The struggle for the throne among nine princes—I really don't want to be the crown prince.

Chapter 203 Is the Crown Prince Going to Call a Deer a Horse?

For Yarjianga, who inherited the title of Prince Jian, the last thing he wanted was for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne.

He was raised in the palace from a young age, and because Emperor Qianxi valued him, he was naturally quite spoiled.

When I was a child, I was close to the eldest prince, so I wasn't too fond of the crown prince.

Now that he has become a prince, he and the crown prince are still not getting along.

This time, he spoke to the Crown Prince in a casual tone about the yield of sweet potatoes at 1,500 catties per mu, intending to provoke the Crown Prince into saying something inappropriate.

Of course, it would be better if the crown prince left in anger.

That disrupted Old Madam Tong's banquet.

Emperor Qianxi was a ruler who governed the country based on filial piety. If the crown prince did this, Emperor Qianxi would definitely not sit idly by.

In that case, he would have achieved his goal.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince... not only did the Crown Prince not refute the claim of 1,500 catties per mu, but he also said that his sweet potatoes yielded 2,000 catties per mu.

Crazy!
Is the Crown Prince out of his mind? How could he possibly have a grain yield of over 2,000 catties per mu?

Is the Crown Prince trying to call a deer a horse, wanting to see who opposes him?
If that's the case, then so be it!
Upon realizing this, Yarjiang smiled and said, "Your Highness, you're not joking with me, are you? How could sweet potatoes possibly yield two thousand catties per mu?"

"If Your Highness's sweet potato yield exceeds two thousand catties, I will cut off my head and give it to Your Highness to use as a football."

At this point, he looked around and said, "Gentlemen, the Crown Prince says his sweet potato yield exceeds two thousand catties. Do you believe him?"

As soon as he said that, the surroundings fell completely silent!

The reason no one spoke up was that most people didn't want to offend the Crown Prince for no reason.

The Crown Prince is the future emperor!
Yarjan'a is of high status and is at odds with the Crown Prince. Their relationship is beyond repair, so it's normal for him to say a few harsh words.

But the others didn't want to offend the Crown Prince for no reason.

Just as Yarjianga was feeling embarrassed, the eldest prince spoke up: "Although I believe that the Crown Prince would not talk nonsense, I am even more convinced that there is no grain in the world that yields more than two thousand catties per mu."

The eldest prince glanced at the third prince and asked, "Third prince, do you believe it?"

The Third Prince was watching the spectacle. He wasn't very close to the Crown Prince, and his relationship with the First Prince was also so-so.

At this point, it's best to just sit and enjoy the show.

But little did he expect that this trouble would actually happen to him.

His mind raced. If he said he didn't believe it, he would offend the Crown Prince. But if he said he did believe it, wouldn't he seem out of touch with the suffering of the common people?

Or it might make people think that you lack your own opinions.

Damn it, it's really hard to be the little one when there are two big ones!

However, the Crown Prince hadn't reached the point where he could call a deer a horse; he himself...

After thinking for a moment, he solemnly said, "Brother, although I believe that the Crown Prince would not speak carelessly, a yield of two thousand catties per mu is simply impossible."

The eldest prince was very satisfied with the third prince's answer.

His gaze immediately fell on the fourth prince's cold face.

He hoped that the fourth brother could express his opinion on this matter!
After all, this can be considered a form of taking sides.

"Fourth brother, what do you think?"

The fourth prince, Yunzhen, already had a cold expression. In fact, when the eldest prince asked the third prince, he had already thought that his elder brother would ask him the same question.

Therefore, his mind was working at a rapid pace.

When he heard the Crown Prince indeed bring up the matter of him, he calmly replied, "Brother, isn't this a very simple matter?"

"It's already autumn, and the Crown Prince's sweet potatoes are ready for harvest."

"As for the yield per acre, we'll find out when we go and see for ourselves, won't we?"

The Fourth Prince spoke calmly, but he directly challenged the First Prince.

Although the eldest prince was unhappy, he could not get angry, because what the fourth prince said made perfect sense.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "Isn't it just that the harvest time hasn't come yet?" Shen Ye didn't care about the statements of the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince, after all, he had no intention of calling a deer a horse.

His claim of 2,000 jin was absolutely true!

Looking at everyone's expressions, he suddenly thought of something.

The Prince Jian's Mansion in Yarjianga is located in Xiaotangshan, and it has several estates, covering tens of thousands of acres of land.

If you were to buy it with money alone, it would cost at least seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver.

Moreover, Yarjana and I don't get along, so even if I offered him money, he probably wouldn't sell.

I am not Emperor Qianxi, so I can issue the following commands.

If his Xiaotangshan Palace is built, but Yarjianga makes a fortune, then he will have suffered a huge loss.

Didn't he disbelieve?

Then take a gamble!
Shen Yeping’s favorite thing in life was this kind of bet where he already knew the cards.

He laughed and said, "Fourth brother is right. We'll know how much we can collect once we start collecting."

"But before the sweet potatoes are harvested, are you willing to make a bet with me, Yarjan?"

"If the yield of sweet potatoes exceeds 2,000 jin, then I win; if it's less than 2,000 jin, then you win."

Although Yarjan had lived a life of luxury since childhood, he had already inquired about grain yields.

A good plot of land can yield more than 200 jin of wheat per mu.

Not to mention things with a production volume of two thousand catties.

In his view, this was a sure win!

He also welcomed this bet, because it would not only damage the Crown Prince's reputation, but also allow him to win some benefits from the Crown Prince.

His Majesty will not pursue this matter further.

After all, it was the Crown Prince who proposed it!
He chuckled and said, "If Your Highness has such an interest, I will naturally oblige."

"I wonder what the Crown Prince is planning to gamble on. If the bet is too small, it won't be interesting."

The two people's words immediately excited everyone present.

After all, it's a crown prince and a prince, and they're going to gamble on it. This is much better than sitting around drinking tea.

“If we’re going to gamble, let’s go big,” Prince Yu said. “If you ask me, it’s not really worth it without five thousand taels of silver.”

Prince Gong laughed and said, "The Crown Prince and Yarjiang Adu are definitely not small matters."

The fourth prince and the eighth prince remained mostly silent, acting as if nothing concerned them.

Listening to the noise around him and looking at Yarjianga, who seemed confident of victory, Shen Ye smiled and said, "Since Fifth Uncle has said so, let's make a big bet."

“I built a new courtyard, which cost more than 100,000 taels of silver. I was planning to move in, but I haven’t moved there yet.”

"Alright then, Yarjiang, if I lose, this courtyard is yours."

Everyone present knew about the Crown Prince's construction of the courtyard, and they also knew that the courtyard was not only in a good location, but that the Crown Prince had also spent a lot of money on it.

When the Crown Prince brought out this courtyard, Yarjiang's expression immediately changed.

Although he possessed a great deal of wealth, few things could compare to the mansion of a crown prince.

Just as he gritted his teeth, preparing to gamble his princely mansion, Shen Ye waved his hand and said, "Forget about your mansion, I couldn't live in it even if you gave it to me."

"How about this, I heard you own more than a dozen estates in Xiaotangshan, why don't you gamble with those?"

"So you won't try to renege on your debt to the Emperor later."

Upon hearing Shen Ye's claim that he was reneging on the debt, Yarjianga snorted and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, I, Yarjianga, am not someone who can't accept defeat!"

"As long as the Crown Prince's sweet potatoes can really produce more than 2,000 catties per mu, all of my dozen or so estates will belong to you, Crown Prince!"

(End of this chapter)