bookcurios Chapter 206: This Princess Whips You Twice, and You Can Only Take It
Chapter 206: This Princess Whips You Twice, and You Can Only Take It
Since she was willing to pay twice as much, there was no reason for me to disagree. I nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, I'll do as the little princess says."
After everything was discussed, the emperor and empress left, and Su Muyao began to prepare for the night market.
As soon as it got dark, Su Muyao plugged the power supply into the generator.
Suddenly, colorful lights of various shapes on both sides of Hui'an Street lit up.
There were already solar lamps, and now with the addition of various colored lights, the entire street is lit up like daylight.
Everyone was shocked by the scene before them.
Most of the people on the street pointed at the colorful lights and saw all kinds of shapes on the lights.
Some were small animals, some were stars and moons, and there were also many fruits and vegetables. Everyone was very curious, and some people even touched the colorful lights with their hands.
"Don't touch it blindly. This was something our Little Princess Fuxing and her men had worked so hard to put up *罒▽罒*"
"How can it break just by touching it?" The old lady who originally went forward to touch the lamp looked at the old man who was chattering in front of her with disdain.
"Old man, if we take one or two of these treasures, we won't be discovered, right?" As he said this, he reached out to pull down a colorful lantern hanging on the line.
When the old man heard this, he quickly grabbed his wife and said, "I'm afraid you don't want to live anymore. Let's not talk about whether this is a treasure or not. If you take it back, do you dare to use it? If you are discovered, you will go to jail."
When the old lady heard that she was going to go to jail, she quickly put her hand down.
"I'm just saying, I won't really take it." After saying that, he pulled his old man away quickly, for fear that what he just said would be heard by someone with ulterior motives.
There were basically not many people at the night market on the first night, and this lasted until the morning when many people got up to go to the morning market, only to find that the stalls that should have been set up in the afternoon were still there.
After asking around, I found out that the stall had been set up all night and would continue to be set up later.
Everyone then fully understood the meaning of night market.
The emperor also clearly stated Su Muyao's thoughts at the morning court today, and said that the queen has taken the lead and started paying taxes.
Everyone in the morning court was sighing. In their opinion, it was unfair that they had worked so hard to build such a small family business and now had to pay such heavy taxes.
Since the emperor made the decision just before the morning court session, they could only plan to persuade him the next day.
The next day, when the morning court was about to begin, everyone was shocked to see the little princess coming.
This little ancestor might be here for no good reason, but then they thought, the shop owned by this little princess is the best shop in the capital.
Moreover, those rare and strange things are quite expensive. If the emperor says he wants to collect taxes, the princess will have to pay a lot of taxes.
It seems that they don't need to persuade the emperor today, as someone has spoken for them.
Even after most of the morning court session had passed, the little princess still did not mention the issue of taxation.
Lord Wang couldn't stand it anymore, as his wife's family owned many shops and restaurants in Beijing.
When the daughter-in-law got married, her family gave her a lot of shops as a dowry. Now the monthly profits of the shops cover all the expenses of the mansion.
Especially now that he has taken in a new sixth concubine, this sixth concubine, Li Qingyu, is a famous beauty far and wide.
But this beauty is often very good at spending money.
Especially when she went to the little princess's shop to buy cosmetics and facial masks, money was spent like water every day.
If the tax is to be paid, I am afraid my life will be hard.
"Your Majesty, I think it is better not to pay the tax silver. This has always been the rule of our ancestors, so it is better not to change it easily."
Seeing that Lord Wang had already spoken up on this topic, everyone naturally could not drag their feet, and they all stood up and said that taxes should not be paid.
Su Muyao took out the whip from her waist and said, "Uncle Emperor, Yaoyao thinks that you are wise and wise for making such a great contribution to the people.
It is wisdom to think of things that your ancestors did not think of. It is benevolence to think of them and take actual action.
Her Majesty the Queen has to take care of the trivial affairs of the harem every day and also care about the people. Today, this princess would like to hear what you gentlemen can say about this.
Are you gentlemen going to exploit the already poor people just for your own petty profits?
Sir Wang, I, the princess, have seen that you are fat and have countless beautiful concubines at home.
How come you take the salary from the court but don't care about the people? I think you can resign and spend your old age in peace."
When Lord Wang heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Although his wife was soft-hearted, she indulged him because he was an official of the imperial court.
In addition, with so many shops, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in the capital without powerful people behind them.
Now I am only opposing the emperor's payment of taxes, so why do I have to resign from my official position?
The ministers who had originally stood up to oppose have now quietly retracted their feet and returned to their original positions.
At this time, Lord Wang knelt down in front of the palace with a plop. "Your Majesty, I just wanted to change the rules in order not to violate the wishes of our ancestors.
Why does the princess want to dismiss me from my post? I have worked diligently and conscientiously during my tenure and have never made any mistakes. Is it because of a one-sided statement from the princess that she wants to dismiss me from my post?"
Su Muyao snapped the whip down and threw it out.
Everyone took a step back.
It's true that this little ancestor doesn't play by the rules. He even dares to kill King Xiaoyao in front of the emperor. These ministers will not be given face by this little ancestor.
Just as they thought, Su Muyao took the whip and whipped Lord Wang.
Lord Wang was beaten to the ground and screamed, "Your Majesty, how dare the little princess be so rude in front of the palace? Your Majesty is still here. The little princess dared to attack a humble minister. I hope Your Majesty will punish the little princess and throw her into jail."
At this time, Lord Wang no longer cared about so many things. He only knew that the little princess dared to be rude in front of the palace and hit an important official in the court in front of the emperor, even though she was just born in the countryside.
If I hadn't been conferred the title of princess by the emperor, I'd be playing in the mud in some mountain valley now.
The other ministers in the court looked at Lord Wang with different eyes. Isn't this a blatant idiot? The princess dared to kill King Xiaoyao in front of the palace, let alone such an idiot.
"Oh, really? This princess holds the golden snake whip bestowed by the late emperor to punish the disloyal and unrighteous, and to punish treacherous ministers and rebellious sons.
The Emperor and Empress reduce taxes for the sake of the people and do not want to see the people living in misery. However, you, as an official in the court, do not care about the people and do not share the worries of the monarch.
If you only think about yourself, you will have to accept the whipping from me."
After Su Muyao finished speaking, she whipped Lord Wang hard on the back.
The emperor sitting on the high throne then cleared his throat and said, "Lord Wang is old and has not thought it through. The young princess should forgive him because of his advanced age."