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

Chapter 263 The Prince Has No Money

Looking at Xu Hanyan's beautiful eyes, Zhou Chuxuan couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, then give me a reason that will leave me speechless!"

"No reason needed!"

Xu Hanyan shook her head. "Your Highness, as the Crown Princess, I should share your worries! Besides, there aren't many people who understand your thoughts right now. Even General Han Bin, a grown man, isn't as thoughtful as I am!"

"Most importantly, if I go, it will prove my sincerity, as well as His Highness's. The other party will definitely let down their guard. This is the perfect time to undermine their morale!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chuxuan fell silent.

It has to be said that what Xu Hanyan said was indeed reasonable, but as his wife, who was pregnant, Zhou Chuxuan really couldn't bear to let Xu Hanyan take risks.

"Your Highness, I am also a citizen of the Wu Dynasty! Let me go!"

Looking at Xu Hanyan's sincere eyes, Zhou Chuxuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Okay, since my lady wants to share my worries, then I will let you go. However, my lady, you must promise me one thing!"

"What's the matter? Tell me!"

Zhou Chuxuan hugged Xu Hanyan and whispered in her ear: "No matter what happens, even if you fail to complete the mission, you must protect your own safety and come back safely!"

"Okay, Your Highness, I promise you!"

"..."

Late at night, Zhou Chuxuan tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he kicked open the door of Taoist Zhang Wu's room and woke him up from the bed.

"Oh, Your Highness, this is immoral! Is this what a gentleman should do? You are not sleeping in the middle of the night and you are waking up an old man who is already asleep!"

Zhang Wu looked at Zhou Chuxuan and began to mutter.

However, before he could finish his speech, Zhou Chuxuan took out a bag of steaming hot braised beef from his arms and took out a jar of wine and placed it in front of him.

Zhang Wu was instantly speechless, without saying a word, his eyes shining. He quickly placed the beef and wine on the table, and without even bothering to use chopsticks, he grabbed a handful of beef and stuffed it into his mouth.

Zhou Chuxuan's mouth twitched slightly. "Master, I remember that Qiao'er always made delicious meals every day, and there was never a shortage of meat. Why do you act like I'm not giving you food?"

Zhang Wu stuffed his mouth with meat and gulped down several mouthfuls of wine. He then took a breath and said with a smile, "Your Highness, it's already late at night. I'm hungry!"

Zhou Chuxuan: "......"

Unexpectedly, this old guy actually has a good appetite and even wants to have a midnight snack.

"Master, I came here because I have an important matter and I would like to ask you for divination!"

Before he could finish his words, Zhang Wu raised a finger and said with a smile, "No problem, no problem! Your Highness, just go. Good luck will come to you!"

Zhou Chuxuan was choked back. He had prepared a lot of words, but when he got here, Zhang Wu gave him the answer directly.

"Thank you for the guidance, Taoist Priest!"

Seeing that Zhang Wu was still eating voraciously, Zhou Chuxuan couldn't bear to disturb him and left the room. However, just as he walked to the backyard, he saw a sneaky figure entering the kitchen.

Zhou Chuxuan was startled and followed him into the kitchen. When he looked in the moonlight, he found that it was Hongyue.

He stealthily took out a few flatbreads and put them in his arms.

Zhou Chuxuan coughed lightly: "Ahem! Hongyue, what are you doing?"

Hongyue was startled, like a frightened rabbit, and even the few buns she had just put into her chest fell out in fright.

After seeing that it was Zhou Chuxuan, Hongyue's cheeks flushed red. She was a little afraid to look Zhou Chuxuan in the eye and whispered, "Your Highness, Hongyue and Canxue haven't eaten enough, so..."

"what?"

Zhou Chuxuan was startled: "You guys, aren't you full?"

"no!"

Hongyue shook her head honestly: "My sister is also very hungry, so she came out to find something to eat."

"No way?"

Zhou Chuxuan scratched his head: "I remember that Qiao'er cooked enough food, and..."

At this point, Zhou Chuxuan suddenly realized that there were many of them eating together, and Hongyue and Canxue were both martial artists, so it was natural for them to eat a lot.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chuxuan smiled and took out another bag of beef from his arms and handed it to Hongyue: "Here, this is the beef I bought from outside, I give it to you!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Hong Yue accepted the beef, feeling flattered. She raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Zhou Chuxuan. "Your Highness, actually... Miss Qiao'er hasn't told you that there isn't much money in the mansion, so much so that Miss Qiao'er has to pay for her trips out of her own pocket these few times!"

"What?"

Zhou Chuxuan was startled, then slapped his head: "This matter is my fault, you go back first, I will take care of it!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

After returning to the room, Zhou Chuxuan and Xu Hanyan recounted what had just happened. Zhou Chuxuan said helplessly, "How come there's not enough money in our mansion?"

"I remember I left a lot behind."

Xu Hanyan glanced at him helplessly: "What's the big deal? You've already flushed most of the silver into the national treasury. We didn't have much left to begin with!"

"The Xu family's business is gone now, and I have no income. I gave all my money to Qiao'er, but I didn't expect it to be spent!"

Zhou Chuxuan scratched his head awkwardly: "There's no need to embezzle the national treasury, but we do need to start a small business ourselves. Otherwise, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess won't be able to afford food!"

"Hahaha!"

Xu Hanyan glared at him in reproach, then laughed out loud.

The next morning, Zhou Chuxuan began tinkering in the courtyard. Xu Hanyan came to Zhou Chuxuan with a bulging belly and asked, "Your Highness, what delicious food are you making?"

"Stinky tofu, you've eaten it!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled.

"Hey, why did you think of making this again? It smells really bad!"

Xu Hanyan covered her nose.

Zhou Chuxuan's mouth twitched, and he smiled and said, "Okay, then my lady, please don't eat it!"

"That won't do!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Your Highness, Crown Princess, what delicious food do you have today?"

Soon, Ma Sandao's loud voice came in.

Zhou Chuxuan looked at him helplessly and said, "General Ma, you are almost eating us out of money!"

"Hahaha! Your Highness is really joking!"

Ma Sandao rubbed the back of his head and said, "Your Highness controls the entire Wu Dynasty. How could he let us bankrupt him?"