Chapter 223 - 221: It’s Been a Year and Still No Movement in the Belly
"Enough!"
Gao Zheng impatiently cut her off.
Yin Shanshan’s constant remarks about "connections" irritated him to no end.
As if he had no real talent or capability of his own!
He said, "All of you leave. I need to speak with Madam Shen in private."
"Zheng-lang!" Yin Shanshan, worried he might have some private interaction with Shen Yinning, clung to his arm with a coquettish pout. "You promised me it would always just be the two of us for life. I’ll wait for you outside, but don’t you dare stay with her too long!"
After everyone had left, Gao Zheng spoke in a deep voice, "Madam Shen, this sacrificial prayer ceremony—I don’t necessarily need to attend. But the appointment as Minister of the Ministry of Justice, did you seriously try to secure it for me? What exactly did the Crown Prince say?"
"Why are you in such a rush?"
"How can I not be? It’s been so long! I see you staying at home every day. Have you even properly served the Crown Prince? Don’t act like some virtuous, untouchable woman—it’s merely a matter of the bedroom for you. You do it all the time anyway. Isn’t it far less effort compared to my hard work at the government office, striving to build political achievements? If you have any care left for this family, you should think of my interests and get things done quickly!"
He spoke as though it was perfectly justifiable.
Forgetting that Shen Yinning wasn’t even his wife, merely someone staying at his home temporarily.
Shen Yinning tapped the desk with her fingertips.