Shengjing Noble

Chapter 451 Let’s make a price

Those accusations were all spoken verbally by the common people. Without more solid evidence, it would be impossible to determine that Fu Mingli had raped a woman.

Because of false accusation, A'mo was beaten with ten boards. He limped out of the yamen and happened to see Lu Wanjun and Su Shengyan standing not far away.

"Madam? Young Master? Why are you here?"

He hurried forward and asked.

When Lu Wanjun saw that he was injured, a trace of heartache flashed in her eyes: "I'm sorry for wronging you, A-Mo."

"It's fine as a slave. As long as I can help the girl delay time, that's all."

"Go back and recover quickly, and leave the rest to me."

"you……"

A'mo looked confused, but saw Lu Wanjun and Su Shengyan walked over and stopped Fu Mingli's carriage.

"Fifth Prince, I would like to have a chat with you."

She stood on the road, with an upright posture and extraordinary aura, without any fear of a lower position.

Fu Mingli opened the car door and glanced at her, his eyes flashing with sarcasm and the corners of his lips raised in disdain.

"Who do you think you are to speak to me? Get lost!"

Su Shengyan frowned and immediately protected his mother.

"Fifth Prince, my mother and I come here with sincerity. Please stay and listen to our terms."

Fu Mingli didn't take them seriously at all. He scratched his ears with a contemptuous attitude.

"Where did these two dogs come from? They are so noisy. If you know what's best for you, get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame me..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Wanjun interrupted him and said coldly: "Name a price."

"what?"

The contempt in Fu Mingli's eyes disappeared halfway, and he began to become serious.

Su Shengyan repeated, "My mother said that the prince can name a price."

"Make a price?"

Fu Mingli raised his eyebrows, thinking that things were becoming interesting.

He got off the carriage and came in front of Lu Wanjun and Su Shengyan with a smile on his face.

"What's the price?"

Lu Wanjun stared at him with the same cold eyes, her momentum undiminished.

"How much money do you want to release Song Huaizhi?"

Fu Mingli's eyes lit up, and he raised his hand to scratch the tip of his nose, trying to hide his inner excitement.

Then he asked tentatively, "How much are you willing to pay for a little bitch?"

"That depends on you, Your Majesty. If the price you offer is reasonable, we can reach an agreement and hand over the money at the same time."

"Then you have to show me your sincerity, right?"

Lu Wanjun: "My son and I standing here is the greatest sincerity, isn't it?"

Fu Mingli licked his lips and thought for a while, his eyes full of greed, he slowly stretched out five fingers.

"How about fifty thousand taels?"

Lu Wanjun narrowed her eyes and did not answer immediately, but fell into silence. Su Shengyan beside her did not dare to act rashly.

Neither the mother nor the son responded, and Fu Mingli on the opposite side was so nervous that his breathing became difficult.

This is a negotiation and also a game.

Although both sides seemed to be silent, they were competing secretly.

Just when Fu Mingli was feeling uneasy and increasingly irritated, Lu Wanjun smiled.

"Okay, fifty thousand taels is fifty thousand taels, deal!"

As soon as these words came out, both parties breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are indeed a straightforward person. Where's the money?" Fu Mingli stretched out his hand.

He thought to himself that it was a good thing that he didn't shout out, because the mother and son must have almost refused.

After all, she is just a prostitute, and being sold for fifty thousand taels is already a great value for money.

With this money, he could not only pay off the palace's foreign debt, but also go gambling again.

Lu Wanjun also breathed a sigh of relief.

She had originally prepared for a hundred thousand taels of silver, but she didn't expect that Fu Mingli, a royal relative, would only have such a small appetite.

The reason why I didn't agree immediately was because I was afraid that the other party would go back on their word, think that the amount was too little, and then deliberately make things difficult for them.

She had to remain silent for a while and give the other party the illusion that she was unwilling, so that the transaction could go smoothly.

"I will go back and prepare the money. I also ask Your Majesty to keep his word and release Song Huaizhi unharmed."

"Okay, but I want cash!"

"I'm going to the bank to withdraw the silver, but I'm afraid it will take until tomorrow to get it all together. Please go back and wait for one night, Your Highness."

"Okay, if I don't see the silver by 9:00 tomorrow, then you can forget about seeing Song Huaizhi alive."

"A word is settled!"

After saying that, Lu Wanjun turned around and left with Su Shengyan, while Fu Mingli went back home.

"With such a large amount of silver, I'm afraid our bank won't be able to raise it in a short time." Su Shengyan looked embarrassed.

Lu Wanjun frowned, also having a headache: "But no matter what, at least things have turned around. Go to the bank first to ask how much silver you are short of, and I will find someone to borrow it right away."

"Oh right! Send someone to find Lan Yin quickly and tell her that the matter has been resolved."

"I know where the girl is. She must have taken the Seventh Prince to the Fifth Prince's Palace at this time." A'mo stepped forward and said, "I will go find the girl right away."

"What about your injury?" Lu Wanjun asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, Madam. This little injury is nothing. I will be back soon."

After saying that, A'mo jumped up onto the roof and quickly headed towards the Five Princes' Palace.

……

Lu family.

After receiving the news, Su Lanyin immediately took Fu Mingchuan back home.

"Mother, I heard that you negotiated the price with Fu Mingli?"

Lu Wanjun nodded: "Yes, if it can be solved with money, why create more trouble?"

Su Lanyin nodded: "What you said makes sense, but I always feel that giving money to that kind of person is a waste!"

To be honest, she would rather throw the silver into the water and let dogs chew it than let Fu Mingli get it for free.

Su Shengyan said, "There is no other way. We can only spend money to avoid disaster. Fortunately, our family has enough money in our account to pay for the 50,000 taels."

Su Lanyin worriedly said, "We donated a lot of silver to Qiu County before, and now we have to renovate Zuixianlou. We need money right now, and 50,000 taels is not a small amount. I'm afraid that if we pay this money, our funding chain will be broken, right?"

Lu Wanjun smiled with relief: "Don't worry, we still have shops. If things really don't work out, we can just sell a few. Right now, there is war on the border, and business is definitely not as good as before."

"That's all it can do."

In fact, if they asked like Mr. Lu, not to mention 50,000 taels, even 500,000 taels or 5 million taels would be no problem.

But the trouble was caused by myself, and I don’t want to make my family worry.

Lu Wanjun had been away from the Lu family for so many years, and had never asked for a penny since she returned. All her current properties were earned bit by bit using her dowry as capital.

I just hope that after we get through this difficult time, we can return to our previous state as soon as possible.

"Well, at least we can save Huaizhi."

"Yes! Let's go tell the third brother the good news."

Su Lanyin stood up and ran out. Seeing this, Fu Mingchuan also followed her out.

"Lanyin!" He suddenly spoke and called her from behind.

"What's wrong, Brother Fu?" Su Lanyin turned around and asked puzzledly.