Prince, kneel down quickly, the lady can't run away

"I am not a weak woman. Prince, there is no need to be so sarcastic. If you want to cooperate, then let's talk. If you don't want to, I won't force you. I'm sure the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince will definitely need it, and the price will be higher than yours." Wen Jiu shook the drawing paper in his hand.

When Xiao Jue saw the prototype, his eyes lit up. It was a crossbow arrow with a short body. It looked very light, half the size of the arrows they were using now. He just didn't know how powerful it was. "You are helping others stand against your fiancé."

"How is it? This is just a prototype. You can wait and see its power. I'll let you try it when the time comes."

“How long will it take to be completed?”

“Price determines speed”

"Wenjiu, you are not the kind of person who values ​​material possessions, right?"

"Your Highness thinks too highly of me. Who in this world doesn't work hard for these illusory gold and silver? Officials want power, and I... want money." As long as there is money, my second uncle in the northwest can fight well, and in the future, the general's mansion will be rich, and she can also enjoy the rest of her life.

"Hahaha, you didn't even ask me how much I wanted, and yet you dared to lie to me. Do you know the consequences? Casting tools privately."

"Your Highness, you are such a joker. This is just an improved crossbow for your soldiers, not a sword. Besides, it doesn't require iron, so it doesn't count as privately casting weapons. I know the law, so you can't scare me."

"Thirty thousand,"

"Your Highness, you are asking for too much. This crossbow arrow will take me seven days and nights. Are you going to starve me to death?"

"Are you kidding me?" Xiao Jue felt that he was being led by this woman. He grabbed her hand.

Wen Jiu took out a silver needle and pricked her hand. "Prince, please pay attention to your manners and listen to what I have to say."

"Where do you hide the needles every time? You just stick your hand in a needle. How vicious!"

"I can make one for you, Prince, and then draw the production diagram stroke by stroke. This way, there will be no labor costs, and I can charge a lower price. What do you think?"

"Offer"

"One million taels" Wen Jiu smiled and shook his finger

"If you really don't go to the bandits, you will lose out. I can't afford so much money. You still owe me money."

"It's just deducting what I owe you. My price is very fair. If it's those two, I think they would be willing to pay gold. This thing can fire eight arrows. It's light and convenient. Its power is not inferior to traditional crossbows. It can hit the target from a hundred meters away. As long as the prince trusts me, I will go back tonight and make it well. I will try to make it for you in five days so that you can feel it. How do you think?"

"Oh, you just said seven days, and now you change it to five days, what a lie!"

Wen Jiu was getting a little impatient. She had been talking to him in a nice way for so long, but this man was still holding on to her and refused to let go. She stood up and was about to leave.

"What? You're throwing me here before we've even finished talking?" Xiao Jue stopped her.

"Your Highness, you must be joking. I'm just going to order something to eat. I'm hungry."

"I won't talk about this anymore after the food comes in. I've said it before, there are more people in Beijing than just you." Wen Jiu called Xuan Ling and ordered a few signature dishes. She wouldn't starve herself, so she was not in a hurry and waited slowly.

"I have to see the things before I can pay for them"

"You want to take advantage of all the good things in the world? I worked day and night for you without paying the deposit. Do you think I'm sick, Prince?" Wen Jiu smiled gently.

"Then, Prince, I will ask Qingfeng to get the 100,000 taels you gave me last time. This is the limit. I will go to the General's Mansion in the next two days to discuss the wedding date so that I can marry you in style." Xiao Jue said the last sentence with gritted teeth, and it can be heard how much he hated Wenjiu.

"One hundred thousand taels for the first one I make. When I hand you the drawing paper, we'll give you the money in one hand and the goods in the other." Wen Jiu smiled with beautiful curved eyes, like a crescent moon. Her small nose and upward corners of her mouth showed how proud she was. She even agreed to it for some reason. Her ears turned red. Wen Jiu saw him staring at her and kicked her leg. "What are you looking at? Take the money, and the pen and paper. It's better to write our marriage contract. I don't care what you want, but once it involves the General's Mansion, divorce immediately and write a divorce letter. I won't ask about your life after marriage, and you don't have to bother me. I will often live in the General's Mansion. If you need military help, I can help you solve your problems, but the prince still has to pay the money. From a business perspective, this is a fair deal. I will also play the role of a wife you hate."

"Divorce letter? You really don't want to put yourself in any danger. If anything happens in Prince Xiao's mansion, you can escape from it. You really have evil thoughts." Xiao Jue was really enlightened.

"Don't talk about me. Who isn't born to live? I still have a lot of things to do. My life is very valuable." She has to protect the entire general's family, and there is still no news about the old man's revenge. How can she stay with him in that big vortex and let others disrupt all her plans?

"Do you have anything to say about the day of the engagement? The Xiao Palace will not treat you unfairly."

"Whatever, it's just for show. We just need to know what's going on. It's just a formality. I won't take your things." This will save the trouble of dividing the property after marriage.

Xiao Jue paused while writing, and quickly finished the divorce letter with the last two strokes. Wen Jiu quickly took a look at it, and was very satisfied. He quickly blew it dry, folded it up and put it on his chest.

"Even if you don't care, you should think about the general. He went through so much trouble to ask for a marriage, but in the end, the Xiao Palace didn't value you. Do you think the general would be angry that the people were talking about the old general's intentions like this?"

Wen Jiu had not thought of this. Yes, the people would think that my grandfather had begged for a marriage with all his might, but it was ignored. It would surely be a joke in the capital. A generation of war god must not be discussed like this, which would damage my grandfather. Moreover, my grandfather used his military power to buy a marriage.

"Then just follow the normal specifications."

"I'm afraid that I can't just satisfy the old general's face."

"Don't think about using the money we made for the deal. This is what I deserve. If I put it in, it will still be yours. I can't get it out of it, so just do it normally. Originally, people in the capital said that I was the one who stuck with it, right? I will explain it to my grandfather."

"You really don't care about your reputation"

"It's just a reputation. If you like someone, you don't need to tell them. If you don't like someone, you still don't like them, right?" Wen Jiu asked him.

Yes, does Fu Yichen care? Humph, why think so much? It's none of his business.

"See if you have anything to add. Don't worry, I will be a dignified prince's consort before the divorce."

"Since you've said that, I have nothing to add." Xiao Jue seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, but he didn't even notice it.

The two of them were quite happy during the meal, because neither of them spoke, they were probably a little unaccustomed to it, but there was no tit-for-tat. On this sunny day, Wen Jiu's mood inevitably improved and he said, "Prince, didn't you notice that we are not in a certain situation? As long as you don't provoke me, we can still get along well, right?"

"It would be great if you didn't kill me."

"What I'm saying is, this is a surprise gift I sent to you. Next time I have something, I will look for cooperation with you. You are an old customer, so I will give you priority." Wen Jiu smiled and raised his glass to clink with him.

Bang, the crisp collision of glasses created splashes of beer...

Happy cooperation