Li Zhengyu slid a hand into his own sleeve and pulled out a pouch and placed it on the table that separated them. "I know your debt to Madame Wei amounts to one thousand, two hundred and eighty four taels of silver. In here are banknotes amounting to two thousand. They are yours."
"In exchange for what?"
Li Zhengyu smiled, expecting him to think of this as a transaction. "In exchange for letting me help you get revenge." Jin Wei's frown deepened and Li Zhengyu shook his head. "This is no gimmick. You can have your freedom, but all I ask for in exchange is for you to be an ally. I promise you that getting revenge on Gong Ling aligns with my goals, and you do not have to be the one to shoulder it. It is, after all, my own plan."
Jin Wei's eyebrow arched again, "Oh? Say I am willing to pretend that I am interested in revenge. Do tell, how do our plans align?"
