Chapter 178: Conditions
Si Fangming choked and lay back down.
Yuan Siyin tickled his armpit, "Alright, you said you'd pay me back, and you definitely will."
"How can we return it? Are we going to take it back to the same place it was brought back from?"
Si Fangming lowered his head, his voice muffled, "Besides, you bought it for three times the price back then. Do you think you can just take the money out of those people's pockets?"
He wasn't really worried about the money; after all, it was spent on her, so there was nothing to be sad about.
He accepted the loss of his wife, but ended up not gaining any soldiers either.
That's frustrating.
"clever."
Yuan Siyin snapped her fingers as a compliment to him.
Before Si Fangming could ask any questions, Yuan's father lifted the curtain and returned. He quickly sat up straight and began to accuse a certain bandit of his evil deeds.
Yuan Jin's expression turned somewhat somber upon hearing this: "You little brat, did you think you were the only one who got robbed?"
Si Fangming: "..."
Suddenly, I felt a little better.
"Father, please sit down. How did your talks with the King of the Northern Frontier go?"
Perhaps out of guilt, Yuan Siyin offered her seat and poured a bowl of hot tea, placing it in his large palm.
"Still arrogant, probably still angry, and has no intention of buying honeysuckle from us at a high price, after all, Daliang has this herb."
The Emperor of Great Liang has always been timid and subservient to the military power of the Northern Frontier. If the King of the Northern Frontier speaks up, Great Liang will not stand idly by under duress.
Yuan Siyin chuckled upon hearing this, and slowly massaged his shoulders: "He will compromise, and at that time, three times the price will just be one of the conditions."
Yuan Jin took a sip of tea and looked at her daughter with a puzzled expression: "What other conditions are there?"
"Withdraw your troops from the northern border."
Yuan Siyin lowered her eyes, her voice as calm as water, yet it suddenly stirred up a huge uproar.
"retreat?!"
Yuan's father choked on his tea, coughing until his face turned red and his neck bulged. Even Si Fangming almost slipped off his seat.
"Yes, retreat."
Yuan Siyin frowned slightly, patted his back to soothe him, "Father doesn't believe me?"
"I believe it, how can I not believe it?"
Yuan Jin couldn't bear to hurt her daughter, so she could only deal with it for the time being.
Yuan Siyin pursed her lips, naturally seeing through his thoughts, but didn't say anything. She just repeatedly reminded her troublesome father: "No matter what the Northern King says, Father, just remember these two conditions, and we'll see the truth when the time comes."
"Other things aside, it's not just the soldiers who are infected with the plague, but also innocent civilians. How can they afford medicine at three times the price?"
"Your daughter has her own methods. Father, just remember them. If you give in, all your efforts will be in vain."
As the three were talking, a series of rude shouts suddenly came from outside.
"Damn it, hand over our second-in-command right now!"
"Exactly! What kind of heroes are these, a bunch of grown men bullying a defenseless woman!"
Fatty Wang, hands on his hips, sensed something was amiss and turned to look at Liu Mazi: "What kind of flowery nonsense are you spouting? Is the second-in-command a weak woman?"
“What you said does make sense…”
Hearing the noise, Yuan Siyin couldn't help but smile: "It's just as I said. Since Father is worried, why don't you come with me to take a look?"
Si Fangming and Yuan Jin exchanged a glance and followed her out of the tent. They saw a large procession with carriages and horses shouting at the camp entrance.
Besides the two men, one fat and one thin, who were leading the group, there was also a child wearing a yellow jacket.
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