In fact, it wasn't just the royal family that was poor; the entire Tianyuan Kingdom was quite poor. Ten years ago, the war between Tianyuan Kingdom and Shenggan Kingdom was won with the utmost effort.

It was the unwavering resolve of many that led to victory in that war. At the time, it was no exaggeration to say that the Tianyuan Kingdom was a fortress. It wasn't just the soldiers who fought the enemy; women, the elderly, and children also volunteered to defend the city.

The emperor is always on the front line, and their emperor also fought on the battlefield.

Back then, not only was the national treasury empty, but the emperor's private treasury was also empty, and even the empress's private treasury was almost empty. This is also the reason why the princes of the current dynasty had no assets under their names.

The fertile land controlled by the emperor, in addition to ensuring the royal expenses, was almost all used up by rewarding meritorious officials. In addition, when a major incident like this happened, the property of the ministers and their families were confiscated and exterminated.

The emperor would first select a portion of the confiscated land and shops, but if the emperor ate meat, he couldn't deny the soup to everyone else.

Therefore, the emperor usually would not pick too many, and the rest would be put up for sale in Jingzhao Prefecture.

However, the Second Prince and Zhou Qiongyue were not very old at that time, and they were well protected, so they had no impression of them.

The only person I remember is Prince Fu'an Yuan Bohua, because all his family members were sacrificed and he was the only one left. It was the emperor who brought reinforcements and found him in his uncle's arms.

That is why the emperor conferred the title of prince on General Yuan's only descendant and bestowed upon him the beautiful blessing of peace and prosperity.

However, these have nothing to do with the current life of the Second Prince and his family. Without personal experience, there is always a lack of meaning.

After the Second Prince parted ways with Zhou Qiongyue and the others, he headed straight for the Left Prime Minister's residence. After some pretentious flattery with the Left Prime Minister and his companions, he successfully met Miss Duan.

Miss Duan's injuries hadn't healed yet, and she was still half-lying in bed. Just like every time he came, Miss Duan was still reading.

But the smile on her face was very bright. The Second Prince did not feel pity for her face, which did not look very rosy. Instead, he felt a little admiration for her.

"What are you looking at, Miss Duan? Why are you so happy?"

The second prince came in quietly, just like every time before, without notifying anyone.

At first, the second prince did not let anyone know because he did not want to disturb Miss Duan's recovery. Occasionally, when Miss Duan fell asleep, he would just look at her and leave.

He didn't let anyone report it afterwards because he was used to it and could see some real things, so he just kept doing it.

What the Second Prince didn't know was that what he saw was just what others wanted him to see.

"Your Highness is here. I pay my respects to you!" Duan Jianing bowed symbolically on the bed.

It looked out of place, but it successfully made Li Jingchen laugh.

The Second Prince laughed for a while, then finally, looking at Miss Duan's stunned expression, he couldn't help but praise her, "Hahahaha, Miss Duan...you are so funny."

Duan Jianing saw that today's effect had been achieved, so she quickly changed the subject, "Your Highness accompanied Miss Zhou to buy a farm?"

Actually, pretending to be this strong and interesting person is quite tiring for her. But this is her career, and only success is allowed, not failure.

"Did you know? My cousin wants to buy a few small farms, and my mother asked me and my younger brother to go with her to take a look." The second prince said this while carefully observing Duan Jianing's expression.

Seeing that she didn't look strange at all, he heaved a sigh of relief. If Miss Duan was like Xin'er, and spent the whole day fighting with her cousin, he would be a little disappointed.

He doesn't like his cousin, and his cousin doesn't like him either. He doesn't know what Xin'er cares about.

"Your Highness didn't hide his itinerary. Who in Yuan'an doesn't know about it?"

Duan Jianing really didn't care about these things. Miss Zhou would definitely not enter the Second Prince's backyard. How could the Queen's niece condescend to be a concubine?

When the Second Prince saw Miss Duan said this in a very casual tone, not the kind of pretense, he was in a good mood.

He took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and placed them on the book in front of Duan Jianing.

Facing Miss Shangduan's puzzled look, the Second Prince quickly explained:

"Take these flowers. When you recover from your injury, you can buy a small farm to pass the time."

Duan Jianing was truly delighted. Silver bills! Who wouldn't like that? She suppressed her greed, counted out half of them, and handed them back to the Second Prince.

"Your Highness, take these flowers. We can each have half. How wonderful!"

When Duan Jianing said this, her face was full of sincerity.

Under this circumstance, the second prince did not refuse. He felt Miss Duan's sincerity and thought that Miss Duan was worried that he would be short of money and in trouble.

He was so moved when he thought about it. He felt that although Miss Duan was not his beloved, she really loved him.

Duan Jianing: Don’t get me wrong, what I love is the power you represent.

When Duan Jianing saw the Second Prince accept the banknotes and talk for a while, she pretended to yawn and looked sleepy.

The second prince looked like he was going to go to another house. She should be sensible and help him find a good excuse!

Sometimes, this kind of thing can't be stopped, she took the initiative to create opportunities for Xie Zixin. Sometimes, people need comparison.

With her, who deeply loves the Second Prince, standing here, Duan Jianing is quite curious whether the Second Prince will doubt Xie Zixin's love!

Duan Jianing hadn't guessed wrong. After leaving the Left Prime Minister's Residence, he went to the Xuanping Marquis' Residence. This was his first time seeing Xie Zixin after the marriage was granted. He felt guilty, nervous, and expectant.

Following the same procedure, he also virtually negotiated with Xuanping Hou for a long time before he met Xie Zixin.

As soon as Xie Zixin saw the second prince, she threw herself into his arms.

Although the Second Prince enjoyed it very much, he couldn't help comparing her with Miss Duan in his heart. He actually felt that Miss Duan was more like the principal wife.

The little bit of guilt in his heart disappeared in an instant.

The Second Prince was thinking about it, but he still comforted her sincerely: "Xin'er, don't cry, I'm here to see you!"

"Not only did you break your promise, but you didn't even come to see me on purpose. I think you just dropped by to see me. You came all the way to accompany your cousin to buy the farm! And you even went to see Miss Duan first."

Xie Zixin cried as she spoke, and the more she spoke, the more wronged she felt, and she cried even harder.

The second prince looked at Xin'er, who was crying with tears and nose, and his first reaction was how could he wear this clothes back to the palace.

He shook his head. He didn't know why he had such an idea. He quickly took out the banknotes on his body and said, "Xin'er, look, what did I bring you?"