Bai Suihe and the others received the news while eating. They found the news so satisfying that the couple couldn't help but add an extra half-bowl of rice to their meal.
"We were just discussing how to find a way to sell that courtyard to him at a low price, but now it seems impossible. He's so poor that I can't possibly just give it away for free," Gu Kaiyuan said, filled with regret. He hadn't been able to toss away the only hot potato in his hands, though he had already pulled a few strings and transferred it a few times. He was just waiting for a good opportunity.
"Then we can only wait. The Third Prince sending them here is definitely not that simple.
"Now that the fight for the throne has begun, what they lack most—besides power—is silver. With so many prominent families and merchants arriving in Lingnan, I'm afraid the Third Prince is planning to make a fortune off them."
