“Look, she was sold to me for ten years by one tael of silver.”

“Eh-hem!” Yang Zijin glared at Shuo Ling. One tael of silver? For ten years?

Could he dare to be more shameless?

“It seems to be… a fire over there?” Mrs. Li pulled up her slacks and quietly winked at Duke of Mu, gesturing for him to look in the direction of Spring Breeze.

Duke of Mu relaxed his frown a bit and asked, “Young Marquis, let me ask you. On the contract, was it signed by Zijin?”

“No, it was signed by Madam Yang, who raised her.”

“Really?” Duke of Mu slowly walked to the entrance of the hall and stared in the direction where the white smoke rose, “So is she still alive?”

Yang Zijin and Shuo Ling looked at each other and knew it was Duke of Mu who set the fire.

“Pop!” Yang Zijin suddenly rose to her full height and smote the table and asked, “Did you set the fire at Spring Breeze?”

Shuo Ling felt amused. He grabbed her hand and rubbed it.

“Yes, I set the fire.” Duke of Mu admitted quickly, and turned to glare at Yang Zijin sternly, “Spring Breeze is the place where you grow up, and I should be grateful. But, for your reputation, there is too filthy to keep. It's a pity.”

“So, you killed the people there too?” Yang Zijin looked at him with insidious and fierce eyes.

Duke of Mu muttered and nodded his head, “Of course.”

It was true that this matter was disgraceful. But with the status of Duke of Mu, he just burned a brothel, so there was nothing to hide and it could be dodged for any reason.

He thought that Yang Zijin would lose control of herself. But Yang Zijin suddenly smiled and crossed her legs and said, “I have been operating Spring Breeze in Jing City for seven years. My annual net profit at least amounts to 80,000 taels of silver. And even if we don't find new girls, the girls of Spring Breeze can still work at least ten years, which are 800,000 taels of silver. However, that building in Spring Breeze is a bit old, and I expect that it will cost 100,000 taels of silver to renovate in another two years. After subtracting these, we still lose 700,000 taels of silver.”

“What do you mean?” Duke of Mu didn't understand what Yang Zijin was trying to say.

Yang Zijin went on, “But then, Spring Breeze is not a good place. There is no telling when you will offend someone again, and the possibility of being slaughtered is not out of the question. So, I'll give you a discount. You compensate me 350,000 taels of silver, and we can make a deal.”

Actually, Yang Zijin didn't want to discount, but she was afraid that if she asked for too much, she would empty the Mu family inadvertently. And if Duke of Mu got mad at her, she would have to save him again.

Mrs. Li teetered and sat heavily down on the chair. Three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver? Why didn't she go for robbery?

“Yang Zijin, you're too greedy, aren't you?” Mu Yunong rushed up to Yang Zijin, “Three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver? Do you know how much that is?”

“I'm a businessman, how could I don't know?” Yang Zijin snickered and raised her eyebrows, “Mu Yunong, if you want, I wouldn't mind….”

“I don't want to at all!” Mu Yunong s.h.i.+vered with fear. She thought that Yang Zijin was going to kidnap her to the brothel for selling, so she hid behind Mrs. Li.

Yang Zijin sneered, “Since you don't have the courage, just stay here and don't get into trouble.”

However, Duke of Mu appeared to be extremely calm, and he asked in a low voice, “If I didn't give it to you, what would you do?”

“That's easy. Everyone knows that I, Yang Zijin, grew up in the brothel. And first, I don't want to marry. Second, I don't want to go back to the mansion of Duke Mu. For me, reputation is nothing.”

Shuo Ling couldn't stop smiling as he looked at Yang Zijin. He loved her rampant and unstoppable temperament.

She even dared to threaten her own father, and it's really….

When Shuo Ling was smiling, he met the cold eyes of s.h.i.+ Weiming. And he paused, pulling Yang Zijin to his side with a chair, and swore his dominion in a silent voice.

Yang Zijin was only concerned with confronting with Duke of Mu, and she didn't pay any attention to Shuo Ling's action.

She stared closely at Duke of Mu's face, making sure it didn't turn red and blue again, and she opened mouth again, “My Lord, you didn't just burn my Spring Breeze, but you also killed over a hundred people of mine. So it is unreasonable if you don't give me an explanation, right?”

Duke of Mu didn't express on his face. His eagle-like eyes darted around Yang Zijin and Shuo Ling's faces, and then glanced at s.h.i.+ Weiming. He just nodded, not knowing what he had considered.

“Three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver. I'll give it to you in full, but you still have to go and stay at the manor house tomorrow.” Duke of Mu said in a hushed voice.

“My Lord!” Mrs. Li screamed, ”That's three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver! It will turn our coffer….”

Duke of Mu pushed Mrs. Li away and stared at Yang Zijin.

Shuo Ling frowned, “She is mine. What manor house is she going to?”

“Shuo Ling! It is the family affair for Duke of Mu!” s.h.i.+ Weiming finally couldn't hold back and slammed his fist on the table. Blue veins stood out on his arms.

But Yang Zijin did not pay attention to him at all. She looked fearlessly at Duke of Mu and said coldly, “My Lord, I don't care for the status of Miss Mu.”

Duke of Mu looked at Yang Zijin, who had a calm att.i.tude. He frowned and took a deep breath and said in earnest, “Are you worthy of your mother's spirit in heaven? If your mother were still alive, she would not want to see you like this.”