Five hundred taels of silver was not a small amount, but it was clearly nothing to that woman. She happily took out a banknote and handed it over, then her eyes stared straight at the wooden box.
Xuan Tianming placed the box on the table, and Feng Yu Heng indicated for Qing Yu to open it. When pieces of pure white jade appeared in front of that woman, she immediately felt that the five hundred taels of silver was truly worth it. She had never seen such beautiful jade before. Even if it hadn't been polished into a finished product, it was still enough to attract people's attention. This woman was also a knowledgeable person, so she immediately knew that this was a priceless treasure.
But she wanted it! The more precious it was, the more she wanted it. Even if it was priceless, she believed that her family could afford it.
Thus she opened her mouth and said, "I want this box, you can name a price!"
Qing Yu glanced at Feng Yu Heng, but didn't say anything. She knew that Feng Yu Heng had originally planned to sell this jade. As long as the other party could afford it, it didn't matter who she sold it to. But it was a bit hard to estimate the value of this thing.
Feng Yu Heng raised her eyes to look at that woman and smiled, "Madam has a good appetite, you can eat so much good jade?"
That servant girl immediately replied for her master, "You just have to name a price, isn't it just a bit of silver? My family's madam doesn't lack silver at all."
"Oh." She nodded, but in her heart, she was thinking, what kind of price should she ask for?
At this time, she heard Xuan Tianming, who had been sitting next to her, say, "Fifty million taels."
"Fifty million taels?" That woman and her servant girl were shocked. Fifty million taels, that was a large amount of silver!
But Feng Yu Heng glanced at him, the meaning in her eyes was clear: You're selling it for only fifty million taels? But then she received a look from Xuan Tianming telling her not to be impatient. She knew that he had an idea, so she didn't say anything else.
The other party's maid tried to bargain, "Your stuff is good, but it's too expensive. This box of stuff can't be worth that much. In my opinion … five million taels is more like it."
Qing Yu felt that this girl simply did not learn her lesson. After being slapped, she still talked so much. She couldn't help but snort coldly, "Master is speaking, what right do you have to interrupt?"
"You —"
"Shut up!" The woman scolded, "Shut your mouth!" After saying that, he focused his attention on the box of jade. The more he looked at it, the more he loved it. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that his heart had fallen into the jade and had become one with it. It was as if this box of jade was her life. If someone wanted to separate them today, she would definitely fight them to the death. "50 million it is. Ji Xiang, go back and inform the servants to send the banknotes over." Without looking away, she instructed the servant girl, "I must bring this box of jade back."
"Madam!" Ji Xiang urged in a small voice, "We didn't bring too much banknotes this time. We do have 50 million taels, but I'm afraid that the master has other uses for it. It's not easy for us to come to the capital, so we have to bribe everyone. If we use it all to buy this thing, what if the master doesn't have it when he needs it? "
This servant girl's words were reasonable, but it was a pity that her family's madam was already muddled by this beautiful jade. What use or not, what bribe or not, she only wanted to bring this box of jade back home. As for whether or not the money had other uses, it was already not within her scope of consideration.
"If I tell you to go, then go. If the master asks, I will take responsibility. What are you worrying about? Quickly go and get the banknotes." She urged the servant girl. The servant girl had no other choice, so she could only obediently turn around and leave.
The madam sat in the chair that the waiter brought over. Her entire body was on the table, hugging the box of beautiful jade. That feeling was like a lecher hugging a beauty, almost drooling over it.
She really found a treasure today. Based on her many years of experience in appreciating jade, this box of jade in front of her could be called a thousand-year-old peerless item. Fifty million taels of silver sounded like a lot, but those who knew the trade could tell that this box of jade was worth more than fifty million taels of silver. As for how high it was, even she could not estimate it. It was because of this that she did not want to use the money that her family's master wanted to use to buy this box of jade.
Feng Yu Heng looked at the person in front of her that was filled with joy and greed. She couldn't help sighing in her heart. Did women really have no resistance to this kind of thing? Looking at this madam's appearance, if she didn't sell this jade to her, she would want to spill blood on the spot.
However … … She turned to look at Xuan Tianming and silently asked, "Isn't 50 million taels a bit too little?"
Xuan Tianming shook his head, "It's not little."
"But I don't think it's much. I originally wanted to exchange it for a higher value. "
The person opposite her said, "Don't worry, I won't make a loss for you."
Feng Yu Heng's heart felt a bit more at ease. She ordered the waiter to serve tea. After drinking two cups of tea, the maidservant hurried back, followed by an imperial bodyguard. When she went upstairs and saw her family's madam, she said to the imperial bodyguard, "Alright, we've arrived. You can wait in the carriage below."
The imperial bodyguard nodded and turned to go downstairs. When the madam saw the maidservant come back, she immediately stood behind her. The maidservant handed a stack of banknotes to the madam. The madam didn't count it and directly handed it to Feng Yu Heng, "You can count it yourself."
Feng Yu Heng didn't take it. Xuan Tianming also didn't take it. Qing Yu looked at the two of them and also didn't take it.
The madam was puzzled, "The banknotes are here, you should take it!"
Xuan Tianming finally said, "Madam, perhaps you misunderstood. Perhaps you didn't understand what I said."
"Hm?" The other party was stunned, "What didn't I understand? What did I misunderstand? "
Xuan Tianming said, "Fifty million taels. I was talking about gold, not silver. Even if you're giving me banknotes, you should give me gold banknotes. "
Feng Yu Heng secretly laughed and sighed in relief. Fifty million taels of gold, this price wasn't bad. However, she was happy, but the madam was dumbfounded. Even the maidservant's mouth was wide open, unable to say a word.
Fifty million taels of gold? The madam fell back into her chair. Her originally fiery enthusiasm was completely awakened by a bucket of cold water.
She knew it. How could such a beautiful box of jade be bought for fifty million taels of silver? But if it was gold, not to mention that she didn't have it now, even if she returned to Lan Zhou, her family wouldn't be able to take it out. Fifty million taels of gold was comparable to the national treasury of a small country. These two ….. were they robbing her?
"You two, don't go too far." The madam calmed down and coldly looked at Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng. For the first time, she did not wait for the maidservant to speak, as she coldly said, "I have already given you enough respect. Don't be discontent. If you're too excessive, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"Hmph." Feng Yu Heng shrugged. Who was she trying to scare!
Xuan Tianming was even more disdainful than she was. While drinking tea, he closed the box of jade once more.
The quick-mouthed maidservant was finally unable to endure and began cursing: "Impudent villains, how could the capital have such shameless things!"
With her cursing, Qing Yu raised her hand to hit her once more; however, the maidservant dodged. This angered Qing Yu so much that she wanted to call for someone to come.
As for Feng Yu Heng, she spoke up at this time, saying to the madam: "I would advise your maidservant to keep her mouth clean. Don't think that there won't be people cursing for me. I just can't be bothered to use this sort of method to resolve the problem. Our principle is that if you can fight, do your best to not cause a ruckus. If you continue to speak disrespectfully, don't cry out in pain after being hit. "
"You dare!" The maidservant was extremely shocked: "Our madam is the head madam of Lan Zhou's prefect. You actually dare to be rough with us?"
Finally, she reported her name, but this name did not cause a single person to be shaken. Even Qing Yu said with great disdain: "A lowly prefect of Lan Zhou's prefecture dares to cause trouble in the capital?"
Feng Yu Heng, however, muttered: "Lan Zhou! It sounds like a very large place. Is it in the South? "
Xuan Tianming nodded, "That's right, it's in the South."
The two began to chat on their own, and Feng Yu Heng asked first: "I heard that Lan Zhou is large and has abundant resources. Especially the fruits that grow in Lan Zhou, they are very sweet."
Xuan Tianming replied: "That's right. Lan Zhou is connected to Gu Shu. The climate is hot and dry, thus the fruits that grow there are especially sweet. I heard that Gu Shu and Lan Zhou have close trade relations. Merchants from the two places often come and go. Relatively speaking, Lan Zhou's government is wealthier than the other prefectures. "
"Oh! That's why the madam of Lan Zhou's prefect was quite generous. 50 million taels of silver was taken out just like that. But in the end, it was still a bit lacking. If it was gold, there would be nothing that could be done. Hah! "She sighed," What a pity about this box of beautiful jade. I fear that madam will not be able to bring it back. "
Feng Yu Heng smiled wickedly. This smile caused the madam to hate that she could not go up and tear her mouth apart. But just as her anger reached its peak, she suddenly heard Feng Yu Heng say: "Hah! Madam, why did you not report your name earlier? If I knew that you were the family of such a large official, how could I not give you any face? "
The madam's eyes lit up, "What do you mean by this?"
Feng Yu Heng bluntly said: "The 50 million taels of gold is just to scare outsiders. Since madam has such a large background, we naturally cannot ask for such an expensive price." She said this while pondering, "How about this, 80 million taels of silver. What do you think?"
"Un?" The madam was stunned, as if she could not believe it, "Is this true or false?" This was truly a glimmer of hope!
"Of course it's true." Feng Yu Heng's attitude was very sincere, "It's just 80 million taels of silver. Madam has 50 million taels of silver, but you are still missing 30 million taels. What do you think …"
"I don't have it right now, but I will definitely gather it for you within two days." The madam had also put in a lot of capital. She gritted her teeth and was about to give the banknotes in her hand to her. "This will count as the deposit. Let me take the jade first. We are currently living in the posthouse. You can send someone to pick it up in two days. How about it?"
Feng Yu Heng pushed the banknotes back, "Since you are the first madam of the Lan Zhou prefectural magistrate, how could we have the nerve to accept the deposit? Naturally, we trust you. You can take this jade back. In two days, I will personally come and ask for the banknotes. At that time, you can just give me the 80 million taels. "
"Really?"
"Really."
When the madam saw Feng Yu Heng nod, she did not say anything else and went forward to pick up the box. She did not even let the maidservant take it. She only nodded to Feng Yu Heng and said, "Many thanks." Then she hurriedly went downstairs.
Qing Yu could not help feeling anxious, "Young miss, aren't you afraid that she will run away? We still don't know if she is the wife of the Lan Zhou prefectural magistrate. "
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said, "Her identity should be correct. A normal person would not be able to take out so much banknotes at once. However … "She smiled slyly and continued," In four hours, you can go and report to the authorities. Just say that Princess Ji 'an lost a box of pure white jade. It's priceless. "
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