Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

How could she not know how much Zhou Chuxuan wanted?

One million taels!

A full one million taels of silver!

Do you really think she is a cash cow?

She had indeed saved some money, but Zhou Chuxuan would pry a little from her whenever he had the chance, and now she had very little left.

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "My dear, if this thing succeeds, I will be able to truly control the Wu Dynasty very soon. Then, you will become the real queen. By then, you will have as much money as you want in the world."

Xu Hanyan's mouth twitched: "Are you really treating me like a three-year-old kid?"

"Oh, forget it, let me look for it!"

Xu Hanyan rolled her eyes at Zhou Chuxuan helplessly. Although she said she was reluctant, she was still very happy in her heart that she could do something for Zhou Chuxuan.

As she spoke, Xu Hanyan squatted down, dragged out a box from under the bed, and took out a few banknotes from it: "It's all here. One million taels is definitely not enough, but it should be around three hundred thousand taels."

"Now, I don't even have any dowry left."

Seeing Xu Hanyan looking slightly aggrieved, Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lady. In a few days, I will find a way for you to make money. By then, I guarantee that you will get your money back within half a year."

"Within half a year?"

Xu Hanyan blinked her beautiful eyes and asked suspiciously, "Do you know how much money you've taken from me in the past few months? You expect to make it back in just half a year?"

Zhou Chuxuan said jokingly, "If my lady feels bad about it, you can charge a little interest now."

Xu Hanyan suddenly glanced at Nangong Yanling standing beside her, and a wave of shyness suddenly surged in her heart, and a blush appeared on her fair cheeks: "Your Highness, this, this, Miss Nangong is still standing here!"

Nangong Yanling: “…”

She always feels like she is redundant here.

Zhou Chuxuan also reacted and quickly let go of Xu Hanyan, saying with a smile: "Don't be offended, Miss Nangong. We have a deep relationship as husband and wife, and we need to be intimate from time to time!"

Nangong Yanling's mouth twitched slightly: "It's okay, Your Highness, I'd better go out."

Having said that, Nangong Yanling walked out of the door and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment, he saw Hongyue and Canxue standing in the middle of the yard, staring at him straight in the eyes. They didn't choose to leave. He sneered in his heart, thinking, "You two, why don't you leave?"

Hongyue looked at Nangong Yanling and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so kind and righteous that he spared our lives. How could we be so heartless and ungrateful? We have decided to stay here, to be with His Highness and to serve him."

Canxue followed closely behind and bowed, a look that made Nangong Yanling dare not look directly at him.

Even if you want to lurk here and act as an insider, at least take away the murderous intent in your eyes. Anyone who has experienced many battles can see the murderous intent in the eyes of these two women at a glance.

However, at the moment, Nangong Yanling had no intention of pursuing the matter. He simply waved his hand and said, "In that case, you guys stay here first. I'll be back soon."

After Nangong Yanling left, Canxue looked at the closed door and said, "Sister, there's no one guarding Zhou Chuxuan now. Should we just rush in and kill him?"

Hong Yue shook her head cautiously: "No, even without her protection, there is something too strange about Zhou Chuxuan. We only have one chance left, so we must be cautious!"

"He has a lethal weapon like Equality of All Beings in his hand, so we must not act rashly."

Canxue said anxiously, "But Mingtai has been killed. We can't stay here forever. If Lord Yang Li knew we were still alive and working for Zhou Chuxuan, wouldn't he send someone to kill us?"

Hong Yue bit her lip and pondered for a long while. Her beautiful eyes kept looking around. Seeing that no one was watching, she said, "No, I believe in Lord Yang Li's judgment. He will definitely be able to tell that we are not really surrendering to Zhou Chuxuan."

"Canxue, go to the kitchen at the back and help the maid cook. I'll stay here and keep an eye on him."

"Cook?"

Canxue pointed at herself and said, "Sister, are you talking about me? With my hands, I can kill people with a knife, but if you ask me to cook, I feel like I'm in a tough spot!"

Hongyue looked at her silly sister helplessly and said, "Find a chance to get along with that girl. If there's a suitable opportunity later, we can get some poison and kill Zhou Chuxuan directly."

"it is good!"

Half an hour later, Zhou Chuxuan walked out of the room with a beaming face. Seeing the red moon in the yard, he didn't show any shock. Instead, he smiled and said, "Have you thought it through?"

Hongyue nodded: "I am willing to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Okay, that's good. Come on, follow me!"

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand and brought Hongyue to Xu Qinglong's mansion again.

"Sir, the Crown Prince is here!"

Hearing this, Xu Qinglong was so frightened that the brush in his hand fell to the ground. His eyes were filled with turbidity and his hands were shaking slightly.

After a long time, he sighed and stood up to greet Zhou Chuxuan and Hongyue.

"Your Highness, you are..."

I have already criticized Zhou Chuxuan a thousand times in my heart. He always comes to me, an old man, whenever he has something to do or not. Does he really think that this is some paradise?

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "Father-in-law, I'm a little short of money recently. I wonder if you can..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Just as he finished speaking, Xu Qinglong started coughing violently. His eyes looked as if he wanted to eat Zhou Chuxuan up. "Your Highness, even if you absolutely must catch a sheep and pluck its wool, you have to give it some time to grow back, right? You can't just keep plucking it forever."

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and looked around: "That's right, I need another one million taels of silver recently. My father-in-law has a large family and a great business, so I guess he wouldn't care about this one million taels of silver, right?"

Xu Qinglong gritted his teeth, gripping his cane tighter and tighter. "Your Highness, do you have any misunderstandings about me? Or about the Xu family? We can't produce silver on our own!"

Hongyue glanced at Zhou Chuxuan in surprise. She didn't expect that the Crown Prince, who was so terrifying in Yang Li's words, actually had such a side to him.

Zhou Chuxuan didn't seem to care about Xu Qinglong's attitude. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup. "Father-in-law, you should know that I still have a long way to go before I can truly control the entire Wu Dynasty. You also hope that the Wu Dynasty will stabilize as soon as possible, right?"

"If you want stability, you have to spend money! I'm a bachelor, I don't have any money! I don't have any business or property, and the treasury isn't very full, so I can only..."