In Another World, Everyone Want to Kill Me!-Chapter 115: Gold Before Feelings

"Of course, life is more important," Yue Mingxuan replied as he looked at her. "In the past, Mingxuan’s life was not worth much. But now, the life of the Flower God is very valuable."

After this round of confrontation, Concubine Hua did not gain the upper hand as she had hoped.

She naturally knew that Yue Mingxuan now had something to rely on; otherwise, she would not have patiently spoken with him for so long.

She picked up the ginseng tea beside her while suppressing the urge to smash the cup and said, "Prince Yue, you should understand that even if you cling to Shan’er, with your identity, you would at most becoming only his side consort."

Yue Mingxuan rolled his eyes inwardly.

It was not him clinging to Rong Tieshan, it was Rong Tieshan who is clinging to him, alright?

Concubine Hua had not even figured out the situation yet and had rushed over to demand a promise.

Sure enough, beauty and intelligence were sometimes inversely related.

Seeing Yue Mingxuan remain silent for a long time, Concubine Hua thought she had moved him with her words.

So, she quickly pressed her advantage.

"As a prince, I genuinely like you," she said. "But your backgrounds are still lacking. To be honest, I have already chosen a good match for Shan’er. After the Dragon Boat Festival this year, I will go to deliver the betrothal gifts."

At this moment, Yue Mingxuan caught sight of a corner of apricot colored skirts drifting past the window.

Judging by the color, it looked like Xie Lianhua’s usual clothing.

Without showing any reaction, he withdrew his gaze and said calmly,

"Your Highness is simply dislikes Mingxuan. Why use birth and status as an excuse? Besides, Mingxuan’s background is not low. That so called good match must be Princess Xie Lianhua, right? Mingxuan truly does not know where I am inferior in comparison to her."

"It is not Princess Xie Lianhua," Concubine Hua said as she lightly tapped the small table beside her. "The match I chose for Shan’er is the prime minister’s daughter, Xi Mingze."

As if thinking of something, she sighed and continued, "That child Xie Lianhua is deeply devoted to Shan’er, but unfortunately her birth is too low. I do like her very much, she knows how to disguise herself and can be ruthless when needed. She resembles me when I was young. If she can wait, once Shan’er ascends the throne, giving her to Shan’er as side consort would be enough."

When Yue Mingxuan heard this, he felt some pity for Xie Lianhua.

Leaving everything else aside, just considering her genuine feelings for Rong Tieshan, granting her as side consort was truly humiliating.

"In that case," Yue Mingxuan said calmly, "Mingxuan will naturally choose money. Prince Rong has not even succeeded yet, but Your Highness has already planned out all of his future consorts and concubines."

After saying those words, Yue Mingxuan no longer looked at Concubine Hua.

Instead, he calmly picked up the tea cup and began to drink.

Concubine Hua truly lived up to her status as his Majesty favored concubine, the tea here was far better than the tea in his courtyard.

Just the taste alone made it clear that one tael of these tea leaves was worth dozens of taels of silver.

Even if he failed to extort silver, drinking such expensive tea still counted as a profit.

Seeing that Yue Mingxuan would not budge from his demand for one thousand taels of gold, Concubine Hua felt hatred rise in her heart, yet there was nothing she could do.

In the end, she could only take out several banknotes from a hidden box beside the couch and hand them to Yue Mingxuan.

Yue Mingxuan accepted the banknotes.

Thinking of the glittering piles of gold they represented, he smiled and said, "Thank you for the reward, Your Highness. Mingxuan does not have many hobbies in this life, and money happens to be one of them. If Your Highness ever has a use for me in the future, as long as the price is right, Mingxuan will gladly help. As for Prince Rong, Mingxuan naturally cannot marry him. May Your Highness achieve your wish soon."

Having lost one thousand taels of gold, Concubine Hua naturally did not look pleased. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

She did not even bother pretending to be gentle anymore and waved her hand impatiently.

"You should leave quickly. My head starts to ache the moment I see you."

Yue Mingxuan casually gave a brief salute and then walked out of Concubine Hua’s palace while humming a small tune.

After placing the banknotes into the jade bracelet’s storage space, his eyes curved into a happy smile.

This really was a side benefit of attracting trouble, he almost wanted to complain that the emperor had not fathered more sons.

If every prince’s mother came to him and gave him one thousand taels of gold each, he would truly become rich overnight.

Lost in dreams of sudden wealth, Yue Mingxuan grew careless and failed to notice that Shang Qinghua was standing right in front of him.

Before he could react, he walked straight into Shang Qinghua’s chest.

Rubbing his sore nose, Yue Mingxuan muttered in dissatisfaction, "Who’s this bast—"

But the moment he lifted his head and saw Shang Qinghua’s face, he swallowed the rest of his words back down.

Today, Shang Qinghua was dressed in a purple court robe.

He looked as though he had just come from the emperor’s study.

Yue Mingxuan’s thoughts spun rapidly and he forced himself to awkwardly finish his sentence.

"What a... tall tree..."

He glanced around and within fifty meters and there were only short bushes.

So, he gave a dry laugh and said, "I mean, it would be nice if there were tall trees here. Prince Shang, don’t you think so?"

Shang Qinghua did not reply.

He merely glanced at Yue Mingxuan, his gaze clearly filled with disdain.

He had just come from the imperial study, and while passing through this area, he had seen a red clad figure grinning foolishly to himself.