After leaving the imperial study, Yu Hao was not in a hurry to return to the palace, but went to Cining Palace to find the third prince Zhu An.

This was Yu Hao's first visit to Cining Palace. The entire Cining Palace was indeed deserted and deserted. Not even a palace maid could be seen.

During this period of time, Zhu An was confined in the palace by Concubine Liu. Especially after learning that Zhu An had handed over eighteen shops to Yu Hao, Concubine Liu became even more angry and scolded Zhu An while crying.

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Although there was no one to guard Zhu An, in order not to make Concubine Liu sad, Zhu An still stayed in the palace obediently. Apart from helping Concubine Liu cook every day, he just stared at the sky in a daze, almost bored to death.

Seeing Yu Hao at this time, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Why are you here?"

"Isn't this making money? I came to see you and brought you your 150,000 taels of dividends."

Yu Hao said, taking out a thick stack of banknotes from his sleeve.

Half a month has passed since the opening of Haoyue Store. In the past half month, the business of Haoyue Store has been very booming. In addition to the huge sales of cloth, rice paper is also in short supply.

Some dignitaries even came from other places just to buy a foot of rice paper.

The daily net profit of Haoyue Store is tens of thousands of taels, a result that even Yu Hao himself did not expect.

While Yu Hao was making a lot of money, he would naturally not forget Zhu An, a good brother, and his original promise to give him a three-cent dividend.

"So much money?" Looking at the thick stack of banknotes in Yu Hao's hand, Zhu An's eyes widened.

It's only been half a month, and the dividends Yu Hao gave him were more than the entire Liu family earned in a month. You can imagine how popular Yu Hao's business is.

After only hesitating for a moment, Zhu An shook his head: "I told you, those shops are given to you for free, I don't want any dividends. Besides, your business has just started and it's time to use the money. You can take it back!"

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Zhu An knew very well that he was now confined in the palace and had no place to spend the money he had. The money would be more useful in Yu Hao's hands than in his.

"Don't worry, I have money. This money was agreed upon at the beginning. If you don't take it, I will return your shop to you. Besides, think about it for yourself. Compared with other princes, besides money, what else can you do?

Do you have an advantage?"

Yu Hao said, putting the banknote into Zhu An's hand.

"What do you mean?" Zhu An frowned.

"Are you stupid? The prince is the eldest son and has natural advantages. He is also assisted by the eldest son Xiao and a group of ministers. The second prince is not as strong as the prince, but he also has the support of King Pingnan. The fourth prince is young, but has the same literary and military skills.

He is so proficient that he is deeply favored by the emperor, and his mother-in-law is the biological sister of the Duke of E."

"Look at you again. You spend all your time living and drinking, knowing nothing. Apart from dozens of shops and tens of thousands of acres of land owned by the Liu family, what else do you have? What are you still?"

"Since you only have the advantage of money, you must maximize your advantage and crush them completely so that you can win a place in front of the emperor!"

Zhu An was stunned and stood there blankly. Yu Hao's sudden words were like a thunderbolt blow to his head, and it was like pouring cold water on him from head to toe.

After a long while, Zhu An just blurted out: "But I don't want to fight at all!"

"Don't want to argue? Take a look at your mother's Cining Palace. Is this a place where a noble concubine lives? And do you think that with the prince's character, he will let you go after he becomes the emperor?" Yu Hao said angrily.

Yu Hao has already thought about it. Since the prince insists on going against him, there is no need to pamper him. He will make him unable to become the prince.

The best choice is to support Zhu An to ascend to power!

Although he didn't want to admit it, Zhu An knew that what Yu Hao said was true.

The prince has been cruel and ruthless since he was a child, and he does not regard these princes as his brothers. Zhu An usually does not fight or grab, and only wants to be a free prince, but he is still suppressed by the prince at every turn.

Even if any eunuch and maid dared to come to Cining Palace, they would be killed by the prince.

Now that Zhu Song is in charge, the prince has gone too far. Once Zhu Song dies and the prince becomes the emperor, what will happen to these princes?

At that time, you will have no power and will have no choice but to be slaughtered by others. The best result is to end up in the frontier.

But what will happen to the mother and concubine if she leaves? How will she live alone in this palace?

"Then what should I do?"

"Nowadays, the national treasury is empty, and natural disasters are happening all over the country. The court is short of money. As long as you have money, you will have the capital to speak in front of the emperor. After all, the Liu family still has the eldest son, so it is impossible to support you much. If you don't put these

If you accept the money, how can you seize the right to speak?" Yu Hao said.

Zhu An nodded and carefully collected the banknotes in his hand.

Seeing this, Yu Hao showed a satisfied smile: "You save all the money first, and when the emperor needs a lot of money one day, you can take out the money to gain the emperor's favor."

"But is there really such a day?" Zhu An frowned.

"Don't worry, there will be. This year, most areas of Daqian have suffered from drought. I'm afraid there will be no harvest in the autumn. With the emperor's character, he will definitely allocate funds for disaster relief. Then your opportunity will come."

Zhu An nodded, "I believe you won't harm me, and I will listen to you."

Yu Hao patted Zhu An on the shoulder. Ever since Zhu An handed over the eighteen shops to him behind the backs of Concubine Liu and the Liu family, Yu Hao knew that this boy truly regarded him as a brother.

The reason why Zhu An was asked to stand up and fight was because Yu Hao saw the depressed situation of Cining Palace.

You know, Zhu An is the third prince, and her mother is Concubine Liu. Not only does she not have anyone to serve her, she even has to do the cooking herself. Is this how a prince and a concubine are treated?

Although Yu Hao didn't know what the emperor was thinking, as long as Zhu An wanted to fight, Yu Hao would definitely support him to the end!

After a few more words with Zhu An, Yu Hao left the palace.

After Yu Hao left, a middle-aged woman with a good face and plain clothes walked out from the side.

Seeing the woman, Zhu An's eyes widened immediately: "Concubine, aren't you resting? Why did you come out?"

Zhu An lowered his head as he spoke. Concubine Liu had repeatedly ordered him not to associate with Yu Hao again. At this time, he met Yu Hao secretly, fearing that Concubine Liu would punish him.

"Son, I heard everything you said. This Yu Hao is a man with ideas. You should do what he says." Concubine Liu said with a serious face.

Zhu An looked at Concubine Liu in surprise, wondering what happened to Concubine Liu today. Didn't she dislike Yu Hao very much on weekdays? Why did she speak for Yu Hao today?

After more than ten years of living like this, Concubine Liu had already had enough. Why didn't she want her son to sit on that dragon throne?

But Zhu An happened to be a person who did not fight or grab, and had no ambition, which made Concubine Liu fall into despair several times.

Now that the opportunity has come, she doesn't want Zhu An to miss it like this. Even if he fails in the end, it is better than waiting to die.

"Go ahead and do it boldly! My mother will support you, and the Liu family will also support you!" Concubine Liu grabbed Zhu An's hand and said through gritted teeth.

Zhu An was stunned and looked in the direction Yu Hao left. He still felt a little hesitant in his heart.

"Do I really want to fight?"
Chapter completed!