"That's not my concern." Chen Xi said indifferently. "If it weren't that you happened to get your hands on this thing, and that the Marquis of Yangcheng's plan happened to be similar to mine, you wouldn't have gotten this chance at all. As it is, you've only just managed to. So, will you consider it?"
"We'll do our best, but whether we can persuade them or not isn't up to us." Zhen Mi calmed the dissatisfaction in her heart, shot Chen Xi a sideways look, and said, "But under these terms, I'm afraid half the people will probably withdraw."
"If they withdraw, they withdraw; it's not important." Chen Xi didn't much care. Some things were more appropriate kept in the hands of the state.
