Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

"Okay, then let's see whether your life is more valuable or ours!" The man raised the knife in his hand viciously.

Shen Mengyao was also very firm. She raised her chin, ready to be killed, with a cold look in her eyes: "Okay, if you kill me, you won't get a penny. I'm not afraid of death! I'll die sooner or later if I can't get the money. It's better for you to do it now and suffer less."

The knife held by the man stopped in mid-air. In this psychological game, he completely lost.

He narrowed his eyes and said, "Five thousand taels, it has been cut in half, it can't be any less. If you can't make it up, you have to find a way to make it up. Isn't your father, the Duke, at the border? I believe he has plundered a lot of people's wealth. It can't be any less this time, otherwise, I will send your head to your father and brother at the border."

His eyes hidden behind the veil were filled with coldness, like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, ready to pounce and deliver a fatal blow at any time.

Shen Mengyao continued to bargain.

"Two thousand taels, not a cent more!"

The man was furious, holding up a knife and yelling, "Do you think you're bargaining in the market? Just five thousand taels, or I'll torture you to death, so hurry up and write the letter."

Shen Mengyao seemed frightened. She nodded dryly and picked up the pen to write the letter on the paper.

"If I'm kidnapped, I'll need five thousand taels of silver for ransom. If the dowry is not enough, go borrow it in the name of my Princess's Mansion. You must raise the money, otherwise I will die. Don't report it to the authorities!"

She blew the ink dry and handed it to the other party.

"how?"

The man nodded in satisfaction: "Very good. I will add one more thing. After the money is raised, go to Xin'an Temple to offer a sea lantern to fulfill the vow. I will give them the second step of instructions."

Shen Mengyao followed his instructions and added a sentence at the end.

The man nodded in satisfaction and took out a rope to tie him up, but Shen Mengyao took a step back: "I am a spoiled weak woman, how can I escape? Brother, please don't tie me up, I will feel more comfortable. Let's just treat it as a business and part ways in peace."

The man narrowed his eyes and glanced at her, but seeing how delicate she was, he didn't take her seriously and turned away.

Hearing the sound of the wooden door opening, several strong men came forward. They were the ones pretending to be sedan bearers, and they had fawning looks on their faces.

"Brother Chang, when can I get the money?"

"We can't rush this matter, or we'll attract the authorities." The man was Chang Wu. He sneered and said, "You guys have to be extremely alert from now on. Don't let this God of Wealth get away. When the time comes, you can have her as soon as you get the money."

"If we kill her, it will be a big deal." Several people were a little hesitant.

"If she goes back, there will be endless troubles." Chang Wu narrowed his eyes, looking extremely vicious.

"How much silver do you want?" A brother stretched out his hand and tried to take the ransom letter from him.

Chang Wu immediately withdrew his hand and glared at him fiercely: "Do you guys know how to read? Just look! Although she is a princess, she is divorced from her husband and lives as a widow at home. How much silver can she have? If she asks for too much, it may alarm the palace. So I only ask for one thousand taels. There will be six of us, and the four of you will each get 200 taels. The remaining 200 taels will belong to us. After all, you have contributed more."

When several people heard this, they all felt that Chang Wu had a guilty conscience.

"Thank you, Brother Chang."

"Okay, you guys stay here and watch. I'll try to get the letter to the Princess's Mansion."

Hearing the footsteps outside, Shen Mengyao immediately returned to the house, sat down, and thought about countermeasures.

Just now, the kidnapper seemed to know her situation very well from her words. He even knew that she was a widow at home and that she had received two dowries when she got married, so she had a lot of money.

She suspected that the person who kidnapped her was someone familiar with her, otherwise he would not know so much about her situation, and even knew that her father and brother were guarding the border.

In her heart, she had some guesses! Did Li Junfeng have such evil thoughts because he failed to borrow money last time? However, based on her understanding of him, could he, a person who only bullies the weak and fears the strong, really make up his mind to do such a beheading thing?

The door moved and opened.

A man came in carrying a bowl of water and a steamed bun.

"Eat something."

The man was wearing a veil, with only his eyes showing.

Shen Mengyao took it calmly, just sniffed it and put it aside, and said to him in a friendly manner: "Come to think of it, are you unable to make ends meet? Why do you want to take such a risky thing?"

"How much money can you make by working hard all day long? You can only make enough to eat and wear clothes after working so hard all year round. It would be better to make some big money." After the man said this, he looked Shen Mengyao up and down.

"You are so precious, what do you know? You are beautiful, but why not..."

"Don't mess around!" Shen Mengyao took a step back and blocked herself: "Otherwise, you won't get a penny of the five thousand taels of silver. Ah, only when you see my handwriting, my servants will give you the silver."

His face changed: "What? Five thousand taels?"

"Yeah, don't you know? It seems that you have been used." Shen Mengyao's eyes turned and she immediately shrank into the corner: "I didn't say anything, and I didn't do anything."

The man threw the bowl in his hand to the ground.

"Damn it, they wanted so much money but told us it was one thousand taels. They sent two people but only gave one person a share. I thought he was my good brother, but I didn't expect that he secretly embezzled so much money and wanted to share it with us?"

A gleam of light flashed in Shen Mengyao's eyes. She didn't know whether this plan of sowing discord would succeed. If the profit was not divided equally, it would be the starting point of their conflict. But if they renegotiated their interests, this plan would not work.

She had to think carefully and expand their conflict so that she would have a chance to save herself. Otherwise, when they renegotiated the distribution of interests, she would not even have a chance to speak.

The letter was delivered to the princess's mansion at full speed.

After waking up from a coma, Cuiwei returned and saw that Shen Mengyao was nowhere to be seen in the Princess's Mansion. She was so anxious that she almost cried.

Xiaoqi and Luochuan also put aside their work at the restaurant and rushed back, and the three of them came up with ideas together.

"It is better to report to the Jingji Guards immediately or send someone to the palace to report to the Queen Mother. Only they can rescue the princess." Cuiwei was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Luo Chuan seemed much calmer: "They must have a plan to take the princess away, otherwise, they would kill the princess in the street. But we must not act rashly, lest we miss the opportunity to rescue the princess. Those people in the government make a lot of noise. Once the whole city is searched, if the princess is in the hands of the bad guys, won't it be even more dangerous?"