Free Web NovelChapter 1200: Chapter 26: Love Debts (Part 2)
Su Yang kept downing one drink after another, but no matter how much he drank, he couldn’t get drunk.
The more he wanted to get thoroughly drunk, the less it seemed possible.
As his good buddies, seeing Su Yang like this was really hard to bear.
But to help, honestly, was beyond their capabilities.
They truly couldn’t fathom King Beimo’s thought process. Princess Beimo came to Daqi and got stung by bees thanks to Su Yang; Prince Beimo got it even worse, and he even fired a slingshot at Princess Jing Mountain...
Every legitimate princess and prince who had met Su Yang had suffered at his hands, so why wouldn’t King Beimo call off the engagement?
Isn’t he worried at all that marrying his daughter to Su Yang is like jumping into a fire pit?
More importantly, this marriage of Princess Beimo to Su Yang is in exchange for a hundred thousand taels of gold and three hundred thousand tons of grain!
Thinking of this, Shen Xing looked at Su Yang and said, "I think to call off the engagement, unless you send a hundred thousand taels of gold and three hundred thousand tons of grain to Beimo."
"Other than that, there’s no way."
Su Yang was pouring more wine when he heard this and looked at Shen Xing, "Where am I supposed to get so much money and food?"
Shen Xing, "...."
With a twitch of his mouth, Shen Xing silently drank with Su Yang.
It’s obvious that the Emperor isn’t willing to shell out money or grain.
To rely solely on Su Yang to earn such a large sum, even if he could, it would take at least three to five years.
Could King Beimo really wait until Princess Beimo turns eighteen before she gets married?
Clearly not.
Beimo had already used the opportunity of sending birthday gifts to urge the matter.
Besides, that money and food had been used as military funds, loaned to the court.
There’s no reason for Su Yang alone to repay money loaned to the court.
Su Yang thought of his sister Su Jin; if she was willing to lend, the hundred thousand taels of gold would be easily settled, but the three hundred thousand tons of grain would be troublesome.
He wondered if he could borrow from the Heir of Marquis Beining?
But how would he repay such debts?
Su Yang felt even more depressed.
However, in this tavern, Su Yang was not the only one feeling down.
In the private room next door, Prince NanAn was also feeling gloomy.
In the past ten years, Nie Yao had given him three sons and was now pregnant again.
Princess Consort NanAn, longing fervently for a granddaughter, had at just four months gone impatiently to the Great Buddha Temple for a fortune reading.
It was another boy.
Princess Consort NanAn, in a bad mood, returned to the mansion and gave Prince NanAn a scolding.
Prince NanAn, "...."
Didn’t he want a daughter?
Ever since Xun Yi was born, he had hoped Nie Yao would give him a daughter so he could experience the joy of doting on a daughter.
But Nie Yao gave birth to a son, then another son.
His father was happy, but he was despondent.
Especially since the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo and Chu Shun all had daughters, yet he didn’t.
Years later, when Nie Yao was pregnant again, Prince NanAn thought surely this time it would be a daughter, but it was another son!
The fortune-telling at the Great Buddha Temple was remarkably accurate; the previous pregnancies had all been spot on, so this time was definitely not going to be an exception.
He just wanted to do the doting father thing and find out what being a father-in-law felt like someday.
"My sister-in-law says daughters are lovers from a past life," Prince NanAn said while drinking.
"Does that mean I didn’t have even a single lover in my past life?"
Chu Shun patted him on the shoulder, "Just let it go."
"How can I let it go when all of you have daughters, and you keep bragging in front of me about how great your daughters are! How can I not be envious, jealous, and resentful?!" Prince NanAn said angrily.
Just then, the Heir of Marquis Beining showed up late.
The Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo looked at him and said, "Why so late?"
The Heir of Marquis Beining, unaware that Prince NanAn envied them for having daughters, started speaking, and his words made daggers fly towards Prince NanAn.
"My daughter made me a purse, so I went to the street to pick out a few gifts for them," the Heir of Marquis Beining said with a smile.
"...."
Prince NanAn was itching to hit someone.
Chu Shun signaled the Heir of Marquis Beining with his eyes.
The Heir of Marquis Beining didn’t catch on, so he asked, "Are your eyes hurting?"
Chu Shun, "...."
Chu Shun held his forehead.
Almost two decades of friendship, yet at a crucial moment, there was no understanding whatsoever.
Prince NanAn slammed his cup on the table and said, "Should I get myself two lovers? Otherwise, in my next life, I’ll still have no daughter."
Chu Shun rolled his eyes at him, "If you really get yourself lovers, you won’t have a good life in this one, let alone think about the next."
Prince NanAn, "...."
Princess Consort NanAn has always liked Nie Yao.
Nie Yao has given birth to three sons, placing her far ahead of Prince NanAn in status within the Prince NanAn Mansion.
Ever since his sons were born, Prince NanAn has felt like the live-in son-in-law.
Compared to the pregnant Nie Yao, he’s not even as good as a live-in son-in-law.
If he finds a lover at this time, he might end up bedridden for the rest of his life.
