Xie Tingyu came to Xiyue Palace awkwardly.

As soon as he saw Concubine Duan, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had her hair covered in pearls and jade, he knelt down in an upright position and said, "Mother, I was wrong!"

Concubine Duan had a thick layer of powder on her face, but it still couldn't hide the look of decadence on her face. She was sitting in a daze under the grape trellis in the yard.

Seeing his only son come forward to admit his mistake, there was finally a hint of relief in his eyes, but at the same time he felt more aggrieved and sad.

She twisted the handkerchief to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned her head away from him and said, "Do you really know you are wrong?"

Xie Tingyu lowered his head, lowered his eyebrows, and said in a low voice: "Yes, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have ignored your explanation and blamed you based on my own conjecture..."

"After I returned, I thought carefully and realized that there must be something else going on with the matter of Deputy General Zhang. Perhaps he had done you a favor in the past, or maybe there was something else..."

"My maternal grandfather's family is a scholarly one, and you've been a lady from a prominent family since childhood. In short, there's absolutely no way you and him could have had any improper involvement..."

Concubine Duan choked, paused, and said, "Of course not."

Xie Tingyu's originally tense body suddenly relaxed. He cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, mother. I will immediately send someone to collect the body of Deputy General Zhang."

Hearing him say this, Concubine Duan's tense mind finally relaxed a little. She sighed deeply and said, "I'm glad you understand, mother."

"Deputy General Zhang... did have some connection with Mother, but that was many years ago. Even if he was at fault, he died for you. Mother simply didn't want his body to lie exposed in the wilderness."

Xie Tingyu's eyes were filled with obvious guilt, and he kowtowed respectfully: "Mother, I have wronged you. I have been disrespectful to you before I even understood the reason. Please don't be angry with me for this."

Concubine Duan looked at him helplessly: "Get up! When has mother ever been seriously angry with you?"

Xie Tingyu stood up obediently, and naturally came behind Concubine Duan to massage her shoulders.

Concubine Duan's body suddenly stiffened.

She doesn't have much private money left!

As soon as she had this thought, she heard her son's voice behind her.

"Mother, can you give me another 600 taels of gold?"

Concubine Duan froze for a moment, then stood up abruptly, her expression changing immediately: "How much did you say? Six hundred taels?"

"What do you want so much silver for?"

She knew that her son's shoulder massage was not a good thing...

After just a few pinches, he asked her for money again.

Xie Tingyu's hand froze in the air. After a pause, he silently put it down, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

I really want to walk away.

But when he thought of the five hundred taels of gold he owed, his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground and he could not move forward.

Not only did he lose all his money in the bank, he even owed the bank 10,000 taels in interest...

Think about it, if I still can't pay the money after some time, the money house will come to collect the debt.

Thinking of this, he spoke with difficulty: "Mother, the imperial examination will be held in three months. Many students are coming to the capital now, and the nobles of various mansions have recruited many of their favorite students..."

"I have a few talented students whom I admire, but I don't have the money to pay them..."

As he spoke, a look of shame and embarrassment appeared on his face.

Concubine Duan felt a pang of pain in her heart just by looking at it.

Her son is the dignified Prince Jing, a true royal noble, extremely noble. How could he be compared to a playboy from an aristocratic family?

Furthermore, making friends with talented students in advance is a serious matter. If you bet on the right horse, you can make a lot of money!

It will be of great help to your future career.

But, he asked for six hundred taels of gold...

If she insisted, she could get it, but she would need money to take care of things in the palace in the future...

Concubine Duan frowned. The key point was that her son was now a bottomless pit. It was obvious that he would not want the money just this time.

When will this end?

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