"Master Chao, are you back? You don't know that our Highness has been very upset during your absence these days!"
Seeing Chao Cuo come back, Chuntuo immediately started talking.
"Oh? I haven't heard of any major events in the court. What is our Highness worried about?"
This made Chao Cuo stunned. The situation in the court was now considered calm. Although there was news of the Huns' invasion, this was considered normal for the current Han Dynasty.
At this moment, Chao Cuo really couldn't think of anything that could make the prince so upset.
"You don't know, the prince made three memorials in a row a few days ago, hoping to repair the East Palace, but Prime Minister Zhang turned them back..."
They say that eunuchs are talkative, but Chuntuo is really good looking like this.
"Renovating the East Palace? It will definitely be difficult for the Crown Prince to go to the Prime Minister for such a matter..."
It turns out that's what happened. If it was just such a small thing, Chao Cuo wouldn't have to worry.
"Master Chao, your check-in room has also begun to leak. A few days ago, it even leaked in Empress Bo's palace. Do you think it can still be done without repairs?"
Seeing Chao Cuo gloating about his misfortune, Chuntuo said angrily.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. Just listen to me on this matter. You should go to the Inner Palace Department now and ask them to send some craftsmen. We will spend our own money on all the craftsmen and buy the materials we use. We don’t need money from the treasury to renovate the entire East Palace inside and out. The vegetation in the back garden has not been taken care of for a long time, so we just take this opportunity to tidy up the garden!"
Chao Cuo laughed and said to Chun Tuo.
"Master Chao, are you kidding me? How can we have so much money now! If we practice according to your method, it will cost at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. How can we have so much money!"
It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Have you never eaten pork and seen a pig run away?
Although the eunuch Chun Tuo could not calculate as clearly as the foremen of the Inner Palace Department, the general price could still be estimated.
"How about we make a bet?"
Chao Cuo suddenly became interested.
"A bet? I wonder how Mr. Chao wants to bet?"
As a eunuch, he has lost his roots as a man and has lost all thoughts about that aspect, so his desires for other things will be particularly strong.
Basically all eunuchs have a paranoid love for money, and Chuntuo is naturally not immune to this. If he likes money, he likes gambling. Now when he heard that Chao Cuo wanted to bet with him, his eyes immediately lit up.
"Let's just bet on building the garden this time. According to what I just said, if the garden can be built, then I win. Eunuch Chun, I will give you the painting that His Highness the Prince gave you a few days ago. How about sending the painting to me?"
Chao Cuo laughed and said.
"Then what if the cultivation can't be accomplished?"
Chuntuo suddenly became interested. Of course, he, the eunuch, knew how much money there was in the Prince's Mansion. The little money His Highness had saved was all used to supplement His Highness the Acting King. How could he get so much money? Are you going to build this garden?
"If the cultivation fails, my father-in-law will naturally win. I will give this jade pendant I am wearing to my father-in-law. What do you think?"
Chao Cuo said, raising the jade pendant on his waist.
"Master Chao, don't you regret it? This is a good thing. I remember that this was given to you by His Highness the Crown Prince on your first day in the East Palace, right?"
Chuntuo was really coveting the jade pendant on Chao Cuo's waist. This thing was so valuable that he could buy a big house with three entrances and three exits in Chang'an City.
"Yes, my father-in-law has a good eye. I wonder if you can win this bet?"
After Chao Cuo finished speaking, he smiled proudly.
"It's a gamble. We gentlemen can't catch up with you, so you can't go back on your word!"
Chuntuo suddenly smiled.
"Hahahaha, I just want to thank my father-in-law for the painting! You should go to the Inner Palace Department now. If it's late, I'm afraid it won't be until tomorrow!"
Chao Cuo was also very happy. That painting was an ancient relic from the pre-Qin Dynasty. Chao Cuo had long been salivating over it.
"Are you telling the truth? Then I really went there, and then they came to you asking for money, and I didn't care!"
Chuntuo squinted his eyes and looked at it, then Chao Cuo said.
"Of course it's true, just let them come to me for money!"
These hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are on the way, and they should be there in a day or two. He specially rushed back in advance to report the news, so of course he is confident now.
"Then I'm really going. His Highness is waiting for you in the study. If you have anything, go find His Highness first. Remember to prepare some money. Those grandsons are not easy to talk to!"
After Chuntuo finished speaking, he cupped his hands towards Chao Cuo and turned around to go out.
The rain just leaked at Empress Bo's place, and the master is in a bad mood right now. He, the eunuch in charge, doesn't want to join in the fun. He was shamelessly scolded at this time. Is it possible that the empress will apologize to him afterwards? ?
It was a good time to go into the palace to hide for a while under the pretext of going to the Inner Chamber of Commerce.
"His Royal Highness, Chao Cuo, fortunately, he lived up to his orders and delivered all the money from Dai Guo. I am here to return my orders!"
"Master Chao, why are you back today? Considering the distance, you should still have a day or two left!"
Liu Qi was very happy that Chao Cuo came back early. No matter what, he finally had someone who could give him advice. He also had a headache now. The rainy season in Guanzhong was about to begin. .
Lao Linyu, what will he do to his East Palace then?
Especially the Crown Princess, who had trouble with him not once or twice because of this matter.
"Old minister, I have good news here, so I can't wait any longer and come back early to say hello to His Highness so that His Highness can be prepared!"
Chao Cuo said quickly.
"What good news can I have here now? Master must have heard about it. The East Palace is leaking everywhere now. I, the prince, can't even repair the East Palace. What good news can there be!"
This matter was depressing to talk about. When he mentioned this, Liu Qi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"My lord, this is what I'm here for. Your Highness really doesn't need to worry about this matter. It's reasonable for that old guy Zhang Cang to refuse to repair the East Palace. If he doesn't repair it, we can't repair it ourselves!"
Chao Cuo's words were very strong, but hearing what he said made Liu Qi feel even more depressed.
Don’t you fucking know that I’m short of money recently? If you had money, you would still be talking nonsense here...
