The next day, Pei Huan invited King Yong to inquire about the jade bracelet.
Unexpectedly, King Yong heard this but did not reveal anything.
"When the time comes, Prince Pei will naturally have the answer. There is no need to delve into it now."
Pei Huan narrowed his eyes: "Yong..."
As soon as he started, the dark man from outside came over.
"Your Majesty, the merchants in the city are here and say they have something to give to Lin Yujun."
Lin Yujun?
Pei Huan snorted coldly, those merchants were quite good at finding breakthroughs. If they were looking for him, he would never see them.
Putting his thoughts away, Pei Huan gently raised his hand: "Bring people in."
King Yong had no idea of escaping and just sat there. Several merchants entered the hall and when they saw King Yong, they were all stunned on the spot.
One of them shouted: "You, how are you still alive?"
King Yong glanced at him and asked, "Does my life bother you?"
The merchant trembled and immediately lowered his head: "Your Majesty misunderstood, the common people were just too surprised and made a slip of the tongue."
King Yong snorted coldly: "Tell me, what are you waiting for here?"
Several merchants exchanged glances, and one of them said cautiously: "I came here to ask Prince Pei to open the city gate."
"Open the city gate?"
Pei Huan repeated his words, his eyes cold: "Where do you want to go? Who is in charge?"
"The common man Luo Xing has met Prince Pei, and I want to go to Anyuan City."
A merchant in a green robe walked out. His white hair was full of vicissitudes of life, but his eyes shone with a hint of shrewdness.
Pei Huan's scrutinizing eyes swept over him and he spoke slowly: "Logically speaking, I should agree to your waiting, but you should also know the current situation in Ningyuan City. Under such circumstances, if I allow you to leave
, I’m afraid it will cause a lot of trouble.”
Luo Xing squeezed out a smile: "Caomin and others understand the prince's difficulties, and to show their sincerity, they specially brought something here."
After saying that, he stepped aside, and another merchant came forward with the list in hand and said carefully: "Prince Pei, here is our sincerity."
Pei Huan took it casually. After looking at the items on the list, his expression suddenly condensed, and then he looked at Luo Xing with a half-smile.
"I didn't expect that you and the others have quite a lot of knowledge. Even I, Lin Yujun, don't have anything on this list."
Luo Xing smiled: "Prince Pei is joking. Lin Yujun has his back to the court. How can I compare with Lin Yujun when I wait for these things?"
Pei Huan was noncommittal and threw the list on the table aside: "You can go to Anyuan City, but just relying on the things on the list won't buy you leaving."
Luo Xing saw hope and immediately cheered up: "Your Majesty, please speak."
"I want half of your family fortune."
As soon as these words came out, the hall fell into silence, and Luo Xing and several merchants also fell into silence.
After a while, Luo Xing spoke again: "Your Majesty, is this half of the family property too much? We are just going to Anyuan City and will come back in the future."
Pei Huan sneered: "Will you really come back? Luo Xing, if I don't tell you, it doesn't mean I don't know the situation. If you do something, you have to be prepared to be exposed. Do you understand?"
Luo Xing was excited for a moment, and the smile on his face was uglier than crying: "I understand, the common people understand, what the prince wants, the common people will deliver it as soon as possible."
Pei Huan nodded: "Back off, I'll only wait for two days."
"yes."
The merchants left quickly, not daring to stay even for a moment.
At this time, King Yong said: "Prince Pei is quite cruel to those merchants."
Pei Huan just picked up the tea cup and looked at King Yong after hearing this: "If they were honest, I wouldn't be harsh, but it's a pity..."
He shook his head, took a sip of tea, and asked people to see him off.
King Yong did not stay, got up and left.
Not long after, Song Shuwan arrived, turned her eyes and asked, "Where is King Yong?"
"left already."
Pei Huan recounted the previous conversation, and seeing Song Shuwan's sad look, he comforted him: "Don't be too hasty. Since King Yong took out the jade bracelet, it means that he has some plans. I think it won't be long before he
I will reveal things related to the jade bracelet."
Song Shuwan pursed her lips: "I hope so."
With that said, she turned around to leave.
At this moment, Pei Huan called her: "Do you want to meet Yue Hong?"
Song Shuwan stopped, turned around and asked in surprise: "Have you found Yue Hong?"
Pei Huan nodded and asked again: "Do you want to see her?"
Song Shuwan hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "I have something to ask her."
Less than half an hour later, Song Shuwan saw Yue Hong. At this time, Yue Hong was no longer as tidy and gentle as she had been a few days ago. Her hair was disheveled and she looked a little bit indescribably crazy.
Song Shuwan looked at her at the door for a moment, and finally leaned over.
"Miss Yue, we meet again."
Yue Hong raised her head and laughed: "The Crown Princess is here to question me, right? Since your intentions are not good, why bother pretending?"
Song Shuwan twitched her lips, not getting angry because of Yue Hong's disdain: "I am indeed here to question you, but my intention is not evil. I just want to clarify things."
Yue Hong stood up slowly: "The Crown Princess wants to know why I want to deal with you, right?"
Song Shuwan nodded: "Logically speaking, I can be considered half of your savior, so I can't figure out why you want to attack me?"
Yue Hong's expression darkened: "Savior? Song Shuwan, how dare you say that you are my savior?"
Song Shuwan was startled, why didn't she dare to say it?
"When the Yue family fell, all the female relatives were sent away, and the rest even had to be sent away..."
"enough!"
Yue Hong shouted, her eyes turned red: "If it weren't for you, how could the Yue family have collapsed? Song Shuwan, do you think you took me away from prison as a favor to me? But what about my Yue family? My entire Yue family has suffered.
, all thanks to you!"
Song Shuwan's figure swayed, shock flashed in her eyes. Was the Yue family's downfall due to her? However, she had not much involvement with the Yue family at the time, so how could the Yue family's downfall be related to her?
Turning her thoughts around, Song Shuwan raised her eyes slightly, her expression becoming more solemn: "Miss Yue must have misunderstood something, right? I didn't have much involvement with the Yue family at that time. Even when I took you away from prison, it was because of Mrs. Yue.
That’s why I said I was half your savior. Under such circumstances, how could Miss Yue place the responsibility for the Yue family’s downfall on me?”
What she said was reasonable, but Yue Hong's eyes were still full of hatred.
"Do you really think I don't know? You just wanted to use me to get close to Xie Youxing, right? You had a feud with Prince Yong's Mansion, but it was discovered, and it ended up hurting the Yue family. Song Shuwan, you are not innocent."
What a mess!
Song Shuwan frowned. She admitted that she did have this idea at the time. The problem was that her interaction with Xie Youxing had nothing to do with Yue Hong.
