Chapter 701 - 699: The Blind Leading the Blind
Ye Xinyan wasn’t afraid of Jiang Yifan despising her for swindling money; after all, the Prime Minister Han’s family had plenty of silver, and with a granddaughter willing to hand over silver, it would be a waste not to take advantage.
However, since she and Jiang Yifan had already arranged their marriage, she had to save face for Jiang Yifan in front of others.
Jiang Yifan might be sly and thick-skinned, but he certainly wouldn’t use those skills here. Having to blatantly lie seemed to put him under a lot of pressure.
Damn it, Jinrong, that guy, the boat of friendship really wasn’t reliable.
Ye Xinyan gritted her teeth, "Six thousand taels, not a tael less." She saw Jinrong about to speak and immediately raised her hand to stop him, "Let me tell you, if you keep haggling with me, I’m ready to call off the marriage and scrape ten thousand taels of silver from Prime Minister Han’s residence no matter what."
She glanced at Han Yufang, "Unless Miss Han is also ready to call off the marriage or willing to be a flawed princess consort."
Her words were blurted out without consideration, and the entire reception hall fell into silence.
It took a while before Han Yanhui finally wiped the sweat from his forehead, filled with melancholy. It was indeed tough to reason with someone so unreasonable and whose grandfathers were both formidable in battle.
Thankfully, he had sent all the servants out of the hall earlier, preventing anyone from overhearing.
Jinrong stared at Ye Xinyan for a long time, his expression calm, but his heart stirred a little. If she really could break off the engagement with Jiang Yifan, that seemed not too bad.