Opposite Chu Qing sat a woman who looked similar to Shen Liuyi, but her features were more gentle. Although she was a few points taller than Shen Liuyi, her temperament was slightly inferior to her sister. She did not have the bright and flamboyant brilliance of Shen Liuyi, giving people the feeling of a beautiful girl from a small family.

This person is Shen Liuyi's sister, Shen Yuehuang.

Two opposite extremes, they should be weak and can be bullied, but it is this seemingly weak woman that makes Chu Qing feel difficult.

Chu Qing secretly cursed this woman for being stupid. It was obviously good for her to do this, but she actually refused!

Chu Qing's face was gloomy: "Miss Shen, have you thought about it carefully? Do you really want to ignore the safety of your family for the sake of a younger sister?"

Shen Yuehuang: "Princess, you are joking. My mother's family has always been loyal and brave. They are the imperial merchants personally selected by Emperor Taizu. After many generations, they have never forgotten their original aspirations and have repeatedly saved the country from danger. The debt owed by the royal family has not been repaid yet. The Shen family understands that it is not easy for the court, so they have not urged them."

"As for my father, I don't think I need to say more."

Why did no one dare to look down on Shen Jingyu for marrying into the family? Because he was once a great general who defended the country, but was suspected because he was in love with his mother. People were afraid that he would rebel after gaining military power and money. In the end, the problem was solved when Shen Jingyu gave up his military power and returned to the countryside.

It was a good story at the time, and only those involved in the situation knew the danger.

But even so, Shen Jingyu is extremely prestigious in the army. The soldiers who left when he did so are still alive today and have high status. If they knew that the court was targeting meritorious officials, it would definitely chill the hearts of the generals.

At this time, Chu Qing regretted why her reputation was not better. If her reputation was better, after she and Shen Liuyi fell out, everyone would not be like this, saying "yeah, the princess is right", and thinking in their hearts that it must be Chu Qing who caused the trouble first.

Chu Qing said: "I am helping you. You have been diligently managing the Shen family over the years, and Shen Liuyi has never been involved. Why should your father give half of the family property to her? This is not fair to you at all!"

Shen Yuehuang said calmly: "Thank you for your concern, Princess, but this is a matter between us sisters. Princess also has a brother. I hope you can understand."

Chu Qing didn’t understand shit. That was because she was not a prince, so there was no point in trying. If she were a man, she might have been interested in the throne.

Chu Qing didn't believe that Shen Yuehuang would be so generous. She thought Shen Yuehuang was cautious, so she didn't agree to him immediately. In order to reassure Shen Yuehuang, she said, "Shen Liuyi and I are irreconcilable. As long as you are willing, I can help you."

Shen Yuehuang said: "Then please persuade her to come back."

Chu Qing thought she had heard it wrongly: "What?"

Shen Yuehuang said: "My parents sigh when they mention my sister who is away from home, but they can't do anything about her. It gives me a headache too."

Chu Qing: "...Why?"

"Because it's too big." Shen Yuehuang's eyes were full of fatigue.

Chu Qing: “???”

Shen Yuehuang: "The family fortune is too big to manage, and my father only cares about opening the way but not managing it."

Shen Jingyu likes the moment of success, and he lets go after he succeeds. In the past few years, he suddenly had the idea of ​​​​pulling money from those sects. It must be said that those people are stupid and have a lot of money and are easy to be cheated, but this way his family business has become even bigger.

Shen Yuehuang was tired and she was fed up with being in charge.

It was only because she was young and ignorant, and thought that being the little chef was very prestigious. She was also flattered by her father's flattery and took the initiative to help with some things. Compared with Shen Liuyi, who had sensed something was wrong since childhood and ran away as soon as he found out, by the time Shen Yuehuang realized it later, she was already in a difficult situation and couldn't escape.

Born on the same day, Shen Liuyi ran away from home at the age of twelve, and Shen Yuehuang started to manage the household at the age of ten. The longer she was free outside, the more tired she was - plus two years.

At first glance, Shen Yuehuang looked so miserable.

If you think about it carefully, you will realize that you are miserable even though you have so much money.

Even Chu Qing was affected by Versailles. There have been constant natural disasters in recent years, and no one knows where the money has gone. They dare not increase taxes for fear of causing dissatisfaction among the people. There is not enough money for disaster relief. Whenever the old people in the Ministry of Revenue are mentioned, they cry poor. The court is worried every day.

As a result, Shen Yuehuang said that she had too much property to manage and it didn't matter if she divided it up.

Chu Qing sneered: "If you don't want to care, just donate to the national treasury. It's true that the rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are starving on the road. The Shen family is really capable."

Looking at the magnificent princess's mansion and Chu Qing's 300-course meal, Shen Yuehuang smiled and said, "Princess, what you said is not true. In the area under the jurisdiction of the Shen family, whenever there is a disaster, they solve it themselves and never cause trouble to the national treasury. The land is fertile and the people live and work in peace and contentment. On the contrary, the area under the jurisdiction of the court is full of chaos and chaos."

Shen Yuehuang said, "If you have any doubts, I can order someone to calculate the list of all these years and make it public. I heard that the national treasury is running low again, and maybe we can figure out where the money that disappeared inexplicably from the treasury went."

Chu Qing slammed the table and said, "Have you considered the consequences of doing this?"

Shen Yuehuang: "The princess wants to see it, I dare not disobey her."

"Who wants to see this kind of thing?!" Chu Qing was so furious that he could not contain himself. If this were to get out, the imperial court would be in chaos.

Shen Yuehuang: "If you don't want to watch it, then don't watch it. Princess, don't get angry. It's not good for your health if you get angry."

Chu Qing was simply fed up with Shen Yuehuang. These two sisters were really stubborn, one more difficult and more annoying than the other: "Shen Yuehuang, I sincerely invite you to cooperate with me."

Shen Yuehuang fiddled with the teacup in her hand: "Are you using me to threaten my sister? I don't like this style very much."

Chu Qing's face twisted instantly. She pointed at Shen Yuehuang and said, "Do you think you understand a lot? No matter how capable you are, you are just a mortal. I can kill you with just one word!"

Shen Yuehuang's expression remained unchanged: "Princess, if something happens to me in the Princess's Mansion, you cannot bear the responsibility."

The Shen family may not have had much influence on the sect (in the past), but its influence on the imperial court was extraordinary. Therefore, Chu Qing could not bear the anger of both the Shen family and Shen Liuyi.

Chu Qing was very angry: "You..."

No wonder my father gets a headache whenever he mentions the Shen family. This is a big piece of fat meat that is hard to chew. If the court could confiscate their property, they wouldn't have to worry about the problem of lack of money at all. But the fact is that they can't afford to confiscate their property.

The Shen family is like a slippery loach. They can always escape danger. If they are provoked, they will cause trouble to make the court too busy and dizzy to deal with them. This can be regarded as a disguised warning.

Although the Shen family was well-behaved, the emperor was jealous of a family that was out of his control.

It would be great if we could use Shen Liuyi's incident to bring down the Shen family this time.

Shen Yuehuang looked at this unruly and stupid princess, thinking about who would be more likely to suffer between her and Shen Liuyi. Finally, she came to the conclusion that Shen Jingyu cared too much. She didn't know whether it was because of his concern as a father, or because he overestimated Chu Qing. If Shen Liuyi could be deceived by such a person, he might as well go out and find a piece of tofu to kill himself.

There was a commotion outside, and I vaguely heard some report that you can't go in, but it soon quieted down.

Then Shen Liuyi came in dragging the princess's personal maid. After looking at Shen Yuehuang, he looked her up and down. After making sure that Shen Yuehuang was fine, Shen Liuyi calmly let go of the person in his hand.

Then the maid knelt on the ground with weak legs, like a girl who had been ruthlessly ravaged, and the culprit was looking at Shen Yuehuang obediently at this moment.

She said, "Sister, you are here too, what a coincidence."

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