nycdaug Chapter 14 Clash (2)
Chapter 14 Clash (2)
Madam Yu was furious: "I said, one must have a conscience, otherwise one will suffer retribution! I won't say anything else, just give us, mother and daughter, 20,000 taels of silver. As for the rest of the shops, land, and houses, I don't care about any of them!"
The amount of 20,000 taels of silver was the amount agreed upon by Zisu and Madam Yu. If she asked for more, Shangguan Chengfeng certainly wouldn't give it; if she asked for less, there would be no room for negotiation.
In fact, Zisu was mentally prepared not to get a single copper coin. Although the Shangguan family's property was acquired with her mother's dowry, there was no trace of it left, and her mother had not given birth to a son. Given the shamelessness of the Shangguan family, she would be grateful if they didn't rob them of all the money they had earned from selling their jewelry!
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Shangguan Chengfeng reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, and said sarcastically, "Twenty thousand taels of silver? Are you crazy for money? There is absolutely no way I could agree to that!"
Zisu sneered, "You won't give it to me? If you don't give it to me, my daughter and I will have no way to survive, and I'll go and beat the drum to appeal to the emperor!"
Shangguan Chengfeng's eyes turned cold, and he said hatefully, "You dare?! You said that, aren't you afraid that I'll kill you and your daughter right now?!"
Zisu felt a chill run down her spine, but her face remained calm and composed: "Since I dared to say it, I naturally have a backup plan. If anything happens to my mother or me, someone will naturally beat the drum to appeal in my place! At that time, what awaits my uncle's family is either beheading or exile! You know, my father has many powerful and influential friends. Now that my father has sacrificed his life for his country, they are willing to help with this small matter!"
Shangguan Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he began to believe most of Zisu's words. After all, his second brother was a very good man who had helped countless people throughout his life. Besides, his second brother had died for his country, not committed a crime. Therefore, if Zisu went to him for help, one of his second brother's friends would surely be willing to assist her.
He hadn't even inherited the title of Marquis, and his official position was originally obtained for him by his second brother through his own efforts and money. Frankly, he didn't have much influence in the court. If he angered this girl, he might really be in deep trouble!
With that thought in mind, he gritted his teeth and said, "Two thousand taels, not a single copper coin more!"
Zisu rolled her eyes at him, her attitude resolute: "Five thousand taels, not a single copper less, I will not agree!"
Shangguan Chengfeng was furious: "Three thousand taels!"
Zisu: "Five thousand taels!"
Shangguan Chengfeng: "Three thousand five hundred taels!"
Zisu: "I already said, five thousand taels!"
Shangguan Chengfeng: "Hey! Do you have to be like this? I've already moved aside two steps!"
Zisu: "I've already compromised several times, even lowering the price from 20,000 taels to 5,000 taels! Don't be ungrateful. The Shangguan family's shops, houses, land, antiques, paintings, and decorations, if converted into silver, would be worth at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels, if not 100,000! If you can't even bear to give a mere 5,000 taels, then you might as well just kill my mother and me!"
Shangguan Chengfeng was speechless for a while before he finally found his voice. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I agree. Five thousand taels it is. I'll give it to you in a bit! But you have to move out today. Move far away and don't linger under my nose!"
He was heartbroken to have been swindled out of five thousand taels by Zisu. He was terrified that if he ever saw Zisu again, he would be unable to resist strangling her to death.