bookrebus Chapter 724: bargain hunting
Chapter 724: bargain hunting
The Yuan family has always been Yuan Qi’s pride and reliance.
She personally doesn't care, but if the entire family is really implicated, or even her younger brother Yuanjie is implicated, how can she explain to her father in heaven?
"No...it's not like that, Qihua, don't admit it randomly, what does this have to do with you?" Wen Qingyan seemed to have just come to his senses and spoke to stop him. He glared at Zhou Chang again, "Speak up, didn't you abandon Qihua after having an affair with her? Why don't you dare to admit it now? Are you trying to hurt Qihua?"
Zhou Chang wanted to admit it, but at this point, even if Prince Yi was willing to say so, it would be useless.
How do you explain the note written in black and white?
How many people saw Yuan Qi hurriedly leaving the imperial city on the morning of the 16th day of the first lunar month, and how many people knew afterwards that Princess Yi had already left.
Just now Zhou Chang even thought that he might be able to argue that since there was no salutation at the beginning of the letter, it could not be considered as being written to Prince Yi. However, the words "Your Highness" were clearly in the letter, and with Yuan Qi's signature and seal, how could he deny it?
However, Wen Qingyan's intelligence has been reduced in order to protect Yuan Qi, which will only cause more trouble.
Wen Qingyan stared at Prince Yi with no reaction, and became even more furious. He stood up and pointed at him, "You... you are a mean person who forgets his loyalty when he sees profit. Qihua was willing to spend all her money for you, to help you conquer cities and turn the tide, but in the end you ended up like this. Are you worthy of her?"
"Qingyan, shut up. It's not what you think." Yuan Qi did not expect Wen Qingyan to bring up this matter at this moment, so he quickly stopped her.
Zhou Chang also noticed that the two people's expressions and words were not right, and immediately asked back: "What did you say? What do you mean by losing everything and what will happen?"
Wen Qingyan had been detained in the Dali Temple by Prince Tongrong. He said nothing during the entire trial and never defended himself. After the verdict was announced at the court today, he did not feel wronged and even felt that being dismissed from office was a light sentence.
But once it comes to Yuan Qi, he loses all his brains and reason.
Wen Qingyan rushed forward and grabbed Zhou Chang by the collar: "You...it's hard for Qihua to love you so much and give so much to you, how could you let her down, how could you let her down..."
"What's wrong with her?" Zhou Chang asked Wen Qingyan, but his eyes shifted to Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi had a complicated expression, and just shook his head and said to Wen Qingyan: "Qingyan, stop it, and don't mention it again. It has nothing to do with His Royal Highness Prince Yi."
"How come it's not related? How come it's not related?" Wen Qingyan almost roared like crazy, no longer having the elegant demeanor of the "Flawless Young Master" in the past. "If it weren't for him, would you sell off the Yuan family's assets at all costs, even the ancestral home? If it weren't for him, when you were kidnapped, would you deny it and even risk your life to let him go to rescue you? If it weren't for him, would you give him your most precious jade pendant? You...you...you have done so much for him...so much..."
"Explain clearly..." Zhou Chang was confused. He let go and grabbed Wen Qingyan's shoulders and shook them. "What do you mean by giving up all your family property? What do you mean by risking your life? Explain clearly."
Even though Wen Qingyan's face was distorted, he did not lose his color, with a smile and sadness on his face: "Haha... you just think that the Yuan family is rich enough to rival a country and can take advantage of her? Not to mention how much money she spent to help you before, even the ransom for her father twice was enough to break her bones. You love money so much, you must know how much gold and silver that is, right? Moreover, the war in Yuebei is something that even the imperial court cannot afford, let alone the Yuan family? What's the big deal about losing everything?"
Zhou Chang's head was buzzing, and he muttered, "How did he lose everything? Wasn't the second ransom the ransom salvaged from the sunken ship in the East China Sea? Otherwise, how could there be such a large sum in such a short period of time... Isn't there always a way?"
The past days of Yue Bei were still fresh in her mind. She had worried whether it would be a burden to Yuan Qi, but every time Yuan Qi generously said that it was no problem.
Now that she thinks about it, she ignored Zhong Yu when she urged him for the herbs, and she also ignored Yuan Qi when she urged him for the money.
At that time, in order to win, she didn't care about anything else and didn't even think about the price they had to pay behind them.
If she hadn't sent several urgent letters every day as if to demand his life, how could Zhong Yu have been so anxious and exhausted that he died of worry for her in the desert of northern Vietnam?
Unexpectedly, it was not only Mr. Zhong, but also Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi is not dead, but the Yuan family is like Yuan Qi's life.
Zhou Chang's face turned pale, his hands loosened, and he fell backwards.
Fortunately, Feng Suo, who was always by his side, caught it.
After Wen Qingyan roared, he was also broken, but he still looked at Yuan Qi with satisfaction and regret: "Did you deliberately hide it from him in order not to make him worry? Why are you so stupid? Is he worth it?"
Yuan Qi's eyes flickered, but his tone was indifferent: "Don't say anything more, I have already told you very clearly that all this has nothing to do with him."
Doesn't matter?
These four words created a huge hole in Zhou Chang's heart. The wind was howling and it was so painful that he couldn't breathe.
Now that he thought about it carefully, Wu Hong's deliberate avoidance in the military camp was obviously because he didn't want to tell the truth. Even when they were on Fengming Mountain, Prince Rong had inadvertently mentioned that the Yuan family could no longer come up with the money.
why?
Everyone seemed to know more about the Yuan family's situation than she did, except her.
Yuan Qi was her original intention, but it turned out that she was not worthy of him at all.
At this moment, the emotionless voice of the viewpoint system in my mind sounded again at an inopportune moment: "Are you sure you want to change your identity to 'Shang Jiu San' Yuan Qi?"
"What are 'Shang Jiu San' and Yuan Qi?" Zhou Chang asked in his mind in a daze.
The viewpoint system only replied: "The current status evaluation level of the head of the Longyu Yuan family, Yuan Qi, has been reduced to 'Upper Ninety-three', and the commission price is 700,000 taels."
"Reduced to..." Zhou Chang still had a vague impression that, in the very beginning, the identity and worth of a merchant was determined by his family wealth and social status.
The reason why she was able to "borrow" and exchange for the identity of Prince Yi was because Prince Yi's value dropped due to his misfortune.
However, even if Prince Yi's worth dropped any further, it would still be worth 10 million taels. How come Yuan Qi's worth is only 700,000 taels now?
This question was just a thought, but it was received by the viewpoint system.
The viewpoint system continued to answer: "Yuan Qi is a wealthy businessman, but as a woman, she has been demoted to a lower class. In addition, her real estate has plummeted, and she has now been convicted of a crime. So now is a good time to 'buy at the bottom'."
"Bottom-picking?" Zhou Chang couldn't help but sneer in his heart, "You even know this word?"
The viewpoint system just gave one cold answer: "Yes."
Zhou Chang also replied with one word: "Get lost."
"Ninth brother, ninth brother..." Feng Suo called back the dazed Zhou Chang.
Zhou Chang has come back to life, and now everything is clear no matter how unclear it is.