For a moment, Fourth Prince couldn't tell if Sixth Prince was truly indifferent to the throne or just making excuses to delay. He was quite indecisive.
2000 taels were already no small sum. To raise it to 3000 taels was not something Fourth Prince couldn't afford.
But that would be letting Sixth Prince off too easily.
Keep in mind, for Fourth Prince to nibble away 1000 taels from National Treasury took some minor scheming.
After much hesitation, Fourth Prince slowly spoke, "Little Six, as you see, I haven't found any crayfish lately. The road to wealth remains untraveled, so please don't make things difficult for me."
"How about this, lend me 2000 taels for one day, and I'll give you twenty percent of what the troupe earns that day?"
With Lin Yi presiding over the Qixi Festival, it was sure to be incredibly prosperous. As the most famous troupe in Imperial City, they were bound to make a fortune.
