I'll Settle the Score with Her Right Away

Steward Mo had been accompanying her all along. He bent down and picked up the arrow from the ground, taking off the letter attached to it. Madam Wei was extremely anxious.

"What does the letter say? Is there any news about Shang'er?"

Steward Mo furrowed his brow and said, "They are demanding fifty thousand taels of gold as ransom before they will release Shang'er. Otherwise, we can wait for Shang'er's corpse."

Madam Wei's face turned green upon hearing this. If it were fifty thousand taels of silver, she could scrape together the amount. But this was fifty thousand taels of gold. It was as good as asking for her life...

"No, I have to go find Master."

Holding the ransom letter, she went to find Gu Jingwen. Gu Jingwen was preparing to attend the morning court session. His face immediately darkened when he heard Madam Wei's words.