Chapter 129 Shen Wantang, you actually kept this a secret for ten years!

Seeing that none of them believed him, the bald, burly man sneered and pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket: "Look carefully, this is an IOU written by Liao Youhe himself, and there's even his fingerprint on it! Usually, it's only us at Wanye Tower who owe others debts, no one else has ever dared to owe us! If you want to renege on your debt, then you can just wait to collect his corpse!"

Shen Guannian and Shen Mingxuan had both seen Liao Youhe's calligraphy.

They immediately recognized Liao Youhe's handwriting; his slender, golden script was exceptionally beautiful and difficult for others to imitate.

Both of them had a drastic change in expression after reading the IOU, especially Shen Mingxuan, whose whole body swayed, unable to accept such a fact. She subconsciously looked at Shen Wantang.

If Liao Youhe really is a homosexual, then in his previous life, Shen Wantang was actually living a life of widowhood.

Could this be the real reason why Liao Youhe refused to take a concubine or marry a princess?

"Shen Wantang, you're so cunning! You managed to keep such a huge secret for ten years! You're going to kill me!"

Shen Wantang looked at her indifferently: "What are you talking about, sister? What ten years? What have I been hiding? Explain yourself, sister."

Qin Xin thought this person was simply unreasonable, so she immediately jumped out and scolded Shen Mingxuan: "Are you sick? What does this have to do with our Crown Princess? You have the nerve to scold our Crown Princess for being scheming, why don't you go and scold that Liao guy for being scheming! He's the one who lied to you!"

"Besides, did our Crown Princess force you to marry him? Do you think everyone doesn't know that? You keep saying you've been given a second chance at life, and that the man surnamed Liao will become a high-ranking official in the future, so you insist on marrying him!"

"Now that he's in trouble, you're blaming our Crown Princess? How dare you try to blame yourself? You shameless bastard!"

Shen Mingxuan screamed, "Shut up! You have no right to speak here! Shen Wantang, you dare to frame me like this, I will never let you get away with this! I will make sure you suffer a hundred times worse than I did!"

Shen Guannian's face turned ashen: "Have you made enough of a scene?! Get out of here right now!"

Other families are harmonious, with siblings supporting each other, giving the whole family a good reputation.

But Shen Mingxuan actually threatened and cursed Shen Wantang in front of so many people. How can the Shen family have the face to live in the capital after this? He can't even teach his children properly. If this gets out, his chances of being reinstated will be even slimmer!

The bald, burly man, his face full of scars, stared at Shen Mingxuan, every inch of his face screaming "Speechless! You're Liao Youhe's wife? He just slept with a young courtesan, why are you making such a fuss? All the young masters and nobles in the capital with a bit of status have been to our Wanye Tower, what's the big deal? Stop yelling and bring me the money right now, five hundred taels, not a penny less!"

Shen Mingxuan didn't have that much money right now, so she subconsciously looked at Shen Guannian.

Shen Guannian was not about to be a sucker. His son-in-law was going to a brothel to sleep with male prostitutes, and he, the father-in-law, was expected to pay for it? Did they think he was stupid? If he really paid out five hundred taels today, he would be so unlucky that he would vomit blood and die tomorrow!

He looked at Liao Youhe's mother, Zhen: "Liao Youhe is a member of your Liao family. The debts he owes should be repaid by your Liao family!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, refusing to stay there any longer, otherwise he would lose all face!

Madam Zhen rolled her eyes, sat down on the ground, and began to wail: "My poor son! He was perfectly fine at home, but he was abducted to the capital by a slut, and in such a short time, he's already learned to indulge in debauchery!"

"It's all your fault, Shen family! It's all Shen Mingxuan's fault! You owe me my obedient and sensible son! He had such a bright future, and now you've ruined it all!"

"The Shen family is ruthless! Fellow villagers and neighbors, come and see! They've teamed up with outsiders to swindle five hundred taels of silver from us orphans and widows! Is there no law left?"

She cried and cursed at the same time, while also giving the children a meaningful look, urging them to cry along with her.

She had clearly done this more than once before, and as soon as the children received her signal, they all started throwing tantrums and crying.

For a moment, the Shen family's courtyard was filled with deafening cries; anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were mourning a death.

The bald, burly man had seen many grand scenes, but the sight before him made his scalp tingle.

The Shen family refused to pay, and the Liao family looked like beggars, extremely poor. Even if they sold their entire family, they couldn't raise five hundred taels.

The burly man knew he had made a wasted trip and wouldn't get the money. He snorted coldly, turned around and left with his men. Before leaving, he threw down a threat: "I'll give you three days. If you don't pay up in three days, I'll chop off Liao Youhe's hands! Let's see how he can be a high-ranking official without hands!"

No sooner had he left than Madam Zhen got up from the ground.

She shoved aside the maids and servants like a madwoman, rushed to Shen Mingxuan, and grabbed her hair fiercely: "You little bitch, how dare you ruin my son! If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have known that you'd led my son astray! I'll beat you to death today!"

As she spoke, she started hitting Shen Mingxuan's face and head.

When Qi saw that her daughter had been wronged, she immediately stepped forward, grabbed Zhen's hair, and scratched Zhen's face.

When Zhen's children saw that their mother was being taken advantage of, they rushed at her. The four of them grabbed Qi's limbs and hit and bit her, making her scream in pain.

The maids and servants of the Shen family also surrounded them, some hitting people, some pulling them away.

The people of Prince Ning's mansion had never seen anything like this before. They fought and cursed each other in layers, even more vulgar and shrewish than ordinary street shrewish women.

Shen Wantang herself did not expect that a trip back to her parents' home would lead to such a grand spectacle.

After watching for a while, she felt it was difficult to determine a winner in the short term, so she called out to Qin Xin, who was watching with great interest, "Let's go, let's go back to the manor."

Qin Xin followed her, turning back every few steps.

Even after returning to the Ning Prince's residence, Qin Xin was still excited: "Many noble young men in the capital have been to Wanye Tower, and our young master has been there too. However, the young master only drinks and listens to music. Mo Ji said that the young master never touches the people there."

"The performer there has a beautiful voice, and many people come to support him. Most young noblemen don't stay overnight there, but that young master Liao actually broke his vows there! It's really unexpected!"

"Princess Consort, is the eldest son-in-law of the Shen family only interested in men and doesn't like women? Is that why he hasn't consummated his marriage with his wife?"

Shen Wantang sighed helplessly. Her maid was good in every way, except that she was too gossipy: "Don't talk nonsense. How do you know that my elder sister and brother-in-law haven't consummated their marriage?"