"Back then, His Majesty suffered from the strength of the queen mother, so he has been avoiding my mother, so he is also extremely guilty of his mother, and he has rewarded a lot of valuable things openly and secretly.

Speaking of the events of that year, Helan Minyue's eyes showed a little sadness.

It was also mixed with resentment and unwillingness, and what made Li Hong most strange was that there was still a trace of unbearability in her eyes.

"Mother used this money to buy a lot of properties, and these properties have been operated by the concubine for many years, and it is already a wealth that cannot be underestimated, and the concubine knows that the Fuxiang Money Village in the East Market is the handiwork of His Royal Highness, so ......"

"So you're going to trade this wealth for your brother's life?"

Li Hong narrowed his eyes with a hint of mockery on his face.

This is a blatant bribery of the crown prince!

Li Hong is indeed very short of money, and he also believes that the wealth in Helan Minyue's hands is enough to make many people tempted, but if it is just wealth, Li Hong is not in his eyes.

"No, the concubine admits that she did think so, but when she saw it today, the concubine naturally knew that His Royal Highness was not a person who could be bought with money, so what the concubine brought today was something else!"

Helan Minyue took a booklet from her sleeve and put it in front of Li Hong.

Li Hong picked it up suspiciously, looked at it for a moment, that is, in a moment, Li Hong was already in a cold sweat.

The first page of the booklet records that many famous industries in Chang'an City, jewelry shops, wine shops, and even Qinglou Chu Pavilion, have very detailed records, Li Hong thought carefully for a moment, these industries have a common feature, that is, the new rise in recent years, presumably it is the industry left by Mrs. Han back then, I don't know if I don't know it, and now this booklet is clearly written.

Li Hong found that the combined value of these industries has simply exceeded his own inner treasury, you must know that although Li Hong is only a prince, and he is very short of money, don't forget that Li Hong's inner treasury is to support the needs of the entire East Palace, and the annual silver taels in the treasury are not an ordinary number.

However, what shocked Li Hong was not the value of these shops, but the things recorded in the last few pages of the booklet.

It clearly records the conversation between Li Hong and Di Renjie in Pingkangfang that day, word for word!

In an instant, Li Hong understood everything, and cold sweat couldn't help falling.

Not because Li Hong said something that shouldn't have been said that day, but because Li Hong finally understood the chips in Helan Minyue's hand.

"Your Highness should know that the family with a long inheritance has its own foundation for survival, including my Helan family, after the death of my mother, my brother inherited the secret guard in the family, and the concubine put all the wealth into the intelligence network, this Pingkangfang is one of them......"

Helan Minyue said softly with a bit of self-restraint.

Obviously, Helan Minyue is quite proud of her achievements over the years.

But at the end of the words, a somewhat complicated look flashed on Helan Minyue's pretty face.

"Over the years, the concubine's intelligence network has collected a lot of information, and His Highness has only a small part of it, if His Highness promises to spare my brother's life, the concubine is willing to obey His Highness's orders from now on!"

Helan Minyue gritted her teeth, stared at Li Hong tightly, and finally threw out today's real chips.

"Why?"

Li Hong's face changed for a while, and he said in a deep voice.

I have to say that Helan Minyue's conditions are quite attractive, such a huge intelligence network is extremely valuable to anyone, especially for Li Hong, who is basically poor and white now, a mature intelligence network can play a huge role, at least it can make him enough to protect himself under the threat of anyone, including the Empress Wu!

But is there a pie that falls from the sky?

Li Hong believes that Helan Minyue will not fail to understand that even if she rescues Helan Minzhi, he has no way to continue to resume his former life, so he can only live incognito for the rest of his life.

What's more, Helan Minyue just said that this is the biggest secret of their Helan family, and it is also the last guarantee of survival.

So is it worth paying such a big price for a waste-like Helan Minzhi?

Also, why should you choose Li Hong?

You must know that Helan Minzhi was pushed into death row single-handedly, it stands to reason that Helan Minyue should be very hateful to Li Hong, and it is just a temporary compromise with Li Hong due to the situation, how can he put the lifeblood of a family into his own hands!

Therefore, although Li Hong was very moved by Helan Minyue's conditions, he calmed down in an instant.

Helan Minyue looked at Li Hong with a very complicated expression, and only sighed for a long time before saying.

"Your Highness is right, the concubine pays such a big price, in fact, there are conditions!"

And sure enough, it was!

Li Hong knew that things were not so simple, originally he thought that Helan Minyue was just a big-chested, impulsive and reckless woman.

But after the previous confrontation, Li Hong completely changed his previous thinking.

This woman is scheming, astute, and quite difficult to deal with!

But that's right, in the original history, Helan Minyue was able to make the backyard of the Empress Wu catch fire, and for a considerable period of time, she was on the same level as the Empress Wu, how could she be a simple woman.

What seems tempting these days is not as delicious as it seems!

"What are the conditions?"

Li Hong asked.

"First of all, the concubine provides information for His Highness, but His Highness must promise to spare my brother's life, and the grievances with my Helan family will be written off from now on."

Seeing that Li Hong showed the sincerity of the negotiation, Helan Minyue said softly.

Li Hong didn't speak, he had long expected that the other party would put forward this condition, but it was obvious that Helan Minyue's condition would definitely be more than that.

"Second, this intelligence network still has to be controlled by the concubine, and His Highness can place people in it."

Hearing this condition, Li Hong narrowed his eyes.

"The last one, Your Highness wants to promise to help me overthrow the Wu Clan!"

Helan Minyue said in a deep voice with stubbornness in her eyes.

The hall suddenly fell silent.

Helan Minyue stared at Li Hong's expression tightly, waiting for his reply.

But Li Hong's face was constantly changing, and he was obviously not calm in his heart.

In all fairness, despite Helan Minyue's proposals, the allure of a mature intelligence network to Li Hong is still very great.

And at this moment, Li Hong also understood why Helan Minyue chose herself!

Because of the Empress Wu!

Although Li Hong is the son of Empress Wu, over the years, the situation between Li Hong and Empress Wu has almost developed to the point of incompatibility, especially as Li Hong grows older, which poses a great threat to Empress Wu's forces.

And the grievances between the Helan brothers and sisters and the Empress Wu have been going on for a long time, and the death of Mrs. Han alone is enough to make the Helan brothers and sisters and the Empress Wu endless!

I am afraid that in the eyes of outsiders, I and Empress Wu will go to war one day, and as the rightful prince, Li Hong is also the most likely person to bring Empress Wu down.

Perhaps Helan Minyue took a fancy to this and chose Li Hong.

And the second condition she put forward is actually not a cause for concern.

As long as Li Hong is given enough time, Li Hong will certainly be able to completely control this intelligence network.

But it's clearly not that simple......

ps: The negotiations have officially begun, come on, Brother Hong~~~

Ask for collection, ask for recommendation~~~