Chapter 144 - 142: She Always Despised Shen Yinning
Shen Yinning took a sip of tea.
If the Gao Family treated her with respect, she might have been willing to lend a hand to Gao Yun and Zou Dacheng.
But the Gao Family members were narrow-minded and scheming, hardly worthy of attention.
She deliberately put on a troubled expression: "I’ve written several letters to the Crown Prince, begging him to help my brother-in-law get appointed as an imperial merchant, but every one of them was rejected. After all, I’m just a woman and shouldn’t interfere too much in the court’s appointments. Besides, the Crown Prince doesn’t take me seriously, so no matter how much I plead, it’s all in vain."
Gao Yun rolled her eyes. "Hmph, useless."
She had always looked down on Shen Yinning.
This woman wasn’t good enough for her elder brother in the past, and now that her brother had become a Capital Official, she was even less worthy!
Her elder brother, destined for a brilliant career and possibly even the Prime Minister’s seat, deserved only a wife of noble birth or a princess with power!
Gao Zheng’s expression darkened. He scolded, "I’ve already guaranteed to my sister and brother-in-law that I can get them the imperial merchant’s plaque. Now you’re saying it can’t be done? Where does that leave my reputation?! Last time, when we sought Old Master Yu’s mentorship, you didn’t help Hong and Hui, but instead supported the son of some cook! Shen, have you ever thought of me as your husband or this family as your own?"
Yin Shanshan sneered. "To think that, as a former daughter of the Duke Mansion, you can’t even handle such a trivial matter! I managed to pull strings to get Zheng sent to be a Capital Official, and yet you, as the lady of the house, can’t find a way to make your brother-in-law an imperial merchant?!"