Chapter 4 The Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo

When Shen Yu (the Emperor) saw that Song Li was still smiling, he narrowed his eyes, feeling that the punishment was still too lenient...

The next second, Shen Yu said quietly, "Fine another half tael of salary."

Song Li: !!!

"What? Your Majesty, you've already been fined half an ounce, why are you still fining me?"

Seeing that Song Li looked completely bewildered and didn't know why he was being punished, Shen Yu (the Emperor) glared at him again and said, "You still dare to ask? You just laughed."

Song Li: "........."

Just because of that?

Hmph! No more giggling.

Well, his laughter might have upset the Emperor, who has been extremely busy lately.

Can't he stop laughing? He doesn't want to keep being fined.

Waaah! Now, he's been fined one or two taels of his salary.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion

Luo Xi stared at Song Li, who was sitting at the table with his hands supporting his chin and sighing, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why do you look so gloomy?"

Song Li looked at Luo Xi with a devastated expression and said sadly, "Madam, the Emperor has punished me by cutting my salary?"

Luo Xi: !!!

"How much was the fine? 100 taels? 200 taels?"

Song Li shook his head. "No."

Luo Xi: "300 taels? 500 taels?"

Song Li continued to shake his head, "Neither."

After he finished speaking, he held up one finger.

Luo Xi: !!!

"No way? 1000 taels? How can the fine be so high?"

Song Li: "It's not 1,000 taels, it's one tael."

Luo Xi wondered if she had misheard. "How much did you say? One tael?"

Song Li nodded affirmatively, "That's right, one tael of silver."

Luo Xi: "........."

She thought there was a lot more, but she was wrong...

But even an ounce or two is money!

"By the way, why did the Emperor punish you by reducing your salary?"

Song Li didn't hide anything from her and told Luo Xi the truth: "Because I went to the morning court last time and disagreed with the emperor, I angered him. So, he 'settled accounts after the fact' and fined me half a tael of salary."

Luo Xi: "What about the other half tael?"

Song Li: "The reason I still have half a tael is because the Emperor just fined me half a tael. At the time, I didn't think that being fined half a tael was a big deal, after all, the Emperor had just rewarded me with 1,000 taels."

"Then I laughed. And just like that, the Emperor fined me another half a tael of silver."

"Just like that, I lost an ounce of silver."

Luo Xi: "........."

After a moment, she gently patted Song Li's shoulder, "Never mind, the Emperor's punishment was too lenient."

“When has the Emperor ever punished someone with such a small amount of salary? Usually it’s over a hundred taels, and you only have one tael.”

"Without comparison, there is no harm. If those ministers knew, they would be furious."

Song Li: !!!

Yes, the Emperor has been good to him.

With the comparison, Song Li felt much better...

Three days later

On this day,

Lingxiu Textile made a new style of dress, and Luo Xi, having nothing else to do, went to take a look.

She bought three dresses.

Fifteen minutes later, she walked out of Lingxiu Textile and headed towards the pastry shop.

Just then, someone noticed the purse hanging from Luo Xi's waist. A moment later, she brushed past Luo Xi and reached for the purse.

The moment the person touched the purse, Su Yan, who was next to Luo Xi, grabbed her hand and twisted it hard, breaking the person's hand.

"ah!"

"It hurts! It hurts so much..."

Su Yan dropped her purse and caught it with her other hand.

Su Yan said to Luo Xi, "Madam, she stole your purse."

The man looked at Luo Xi and said, "Madam, my brother has a high fever and urgently needs money to find a doctor to treat him. I had no other choice but to do this."

"Madam, please spare me this time."