Chapter 16 The Master Likes to Become a Father
The coachman who returned to the royal villa with Chu Li was dumbfounded. Since this young man came from the royal villa, his status must be not low.
Why take his carriage?
Huanyan was also dumbfounded. When she heard Manager Liu at the door calling "His Royal Highness Crown Prince Chuli" in a humble manner, she was completely stunned.
She followed Chu Li silently and watched Chu Li stride into the house.
As soon as the door closed, Huanyan knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I didn't know you were the Crown Prince!"
Chu Li smiled slightly, "Get up, this is fate. You bet on me today, why not bet your whole life on following me, how about that?"
Huanyan was shocked when she heard Chu Li say, "From now on, you will be my maid on the surface, but remember not to expose your martial arts skills easily. Protect me secretly and help me with my work."
"Yes, Your Highness." Huanyan was very excited. She touched her face and said, "But we can't wear veils in the palace, right?"
Chu Li took out a pill and put it into Huanyan's palm, "Do you dare to eat it?"
"My life belongs to my master, of course I dare." Huanyan took the pill without hesitation.
Those in their line of work all know that some masters do not trust the slaves they bought with money, so they will use poison to control them, give them antidotes regularly, and force them to swear allegiance until death.
The prince is the crown prince and doesn't know her very well, so it is understandable that he did this.
"Okay, go to the east wing and have a rest first." Chu Li said to Huan Yan.
Huanyan stepped back, and Bingxia asked curiously, "Your Highness, what did you give Huanyan to eat?"
Chu Li just smiled and said nothing. She got up and went out as she had important business to attend to.
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Mufeng Courtyard.
"Uncle, you don't have no money, do you?" Chu Li tilted his head and looked at Mu Feng.
Mu Feng coughed dryly and said seriously: "How is it possible!"
However, in recent years, the emperor has been fighting on the border and the treasury is empty, so most of his money has been used to subsidize military salaries.
Chu Li stared at Mu Feng's purse with a smile, and Mu Feng took out a silver note from it.
"This is one thousand taels, you don't have to pay it back." Mu Feng thought to himself that he was Chu Li's uncle after all, and it was really unbecoming of an elder to ask someone to pay back such a small amount of money.
Besides, he didn't want Chu Li to think that he had no money.
"That's embarrassing." Chu Li said politely while quickly taking the banknote.
Mu Feng looked at Chu Li suspiciously, "You are the prince, your monthly salary is not small, spend it sparingly!"
"Oh!" Chu Li nodded, then waved to Mu Feng and left.
Back in the house, Chu Li thought: Tonight is the last chance to place a bet. It is too late to make poison and sell it for silver now.
She didn't want to miss the opportunity to make a fortune, so she turned her eyes and looked towards Ye Hanting's house with a sly smile.
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Ye Hanting had just finished bathing and was sitting in the house reading a book in a moon-white robe.
Lan Yi's voice rang out from outside the door, "Master, the Crown Prince is here."
Ye Hanting closed the book and saw Chu Li coming in with a smile like a lucky cat.
"Master!"
Chu Li had never called him like that before, so there must be something fishy going on.
"Master, this is the midnight snack that I made for you personally, please try it." Chu Li shamelessly fooled Ye Hanting.
Ye Hanting glanced at the lotus seed soup made in the small kitchen. Chu Li was being too attentive to him for no reason. He was either a traitor or a thief.
He did not drink the lotus seed soup, "This Master does not like sweet drinks."
Then he picked up his white jade porcelain cup and placed it to his lips.
Chu Li said in a flattering tone: "Master, can you lend me 100,000 taels of silver? I have always regarded you as my own father!"
puff!
All the tea that Ye Hanting had just drunk sprayed onto Chu Li's face.
Chu Li wiped his face and said, "Master, you're welcome. I'm not thirsty."
Ye Hanting coughed dryly, his eyes falling on Chu Li's cunning almond-shaped eyes. In order to borrow money, Chu Li was so shameless. Did her father know?
Chi Yan, who was standing not far away, almost laughed out loud. Hiccup, hahahaha, Your Highness is so funny.
Lan Yi saw that he was really uncomfortable and poked his arm. Chi Yan covered his mouth and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't I find the prince so interesting before? The master is happy to be a father."
Lan Yi rolled his eyes.
Seeing that Ye Hanting was unmoved, Chu Li clasped her hands together and bowed, "Master, I will repay you double in three days."
"What if you can't pay it back?" Ye Hanting's eyes fell on her, as if he was sure that she couldn't pay it back.
The corners of Chu Li's lips twitched. Ye Hanting, you know that I am a poor guy, right? Or you know that I will definitely lose!
"If you can't pay me back, I'll be your son!" Chu Li smiled in a very dog-like manner.
Ye Hanting stroked his brows and looked at Chi Yan, "Go and get 100,000 taels of silver for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Chi Yan blinked wildly to signal his master not to lend the money to the prince. He had heard that now all the princes, nobles and common people in the capital were betting on who would win the autumn hunt between him and the prince, and the prince would definitely borrow money to bet on himself.
The prince can be first, haha, if he can win, even a sow can climb a tree!
Lan Yi was not very optimistic about Chu Li either. After all, he only had some mediocre Kung Fu skills and was not very good at riding and shooting.
Unexpectedly, Ye Hanting gave him an oppressive look, and Chi Yan had no choice but to quickly go and get the banknotes.
When Chu Li saw the 100,000 taels of silver in his hand, he sincerely liked the generosity of his financial sponsor Ye Hanting.
Just as she was about to leave, Ye Hanting tapped the table lightly with his fingers.
"Wait, leave a written receipt."
"No problem." Chu Li picked up the brush and quickly wrote the IOU.
Ye Hanting saw Chu Li's handwriting, which looked like a dog paddling, and frowned, "Write well."
Although he had never taught Chu Li to write, he remembered that Chu Li's handwriting was quite good. How come it has become like this now?
"Master, last time I was drugged, my hands started shaking badly. I'm afraid there are some sequelae."
Ye Hanting raised his eyebrows. Didn’t he help to solve the Hehuan Powder?
Besides, how could that kind of aphrodisiac cause people's hands to tremble?
"Please make a fingerprint." Ye Hanting raised his chin slightly. Chu Li took out the ink from the table, dipped his thumb in it, and pressed the red fingerprint.
Ye Hanting is a really cautious man, but it is understandable. One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount.
Chu Li handed the IOU to Ye Hanting, "Master Taifu, thank you very much."
Chi Yan grinned. This Crown Prince called him Master when he had something to do and called him Grand Tutor when he had nothing to do. How could his master not be angry?
When Chu Li's back completely disappeared, Chi Yan came over and asked with a smile: "Master, are you really not afraid that the Crown Prince will not be able to pay back the money?"
Although his master has plenty of silver, there is a high possibility that the 100,000 taels of silver will be wasted.
Ye Hanting looked at Chu Li's gradually disappearing back and said, "Go get two hundred thousand taels of silver and bet on the prince to win!"
Chi Yan was about to drop his jaw in shock, "Master, calm down, don't be impulsive!"
Lan Yi also nodded, "Yes, Master, although the prince has changed a bit recently, his strength should not be underestimated. He has fought on the battlefield and has plenty of practical experience..."
Ye Hanting raised his hand and the two fell silent.
"The more money that is bet on Chu Li, the more people will want to get a piece of the pie without any effort. The water will be muddied and the odds will be higher."
The two looked at each other and thought, the master was still the master they were familiar with.
Never do business at a loss.
But I don’t know if the master’s vision is accurate this time. Can the prince win?
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In the suburbs, *** sat on his horse, looking at the location of the autumn hunting ground.
Mo Yun jumped down from the tree, "Princess, everything has been arranged."