Emperor Shen's charming wife

Concubine Shen's face changed and she quickly stood up to greet him.

Shen Yu walked in with a sullen face, followed by the trembling Li Defu.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Concubine Shen bowed down and said in a tender voice, "Why did your Majesty come here suddenly? He didn't even inform anyone in advance. Hello, Your Majesty..."

"My beloved, there is no need to be so polite." Shen Yu said lightly, but his eyes fell on Ning Yao who was standing beside him.

I saw Ning Yao was wearing a plain white dress today. Her long black hair was simply tied up with only a white jade hairpin inserted in it. Her face was not made up, but she looked even more charming and pitiful.

Compared with the grace and elegance of Concubine Shen, she is more like an elegant orchid, not competing or fighting, but with her own fragrance.

Shen Yu's heart moved, and his original anger dissipated a little.

He slowly walked up to Ning Yao, looked down at her, and asked coldly, "I heard that you want to borrow money from the imperial concubine?"

Shen Yu's sudden arrival instantly brought the atmosphere in Yikun Palace to a freezing point. The smile on Concubine Shen's face froze, but soon returned to normal, and said softly: "Your Majesty, what you said is true. I and my sister are like sisters. If my sister is in trouble, I will naturally help her. Why do you need to explain?"

"Oh? Really?" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows, with a hint of amusement in his tone, "I heard that your beloved concubine is a little tight on money recently, and she is reluctant to use the newly arrived Shu brocade to make clothes?"

Concubine Shen's face changed slightly. She knew that Shen Yu was warning her. She hated him secretly, but she could only smile and say, "Your concubine... Your concubine..."

"What do you want to say?" Shen Yu pressed on, his deep eyes fixed on Concubine Shen, as if he wanted to see through what she was thinking.

Concubine Shen felt uneasy when he looked at her, but she didn't dare to dodge at all. She could only bite the bullet and said, "I just thought that the treasury is empty now, so we should be more frugal and share the worries of the emperor."

"My beloved concubine has this kind heart, I am very pleased." Shen Yu nodded with satisfaction, turned to look at Ning Yao, but his tone was still cold, "Since my beloved concubine is so generous, then the money will be paid by my beloved concubine."

Ning Yao sneered in her heart, but remained calm on her face. She bowed slightly and said, "I thank the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine."

Concubine Shen was so angry that she almost broke her teeth, but she still had to pretend to be a sister with deep affection and said softly, "Sister, what are you talking about? Why do we have to be so polite to each other?"

Shen Yu watched coldly from the side without saying much. He knew that Concubine Shen was upset, but he just wanted to make her unhappy. Who made her always like to do little tricks behind her back? This time he would teach her a lesson.

"I wonder how much silver you need, sister?" Concubine Shen asked with a wry smile.

Ning Yao sneered in her heart, this woman is really a person who won’t show up until she gets the rabbit. Since you want to play, then I will play with you!

"Not much, about this number." Ning Yao stretched out a hand and gestured casually.

Concubine Shen followed her gaze and saw a huge pigeon blood ruby ​​ring on her slender jade finger! The ruby ​​was crystal clear and bright in color, and it was priceless at first glance!

Concubine Shen took a deep breath. This bitch actually dared to ask for such a high price!

Concubine Shen tried hard to maintain a smile on her face, but her heart was already in turmoil. She never thought that Ning Yao would be so bold and ask her to give up everything she had!

"Sister, this ring is so beautiful. I wonder which famous craftsman you bought it from? I have never seen such a precious gem before." Concubine Shen asked calmly, trying to get more information from Ning Yao.

Ning Yao gently turned the ring on her finger. The ruby ​​shone seductively under the candlelight, making her skin look even whiter than snow. She glanced at Concubine Shen with a half-smile, and said lazily, "It's just an old thing left over from the hands of the past. If Concubine likes it, I'll find a nice box to put it in and give it to my sister one day."

"Sister, you are joking. How dare I take away such a precious treasure?" Concubine Shen laughed dryly, but secretly cursed Ning Yao for being hypocritical. She was sure that this ring was definitely not an "old thing". Given Ning Yao's current situation, how could she have the financial resources to buy such a treasure?

"Your Highness, there is no need to refuse. It's just a ring. If you like it, I have many more. I will send them to your palace one day and let you help me choose them." Ning Yao said, stroking her hair as if unintentionally, revealing a pearl bracelet on her wrist.

The pearls were full and round, and as white as jade. One could tell at a glance that they were worth a fortune.

Concubine Shen's eyes fell on the pearl bracelet, and greed flashed in her eyes. She took a deep breath, tried to suppress the jealousy and anger in her heart, and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, sister."

"You're too polite, sister. Why should we be so distant with each other?" Ning Yao said, picking up the teacup on the table and taking a sip, but she was always paying attention to the changes in Concubine Shen's expression out of the corner of her eye.

She knew that Concubine Shen must be hating her at this moment, but she didn't care. She just wanted to make Concubine Shen unhappy and let her taste the humiliation!

"Sister, you're right. Sisters like you and I should support each other." Concubine Shen said gritting her teeth, but in her heart she was thinking about how to take the treasure in Ning Yao's hands for herself.

Shen Yu saw the undercurrent between the two of them, but he did not stop them. He just watched this good show with interest. He wanted to see what Ning Yao was up to.

"In that case, I'd be disrespectful to refuse." Concubine Shen said, winking at the maid beside her. The maid understood and quickly fetched the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and spread them on the table.

"Please come in, sister." Concubine Shen made a "please" gesture with a barely perceptible sense of pride on her face.

She just didn't believe that Ning Yao really dared to write down such an astronomical figure!

Ning Yao slowly stood up and walked to the table. Her eyes stayed on the inkstone for a moment, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The next moment, she picked up the brush and dipped it in ink without hesitation, and wrote the word "five" on the white rice paper...

Ning Yao smiled gently, her eyes moving around, making her look even more charming. "You are joking, my lady. I just want to borrow some money to make ends meet. It's just a few tens of thousands of taels. How dare I trouble you to spend money?"

Tens of thousands of taels? Just a few?! Concubine Shen's eyelids jumped, and she almost couldn't keep the proper smile on her face. She cursed Ning Yao in her heart for asking for such a high price, but she had to pretend to be calm on the surface, and said with a fake smile: "Sister, you are joking. Just tell me how much money you want. If you can help me a little, I will certainly do my best."