Chapter 394: The Willing Ones Take the Bait

"I'm 90% sure." Lan Yue's voice was neutral, not as delicate as that of an ordinary girl, but not so rough that it would make people suspicious. "But this is extremely risky. My rule is to pay half of the commission first."

"Pay half first?" The young man gritted his teeth, "No!"

Chu Qinghuang heard that this person was Wei Heng who had gone to Dongling before, and the person sitting with him was naturally the Northern Frontier Emperor Duanmu Yu.

Lan Yue's tone was steady and calm: "Young Master may not understand the rules of the assassin's business. When we take on a business, we pay half first and pay the other half after the business is completed."

"What if the task cannot be completed?"

"I can only guarantee to complete the task as much as possible, but if there is a chance, Lan Yue is willing to leave the assassin's business from now on and retire to Xie Dao." Lan Yue said calmly, "This is also the rule."

Xie Dao retire?

Wei Heng said coldly: "Even if you Xie Dao retired, didn't you still make three million taels of silver for nothing?"

"If you don't believe me, you can cancel this deal at any time." Lan Yue's voice became three points colder, "I don't like to force others."

Wei Heng was silent for a moment after hearing this, his expression was uncertain, and he seemed to be in a dilemma.

But it's not difficult to understand.

Yanguo is just a small country with limited national strength. He is just a prince. It's impossible for him to take out three million taels of silver at once.

Not to mention him, even if it is as rich and powerful as Dongling, the silver is all from the national treasury. The emperor's brother can't take out so much silver from his private treasury at once.

So everything Wei Heng does now is actually decided by the Emperor of Beijiang.

"Forget it." Duanmu Yu said, his tone was heavy, "For now we can only trust Miss Lan Yue, there is no other way."

Wei Heng frowned: "But what if-"

"No what if." Duanmu Yu interrupted him, "Act according to the plan."

Wei Heng had to nod.

There was a seven-stringed zither in front of Lan Yue, and he looked like he was about to play it, but his hands never touched the strings. After the business was over, he raised his eyes slightly and looked towards the window where Chu Qinghuang was.

Chu Qinghuang raised his eyebrows slightly, left the window, turned around and returned to his room number two neatly.

After climbing through the window and straightening her clothes, Chu Qinghuang walked out of the inner room. As the pleasant piano music ended, she brushed her clothes and sat down: "You played well. What is Miss Lanyue from your Lanyue Pavilion best at?"

The two girls were uneasy and lowered their heads to reply: "Miss Lanyue is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Chu Qinghuang hummed: "Then let her come and play a song for me."

As he said, he took out a stack of silver notes and put them on the tea table in front of him, "Tell your mother that this young master will pay one thousand taels tonight and let Lanyue accompany you for two hours."

The two girls were uneasy, and one of them said: "Reporting to the young master, Miss Lanyue has a guest tonight..."

"Which guest paid more than me?" Chu Qinghuang interrupted her dissatisfiedly, "If not, let Miss Lanyue come over immediately! If they pay more, I can add more."

The little girl was indeed young and had little experience in dealing with guests. At this time, she was shocked by Chu Qinghuang's momentum, her face turned pale, and she retreated in fear.

After a while, the madam came.

"Sir..."

"I want to see Miss Lanyue." Chu Qinghuang said, "Let her come now."

The madam was embarrassed: "Lanyue has guests tonight."

Hasn't it been said just now?

"You should have a way to solve this problem." Chu Qinghuang's voice was light, and there was no emotion on her face. "I'll give you an incense stick of time."

The madam's face changed slightly: "Then... I'll go ask, sir, wait a moment."

"Wait." Chu Qinghuang stopped her and motioned her to take the banknotes on the tea table. "I believe that with these banknotes, Miss Lanyue will be very willing to come."

As a madam, she has to see countless people every day, and she has long trained her eyes to be sharp. She saw at a glance that Chu Qinghuang was a person of extraordinary status, either a royal family or a noble, so she naturally did not dare to offend him.

"Yes." The madam stepped forward to take the banknotes, smiling humbly, "I will go and ask the sir right away."