Murong Tianci said helplessly, "Master, even if you're not afraid of retaliation, you should at least let me know. Were you planning to stay away forever?"
"Besides, plenty of people owe you money, but you owe other people money too. Aren't you afraid His Majesty will get angry?"
Jiang Shuyue said, "Our big brother is this rich, and he still owes people money?"
Prince Zhong chuckled guiltily. "Not really. I just borrowed a little silver from the Little Emperor when I was starting my business and building my fortune."
Jiang Shuyue: [A little, or a hundred million-ish?]
Huahua: [Not quite a hundred million. The Little Emperor didn't have that much New Year's gift money. Ten years' worth only came to a hundred-odd thousand taels of silver. But stealing someone's New Year's money breeds a mighty grudge.]
Prince Zhong grinned sheepishly. "I couldn't help it. Father withheld several years of my stipend, and my imperial brother insisted I get married. It nearly wiped out everything I owned. I had no choice but to use a little of my nephew's New Year's money."
Prince Huai said, "Mm-hmm. Not just my imperial brother's New Year's money, but my two hundred and thirty-five thousand taels of silver, a Red Coral, a set of Eastern Pearls jewelry, and a red agate headdress set too. Imperial Uncle, when are you planning to return them?"
"It's fine if you don't return the items. With principal and interest, it must come to five hundred thousand taels after all these years, right? How do you intend to settle the bill, Imperial Uncle?"
A deafening holy shit rang through Jiang Shuyue's mind: *[This old rascal really is something. He didn't spare either nephew. Hundreds of thousands of taels at a time, and he even scooped up their belongings before running