The next morning, after sending off Grand Prince and Long Xuanmo to the morning court, Yang Mengchen ordered someone to call for He Junyuan and Mu Jin, "Consolidate all the funds we can mobilize within the mansion today for me. I have a big use for them."
Although He Junyuan and Mu Jin had their doubts, they still respectfully complied and went to tally up the finances of the Prince Mansion and Yang Mengchen's private assets.
"What has gotten into you to start tallying up your family's wealth all of a sudden?" Chu Dieyi asked, puzzled.
Lifting the floral tea from the table for a light sip, Yang Mengchen replied with a smile that was not quite a smile, "Qi Qiuxin convinced Qi Zonghao to go to the Emperor and request for me to join the contest."