After the subordinates left the room, the two Manor Deacons sat on the cushions, their faces pale.
"It's over, it's over. King Jing's mansion must have found something wrong by selling the jade. The two of us and the others will die here.”
"Then what can we do? "With our little strength, we can't escape at all. We can only wait for death.”
The two deacons were anxious and afraid. Even when night fell, the army did not attack.
This made the two of them bewildered.
Could it be that the Black Jail Killer had not made a move? Did King Jing's Mansion just not like jade or thought it was useless, so they turned it into cultivation resources?
Yes, yes, that should be the case. Otherwise, how could King Jing be indifferent?
Thinking of this, the two deacons calmed down a little. After discussing for a while, they decided to take the risk and go to the Prince's mansion tomorrow to discuss the matter of redeeming the station.
Now that there was no movement from King Jing's Mansion, they did not take the initiative to look for him. If the Black Jail Assassin really made a move, it would make them feel guilty.
……
The next morning, two deacons went to the White Cloud City's Yamen.
Bai Fu was a household official and usually worked in the Yamen.
However, when the two deacons arrived at the yamen, they were told that Bai Fu had not returned since entering the mansion yesterday.
" This..." The two of them looked at each other and retreated.
"Could it be that the assassin succeeded, so Bai Fu stopped at King Jing's mansion to discuss countermeasures?”
"Don't make wild guesses. You'll know once you go.”
"Alright."
The two of them came to the entrance of the Prince's mansion and handed over the invitation.
Soon, Bai Fu appeared.
"I already know your intentions for coming here. Come to the Yamen in the afternoon to discuss it.”As he spoke, Bai Fu turned around and returned to the Imperial Residence.
The two deacons wanted to go forward and ask a few more questions, but they were stopped by the soldiers guarding the manor gate.
Helplessly, the two of them could only leave.
In the afternoon, he was ordered to go to the Yamen.
When the two of them arrived, Bai Fu was arranging work for his subordinates. Including the recruitment of auxiliary soldiers and so on.
"The two of you have arrived? Let's talk in the back hall."
"Yes, sir."
In the back hall of the yamen, Bai Fu sat in the main seat while two deacons sat at the lower seats. After serving tea, Bai Fu dismissed his subordinates and said bluntly to the two of them,
"I'm sorry for the neglect. His Highness has instructed me to handle many things, and I am also very busy.”
"Haha, Lord Bai must be joking. We also want to congratulate Lord Bai for obtaining the trust of His Highness. His future is prosperous.”The steward of the Qi Public House cupped his hands and congratulated him.
The deacon of the Public House of Pi nodded with a smile.
"Alright, enough chit-chat. Let's get down to business.”
"Milord's orders." The two of them were very relaxed.
"Your Highness means that the two Manors were very uncooperative previously. Now, on account of the sincerity of the two Manors, you can be allowed to set up another station. However, taxes must be paid on time.”
"Also, to redeem the deed to the residence, you need to pay twenty thousand silver.”
"Twenty thousand taels?"
The two deacons were shocked.
Ah pui, you dare to open your mouth? Twenty thousand taels of silver was enough to buy a few three-story mansions even in Chang 'an, the Divine Capital. Now, it was just a station with two courtyards.
Moreover, it was in a border town like White Cloud City, which had less than 100,000 households.
20,000 taels, why don't you rob?
Of course, the two deacons only dared to curse in their hearts but did not dare to say it out loud.
With a forced smile, the steward of the Duke of Qi said,""Milord, please consider the Zhangsun Clan and His Highness as relatives.”
"20,000 taels, this is really too high.”
After looking at the two of them, Bai Fu smiled and said,"En, this official has also mentioned this matter to Your Highness. Therefore, His Highness took a step back. Ten thousand taels of silver per family, not a single cent less.”
"Of course, we can use other things like vicious beast meat and medicinal herbs to make up for it.”
"If you agree, then pay the money and return the deed.”
"Or you can buy new courtyards or shops from others. We don't want to make things difficult for you.”
"Think about it. Anyway, the location of that place is not bad.”
After saying that, Bai Fu picked up his teacup and drank.
It was as if he was sending the guests off.
Could the two of them leave just like that?
It was definitely impossible.
If their Zhangsun Clan opened a base in White Cloud City again, but changed the location, it would really become a joke.
The territory of East City was only so big. It had long been occupied.
If he wanted to buy a new one, he could only go to Xi City.
However, Xi City was not worthy of the Zhangsun Clan's status.
Thinking of this, the two deacons looked at Bai Fu, who was leisurely sipping tea. They cursed the other party for being black-hearted, but they had no choice but to put on a smile and grit their teeth as they agreed.
Soon after, the two of them left and escorted 20,000 taels of silver into the yamen.
After checking everything, Bai Fu returned the deed to the two of them.
After the deacons of the two manors were extorted, they casually cupped their hands and left with their men after receiving the deed.
His expression was as foul as it could get.
In King Jing's mansion, when Li Lin received the notice from the white float and received another 20,000 silver, he couldn't help but laugh.
In addition to the huge gift that the Zhangsun Clan had secretly sent over, he had extorted a total of more than 100,000 taels of silver from the Zhangsun Clan.
Although it wouldn't hurt the Zhangsun Clan, it was definitely enough to make the two clans 'hearts ache.
Moreover, they had even invited people from Black Prison to assassinate him.
To be able to dispatch four Innate Marrow Cleansing realm gold-medal assassins at once, the Zhangsun Clan must have paid a hefty price.
……
In Chang 'an, the Divine Capital, in the Duke's Mansion of Qi State, Chief Supervisor Sun Changfu quickly walked to the study after receiving the secret report.
After handing the secret report to Zhangsun Wuji, Zhangsun Changfu stood respectfully with his head lowered.
Seeing that the wax was not damaged, Zhangsun Wuji opened the bamboo tube and took out the secret letter to read.
A moment later, his pupils suddenly dilated and then contracted rapidly.
After patiently reading the secret letter, Zhangsun Wuji threw it at Zhangsun Changfu.
"Take a look."
"Here." Zhangsun Changfu picked up the secret letter and his expression changed drastically after reading it.
"This, this, Master…"
"Hmph, go contact Black Prison and ask about the situation. We paid three thousand taels of purple gold and three jade artifacts made of spirit jade.”
"Yes, master. This old servant will go and take a look.”As he spoke, Zhangsun Changfu prepared to leave.
"Wait, don't go at this time, wait until night falls.”
"Yes, sir!"
After a respectful response, Zhangsun Changfu hurriedly left the study, not daring to stay for long.
He was the one who came up with the idea of finding the Black Jail Assassin. The Black Jail Killer didn't seem to have made any movements at all, but the jade that was used to guide the killer had been sold.
Although he would not be angered.
However, Zhangsun Changfu did not dare to stay any longer and faced the old master's anger alone.
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