Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Return to the house.

Song Yuan immediately called Ma Han over and whispered in his ear.

When Ma Han raised his head, there was a hint of confusion in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he turned around and walked towards the stable.

In another room.

Situ Jing angrily shared her experience of tonight with her aunt. Before they finished talking, the voice of the maid was heard outside the door.

"Madam Ye, His Highness is waiting for you in the room. Please go over now!"

"whats the matter?"

Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Xuan couldn't help but frown slightly and glanced at Situ Jing opposite her without saying a word.

Wouldn't this chick notice anything unusual?

Fortunately, Situ Jing was careless and didn't notice anything unusual at all.

But then the maid outside the door whispered, "I don't know what's going on either. The prince didn't tell me!"

"Auntie, I'd say just ignore him. This brat is always thinking of something new. Who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause in the middle of the night?"

After hearing this, Situ Jing's face suddenly darkened and she immediately opened her mouth to refute.

Ye Xuan softly consoled him, "Alright, don't you see how long it's been since we've been away from the Imperial City for the borderlands. If something goes wrong with this canned food and it causes a disaster, what are we going to do?"

"Then you go back to your room and rest. I'll go over and take a look. This way, we can avoid any gossip!"

Ye Xuan said this and hurriedly followed the maid to Song Yuan's room.

As soon as she stepped over the threshold, she noticed that the atmosphere was not right.

At this moment, Song Yuan in the room looked at the jade seal in front of him with a gloomy expression.

There was a hint of worry between his brows.

Noticing Ye Xuan's arrival, Song Yuan spoke to the person outside the door without even turning his head.

"Wang Chao and Ma Han, you two stay outside and guard. No matter who it is, don't let them in even if the sky falls!"

Hearing such a heavy tone, Ye Xuan finally realized the seriousness of the matter, and immediately stepped forward and asked softly.

"what happened?"

"Don't move for now. Help me see what words are suitable to be engraved on this jade seal."

"What...what are you going to do?"

When Ye Xuan heard the word "pre-study", her face suddenly darkened, and a bold guess came to her mind.

Could this guy be imitating the imperial seal?

This is the big crime of beheading!

But Song Yuan stood up, smiled faintly, and nodded calmly.

"You can see that I just made a jade seal, but don't think too much about it, this is not the one in Father's hand!"

"Have you ever heard that the current crown prince once had a crown prince seal?"

"I only want to imitate this part. I think this kind of thing shouldn't be taken too seriously, right?"

Ye Xuan's brows jumped when he heard this, and he immediately understood what Song Yuan meant.

It seems that Song Yuan is planning to cheat people again!

Ye Xuan had heard about the things happening in the dynasty before. The reason why Song Yuan rose to prominence was because of a farce.

The cause of this farce was that the third prince found Song Yuan and wanted to get the so-called prince's seal from him!

In just a moment, Ye Xuan realized Song Yuan's intention and asked softly.

"Are you trying to trick the Third Brother?"

"What do you mean by 'trick'? This is called a deal! I sold him the Crown Prince's Seal, and he gave me the money. It was a willing fight, a willing fight. Why does it sound so unpleasant to you?"

Song Yuan rolled his eyes in annoyance, and Ye Xuan stomped her feet in annoyance.

"You sound nice, but who doesn't know you're a profiteer? How much silver are you prepared to sell it to him?"

"Guess!" Song Yuan raised two fingers and waved them in front of Ye Xuan.

Seeing this scene, Ye Xuan said a number: "2 taels?"

"How can twenty thousand taels be enough? There should be at least a zero at the end!"

As soon as these words came out, Ye Xuan's brows knitted together. "Are you crazy? 20 taels of silver is not a small amount. How can you be sure that he will give it to you?"

"It's not that I'm sure, but he has to give it!" Song Yuan stood up with a hint of confidence in his eyes.

"The Emperor has spoken. The Crown Prince must be chosen within the next few days. This guy doesn't dare to gamble. Otherwise, if I take out the Crown Prince Seal, there will probably be more changes in the situation!"

"He doesn't care whether what I have in my hand is real or fake, all he wants to do is shut me up!"

Having said that, Song Yuan couldn't help rubbing his hands.

Seeing him do this, Ye Xuan's eyes showed a bit of confusion.

Is it really that easy to make money?

Two hundred thousand taels of silver is definitely not a small amount. According to Ye Xuan's understanding, even if the third prince has a lot of property in the imperial city, 20 taels of silver is definitely enough to break his bones!

It is no exaggeration to say that if the other party could really take out this silver, I am afraid that even the family assets would be emptied.

According to the consumption in the imperial city, these 20 taels of silver are enough for the annual expenses of 1 people.

Just thinking about the significance of this, Ye Xuan couldn't help but open her mouth wide. She felt that following Song Yuan, she could make money too quickly!

While the two were discussing, in the Third Prince's mansion.

Song Qi came to the accountant's room with a sad face.

He originally just wanted to solve the current trouble as soon as possible, but when Song Qi saw the remaining silver and money, the veins on his forehead suddenly bulged, and he was on the verge of losing control.

"Damn, this little bastard!"

After Song Yuan's repeated exploitation, Song Qi's family assets were almost gone.

If he took out another 20 taels of silver, he would have nothing left in his hands.

Thinking about how he had worked hard for so many years, but in the end it was still not enough to be exploited by this bastard several times, Song Qi felt filled with anger.

On weekdays, I still need to save some money for spending. Now if the accounting office is emptied, how will I operate in the future?

Forced into a corner, Song Qi had no choice but to go to the prime minister's residence and find his father-in-law, hoping to get help.

"What do you want so much silver for?"

Prime Minister Lin Fu suddenly got up in the middle of the night. When he heard the numbers spoken by the third prince, a serious look appeared in his pupils.

Under such scrutiny, the Third Prince had no choice but to explain the whole story one by one.

"Isn't it that little bastard who exploited me time and time again? I told you to get rid of him as soon as possible. Why is there so much trouble?"

Lin Fu pondered for a moment, then quickly raised his head and, with some calmness, gave instructions to his son-in-law.

"These are turbulent times. You are about to secure the throne of Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince's Seal is revealed, Your Majesty will inevitably think of the past. If old matters are brought up again, it will be troublesome!"

"Spending a little money to avoid trouble is nothing. Wait a moment, I'll go get the money for you!"