The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

Xie Shaoqin nodded and said with satisfaction: "Then go."

When Yuerong learned about this, she felt conflicted.

Although Xie Shaoyuan's coming to redeem her was an opportunity, her relationship with Qi Zeming was not that simple.

She knew in her heart that if she followed Xie Shaoyuan away, Qi Zeming would not let it go easily, and if she did not explain to him, she would probably get into more trouble.

The madam was pacing back and forth, brows furrowed, thinking about a solution.

Yue Rong raised her eyes, broke the silence, and said softly: "Mom, I don't want to stay in the brothel, but if I just follow Xie Shaoqin, Qi Zeming will definitely not let it go."

The madam nodded and replied solemnly, "You are right. If they knew you were gone, I'm afraid our brothel's business would suffer."

Yue Rong's eyes flashed, she put down the teacup in her hand, and said softly: "In this case, why don't I give Master Qi Wu another chance."

"Mom, have someone inform Qi Zeming that Xie Shaoqin is taking me away. If he really cares about me, have him bring money to redeem me. I'll give him two hours. If he doesn't come, I'll go with Xie Shaoqin and end it all."

After listening to Yue Rong's plan, the madam was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Okay, this is also a solution. In this way, if Master Qi Wu really doesn't come, you can leave with peace of mind."

Yue Rong smiled lightly, with a hint of helplessness in her tone: "Although Master Qi Wu treats me well, I have already seen through it. He may not really want to redeem me. If he really cares, he should have taken action long ago."

The madam quickly ordered the servant: "Go and inform Master Qi Wu."

At the same time, Xie Shaoqin was still sitting leisurely in the brothel's room, sipping the fragrant tea in the cup, with a calm expression and no hurry at all. After all, he was not really trying to redeem anyone.

Time ticked by, and there was only half an hour left before the two hours Yue Rong gave Qi Zeming.

On the one hand, she hoped Qi Zeming could come because it meant he cared about her;

But on the other hand, she also knew that if Qi Zeming didn't come soon, she could let go of her ties and leave with Xie Shaoqin to end it all.

Xie Shaoqin was still sipping his tea leisurely, with a meaningful smile flashing in his eyes from time to time.

The game has been set, he just needs to wait and watch.

Finally, after an hour, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door, and Qi Zeming arrived.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Xie Shaoqin already sitting there. His brows immediately frowned, and his eyes were full of vigilance.

"Why are you here?" Qi Zeming walked to the center of the hall, his voice filled with undisguised hostility.

He was dressed in an elegant brocade robe, his face showing fatigue from the long journey, but he was trying hard to maintain his momentum.

Xie Shaoqin smiled, put down his teacup, and said calmly: "Master Qi Wu, you came at the right time. Today I came to redeem Miss Yuerong on behalf of my cousin, but I didn't expect you to come too."

Qi Zeming said bluntly: "Yue Rong is mine, and I have always intended to redeem her. Why are you here to join in the fun?"

He looked at the madam, with a threatening tone in his voice, "Today I will redeem Yuerong and take her away."

Seeing Qi Zeming's aggressive attitude, the madam quickly said with a smile, "Mr. Qi, calm down. Mr. Xie is also here to do things for his cousin. There's no need to get angry. How about we talk it out."

Xie Shaoqin interrupted, "It's not that I want to join in the fun, but my cousin has deep feelings for Miss Yuerong and has asked me to redeem him many times. Since you also want to redeem her, why don't we compete fairly and whoever offers the highest price will get Yuerong, how do you think?"

Qi Zeming narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Humph, fair competition? Since you want to compare prices, then let's compare."

When the madam heard that the two were competing to redeem her, she was delighted.

Originally, she only needed six thousand taels of silver to redeem Yue Rong, but now it seemed that the fight between these two young masters would definitely make the price go up sharply.

She said with a smile: "Since both of you are willing to redeem her, then we will follow the rules. Whoever offers the highest price will get Miss Yuerong. Are you both satisfied?"

Qi Zeming said without hesitation: "Of course."

Xie Shaoqin still maintained a calm smile and nodded slightly: "I have no objection either."

The madam smiled even more brightly, and stood between the two men, pretending to be fair and saying, "Okay, let's start with six thousand taels. Gentlemen, please make your bids."

Qi Zeming's eyes turned cold, and he spoke first: "I'll pay seven thousand taels."

Xie Shaoqin smiled lightly and said calmly, "Eight thousand taels."

Qi Zeming gritted his teeth, his face gloomy, and immediately counterattacked: "Nine thousand taels."

Xie Shaoqin smiled without any hesitation and said, "Ten thousand taels."

The madam was secretly surprised. She originally only wanted to get a good price of six thousand taels, but she didn't expect the two of them to be so competitive and raise the price to ten thousand taels in one go.

She suppressed her inner excitement and turned her gaze to Qi Zeming, waiting for his response.

Qi Zeming clenched his fists slightly, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

Even though he couldn't come up with that much silver, he couldn't admit defeat in front of everyone.

After a moment's silence, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Thirteen thousand taels!"

When Xie Shaoqin heard this number, he turned to look at the madam calmly and said calmly, "I won't raise the price any more."

When the madam heard this, she couldn't stop laughing.

Six thousand taels was already a good price, but she didn't expect it to double to thirteen thousand taels. This was a windfall for her.

With a big smile on her face, she turned around and said to Qi Zeming, "Master Qi, congratulations, Miss Yuerong is yours."

However, Qi Zeming's face did not look relaxed at all. His fingers trembled slightly and cold sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Although he had called out a high price, he did not have enough silver. At this moment, he could only hold on and pretend to be calm and said, "I will prepare the silver, but I don't have that much today. I will send the silver within three days."

The madam's expression was slightly moved. Although she was reluctant, she knew that Qi Zeming was backed by the Yongliang Marquisate, and she didn't dare to offend him. She could only smile and say, "Mr. Qi, as long as you can pay the money as promised, we will have no problem. But after all, there must be a proof for the redemption. Please write an IOU first. If the money is not paid within three days, I will have to go to the Yongliang Marquisate in person to collect the debt."

Qi Zeming's expression became even gloomier: "I, Qi Zeming, keep my word."

Xie Shaoqin's mission was completed, so he stood up and straightened his robes: "Since this is the case, the matter has been settled, and I will not stay any longer."

The madam hurriedly smiled and said to Xie Shaoqin: "Take care, young master Xie. Thank you for coming today."