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Chapter 506: A Big Disaster

The Prince of Guangling's Mansion, Lanxue Garden.

Shen Qingtan bathed and changed her clothes, then sat upright on the long couch in the inner room.

Liu Yue picked up a large pillow and placed it behind Shen Qingtan's waist, then took a piece of cotton cloth to wring out her long hair.

Tingxue then handed a letter to Shen Qingtan: "Your Highness, this is a letter from the Great Zhou."

Shen Qingtan took the letter. It was slightly different from the thin letter she had received before. It was bulging and thick, resembling a steamed bun.

A look of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she couldn't help but sit up straight and look at her body.

On ordinary days, only the letters written by my third brother have slightly thicker envelopes.

Upon opening the large envelope, one finds four or five letters inside, one of which is so thick that the envelope is almost bursting open.

She glanced at the envelope and saw it addressed to "To Sister Shen".

This is a letter written by Qin Yao.

Shen Qingtan opened the little girl's letter; apart from three plain sheets of paper, the rest were silver notes.

Seeing this, Tingxue teased, "Miss Qin really treats you like her own sister. Whenever she gets something rare, she prepares a copy and sends it to you. Every now and then, she slips you some silver notes, afraid that you're not doing well here or that you've been wronged."

"Yaoyao is straightforward and honest." Shen Qingtan couldn't help but chuckle. "She always says she knows I have enough money to spend, and she gives me money from time to time to save for myself. That way, if I have a large expense one day, I won't have to worry about money."

As she spoke, she unfolded Qin Yao's letter.

In her letter, Qin Yao said that Pei Wuyan had lost his value to Prince Yu and the opportunity to climb into the Duke's mansion, so he had no choice but to cling to her as his cash cow and empty half of his fortune to her.

Shen Qingtan was not surprised by this.

After all, Pei Wuyan wouldn't act rashly; he would first investigate the Qin family.

Once he begins his investigation, he will surely discover that Qin Yao was lying to him.

Boss Qin did not invest all his cash in business and get stuck with it, nor did he marry Qin Yao off to his cousin to make up for the shortfall when he was short of money.

Once he has sorted everything out, he won't think that Qin Yao is setting him up; he will only believe that the Qin family is testing him to see if he is willing to give up half of the family's wealth for Qin Yao.

Pei Wuyan was originally after the Qin family's wealth. After confirming that the Qin family was still very wealthy, in order to show Boss Qin his determination to marry no one but Qin Yao, he would willingly fall into Qin Yao's trap and give her 100,000 taels of silver.

Sure enough, Pei Wuyan took the bait.

In her letter, Qin Yao also said that Pei Wuyan was delusional, thinking he could make a fortune with a small investment, spending 100,000 taels of silver to exploit the Qin family's extinction. She then showed Pei Wuyan the facts: high-profit, high-return deals also come with extremely high risks.

Finally, she joked, "No businessman is honest, I'll make sure he loses everything."

Shen Qingtan smiled gently, folded the letter, and put it back in the envelope.

The remaining letters were all written by Boss Qin.

In his letter, Boss Qin explained the shop's revenue situation, and then mentioned that Qin Yao had swindled Pei Wuyan out of 100,000 taels of silver, worrying that the young girl would get herself into trouble. If Pei Wuyan was no longer of any use to her, she would find a way to eliminate the threat permanently.

Having figured things out, Shen Qingtan burned Boss Qin's letter and planned to reply.

Just then, a maid's voice came from outside the courtyard: "Your Highness, may you be well."

Shen Qingtan paused, and subconsciously looked out the window.

The window was closed, but a tall figure could be vaguely seen walking towards the house.

She walked quickly to the door and opened it.

Zhao Yi happened to be standing at the door.

Shen Qingtan was about to speak.

Jiang Chao rushed over and, spoiling the mood, said, "Your Majesty, someone from the palace has come to invite you in."