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Chapter 3494: 4.1094 Kicking a Steel Plate

She hadn't expected the Crown Princess to be so relentless. Could it be that she intended to wipe out the entire sixty million debt owed by the Hua family's fifth wife? How could there be such a good thing in the world? Yi Niang had just paid out thirty million spiritual coins; how long would it take her to earn that back? Now, with a single sentence, the Crown Princess wanted to erase a massive sixty million debt? Absolutely delusional!

"Husband!" Qiao Qiao angrily turned to Mo Lian.

Mo Lian was a little amused, but kept a solemn expression, continuing to play along. "Go, invite the Prefect of Jingzhao here for His Highness!"

"The imperial court has clearly forbidden usury! This Pink Pavilion knowingly breaks the law; it's unforgivable!"

"Go invite the Prefect of Jingzhao and have him handle this matter."

Yi Niang was so furious that her nostrils flared, and a mouthful of old blood almost gushed from her chest! Fine, fine, you high and mighty privileged youth! Right and wrong, you twist them as you please, just to humiliate people like this!

Didn't the Crown Princess's five percent interest per hour, which took thirty million from her, also count as high-interest usury? But now that it was her turn, nothing she said was reasonable! It was simply outrageous.

Qiao Mu glanced at Yi Niang, whose hair seemed to stand on end with anger, and snorted lightly. "It seems some people won't shed tears until they see the coffin!"

Mo Lian nodded, giving a meaningful look to Huifeng, who was standing by. Huifeng immediately cupped his hands, said "Yes," and turned as if to walk out the door.

"Wait!" Yi Niang hurriedly stood up and called out, "Wait, wait!!" Her voice trembled slightly with urgency.

Qiao Mu turned her head to look at her and said calmly, "What? Has the proprietress changed her mind?"

Yi Niang gritted her silver teeth, her fingers unconsciously curling into fists within her sleeves. If she could, she truly wanted to pounce and tear at this little Crown Princess; she was truly hateful! Seeing her expression of intense resentment, yet her inability to do anything to her, Qiao Mu secretly found it amusing.

This Yi Niang must have never suffered a loss in all these years. Unfortunately, she had run into Qiao Qiao, this unyielding steel plate; she was in for it!

Yi Niang took a deep breath and forced a smile. However, her smile looked even worse than a cry.

"Manager Li," Yi Niang called out.

Cold sweat nearly dripped down Manager Li's forehead. He quickly bowed and came forward, stooping slightly. "Yi Niang."

"Find that promissory note from the fifth wife."

Manager Li immediately cried out with a mournful face, "But Yi Niang, that fifth wife owes us over sixty million spiritual coins; that's not a small sum."

"The fifth wife has already repaid more than twenty million spiritual coins, right?" Qiao Mu said indifferently. "Since that's the case, then fine, husband, let's still invite Cao Juetou over and have him settle this case!"

Yi Niang secretly gnashed her teeth. The common folk do not contend with the rich, and the rich do not contend with officials; this has been the way since ancient times. She naturally knew that if the Prefect of Jingzhao were truly invited, given the attitude of this unscrupulous couple, they would probably incite the Prefect of Jingzhao to sentence Yi Niang to a heavy penalty. At that point, not only would the sixty million spiritual coins vanish without a trace, but her Pink Pavilion, which she had managed for years, would probably not be saved either. Although, within the entire Jade Cauldron market, the Pink Pavilion was just one of her properties.