The Great Ming Demon Pill: Your Majesty, please address me as the Crown Prince!

Zhu Yi immediately gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Highness, I can't let you shoulder this alone!"

"I don't want my share!"

Zhu Zhanqi, Zhang Mao, Li Heng, Liu Zhong, Zheng Yu and others immediately realized what was happening.

"Yes, third brother, it doesn't matter about the money, I'll support you no matter what."

"Your Highness, count me in!"

"I also want to support Your Highness."

"Compared to supporting His Highness, this money is nothing."

"..."

Zhu Zhanjun: "???"

No, buddy.

Don't you want the money?

He just wanted to complete a task.

I didn't expect these guys to actually support me.

I was quite touched by what he did.

Zhu Zhanjun suppressed his emotions.

"How about you provide more support?"

Everyone: "????"

Just then, a palace maid quietly entered and said respectfully.

"Your Highness, someone from the Eastern Palace has arrived."

Zhu Zhanjun raised an eyebrow slightly.

A messenger from the Eastern Palace?

He said it casually.

"Bring him in."

"Yes." The palace maid withdrew.

Zhu Zhanqi, Zhang Mao, Li Heng, Liu Zhong, Zheng Yu, and others looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.

Liu Zhongdao.

"Third Prince, since it is someone from the Eastern Palace, please step back."

Zhu Zhanjun waved his hand.

"It's alright."

"We're all brothers, it won't bother us."

Everyone was immediately touched.

Zhu Zhanjun glanced at the open box and the Yongle Tongbao coins, and then smiled.

"Move these boxes aside first."

"We can't let outsiders see this."

Everyone nodded.

A short while later.

Jin Ying walked in and was taken aback when she saw a group of children.

He then casually bowed to Zhu Zhanjun.

"This servant, Jin Ying, greets Your Highness the Third Prince."

Zhu Zhanjun said calmly.

"What brings you here, Steward Jin?"

Jin Ying said calmly.

"This servant is here on the orders of the eldest grandson of the emperor to ask Your Highness for the interest and principal from the business returns."

"The eldest grandson of the emperor means that the interest should have been paid on time, but it has been delayed for several days, so he asked me to bring it over and inquire about it."

After Jin Ying finished speaking, she felt somewhat embarrassed.

He was unaware that the eldest grandson of the emperor had purchased these investment shares.

He had previously mocked these noble sons who had invested in the project in front of the eldest grandson of the emperor, Zhu Zhanji.

Now Zhu Zhanji has sent him to ask for money, I wonder if it was intentional or not.

Zhu Zhanqi, Zhang Mao, Li Heng, Liu Zhong, Zheng Yu, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

What the hell!

The eldest grandson of the emperor bought it too?!

Zhu Zhanjun remained calm.

He had an account book, and every single entry was recorded clearly.

He was somewhat surprised when he first learned that Zhu Zhanji had also bought it.

However, at the time, the idea was to raise funds, and no one was exempt from the challenge.

He wasn't afraid of the eldest grandson of the emperor or anything like that.

There's no use being afraid anyway; we'll meet at Xuanwu Gate sooner or later!

Zhu Zhanjun tried his best to keep a serious expression on his face.

"Manager Jin..."

"My business has recently run into some problems."

"So there's a high probability that there won't be any rebates."

Jin Ying's expression was rather unpleasant.

"Then forget about the rebate."

"Does the eldest grandson mean that the principal will eventually be recovered?"

Zhu Zhanjun slowly shook his head, his face filled with sorrow.

"Probably not."

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Kim Young: "..."

He's numb.

Although with his experience he should have guessed that his visit today would be in vain, he never expected that this prince, so young, would be so shameless.

They won't even give you the principal?

This is the eldest grandson of the emperor!

How dare he?

Jin Ying felt a jumble of emotions.

The atmosphere inside the hall became somewhat tense for a moment.

Zhu Zhanqi, Zhang Mao, Li Heng, Liu Zhong, Zheng Yu, and others looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had all heard of the name of Zhu Zhanji, the eldest grandson of the emperor.

The Third Prince is too audacious; he doesn't even give Zhu Zhanji any face.

After an eerie silence.

Zhu Zhanjun suddenly said.

"However, Steward Jin, although the business has run into problems and the investment cannot be returned, the eldest grandson of the emperor is still my elder brother."

"How about this, I'll personally pay him one hundred strings of cash as a small token of my appreciation."

Kim Young: "???"

One hundred strings of cash?

According to what he just learned, Zhu Zhanji had invested at least eight thousand strings of cash.

I've even lost my underwear!

Jin Ying's face stiffened.

"Your Highness, isn't this... one hundred strings of cash a bit too little?"

Zhu Zhanjun said solemnly.

"Old Jin, you have to understand, investing involves risk."

"I never promised that the investment would definitely succeed; there's always the possibility of failure."

"Logically speaking, this money shouldn't even need to be paid."

"I gave you this hundred strings of cash purely out of brotherhood."

"If you don't want it, then I won't pay the hundred strings of cash."

Kim Young: "..."

He quickly replied.

"Your Highness, I didn't say I didn't want it."

"This servant will go back and report to His Highness the Crown Prince immediately."

Zhu Zhanjun said calmly.

"Go."

Jin Ying quickly withdrew.

After he left.

Zhu Zhanqi, Zhang Mao, Li Heng, Liu Zhong, Zheng Yu, and others immediately started shouting.

"The Third Prince is too assertive!"

"His Highness the Crown Prince handled this matter... with a lack of vision."

"Yes, we're following His Highness to do great things. It's about loyalty, vision, and a future! How can we act like common folk, only focused on small returns and principal?"

"Yes, His Highness the Third Prince said that investment is risky and one should be cautious when entering the industry. We all did it voluntarily in the first place."

"Yes, we're all brothers, why worry about money?"

"..."

For kids their age, the status of the eldest grandson of the emperor might not be a threat. It's Zhu Zhanjun's "toughness" that makes them admire him!

Although he is younger, Zhu Zhanjun is already seen as the eldest brother by them!

Zhu Zhanjun's lips twitched.

You guys have no idea how much money that good grandson invested.

I've humiliated him this time, and I bet he's furious.

He muttered to himself, but waved his hand dismissively.

"Brothers!"

"Anyone who betrays me, I'll give him a hundred strings of cash!"

"Those who are loyal to me will be rewarded with millions of coins in the future!"

"You understand applause!"

...............................

The Eastern Palace.

Jin Ying, accompanied by two eunuchs carrying a small wooden box, returned to the East Palace with heavy steps.

His face turned pale, his heart pounding with anxiety, unsure how to respond to the eldest grandson of the emperor.

Inside the hall, Zhu Zhanji had been restless for some time. Upon seeing Jin Ying enter, he immediately rose and took two steps forward, his voice filled with urgency: "Jin Banban, how did it go? Did you get the money back?"

Jin Ying lowered her head, not daring to look Zhu Zhanji in the eye, and slowly shook her head.

Zhu Zhanji's heart skipped a beat, a surge of anger rising to his head, his face instantly turning red: "He...he really dares to do this?! He even dares to swallow my money?! That scoundrel Zhu Zhanjun, does he have no respect for elders or the proper order of things! He's simply...simply utterly disrespectful to his elder brother, completely lawless!"

He grew angrier and angrier as he cursed, pacing back and forth in the hall, listing all of Zhu Zhanjun's faults, from "unruly and incorrigible" to "cunning and treacherous like a ghost," for a full cup of tea's time before his anger subsided slightly.

Only then did he notice the two eunuchs behind Jin Ying, and the rather shabby wooden box between them.

He frowned, pointed at the box, and asked, "What's this? Why did you bring a box back?"

Jin Ying swallowed hard and forced a smile, saying, "Your Highness, this...this was brought back by the Third Prince."

Zhu Zhanji was taken aback, a ridiculous expectation rising in his heart: "Could it be... that he has changed his mind and returned the principal?"

He strode to the box. "Open it!"

The box opened with a click, revealing neatly stacked one hundred strings of Yongle Tongbao coins.

Zhu Zhanji looked completely bewildered.

Is this number correct?

He suddenly turned his head and stared at Jin Ying.

"What does this mean? Is that all?"

"I've invested eight thousand strings of cash!"

"Does Zhu Zhanjun think I'm some kind of beggar?!"

Jin Ying shuddered in fright and quickly repeated Zhu Zhanjun's words verbatim: "His Highness said...that his business has run into some problems, and the returns and principal...are mostly gone. This hundred strings of cash is from his own pocket, out of brotherly affection, to offer Your Highness...as a form of comfort. He also said...investment is risky, and one must be cautious when entering a business; in principle, this money shouldn't even be given. If Your Highness doesn't want it, he won't even accept this hundred strings..."

"Enough!" Zhu Zhanji roared, interrupting Jin Ying.

He was so angry that he was trembling all over, pointing at the box of money, his fingers shaking.

"Brotherhood?"

"My money!"

"He took eight thousand strings of cash, and gave me one hundred!"

"Do I still need to thank him?"

[Ding! You have obtained a Prismatic Treasure Chest!]