Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Wang Ganger wiped his mouth and put down the plate in his hand.

Xia Mingyuan ignored Sun Yaozu, whose face was gloomy and uncertain, and stood up and said, "Lord Sun, you are so kind to remind me today. I will remember this favor."

"When there's a chance, I, Xia Mingyuan, will treat you and we'll have a drink together."

After saying that, Xia Mingyuan turned around and was about to leave.

Sun Yaozu was so angry that his teeth were itching and he almost couldn't help cursing on the spot.

Xia Mingyuan may not care whether Geng Ruhuai is alive or not, but Geng Ruhuai is responsible for the assessment under the emperor's order. If he returns to the capital alive, the fate of his Sun Yaozu can be imagined.

Thinking of this, Sun Yaozu gritted his teeth and quickly stood up.

"Commander Xia, please stay."

Xia Mingyuan turned around and looked at Sun Yaozu blankly.

"What else does Lord Sun want?"

Sun Yaozu sighed and said, "Commander Xia, to be honest, Geng Ruhuai and I have already fallen out, and the situation is so serious that we are at loggerheads."

"If I still want to be an official, I must never let Geng Ruhuai return to Beijing."

"If you can help me kill him, I'll owe you a favor."

"He's going to attack the Princess's Mansion, and you can just stop the trouble."

Xia Mingyuan turned around and grinned when he heard that.

"Master Sun, our friendship hasn't reached the point where I have to help you kill someone just for a meal, right?"

"He was a genuine imperial envoy. If he died, none of our Hanyang officials would have an easy life."

"Don't worry, Commander Xia. As long as the person is dead, I can make sure there is no evidence against him. Even if the court investigates, we can shirk responsibility."

"As long as I take out the imperial edict in my hand, he will die even if he doesn't die!"

"If you miss this perfect opportunity, it will be extremely difficult to kill him again in the future. Are you really willing to let him go?"

Xia Mingyuan looked Sun Yaozu up and down, "Sir Sun, assassinating the imperial envoy is no small matter. I'm just a guard. This little benefit is not worth the risk."

"what do you mean?"

Sun Yaozu frowned and asked while suppressing his anger.

Xia Mingyuan simply sat down and gave Sun Yaozu a half-smile.

"Your Excellency should know clearly what I mean."

"Geng Ruhuai's identity is not simple. If you want me to kill someone, you have to pay more!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yaozu almost went berserk on the spot.

"Xia Mingyuan, this matter concerns your princess's mansion!"

"You're actually asking me for money? That's outrageous."

Xia Mingyuan shook his head. "Master Sun, I didn't force you."

"If you don't want to kill him, then I can save myself the trouble and just let him go back to the capital."

"When I return, I will report this matter to Her Royal Highness the Princess and ask him to write a letter. Her Majesty will not forgive him."

Geng Ruhuai stumbled and suddenly realized that he had underestimated Xia Mingyuan after all.

This guy is more clear-headed than anyone else.

But he just pretends to be ignorant even though he knows the truth.

If it weren't for his subsequent plans, he would have wanted to leave right now.

But in order to clear himself of the responsibility for Geng Ruhuai's death, or even directly put the blame on the Princess's Mansion, he still has to endure it now.

"I wonder what price Commander Xia wants?"

Sun Yaozu's face looked grim. After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke.

Xia Mingyuan smiled and pointed a finger at Sun Yaozu.

"Ten thousand taels?"

Sun Yaozu took a deep breath and looked at Xia Mingyuan angrily.

"Xia Mingyuan, this matter is beneficial to your Princess Mansion. Besides, Geng Ruhuai doesn't have any expert guards around him..."

Xia Mingyuan shook his head and sneered, "Master Sun, I'm afraid you have misunderstood what I meant."

"Ten thousand taels of silver is not the price for killing an imperial envoy."

"I mean one hundred thousand taels."

Hearing this, Sun Yaozu's face darkened.

"Xia Mingyuan, if we don't agree, there's no need to talk too much."

"Since you're asking for such a huge sum of money and have no sincerity, forget it."

"Go home and earn the 100,000 taels yourself."

Sun Yaozu said this, waved his sleeves suddenly, stood up and was about to leave.

"Master Sun, this is my price. You can bargain for it."

"If the price is fair, maybe I'll agree."

Xia Mingyuan's heart tightened and he thought to himself that something was wrong.

It seems that Sun Yaozu was really squeezed dry by him not long ago and has no money left.

Now that the lion had opened its mouth wide, the old man was really frightened.

Sun Yaozu turned around with a gloomy face and said coldly: "It's just 10,000 taels. If you, Xia Mingyuan, agree, we will cooperate."

"If you don't agree, then don't waste your time talking to me."

"make a deal!"

"In consideration of Lord Sun's sincerity, I'll give you a friendship price of ten thousand taels."

"Master Sun, go home and prepare the coffin. In three days, the money will be paid and the person will be dead."

After saying this, Xia Mingyuan laughed, waved his hand, and left with Wang Gangyi and Wang Ganger.

Sun Yaozu stood there in a daze, his face looking extremely gloomy.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a little regretful.

It seems that the price of 10,000 taels of silver is too high.

If his attitude was tougher, Xia Mingyuan seemed to be even more aggressive.

"Sir, we really have to give that guy 10,000 taels."

"With this money, we might as well do it ourselves."

Watching Xia Mingyuan walk away, Zhou Hai, who had been silent all the time, came over with a look of reluctance on his face.

"Humph, that guy is so confident that we can't do it ourselves."

"He actually dared to ask for 100,000 taels of silver, why didn't he just go and rob him!"

"Now that I've spoken, it's not easy to go back on my word. As long as Geng Ruhuai can be killed, ten thousand taels is ten thousand taels."

"Anyway, as long as Xia Mingyuan kills someone, we can get rid of the princess and then we'll have an explanation to His Majesty."

"Xia Mingyuan will have to pay me back all the money he took sooner or later!"

After saying this, Sun Yaozu suddenly waved his sleeves and was about to leave.

Just as I was about to leave, the waiters from Four Seasons Building came into the private room carrying a lot of dishes.

Seeing Sun Yaozu was about to leave, the waiter was slightly startled.

"Sir, there are still dozens of dishes to be prepared. The kitchen is busy preparing them. Are you leaving now?"

"If we can't finish this, won't it all be wasted?"

Sun Yaozu's mouth twitched, and he almost died of anger. He snorted coldly, glared at the waiter fiercely, and walked away.

"This……"

The waiter was startled and quickly turned around to look at Zhou Hai.

"My lord, what is going on?"

Zhou Hai also shook his head helplessly, "Why don't you go and notify the kitchen to return all the uncooked dishes."

"Those who have done so will be given as gifts to the beggars outside the building. Tell them that the county magistrate is in a good mood today and is giving them meat as a reward."

"Yes!"

The waiter quickly agreed, cursing in his heart that the man was showing off when he had no money, and hurried downstairs.