Chapter 41: The eldest princess and the second prince conspired together? The crown prince was envious!

The second prince was very helpless.

The eldest princess came to his house and without saying a word, she took over his house and sat on the short couch.

Instead, he, the real owner of the palace, could only find a place to sit down with an unhappy look on his face.

"Aunt, how come you have time to come to my place today?"

The princess didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with him and went straight to the point. "Have you heard about what happened in Northern Qi?"

The Second Prince certainly knew what the hottest news in Northern Qi was. "The prince from Qing is helping the Northern Qi court expand the capital. Who doesn't know this?"

The eldest princess' eyes flashed with a smile, and she asked, "Is there a new piece of news that you don't know about?"

The second prince raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised.
"Did my fourth brother cause any big trouble in Northern Qi again? Did he sleep with the eldest princess or the saint there?"

Seeing that the second prince was only focused on gossip, the eldest princess's eyes turned cold, "It's the little emperor of Northern Qi."

"Ah?" The second prince's eyes widened and he swallowed in disbelief.

"Slept with the emperor? This news seems a bit explosive. I need to take it easy."

The eldest princess was quite speechless. What was in the second prince's mind? Was there nothing else besides gossip?
Taking a deep breath, she revealed her intelligence, "The young emperor of Northern Qi mortgaged the palace to Li Chengde."

"!!!"

The second prince was even more shocked.

The emperor of Northern Qi mortgaged the imperial palace?
Why does this sound a bit niche?

He could clearly understand each word, but had no idea what they meant when put together.

"Is this news accurate?"

The princess nodded and uttered four words in an extremely affirmative tone, "Absolutely true!"

The second prince's brain was a little slow to react, and he rubbed his forehead, "In other words, the Northern Qi Palace is now owned by Li Chengde? I need to slow down a bit."

The princess agreed with his point of view, "In a sense, you can understand it that way."

The second prince fell into deep thought, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, "Will the fourth prince be sent to Northern Qi specifically to do this?"

The princess denied this statement, "No, even if the Northern Qi Palace is really sold, it cannot be moved."

The second prince nodded thoughtfully, "That's right, Li Chengde only owns the Northern Qi Palace in name only."

"In fact, when the young emperor of Northern Qi has time, this mortgage agreement will still have to be returned."

"I don't care about that." The eldest princess' eyes were burning. "Li Chengde actually has the money to buy the Northern Qi Palace. Don't you think this is strange?"

When Li Chengde left Kyoto, he did not have a penny on him.

But after staying in Shangjing City of Northern Qi for just over a month, he bought the Northern Qi Imperial Palace.

How profitable is his business then?
Thinking of this, the Second Prince couldn't help but take a breath, "So, the real estate business in Shangjing City is indeed easy to make people jealous."

The princess directly pointed out her purpose, "Your Majesty does not allow the inner treasury to participate, but I can still say a few words to those merchants in Northern Qi."

The second prince raised his lips slightly and said, "Aunt, do you want me to make money with you? But I don't have the capital, so I'm afraid I don't have this blessing."

The eldest princess stared at him and said calmly, "You have already seen how profitable this business is."

"I won't tell you more. It's up to you whether you want to invest money or not."

After saying this, the eldest princess stood up.

But just as she took two steps out, the second prince's voice came from behind her, "This business can be done."

The princess stopped and chuckled, "My people are responsible for the activities in Northern Qi, so I want to take 70% of the profits. How about that?" The second prince did not agree directly, "Aunt, this is not right, why am I only taking 30%?"

The princess immediately said, "Why don't you send your people to Northern Qi?"

The second prince quickly refused, "Isn't that necessary? I trust my aunt."

"But I think we still need to discuss the profit sharing issue."

The princess gave another plan, "I will take an extra 10% of the profits for the manpower, and we will divide the remaining 90% according to the investment capital."

The second prince quickly calculated in his mind and readily agreed, "Okay, it's a deal!"

The princess nodded slightly. "I'll have someone send a contract over in a bit. After you sign it, send me the money and the contract."

The second prince said it was no problem.

The eldest princess then left with satisfaction.

But as soon as her carriage turned a corner, she met the prince who had been waiting here for a long time.

"Nephew greets aunt."

The eldest princess responded coldly, "Are you going to look for the second brother? I just went there, he was at home."

The prince did not respond politely as usual, but directly stated his purpose, "Aunt, your nephew is waiting for you here."

"Oh?" The princess frowned slightly, "Li Chengqian, what do you mean by this?"

The prince told his story very honestly.
"I just went to Guangxin Palace and learned that my aunt was not in the palace, but had gone out to discuss something with my second brother. That's why I waited here on purpose."

The princess was not surprised at all by this answer. "What do you want?"

The prince paused for a moment and asked, "Aunt, have you heard of the fourth brother's glorious deeds in Shangjing City?"

The princess' eyes flickered slightly, and she guessed his intention, "Are you talking about the real estate business in Shangjing City?"

Hearing the counter-question, the prince suddenly realized something, "Aunt and second brother have reached an agreement?"

Then he sighed helplessly, "It seems that I am late."

The princess comforted him instead, "When doing business, you don't have to worry about investing a lot of money."

The prince was a little surprised, "That's great! But do I need to discuss this with my second brother?"

The princess made a decision immediately. "No need. I will make a separate account book for you regarding the revenue."

The prince laughed when he heard this, but soon he became worried, "The real estate in Shangjing City is so profitable, is there some conspiracy behind this?"

The princess frowned and thought carefully. She had never doubted this matter. "Li Chengde bought the Northern Qi Palace with his real estate business. What else could be wrong with this?"

The prince paused for a moment and analyzed, "What if, I mean what if, this is a trap set by the Northern Qi Emperor and the Fourth Prince, what should we do?"

Noticing that the eldest princess's frown was deepening, the prince added, "It's not that I don't trust the fourth brother, but he is in the capital and has no choice!"

The princess looked indifferent and said coldly: "You think too much. Li Chengde knows what to do and what not to do."

"If you don't want to participate in this business, I won't force you, just get out of the way."

The prince forced a smile on his face, "Don't be angry, aunt. I'm not doubting the fourth brother. I'm just worried that he has been coerced and lured by the enemy country."

"But since my aunt trusts the fourth brother, I also think there will be no problem with the business he starts."

“I’ve invested this money!”

(End of this chapter)