"Is it handled?"
Seeing Shen Jing run over, Madam Su asked indifferently.
"Not yet! They're all kneeling outside!"
Shen Jing feigned calmness, "By the way, Mother-in-law, does His Majesty know about me becoming a live-in son-in-law for the Su Family?"
"Ah?"
Madam Su was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Jing with amusement, "Do you think you're so important, or do you think my Su Family is so important? Does such a small matter need His Majesty's attention?"
Alright!
He was sure this matter had nothing to do with his mother-in-law!
Shen Jing chuckled dryly, then said casually, "I was still thinking of asking His Majesty for an Imperial Edict Golden Token someday! I wonder what kind of person can receive an Imperial Edict Golden Token from His Majesty."
"An Imperial Edict Golden Token? You really dare to dream!"
Madam Su couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Even I don't have an Imperial Edict Golden Token, and you want one? Anyone who can get an Imperial Edict Golden Token is someone deeply favored by His Majesty!"
It's over!
Shen Jing secretly swallowed.
This time, he might have gotten into big trouble!
His impersonation of Zhao Ying would probably be exposed soon!
He just hoped that girl wouldn't find him!
However, with a change of thought, a wicked idea suddenly popped into Shen Jing's mind.
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It's already like this anyway!
Why not use that girl first, and make the Zhao Family and Song Family bleed a bit before anything else!
The rest can be dealt with later!
"What are you doing?"
Su Yourong looked at the constantly changing expression on Shen Jing's face with confusion, and teased, "Did you see your old flame crying like a pear blossom bathed in rain, and feel soft-hearted?"
"What old flame!"
Shen Jing pouted, "I'm thinking about how to deal with them! I just came up with a plan, so I won't tell you yet!"
With that, Shen Jing immediately slipped away.
He didn't have much time left!
He had to act fast and make them bleed a bit first!
Watching Shen Jing slip away, Su Yourong couldn't help but shake her head and smile.
This person didn't look like a serious person at all!
Sometimes, he even made people feel like he was crazy.
"It seems you two are getting along well?"
Madam Su looked at her daughter with a smile.
"It's alright!"
Su Yourong didn't deny it, "He's not annoying, it's just that sometimes he's strange, always saying inexplicable things, feeling a bit crazy..."
"As long as you don't dislike him!"
Madam Su's face showed a relieved smile.
Her demands weren't high.
As long as her daughter didn't dislike Shen Jing now, developing feelings would only be a matter of time.
Soon, Shen Jing returned outside.
Time was limited, so Shen Jing didn't bother with pleasantries and got straight to the point: "I just pleaded for you in front of my mother-in-law. As long as you come up with four hundred thousand taels of silver, I'll let Zhao Ying off the hook!"
How... how much?
Hearing Shen Jing's words, the few people were completely dumbfounded.
Four hundred thousand taels of silver?
Isn't that asking for their lives?
"Young Master Shen, we really don't have that much silver!"
Zhao Jianzhi wailed, "Please, be lenient!"
"You don't have it, but the Song Family does!"
Shen Jing looked at Song Jinshan and Song Lianxin, "You alone got over three hundred thousand strings of cash from me, right? Is it too much for me to ask for four hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Of course, he knew the Song Family couldn't produce that much silver all at once!
Nor could he give the Song Family too much time to gather the silver.
Of course, he also couldn't sign any transfer deeds with the Song Family.
The Song Family were Tribute Merchants; their businesses couldn't be transferred by simply writing a contract.
"Young Master Shen, we really don't have that much silver!"
Song Jinshan cried with a mournful face, wailing, "All our silver has gone into expanding our weaving workshops. Now, let alone four hundred thousand taels of silver, we can't even produce forty thousand taels!"
To further advance and become Imperial Merchants, they had to complete this year's tribute cloth quota with guaranteed quality and quantity.
The basis of guaranteed quality and quantity was, naturally, to expand production.
"Alright, I'll compromise!"
Shen Jing didn't want to waste too much time, "I'll give you half an hour! Bring ten thousand taels of silver!"
"If I don't see the silver after half an hour, not only will you have to collect Zhao Ying's body, but you can also prepare coffins for yourselves!"
"Also, out of the four of you, choose three people, and each of you will leave one finger!"
"One finger for ten thousand taels of silver, that's not a bad deal, is it?"
Boom!
As Shen Jing's words fell, the faces of the four instantly turned ashen.
Fingers!
This scoundrel actually wanted them to cut off a finger?
Song Lianxin raised her blood-stained forehead and looked at Shen Jing pitifully, "Please, for the sake of the past..."
"If it weren't for the sake of past feelings, do you think I'd only ask for your fingers?"
Shen Jing coldly interrupted Song Lianxin, "If you don't leave a finger, not only will you not keep your status as Tribute Merchants, but you won't even keep your lives!"
With that, Shen Jing had someone bring him a chair and a knife, which he threw to the group.
Looking at the gleaming knife on the ground, the faces of the few people instantly turned pale.
"Young Master Shen..."
Zhao Jianzhi trembled as he looked at Shen Jing.
Shen Jing yawned and lay on the chair, feigning sleep: "I'm starting the timer now. You can continue to stall. After half an hour, I hope you don't regret it!"
Hearing Shen Jing's words, the four were completely despairing.
Three fingers!
If nothing unexpected happened, it should be four fingers!
And one more finger was Zhao Ying's!
Zhao Jianzhi hesitated for a moment, then pulled Song Jinshan aside, "In-law, how much silver can your family produce?"
"At most, one hundred and twenty thousand taels."
Song Jinshan answered with a bitter face.
"No more?"
Zhao Jianzhi's heart clenched, and he asked again.
"Really no more!"
Song Jinshan was almost crying from anxiety, "Only half an hour, we can only use ready cash!"
If they were given more time to sell off assets, they could gather more.
But with so little time, how could they sell anything?
"This..."
Zhao Jianzhi was in a panic, "Then what about this finger business?"
"I say, in-law, you wouldn't still want me to cut off a finger, would you?"
Song Jinshan grew anxious, "I'm putting up so much silver, and you still want me to cut off a finger? That's unreasonable, isn't it?"
What kind of in-law is this!
They get all the good things?
Zhao Jianzhi was a bit embarrassed, but still argued, "I am an imperial official; I can't just cut off a finger, can I?"
"Imperial official?"
Song Jinshan was furious, "Now, with just a word from Shen Jing, you might not even keep your life, and you're still trying to pull rank with me?"
Now, His Majesty himself had directly intervened!
In front of the Imperial Edict Golden Token, the Zhao Family was nothing!
Even the Zhao Family's biggest backer was nothing!
It was very likely that after this incident, all of them would be removed from office and investigated!
"You..."
Zhao Jianzhi was furious.
Song Jinshan used to be completely obedient to him!
It was Song Jinshan who shamelessly wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Zhao Family back then!
If it weren't for his help in arranging things, even if the Song Family brought out hundreds of thousands more taels of silver, they might not have become Tribute Merchants!
Now, he actually dared to speak to him like this?
"What 'me'?"
Song Jinshan stuck out his neck, "I will absolutely not give both silver and cut off a finger! At worst, we'll all go down together!"
Hearing this, Zhao Jianzhi trembled with anger.
After suppressing the rage in his heart with great effort, Zhao Jianzhi gritted his teeth and roared, "You think, with just this matter, I can let the Zhao Family completely fall? If His Majesty truly unleashes his wrath, do you think we would still have a chance to stand here?"
"This..."
Song Jinshan paused slightly.
Yes!
If His Majesty was enraged, they would probably already be imprisoned!
Only taking Zhao Ying was giving them a chance to atone.
In other words, as long as Madam Su relented, this matter would be over.
The Zhao Family would still be the Zhao Family!
Seeing Song Jinshan start to hesitate, Zhao Jianzhi immediately pressed on, "You'd better think carefully. You've thoroughly offended Shen Jing! If you lose our support, you might not even keep your position as Tribute Merchants, let alone Imperial Merchants?"
Listening to Zhao Jianzhi's threat, Song Jinshan immediately gritted his teeth in anger...