Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

Chapter 164 It’s Worth It If You Like It (Part )

"Chen Heng, name a price. I'll buy this Yuchanxiang." Chu Huanjun said.

Chen Heng cheerfully held up six fingers. Chu Huanjun glanced at him and replied calmly, "Only sixty gold? Incense is so cheap this year? Fine, I'll buy it."

Chen Heng quickly shook his head, raised his six fingers even higher, shook them, and said, "Your Highness, you have to add a decimal point at the end."

"Six hundred gold?!" Chu Huanjun almost dropped his jaw in shock. He quickly snatched the glass bottle from Tao Yao's hand and threw it back into Chen Heng's wooden box as if it were a dirty thing. Then he grabbed the reins and rode away.

"Let's go, let's go, black marketeer, it's scary." Chu Huanjun rolled his eyes at Chen Heng - he knew that Old Man Chen loved to cheat customers the most, but he didn't expect that the love of cheating and deceiving was inherited from the same bloodline in their family, and his son was also so greedy.

Chen Heng brought a large number of men and had anticipated that Chu Huanjun would try to escape. He quickly gave an order and all the servants and maids rushed forward, blocking the road ahead.

"Your Highness, our Yuchanxiang is really rare. If you miss it, you will never be able to buy it again. Besides, I think Madam likes it very much!" Chen Heng was smooth-talking and eloquent. He held the Yuchanxiang in his hands and came up to him with a fawning look on his face.

Rather than saying that Chen Heng was welcoming guests, it would be more accurate to say that he was here to act as a highway robber.

Chu Huanjun helplessly tightened the reins and stopped the horse, watching coldly as Chen Heng showed off in front of Tao Yao. He couldn't help but grab a handful of melon seeds from his pocket and threw them out, scattering them all over Chen Heng's head and face.

Everyone said that Chu Huanjun was a gentleman who always paid great attention to etiquette and manners, but now when I saw him, I found that he was a little out of control.

Chen Heng was caught off guard. He chewed the melon seeds that had just been thrown into his mouth, spitting out the shells and swallowing the seeds. In business, the most important thing is flexibility. Since Chen Heng had made it this far, he must be willing to sacrifice everything for sales. Reputation and material gain were not as important as genuine gold and silver.

Seeing Chen Heng approaching with that shabby jade charm in his hands again, Chu Huanjun couldn't help but roll his eyes and curse, "I want to see your father."

Chen Heng suddenly felt a little embarrassed - it seemed that all his efforts were in vain, and in the end he was still suppressed by his father.

Chen Heng bowed respectfully, nodding and saying, "Your Highness, you don't know... My father has been fascinated by the mountains and rivers in recent years, busy traveling around the beautiful country. He has no mood to organize the incense tasting conference. This year's incense tasting conference is under my personal control."

Chu Huanjun shook his head. "Then you, the second-in-command, are really terrible. You actually stopped a customer's carriage in broad daylight. Aren't you afraid that if word gets out, no one will dare to come to your house to buy things anymore?"

Chen Heng smiled, but inwardly he was furious over Chu Huanjun's claim that he was second-in-command. He managed to maintain his composure and said, "Your Highness, you are wrong. I simply want to do my best to help my father. After all, he is old now and has been busy for most of his life. It is more important for him to enjoy a more peaceful life. It is better for us younger generations to worry about these business ventures."

Chu Huanjun waved his hand and took out a banknote from his sleeve. Chen Heng saw this and quickly asked someone to bring over some writing material.

Chu Huanjun took the pen, dipped it in ink, and with a wave of his hand, he wrote a line of cursive writing on the banknote. It was exactly the amount of six hundred gold, and at the end he signed it with Chu Huanjun's name.

Chen Heng took the banknote respectfully, bowed three times, and his face was full of joy: "Your Highness is straightforward! There will be more good goods at the incense tasting conference later. Your Highness, just mention my name, and I will definitely give you any discounts I can."

As Chen Heng spoke, he carefully packed the Yuchanxiang and stuffed it into Tao Yao's hand.

Chu Huanjun didn't bother to look at him and just said coldly, "Don't block the way!"

"Eh--"

This time, Chen Heng agreed readily. As soon as he said yes, all the servants and maids immediately dispersed to both sides of the road. Only then did Tao Yao realize that a long red carpet had been laid in the middle of the road, extending from the stone archway to under their carriage.

In the middle of the red carpet, a line of large, splashed-ink characters sprinkled with gold powder was written in an exaggerated manner:

"We respectfully welcome His Royal Highness Prince Yi."

The servants and maids standing on both sides were even more exaggerated. Two rows of people lined up in a row and saluted their carriage.

Tao Yao had never seen such a bizarre sight before, and frankly, was even a little frightened by it. So, she looked at Chu Huanjun's face with some curiosity, his face showing no sign of surprise due to his familiarity, and asked doubtfully, "Xiao Chu, do they greet you like this every time you come here?"

Chu Huanjun tilted his head and thought for a while, then said calmly, "It seems... about the same... but this year it's indeed a bit exaggerated."

"Ah..." Tao Yao shrank back into the carriage with a look of disdain. "I really can't understand the world of you rich people."

Chu Huanjun smiled. He was always distracted when riding a horse, and at this moment he had no intention of paying attention to the road. He always turned his head to steal a glance at Tao Yao.

At this moment, she was holding the Yuchanxiang in her hand, putting it to her nose and sniffing it again and again. It was obvious that she had regarded the Yuchanxiang as a treasure.

Chu Huanjun said softly, "Do you like it?"

Tao Yao nodded: "I like it. But it's a bit too expensive. Isn't it worth it?"

It’s definitely not worth it—that was Chu Huanjun’s first reaction. However, he suddenly didn’t want to be rude today and smiled gently, “It’s worth it. As long as you like it, no matter how expensive it is, it’s worth it.”

"Ah?" Tao Yao was a little flattered, and two blushes appeared on her face. "Is my love so valuable?"

Chu Huanjun was stunned. The weather was nice today, though the morning dew was a bit heavy, making him feel soaked from head to toe, like days of continuous spring rain accumulating in the soil, and the seeds of small grasses and flowers that had been carried by the wind were quietly beginning to sprout.

His love for her was like the unforeseen and unexpected spring rains that often soaked him, making him embarrassed, worried and frustrated, but it also allowed those sweet seeds to quietly take root and sprout in the wilderness of his heart.

And every time she appeared, it was like the spring thunder after the Waking of Insects, appearing without reason and disappearing in an instant. Every time it made his heart palpitate, and every time it made him unpredictable.

He wanted to say that her love was priceless and could not be bought with money. If he could really buy her love with money, he would be willing to lose everything.