"Old Prince, I really want to know what you are talking about as something you regret deeply."

Xia Yun looked at Prince Cheng with interest and teased him again with his words.

He was never the overconfident idiot.

When Xiao Yuanhai fell into his hands, a perfect plan had already been conceived in his mind.

A plan to get money from Prince Cheng!

And while waiting for Prince Cheng to lead his troops to Fenglai Inn, he sent someone to inform Lei Zhenning and Xiao Yan of this plan.

Now the battle in the northern border is imminent.

What the court lacked most was silver and military pay.

It just so happened that Prince Cheng, as a prince of the imperial court for decades, had accumulated a mountain of silver.

Extorting some money from him would undoubtedly solve the current problem of shortage of military pay.

Xiao Yan and Lei Zhenning naturally agreed wholeheartedly to this plan.

After all, in the entire capital, Xia Yun is the only one who has the ability and courage to implement this plan.

"Xia Yun! What on earth do you want to do!?"

Prince Cheng realized that this was a trap and had to suppress his anger.

He knew that Xia Yun had made such a big scene and joined forces with the Ministry of War and the Ninth Prince's Palace, it was impossible that he did it just to embarrass him in public.

"Your Majesty, this is a good question."

Xia Yun clapped his hands and smiled happily.

"Your Highness, do you know what the imperial army lacks the most now that a great war is imminent in the northern border?"

Xia Yun did not directly state his purpose, but asked in a rhetorical tone.

"what?"

Prince Cheng didn't react for a moment and immediately frowned.

"Your Highness has also been a man who marched and fought in battles. Don't you know what is missing when a war comes and a large army is hastily assembled?"

Xia Yun still smiled.

At this moment, he really didn't know whether Prince Cheng was pretending to be stupid or he really didn't know what he was talking about.

Prince Cheng looked at Xia Yun's face as if he was a profiteer, and he finally reacted.

silver!

What Xia Yun wants is silver!

This damn guy, after going through so much effort, actually just wanted to extort money from me!

Prince Cheng once again felt resentful.

"Tell me how much you want."

Prince Cheng reacted and immediately uttered a cold voice.

For him, if Xia Yun only wanted money, then it wouldn't be a problem at all.

Having been a prince for decades, although he did not dare to claim that he was as rich as a country, the wealth he had accumulated was not comparable to that of ordinary wealthy businessmen.

Hearing this, Xia Yun immediately gave Chong Heihu a look to signal him.

Chong Heihu quickly released his right foot that was stepping on Xiao Yuanhai's head, then picked him up again and brought him to Xia Yun's side.

"Your Majesty, please tell me how much your son is worth."

Xia Yun responded, the cunning smile on his face growing even brighter.

And when he said this.

All the onlookers at the scene also reacted one after another.

Good guy!

Xia Yun actually planned to extort money from a prince of the imperial court!

This has never happened since the founding of the Daliang Dynasty!

Among the crowd, a young woman wearing a black veil looked at Xia Yun with a look of surprise and interest.

"This guy... is really interesting."

The black veiled woman muttered to herself.

At the same time, a barbarian woman who was accompanied by several burly men not far away looked at Xia Yun with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

As for Xiao Yuanhai, who had been beaten half to death, she didn't even look at him, as if they had never known each other.

……

"One hundred thousand taels."

After a moment's silence, Prince Cheng uttered a number.

But what he didn't expect was.

As soon as the number of one hundred thousand taels came out, Xia Yun was stunned.

"Is the prince's son only worth 100,000 taels?"

Xia Yun blurted out subconsciously.

He originally thought that no matter what the old man was like, he would not be stingy when it comes to the safety of his son's life.

Unexpectedly, when the other party opened his mouth, he only said the number of 100,000 taels.

"How about this, Xia's mansion is still short of a servant, I will give this 100,000 taels of silver to the prince, and let the prince come to Xia's mansion to serve."

Xia Yun immediately changed the subject, took out a silver note of one hundred thousand taels from his bosom, and made a gesture as if to hand it to Prince Cheng.

There is no doubt that Xia Yun is severely slapping Prince Cheng in the face.

The eldest son of a royal prince is only worth 100,000 taels of silver. If this matter were to get out, it would surely become a topic of conversation on the streets.

By then, not only Xiao Yuanhai, but the entire Prince Cheng’s Mansion will become a laughing stock.

"Xia Yun, you!..."

Prince Cheng was so angry that his face turned red, and he subconsciously wanted to scold Xia Yun.

However, when the words came to my lips, I couldn't say them.

After all, Xiao Yuanhai's life is still in Xia Yun's hands.

"Make a price!"

Prince Cheng simply waved his hand and asked Xia Yun to name the price.

"You are joking, old prince. How can I, Xia, put a price on your son's life? You should make the price yourself."

Xia Yun smiled and waved his hand.

Bidding by him and bidding by Prince Cheng himself are two completely different concepts.

If he were to make the bid, he wouldn't know the other party's true financial situation and would easily say the price is lower.

However, it would be different if Prince Cheng made the bid himself, as the other party would make an evaluation based on his actual price.

In this way, the upper limit of the extortion amount will naturally be greatly increased.

"One million taels, how about that?"

Prince Cheng's eyes were gloomy, and he simply increased the original price tenfold.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yun shook his head.

"not enough."

Xia Yun said calmly.

"Two million taels!"

Prince Cheng gritted his teeth and immediately doubled the price based on the one million taels.

However, Xia Yun still shook his head.

"not enough."

Xia Yun looked calmly as he stared at Prince Cheng.

"you!"

Prince Cheng was once again so angry that he was speechless.

Two million taels of silver is already an astronomical figure, but Xia Yun is still not satisfied!

"Three million taels! Xia Yun, don't push your luck!"

In desperation, Prince Cheng uttered another number.

This time, Xia Yun did not shake his head directly, but shifted his gaze to Xiao Yuanhai who was lying on the ground.

"As far as I know, the old prince also had a son in his old age. I wonder if the old prince can still plant more seeds if he loses the only child, the prince?"

Xia Yun teased deliberately.

Prince Cheng is already over sixty years old, and he has only one son, Xiao Yuanhai, in the palace.

If Xiao Yuanhai died, there would be no doubt that the inheritance of Prince Cheng's Mansion would be cut off.

Feeling Xia Yun's threatening words, Prince Cheng's wrinkled old face turned red again.

"Four million taels!"

Prince Cheng almost roared as he called out a new number, and at the same time, his emotions became even more excited.

"Xia Yun, don't go too far! I am the brother of the late emperor and the uncle of the current emperor! I will never allow you to blackmail me like this!"

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