Chu Qing never expected that the current Wei Ying was actually the real Wei Ying.
Seeing the shock on Chu Qing's face, Wei Ying, who had been smiling softly, suddenly stopped smiling. With a mocking look in his eyes, he said, "Please behave yourself, miss."
The sudden change first made Chu Qing's expression freeze. Then, she quickly came to her senses and started to sob softly. "Please forgive me, Your Highness the Prince of Ning. I know my status is low. Only the noble third princess of our Xiliang can be worthy of you. But... I just want to ask if you could be kind enough to take me in. Even if I have to serve you and the princess like a beast of burden..."
"Humph, look at yourself. You even dare to dream of serving the princess and the Prince of Ning. You'd better pray that you'll be born prettier in your next life. Maybe the princess will let you be a rough maid." Hu Yan Zhuoyi's voice came from behind.
Chu Qing pretended to be caught with her secret thought. Trembling, she stepped back to Chu Zhan.
Seeing this, Chu Zhan quickly said, "Please forgive my sister, Your Highness the Princess. She was just confused for a moment."
Hu Yan Zhuoyi just gave him a cold glance and then said nothing.
Hu Yan Longhao looked at them playfully and then said, "This prince thinks your horses are really good. So I'll take them all."
Hearing that the other party agreed to buy the horses, Chu Zhan was naturally overjoyed. "Your Highness the Second Prince really has good taste."
"Of course, this prince has good taste. So, how much do you want for them?" Hu Yan Longhao stared at Chu Zhan.
"You've seen the horses. Each horse is worth at least forty taels of silver. So these four hundred and twenty horses should cost at least... sixteen thousand eight hundred taels of silver."
"Good. Wu Shi, go back and get the silver." Hu Yan Longhao turned to order Wu Shi.
Chu Qing and Chu Zhan were both a little surprised. The other party agreed so readily?
"But..." Hu Yan Longhao suddenly continued.
Chu Qing sneered in her heart. Sure enough, the other party was not that easy to talk to!
"This prince suddenly thinks there's no need for so many. So, these four hundred and twenty horses are enough."
"But... Your Highness the Second Prince! The other horses are already on the way! They'll arrive in a few days!" Chu Zhan seemed a little anxious.
Hu Yan Longhao just gave a cold smile and looked down on him. "Just send them back."
"..."
If Chu Zhan and the others were really horse merchants, they might not only fail to make money this trip but also lose a lot.
Seeing that the siblings all hung their heads, Hu Yan Longhao raised his eyebrows. "Looking at you like this, does it seem that this prince has bullied you? I'll give you an extra hundred taels later as compensation for your losses."
Chu Qing and Chu Zhan looked at each other. Chu Zhan smiled bitterly. "Thank you... Your Highness the Second Prince for your understanding."
"You're welcome. This prince always pities the people of Xiliang. Just wait here. When the silver is brought, someone will take over these horses. This prince is going back."
With that, Hu Yan Longhao turned around and left.
Hu Yan Zhuoyi gave Chu Qing a cold glance. "Some pheasants should not have unrealistic dreams. Look at yourself in the mirror and see how much you weigh." After saying that, she also left.
Pheasant???
This bratty girl dared to call her a pheasant???
Forget it, forget it. She was an elder. Why should she argue with her? There would be plenty of opportunities later for this girl to know who was the real pheasant!
Wei Ying, who was the last to leave, glanced at Chu Qing. After signaling her with his eyes to be patient, he also left.
After they all left, the weak and helpless look on Chu Zhan's face immediately disappeared.
"Brother, you're not really going to lose money, are you?" Chu Qing frowned. If they really lost money just to scheme against the Xiliang people, it would really be a great loss.
Chu Zhan just hooked his lips and replied slowly, "Do you think I'm that stupid? Do you really think there are more horses?"
"Um... You were lying to Hu Yan Longhao?"
"Of course."
"But for so many horses, you only asked for more than ten thousand taels. Why didn't you ask for more?" Chu Qing narrowed her eyes. She wished she could squeeze more money out of Hu Yan Longhao.
Chu Zhan just smiled and looked at the horse herd gently. "You should know that these sixteen thousand eight hundred taels of silver are also obtained for free."
"Obtained for free? Could it be that...???"
Hu Yan Longhao actually couldn't get these horses?
Chu Zhan continued to explain with a smile, "The Anduo family is a well - known horse - breeding family. Naturally, there are some people who are extremely good at horse - taming. These horses are very attached to their home. When their master calls, they will all go back obediently."
"But won't this implicate... the real Anduo family?"
"Don't be afraid. If the sky falls, the Prince of Ning will hold it up."
"???"
"It's time for him to show up."
...
After returning to the city lord's mansion, Hu Yan Zhuoyi angrily dragged Wei Ying into her room.
As soon as the door was closed, she said coldly, "Don't forget your identity!"
Wei Ying paused for a moment, then lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Please calm down, Your Highness the Princess."
Seeing this, Hu Yan Zhuoyi snorted and continued, "Don't think that just because you have the face of the Prince of Ning, you can do whatever you want. I've inquired about your true nature before. Since you have this face, you'd better get rid of your womanizing ways! If you dare to say another word to other women, this princess will definitely persuade the emperor brother to replace you! Since you're just a fake, anyone can do it!"
"Your Highness is right." Wei Ying continued to speak in a humble way.
Although he looked terrified at this moment, he was actually trying his best to restrain his impulse to kill this ugly woman immediately.
How dare she boss him around!
No, he really couldn't bear this humble attitude. If it weren't for the thought of seeing Qingqing, why would he have suddenly asked Wei Er to let him pretend to be himself!
Seeing the person in front of her, who had the face of the Prince of Ning, flattering her, Hu Yan Zhuoyi felt extremely satisfied.
Although it wasn't the real one, but!
She could completely pretend that he was the real Prince of Ning!
Thinking of this, Hu Yan Zhuoyi suddenly softened her tone and said coquettishly, "Prince of Ning, hug me."
Wei Ying: "???"
He didn't want to pretend anymore. Maybe he should just kill this stupid woman!
Just as he was about to take action, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Hu Yan Longhao walked in expressionlessly.
Hu Yan Zhuoyi, who was about to get angry, immediately stepped forward with a smile when she saw who it was. "Brother, why are you here?"
Hu Yan Longhao sneered coldly. "If this prince hadn't come, you might have rolled into bed with him."
Hu Yan Zhuoyi panicked, then immediately said, "Brother, you've misunderstood me. I was just teasing him."
Wei Ying, watching the actions of this man and woman, felt extremely disgusted in his heart.
Seeing Hu Yan Zhuoyi looking so pitiful, Hu Yan Longhao's body tightened. But since there was an outsider there, he could only say coldly, "This prince has something to say to the princess. You can leave first."
So... Get out quickly!
Seeing this, Wei Ying actually silently thanked Hu Yan Longhao in his heart. After answering, he immediately left.
He was afraid that if he stayed a moment longer, his purity would be defiled by that dirty brother and sister.
No, he had to quickly switch back with Wei Er.