The capital is a melon field, I happily eat melons

Looking at the appearance of these two people, Minister Lin was really speechless.

If I don't let you go, it means there is something fishy between us. According to what you said, all the officials in the court are having something fishy with me.

Bai Xiao: [After my careful investigation, there is nothing fishy between your father and the old prince. The old prince loves his partner very much. Your father and the old prince are close friends regardless of age difference. When the old prince left the capital, your father also sponsored him. The old prince borrowed money from your father.]

The more Lin Mo listened, the more he admired this old prince: [Wow! This prince is too powerful, not only did he cheat the emperor's money, but he also borrowed money from my father. There are so many people in the capital who have borrowed money from him! ]

Bai Xiao also admired this prince: [A lot, of course not a lot, he borrowed money from all the families who were related to the royal family. Why do you think he didn't come back for decades? Although the amount of money he borrowed from each household was not much, it added up to a large sum, so he outlived all those he owed money to. Your father is lucky to be young.]

[And your father kept the fact of lending money to the old prince a secret from your mother. She still doesn’t know about it.]

Lin Mo: ...There are actually such shameless people in the world! It's simply amazing!

Minister Lin felt a little embarrassed after hearing what he said. He was young at that time and had just entered the official career. Suddenly, a royal relative asked him to borrow money, and he really didn't think too much about it at the time.

After all, who could have thought that a royal relative would run away after borrowing money? But he didn't borrow much, just enough to cover his monthly expenses. He didn't dare tell his wife about this matter that month.

The main reason for his trip this time was for this matter. Although decades have passed, he still can't forget it.

No matter how much silver it is, it is still money. What's more, there is such a money-eating beast in the family who spends all day eating, drinking and having fun and does nothing serious. If we can get the money back, it can support this little bastard's expenses for several months.

Lin Mo now wants to meet the old prince even more. After all, such a genius is rare in the world.

"Dad, I'm going to go! I'm going to go no matter what! If you don't let me go, I'll go and complain to mom, saying you're having a tryst with someone else!"

Lin Mo's words hit his father directly in the heart. What kind of leaky little cotton-padded jacket is this!

Lin Mo also grasped this point. Anyway, his father would definitely not dare to let his mother know about borrowing money.

Bai Xiao: [You are so amazing. Your father will definitely let us go this time.]

Minister Lin was so angry that he slapped them on the head and said, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll let you go. You have to get involved in everything. I'm going to ask an old prince to pay me back today. You can't let your mother know about this."

He doesn't even want to think about how he lived that month when he was young. He didn't even have money to treat his friends out for dinner. His wife was in charge of the household finances, and she had already given him all the money he needed for the month. Who would have thought that it would be borrowed like this?

"Yeah! Dad, you're awesome! It's just a matter of asking people to pay back their money. It's up to the two of us to collect the debt!"

He originally planned to go out alone, but ended up bringing two burdens with him. Minister Lin seemed to have lost a lot of his tall body.

The more he took these two people with him, the more he felt that he would never get the money back.

When we arrived at the agreed location, the old prince was already waiting.

Although the old prince is old now, one can still vaguely see the grace and elegance of his youth.

When he saw Minister Lin, the old prince's eyes lit up, "Ah, Ah Huan is still as charming as ever after all these years. What elixir of life did you take? You can't keep it secret."

After saying that, he looked at Lin Mo again, "Hey! How come there is a smaller version of you here? It looks exactly like you. I heard that you have three children. I don't think all three children will use your face. Then you don't have to worry about it."

Minister Lin: ...Over the years, this prince's character really hasn't changed at all.

Bai Xiao cleared his throat to indicate that he was there too. This Old Wang must have something wrong with his eyes. Couldn't he see it when he was such a big man?

The old prince also saw Bai Xiao and immediately praised him, "Judging from his age, this shouldn't be your eldest son. Then it can't be your young son-in-law. Your family's vision in selecting people is still good. Your son-in-law is good-looking."

Bai Xiao raised his mouth proudly. That's right. There are few people in the whole capital who can compare with his looks.

Lin Mo rolled his eyes slightly. How beautiful could it be? She was the most beautiful, okay?

"Greetings, Your Majesty. When did you return to the capital?" How dare you come back!

Minister Lin really couldn't understand how this man could get back. Although more than half of the creditors were dead, there were still some alive. The biggest creditor was still sitting there. Aren't you afraid of being asked to pay your debts?

The old prince smiled cheerfully and said with a nonchalant expression: "I missed home after wandering outside for a long time, so I came back."

After that, he asked his servant to bring over a large bag of something unknown, "This is the money I borrowed from you decades ago. I'm returning it to you with interest."

Looking at this big bag of silver, Lin Mo's eyes suddenly lit up. So much!

No wonder Dad didn’t dare tell Mom.

Bai Xiao reminded himself: [This includes the principal and interest. Your father didn't lend out so much originally.]

Minister Lin did not expect that the old prince would be so straightforward. He thought it would be good enough to get his principal back, but he did not expect that he would get back the principal with interest.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. I wonder how you will deal with the other families." After all, he borrowed money from so many people.

The old prince smiled and said, "I have already asked someone to pay back the money. I have been doing some small business outside these years and made a little money. I don't have any descendants, so I plan to come back to live in my old age. My nephew is not a bad person, right?"

"When I left, I borrowed money from my brother and my nephews. This one gave me money straightforwardly. He is the poorest one, but he is also the one who gave me money the most straightforwardly. I feel sorry for him."

After saying this, the old prince sighed.

Seeing him like this, Lin Mo complained in his heart: "Then you took his money and left. You knew he was poor but still took his money. I don't know how the emperor has survived these decades."

Bai Xiao: [Of course not. The previous emperor died within two months after he left. Then the emperor ascended the throne and kept investing. He was poor to begin with, and a large sum of money was borrowed from him before he ascended the throne. The key point was that no one believed him when he said he was poor. After all, no matter how poor he was before, he couldn't be poor after becoming emperor.]

Before Lin Mo came, no one believed the emperor when he cried poor.