The foolish king's marriage to the ugly concubine

Chapter 34
"Hmph! Stealing the royal family's money, such evil slaves deserve to die!" Looking at those golden and clear gold and silver, and seeing Zhu Feipo's hairpin and brocade clothes, Du Ruhai's anger became more and more intense, dignified. Prince Rui only had a few clothes to change into, and the whole palace was only an empty shell, but the house of one of the prince's servants was magnificent, with gold, silver and jewels everywhere!
"Be quick with your hands and feet! I have to go to Qian Gui and Zhao Sheng's house later!"

"Yes!" All the guards responded immediately, their feet quickened, and their strides were like flying.

Inside Prince Rui's Mansion.

"Mr. Shui, calculate how much the three shopkeepers have stolen in the first half of this year. When Butler Du comes back, ask him to check the previous account books for you."

Giving sticks first, and then sweet dates is the way to employ people. Now handing over the auditing to Shui Jing is to give him great trust. I believe this is much more useful than gold and silver treasures.

"Princess, don't worry, the villain will definitely figure it out." Shui Jing nodded in agreement.

"As for the three shopkeepers, let's have a cup of tea here first, and wait slowly. As long as all the money is recovered, you can leave."

Wang Xi and the three of them widened their old eyes and stared at her in disbelief. She...is she going to kill them all?
Isn't the money they embezzled privately just for their own comfort? If they have money and don't spend it, do they still have to take it to the coffin?Even if they sell their house now, they can't raise that much money!

"Princess, are you really going to drive us to a dead end?" Wang Xi narrowed his small eyes, his eyes were fierce, but she was a stinky girl who hadn't even grown her hair yet, did she really think that becoming a princess would be a phoenix?
"What do you mean by shopkeeper Wang's words? I just took back the things that belonged to the palace, and returned them to their original owners. Don't shopkeeper Wang understand this truth?" Mu Xinran said innocently, with the corners of her lips curled up lightly.

Wang Xi choked, yes, the money belonged to the palace, but——

"Where did the money come from since the princess? Without our group of hard-working people, the palace would not have a single coin!" He said this, including everyone who worked for the palace, and wanted to win everyone's sympathy. , it's just that everyone else can't protect themselves, how can they have the time to join him to deal with Princess Rui.

"Since you are slaves, of course you have to work for the palace. Otherwise, what is the palace supporting you for? The slaves of the palace are still here in this palace. Although the three of you are the elders of the servants of the palace, you are still slaves without freedom. Besides You have obtained a lot of things through Prince Rui's Mansion these years. Don't blame me for not being merciful to you, since you have done so, you must be prepared to be punished."

Mu Xinran narrowed her eyes, and said softly: "You two, go and bring some cups of tea to the three shopkeepers, and let them calm down."

He casually pointed to the two trembling maidservants, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and added: "By the way, I remember that the food in the palace is not good, and there is probably no good tea. A shopkeeper will dislike it, so there is no need to pour tea, just boiled water."

The two maidservants were startled, and when they heard 'the food in the palace is not good', their faces suddenly turned red and then turned white again, worried that Mu Xinran would take them under the knife, so they hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes, the servants are going now Prepare."

Before the words fell, he had already left in a hurry with small steps.

When the other servants saw that the concubine actually invited someone to drink boiled water, the corners of their mouths twitched involuntarily. At the same time, they secretly worried about their own lives. They used to bully the lord foolishly, and they divided up all the valuable things in the mansion. Not really a good thing.And they wanted to give the new princess a bad start, and the breakfast presented was much worse than usual. They didn't expect that the princess would find out about this at this moment. Emotions, only one heart is hanging, ups and downs, alas, it is really terrible!
Wang Xi, Qian Gui and Zhao Sheng's faces turned blue and red and then pale, their lips trembling, obviously very angry.Invite them to drink plain water?What do you take them for?Smelly beggar?

But even though he was angry in his heart, he didn't dare to swear, and he couldn't stand out, who knows if he would be dragged to the yard for a meal of 'bamboo shoots'!
The faces of the people were in stark contrast to Mu Xinran's, while An Ye, who was sent to monitor Mu Xinran, was stupefied when he saw it, and was stunned when he heard it. Oh my God, if the emperor saw that Princess Rui was so tough , what expression will you show?
Two maidservants quickly came in with a tray on which there were three white porcelain teacups. One of the maidservants picked up the cup on the tray with both hands and handed it to Wang Xi.

"Please, Shopkeeper Wang."

Looking at the crystal-clear teacup, Wang Xi's oily face turned dark again.

"Does shopkeeper Wang despise the tea in the palace? Or does he not give me face?" Mu Xinran raised her eyebrows, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and seemed to be enjoying it. Those who didn't know thought she had drunk it It's Qiongye Yulu!

But for Mu Xinran, the unpolluted water in ancient times is indeed much better than the modern water that still smells of chemicals even if it is processed.

But other people don't think so!She thought that Mu Xinran deliberately did this to bury Wang Xi and the other three.

"Hmph!" Wang Xi took the teacup from the handmaid's hand angrily, raised his head and poured it into his mouth, drank it upside down in one gulp, then threw it to the maidservant angrily, his face still full of anger.

Qian Gui and Zhao Sheng saw that Wang Xi was holding back, so they didn't dare to show their anger. The plain boiled water that was usually tasteless tasted bitter when they drank it, as if they were in an unpleasant mood at the moment.

"The three shopkeepers are drinking so fast. It seems that the water in the palace is not ordinary. Why did you two girls bring three cups here? Why don't you bring more, so that the shopkeepers can drink enough!"

The word 'mention' was accentuated deliberately, and the maid seemed to understand that Mu Xinran wanted to deal with the three of them, so she nodded quickly.

Wang Xi opened his mouth, but finally closed it reluctantly.

Not long after, two thin maidservants came in with a bucket of water, and the servants who were imperceptibly bound in the hall stared at the swaying bucket between their slender hands, really need to carry it!
The servants and servants all twitched their mouths, mourning silently for the three shopkeepers in their hearts, but thinking that they were also guilty and didn't know how the princess would punish them, the wailing from the bottom of their hearts rushed towards themselves.

"It's summer now. Drinking water is the best way to cool off the heat. I just saw a few shopkeepers drinking very happily. I must be full of satisfaction after drinking a cup. There is nothing else in the palace, but there is a lot of water. You don't have to be polite. Think Drink as much as you want."

"You..." Zhao Sheng looked at Mu Xinran menacingly with his eyes wide open.

Perhaps it was due to the hot weather, coupled with the depressing atmosphere in the hall, and perhaps a guilty conscience, her forehead was covered with fine sweat, and she really needed to replenish water. Seeing how competent she is as a master, she even worried about the health of her servants.

(End of this chapter)