"How much do you want?", the straightforward question came from Shao Ziqing's mouth. He had lost his patience, and all the questioning turned into nonsense.

The leader also replied briskly: "Five hundred thousand taels."

These four words were so heavy that the moment the words fell, the whole room fell into silence, and the air seemed to condense in an instant.

Five hundred thousand taels...

Jiang Zuiyao can be regarded as someone who has lived in this dynasty for many years. After careful calculation, if the five hundred thousand taels were converted into modern banknotes, it would be hundreds of millions of yuan at least.

The Shao family is indeed wealthy, but five hundred thousand taels is not a small amount of money.

In an instant, Shao Ziqing realized that the leader had captured Shao Wanyun's lion and opened his mouth.

Jiang Zuiyao and Shao Ziqing stood silently, staring at the leader with matched eyes and hatred.

Although the leader did not raise his eyes, he could guess the emotions of the two of them at the moment, but he did not pay attention to it and said in a very calm tone: "For your Shao family, you can still get this little money, right?"

?”

Jiang Zuiyao, who was already holding back his anger, became furious after hearing these words. He said angrily: "This little money? You call five hundred thousand taels this little money?"

The passionate tone finally made the head of the family raise his head. When he saw Jiang Zuiyao's angry eyes as if she wanted to eat him, he snorted contemptuously and replied: "The wealth of the Shao family is comparable to that of the country. In the whole country,

Who doesn’t know who in the Rong Dynasty? You should be able to get 500,000 taels, right?”

Just as Jiang Zuiyao was about to reply, the headmaster said again before she could speak: "She is the only daughter-in-law of your Shao family, and now she is the daughter-in-law of the regent. Isn't it worth five hundred thousand taels?"

At the moment, there is no time to think about what the leader wants so much money for. Anger is greater than reason, leaving no time to calm down.

Jiang Zuiyao clenched her teeth angrily: "You are really a madman!"

This was the first time Jiang Zuiyao had cursed him since she came into contact with the leader. Even though this was not the first time the leader had done something despicable, Jiang Zuiyao had endured it before. This time, she couldn't bear it anymore.

The leader still looked nonchalant, but he could still smile contentedly and said: "Whatever you say, I don't care. If you want your sister to survive, you'd better collect enough money as soon as possible and send it to her."

Compared with Jiang Zuiyao, Shao Ziqing, who had never spoken, seemed much calmer. He could still keep his breath and said with a cold face: "Since you can leave my sister in my hands, you must be completely

Are you sure? What exactly is it?"

The head turned his eyes to Shao Ziqing, with a sneer on his lips, and said proudly: "Your sister only has one month to live at most."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zuiyao was so shocked that she gasped and asked: "What did you do to Wanyun?"

The head didn't hide anything and told the truth: "I didn't do anything, I just put some poison in her food. If she can't take the antidote within a month, she will definitely die!"

!!

Shao Ziqing’s guess was indeed correct!

He was angry, really angry!

Standing on the spot, Shao Ziqing's hands gradually clenched into fists, wishing to kill the gray-haired old man in front of him at this moment, but Shao Wanyun was poisoned at this moment, and the antidote must be in the master's hand, so he could not kill him.

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Seeing Shao Ziqing like this, the headmaster was very satisfied and said: "Actually, this matter is very simple. It is to exchange money for life. Whether you Shao family is willing to do so or not depends entirely on you. You and your wife, please discuss it carefully.

But don't wait too long, your sister has been taking the poison for seven or eight days."

After saying this, the leader stood up leisurely. The joy in his heart made him so happy that even his walking seemed much lighter.

The room became quiet again. Standing in the room belonging to the leader, Jiang Zuiyao and Shao Ziqing had something in their hearts but could not speak.

The two of them left the house together. The courtyard was empty, and they returned the same way.

Along the way, neither of them said a word to the other. They had their own worries in their hearts and had no time to talk to each other.

When they returned to Shao Ziqing's room, Shao Wanyun was still there. Seeing that his brother and sister-in-law were back, he quickly got up and asked, "Brother, when can I go back?"

Looking at Shao Wanyun's face that longed for freedom but was mixed with uneasiness, Jiang Zuiyao felt heartbroken. Thinking about it carefully, from beginning to end, Shao Wanyun never said anything about the poisoning. It seemed that she didn't know that she had been poisoned.

poison.

How could Jiang Zuiyao have the heart to tell her such a thing? If Shao Wanyun knew about it, she would only be more frightened.

Seeing that Shao Ziqing was silent, Shao Wanyun became even more uneasy and said, "Brother, can I still go back?"

Shao Ziqing frowned slightly and replied calmly: "Don't worry, my brother will be here to protect you and return to Beijing safely."

These words made Shao Wanyun, a caged bird, feel at ease and her expression softened a lot.

Jiang Zuiyao stepped forward and asked, "Wanyun, how were you captured?"

When mentioning this matter, Shao Wanyun was still frightened, and replied truthfully: "I followed my husband's instructions and went to see someone. When I came back, it was already late. When I arrived at the gate of the palace, a man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. At that time

Only my personal maid Jinxiu was around, and she was no match for that man. That man knocked me unconscious. When I woke up, I had already left Zhaojing for hundreds of miles, and then I was brought here.

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Jiang Zuiyao asked in confusion: "Husband's family? You mean your husband?"

Shao Wanyun shook his head, but refused to elaborate further.

Jiang Zuiyao stopped asking any more questions, but there were still some things that needed to be asked clearly: "Who else knows your whereabouts that day?"

Shao Wanyun shook his head again: "There is no one." Shao Wanyun thought, this matter is confidential, how could anyone know about it, but suddenly, Shao Wanyun remembered something: "

By the way! I met the prince on the street that day."

"Prince?" Jiang Zuiyao repeated in surprise, making Shao Ziqing on the side slightly stunned.

Shao Wanyun nodded: "As for the suspicious person, it is the prince. Before I left that day, I met the prince on the street and talked to him for a few words. There is no guarantee that he will send someone to follow me."

This had to make Jiang Zuiyao think more. Could it be that the prince and the Taixuan tribe jointly hijacked Shao Wanyun? But when he thought about it carefully, the Taixuan tribe captured Shao Wanyun for money. The prince was in Zhaojing, so why go around like this?

Big bend?

But it is not absolute. Perhaps it is to deceive others. With the Taixuan clan as a shield, the prince can be alone and strategize.

Shao Wanyun looked at the confused looks of Jiang Zuiyao and Shao Wanyun, and asked uneasily again: "Sister-in-law, I still don't know who the person who arrested me is. The masked person who knocked me out has never been seen again."
Chapter completed!