"What are your terms? Speak!"
Xia Wenjin's eyes shifted, and she said, "I want fifty thousand taels from Governor Wang's treasury!"
"What?" Huangfu Jingchen frowned. "That's illicit silver!"
"That's why I only want fifty thousand taels. I've been to Governor Wang's treasury before, fifty thousand is just a drop in the bucket!"
Huangfu Jingchen frowned and said, "I have no authority to dispose of it!"
Xia Wenjin's eyebrows arched into a bright smile as she casually said, "I'm just informing you. I'll take the silver myself when the time comes. Rest assured, I won't put you in a difficult position, nor will I drag you into it!"
"You must agree, otherwise, I can't be sure I won't cause some minor trouble!"
"Are you threatening me?"
Xia Wenjin smiled even more brightly. "How can this be considered a threat? I'm just presenting the facts, reasoning, and analyzing the situation with you!"
