After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

595 These two people are too ruthless

Land in Northern City was becoming more and more valuable.

To offer a large piece of land to build an academy was no different from cutting Liang Mingwen’s flesh.

“Don’t you want to remove the crown prince from his position and take it up yourself?” Liang Yulin asked in a low voice.

“Among my royal brother’s children, you are the one who can make the most money, and you are also the smarter one who knows how to use this to conceal your strength.

“But do you think you can win just by relying on these?

“You still lack reputation. Recently, Liang Mingyu has been in charge of road construction, and his reputation among those at the northern border is getting better and better.”

He put in the bait. “If you don’t hurry up, you won’t have the chance in this lifetime.”

Liang Mingwen’s expression changed.

He didn’t expect that Prince Yi would find out that he was deliberately eating, drinking, and having fun to hide his ambitions and his strength behind his back.

He wanted to let his other brothers fight first, and he would wait to reap the benefits.

Of course, he wouldn’t admit it.

He smiled helplessly. “Imperial uncle, you’ve misunderstood. I just want to be a dandy.”

“You don’t look like a dandy,” Xi Rui suddenly interjected.

Liang Mingwen and Xi Rui had known each other since they were young.

Although they hadn’t seen each other for so many years, he still knew that Xi Rui was the number one dandy in the capital and that he was the capital’s little tyrant.

He laughed. “Why don’t I look like a dandy? ”

Xi Rui proudly patted his chest. “A true dandy is someone like me, unambitious but fond of entertainment.”

He rolled his eyes. “Which rich boy would have the energy to run so many businesses and work so hard? As dandies, our life goal is to enjoy life.”

Liang Mingwen was speechless.

It was the first time he had seen someone so proud of being a dandy.

And he was actually speechless because it made sense.

He was using the title of a rich boy to hide his ambitions.

While he was developing in a low-profile manner, the money he earned was also his bargaining chip for fighting for the position of the crown prince.

The real rich people liked to eat, drink, and play.

Because they were afraid of suffering and being tired, they naturally would not run many businesses by themselves.

All of a sudden, he felt very embarrassed.

“So stop pretending in front of us,” Xi Rui said with a chuckle.

Shi Qingluo said before that as long as we don’t feel embarrassed, others will be the ones feeling embarrassed instead.

He felt that it made a lot of sense.

Liang Mingwen was speechless. He was so direct and annoying.

No wonder his father had been nagging about these people recently.

Liang Yulin smiled and said, “You have money, but you lack reputation.

“What my son and daughter-in-law mentioned benefits you.”

Liang Mingwen was speechless.

He didn’t believe that the two of them would be so kind as to help him.

They just wanted to take the land from him without getting anything in return.

But what made him even more annoyed was that he was actually tempted.

Liang Mingyu’s reputation among the people had indeed improved recently, and his other brothers were all anxious.

He didn’t look anxious, but he was silently anxious.

If Liang Mingyu was allowed to gain a good reputation and his father’s approval, it would be even more difficult for them to fight for the crown prince’s position.

Among the brothers, other than one or two who really had no ambition, who did not want to fight for it?

If their father’s rebellion succeeded, then they would be the emperor’s princes in the future.

They would not only fight for the position of crown prince but the emperor’s crown prince.

They would not hesitate to fight until their heads bled in this battle.

If their father was defeated, according to their father’s wishes, he had already made arrangements to retreat to the northern border and make the northern border independent of Daliang to become the emperor.

Taking a step back, they still had to fight.

They were both sons of concubines, so why should he give up the northern border to his other illegitimate brothers?

Therefore, Prince Yi’s words actually touched his heart.

Seeing this, Shi Qingluo chuckled and said, “Money spent can still be earned. Land donated can still be bought. If you give up the position of a crown prince, you can only be a true dandy for the rest of your life.”

Only by breaking Liang Mingwen’s psychological defense would the trap that she and Prince Yi had dug together be effective.

Liang Mingwen couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows and ask, “Would you be so kind as to help me fight for the crown prince’s position?”

There was no one near where they were standing, and they were still some distance away from the gamblers.

If they didn’t speak loudly, no one would hear them, so he asked this question.

“Of course I’m not that kind,” Shi Qingluo said frankly. “After all, this is the first time I’ve met you.

“I’m doing this because of the land you have and your identity as the fourth young master of Prince Jin’s family.

“When the time is right, the blacksmith school will use your name to borrow the backing of Prince Jin’s son.

“The other aristocratic families and officials in Northern City will have to be careful if they want to stop us. It’s a win-win situation.”

It could be seen that this Liang Mingwen wasn’t an idiot.

When talking to smart people, it is better to put one’s own benefits on the table.

Liang Mingwen didn’t expect Shi Qingluo to be so straightforward.

He also remembered what he had heard recently.

Princess Fubao had a straightforward personality and spoke straightforwardly. It was true.

“There’s no need to beat around the bush when talking to smart people, right?” Shi Qingluo smiled.

Liang Mingwen realized that although Princess Fubao was straightforward, she wasn’t simple.

“I’ll have to consider it,” he said.

This time, he didn’t reject her.

Shi Qingluo nodded in understanding. “You should.

“However, if the answer you give us dissatisfies His Highness and me, then you can’t continue to operate the Mahjong and cards in this gambling den.

“His Highness will ask the emperor to issue an imperial edict.

“In the future, any gambling den that wants to use Mahjong and cards to do business will have to get my permission.”

Liang Yulin realized that his eldest daughter-in-law was too evil.

She was completely intimidating and coercing others while also being enticing.

As expected of a member of his family.

“That’s right. If I were to go and request it, I believe that my imperial brother would not refuse.”

Liang Mingwen was speechless. What if he wanted to curse?

They even said it as if he was obligated to? Give my ass. Shi Qingluo and Prince Yi aren’t good people. They’re forcing me to board a pirate ship!

Gambling dens were his biggest source of income.

Mahjong and cards were also the main reasons why gamblers came to play. After all, other gambling dens did not have these two things.

He also believed that the emperor would definitely approve Prince Yi’s request.

Now that his father had not rebelled, the northern border still belonged to the emperor, so the imperial edict was naturally effective on his gambling house.

If he didn’t board the ship, they would cut off his money-making tool.

These two people were too ruthless.

How could Shi Qingluo not see the change in Liang Mingyu’s expression? What she was afraid of was that he would not change his expression.

“So, fourth young master, please give us your answer as soon as possible,” she said with a smile.

Liang Mingwen could only grit his teeth and say, “I know.”

After digging the hole, Liang Mingwen had jumped in more than half of it, so Liang Yulin also changed the topic.

He took out a receipt from his previous bet and handed it over.

“We came to your casino today to exchange money. Hurry up and get someone to prepare it.”

He had just handed it to Liang Mingwen when Shi Qingluo took out her own copy and handed it over as well.

Then it was Xi Rong’s and the others’ turn.

Liang Mingwen looked at the documents and felt like crying.

If they were someone else, he would definitely drag it out as long as he could and then find a way to erase this debt.

However, none of the people who came were simple.

They were all led by Prince Yi, whom even his father had a headache over.

In addition, he had just been tricked by Prince Yi and Shi Qingluo, so he was very afraid.

He could only take a deep breath, take the receipt, and order someone to prepare the silver notes.

“Imperial uncle, because I didn’t know you were coming today, my people still have to spend some time preparing.”

He suggested, “Why don’t we go to the backyard for a cup of tea and sit for a while?”

He could also test Prince Yi and Shi Qingluo.

Liang Yulin was in a good mood, so he didn’t make things difficult for her. “Sure, let’s have a cup of tea then.”

As soon as they entered the backyard, they heard a cry.

“I really can’t take out five thousand taels of silver. What can I do to make you let my brother go?”

Shi Qingluo had not yet seen the person, but when she heard the voice, she knew who it was.