After waiting for a whole day, many people came in and out of the county magistrate's mansion, and those who were sitting at the tea stall did not wait to be summoned by the third prince.

Jiang Siqi felt quite regretful and slowly walked back to the inn.

After seeing Jiang Wanwan's disappointed expression, Jiang Siqi made up his mind that even if he would be insulted by Liu Fanzi, a mere merchant, he would give it a try.

Jiang Siqi rummaged through his bag and found that the five hundred taels of silver he had brought with him were gone. Only some scattered silver coins were left in his bag.

"Where is the money in my bag?" Jiang Siqi turned and looked at Jiang Wanwan.

Jiang Wanwan didn't seem to care much, "Isn't it just five hundred taels of silver? Seeing how stingy you are, I spent it."

"How can you use my money?"

"I didn't bring any money with me when I went out. Do you think I want to use your money? I'm your sister, and you should spend money on me." Jiang Wanwan snapped her nails. "I just bought a few nice clothes and some rouge and powder. Is it that important? When we return to the capital, I'll ask the housekeeper to give you the money."

Jiang Siqi sneered, "Don't try to fool me with these words. If you can get money from the housekeeper, why don't you have a penny on you?"

The housekeeper of the Jiang residence is an extremely shrewd person. Any money that does not match the monthly allowance will not be spent.

Jiang Wanwan was hit with the nail on the head. Her monthly salary was not much to begin with. Even if she brought out all the money she had saved, she could only barely make it to Juzhou. She still needed to rely on Jiang Siqi to arrange her food and accommodation.

"Why are you yelling? You usually eat and live in the library, and you don't need money for anything, so what's wrong with me spending money?"

"Now I'm going to meet the Third Prince, don't I need money to prepare? What do you think I should do now?"

Jiang Wanwan didn't know what to do now, "Don't I need to dress up nicely to meet the Third Prince? Why are you so fierce?"

After she finished speaking, she ran away as fast as she could.

Such troublesome matters have never entered Jiang Wanwan's noble and proud heart.

It's all over if she hides, she won't solve it anyway.

After Jiang Wanwan left, Jiang Siqi closed the door, pulled out a few banknotes from his clothes, and thought to himself, "Luckily I still have some money on me. Otherwise, Jiang Wanwan would have taken it all."

Different from the one who was arrogant and looked down on others, Jiang Siqi went to visit Liu's house with a fawning smile.

The people in Liu's mansion refused to let Jiang Siqi enter.

Jiang Siqi had no choice but to find out some romantic places that Liu Fanzi usually went to and try his luck there.

Coincidentally, Liu Fanzi was present in the first Yuanbao gambling house that Jiang Siqi went to.

"Brother Liu, Brother Liu." Jiang Siqi squeezed next to Liu Fanzi and greeted him enthusiastically.

Liu Fanzi pretended not to hear and kept shouting "Big, big, big".

The points are "one, one, three".

The people around the gaming table sighed loudly.

Liu Fanzi turned around and bet another five hundred taels of silver, "I'm betting big."

Jiang Siqi watched Liu Fanzi spend five hundred taels with his eyes wide open, feeling deeply moved: After all, he is the richest merchant in Juzhou and he is so generous.

Five hundred taels was enough to cover the living expenses given to him by the housekeeper for half a year.

In order to attract Liu Fanzi's attention, Jiang Siqi took out a silver note worth five hundred taels and put it together with Liu Fanzi's money.

Only then did Liu Fanzi glance at Jiang Siqi.

The points are "one, two, two".

Liu Fanzi threw the fan away, quite annoyed, "I don't want to play anymore."

Jiang Siqi quickly followed and said with a flattering smile, "Brother Liu."

Liu Fanzi seemed to have just seen Jiang Siqi, and his tone was no longer as enthusiastic as before, "Oh, Brother Jiang."

"Why don't you find a teahouse to rest? I have something that I would like to ask Brother Liu for help."

Liu Fanzi said calmly, "Okay, then let's go to the teahouse across the street."

Jiang Siqi thanked Liu Fanzi profusely and left with him.

Jiang Siqi was very happy and felt that this matter had great potential.

He will be able to meet the third prince Zhao Zheyong soon!

"How come, Brother Jiang, who is so capable, has to humble himself and come to me for help? I can't afford it." There was sarcasm in Liu Fanzi's tone.

"Brother Liu, what are you talking about? I came to you with sincerity. You are so influential in Juzhou, I should treat you as a guest of honor." Jiang Siqi smiled apologetically, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

Liu Fanzi didn't beat around the bush with Jiang Siqi, "Brother Jiang, tell me what you want to talk to me about, so as not to delay me from going to have fun with Hua Niang."

Jiang Siqi spoke awkwardly, "Isn't it because you want to see the Third Prince... I didn't expect Brother Liu to be so capable. I admire you so much."

Liu Fanzi raised his head and pointed his nose at Jiang Siqi, "Of course, don't you see the strength of my Liu family?"

"Of course. Brother Liu is both powerful and prestigious."

"Then how much money have you prepared?" Liu Fanzi rubbed his hands, wanting Jiang Siqi to make an offer first.

Jiang Siqi raised his hands, opened them, and showed a "five".

Liu Fanzi nodded slightly, "Five thousand taels, that's barely enough."

Jiang Siqi opened his eyes wide: When did he say it was five thousand taels? Of course it was five hundred taels.

Seeing Jiang Siqi's hesitation, Liu Fanzi asked, "Fifty thousand taels? Great, Brother Jiang is so rich, I am impressed. If you hand over the money today, I can arrange for you to work in the county governor's mansion tomorrow."

Liu Fanzi's tone became much more enthusiastic.

"No, no, no..." Jiang Siqi hesitated and whispered, "Five hundred taels."

Liu Fanzi thought Jiang Siqi's words were very funny, and squinted at him, "Brother Jiang, are you kidding me? Just now you spent 500 taels of silver on a bet. Now you're using 500 taels of silver to get rid of me? It seems that you really look down on us businessmen. Well, let's stop our business here."

Liu Fanzi was about to leave after saying this.

Jiang Siqi was of course in a state of distress, for how could he come up with five thousand taels of silver? Even five hundred taels would be enough for his living expenses for half a year.

But he certainly couldn't let this opportunity slip by, so he immediately stepped forward and grabbed Liu Fanzi's arm, closing his eyes and saying, "Three thousand taels, I really don't have any more."

Liu Fanzi secretly glanced at the servant beside him, and the servant nodded secretly to him.

Liu Fanzi then looked embarrassed and sat down again.

"Brother Jiang, five thousand taels is not enough. Let's talk about your three thousand taels..." Liu Fanzi snapped his fingers, "...it's not enough."

Jiang Siqi thought Liu Fanzi was going to raise the price, so he immediately started to play the victim, "Brother Liu, I really didn't lie to you. This is all the money I have right now. If you can give me a few days, I can send someone back to the capital to get it."

Jiang Siqi thought that he only had three thousand taels of silver on hand, and he couldn't take out more. If he sent someone back to the capital to get it, the housekeeper might not give it to him, so he would probably have to ask Jiang Rang for it.

"I only do cash transactions here, I don't accept credit. The journey back to the capital is long, who knows if you will give me money after meeting the Third Prince?"

"Brother Liu, you can be absolutely assured of my character." Jiang Siqi patted his chest, "I sent a servant to deliver this three thousand taels of cash from the post station."

Liu Fanzi curled his lips slightly, "Okay, then let's talk about this business."

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