"How much do you want?" , The straightforward questioning came from Shao Ziqing's mouth, he had lost his patience, and all the interrogations became nonsense.

The head also replied briskly: "500,000 taels." ”

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

500,000 taels ......

Jiang Zuiyao can also be regarded as a person who has lived in this dynasty for many years, and after careful calculation, if 500,000 taels is converted into modern banknotes, it will be hundreds of millions of yuan.

The Shao family does have a lot of money, but 500,000 taels is a lot of money.

In an instant, Shao Ziqing noticed that the head of the house had grabbed Shao Wanyun's lion and opened his mouth.

Jiang Zuiyao and Shao Ziqing stood in place and remained silent, staring at the head with angry hatred in their eyes.

Although the head didn't raise his eyes, he could guess the emotions of the two at the moment, but he didn't care, and said in a very flat tone: "This bit of silver is still worth it for your Shao family, right?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao, who was already holding back her anger, was angry when she heard this, and said indignantly: "This bit of silver? Do you call 500,000 taels this bit of silver? ”

The passionate tone finally caused the head to raise his head, and when he saw Jiang Zuiyao was looking like he was eager to eat him with a pair of angry eyes, he snorted contemptuously and replied: "The wealth of the Shao family is rival that of the country, who doesn't know who doesn't know in the entire Rong Dynasty?" 500,000 taels should be able to be taken out, right? ”

Jiang Zuiyao was just about to reply, but the head of the house said again without waiting for her to speak: "That's the only daughter of your Shao family, and now she is the regent's daughter-in-law, isn't it worth 500,000 taels?" ”

Right now, I don't have the heart to think about what the boss wants so much silver for, anger is greater than reason, and people have no time to be calm.

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

This is the first time Jiang Zuiyao has cursed him since she came into contact with the master, even if this is not the first time that the head has done despicable things, but Jiang Zuiyao has endured it before, and this time, she can't help it after all.

The head of the house still looked like he didn't care, but he could still smile comfortably: "Whatever you say, I don't care." If you want your sister to live, you should scrape together enough money as soon as possible and send it obediently. ”

Compared with Jiang Zuiyao, Shao Ziqing, who has never spoken, seems much calmer, he can still hold his breath, and said with a cold face: "Since you can put my sister in my hands, you must be completely sure, right?" What is it? ”

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

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zuiyao gasped and asked in surprise, "What did you do to Wanyun?" ”

The head didn't hide it, 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 really didn't guess wrong!

He's angry, really angry!

Standing in place, Shao Ziqing's hand gradually clenched into a fist, eager to kill the gray-haired old man in front of him at this moment, but Shao Wanyun was poisoned at the moment, and the antidote must be in the hands of the master, so he couldn't kill him.

Seeing Shao Ziqing like this, the head was very satisfied and said: "Actually, this matter is very simple, it is to exchange silver for life, whether your Shao family is willing or not, it all depends on you." Let's discuss it with the two of you, but don't delay too long, your sister has been taking the poison for seven or eight days. ”

After saying this, the head got up leisurely, and the pleasure in his heart made him feel happy in his heart, and even walking seemed much brisker.

The room was quiet again, and standing in the room belonging to the head of the house, Jiang Zuiyao and Shao Ziqing had something to say in their hearts.

The two went out of the house together, and the courtyard was empty, and they returned the way they came.

Along the way, neither of them said a word to anyone, with their own worries in their hearts, and they had no time to talk.

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

Looking at Shao Wanyun's face that longed for freedom and was mixed with uneasiness, Jiang Zuiyao only felt distressed. Thinking about it carefully, from beginning to end, Shao Wanyun never said anything about poisoning, it seems that she should not know that she was poisoned.

Such a thing, how could Jiang Zuiyao bear to tell her, if Shao Wanyun knew, she would only be more afraid.

Seeing that Shao Ziqing didn't speak, Shao Wanyun became more and more uneasy and said, "Big brother, can I still go back?" ”

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

This sentence made Shao Wanyun, a caged bird, feel a lot more relieved, and her face eased a lot.

Jiang Zuiyao stepped forward and asked, "Wanyun, how did you get arrested?" ”

Mentioning this matter, Shao Wanyun still had palpitations, and replied truthfully: "I obeyed the instructions of my husband's family, went to see someone, and when I came back, it was late, and I just arrived at the gate of the palace, and suddenly a person appeared out of nowhere, at that time, only my personal maid Jinxiu was there, and she was not the opponent of that person, the man knocked me unconscious, and when I woke up, people had already left Zhaojing for hundreds of miles, and then they were brought here." ”

Jiang Zuiyao asked suspiciously, "Husband's family?" You mean your husband? ”

Shao Wanyun shook her head, but refused to elaborate.

Jiang Zuiyao didn't ask any more, but there were still some things to ask clearly: "Who else knows your whereabouts that day?" ”

Shao Wanyun shook her head again: "There is no one left." Shao Wanyun thought, this matter is confidential, where will outsiders know, but suddenly, Shao Wanyun remembered one thing: "That's right! I met the prince on the street that day. ”

"Prince?" , Jiang Zuiyao repeated in disbelief, which also made Shao Ziqing on the side slightly stunned.

Shao Wanyun nodded: "If you say that there is a suspicious person, then there is only the prince, before I left that day, I met the prince on the street and said a few words to him, it is difficult to guarantee that he will send someone to follow me." ”

This had to make Jiang Zuiyao think more, could it be that Shao Wanyun was kidnapped by the prince and the Taixuan clan? But after thinking about it carefully, the Taixuan clan grabbed Shao Wanyun for silver, and the prince was in Zhaojing, so why bother to make such a big detour?

But it is not absolute, perhaps in order to hide people's eyes and ears, with the Taixuan clan as a shield, the prince can be alone and strategize.

Shao Wanyun looked at Jiang Zuiyao and Shao Wanyun's puzzled looks, and asked uneasily again: "Sister-in-law, I still don't know who the person who arrested me is, the masked man who knocked me out, I haven't met it since, where is this?" Who's going to arrest me? Why did you arrest me? ”