Prince Qin's Mansion.

In the main hall.

Upon hearing Hu Fei's answer, Qin King Zhu Ping's face clearly flashed with disappointment, but it was not too obvious. He just hesitated for a moment and then restored the smile on his face.

"Since the Marquis of Jiu'an is busy with something, it's not convenient for Xiao Wang to stay any longer, so let's talk about it after the Lantern Festival."

"Xiao Wang will definitely be there for the Lantern Festival appointment."

Zhu Xiang cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

Hu Fei smiled, cupped his hands and said.

However, the expressions on the faces of the two brothers just now were not hidden from Hu Fei's eyes, including the trace of dissatisfaction on Zhu Han's face.

Therefore, Hu Fei, who wanted to leave immediately, did not get up immediately. Instead, he looked at the two of them and spoke again.

"I wonder how long it will be before your two highnesses return to the capital this time before returning to the domain?"

Hu Fei looked at the two of them and asked slowly.

"The itinerary has not yet been determined, and it will probably not exceed February."

Zhu Ping hesitated for a moment and answered slowly.

"Are you in such a hurry? I don't know when my marriage to Princess Anqing will be held. If your two highnesses have already left Beijing by then, I hope you can trouble me to return to the capital for a wedding drink."

Hu Fei sighed and said with some pity.

"With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Yan in Kyoto, it doesn't seem that important whether we two are here or not, whether we are coming or not."

Before Zhu Xi could speak, Zhu Fan on the side had already said calmly.

"His Royal Highness, King Jin, is wrong. Since he is your consort, the two of you are my brothers. One is indispensable. If the two brothers don't come, I will not be able to sleep at night."

Hu Fei shook his head and said seriously.

"Are we that important?"

Zhu Fan was stunned for a moment, then said hesitantly, his expression softening a little.

"Of course! There are no lies!"

Hu Fei nodded and said seriously.

He knew that the reason why Zhu Fan was like this must be because he was too close to Zhu Biao and Zhu Di at the New Year's Banquet, which caused him to feel unbalanced in his heart.

"Don't worry, even if the two of us have left Beijing by then, we will definitely return to Beijing again to attend your wedding with Chang Shu."

Zhu Xi smiled and said loudly.

"If that's the case, then I would like to thank my two elder brothers."

"By the way, I was too hasty during the New Year. In order to present the New Year gift to my two brothers, I have been blaming myself. I hope my two brothers don't mind."

Hu Fei smiled, changed the subject, and said with an apologetic look.

It's okay if he doesn't talk about it. When he talks about it, let alone Zhu Fan, even Zhu Fan's face looks a little ugly.

“There are some things you don’t have to say!”

Zhu Fan's face darkened and he snorted coldly.

"Actually, there is one more thing I have come to do today. In addition to inviting my two brothers to the Hu family's old house to watch the wonders of Liquan on the Lantern Festival, I also prepared a gift for the two brothers. Although they are late, I hope they will come.

The elder brother accepted it."

Hu Fei smiled and said slowly.

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Zhu Xi and Zhu Di looked at each other, showing a trace of confusion, because Hu Fei came empty-handed and didn't bring any gifts with him.

"My two brothers have been vassal for nearly two years. The expenses for building the city and fortifying the army must be very large. Your Majesty has always been thrifty. It is estimated that the amount of money allocated is limited. In addition, there were serious famines in various places last year. There must be many places where the two brothers need money.

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"There are branches of Huifeng Bank in Xi'an and Taiyuan. After the two brothers return to the feudal territory, they can send people with tokens to withdraw money from the Huifeng branch. It's not much, each person has 500,000 taels. I hope to help

I will try my best to contribute to the construction of the two places, and I hope my two brothers will accept it."

Hu Fei looked at Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan with a smile on his face and said slowly.

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan were stunned at the same time, and their eyes widened in disbelief.

"Five hundred thousand taels per person?!"

Zhu Xi looked at Hu Fei in surprise and couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, the money is indeed a little short. I hope my two brothers won't dislike it."

Hu Fei nodded, sighed, and said sheepishly.

After receiving Hu Fei's affirmative answer, Zhu Xi and Zhu Xi suddenly felt happy, with uncontrollable smiles on their faces.

"Brother Hu is indeed a generous person! Five hundred thousand taels is still a small amount in your eyes."

Zhu Fan looked at Hu Fei and said with a smile.

"With small money, there's only so much I can do. You two, just don't dislike it."

Hu Fei waved his hand and said helplessly.

"Brother, I'm serious. You can be so generous. How can we dislike it? I have always thought that you and Chang Shu are a match made in heaven. Now it seems that it is indeed the case!"

Zhu Xi smiled with satisfaction and said seriously.

"Second brother is right. As your brother-in-law, we have decided that if you need help with anything in the future, just ask!"

Zhu Fan also smiled and said loudly.

"Okay, then I won't be polite to my two brothers anymore."

Hu Fei smiled, cupped his hands, and said seriously.

After the words fell, the three of them looked at each other and laughed.

After chatting for a while, Hu Fei said goodbye to Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan, left the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and returned to the Hu Mansion.

The two Zhu brothers looked at Hu Fei's back as he walked out of the house and couldn't help but smile at each other.

On the way back, Hu Fei sat in the carriage with a look of disgust on his face.

The matter of sending money to Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan was an impromptu idea on his part, just to win people's hearts. Since those two people felt that they were close to the Crown Prince and King Yan, he would simply change his ways to get closer to them, even if he couldn't.

Completely bribe them, and if the critical moment comes, they may be able to use these two people.

He has plenty of money, but what matters is where he spends it and whether it's worth it.

From his understanding, the best thing to give these two people as annual gifts would be money, because compared with Zhu Di, these two people have no talent at all. They are just two trash who dominate and prey on the common people.

Moreover, large-scale construction works were often carried out in the vassal territory, which wasted people and money. If it were not for the protection of Zhu Biao and Queen Ma, something would happen sooner or later.

"Pei Jie."

After hesitating for a moment, Hu Fei looked up at the carriage door and shouted.

"Yes, Master."

Pei Jie, who was sitting outside the carriage, heard Hu Fei's voice and hurriedly agreed.

"Inform Xi'an and the Huifeng branch offices in Taiyuan and Taiyuan to prepare one million taels of silver. When the time comes, the King of Qin and the King of Jin will send people to collect it, each of them will receive 500,000 taels."

"Remember, the semicolon is recorded in the register, indicating that this young master sponsored the two of them to use the money to repair the city, strengthen the garrison in the two places, and benefit the people."

Hu Fei said coldly with a stern face.

"Yes, Master."

After hearing this, Pei Jie immediately agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei slowly closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage, with a contemptuous sneer flashing at the corner of his mouth.

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Hu Mansion.

After burning incense, Hu Fei finally returned in his carriage. He ran to three places in a row and worshiped three giant Buddhas. He couldn't help but feel a little tired.

"Master, you are back."

As soon as he got off the car, the housekeeper Qin Hai, who had been waiting at the door of the house, walked up quickly.

"Where's the old man?"

Hu Fei nodded and asked in a deep voice.

"In the study, I have told the master the young master's instructions. The master has been waiting for the young master to come back."

Qin Hai replied while following Hu Fei towards the mansion.

"I know, let's go down."

Hu Fei waved his hand and walked straight to the study.
To be continued...