Chapter 45 The Governor is Next Door
"I'll go now!"
Chunhua took the account book and turned to leave.
Qin Mingzhu shouted, "He's right next door."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to the wall on the right.
Chunhua was stunned for a moment, her eyes widened, and she looked at her wife in disbelief.
How did you know this, madam?
"Yes, I understand..."
Qin Mingzhu smiled without saying anything, with a mysterious look on her face.
As for how she knew... Yan Fengxiao's horse was still parked outside, and she saw it before coming in.
And why is it next door... There are only two occupied rooms on the entire fourth floor, and usually unoccupied rooms will have a vacant sign hanging on them.
After all, Yan Fengxiao's status is not ordinary, it is absolutely impossible for him to eat on the lower floors. He came here, not just to have a meal, he must be meeting someone with an even more noble status.
Through various speculations, Qin Mingzhu determined that Yan Fengxiao was next door.
If you guess wrong...
It’s a mistake, so what? Will you be beaten to death for recognizing the wrong person?
At this time, in the adjacent room on the fourth floor of Yuxiang Tower.
Two people were sitting at the dining table in the center of the huge room.
Guarding the door were ten guards in uniform, with weapons at their waists.
There were delicious food and wine on the table, but the wine glass placed in front of a cold figure was still full and untouched.
Yan Fengxiao was dressed in black, with his long sword placed on a chair beside him. His pair of dark eyes looked quietly at the person opposite him.
The other person was wearing a purple and gold robe embroidered with gorgeous patterns. The material was very smooth and comfortable, and it was obvious that it came from an extraordinary origin. His every move was full of nobility, and his slender fingers were holding the wine glass, savoring the taste of it.
His handsome face, with a hint of laziness, revealed a hint of intoxication. With a smile on his lips, he looked at Yan Fengxiao and said, "General Yan, why don't you try it? The wine in the Imperial Fragrance Tower is truly outstanding. I think the tribute wine in the palace is nothing compared to it."
The man in purple was only in his twenties, but he had an extraordinary aura. However, facing this man, Yan Fengxiao was very relaxed and did not flatter him too much.
"Second Prince, I have something important to attend to."
The purple-robed man known as the Second Prince froze in expression, and was clearly unhappy.
"Commander Yan is really busy. I, the prince, have come here, but you don't even have time to have a meal with you?"
"If Your Highness does not wish to speak, then I will take my leave."
Yan Fengxiao didn't give in to the other party at all. He picked up his sword and was about to leave.
The Second Prince, Yan Liuchen, immediately changed his expression and stopped being polite. He said, "Let's talk it over. I came to see you because I really have something to ask."
Yan Fengxiao paused, but had no intention of sitting down.
Prepare to leave after listening.
Now his identity is different. Even if he has some friendship with Yan Liuchen, he must keep a distance from the prince.
The reason why Yan Liuchen treated Yan Fengxiao like this was naturally because Yan Fengxiao had once saved his life.
Putting down his wine glass, Yan Liuchen frowned and said, "The palace has been restless lately. You should know that my brother is crazy about becoming the crown prince. My father is so young, how could he give up the throne? He hasn't even appointed a crown prince in all these years. It's understandable that he wants to see us brothers fighting in front of him and put on a show..."
He was obviously in a depressed mood and couldn't help mumbling even when he spoke.
Yan Fengxiao just listened quietly. The Emperor of Southern Yan was quite fertile. Over the years, he had five adult sons and countless daughters. In the entire harem, there were a total of nineteen children.
The five adult princes each have their own backers, and all of them are powerful. It is normal that the struggle for imperial power becomes more and more intense as they grow older.
"Get to the point."
Yan Fengxiao doesn't talk much.
After listening to Yan Liuchen's chatter, he just gave this one answer.
The second prince, who was dressed in noble attire, twitched his lips, and he almost choked on the wine in his throat.
"You are the only one who dares to speak to this prince like that!"
He wiped his mouth, his expression becoming serious as he spoke, "Not long ago, my father arranged for me to go to Suizhou to provide disaster relief. However, halfway through, the relief money was hijacked and all was lost..."
When saying this, Yan Liuchen gritted his teeth.
Yan Fengxiao's eyes narrowed in an instant.
"Who did it?"
"Who else could it be? Someone sent by my royal brother? He knew the routes my guards would take and set up an ambush, catching me completely off guard. There must be a traitor among me..."
Yan Fengxiao was too lazy to listen to him continue complaining.
"How much silver?"
Yan Liuchen laughed.
Then he raised five fingers.
"Not much, just five hundred thousand taels..."
Yan Fengxiao was so angry that he almost laughed.
"not much?"
Yan Liuchen's smile was twisted and stiff. "Five hundred thousand taels is not a lot, not a lot, but not a little either. I've already arranged for someone to look for it, but time waits for no one. I must gather the silver as soon as possible. This matter must not be spread, otherwise my father will definitely punish me. There are not many people in the capital that I can trust, so I came to you, Governor Yan. Consider the silver as a loan. After the matter is resolved, I will return you six hundred thousand taels. How about it?"
As a prince, Yan Liuchen is not unable to come up with the silver.
However, to raise so much money at once, firstly, it would take time, and secondly, it would definitely cause a lot of fanfare, and the news that he had lost the disaster relief money would definitely spread.
The disaster relief money was taken away from him, which only showed that he was incompetent. It was originally a lucrative job, but it turned into a hot potato in the blink of an eye. This was what Yan Liuchen could not accept.
You know, he has several brothers and the competition pressure is quite high. If he fails to do one thing well, he will become incompetent in the eyes of his father and will probably lose his favor.
"Your Highness thinks I have so much silver?"
Yan Liuchen smiled and said, "You are a favorite of my father. If you want to make money, it's easy. I don't know how many officials and businessmen have prepared a lot of money, just waiting for you to nod and accept it. Also, I am really just borrowing it. It won't be long before I can get back all the money I lost!"
He said this with considerable conviction.
However, Yan Fengxiao just looked at him and snorted coldly.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Highness. Please handle this matter on your own."
Yan Liuchen made up his mind: "As long as Governor Yan helps me, I, Yan Liuchen, will not only return the Governor 600,000 taels of silver as I promised before, but I can also promise you one thing. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it!"
If he had no other choice, he would not have come to Yan Fengxiao for help.
He doesn't trust anyone else. Even if he can help him raise all the money, he will definitely not be able to escape his royal brother's next plan.
Yan Fengxiao's original intention to leave sank.
After all, the person in front of me is a prince, and his words are golden.
He will definitely do what he promised.
The most important thing is that he has something very important to do, and he might need Yan Liuchen's help.
However, it is not an easy task to help Yan Liuchen secretly collect 500,000 taels of silver in a short period of time, and there are some risks in agreeing to this matter.
Just as Yan Fengxiao was thinking about it, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
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