Chu Yuan was furious and couldn't help but shout, "Fine, ten thousand taels!"
Isn't it just about getting her to ask for money?
Tsk, who would complain about hard-earned money?
I want it!
Upon hearing this, Xie Wei's expression returned to normal. "The medicine from the Divine Physician Xuanchuan costs ten thousand taels, which is not expensive. Xie Mou has been ill for many years, and it can be cured, which is not expensive. If ten thousand taels can buy the young lady's sincerity, then it is even less expensive."
Chu Yuan smiled silently, thinking to herself, "You're so suspicious, how do you measure whether someone is sincere or not?"
Since that's the case, why not just set a clear price and settle the transaction directly? That would put his mind at ease.
"Young Master, You Yue has two very valuable pieces of information here, worth a total of 100,000 taels of silver. Would you like to buy them?"
Xie Wei frowned. "Tell me about it."
Chu Yuan suddenly relaxed and even sat down on the armchair next to her. As if her mouth was dry, she took a sip of tea before slowly saying, "One matter concerns the Tongzhou camp, and the other is a letter written by Yan Ling's father to the Prince of Pingnan."
But as soon as Chu Yuan finished speaking, Xie Wei, who was always unfazed even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, suddenly changed his expression!
Suddenly, he took a few steps down and grabbed Chu Yuan's thin neck, which looked as if a man could snap it with a single stride. "Tell me! Who are you?!"
Chu Yuan coughed twice with difficulty, "Xie Wei...you...you're really sick! How can I dare to tell the truth when you're like this?"
"Don't try anything funny!"
"Give me 100,000 taels of silver, and I can buy what you want."
Ironically, when all she cared about was making money, people treated her like a good person.
Now that I finally want to be a good person, I have to pretend to be greedy for money.
This world is so fantastical!
Just as Chu Yuan was about to faint from lack of oxygen, Xie Wei finally let go and forcefully threw Chu Yuan onto the chair.
Turning back to the main seat, he said, "As long as your information is accurate, I can have Lü Xian give you the money, but you have two choices: one, leave the capital forever; two, take the money and live under my surveillance."
"Don't worry, my people won't interfere with your life. You can spend your money however you want, but I need to make sure you haven't sold any important information about me, Xie Wei, to anyone else."
Chu Yuan laughed, "Breaking promises and having no professional ethics, is that how the Young Master views You Yue?"
To put it bluntly, if I wanted to sell, I would have sold it long ago.
After all, surely Duke Xue Yuan of Dingguo would be very interested in your true identity, sir?
The implications of those words were too extreme. Xie Wei's wolf-like eyes shot out at Chu Yuan with a gloomy look as she finished speaking.
Swoosh—
Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to fly, scattering in all directions.
Chu Yuan knew that Xie Wei understood.
Xie Wei also understood that You Yue knew his identity. He was Xue Dingfei, who survived the fire, and Du Junshan, who had been working for the Prince of Pingnan all these years!
How did she know?
At this moment, the answer seemed unimportant; the only thing he was considering was whether to kill her just in case or choose to believe her.
Xie Wei once said to Jiang Xuening, "I'm not afraid of you, but I'm afraid that I actually wanted to believe you."
This applies equally well in the present moment.
The man's aura was undoubtedly powerful. Even when he was gentle and patiently teaching, people dared not offend him. Let alone now, when he was as cold as an ice cave, as if he could chew people up and swallow them at any moment.
Chu Yuan forced herself to remain upright and did not kneel down.
She had considered following Jiang Xuening's example and showing weakness and begging for mercy, but she had already revealed too much. If kneeling could dispel Xie Wei's suspicions, then he wouldn't be the crazy Xie Wei who dared to kill his father and rebel!
I might as well just stand there and do whatever you want with me.
I sighed inwardly: It's so hard to be a good person.
Chu Yuan: "I can't leave the capital. My family and the person I love are all in the capital. So... I choose the second option."
After an unknown amount of time, Xie Wei's bloodless lips uttered a single word: "Okay."
Chu Yuan's legs went weak, as if she had been granted a pardon.
"Xie Ju'an, I believe you are a man of principle, so I'll say it this way. You don't need to ask me how I know these things. You just need to know that I have no intention of harming you, much less Yanling. The reason I told you about Tongzhou and Xin is because I know that only you can help Yanling get through this difficult time."
"The Yan family escaped disaster entirely thanks to your planning, sir!" Chu Yuan said, bowing respectfully.
Xie Wei closed his eyes briefly. "I will do my best regarding the Yan family's affairs."
That was his uncle, his only warm haven when he was a child. In the years when he was pretending to be friendly with the Prince of Pingnan, he relied on those warm memories to support him.
Returning to the capital was merely to protect the Yan family and bring the truth of the case involving the three hundred loyal souls from years ago to light.
The two talked for almost an hour.
Lu Xian, who was waiting impatiently outside, secretly whispered in Jian Shu's ear, "Why is it taking so long? Did Xie Ju'an force himself on that girl?"
He glanced back at the door, and then a sharp pain shot through his elbow.
Jian Shu pinched him hard, then greeted him politely but awkwardly, "Second Miss Jiang, what brings you here today to see the teacher?"
Lu Xian stiffly turned his head, inwardly filled with schadenfreude.
Xie Ju'an, even you have your moments of capsizing!
I let you have your cake and eat it too, let's see how you get out of this mess!
Jiang Xuening shook the banana leaf in her hand. "My zither is broken. I'd like to ask you to take a look."
Just then, the door creaked open, and Xie Wei, dressed in white, and Chu Yuan, dressed in pink and blue, appeared together before everyone.
Jian Shu and Lü Xian were visibly embarrassed, their faces contorted in embarrassment.
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