Xue Shaojun picked up the wine pot and poured him another pot of wine, and said with a smile, "Of course, those things happened a long time ago and are just rumors. I will deal with them as soon as possible."

Xue Gui nodded in satisfaction, put down his wine cup, and said, "I have official business to attend to right now and it is inconvenient for me to meet with you in private. I will be leaving now."

Xue Shaojun, understanding the implied meaning from the music, immediately rose to see him off. At the same time, he took out a palm-sized wooden box from his sleeve and handed it over: "The other day, the estate down below sent over some local specialties. I kept some for myself and am sending it to Your Highness to try. If Your Highness is satisfied, I will have the estate send more next time."

Prince Shou accepted it and left first.

Once on the carriage, he opened the wooden box and saw it was full of silver notes. Satisfied, he tossed the box to his confidant: "This Young Master Xue certainly knows how to get things done."

Now that the crown prince has been deposed and the Prince of Chen has been disfigured, he is the only son left among his father's sons, and he can finally hold his head high for once.

Compared to the powerful maternal families of the deposed crown prince and Prince Chen, his foundation was weak, and he didn't even have enough money to win people's hearts. When Xue Shaojun came to him, he never expected that the seemingly unassuming Prince's mansion would be so wealthy.

Xue Gui said with some resentment, "Even the sixth son of the Prince of the County, who cannot inherit the title, lives a more carefree and comfortable life than I, a prince."

The confidant carefully put away the wooden box and flattered, "Your Highness's fortunes have turned around. The supreme position will belong to Your Highness in the future. Why bother with a small Prince's mansion?"

Xue Gui smiled with satisfaction: "You're right, from now on no one will be able to compete with me anymore."

*

After Prince Shou left, Xue Shaojun sat in the private room for a while longer before leaving.

Now that the matter between the Prince's Mansion and the Xie family has caused a great stir in the city, Xue Shaojun did not want to attract attention, so he deliberately wore ordinary clothes, kept his head down, and left quickly.

Cui Zichen brushed past him, then suddenly stopped and turned back to look at his retreating figure: "Young Master Xue? What is he doing here at this crucial moment?"

After a few moments of thought, Cui Zichen narrowed his slanted eyes, revealing a hint of malice: "Let's go, follow them and see."