On the other side, Yanyang Kingdom
Ye Wanqing sat on the chair without saying a word, letting several people gather around and whisper.
The temptation of ten million taels of silver is hard for anyone to resist.
As expected, except for the man with the white mask with gold patterns who insisted on killing Ye Wanqing, everyone else agreed to Ye Wanqing's surrender plan.
Even Ye Qingshan was shaken.
Ten million taels of silver was a sum he had never dared to imagine in his entire life.
Murong Yao looked at the man who insisted on killing Ye Wanqing in confusion and asked, "I remember that you have no personal grudge against Master Shen. Why are you so determined to kill him?"
Xu Wanrong was also very confused and wanted to find something suspicious in his behavior.
"This plan is too risky. I never do anything I'm not sure of. Even if he gives us 10 million taels, can you guarantee that this isn't a trap? Have you seriously considered the potential troubles after receiving the money?"
"Then what do you think?" Ye Qingshan was a little annoyed. These people were dithering. They didn't kill when they wanted to, and didn't take the money when they wanted to.
"Kill him and eliminate the trouble forever."
The man who had remained neutral said, "When did you become so impetuous? Do you think you can kill someone without bearing the consequences? What if you don't get a penny and are retaliated by the Southern Territory? Wouldn't that be a thankless task?"
Several people echoed and criticized the man wearing a white mask with gold patterns.
At this time, Murong Yao spoke up and said, "Everyone, please be patient. Why don't we listen to how Master Shen plans to deliver these ten million taels of silver to us?"
Ye Wanqing wrote the words "household nameplate" on the paper.
She took out a household card from her pocket, threw it on the table, and then wrote: One hundred thousand taels can be taken away immediately and the person will be released.
Murong Yao walked up to her, picked up the household name plate, handed it to the person next to him, and indicated that he should go to Fu’s Bank to withdraw the money at daybreak.
"Prince Shen is indeed wealthy and straightforward."
Ye Qingshan asked: "Then, where is the remaining money?"
Ye Wanqing wrote on the paper: I have to meet Jiang Yu and A Rao to confirm that they are safe and sound and have returned home before I can continue the cooperation.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps coming up the wooden stairs came again, and the voice sounded quite anxious.
Murong Yao's guard, holding a letter and a blood-stained paper bag, reported with a slight breath: "Third Prince, just now, someone shot an arrow through the window, and there was a paper bag attached to it."
Murong Yao's expression froze. He took the letter and took a look. He saw that the writing was written in a vigorous style, and the ending of the strokes was clearly filled with emotion.
It was written by Murong Yan himself: I know it is you who did this. Send Prince Shen and Minister Jiang home safely before dawn, otherwise I will cut your people into eight pieces.
Murong Yao's face darkened, and there was anger in his beautiful peach blossom eyes. He ordered people to open the bloody paper package, and a finger with a ring appeared in front of everyone.
Ye Qingshan cried out, the ring belonged to his son Ye Fan.
The prince captured General Ye, cut off Ye Fan's finger, and sent a letter to threaten them!
He turned to look at Ye Wanqing angrily and said angrily: "Murong Yan cut off my son's fingers, I will also cut off Master Shen's fingers!"
"Hey, Old Ye, don't be impulsive. How can you hurt our God of Wealth?" The masked man with the powerful voice quickly stopped him. He had no personal grudge against the Tingnan Marquis family. Ever since Ye Wanqing arrogantly slammed the 100,000 taels of card on the table, he felt that there was a lot of room for negotiation on this matter.
If we can really persuade Prince Shen to join, the benefits we will get will definitely be more than 10 million taels.
Three years ago, someone estimated that the assets of the Fu family in the southern border were definitely far more than 10 million.
Ye Wanqing's face was pale at this moment. Ye Fan was her biological brother. In order to save her, Murong Yan cut off her brother's fingers. How could she face this?
Just as everyone was still discussing whether to cut off Master Shen's fingers to retaliate against Murong Yan, the man in the white mask with gold patterns spoke up, "The fact that the Crown Prince was able to send a letter here proves that our place has probably been exposed. We must evacuate as soon as possible."
Murong Yao nodded and ordered, "You all should disperse immediately. This prince and Commander Ye will take care of Prince Shen. Miss Xu, you will be in charge of Jiang Yu."
The man with a white background and golden patterns said, "Your Highness, please stay here to deal with Murong Yan. Commander Ye and I will take care of Master Shen."
"No, what if the two of you suddenly attack and kill him?"
Ye Qingshan said with a cold face, "Brother Jiang, don't worry. I know what is important and what is not. We have Master Shen in our hands. I believe Murong Yan will not dare to harm my son's life."
The man still said cautiously: "Hey, I'd better follow you. I trust you, but I can't trust this young man."
Several guards tied Ye Wanqing up again. Ye Qingshan stepped forward, roughly pulled the rope on her hand, and dragged her down the stairs.
As she stumbled and bumped into things, Ye Wanqing felt a dull pain in her knees and ankles, but she didn't dare to moan out loud, so she had to grit her teeth and endure it.
Compared to the pain in her body, her heart felt as if it had been stabbed by a knife. Her sad emotions had long been out of control. Her trust in her family and friends, and her love for Murong Yan, had all lost their direction and were in tatters.
Her most loving father, Commander Ye, was dragging her downstairs like an animal at this moment, just because Shen Xu's family had money that could be used to deal with the prince.
In order to gain wealth and glory, he even used his daughter as a pawn to climb up the social ladder.
Her brother, General Ye Fan, had vowed to her before he went to Dongyi that when he came back with achievements, he would definitely restore the prestige of the General's Mansion. By then, she would be the younger sister of General Ye Fan, and no one would dare to bully her.
Yet, he aided and abetted the evil, kidnapping Shen Xu and assassinating Prince Ling. How could her elder brother, such a good man, be so confused about right and wrong and become the spearhead of this group's rebellion!
However, if she hadn't swapped bodies with Shen Xu, she might have been kept in the dark by such a father, just like her elder brother. She would have been willing to do anything for him, foolishly risking her body and life for his great cause.
Maybe my father will really use it to frame Master Shen, or someone else.
Sad and ridiculous.
Ye Wanqing was pushed into a carriage without saying a word. Ye Qingshan was responsible for driving the carriage, and the other two masked men sat in the carriage to watch over her.
She really couldn't guess who the man in the white mask with gold patterns was. Maybe he had a personal grudge against Shen Xu, but Shen Xu was a reclusive person. Apart from playing and joking with the young ladies, it was hard to imagine that he had any deep hatred with others.
However, people's hearts have changed, and although she had no deep hatred with Xu Wanrong, she still hired someone to kill her.
As for the masked man with the powerful voice, my father called him his brother. His surname was Jiang and he was from Dongyi.
Ye Wanqing blindly guessed that this person should be the Lord of Dongyi City - Jiang Yulou.
Just as Murong Yan said, the third prince really colluded with the Dongyi Black Sail Army.
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