift her eyelids. "If the two of you have time to come to my courtyard and say these words, why not put that energy into thinking about how to pay back your debts? I’ve heard that sister’s restaurant has been running at a loss for quite some time and likely incurred heavy damages recently, hasn’t it? You were probably hoping to revive it during Second Uncle’s birthday banquet, but it ended up a laughable failure, overshadowed by the closure order on your escort agency issued by the Crown Princess Consort. I wonder, in these few days, just how much money you’ve borrowed?"
Yin Shanshan’s neck shrank.
How did Shen Yinning find out about her loans?
She stiffened herself and snapped, "You backward, ignorant feudal woman, who gave you the right to meddle in my business?! So what if I borrowed some money? I’ll definitely have the means to pay it back in the future! Unlike you, I have countless ways to make money. All I need is a single desire to act, and I can earn it with ease!"
"Enough, stop talking about money!" Gao Zheng impatiently waved his hand.
After spending a year in the Capital, he noticed the nobles and scholars cared little about money matters.
As a result, he didn’t want to chatter endlessly about silver coins either, lest he appear crass and lacking the refinement of a learned man.
He straightened his face. "Shen Clan, I didn’t come here today to argue with you."