The Third Prince was a sensible man. He suppressed his disgust and forced a smile, thinking to himself that he really wanted it but pretended to be reluctant. It was truly nauseating!
However, he only thought it to himself and didn't dare to actually say it aloud...
Seeing that the Third Prince was behaving himself, Li Zhu then turned to the Second Prince and said...
"Look how honest the third brother is. He knows how to show off. He sent 20,000 taels of gold to express his agreement with my opinion. What else can you explain?"
The Third Prince inwardly grumbled, "When the hell did I agree with your opinion? Have you no shame?"
The second prince's face was grim. He felt that Li Zhu was truly inhuman. Why didn't you say I was being honest when I gave you money? I even gave you several Western Region dancers as well!
“Brother, the Jiang family is utterly loyal to the New Tang Dynasty, and the Grand Tutor is fair and upright. Jiang Moyan is merely spouting nonsense; the Grand Tutor will absolutely not allow him to act recklessly…”
The second prince could only try his best to explain, even though he knew Li Zhu wouldn't believe him easily. But if he didn't explain, who knew what crime Li Zhu would fabricate against him? He believed Li Zhu was absolutely capable of doing such a thing!
"You're making it sound like I suspect the Grand Tutor of plotting a rebellion..."
Li Zhu said irritably, which made the Second Prince look down on him, thinking to himself, "Don't you have any?"
"Jiang Moyan made outrageous remarks at Huayue Tower, which had a significant impact on the new Tang Dynasty. How do you think this issue should be handled?"
Li Zhu smiled and asked the Second Prince.
"Brother, I will convey this matter to the Jiang family, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer then..."
The second prince said somewhat humbly, at a time when he could only helplessly lower his head.
"Well, that's fine. But Jiang Moyan borrowed a lot of money from Huayuelou, and I heard they're looking for him to pay it back. I wonder if he'll ever repay it..."
After Li Zhu finished speaking, he looked at the Second Prince's reaction. He wanted to confirm whether the other party had any connection with Huayuelou and whether he knew about Huayuelou's background!
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, a flicker of panic crossed the Second Prince's eyes, and he said with some anger,
"How dare he do this? Doesn't he know about the Flower Moon Pavilion...?"
"Cough cough..."
Just as the Second Prince was about to continue speaking, the Third Prince coughed a few times, interrupting him!
The second prince, still in a state of heightened emotion, immediately realized he had almost said something he shouldn't have, and quickly shut his mouth...
Seeing their reactions, Li Zhu naturally understood that they knew about the background of Huayuelou...
Surprisingly, they both knew, while Li Zhu didn't. He used to have a very low profile, but now he's different, and it's almost impossible to shake his position...
"It seems you two are quite dishonest..."
Li Zhu looked at them with a half-smile, pondering how to scare them and get the information he wanted!
"Brother, I'm truly out of money right now, and I've already given you the dancer. Why don't you go and cause trouble for Jiang Moyan instead..."
The Second Prince suddenly spoke, seemingly indifferent to Jiang Moyan!
"You really are heartless and ungrateful. No matter what, he is still your cousin. You treat him like this without any regard for him. Have you ever thought about how Huayuelou will deal with him?"
Li Zhu said in a tone that seemed to say, "How could you be so heartless and ungrateful!"
"Everyone has their own destiny. Since he dared to offend Huayuelou, he should have considered the consequences..."
The Second Prince's tone indicated that the Flower Moon Pavilion had a powerful backer that he dared not offend!
Could it be that this Flower Moon Pavilion was opened by my cheap father, the emperor? Thinking about it, it's quite possible. Who else could have such a powerful and intimidating presence besides the emperor himself, who else could make Jiang Moyan and the two princes so secretive about this place?
"Second brother, tell me honestly, who exactly is the backer of this Flower Moon Pavilion?"
Li Zhu stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the question he wanted to know. He had deliberately sought out the two of them to find out the background of the Flower Moon Pavilion…
However, it was obvious that neither of them wanted to tell Li Zhu, especially the Third Prince, who kept his head down and didn't speak to Li Zhu at all...
"Brother, this..."
The second prince was in a dilemma. He didn't want to speak, but he was also afraid that Li Zhu would directly attack him, so he seemed very conflicted. He also wanted to learn from the third prince and remain silent, but Li Zhu was clearly trying to find a breakthrough by talking to him...
"Tell me, you're the one who told me not to tell anyone?"
Li Zhu tried his best to make his tone sound approachable so as not to frighten the Second Prince!
"I...I can't say..."
The second prince clearly had some concerns. Judging from his behavior, Li Zhu felt that his guess was probably true: the backer of the Flower Moon Pavilion was likely his own father, the emperor…
"I could guess something even if you didn't say anything, I just wanted to confirm with the two of you..."
Since you won't tell me, I won't make things difficult for you...
At this point, Li Zhu paused, and it was clear that both of them breathed a sigh of relief…
"Your Highness, please take the Second Prince to the pavilion over there and wait for me. I need to speak with the Third Prince here..."
"Yes, Your Highness..."
The Marquis obediently took the Second Prince away. Once only the Third Prince and Li Zhu remained in the courtyard, the Third Prince seemed to know he couldn't escape, but he still defiantly stated...
"Brother, you should know I won't say anything..."
The Third Prince didn't provoke Li Zhu too much, fearing that Li Zhu might beat him up out of martial ethics...
"I know, that's why I didn't intend to get any information from you..."
Li Zhu spoke frankly, then stood there without saying a word, creating an awkward atmosphere. The Third Prince didn't know what to say, nor what Li Zhu was up to, so he could only stand there watching Li Zhu pace back and forth, making him extremely dizzy...
"Brother, what exactly do you want?"
A quarter of an hour passed quickly, but for the Third Prince, that short quarter of an hour felt like an eternity, a period of agonizing torment...
"Not good, this is none of your business, you can leave..."
After Li Zhu finished speaking, he turned and left, ignoring the Third Prince!
This left the Third Prince completely baffled, wondering what had gotten into Li Zhu...
However, he was relieved that Li Zhu hadn't given him any trouble, and he started thinking about when he could get his revenge...
At this moment, Li Zhu had already arrived before the Second Prince. This quarter of an hour was also extremely agonizing for the Second Prince. He didn't know what the Third Prince and Li Zhu would say, or whether it would affect him...
"Second brother, you're still here..."
Li Zhu's voice drifted from afar, startling the Second Prince from his agonizing state. Seeing Li Zhu's beaming face, the Second Prince's heart skipped a beat; he realized the Third Prince had definitely betrayed him. He hadn't wanted him to leak the secret, but the Third Prince had done it anyway…
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