Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Chapter 125 She'll eat anything, but she'll never suffer a loss.

Lin Yuansheng was stunned when she turned around and asked for money after her lawsuit failed.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Song Pingping has never been one to suffer in silence. Even if she suffers a loss now, she will definitely get her revenge a thousandfold later.

"Could it be that you really don't want to?" Song Pingping asked again, "or is it that you can't bear to part with him? A dignified third-place scholar, you're not even willing to repay the kindness of your benefactor?"

“Of course not.” Lin Yuansheng shook his head. “Money is just an external thing. I owe you. Since you asked for it, I will naturally give it to you. I really didn’t have 100,000 taels of silver before.”

Is 100,000 taels of silver a lot?

For today's standards, this is already a considerable sum. Qin Yizhen has been married for four years, and has received a salary, a fief, and a number of dowry shops. After deducting expenses, the amount of cash she still has in hand over these four years is roughly this amount.

It's similar to the Zhou family. Vice Minister Zhou served as an official for over twenty years and managed his affairs for many years. After his children grew up and got married, he probably only had this much money left.

Compared to the extravagance and wealth of the previous dynasty, the royal family and officials of Eastern Qin appeared remarkably simple and unassuming.

There may be corrupt officials, but the country is short of money right now. If anyone dares to flaunt it, their house will probably be raided before sunset today.

Song Pingping naturally didn't expect Lin Yuansheng to have 100,000 taels of silver right now. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "If you're willing to give it, that's fine. If you don't have it now, you'll definitely have it in the future. How about you give me 30,000 first, and I'll write an IOU for the rest?"

Lin Yuansheng: "...??!"

"IOU?"

“Exactly.” Song Pingping said calmly, “Considering our past friendship, I won’t charge you interest, how about it?”

Lin Yuansheng fell silent.

"Miss Song really has a lot of nerve, asking for 100,000 taels of silver so casually." Madam Zhou came out of the Jingzhao Prefecture a little late and heard the conversation between Lin Yuansheng and Song Pingping. Her face turned dark.

"Of course I have a lot of face. I supported this top scholar, and he abandoned me to marry someone else. What's wrong with me asking for some benefits?" Song Pingping said with a look of self-righteousness mixed with contempt.

"Madam Zhou, others have planted and nurtured trees for many years, and now that they have finally borne fruit, your Zhou family has casually picked the fruit. Do you think you have any shame?"

Madam Zhou was speechless.

“When Ning’er married Yuansheng, she had no idea he had a fiancée.”

"Then that has nothing to do with me. It's not my fault that the Zhou family didn't know. If anyone is to blame, it's this top scholar for concealing the truth, and also for your Zhou family for not even checking when you married off your daughter, not even knowing that your son-in-law had a fiancée."

"It's fortunate that she's your fiancée. If she were already married, your daughter would be a concubine."

Upon hearing the word "concubine," Madam Zhou's face flushed with anger: "Shut up!"

“I haven’t done anything wrong, why should I shut up?” Song Pingping was not afraid of Madam Zhou. “I want 100,000 taels of silver. If I don’t have it right now, I’ll give you 30,000 first, and the rest I’ll write an IOU and pay you back 30,000 every three years. Then the debt between me and Lin Yuansheng will be settled.”

"Of course, if the Zhou family wants to pay this debt for him, I don't mind."

Song Pingping's goal was very clear: she wanted to ruin Lin Yuansheng's reputation and end his career. Unfortunately, he had already arranged a scapegoat, and she lost.

If she can't take Lin Yuansheng's life, then she'll leave that for now; she needs the money first.

She eats everything, but she will never suffer a loss.

Of course, Lin Yuansheng was not one to suffer a loss. Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "Pingping, you are really asking me to do something I don't want to do. I really don't have that much money."

“No, then marry me.” Song Pingping said without hesitation, “You were engaged to me first, so if you’re going to marry someone, it should be me. As for others, if they want to stay by your side, they’ll have to take a step back and become your concubines.”

"Absurd!" Madam Zhou raised her hand to slap Song Pingping, but Granny Jin grabbed her wrist, preventing the slap from landing.

“Madam Zhou,” Granny Jin said calmly, but with a hint of warning, “Aunt Song is a member of our Pingxi Marquis’s household. It’s not up to others to teach her a lesson.”

Madam Zhou almost forgot that Song Pingping also had powerful backers and was not someone they could bully at will. Even though she was furious, she could only withdraw her hand.

However, at this moment, Lin Yuansheng said again: "Pingping, I know you are unwilling to accept that we missed each other, but I have already married a wife and she is pregnant. I will never let her down in this life. Moreover, you are already a concubine of the Marquis of Pingxi, so it is impossible for you and me to be together."

“It’s alright. The Marquis doesn’t care about the fate of us. I’ll just ask the princess to grant me a letter of release from my concubine status.” Song Pingping replied coldly. “Lin Yuansheng, you don’t need to say anything else. Either marry me or pay me to settle this debt.”

Granny Jin sighed and stepped forward to uphold justice: "What Aunt Song said does make some sense. Logically speaking, she has indeed been wronged, but 100,000 taels of silver is too much and inappropriate."

"How about this, let's give Lin Tanhua 50,000 taels as a way of settling the score for Aunt Song's years of service to Lin Tanhua. Aunt Song can never mention this matter again."

One hundred thousand taels is too much, but fifty thousand taels is also a large sum. Lin Yuansheng was about to say something, but Madam Zhou readily agreed: "Okay, then fifty thousand taels it is."

Lin Yuansheng's expression changed slightly: "Mother-in-law..."

Madam Zhou was already very annoyed by this matter, and Song Pingping had indeed done Lin Yuansheng a favor in the past. If Song Pingping insisted on pestering her, her daughter Zhou Ning's situation would be awkward.

Thinking of her pregnant daughter, Madam Zhou had no choice but to agree, no matter how unwilling she was.

Song Pingping said somewhat reluctantly, "Since Granny Jin has spoken, I will give her face. Fifty thousand it is. Do you want to pay now or write an IOU? If you write an IOU, I'll make it clear beforehand that it must be paid off within three years."

Madam Zhou looked at Lin Yuansheng.

Lin Yuansheng's lips twitched, and for a moment he felt a sense of helplessness, as if he had hit a cotton ball. He said frankly, "I only have about a thousand taels of silver on hand right now, and that's all I have."

Mrs. Zhou was stunned.

Granny Jin immediately frowned: "What, do you want to back out?"

"I, an old woman, am standing here on behalf of the princess, hoping that you can resolve this matter peacefully. It seems inappropriate for you to go back on your word."

Once the princess's name was mentioned, the two of them, no matter how unwilling, dared not say anything to go back on their word.

Lin Yuansheng then looked at Madam Zhou and asked her how to resolve the issue.