Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 439

“You abandoned the family business, and now the family is in dire financial straits. The expenses at Ling Shuang Courtyard are also insufficient.”

Ling Shuang Courtyard is the small courtyard where Jian Qing Shuang and Yin Han Cheng lived.

Shen Lingxia put down the poetry collection, sat up straight, and stared at Yin Bohong with exaggerated disbelief.

"What do you mean by this, husband? Ling Shuang Courtyard isn't enough to cover its expenses, so you're coming to me for money? You're a grown man, supporting your mistress and her children, and you expect me, your legal wife, to foot the bill? Go ask around and see if there's any such logic in the world!"

Shen Lingxia raised her voice, speaking bluntly and without giving Yin Bohong the slightest bit of face.

"you!......"

Yin Bohong's face turned almost liver-colored, a burning sense of shame rising within him, a mixture of embarrassment and anger.

This ignorant woman dared to humiliate him like that!

Yin Bohong had lived for over thirty years and considered himself extremely dignified, his spine never bending. How could he bear such humiliation? He immediately turned away in anger and stormed off.

It's just a few taels of silver. As a renowned poet from Beiyi, does he really have to beg a woman for it?

Shen Lingxia watched him storm out, scoffed, sat back down, picked up a cherry from the fruit plate next to her, and popped it into her mouth.

The Shen family hasn't found out the background of that mistress yet, so she's not in a hurry.

Let her see how this aloof and unconventional poet will raise his woman and children!

......

Yin Bohong went outside and first went to his friends to borrow money.

The Yin family's funds will be available sooner or later; he can't let Shuang'er and Hancheng suffer.

However, Yin Bohong's friends were mostly scholars who didn't have much money. After borrowing from them all, he only managed to get three thousand taels.

He would take as much money as he could. Yin Bohong then hurriedly took the money and went to Ling Shuang Courtyard.

As soon as she entered, Jian Qingshuang greeted her with a warm smile.

"Bohong, come quick! I've prepared a surprise for you!"

When Yin Bohong saw his beloved, who was gentle, refined, knowledgeable, and full of scholarly air, the fatigue he had felt after a busy day outside immediately disappeared.

Smiling, he followed her inside: "What surprise?"

Jian Qingshuang carefully unfolded a calligraphy copybook for him to see: "Look, I bought an authentic work by the great calligrapher Zhong Qinzi from the previous dynasty at a bookstore in Yunfu! The shopkeeper said it was just received yesterday. I know you like Zhong Qinzi's calligraphy, so I quickly snatched it for you!"

Yin Bohong was stunned. His first reaction wasn't surprise, but rather an instinctive question:

"how much is it?"

Jian Qingshuang smiled and said, "Since the shopkeeper sees we're regular customers, he only charged us five thousand taels. I've asked him to put it on the tab. Remember to settle the bill later. Genuine works by the master Zhong Qinzi are extremely rare these days. They're worth any price, aren't they?"

Yin Bohong: "......"

He just borrowed three thousand taels!

Jian Qingshuang already owes five thousand taels of silver!

All the money he managed to borrow after running around all day wasn't enough to repay her for this calligraphy piece!