area51novel Chapter 2008 Palms Upward
Chapter 2008 Palms Upward
Chapter 2008 Palms Upward
Housekeeping department.
The Fourth Prince looked at the Fourteenth Prince and asked, "You sent someone to Wuya's house again?"
The Fourteenth Prince raised his neck and said, "What Wuya family? That's my uncle's family! It's not right for a nephew to be close to his uncle's family. I'm not like some people who only recognize others as their uncles!"
The Fourth Prince’s face turned even darker.
"That's my brother's subordinate..."
He said patiently, "Don't you have the Haha beads? Why can't you use them for anything? Why do you have to use the people of the Wuya family?"
The Fourteenth Prince held his neck high and said, "Can a slave be like a relative? Aren't you worrying too much? I see that my uncles are eager for me to get close to them."
The fourth prince said, "Taking money from my uncle's family means you are close to him?"
The Fourteenth Prince was so angry that he jumped up and glared at the Fourth Prince, "Are you asking someone to spy on me? I have the Khan and the Empress above me. It's not your turn to worry about them!"
The fourth prince was getting more upset: "No one is watching you, your palms are facing up, some people in the Wuya family give you money, but some people are not happy about it!"
Fourteenth Prince's face turned red as he said, "Shame on you! I am only honoring them. If someone else wanted to honor me, I wouldn't want it!"
The fourth prince said, "Well, what do you want the silver for?"
The Fourteenth Prince lived in the palace, and his daily necessities were provided, as well as a monthly allowance of fifty taels of silver.
During the battle at Xiaotangshan in the thirty-eighth year, the Fourteenth Prince did not earn much money, but the sum of the principal and the income was not small.
If there are indeed expenses to be made, there is also that sum of money.
The Fourteenth Prince looked away and said, "Are you checking the accounts? Of course there are places that need to be spent."
The Fourth Prince saw his guilty conscience and narrowed his eyes.
He knew that Princess Qian Dongtou was pregnant, and he had wondered before whether the Fourteenth Prince was bewitched by the princess and wanted money to spend.
But in that case, it's not a secret. What's there to not say?
The regular meals in the palace are ordinary. If you want other food, you just need to prepare some money.
Pregnant women have changeable tastes, and it is normal for them to spend money on food and drink.
But Fourteenth Prince's reaction clearly showed that he was "guilty".
The Fourth Prince looked at him, unable to guess the reason for a moment.
He knew that if he asked directly, the Fourteenth Prince would not say anything, so he lowered his eyes and said, "You are soft-hearted and you are not willing to give back. You asked for money from the Wuya family. What will you do if they come to you to beg for help in the future?"
The Fourteenth Prince raised his eyebrows and said, "What is there to say? They are servants under the name of Big Brother. They have Big Brother as their legitimate master, and you, Fourth Brother, their eldest nephew. Is it my turn to worry about them?"
The Fourth Prince was so angry that he almost laughed when he saw such a scoundrel like the Fourteenth Prince.
This is just wanting money, not thinking about paying anything in exchange.
Isn't this bullying?
They are not someone else's family, they are my queen's relatives. Even if they are not brothers or sisters, they are uncles or brothers.
"Aren't you afraid of the Queen's scolding? Are you only going to deal with the Wuya family this time?"
The Fourth Prince said.
The Fourteenth Prince said, "It's fine, why did the Queen scold me? The Queen is not confused, she knows the relatives. The Wuya family is our blood relatives, and I will definitely visit them often when I leave the palace in the future..."
The Fourth Prince frowned and said, "Since you plan to come here often, why do you still want money like this?"
The Fourteenth Prince snorted and said, "Having Fourth Brother and me here is the greatest confidence of the Wuya Family. According to the rules, they should have paid tribute to the palace. The Empress is generous to them, so they are vague and just collect New Year gifts and Thousand Years gifts every year as tribute..."
The Fourth Prince didn't want to argue with him anymore.
The Fourteenth Prince is not a fool. He would do such a thing and he must have weighed the pros and cons.
The Fourteenth Prince had also thought of the consequences of displeasing the Empress, being gossiped by relatives, and being laughed at by outsiders, but he still asked the Uya family for money.
"How much silver did you take in total?"
The Fourth Prince asked.
The Fourteenth Prince said vaguely, "It's not much money. A few years ago, my Ninth Brother reorganized the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and many of my mother's cousins were implicated and paid a lot of fines..."
The Fourth Prince pursed his lips and didn't ask any more questions.
This amount of money is not small...
Although the Fourth Prince kept his mouth shut, the Fourteenth Prince still felt that the room was oppressive and suffocating, and said, "We are moving to Haidian tomorrow. I will go to the Ministry of Justice to find the Thirteenth Brother..."
After saying this, without waiting for the Fourth Prince to react, he stood up and strode out.
When he reached the door, he almost bumped into the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince dodged to the side and was not hit by the Fourteenth Prince.
"Are you hiding from your debts? You are so flustered..."
The Ninth Prince said casually.
The Fourteenth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince with his eyes wide open, unable to hide the surprise on his face.
"Huh? You're calling me grandpa!"
Seeing that he was not reacting properly, the Ninth Prince walked around him and looked him up and down: "What debt is it? Tell me, did you ask for money from Fourth Brother, or did you cheat money from Fourth Sister-in-law?"
When the Fourteenth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince's expression, he knew that he was just talking nonsense and did not really know anything.
He said, "It's fine. I don't have any money to spend, so why should I owe any debt?"
The Ninth Prince snorted and said, "Old Fourteen, Old Fourteen, something is wrong with you. There must be something fishy going on here, otherwise you wouldn't be trying to cover it up like this."
The Fourteenth Prince felt like his head was about to explode. He was afraid that the Ninth Prince would really see something, so he said, "Fourth Brother is here. You two can talk. I will not accompany you any longer..."
After saying this, he walked around the Ninth Prince and left in a hurry.
The Ninth Prince looked at the Fourteenth Prince's back, thoughtfully.
Could it be that the Fourteenth Prince heard the news and knew that he was going to make some money again, and wanted to lead everyone to make money, and this was to raise capital?
But he thought about the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince who knew about this. They were both tight-lipped and neither would tell this to the Fourteenth Prince.
That's for another reason.
He entered the duty room and went to the east room.
The Fourth Prince sat behind his desk with a piece of paper in front of him with a few words written on it.
Seeing the Ninth Prince coming, the Fourth Prince was a little surprised.
The Ninth Prince pulled up a chair and sat down, pointing to the door and said, "Is the Fourteenth Prince really in debt? Was he fooled by someone and received money he shouldn't have received?"
Although he came here to watch the fun, when he saw the Fourteenth Prince, he felt a little bit of brotherly affection.
The key point is that the Fourteenth Prince is also implicated by the Fourth Prince. If he is really schemed against and suffers a loss, the one who will be worried will be the Fourth Prince.
The Ministry of Revenue involves a lot of money and grain, and there are many calculations of all kinds.
After all, the Fourteenth Prince is young and unstable, making him easy to be targeted.
The Fourth Prince shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue. He accepted the money from the Wuya family."
He didn't have the courage to say that it was the Fourteenth Prince who took the initiative to ask for the money, so he said it vaguely.
"I thought it was something..."
The Ninth Prince said, "The Uya family has their own plans. The Fourteenth Prince's Palace has already been built. Even if he leaves the palace a year or half a year later than the Twelfth and Thirteenth Princes, he will eventually leave the palace. By then, he will be the Master of Ceremonies and the Imperial Guard. They will all be his future careers. It's not surprising that the Uya family is keeping an eye on him..."
The Fourth Prince rubbed his forehead.
He dissuaded the Fourteenth Prince from asking the Uya family for money because he was afraid of this.
Except for the branch of Wuya's maternal family that was in charge of the imperial court, all the rest of the people in Wuya's family were assigned to the Prince of Zhi's Mansion and became servants of the mansion.
The Fourteenth Prince wanted to promote someone on his side, so it would be inappropriate for him to go beyond the Prince of Zhi.
Not respecting the people over there, and taking the money but not doing anything is even more hateful.
The Ninth Prince saw that the Fourth Prince was worried and said, "There is also the Concubine Mother above, you'd better not get involved, to avoid wasting effort and trouble."
After all, it involves Defei's family. If the unpopular eldest son, the Fourth Prince, comes forward, not only will he not be able to solve the problem for the Fourteenth Prince, but Defei might even think that the trouble is caused by the Fourth Prince.
Wouldn't that be an injustice?
The Fourth Prince didn't want to talk about this anymore, so he asked, "Are you here to talk to me about something?"
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I came here to watch the fun, but the main character left and I didn't even notice the fun..."
The Fourth Prince found this strange and asked, "What did the Fourteenth Prince do again?"
The Ninth Prince then told the Fourteenth Prince that he specifically wanted to live in the North Sixth, Third and Fourth Buildings.
"Let him do whatever he wants, but he's still talking about Thirteen. I don't know if Thirteen knows about this..."
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Didn't sleep well last night, go to bed early tonight, next update will be tomorrow, ^_^