Sucking Blood Without Pulling Their Weight-Who Would Spoil You

"I just happened to run into him. If he hadn't discussed the matter with a friend, I might not even have traced it back to you."

"Damn it! Five hundred thousand Spirit Stones still weren't enough for him!"

Jiang Jingyi glared at him and said with a look of disgust, "I thought some monstrous corrupt official had appeared in court and was planning to arrest a few people. You really saved me the trouble. Now that things have come to this, the money used to smear him can no longer be returned to him, but the portion you swallowed—you have three days to scrape it together and deliver it to the Inner Cabinet Office."

Lin Heng had taken five hundred thousand Spirit Stones and did not know the lion's share had been withheld. If they continued giving him the money, where would the Dynasty's face be?

Thus, the matter could only be dropped, but as punishment, Jiang Yan had to spit out the portion he had swallowed.

In the end, the money would still return to the Female Emperor's hands.

"Sis, I'm strapped for cash right now too. Prince Qi's Mansion has so many people to support, where am I supposed to scrape together one and a half million Spirit Stones? Money that's already been spent—since when is there any logic in taking it back!"

"And besides, I'm your own little brother. What's wrong with letting your brother spend a little money!? I work under you every day, toil like an ox and a horse... and you don't even show me a little consideration!"

Smack!

Jiang Jingyi slapped his hand away, gave a cold snort, and said blandly, "If you can't scrape it together, then pay the debt with labor. Stop guarding that Prince Qi's Mansion of yours and lying