The Demonic Crown Prince

Li Yuan raised an eyebrow, walked over, and put his arm around her shoulder, feigning concern, "Honey, did I scare you?"

"Huh?" Xu Shuying's bright eyes widened, almost half the size of her pretty face, as she stared at him in shock.

But she quickly realized, "You want to kill me by destroying my spirit?"

"She's really smart. No wonder she's the wife I chose myself." Li Yuan chuckled.

He pulled Xu Shuying into his arms, turned to look at Li Jun, who was being helped up by the guards, and said with a smile, "Good second brother, this girl took me seven times last night, she really exhausted me. Otherwise, I would have beaten your guards down today too."

Not only did Li Yuan beat her up in front of Xu Shuying, but he also provoked her by making her do it seven times in one night. He was completely humiliated and humiliated!

This caused Li Jun to become extremely anxious and angry. He could only utter the word "you" before spitting out a mouthful of blood and collapsing backward.

"Second Prince..." A group of guards exclaimed and helped him up, then went to find the imperial physician for emergency treatment.

"You, you shameless person, actually said you wanted me to have seven... nothing clearly happened yesterday."

Xu Shuying recalled what Li Xiang had just said, feeling both ashamed and angry, and glared at him angrily.

"I will prove my abilities to you in the future."

Li Yuan spoke in a very serious tone.

"Pooh!"

Xu Shuying struggled to break free from his hand and spat angrily.

"Do I look handsome today?"

Li Yuan looked at the group of guards protecting Li Jun as they left in the distance, and asked Xu Shuying with a grin.

Xu Shuying pursed her full red lips, seizing the opportunity to retaliate, "Playing dumb to fool others, cunning and ruthless, Your Highness is indeed very handsome!"

Li Yuan looked at Xu Shuying with interest and said directly, "Then why did you choose me? Doesn't that make you even more cunning and vicious?"

"you……"

Xu Shuying was furious. This guy reacted too quickly!

You can't out-argue him with couplets, and when you try to mock him when he's off guard, you get mocked back. You just can't beat him no matter what you do.

I'm so angry!

I must not have slept well yesterday, otherwise I wouldn't have performed to my full potential.

Once I get a good night's sleep and am fully rested, I'm sure I can win the argument.

Yes, definitely!

"By the way, what are you doing here?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

"I really want to see you get beaten up!" Xu Shuying glared at him fiercely, then turned and left.

Actually, she heard a message from someone in the Eastern Palace. After all, she is now the Princess Consort of Qin, so she had to come and see what was going on.

As soon as I arrived, I saw Li Yuan beating Li Jun up. He was beating him really hard, but it was so satisfying!

"Women are all two-faced creatures," Li Yuan said with a smile, watching her graceful figure recede into the distance. He then turned, mounted his horse, and shouted, "Go!"

They left the palace.

……

"Your Majesty, Prince Qin, Li Yuan, is so ruthless that he beat our son like this. You must uphold justice and severely punish Li Yuan."

At this moment, Consort Wang was crying to Emperor Jinglong in Duanfu Garden.

Emperor Jinglong, who came to visit, remained silent.

To be honest, when he heard that Li Yuan had actually beaten Li Jun, who had brought a bunch of guards, unconscious, he couldn't believe it at all.

This kid actually has this skill?

If it weren't for the eunuch's absolute certainty, he would have seriously doubted whether things had been reversed.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has broken seven ribs and suffered damage to many internal organs. Although he is unlikely to suffer any lasting effects, he will need to rest for at least a month before he can walk again."

The imperial physician beside him reported this in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, Li Yuan is too ruthless. He must have all his bones broken..."

Consort Wang wept bitterly.

"Why fight? Li Jun brought this on himself. He surrounded Li Yuan with a group of guards, and they didn't even manage to beat him. That's embarrassing enough, and now he expects me to uphold so-called justice? What will the entire court think of me?"

Emperor Jinglong snorted angrily.

How could he not feel sorry for Li Jun?

Normally, even if Li Yuan's bones weren't broken, he would at least be given twenty lashes.

But now, Li Yuan has the imperial edict ordering him to retaliate. What can he say? He can't very well contradict himself!

Damn it, it seems like I've been tricked by Li Yuan?

"Your Majesty..." Consort Wang cried out, still unwilling to give up.

"That's enough. Tell him to take good care of himself and never provoke Li Yuan again!"

Emperor Jinglong flicked his sleeve.

……

Li Yuan left the palace, but instead of going to the Ministry of War, he went to the Huiziwu in Yujing City.

Huiziwu was the official agency in Daye that issued and stored paper money. It existed all over the country, and now paper money was circulating in Daye alongside silver and copper coins. Because of its official endorsement, its use among the people began to become widespread.

Upon hearing that the King of Qin had arrived, the officials in charge of the affairs of the palace dared not neglect him. The supervising official personally came out to greet him and accompany Li Yuan.

"Exchange all 500,000 Chu coins into cash; I need them."

Li Yuan bid on that Chu coin.

"Well... Your Highness, our organization doesn't have that much silver right now. We can only borrow from neighboring organizations, which will probably take some time."

The supervising official rolled his eyes and coughed lightly.

Huiziwu certainly had cash on hand. If it didn't even have 500,000 taels of silver, not to mention the people running for cash, just the fact that a few big merchants came to ask for cash would bankrupt it immediately.

However, he had already received orders from his superiors that whoever came to exchange the currency from this bank was to delay the exchange.

Simply put, the goal is to discard this Chu coin.

In other words, there is no system for reporting lost items now, otherwise Li Jun would have wanted to report it lost and void it directly, and he would not let Li Yuan get the money no matter what.

This outcome was already within Li Yuan's expectations. He stroked his chin lightly, his expression unchanged, and asked, "How long will it take?"

"If we gather them all, it will take anywhere from two months to half a year."

The supervising official's eyes flashed as he answered.

"Oh? In that case, how much cash can be exchanged now?"

"Your Highness, these large-denomination Chu coins are exchanged one bill at a time. Either you can exchange them all, or you can't get a single coin out."

"I see." Li Yuan narrowed his eyes, his mind already clear.

He remained unperturbed, simply nodding. "Alright then, exchange all 500,000 taels of Chu currency for 500 one-thousand-tael notes. Is that alright?"

"Your Highness, that won't work either. It's one ticket per exchange, and there's no precedent for exchanging it for individual tickets."

The official shook his head; no matter how much they pleaded, he simply wouldn't give them a replacement.

This made Xiao Guizi next to him so angry that his belly swelled up.

"Is it really impossible to replace it?"

Li Yuan remained unperturbed and asked with a smile.

"Your Highness, this is a rule set by our imperial court. Please don't make things difficult for me, okay?"

The official in charge of the case frowned and said.

"Haha, sticking to principles is good. I like people who stick to principles."

Li Yuan laughed loudly, patted him on the shoulder, and then turned and left.

The supervising official saw Li Yuan off at the door, watched him ride away, then quickly led out his horse and hurried to the Ministry of Revenue to report to Minister Wu Yuanshan.