After rebirth, I remarried the domineering 9000-year-old

If we deal with the flood in Liangzhou according to his ideas, we can save a lot of money. Only about 65,000 taels of silver will be needed to complete all the tasks.

In this case, he could ask his father for 80,000 taels, which would have saved him 20,000 taels on the surface. Not only would he receive his father's praise, but he could also secretly receive 15,000 taels, in addition to the 50,000 taels Shen Nanxing had promised him...

Sixty-five thousand taels of silver for free!

Now he felt very relieved.

Shen Nanxing could just take those things from Xinlanyuan! He could buy them for Yier later. With money, who would be afraid of not being able to buy good things?

But he spoke clearly and eloquently in the imperial study, breaking down the strategy he had just discussed with that capable man one by one, and he thought he would be praised by his father.

But unexpectedly, after listening to it, the emperor only said lightly: "Not bad, you have made progress."

He closed his letter and said nothing more.

This situation was completely beyond his expectations. He was silent for a while, and his father showed no intention of speaking again. He even continued to read the ministers' memorials as if no one was around.

Unable to hold it in any longer, he took the initiative to ask, "Father, I plan to leave for Liangzhou in two days to deal with the flood. I estimate the cost to be around 80,000 taels of silver. Do you think this is appropriate?"

He was extremely proud. When Prince Ling quelled the plague in Jicheng, he spent a full 110,000 taels of silver!

The emperor finally looked up, his expression strange, his pupils dark and unclear: "Eighty thousand taels of silver, is that enough?"

Xie Tingyu could barely suppress the curled corners of his mouth. "Father, eighty thousand taels is more than enough. Give me six months, and I will deal with the flood in Liangzhou properly and give you and the people of Liangzhou an explanation!"

"Then why did I hear that your princess is selling her property to raise money for you?"

Xie Tingyu's heart skipped a beat, and when he raised his eyes he met the emperor's inquiring gaze.

He was immediately panicked, but he forced himself to remain calm: "Father, my son's princess is ignorant and must have thought that my trip to Liangzhou would cost a lot of money, so she sold her property to prepare for my emergency needs..."

Cold sweat oozed from his forehead and his legs were trembling slightly, but he managed to hold it back so it wasn't too obvious.

Inwardly, she was madly complaining. Shen Nanxing was such a foolish woman. Was selling her dowry such an honor? Why couldn't she do it more covertly? I really overestimated her!

He didn't know that his panic-stricken look had been seen by the emperor.

The emperor sighed secretly, his eyes filled with disappointment. "But I heard that it was you who ordered the princess to sell her property, saying that you wanted to raise 50,000 taels of silver to be used for the flood in Liangzhou."

"What exactly is going on?"

"I had no idea that North Vietnam, one of the four great nations, had fallen so far into poverty that even a mere flood crisis required the royal prince to sell off his property! If word got out, what shame would it cause? How would the other three nations view North Vietnam?"

Having said this, the emperor suddenly raised his voice.

Xie Tingyu was so frightened that his legs bent and he knelt down, trying to explain himself hastily.

"Father, this is absolutely not happening! There must be some misunderstanding!"

"According to the method I just told you, eighty thousand taels of silver is more than enough. Why would my princess need to sell off her property? Please, father, please understand!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes: "Really?

"Absolutely true!"

Xie Tingyu answered loudly, while hating Shen Nanxing in his heart. When he thought of her, he just wanted to peel her skin off to vent his anger, but he didn't have any romantic thoughts at all.

Idiot! What an idiot!

It was true that he had asked her to sell her dowry, but was this something he could openly talk about? It had even reached the ears of the Emperor!

Xie Tingyu was furious. "Father, I guarantee with my life that this is absolutely not the case! I will go to Liangzhou to control the flood in two days. You can send local officials to supervise me. I will definitely be able to keep my total expenses within 80,000 taels of silver!"