Ye Feng looked so pitiful that the Marquis of Yong'an and his wife were heartbroken when he ate like that.
Marquis Yong'an couldn't help but ask, "How much silver do you want to release my son?"
Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "One hundred thousand taels."
"gold."
Lin Jinyue couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement; the Yong'an Marquis's mansion was truly rolling in wealth.
This was calculated by Ye Feng.
He has the keys to his family's storeroom. He had previously taken stock of the various items, and their total value was around several hundred thousand taels of silver. His father would definitely try to extract some money from Prince Jing soon, probably around ten thousand taels of gold.
Give them some room to negotiate.
Marquis Yong'an's expression changed.
Unexpectedly, Ye Feng put on a dramatic act, wiped his dirty face, and said to his parents, "Dad, why don't you go and adopt a younger brother? I...I...I'll stay here."
Ye Feng knew how to manipulate his father.
These words made Marquis Yong'an even more anxious.
How could I let my son suffer?
Ye Feng gave a wry smile: "Actually, it's not that hard to get through. Dad, Mom, I'm doing well here, so you don't need to worry about me."
Seeing how sensible her son was, Lady Hou immediately began to pinch Marquis Yong'an's waist:
"Are you reluctant to spend the money?"
"You don't actually want to adopt a child, do you?"
"Could it be that you have another child outside?"
Lin Jinyue tried her best to suppress her laughter.
Marquis Yong'an wiped the sweat from his brow: "This, this, we'll give you 100,000 taels of silver first. You, you'll have to be nicer to my son. As for the remaining 90,000 taels of gold... could you make an exception?"
Seeing that he agreed so readily, Lin Jinyue said, "Say it again, and I'll have to double it!"
Marquis Yong'an hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, let's go get it."
Ye Feng was still wiping away tears: "Father, please take more money with you. I... I want to go to Yangzhou. I've been so..."
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
Marquis Yong'an readily agreed, "Alright, be good to my son, and I will send the money over as soon as possible."
Lin Jinyue immediately said, "Keep it, and have your wife go and get the money to return to you."
Marquis Yong'an became anxious: "My son is in your hands, how could I possibly renege on my debt? My family doesn't have enough money, we have to raise more, and I'm worried that my wife won't be able to handle it."
Lin Jinyue replied, "Who knows if you'll run away on your own and marry another beautiful wife or concubine?"
Before Lin Jinyue could do anything, the Lady Hou exploded.
She suddenly grabbed the Marquis by the waist: "Well, your little scheme has been exposed! You still want to abandon your wife and children!"
Marquis Yong'an didn't even have time to deal with Lin Jinyue, and hurriedly apologized to his wife.
I almost knelt down before him.
Lady Hou pinched his waist: "I'll give you some face in front of our son and outsiders, but if you dare to have any wicked thoughts, I'll kill you!"
Marquis Yong'an nodded hastily, and before he knew it, he had become a hostage.
Seeing that Ye Feng had almost finished eating, Lin Jinyue instructed Liu Erzhuang to keep an eye on the Marquis of Yong'an, and then prepared to take Ye Feng away.
The Marquis of Yong'an is timid in front of his wife, but he's a completely different person when he's with Lin Jinyue.
His face darkened, and he threatened, "If you dare to harm my son, be careful, I'll bring my army and raze your village to the ground!"
Lin Jinyue: "Don't worry, we are the most sincere. We will deliver the goods upon payment."
With that, Lin Jinyue pulled Ye Feng out the door together.
After leaving Lin Jinyue's courtyard, Ye Feng whispered to her, "Why don't we take Old Master Tan and Tan Xue with us? I'm afraid my father might run into them."
Lin Jinyue nodded, "That's good. With Elder Tan here, we can easily order people around when we go to the governor's mansion."
Ye Feng was still spouting mischievous ideas: "My parents definitely won't give me money so easily. They'll definitely bring their elite troops over. Do you think we should build some more houses and have people make those dormitory-style beds?"
Lin Jinyue waved her hand: "No, no, we are honest and law-abiding citizens, what would we need so many soldiers for?"
Ye Feng's eyes darted around.
When the time comes, 10,000 soldiers will arrive, bringing their own provisions and silver.
Even if she couldn't do anything else, she could still stay and work, and Lin Jinyue certainly wouldn't be willing to refuse.
Once she takes in these 10,000 soldiers, and then goes on to persuade them, Lin Jinyue and her family will have no choice but to rebel.
Ye Feng was also at a loss, mainly because there was no one capable of becoming emperor at the moment.
His father was incredibly lucky to catch the eye of the late emperor. He was also a capable fighter on the battlefield. His mother knew when to advance and when to retreat, and advised his father to relinquish his military power. That's how he ended up in a remote place, becoming a marquis of a different surname, and even receiving a fiefdom.
But now, those fighting outside—Prince Jing, Prince Jing, and that dog emperor in the capital—are all bad people.
Regardless of whether his family takes sides or not, they're definitely doomed in the future.
It would be better to incite the Lin family to rebel.
At least when they are emperors, the people won't suffer.
Ye Feng thought about it and it made more and more sense. He would have to have a good talk with Gu Shao and his uncles and elders later.
Lin Jinyue was unaware of Ye Feng's true intentions.
He left with Old Tan and Tan Xue.
She originally wanted to bring Tan Mengqiu along, but Tan Mengqiu seemed to really like the atmosphere of Yunhe Village lately and didn't want to leave anytime soon. She said she wanted to learn more so that she could open a girls' school when she returned to the prefectural city.
They did send a letter, which Lin Jinyue was to take to Guangcheng.
Lin Jinyue's father didn't go with her this time; even if he did, she wouldn't be able to take care of him.
So the four of them went into battle together.
They arrived in Guangcheng at dusk, just as the city gates were about to close.
Just as they said, the security was tight.
Unfortunately, Lin Jinyue ran into Xie Hong as soon as she entered.
Xie Hong walked straight up to her and said in a nonchalant tone, "What, you've come to the capital to beg me? Come and sit at my residence?"
Lin Jinyue pushed the person aside, "Get out of the way, I'm going to find Governor Xiao."
Xie Hong was not angry at her treatment.
He smiled and said, "You came to Lingnan to find out about Gu Shao, right?"
Lin Jinyue frowned; Xie Hong was really annoying.
Xie Hong then asked, "Would you like to go to the military camp for a while?"
Lin Jinyue thought about it and it seemed like a good idea.
Lin Jinyue then said to Elder Tan and the others, "You go to the governor's mansion first, I'll arrive later."
As he spoke, he handed Tan Mengqiu's letter to Old Tan.
Ye Feng frowned, "This..."
He felt it wouldn't be right to leave Lin Jinyue there alone.
Ye Feng was unaware of Lin Jinyue's system space, but Elder Tan and Tan Xue were aware of it.
Tan Xue tugged at his sleeve. "Yueyue must have her reasons for doing this."
Ye Feng looked Xie Hong up and down. "You...you can't be that much of a beast, can you?"
Xie Hong seemed to have been hit where it hurt: "Ye Feng, do you think I wouldn't dare to do anything to you?"
Ye Feng: "If you can't use dirty tricks, why are you in such a hurry?"
Xie Hong, with a cold face, ordered his men to drag them away.
Ye Feng deliberately provoked him, shouting loudly, "You're getting impatient, you're getting impatient, I guessed right!"
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