bookcurios Chapter 221
Chapter 221
Chapter 221
Emperor Liang glanced coldly at Su Rou, then looked at Shangguan Xiong and said, "Shangguan Xiong, Concubine Rou said she didn't send anyone to look for the Crown Prince. How could you do that? You dare to frame the Crown Prince in the court without investigating this matter. You are too bold!"
"This... Your Majesty! I! I know I was wrong!"
Shangguan Xiong gritted his teeth and admitted his mistake.
The look he gave Concubine Rou was full of resentment. He had suffered setbacks in the court over the past few days and had wanted to take a break for a while, but because of Concubine Rou, he started looking for trouble with Qin Yu again.
Now, I have laid the groundwork well, but Concubine Rou backed out at the last minute, and I have to bear all the consequences!
"Father! I have something else to ask. I beg Your Majesty to help me!"
Qin Yu said.
"Speak! No matter what happens, I will make the decision for you!"
Emperor Liang said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty! Some time ago, Shangguan Xiong and my second brother each borrowed 100,000 taels of silver from me, promising to return 120,000 taels of silver in ten days. My second brother returned the silver and interest as promised, but Shangguan Xiong has shown no intention of returning the money. Please, Your Majesty, urge Shangguan Xiong to return the money to me!"
Qin Yu said loudly.
what!
In the court, everyone's eyes were on Shangguan Xiong. One hundred thousand taels of silver turned into one hundred and twenty thousand taels in ten days. This was worse than a donkey rolling over!
Shangguan Xiong actually borrowed it!
However, thinking of the relationship between Shangguan Xiong's daughter Shangguan Wan'er and Qin Yu, they could easily guess Shangguan Xiong's real purpose. This old guy never thought about returning the money at all!
However, Shangguan Xiong did not expect that Qin Yu would complain to Emperor Liang. Now there is something interesting to watch!
"Shangguan Xiong! Is this true?"
Emperor Liang looked at Shangguan Xiong and asked coldly.
Qin Yu directly took out the IOU and said, "Father! I have an IOU signed by Shangguan Xiong himself. He even put his fingerprint on it!"
Shangguan Xiong's face turned pale as he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty! This is indeed true. I will collect 120,000 taels of silver as soon as I return and return it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Wrong! It's not 120,000 taels, it should be 144,000 taels of silver!"
Qin Yu said loudly.
"Your Highness! What nonsense are you talking about? We agreed to borrow 100,000 taels and return 120,000 taels within ten days. How could you raise the price at the last minute?"
Shangguan Xiong said angrily.
"If it were within ten days, it would naturally be 120,000 taels, but now it has exceeded the ten-day period by several days, so the interest for the ten-day period should be added!"
"Also, the principal this time is no longer 100,000 taels, but 120,000 taels. Based on the 20% interest rate, the total principal and interest this time is 144,000 taels!"
Qin Yu said in a deep voice.
creak!
Shangguan Xiong's fists clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound. If possible, he really wanted to cut Qin Yu into pieces immediately, but he had no way to deal with Qin Yu!
"Your Majesty! Although His Royal Highness's interest rate is a bit high, it is not a problem. Moreover, the interest rate was agreed upon with Lord Shangguan. I believe that Lord Shangguan should return it!"
Li Wei said in a deep voice.