PFC Chapter 495: Finding Money and Concubines Raising Silver
Chapter 495: Finding Money and Concubines Raising Silver
Suddenly, King Rui stopped and asked,
"What happened to Niu Guangping?"
“Your Highness, Guard Hu said that there was an accident on the road and that guy disappeared.
No one knows where he has gone, whether alive or dead."
"Oh? He hasn't come back yet? Where are those assassins he wanted to take away?"
"My Lord, they haven't come back to report yet."
Upon hearing this, King Rui cursed fiercely.
"They are all trash. Don't bother with them!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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Eunuch Dong lowered his head and responded.
I couldn't help but complain in my heart, this is the nth time that Prince Rui has tried to assassinate the deposed crown prince! And he still failed every time.
Do you think that a mere Niu Guangping can really kill someone?
Alas! Don't say that this deposed prince is also a lucky man. In order to assassinate him, is this the dozens of assassins sent out? !
The deposed prince was fine, but these killers who were trained with great effort never returned.
Eunuch Dong complained in his heart, thinking and sighing, but he still followed the footsteps of Prince Rui.
As soon as Prince Rui returned to the study in the outer courtyard, he started to do his business.
The old housekeeper was called.
"Butler, take out 10,000 taels of silver from the mansion's account and give it to me."
Upon hearing this, the old butler stumbled and stammered,
"Your Highness, how can we afford this much money now? We can only get one thousand taels from the account."
Liang Hengrui widened his eyes in disbelief when he heard this.
"Where is the prince's silver?"
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The old butler knelt on the ground with a plop.
He explained tremblingly,
"Your Majesty, there are many concubines in the mansion, and the monthly expenses for food and clothing are a huge expense.
Nowadays, the shops outside our house are not making any profit and are basically on the verge of closing.
Somehow, the recipe of the Imperial Concubine's soap business was leaked, and now all the shops on the street are selling cheap soap, and ours is no longer selling well."
Liang Hengrui was overwhelmed when he heard this.
"Stop talking!"
After the scolding, he felt as if his body was hollowed out and extremely exhausted, with a throbbing headache in his temples. He held his head in despair.
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Jiang Bai, the counselor who came upon hearing the news, waved his hand to the old steward to signal him to leave, and then said to King Rui,
"My Lord, why do you need so much silver?"
Liang Hengrui never treated Jiang Bai as an outsider and said directly,
"Mr. Jiang, the silver in my grandfather's storehouse was adulterated for some reason. A rough estimate is that the loss is as much as 100,000 taels.
This is all the money we use to support our private soldiers. Once the supply is cut off, if so many private soldiers start to make trouble, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"What? One hundred thousand taels? All of them are fake? Who did it? Did the Prime Minister catch the person?"
Jiang Bai was so frightened that his heart was trembling.
"Nothing."
Jiang Bai heard this and felt that things were not that simple! Suddenly he felt a chill in his body, as if an invisible net was slowly covering them.
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"Mr. Jiang, do you have any way to raise money?"
"this?"
Jiang Bai stroked his beard and pondered for a moment.
"Your Highness, why don't you go find another concubine and ask her family to give you some more money? At worst, you can just promise her a condition. Women!"
Jiang Bai didn't finish his words, Liang Hengrui already understood.
He nodded and instructed Eunuch Dong,
"Go and ask for money for the concubine."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Dong bowed and responded, then hurried out.
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A cup of tea passed, and just when Prince Rui's patience was running out and his face was becoming increasingly gloomy, Qian Min'er, dressed up in gorgeous clothes, came slowly.
As soon as she entered the door, it seemed that only King Rui was in her eyes, and she bowed excitedly.
"Min'er pays respects to the prince!"
She raised her head, giggled and glanced at Liang Hengrui.
"Cough cough cough" Jiang Bai in front of the window pretended to cough twice, which scared Qian Min'er. Only then did she realize that there was someone else in the room.
"My Lord, I have been disrespectful."
After saying that, he lowered his head with a nervous look.
Liang Hengrui, who was sitting behind the desk, smiled and said,
"Min'er, Mr. Jiang is not an outsider. Don't be nervous."
Qian Miner hurriedly bowed to Jiang Bai again.
"Mr. Jiang, how are you!"
"Concubine Qian is well!"
Liang Hengrui smiled and said,
"Okay, I called you here today because I want you to go back to your mother's house to do something."
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Qian Min'er's heart skipped a beat. She was not stupid and she knew at once that he wanted money again!
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Liang Hengrui was very satisfied with her ability to understand the current situation.
"Well, you are a good one. I have encountered a little difficulty today and need 50,000 silver coins for two weeks. Go back and tell your father to send the silver as soon as possible.
Don't worry! I know your father and brother's support. This money is not for nothing. I promise you one condition!"
Qian Min'er's heart started beating like a drum when she heard this. Fifty thousand taels of silver in cash, she was not an ignorant girl. The last time she asked for money for the prince, her father had already looked hesitant.
But for the honor of being an imperial merchant, he still gritted his teeth and borrowed money from here and there.
Concubine Qian said with a look of fear all over her body,
"Your Highness, fifty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. I am...I am worried that my father will not be able to raise it in a short time."
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When Liang Hengrui heard this, the smile on his face disappeared, and he said seriously,
"Just go back and pass on the message. This prince's patience is limited. Dongzi, send someone to follow Concubine Qian home immediately. Go quickly and come back quickly."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Dong Gonggong responded, he said to Qian Miner,
"Please, Concubine Qian."
Qian Min'er had no choice but to grit her teeth, bow and walk out.
At this time,
Jiang Bai stepped forward and said,
"Your Majesty, why do you have to ask for such a high price? I think it is unlikely to raise 50,000 taels of silver in just a few days."
"Just wait and see! It's not easy for me to give a condition, let alone a merchant who smells like money."
King Rui said this with disdain and walked out first.
Jiang Bai bowed respectfully and saw him off, lowering his head with a dim look in his eyes, already thinking of a way to escape!
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The hour of Hai,
Qian Min'er hurried back to the Rui Palace.
In the study,
Liang Hengrui looked at Qian Min'er who was standing aside with her head down, and his voice was as cold as ice.
"Oh? You want to be my queen?"
Qian Min'er replied tremblingly,
"Your Majesty, my father said that these fifty thousand taels of silver are all our family's assets!
However, our Qian family is willing to go bankrupt to help His Majesty.
My father said that since Your Majesty has agreed to one condition, my father…my father wants to ask Your Majesty for a favor and make Min'er the principal wife."
After Qian Min'er finished speaking, she lowered her head, her whole body trembling with nervousness.
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"Hehehe..., your father's conditions are really bold!!"
Liang Hengrui laughed, raised Qian Miner's chin with his hand, looked at him and asked jokingly,
"What does my Min'er think?"
Qian Min'er didn't dare to look King Rui in the eye. When King Rui lifted her chin with his hand, Qian Min'er shivered with fear.
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