The housekeeper at the gate was naturally confused when he saw Qian Ruoyu coming in. He quickly stopped Qian Ruoyu and warned her.

"You are not allowed to come in! This is Lord Wang's residence, and there is a plague raging right now. If you come in again, you will be beaten with sticks!"

Jin Lianhua on the side said directly.

"You're beating up the princess with a stick? I think you're tired of living!"

When he suddenly heard that it was the princess, the butler was stunned and couldn't say a word for a moment.

After all, at this moment, Qian Ruoyu in front of him was dressed in fine clothes and her behavior did not seem like that of an ordinary person.

Qian Ruoyu said in a friendly manner.

"Whose mansion are you from? Who does this mansion belong to?"

After hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, the butler hurriedly spoke.

"It's the residence of Lord Huangmen Langwang..."

After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu muttered, "Sixth-rank Huangmenlang? Good, very good!"

Then Qian Ruoyu walked inside and said.

"Please come out, Lord Wang. I have something to discuss with you!"

Hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, the butler naturally nodded quickly, and then Lord Wang also hurried to the hall.

Sure enough, after seeing that it was Qian Ruoyu, he immediately bowed his head towards Qian Ruoyu, but did not kneel down.

After all, Qian Ruoyu is not a king, so there is no need to show great respect to her.

When Lord Wang arrived, he was also puzzled. He had no idea why Qian Ruoyu came to this place.

Although it was the first time he saw Qian Ruoyu, he could at least tell from her clothes that only a princess could wear this kind of clothes.

Qian Ruoyu said calmly.

"Sir Wang, I just came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and happened to pass by your residence. In fact, I also have something important to discuss with you. This matter is also ordered by my father. I wonder if you are interested in knowing more about it, Sir Wang?"

As she was both the princess and the prime minister, Lord Wang naturally nodded quickly.

"I am interested in understanding."

After Qian Ruoyu saw him like this, she smiled and said.

"It's like this. The border war is about to start, and there's an epidemic in the capital, which is making life miserable for the people. Both the prince and my father think this is a top priority!"

"And my father has informed His Majesty about this matter. His Majesty is also very anxious. The most urgent task is to quickly collect more nutrients, but the Ministry of Revenue is under great pressure, so there is really no way!"

Listening to Qian Ruoyu's words made Lord Wang in front of him feel puzzled. He didn't grasp any of Qian Ruoyu's key points at all, and he had no idea which sentence of Qian Ruoyu's words was the key point.

Then Qian Ruoyu said with a smile.

"So, I came to you this time because I actually wanted to borrow money from you."

When Lord Wang heard about borrowing money, his face turned pale with fright. He had never thought that he had no relationship with Wang Fei, yet she came to ask for a loan, and obviously under the order of the Emperor and the prince.

Qian Ruoyu still spoke calmly.

"But don't worry, the money we are lending you this time is not for nothing. After all, many ministers have fallen ill from the plague, and His Majesty has decided to conduct a strict inspection of all officials."

"These ministers who may have contracted the plague may not be able to attend the morning court anymore, let alone handle public affairs. As for your majesty's strict investigation of all officials, it is also very likely that a large number of ministers will be affected. In this case, some vacancies may be left vacant."

"If you are willing to lend me the money, it will actually be in the name of His Majesty and the Prince. I will write a receipt after the loan, but you will not suffer any harm or be implicated in certain things afterwards. This is an opportunity for you to get a discount. If you don't want to, forget it. I have made it clear to you."

Qian Ruoyu spoke very straightforwardly. As long as you were not a fool, you could basically understand what Qian Ruoyu meant.

There are threats and demands.

After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Lord Wang naturally started thinking about it immediately.

This not only means that it is related to his future official position, but also has a great impact on his future.

He thought that if he lent out some money, perhaps he would not only be able to keep his official position, but might even have a chance to get promoted. After thinking about it for a while, he said.

"Well... I can borrow money, and I can write a note, but... I'm just a small eunuch, and I don't have much money on hand... I just received my monthly salary a few days ago, and now I can borrow a total of 300 taels of silver! What do you think?"

After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu just laughed.

"Master Wang, Master Wang, you are so confused!"

"It has come to this critical moment, and you still want to use three hundred taels of silver to make up for it? It seems that giving you this critical opportunity is useless. In this case, I will take my leave!"

As Qian Ruoyu's path became smaller, Lord Wang, who had stood up, saw this scene and hurriedly tried to hold Qian Ruoyu, and said to Qian Ruoyu with some eagerness.

"This, this, this... Princess, Princess!"

"It's not that I don't want to lend you money. I only have this little silver on hand, and I have a wife, relatives, servants and maids. I need more than one hundred taels of silver every month. How can I lend you so much money..."

Qian Ruoyu said with a smile.

"Sir Wang, I don't know if you are really confused or just pretending to be confused. Madam Wang has three shops on West Street. Could it be that she never told you?"

Upon hearing these words, Lord Wang was also stunned.

He never imagined that Qian Ruoyu knew so much about this.

But in fact, Qian Ruoyu had already noticed these lists when he opened the pharmacy, but he just wrote them down silently at that time. He didn't expect that they would be so useful now.

When Lord Wang heard Qian Ruoyu say this, he was helpless and could only nod.

"Okay...Okay, Princess, you are right!"

"Since the country is in crisis, how can we, as ministers, not pay some money... If that's the case, then I won't refuse. Our palace is willing to lend you two thousand taels of silver..."

After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu nodded with relief. However, the amount of two thousand taels of silver really surprised Qian Ruoyu. He never thought that it would be so much silver.

After all, he was just a eunuch, but he could actually pay so much silver. If it were any other minister, wouldn’t it be even more?