Chapter 2379 Silver
Lord Tian was unable to be tough, so he had to skip all the elaborate preparations he had made and get straight to the point.
"What? Five hundred thousand taels!"
“Is this a joke?”
"Oh!"
Zheng Sangge and others all sneered and glared at Lord Tian with hostility.
Shao Yunduan also smiled and said, "It seems that the Fourth Prince has no sincerity. Do you want to redeem the imperial envoy and the princess with just 500,000 taels?"
Lord Tian said in a humiliating tone, "Lord Shao, you and I were once officials in the same court. Why are you so aggressive? Five hundred thousand taels is not a small amount. Lord Shao, don't be too greedy. I am a few years older than you, so I am taking advantage of my seniority to say a few more words. If you are greedy and can't swallow it, you will choke to death."
"presumptuous!"
"How can this be possible!"
The prefect of Jinan and others denounced the incident angrily.
Qiao Xuan chuckled, "Master Tian, you also know that you are taking advantage of your age, right? Since you are so self-aware, you should just say less. Times have changed. The world will eventually divide after a long period of unity, and will eventually unite after a long period of division. This has been the law of nature since ancient times. Master Tian, don't you think I am right? Living in the past and refusing to face reality, let alone accept it, and still taking advantage of your age to try to interfere with the world's situation, is even more tragic!"
The prefect of Jinan, Zheng Sangge and others laughed, "Madam, you are absolutely right!", "Yes, that's what you said!", "After all, it's Madam, now I understand! Sir Tian, you understand too, right?"
Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan smiled at each other. The corners of Shao Yunduan's lips curled up high. His eyes swept across Qiao Xuan with tenderness and doting. He was very proud in his heart: his wife is so capable!
Lord Tian was so angry that his beard was shaking. He looked at Shao Yunduan and sneered, "How can a mere woman interfere here? Is Lord Shao so absurd and foolish, or is there no one under his command who can be used?"
Shao Yunduan: "We are husband and wife. My wife is very knowledgeable and it is not an exaggeration to call her a heroine! There is nothing she cannot participate in. Lord Tian, the times have changed. Lord Tian is so stubborn and prejudiced that he will soon be abandoned by the times!"
Qiao Xuan added, "Master Tian, please stop trying to sow discord. Master Tian, please stop doing things that only make you feel bad. I am just a woman, and your daughter is nothing to me. Why would you travel thousands of miles to Jiangnan to do evil?"
Isn't this also meddling in other people's affairs? How can this be regarded as a decent thing?
Lord Tian's face changed.
Shao Yunduan narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's get back to the point. Five hundred thousand taels is not enough. You guys have messed around and cost me so much manpower and money. Do you think you can get away with just five hundred thousand taels of silver?"
"What!"
Mr. Tian was stunned. "You, you guys——"
So the ransom is just a superficial excuse, and actually, what they want is compensation?
Shao Yunduan gave him a look that said "What do you think?", and Zheng Sangge and the others understood.
Lord Tian was completely dumbfounded.
After being dumbfounded, he became angry again. "Shao Lord has captured so many cities from the Emperor, isn't that enough? If you want to pay silver, shouldn't Shao Lord also return the cities he has captured?"
Shao Yunduan said coldly: "Master Tian, are you dreaming? You are the one who started this matter. You kidnapped my wife, so I will take revenge! And? Humph, Master Tian, you really have the guts to say that!"
Lord Tian was so angry that he was shaking. He felt it was unfair, so unfair! This damn Shao Yunduan, all his cleverness was used up in this opportunistic and rogue behavior.
(End of this chapter)
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