The financial situation of the Eastern Palace has been poor in recent years, and Li Chengqian is not good at management. He spends a lot of money at every turn, so he can only live by borrowing.
Li Xiang had long known that Li Chengqian was having a hard time, but he had not expected that he would have such a big hole. Some of the debts were from banks in the capital, and some were owed to private individuals. He had no idea how Li Chengqian had lived in the past.
Redemption completed!
When Li Xiang heard the system's voice, he knew that the exchange had been completed. Just now, Li Xiang used the gift he had received before to exchange for five thousand strings of money.
The IOU here must be worth at least 10,000 strings of cash. Li Xiang cannot pay it all back at once. If he does, it will be difficult to ask Li Chengqian for help in the future if he needs help.
"Prince?"
Qian Ping came back with the brocade box.
Li Chengqian was about to rest, but when he saw the brocade box, he felt a little uncomfortable. Could it be that this kid had returned it to me again? I just bowed my head in front of so many people, and you kid, why don't you help me solve my financial difficulties?
Just now at the gate of the East Palace, Li Chengqian saw several unfamiliar faces. He naturally knew that these were the people supported by his son. If he had no money, how could he support these people?
"I told you that little bastard wouldn't care about this, Your Highness. You still don't believe me, so I'll write a letter and ask my father to help us. But I've been asking my father to help us all these years, and this hole is not small. He even dealt with Hou Er a few days ago. If I ask my father to take money again, I'm afraid the Prince himself will have to..."
When Crown Princess Hou saw the box, she thought that Li Xiang had returned it intact, and she immediately straightened her back. Her family was rich and had helped the Eastern Palace a lot over the years. If it weren't for the money from her family, Li Chengqian would have been unable to make ends meet.
After hearing what the Crown Princess said, Li Chengqian instinctively got angry, but he put his work aside. Now, apart from Hou Junji, he probably couldn't get money from anywhere else, so it seemed that he really had to give in.
Just when Li Chengqian was about to admit defeat, the door of the hall opened. More than ten young eunuchs appeared outside, carrying one box after another, each filled with money.
Five thousand coins is not a small amount...
this…
The Crown Princess was also frightened by the situation. If she was born into a noble family, this amount of money would be nothing to her. But the problem was that it came from Li Xiang's hands. How did this guy make money in the past?
Even if Hou Junji helped his daughter, he would only give 500 to 1,000 strings of cash each time, and never gave out 5,000 strings of cash at once.
"Your Highness, His Highness said that because he needs to cooperate with my uncle to make money recently, he has to keep a portion of the capital. I can only pay back this part first, and the rest will be paid in batches after the liquor starts selling."
Qian Ping was originally a neutral person who would not take sides easily, but now he knows which side to lean towards.
"well……"
Li Chengqian could no longer speak. He had never worried about money in the past. If he ran out of money, he would just borrow from others. With his title as the crown prince, he could extort some money from anyone. But now it was different. He already had hope of making a comeback and could not just give up. So, all these accounts had to be settled.
He definitely couldn't pay it back by his own strength, so he thought of asking Li Xiang to help, but he didn't think about how much Li Xiang could come up with. He thought a few hundred strings of cash would be enough to get through the current trouble. But who knew that Li Xiang actually came up with five thousand strings of cash.
"Send one thousand strings of cash to the Hou family. I won't be going there anytime soon. Please tell Hou Junji that I will take care of the remaining money."
After Li Chengqian stood up, he looked at the Crown Princess with some contempt.
No matter how short of money you are, you will not owe money to your mother's family. Li Chengqian used to want to win over Hou Junji. After all, among Li Shimin's old ministers, Hou Junji was the only one who stood on his side. But now he dislikes their family more and more.
"My Lord, what's for dinner today?"
Just at this moment the young eunuch came in.
"It's in Liu's room."
Crown Prince Li Chengqian has always been fickle when it comes to women. He eats alone most of the time, and only eats at the Crown Princess's place on the few days he does. After all, he still has to consider Hou Junji's opinion.
But there is no need to act now. If there is a woman who needs to be currying favor with, it is Li Xiang’s mother Liu, not you, the Crown Princess who is always looking for trouble.
Looking at Li Chengqian's leaving back, the Crown Princess gritted her teeth.
She has always used her family's power and money to win over the Crown Prince, and has almost managed the entire Eastern Palace like an iron bucket. But now Li Xiang has torn a hole in the most critical place, and all the eunuchs and guards in the Eastern Palace feel that the Crown Princess is somewhat out of control of the situation.
"Hasn't there been a reply from father yet?"
After the prince left, the princess sat on the futon indignantly.
"In reply to your Majesty, the Master sent a message saying that Li Xiang is currently in the limelight and it is not appropriate to take action."
The servants beside him also had a bitter look on their faces. Although Hou Er had been dealt with, there were still many relatives of the Crown Princess around her. This was also because the Crown Princess had tried her best to protect them. At that time, she used money to suppress Li Chengqian and let Li Chengqian say a word to the people in the Dali Temple.
However, if there is a similar situation next time, I am afraid Li Chengqian will not say anything more.
"Where's that bitch?"
Since she couldn't do anything to Li Xiang, the Crown Princess turned her attention to Liu.
"If you go back to my mother's house, I sent someone to check. There are a few more guards at Liu's place. They have sharp eyes and are definitely not from our East Palace. It's difficult to find an opportunity to attack them at the moment."
It is very normal for several concubines to die in the palace. Similar things have happened in every palace, so the Crown Princess also wants to do so. As long as it is done properly, no one will find evidence. But now there is no chance to do it.
"This little bastard is really good at hiding things. I didn't even notice anything for all these years. How much money does it take to develop such a large force? Where does he get all the money?"
The Crown Princess murmured to herself. She also knew that the people below could not answer. After all, even she was fooled, let alone the people below.
Li Xiang also knew that many people would doubt the source of the money, so at this moment Li Xiang was already intensifying his plans in his room...