Finally, he stopped asking her and tiptoed out of the bedroom.
The joy that started last night was gradually replaced by doubts about what it meant that they were unworthy.
Isn't it a good match?
However, the morning court was approaching, and he had no time to think about it, so he just strode towards the front yard.
--
This morning.
Prince's Mansion.
The aide told the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, the starting bid for Fufeng Restaurant is 10,000 taels. Because the price offered is not too high, there are more than ten buyers bidding at the same time. One of them is participating under the name of East Third Street. I think it is Miss Yan Er."
The prince said, "A starting price of ten thousand taels is indeed not high. Fufeng Restaurant is well built, located in a prime location, and has a high turnover. It is understandable that there are so many bidders."
"How much does Your Highness intend to contribute?"
The prince sneered, "Of course the lower the price the better, ideally ten thousand taels."
In fact, it is best to get it without spending a penny.
Unfortunately, the restaurant was registered under the name of a household slave, who committed a crime and was taken into custody by the Jingzhao Prefecture.
If he wants to take the restaurant back, he must go through this process.
The staff frowned. "This is a bit difficult. Ten thousand taels is the reserve price. With so many buyers at the same time, the price will definitely go up. Your Highness, I think we need to come up with a budget."
"If I bid in my own name, Jingzhao Prefecture might give me some respect, but problems would also arise. It would reflect badly on my father."
It would be even worse if it affected the position of crown prince.
The staff member came up with an idea: "I think we should let Jingzhao Prefecture know in due time that His Highness is actually interested in this restaurant. Of course, this doesn't mean we're telling Jingzhao Prefecture that the restaurant originally belonged to His Highness. Rather, we should use a different approach to let Jingzhao Prefecture know that the buyer of the restaurant is somehow related to His Highness."
"Yes." The prince nodded. "I can't use a servant this time. I'll choose someone who has some connection with me and can clear himself in time."
The staff nodded: "It would be better if he has some connections, so that Jingzhao Prefecture can give him some respect."
The prince pondered for a moment and said, "I thought of someone."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and ordered the servant standing at the door to come over: "Go and call the concubine."
After the servants left, the staff gave the prince a thumbs-up and complimented him, "Your Highness is great, truly great."
"Cai Mushi is Prime Minister Cai's legitimate daughter, and now she is my concubine. If I bid under her name, Jingzhao Prefecture will not only have to consider Prime Minister Cai's face, but also my face."
The prince spoke quite proudly.
The staff member smiled and said, "That's right. If the restaurant is successfully purchased, the profits will still belong to Your Highness, but the restaurant will nominally belong to the concubine."
Not long after, Cai Mushi came over with graceful steps.
"Your Highness, what is it that I am summoned for?" She spoke softly, slowly approaching the Crown Prince's side. "Your Highness, this is my first time in your study."
The prince stretched out his arms, hugged the person and sat him on his lap.
Upon seeing this, the staff member quickly lowered his head, bowed, backed out of the study, and closed the door.
Cai Mushi's fingertips gently stroked the prince's neck: "Your Highness?"
The prince smiled and said, "Yan Funing participated in the bidding for the Fufeng Restaurant on Zhuque Street. She can do business. My concubine is smarter than her. I wonder if she can do business as well."
"Business?"
Cai Mushi's heart skipped a beat. Why would the prince come to her for such a money-filled matter?
She kept silent about this, smiling sweetly as she said, "I've never done business before, but I can learn."
The prince lifted her chin and said, "I'm not saying that you must do business, but I want you to buy the restaurant first, and then hand over the business matters to someone else."
Cai Mushi felt relieved when she heard this and said with a smile, "It's all up to your Highness to command."
"Tomorrow Jingzhao Prefecture will hold an auction. You must buy Fufeng Restaurant at the lowest price."
"Yes, Your Highness."
--
The Dong family at this moment.
After a night of treatment, Dong Kuang's legs and arms were saved.
Looking at his son's splinted legs and arms, Minister Dong asked the imperial physician, "Will his legs become lame too?"
He didn't want to ask about the hand.
This time it was the left hand that was injured, while last time it was the right hand that was broken. After the bones in my right hand were broken and then reconnected, I couldn't even write properly.
If my left hand can't write, the worst that can happen is that I ask the servants to take good care of it.
The main problem is the legs.
The imperial physician confessed, "Your son's leg was already lame, and now the other leg is broken. Even if the bone heals, he will still be lame."
Dong Kuang was excited: "Quack, quack, how could Fu Nanyao's leg recover as normal? You must not be sincere in treating me!"
The imperial physician's face darkened. He said to Minister Dong, "I've been an imperial physician for many years, and I've never been called a quack. Lord Dong, please seek out someone better. I'll consider this night's work a waste."
After saying that, he snorted and left.
Minister Dong hurried after him, bowing deeply and saying, "My son has behaved so rudely. I beg the Imperial Physician to calm down. I offer my apologies."
The imperial physician paused and shook his head. "Did your Dong family offend someone they shouldn't have? Last time, their limbs were broken, and now they're broken again. It's happened twice, it's like all four limbs are broken. Your son is the only one like him in the world."
Minister Dong smiled awkwardly and couldn't answer.
The imperial physician shook his head again and left quickly.
After watching the imperial physician walk away, Minister Dong returned to his son's room with a gloomy face.
Seeing his wife sitting by the bed crying, he was furious: "What's the point of crying at this time?"
"My crying is useless?" Mrs. Dong raised her voice. "You can use it. Why don't you go and file a complaint with the emperor?"
As she spoke, she gave her son a look.
Dong Kuang understood, cried out "Ah!", closed his eyes and pretended to faint.
Seeing this, Minister Dong, who had been undecided about whether to file a complaint with the emperor, now made up his mind.
"I'll go, I want to have a clear discussion with the Emperor and see if there is any law left in the world."
Having said that, he went back to his room to change into his official robes.
His son got into trouble, so he asked someone to ask for leave for him this morning. Now his wife was adding fuel to the fire, and his anger was rising.
After changing into his official robes, he entered the palace as quickly as possible.
More than half an hour later, he met the emperor in the imperial study.
"You took leave this morning, why are you here now?" The emperor reviewed the memorials, glanced at him lightly, and then reviewed the memorials again.
"Your Majesty!" Minister Dong bowed, "I wish to accuse the Prince of Jin of defying the law and treating human life as worthless."
Hearing the words of the Prince of Jin, the Emperor put down his red brush and asked, "What happened?"
"Yesterday at dinner time, the King of Jin brought his men to our house and beat my son half to death. His legs, feet, and arms were all broken."
The emperor said calmly: "Reason?"
"The reason, the reason..." Minister Dong's voice lowered, "It is said that Fu Nanyao is his daughter."
"If I remember correctly, this Fu Nanyao is your son's ex-wife, right?" The emperor raised an eyebrow. "Her leg was broken by your son before."
"Your Majesty, that's right," Minister Dong immediately defended himself. "The Emperor has already punished our Dong family for breaking his leg, and we've already paid 10,000 taels of silver in compensation."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not. I just hope Your Majesty can say something fair."
Minister Dong's attitude softened.
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