gnovel Chapter 55 Zhu Di: I sent you to confiscate my property, and you only found 5 taels of silver?
Chapter 55 Zhu Di: I sent you to confiscate my property, and you only found 5 taels of silver?
Du Tong said, "Your Highness, His Majesty is fine. He just fainted because he was so angry."
"That's good, that's good!"
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui both breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Gaosui, in particular, was very nervous from the very beginning.
What if the old man really couldn't hold on and died on the spot, and the crown prince ascended the throne in front of his coffin? Wouldn't that be the end of everything?
How could Zhu Gaosui not panic when he thought of this?
The second son is no longer capable of leading the family. If the old man dies now and Zhu Gaochi takes over the throne, what will become of him?
But now it seems that His Majesty the Emperor is alright.
Suddenly, a weak voice came.
"Ten thousand taels of silver! That's ten thousand taels of silver! How could there not be?" This voice rang out.
The atmosphere became strange!
Because the person who spoke was none other than Zhu Di.
Zhu Gaoxu's lips twitched: This father is a real father. At a time like this, he's still thinking about the money he's earned.
"Father, are you alright?" Zhu Gaochi asked worriedly.
"Grandpa Emperor, Grandpa Emperor," Zhu Zhanji called out from the side.
Zhu Di opened his eyes groggily.
"Where...where am I?" Zhu Di asked.
"Father, you fainted in the palace just now," Zhu Gaochi said. "But don't worry, the imperial physician said you're fine."
Zhu Di realized what was happening; he had also seen Zhu Gaoxu.
"His Majesty."
"What's wrong? You can't even call me 'Father' anymore?" Zhu Di asked.
Zhu Gaoxu fell silent. "Still calling you 'father'? Don't you have any self-awareness about how badly you've messed me up?"
Zhu Gaochi frantically tried to signal to Zhu Gaoxu with his eyes, but Zhu Gaoxu remained unmoved.
"Help me up!" Zhu Di said weakly.
Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Gaochi quickly helped Zhu Di up, and the emperor, sitting by the bedside, felt much better.
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi: "I just wanted to ask you for some money, why is it so difficult?"
"I have no money; all the money I earn goes to disaster relief."
"You..." Zhu Di was furious.
"Do you think I don't know that His Majesty has always been after me?" Zhu Gaochi said. "I need to keep some assets for myself, don't I?"
"You...you..."
Zhu Di's face flushed with anger: "I simply didn't send you to Yunnan to assume your fiefdom, is that really necessary?"
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, even if you asked me to go to Yunnan to take up my fief, I wouldn't go. I'll stay in the capital and not leave."
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaosui, and Zhu Zhanji.
"My eldest brother is reluctant to part with me, my third brother is reluctant to part with me, and my eldest nephew is even more reluctant to part with me."
"Of course I won't go to Yunnan again."
Zhu Di's eyes turned red with anger: "Then you can't provoke me like this!"
"What did I do to upset you?" Zhu Gaoxu retorted. "You're the one who upset me, okay?!"
"Do you think it's easy for me to earn money? Even if you're at war, even if you're short of money, go ask the Crown Prince, why are you coming to me?!"
"You...you..." Zhu Di was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath.
"I'll fight you to the death!!"
Zhu Di broke down, and he prepared to rush up and beat Zhu Gaoxu.
If it weren't for the Crown Prince and others stopping him, Zhu Di probably would have really lost his temper.
"Second brother, I'm telling you, don't anger the emperor," Zhu Gaochi said. "Our father just woke up."
"It wasn't me who provoked him, he's the one making things difficult for me! I have no money, but he insists on demanding it from me!" Zhu Gaoxu said, "Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, then send someone to search!"
"If I find it, I have nothing to say; if I don't find it, everything I said is the truth!"
"Good!" Zhu Di perked up. "Alright, I'll send men to search!"
"Ji Gang! Ji Gang!" he shouted twice, and Ji Gang quickly came over.
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
"Search! Go to the Prince of Han's residence right now and search it thoroughly!!" Zhu Di roared. "Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, find that ten thousand taels of silver for me!"
Zhu Gaoxu cursed inwardly!
That old bastard, he coveted my Rejuvenation Pill before, and I gave it to him. Now he's shamelessly searching for the money I've earned.
You can search if you want!
You won't be able to find it anyway!
That'll drive you crazy!!
I'm really not going to Yunnan. I'll just play with you until you kneel down and beg me to leave Beijing, then I'll reconsider.
The reason why Zhu Gaoxu was so resentful was not only because of his recent changes, but also because the historical Zhu Gaoxu was fooled by Zhu Di his whole life.
The regent put him in charge, and after finally achieving some success, he claimed that he was inferior to the crown prince and even said that he had a pointed face and monkey cheeks!
Alright then. This time, even if it delays his cultivation for a while, he's going to have some fun with this old man after his rebirth.
Ji Gang began sending the Embroidered Uniform Guard to confiscate property.
This copying took up the entire noon.
This matter has also sparked a lot of speculation.
However, they dared not say anything, because they all knew that this beauty pill must have been made by His Highness the Prince of Han.
Since the previous Rejuvenation Pills were all created by the Prince of Han, it's obvious even to a fool that this Beauty Pill must have been made by the Prince of Han.
This time, Zhu Gaochi made money but refused to share any with His Majesty, which led to His Majesty confiscating his property.
This whole thing took up the entire noon!
Ji Gang and his men from the Embroidered Uniform Guard have returned to report.
The most excited person was Zhu Di!
"How is it? How is it?"
"How much money was seized?"
"This...this..." Ji Gang looked even more troubled.
"Speak, what are you dawdling about?" Zhu Di was in a bad mood.
"Your Majesty, a total of fifty...fifty taels of silver were confiscated!" Ji Gang said.
"What?!"
Both Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were shocked.
They did not expect that this time, the Imperial Guards would only confiscate fifty taels of silver.
How is that possible?
Zhu Di and the others all knew that Zhu Gaochi was a well-known golden pea.
Countless people in the imperial court, from top to bottom, accepted the King of Han's gold coins!
This guy is so fat he's practically dripping with oil!
But now, the Imperial Guards have only managed to seize fifty taels of silver.
This is utter bullshit!
"How is this possible?" Zhu Di glared at Ji Gang and said, "I ordered you to confiscate my property, and you only found fifty taels of silver?"
Ji Gang gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, our men have searched inside and out, but we just can't find it!"
"We haven't even found the elixirs refined by His Highness the Prince of Han."
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but smile to himself; all the silver in his house had long been put into his cultivation space.
Even if Zhu Di and his men dug three feet into the ground, they couldn't find any extra silver.
"How is this possible?" Zhu Di asked. "Where is your money?"
"I already said, we're providing disaster relief to the people."
"I only have fifty taels of silver left. You wouldn't want to take advantage of my misfortune and steal it all, would you?"
Having said that, he ignored the stares of others and snatched back the remaining fifty taels of silver.
"This is all I have left!" Zhu Gaoxu: "You still care about this little bit?"