Emperor Shen's charming wife

"In that case, I'd be disrespectful to refuse." Ning Yao smiled like a cat that had stolen some fish. She walked gracefully to the table, picked up the brush, and under Concubine Shen's almost spitting fire gaze, she slowly wrote a number on the paper.

Concubine Shen held her breath and nervously stared at Ning Yao as she wrote, her heart seeming to be in her throat.

The number on the paper was like an invisible claw that tightly grasped her heart, making her almost unable to breathe. She hoped that what Ning Yao wrote was just an insignificant number, but her reason told her that this was impossible!

"Five... fifty thousand taels?!" Li Defu was sharp-eyed and saw the number on the paper at a glance, and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Fifty thousand taels of silver can buy half of the capital! Ning Yao is really bold to write this! He secretly raised his head and looked at Concubine Shen, but saw that her face was ashen and her beautiful eyes were almost spitting fire. He immediately understood in his heart that this good show had just begun!

"Sister, look..." Ning Yao handed the written IOU to Concubine Shen, with a hint of teasing in her tone, "Is this document clear and understandable?"

Concubine Shen took the IOU and felt that the thin piece of paper was as heavy as a thousand pounds. She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in her heart, and said with gritted teeth: "Sister's handwriting is naturally clear, but..."

She paused, her eyes piercing Ning Yao, and she spoke word by word, "It's just fifty thousand taels of silver, but it's not a small amount. Sister, you have to think it over carefully. Once the loan agreement is signed, then..."

"What's the matter?" Ning Yao raised her eyebrows, looked at Concubine Shen with a smile, and said word by word, "Could it be that your elder sister suspects that your younger sister will default on her debt?"

Concubine Shen was choked by her straightforward question, and her face became even uglier. She knew Ning Yao's identity and status very well. If she really wanted to default on her debt, she really couldn't do anything to her. But 50,000 taels of silver was not a small amount. How could she be willing to just give it to Ning Yao for nothing? !

For a time, Concubine Shen was caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

Ning Yao took in her expression and sneered in her heart. How could she not see Concubine Shen's entanglement and struggle at the moment? However, since she dared to ask for money, she was sure that she would give it to him obediently!

"Sister, what are you thinking?" Ning Yao pressed on, with a hint of teasing in her tone, "If you don't want to lend it, just say so. I'm not that ignorant and will never force you to do anything."

"It's just..." She deliberately dragged out her voice, her eyes swept across Concubine Shen's carefully maintained face, and said meaningfully, "It's just that my sister still thought that the friendship between me and her was far beyond the measurement of this mere fifty thousand taels of silver!"

"You!" Concubine Shen was so angry at her words that she trembled all over. She pointed at Ning Yao and kept saying "you" for a long time but didn't say a word.

She never imagined that Ning Yao, who used to be submissive and obedient to her, would now become so sharp-tongued and aggressive!

"Your Highness, please calm down. It's not worth it if you get sick from anger." Li Defu tried to comfort her carefully, but he was secretly complaining in his heart. What was going on? Why did they suddenly start quarreling out of nowhere?

Concubine Shen took a deep breath and tried to calm her anger. She knew that she could no longer be led by Ning Yao!

She suddenly raised her head, her eyes shot towards Ning Yao like knives, and she said coldly: "Well, since my sister is so kind, I will not refuse it! Come on, bring me some writing brush and ink!"

Li Defu was shocked and stepped forward to dissuade her, "My Lady, please think twice!"

"Step back!" Concubine Shen shouted angrily. Li Defu dared not say anything else and could only step aside helplessly.

Concubine Shen took the brush handed to her by the palace maid and stared at Ning Yao with cold eyes. The hatred in her eyes almost solidified.

She secretly swore in her heart that one day, she would make Ning Yao pay for what she did today!

At the moment when Concubine Shen put pen to paper, a barely perceptible sneer flashed across Ning Yao's eyes...

Concubine Shen's heart was filled with alarm. Why did the emperor come at this time? She concealed her inner panic and quickly stood up and saluted: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

Ning Yao also stood up slowly, with a faint smile on her lips, and bowed to Shen Yu: "Your Majesty, I greet you."

Shen Yu ignored Concubine Shen and walked straight to Ning Yao. His eyes fell on the loan note on the table, and his eyebrows raised slightly: "Oh? It seems that my beloved concubine has gained a lot today?"

"Your Majesty, you are joking," Ning Yao glanced at Shen Yu with a look of resentment and anger, "It's all because of your generosity, Your Majesty. You know that I am short of money, so you specially helped me."

When Concubine Shen heard this, she almost lost her breath. Generosity? Aid? This bitch! It's clearly robbery! Fifty thousand taels of silver, enough for her to buy so many gorgeous clothes and jewelry!

Shen Yu naturally understood the twists and turns in this matter. He picked up the IOU on the table, looked at it carefully, then looked at Ning Yao's calm expression, and a hint of curiosity arose in his heart.

"What do you want to do with so much silver?" Shen Yu asked casually, but there was a subtle hint of inquiry in his tone.

Ning Yao's eyes rolled and a plan came to her mind. She pretended to be embarrassed, bit her lower lip, and hesitated to speak.

Shen Yu was even more curious when he saw her like this, and asked, "What's wrong? Is it something shameful?"

"Your Majesty!" Ning Yao said coquettishly, her eyes slightly reddened, "How dare I? It's just... it's just that this matter is a long story, I..."

As she spoke, she secretly looked up at Shen Yu again. Seeing that he did not look impatient, she continued, "I heard that there is a house in the south of the city with a quiet environment, which is very suitable for recuperation..."

"Recuperate?" Shen Yu frowned and subconsciously grabbed Ning Yao's wrist, "My beloved concubine is ill? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Did you call the imperial physician?"

His sudden action made Ning Yao slightly stunned. The warm touch on her wrist made her feel a little uncomfortable, but she also felt a sense of relief inexplicably.

She pulled her hand back without leaving a trace and shook her head gently: "I'm fine, it's just... I just remembered some past events and I feel a little depressed."

Shen Yu looked at her with a complex expression. He naturally knew what Ning Yao was referring to, and he also knew that she had a knot in her heart, a knot about her past life, about him.

"If my beloved concubine likes that house, I will order someone to buy it and give it to you." Shen Yu said lightly, with a hint of unquestionable dominance in his tone.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Shen could no longer bear it, she stood up suddenly and screamed, "That house is worth a lot of money, Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Shen Yu glanced at her coldly, his eyes as sharp as a knife: "What? My beloved concubine, are you questioning me?"

"I dare not!" Concubine Shen was so frightened that she trembled all over and quickly knelt on the ground, "I... I just think that this 50,000 taels of silver is... isn't it too much?"

"A lot?" Shen Yu sneered and threw the IOU on the table in front of Concubine Shen. "I think this fifty thousand taels of silver is worth it to buy my beloved concubine's smile!"