Break Off the Engagement? Pay Me Back 500,000 Taels First

Breaking off the engagement? Fine. First pay back the five hundred thousand taels my mother lent you.

Rumor had it in the capital that the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Chongyi's household, recently returned from the countryside, was ugly, talentless, and immoral, a complete fool.

The heir apparent, Zheng, couldn't agree more. He broke off their engagement in public, then turned around and announced he would marry her cousin, the "most beautiful woman in the capital."

Everyone was waiting to see her cry.

Shen Qingli calmly pulled out a yellowed IOU and said coolly,

"We can break off the engagement. Pay back the five hundred thousand taels first."

The whole hall fell silent.

The Duchess of Zheng's face turned green on the spot.

Later, the Prince of Jing, who had spent ten years in a wheelchair and was known as a "good-for-nothing," personally came to propose marriage.

The entire capital laughed: a fool and a good-for-nothing, what a perfect match.

But when had the Marquis of Chongyi's household changed so completely? The old madam fell from power, and the second uncle's family moved out.

Shen Qingli entered the palace as empress, monopolizing the affection of the new emperor, Xiao Youheng.