Princess Promotion

Zhou Chengxi's eyes were vacant, and he sat in his seat with a dazed expression, mechanically picking up vegetables and stuffing them into his mouth.

Although his mouth was constantly eating, his eyes were fixed on Yao Chuguang who was sitting opposite him.

Until now, Zhou Chengxi couldn't believe that he was actually sitting at the same table to eat with this tyrant.

Is this woman really the empress?

They don't seem to have the kind of relationship where they can sit at the same table and eat.

Zhou Chengxi had thought about what would happen if he was caught. After thinking about it, he could only end up in jail or be killed.

No matter what, they would not sit at the same table and eat in such a harmonious way. This scene looks weird no matter how you look at it.

Originally, Zhou Chengxi wanted to stick to his integrity. Starving to death was a minor matter, but losing one's chastity was a major one. How could he, a member of the royal Zhou family, eat at the same table with that thief?

Zhou Chengxi originally wanted to pretend to surrender first, and then overturn the table after the thief came to the table.

With Fu Hongxuan around, Zhou Chengxi knew that it was impossible for him to hurt the thief, but it would be good if he could disgust him.

Yao Chuguang seemed to see through Zhou Chengxi's little plan and said, "If you dare to flip the table, I will strip off your pants and parade you through the streets."

Zhou Chengxi's breath suddenly got stuck in his throat. This woman was so shameless.

Fu Hongxuan coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Aren't you going to put him in jail?"

Zhou Chengxi looked at Fu Hongxuan and said, "You really don't care about my life or death at all!"

They were discussing whether to put him in jail right in front of me, and damn it, he was still sitting here eating.

Yao Chuguang shook his head and said, "I'm too lazy to bother. Your arrest would make too much noise. The Yun family must have gotten the news and are probably on their way with the silver."

Fu Hongxuan was a little surprised and asked, "So fast?"

Yao Chuguang: "How can it not be fast? I'm probably afraid that if I'm a step slower, I'll castrate her precious nephew. By then, he'll be back but useless."

The chopsticks in Zhou Chengxi's hand fell to the table with a "ding dong" sound. His face turned pale and he stared at Yao Chuguang with his eyes wide open.

Although Zhou Chengxi deduced from the previous conversation between Fu Hongxuan and Yao Chuguang that Yao Chuguang would not kill him for the time being, and wanted to keep his life so as to ask the Yun family for money.

But he didn't expect Yao Chuguang to be so insidious. He wanted money and to destroy him at the same time.

Fu Hongxuan looked at the trembling Zhou Chengxi and comforted him, "She scared you. If she really wanted to do that, you wouldn't be sitting here now but in the torture chamber."

Yao Chuguang nodded and said, "Don't worry, if I really cripple you, I won't be able to get the Yun family's money. The Yun family wants a complete person. Continue to eat!"

Zhou Chengxi had sweat on his forehead, but now he had no appetite at all.

These two people are definitely mentally ill. Why would they discuss how to deal with me in front of me, and even have a meal in this situation?

Who can eat at such a critical moment when their life is in the hands of others?

Why did these two people deliberately say these things while he was eating?

Zhou Chengxi picked up the chopsticks again and forced himself to eat even if he couldn't. How could he be scared by Yao Chuguang's few words and not be able to eat?

Wouldn't that be a joke? Zhou Chengxi decided that no matter what Yao Chuguang said, he would finish his meal without changing his expression.

Yao Chuguang put down his bowl and chopsticks and said leisurely, "Actually, I have thought about poisoning you. As long as I can control the dosage, I can guarantee that I can get the silver and then kill you with the poison."

Zhou Chengxi learned his lesson this time and put down his chopsticks silently.

Zhou Chengxi thought silently.

This woman deliberately said these words at the dinner table. Could it be because I just scolded her?

Zhou Chengxi saw Yao Chuguang happily pick up the chopsticks and eat every dish.

Zhou Chengxi····

Just as Ruyao Chuguang expected, just after dinner, Eunuch Feng came over to report: "Your Majesty, someone from the Yun family has arrived."

Yao Chuguang picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and asked, "Did they bring enough silver?"

Eunuch Feng: "The man who came said he only brought 500,000 taels of silver, and the rest will be given to us when we reach the western border."

Yao Chuguang: "Sure! Go ask him if he wants the upper or lower half. Then chop it off in front of him and let him take it away. It's guaranteed to be fresh. As for the remaining half, we'll give it to him when we reach the western border."

Eunuch Feng accepted the order and retreated.

Yao Chuguang put down the teacup with a sneer. He was really fed up with playing tricks on her.

I don’t know what gave the Yun family the illusion. Did they really think that I would make concessions for money?

No matter whether the Yun family was really stupid or was testing her bottom line, Yao Chuguang had no interest in playing such clever tricks with the Yun family.

After a while, Eunuch Feng came in holding a small box and said, "Your Majesty, there are 500,000 taels of silver in this box. The Yun family must collect the remaining 500,000 taels within an hour."

Yao Chuguang waved his hand and said, "Then take Zhou Chengxi to the palace gate and wait. Once you pay the required amount of silver, you can take him away."

Eunuch Feng respectfully placed the box on Yao Chuguang's desk, turned to face Zhou Chengxi and said, "Please come in!"

Zhou Chengxi followed Eunuch Feng out. After a few steps, he stopped, looked back at Yao Chuguang, and mustered up the courage to ask, "Can I take my brother with me?"

Yao Chuguang looked at Zhou Mingrui standing beside him and nodded, saying, "You can take it away if you have the silver."

Zhou Chengxi asked, "How much silver do you want?"

Yao Chuguang: "Same as you, one million taels of silver."

Zhou Chengxi's face darkened, and he subconsciously said, "You're taking advantage of the situation. He's not worth that much money."

Yao Chuguang didn't respond directly to Zhou Chengxi's words. Instead, he walked up to Zhou Mingrui, squatted down, and said, "Your brother said you are worthless."

Zhou Chengxi was so anxious that he jumped up and down and said, "I didn't do that. He was my brother. It was you, a wicked woman, who separated us brothers."

Yao Chuguang: "Stop saying these high-sounding words. If you really wanted to save Zhou Mingrui, why didn't you take him with you when you escaped from the palace?"

"I'm not a good person, but what kind of good are you? If we really have a deep brotherly love, I think you had no choice but to not take Zhou Mingrui with you."

Yao Chuguang stood up and walked to Zhou Chengxi, whispering like a devil, "You two brothers are both worth one million taels of silver, so you can stay and let Zhou Mingrui go."

Zhou Mingrui raised his empty eyes and looked at Zhou Chengxi.

Zhou Chengxi's mind was blank and his heart felt empty.