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Chapter 523 How Arrogant

Zhou Chang could only ask again: "What about the second time? Did you see anyone?"

Wen Qingyan nodded slightly: "After seeing him from a distance, Qihua confirmed that it must be Uncle Yuan himself."

"Twice, two million taels of silver, can't it be traced after it is given out?" Zhou Chang thought desperately in his mind.

Wen Qingyan shook his head: "The kidnappers only want cash, and the second time they even wanted loose change. Qihua said that they don't want the government to track us down."

"So this third time, five million taels of silver, how much would that be..." The image of five hundred large boxes emerged in Zhou Chang's mind.

Wen Qingyan looked at Zhou Chang and felt that he was a mean person who was greedy for money. He was very disdainful: "What does it matter how much it is? It won't matter if it can save Uncle Yuan. It's a pity that Qihua has to worry about her father besides raising the money. I'm afraid that if it takes too long, although it can delay the time, her body won't be able to bear it..."

Zhou Chang was not so fussy: "When was the third ransom payment?"

"I'm not sure, because the kidnappers are not trustworthy. Qihua has been delaying by using the excuse that he can't gather that much loose change in a short period of time. He is also trying to figure out how to rescue Uncle Yuan directly." Wen Qingyan estimated the time in his mind, "However, it probably won't be delayed for much longer. Counting the days, it can only be delayed for another month at most. The kidnappers will definitely lose their patience."

"One month, one month..." Zhou Chang immediately became anxious and angry. He couldn't help but slam the table again with a "bang".

It would take half a month to get from Jindu to Beiji even if you ride at full speed.

Wen Qingyan didn't care: "What's the point of you worrying? I will set out tomorrow with General Lu's letter. It will arrive in half a month at the fastest. Then we will surround Qihuang Mountain first. If the other party doesn't hand over the people this time, don't even think about getting the ransom."

Zhou Chang thought this method was feasible, so he asked, "The ransoms from the first two times should have filled at least 20 large boxes. How did the kidnappers carry away so many boxes?"

Wen Qingyan looked down on him. Prince Yi was indeed a money-grubber. But since they had come to this point, they might as well maintain their composure. "When the boxes were transported to the foot of the mountain, there were quite a few kidnappers. They directly took the carriage and transported them into the mountain."

"And then what?" What Zhou Chang wanted to ask was how the kidnappers would deal with the money.

Wen Qingyan shook his head again: "The governor of Beiji, Lord Yang, sent people to patrol by land and water, also trying to track the whereabouts of the silver, but found nothing."

"Don't know again? Then..." Zhou Chang had a vague idea in his mind, "Where did those kidnappers come from? Are they bandits who occupy the mountains and rule as kings? Or are they robbers passing by from outside? Are they even from Lin country? Or foreign bandits?"

"I don't know." Wen Qingyan answered all the questions he could, and felt that there was nothing more to say, so he stood up to see the guest off, "Your Highness Prince Yi has asked everything you wanted to ask, right? I have also told you everything I know, so you may leave now."

Zhou Chang's mind was full of mixed thoughts, and he couldn't sort them out for a moment. He really couldn't think of any more questions to ask, so he stood up, but he still didn't forget his purpose for today: "You have to think clearly, even if you bring the soldiers, it may not be of any use, and on impulse, marrying another woman..."

"No need to say more." When this matter was mentioned, Wen Qingyan seemed to be stabbed by something, and immediately got angry. He opened the door with a "whoosh" and said, "No matter how bad I am, it's all for her. It's better than you hiding in the imperial capital, greedy for prosperity."

She knew that Wen Qingyan's reaction was wrong, but Zhou Chang had said everything he needed to say. There was no sufficient reason for her or Prince Yi to forcibly stop her.

Missing out on the beautiful man might be a loss for both her and Yuan Qi.

But Yuan Qi might not be unable to bear it, and she...

After several times of getting along, Zhou Chang, who is a "face control", is still attracted by Wen Qingyan's appearance, but even a beautiful face cannot offset the patience worn away by stupidity.

Zhou Chang shook her head helplessly. The other party insisted on sending her away, so she had no choice but to walk out.

One foot has stepped out of the threshold.

Wen Qingyan asked again from behind, his voice trembling and weak: "Did she give you the jade pendant, or, or... did she accidentally drop it...?"

Zhou Chang could hardly hear it, and had no idea why Wen Qingyan asked this.

Could it be that it wasn’t given by Yuan Qi, or did she steal it on purpose?

"What do you think?" Zhou Chang turned his head and saw the almost broken starry eyes from the corner of his eyes. He couldn't bear it. "The jade pendant was broken because of me. She just left it to me as a memorial. As the saying goes, it's hard to keep the broken jade intact. You don't have to think too much. Believe it or not, although Yuan Qi and I have the emperor's gift of marriage, we don't have a bridal chamber. In the end, we are just a fake couple. If you two love each other, you should think twice before continuing with the wedding ceremony today."

When Wen Qingyan heard Zhou Chang confirm that he and Yuan Qi were a fake couple again, she suddenly roared again: "I've already said that I don't care, I don't care, why do you keep mentioning it? Why, why..., did we really miss it, did we miss it?"

He chased Yuan Qi all the way to Beiji.

He and Yuan Qi had no shortage of opportunities to be alone together.

But Yuan Qi never told him a word about the "fake couple" thing.

Why? Why?

Zhou Chang had no idea of ​​Wen Qingyan's feelings, and was bewildered by being yelled at. His kindness was taken for granted: "If you don't care, why did you take this step? You were given more than one chance. If you hadn't proposed marriage in time after you became the top scorer in the imperial examination last time, how could all these things have happened?"

"Last time?" Wen Qingyan was dejected. If he hadn't been holding onto the door frame, he would have collapsed to the ground. "At that time, I just wanted to have everything ready so that I could come to propose marriage in a grand manner. I wanted to give her all the best. Who could have thought that just two days would be enough..."

Zhou Chang couldn't stand it any more. Why would such a good-looking face have such a low-end brain? "You either have a bad brain or you don't understand her. Yuan Qi doesn't care about that. And even if it were me, I wouldn't care. As long as I can be with my beloved one even for a second faster, nothing else matters."

"Haha, yes, you don't care. You are a noble, but I am just a poor scholar..." Wen Qingyan seemed to be mocking himself and mocking others. His originally sad eyes turned into a raging rage, but he didn't know who he was questioning. "But, no matter how poor I am, I want to give everything I have to repay the Yuan family and give Qihua the best. What's wrong with that? Am I wrong? Am I wrong?..."

"How are you not wrong?" If Zhou Chang had asked this question before, she would not have thought that Wen Qingyan had any problems, but now she did not think so. "Opportunities are presented to you again and again. If you were not overconfident and conceited, and blindly pursued perfection, how could this be possible? But who wants the perfection you call perfection? Is it yours or hers? Are you doing this for yourself or for her? Even when Master Yuan was kidnapped, you are still conceited that only you can help her..."

"Everything I did was for her. No one in this world could do more for her than I could." Wen Qingyan refused to listen.

Having said this, Zhou Chang really had nothing more to say, so he turned around and left.