Chapter 187 Has my princess done something naughty again?

Prince Cheng was the least enthusiastic about politics among the princes, and he never showed any interest in vying for power.

Of course, he actually had no interest in these things, because he preferred doing business.

In his previous life, Prince Cheng never participated in the struggle for the throne among the princes; he always appeared before everyone as a carefree prince.

Even when doing business, he used the alias Du Bing.

In her previous life, Su Liluo also learned by chance that the famous merchant Du Bing was actually the Prince of Cheng when she was helping Xiao Churen go undercover.

Using Du Bing's identity, Prince Cheng engaged in many businesses, including silk, tea, shops, and restaurants. Although none of his businesses were top-notch, they were all reliable.

Therefore, Prince Cheng was actually the wealthiest among these princes.

He would never embezzle money for the sake of it, because he doesn't need that money at all.

Why does Luo'er say that?

Seeing Su Liluo's confident expression, Xiao Ye couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

He was only surprised to find that it was King Cheng, but he didn't think that King Cheng couldn't have done this. He even thought that perhaps King Cheng had been pretending all along.

"Because, King Cheng is Du Bing, a man whose interests are all in business. How could he possibly make money through embezzlement?"

Su Liluo looked at Xiao Ye seriously.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye was taken aback and asked incredulously, "The Prince of Cheng actually has this identity? Luo'er, how did you find out?"

This was something I never expected.

Although he wasn't interested in business, he had heard of Du Bing, who was known as one of the top three richest merchants in Daliang.

“Husband, you’ve forgotten that my grandmother was also a businessman. After she swindled those shops from the Su family, I’ve been managing them. I only found out about it by chance.”

Su Liluo couldn't say it was a dream, so she could only tell Xiao Ye this reason.

Fortunately, Xiao Ye did not doubt it, and simply nodded and said, "If King Cheng is Du Bing, then it is indeed impossible for him to embezzle. But Qin Wu is indeed King Cheng's man, and the evidence of embezzlement is also true."

"Why must Qin Wu be King Cheng's man? Does having a family relationship necessarily mean he will help King Cheng?"

"Luo'er, you mean...?"

Upon hearing Su Liluo's words, Xiao Ye was inspired to have a new idea.

Su Lilu smiled and said, "You see, Prince Cheng is keen on doing business and has no interest in fighting for power, but Princess Cheng's cousin and his family have ambitions to climb the social ladder."

Seeing that Prince Cheng had no chance, wouldn't they turn their attention to other princes? Besides, he was just a cousin, not a blood uncle.

Princess Cheng's family background was not low. Her father and several brothers were all officials in the court, and even those who lived far away held positions in the court.

Strictly speaking, Princess Cheng's family has considerable influence in the court, so if Prince Cheng were willing, it wouldn't be a problem for them to support him.

While he may not reach the same level of strength as the King of Chu, he is definitely stronger than the King of Xiao.

If Xiao Wang's mother was just a palace maid who rose to power, and he was still able to climb to his current position, how much more so would he be the King of Cheng?

However, King Cheng was idle all day long and had no interest in such matters, which inevitably made it difficult for his wife's relatives to resist the temptation.

Xiao Ye found Su Liluo's words quite reasonable. If that was the case, then the person behind it was trying to dig a big pit for him.

His first step was to use his own hands to eliminate Cheng Wang.

If I don't investigate further and convict King Cheng based on Qin Wu's confession, I will be a sinner in my father's eyes when the truth comes out.

Not only will the investigation be unclear, but it will also lead to charges of harming one's own siblings.

The person behind this is truly ruthless!

After thinking it through, Xiao Ye felt that he should be honest with King Cheng about this matter directly, and the two of them working together might yield some unexpected results.

So Xiao Ye took the initiative to seek out Prince Cheng.

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The study of Prince Cheng's residence.

The table was covered with stacks of account books. Cheng Wang was lying on the desk, carefully flipping through the account books one by one.

From a distance, he looked even more diligent than the accountant in the restaurant.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince has arrived!"

There was a knock at the door, accompanied by the sound of a servant reporting.

"I haven't finished looking at the ledgers yet, I should tell them to wait...wait a minute, who did you just say was here?"

King Cheng waved his hand impatiently, about to tell the people outside to wait, but then suddenly realized what he was doing and asked again.

He disliked politics and rarely interacted with court officials. When he had nothing to do after court, he liked to stay at home looking at account books and researching new ways to make money.

"Your Highness, it is His Highness the Crown Prince who wishes to see you."

The servant repeated it again.

"Why has he come to see me? Has the Princess gotten into trouble again? Come, take me to see her!"

King Cheng stood up abruptly.

He didn't have much contact with the Crown Prince. From childhood to adulthood, the Crown Prince never came to his residence to visit him unless there was something important to discuss.

Because Princess Cheng and the Crown Princess had a previous conflict, Prince Cheng subconsciously assumed that Princess Cheng had offended the Crown Princess again.

He can't outmaneuver the Crown Prince!

King Cheng hurriedly followed his servants to the main hall.

"Your Highness, has my Princess Consort done something naughty again? You, you just tell me, I, I'll go and teach her a lesson!"

Upon seeing Xiao Ye, King Cheng spoke without hesitation.

"......"

Xiao Ye looked around, thinking to himself, "Luckily, Princess Cheng didn't hear that, otherwise..."

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