Mr. Ma looked at Madam Deng coldly.
"Don't think I don't know. That kid Deng Hao offended King Qianhuang last night. Your Deng family is in big trouble."
"But you, the Deng family, are so unkind and unjust that you actually sacrificed my Ma family's heirloom. How shameless!!"
"Dad~~" Madam Deng pulled her lips awkwardly, "Hao'er is also your grandson, are you going to watch him die?"
"This time, our Ma family saved the Deng family's only son. My uncle must feel guilty towards the Ma family. If the Ma family encounters any problems in the future, my uncle will definitely not stand idly by..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Master Ma sneered at Madam Deng.
"Hao'er is not my grandson, he is the grandson of the Deng family."
"My Ma family's grandson's surname is Ma!"
Master Ma glared at Madam Deng with dismay.
"Others don't know how much the Ma family values this heirloom, don't you know it too?"
"Usually, you rely on your status as Magistrate Deng to ask for money and treasures from the Ma family, and I will do whatever you want."
"I never think that problems that can be solved with money are big problems."
"But I never expected that you would actually set your sights on the Ma family heirloom."
Master Ma snorted coldly.
"No way, don't even think about it, just get out of here right now."
Mrs. Deng pulled the corners of her lips awkwardly.
"Dad, my uncle has already told King Qianhuang that the Ma family is willing to offer the heirloom. If you don't give it to him, King Qianhuang will blame you..."
"Ha!" Master Ma sneered, "Let your uncle solve what he said. What does it have to do with me?"
"Remember, you are a member of the Deng family now, so don't hang around the Ma family if you don't have anything to do."
Mr. Ma was reluctant to tell his daughter the words "begging for money".
He looked at the servant at the door with a cold face.
"see a visitor out!!!"
"Dad~~~" Madam Deng suddenly became anxious, and knelt down with a plop. She moved to the side of Master Ma, hugged his legs and cried loudly.
"Dad, please save my Hao'er~"
"Things are dead, but people are alive."
"If I can't present the heirloom to King Qianhuang today, Hao'er will die..."
"Woo woo~~Daddy~"
Mrs. Deng couldn't convince people with her reason, so she resorted to self-torture, crying miserably.
"Hao'er is my only son. If anything happens to him, I won't live anymore."
"Woo woo~~ Is Dad really so cruel?"
Mr. Ma’s frown was so strong that it could kill mosquitoes.
When he heard his daughter talking about giving away the heirloom, he wanted to kick her away.
But he really couldn't bring himself to do that. The Ma family had indeed maintained its current position in Qianhuang City because of this daughter.
"It's not that Dad is cruel, but that heirloom is too important to the Ma family."
"The Ma family's heirloom is gone in my hands. How can your father face the ancestors of the Ma family?"
Mrs. Deng looked at Mr. Ma with tears on her face.
"No matter how important the heirloom is, no one is more important."
"Dad, if the Deng family falls, the Ma family will be unable to move forward in Qianhuang City."
"Everyone knows that the Ma family has offended King Qianhuang. Who would still be willing to do business with the Ma family..."
"Dad, think about it carefully, is this the case~~"
"Women's opinions!" Master Ma glared at Madam Deng, thought for a moment, and said through gritted teeth,
"Go and discuss this with your uncle. The Ma family is willing to give half of their wealth to King Qianhuang. Don't mention the heirloom anymore."
This was the biggest concession he could make.
Half of the Ma family's wealth is no different from losing an arm.
You know, half of the Ma family’s wealth would be at least 10 million taels.
This amount of silver is a huge sum for anyone. It can support an army of 100,000 people for a year or two...
.......
"Half of the Ma family's wealth!?"
Prefect Deng looked at Madam Deng in surprise.
He had never expected that the Ma family was willing to give up half of their wealth in order to keep the heirloom.
"...Yes." Madam Deng looked at Governor Deng timidly.
"Brother-in-law, please ask King Qianhuang to be flexible. That heirloom is truly my father's lifeblood. We can't take it away."
Ever since she was glared at by her brother-in-law with fierce eyes last night, she couldn't help feeling timid when she saw him.
I don't speak as loudly as before.
How can she still be so tough when her son has caused such a big disaster?
He begged for help from everyone in the Ma family, and now he has to be humble in the Deng family. It's really a sin.
Magistrate Deng knocked lightly on the table a few times.
Every beat of the "dong dong dong~" sound seemed to hit Mrs. Deng's heart, and she was so nervous that she almost couldn't breathe.
"No." Magistrate Deng shook his head, "The heirloom must be offered up."
"King Qianhuang has no shortage of money."
At this point, Governor Deng took a bag of salt from the table and handed it to Mrs. Deng.
"Take this salt to Master Ma and tell him that it was obtained by King Qianhuang, a full three million kilograms."
"Master Ma naturally knows what to do."
3 million kilograms of salt is equivalent to half of the Ma family's wealth.
God knows how shocked he was when he saw such fine salt from the accounting office in the morning.
He believed that the Ma family would be even more shocked when they saw such salt.
Mrs. Deng left the Deng Mansion with the bag of salt in her hand.
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