After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"Sir Xu, there are many misunderstandings in this matter. Please give me some time and I will handle it."

Zhu San felt a headache as he looked at the noisy crowd in front of him.

They had not discovered the loophole in the contract before, so they just gave the prescription to them and let them run it themselves.

These people thought they could make money from soap beans, and were very happy when they first received the recipe. But now that they know the truth, they are trying every possible way to return the money.

The two million taels of the signboard fee have been spent, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Yong'an have put in an additional one million taels. If the silver is to be returned, it will be another one million taels of loss. Wouldn't that mean that all the silver and family assets that the Crown Prince has worked so hard to earn over the years will be spent?

The more Zhu San thought about it, the paler his face became.

"Please deal with it as soon as possible and don't disturb the peace of the people."

After Xu Lingyun finished speaking, he asked Captain Liu to take people to guard the place to prevent any major incidents from happening.

“Money back!!”

“Money back!!!”

Someone in the crowd took the lead in shouting, and the others followed suit.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more serious, Zhu San broke out in sweat. He had people keep them out of the door and he rode as fast as he could to the East Palace.

"Your Highness, there are too many troublemakers. Lord Xu said that if the situation is not resolved quickly, he will go to the palace to report to the emperor and let the emperor make the decision."

The Crown Prince was confined to the Eastern Palace, and it was impossible for him to come forward to resolve the situation. His thin lips were pursed into a straight line, and his face was darker than the bottom of a pot.

Those businessmen simply didn't have the courage to gather at the Jiang Mansion to cause trouble, and most of the wealthy and powerful families were behind the scenes fanning the flames.

"Why didn't you notice this at the beginning?"

"It is my fault for not doing my job well. Your Highness, please punish me!"

Zhu San knelt on one knee on the ground with his head lowered.

He also felt very aggrieved. Originally, this matter was handled by Marquis Yong'an alone. How could he have imagined that there was so much more to this contract?

The prince had a gloomy face and frowned in thought.

Things have come to this point, and it is impossible not to refund the money. If Zhen Nifang is opened for another half a year, the money invested will be more than this.

He was in a dilemma and couldn't help but blame Bai Yaoyao in his heart.

She was the one who talked about launching a price war in the first place, in order to destroy Yun Nifang given by Bai Youyou. Now Bai Youyou has not been destroyed, but he has lost both his wife and his army.

"Go write them a note in the name of Yong'an Marquis to hold them back. I'll see if there's any other way."

"Yes."

Zhu San took the order and left.

The prince paced around the room in a state of annoyance. If his father knew about this, he would be furious. Moreover, there were many officials involved in the court. If something went wrong, the power he had accumulated with great difficulty would be destroyed in an instant.

On the other hand, Zhu San wrote a note to the troublemaker as instructed by the prince.

"Master Zhu, this note has not been stamped yet. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, please stamp it. If we cannot get the money in the future, we will have someone to complain to."

"That's right. This IOU has nothing on it. Who can we go to get the money from with this IOU?"

"It's better to put a stamp on it, to be proper."

"You have to write down the date when you're going to get the money. If you just say you're going to get the money but don't give a specific date, then this IOU is just a piece of waste paper."

"Yes, since the prince is willing to handle it for Master Jiang, it is better to follow the rules and regulations."

Merchants are very familiar with this kind of contract. If there is an omission, they will lose money. Just like the contract in their hands now, if they don't write the one-year period, they have no reason to ask the prince's uncle to return the money.

Zhu San, with a cold face, asked people to change the note, and he wrote the date of receiving the silver as one month later.

“This month is too long.”

Many merchants were unwilling to pay, but Zhu San said coldly, "Since His Royal Highness has promised, you will not lose a penny!"

"Haha, I just said it casually, please don't be angry, sir."

Bai Youyou would not let it go, so she ordered people to spread rumors in the capital, saying that the Crown Prince was cheating people out of their money and not paying back the debt.

The rumor spread very quickly, and with the help of the wealthy families who had lost money, it soon spread throughout the capital.

The emperor's face suddenly darkened after hearing this. "What is the prince doing? Are you trying to emulate the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion?"

Eunuch Li took the warm water brought by the palace maid and placed the white porcelain bottle containing the elixir in front of him. "Perhaps the prince wants to cut off the source of income for the Zhenguo Mansion."

Thinking of the current prosperity of the Zhenguo Mansion, the emperor looked unhappy. He snorted coldly, "He didn't cut off other people's financial resources, but lost his wife and his army!"

"Your Highness can't be blamed. These merchants are all cunning and profit-seeking. Your Highness is an upright person. How can he be their opponent?"

Eunuch Li's words made the emperor look a little better. He picked up the pill and swallowed it with tea.

The prince hurried to the imperial study, only to see the emperor lazily leaning on the couch, stuffing purple grapes into his mouth.

"Father, please look for your son."

"How do you plan to deal with the businessmen in Beijing?"

"This matter was caused by my son's negligence. Please calm down, father." The prince knelt down hurriedly.

"Do you know how much this incident has affected your reputation? I always thought you acted prudently, but now you have caused such a thing!"

The prince lowered his head with a dejected look, "Father, I just wanted to cut off the financial resources of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but I never thought that I would cause such a disaster. I am useless."

"No matter what, you must resolve this matter as soon as possible." The emperor scolded: "You are the crown prince of the East Palace, don't lose the face of the royal family!"

The prince received a lecture and returned to the East Palace with a stern face.

Zhu San had been waiting in the study room. When he saw him, he quickly said, "Your Highness, the loophole in the contract was caused by Bai Youyou, and she was the one who spread the rumor."

"How dare you, Bai Youyou, to go against me!"

The prince clenched his fists angrily, his eyes full of anger.

Zhu San said, "Your Highness, the most urgent thing now is to resolve the issue of the contract and stop the gossip."

The prince took a deep breath and said, "Send someone to the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion to take inventory and see how much money is left."

"I had someone count it yesterday," Zhu San said with a worried look, "The jewelry and cash in Master Jiang's manor and shop only amount to 400,000 taels."

Still short of 600,000 taels!

The prince pounded his fist on the table, wishing he could grab Bai Youyou and tear her into pieces right now!

"How much silver is left in the East Palace account?"

"There are more than 200,000 taels in the account." Zhu San said, "If the house deeds and shops under your name are also counted, the total amount can be 800,000 taels."

The prince frowned.

Of the one million taels of silver, half was the private wealth he and Marquis Yong'an had amassed over the years under various names, and the other half was Marquis Yong'an's private property, for which he had never contributed a penny.

If I were to mortgage all of my uncle's property now, he would definitely not agree.