Chapter 359 Luxury

But no matter how curious they were, no one took a step forward.

Because when they lower their heads, they will see the ground reflecting their own images perfectly, clearer than a bronze mirror.

After watching for a long time, the court officials might even have some strange illusions.

It seemed that if they took a few more steps forward, they would merge into the ground and sink into eternity along with the reflections of Crystal, Phoenix, Xuannv, etc., unable to leave.

The court officials froze in their places, unable to help but whisper to each other:

"Luxury! I thought the outside was magnificent and luxurious enough, but I didn't expect the inside to be even more shocking. I can't imagine how much it cost."

"Yes. Where did they get so many crystals from the Western Regions? Not only for the curtains, but also for the floor. There are also these murals of dragons and phoenixes. How many crystal diamonds are there on them to make them so shiny? How much money must have been wasted!"

"Is there anyone who knows the goods who can come and calculate how much it will cost?"

"I think this room alone would cost half a year's worth of Daxia's taxes."

…

Not to mention the court officials who were whispering to each other, even the well-informed emperor was shocked for a moment.

The usually lazy queen also opened her eyes and observed the decorations in the house attentively.

The prince looked at it for a while, then turned to look at his sisters, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

The third prince's expressionless face revealed his nervousness.

The princesses were all calm, with faint smiles on their faces.

System: [Hahaha, Ah Ruan, I just like seeing their ignorant look. Hahaha… We worked so hard to prepare the gifts, and the alchemists repeatedly tested the glass for so long, isn’t it just to see their dumbfounded expressions? So cool!]

Crowd: …

Several court officials who were concerned about the national treasury were shouting in their hearts: System, you should have told us earlier that you like to see our shocked expressions. We will show you every day in the future. Don't waste money!

Yuan's chubby face was also filled with smiles: [Hahaha, the sisters' hard work in preparation is worth it. Of course, we also have to thank Tong'er for his technical support. If it weren't for Tong'er, these things wouldn't be so easy to come into the world! Tong'er, you've worked hard.]

The system immediately puffed out its chest with pride: [It’s not hard! Hahaha, I can still do more in the future. ]

Crowd: !!!

Still coming?! The national treasury can’t stand the turmoil!

At this time, the Minister of War was somewhat surprised by the Minister of Revenue's current calm reaction, so he walked over and whispered, "Sir, aren't you shocked?"

The Minister of Revenue was still looking at the crystal curtain in a daze and nodded subconsciously.

The Minister of War said again: "Don't you think it's extravagant?"

The Minister of Revenue whispered: "Extravagant."

The Minister of War was surprised and whispered, "I asked you to give the soldiers more money, but you looked gloomy as if your father had died. Now that the young imperial teacher is acting so pretentiously, why aren't you angry?"

The Minister of Finance with difficulty retracted his gaze, paused, and then lowered his voice and said: "Because of the princesses, I only asked the Minister of the Treasury to take 10 million yuan. There is nothing else."

Ten million dollars is a lot, but it depends on what you compare it to.

The Minister of War looked at him suspiciously and said, "If I give you 10 million, can you make one for me? No, if I give you 20 million, do you think you can make these things?"

Minister of Revenue: ...

He shook his head.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard the eldest princess in front of him say, "Father, don't stop. We are still some distance away from our destination."

Crowd: !!!

What?

Isn’t such a luxurious place the destination? Isn’t it everything?

Prime Minister Wang, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't hold it in any longer and whispered, "Your Majesty. There is a very good saying in the Book of Rites, 'If a country is extravagant, show it frugality. If a country is thrifty, show it courtesy.'"

The emperor was silent for a while, then said to the princesses, "Come on! Let me take a good look."

He strode inside.

The court officials behind him were no longer drunk. They looked at each other and followed closely.

Prime Minister Wang sighed and took big steps to catch up.