My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: The Silver Note Slapped on Her Face Chapter 59: Chapter 59: The Silver Note Slapped on Her Face Zhuang Lin’s expression changed slightly.

Chu Nanli’s face darkened as she said bluntly, “I’d trouble the Prince not to pin such accusations on me, for I cannot bear them.”

Ye Yunting’s expression turned ominously dark, the storm swirling in his black eyes seemed ready to engulf Chu Nanli.

“Sister, how can you make such an exorbitant demand? From the last time, you have already obtained clothes from the Prince…”

Chu Nanli, uninterested in hearing her out, sneered, “Then how can you be so brazen and self-righteous when snatching things?”

Lin Fuying’s face turned a sickly pale green and white.

Chu Nanli knew she wasn’t the one to take the money and no longer paid her any attention, her gaze fixed directly on Ye Yunting.

“Prince, may I inquire whether you wish to make this deal or not?”

After asking, she smiled and added a few sentences, “I trust, with the Prince’s wealth and generosity, such a small sum wouldn’t be of concern, right? And for me to give up Su Lanling, it’s a painful sacrifice indeed. To buy one’s favorite, paying triple the price isn’t expensive.”

Ye Yunting was almost amused to anger.

“I never knew you to be so quick-witted before!”

Chu Nanli said carelessly, “Perhaps the Prince has never really understood me.”

Ye Yunting, laughing out of sheer anger, cast a contemptuous glance at her and Zhuang Lin, saying sarcastically, “A woman who only sees money, narrow-minded and malicious does not deserve my understanding!”

Chu Nanli felt a twinge of pain in her heart.

For the original sincere-hearted self, such words were indeed cruel.

A bundle of silver notes was thrown at her, striking her face.

Caught off guard, Chu Nanli did not manage to dodge in time; with things happening so suddenly, Chu Yi, behind her, couldn’t intervene, and Zhuang Lin hadn’t expected Ye Yunting to strike.

Chu Nanli’s face stung from the impact as she stepped back, nearly falling over.

Ye Yunting looked coldly at her disarray, his tone icy, “This should be sufficient.”

As Lin Fuying leaned softly into his embrace and they departed, she whispered, “Sister, next time, don’t make the Prince so angry.”

After the two left, Chu Nanli cursed inwardly, “A pair of dogs.”

“My lord, are you alright?” Chu Yi asked guiltily, intending to apologize.

Chu Nanli rubbed the sore spot on her face, replying, “I’m fine. It’s good that you didn’t confront him head-on, he might not kill me, but he would certainly have vented his anger on you.”

After all, a mere bodyguard was dispensable in Ye Yunting’s eyes, to be casually beaten or killed.

Chu Yi pressed his lips together, a flurry of thoughts crossing his mind as he recalled the scene, gathering the silver notes in silence.

“It’s fine, it’s fine, we’ve made some money. Triple the price, huh? Zhuang Lin has been in business for many years but has never seen Su Lanling fetch such a price. Today, thanks to the Princess Consort, I’ve also opened my eyes,” Zhuang Lin teased, trying to comfort Chu Nanli as he respectfully bowed.

Chu Nanli let out a breath of stale air, saying, “Right, at least we made some money. But Ye Yunting, the scoundrel, clearly had the money on him, yet he said he’d go back and let the steward pay me for the herbs earlier—doesn’t want to pay, in my opinion.”

Zhuang Lin nodded his head in agreement, also considering Ye Yunting to lack magnanimity, to do such a thing as flinging money at his own Princess Consort’s face.

He glanced discreetly upstairs.

He wondered what the person up there thought about the scene that had just unfolded.

“Thank you, Boss Zhuang, for stepping in,” Chu Nanli gathered her emotions and, accepting the silver notes from Chu Yi, thanked Zhuang Lin.

“At the end of the day, it’s the Auction House’s negligence that led to this undeserved disaster for the Princess Consort,” Zhuang Lin waved his hands, expressing his apology, then promptly asked with interest, “Your Highness is knowledgeable about herbs? I was also nervous when you mentioned Bai Ruo earlier.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Nanli suddenly had a new idea.