This story begins when Lin Yuxin passed by their carriage earlier.
As Lin Yuxin was heading to the city gate, she passed by their carriage and stopped. She felt that since these officials had come all this way, it would be a real waste not to do something.
So they called several officials down from the carriage. Except for Liu Hongbo, who was suffering from heatstroke, the others got off the carriage reluctantly.
"Princess, we haven't even entered the city yet! Why has Your Highness summoned us officials down here?"
Wang Feng bowed and asked, his tone tinged with disdain.
Lin Yuxin ignored him, but looked at everyone and smiled:
"My lords, since His Majesty has ordered you to come here with me to resolve this issue, you can't just stand by and do nothing, can you?"
"Your Highness is too kind. We haven't even entered the city yet, how can we get down to business?"
Lu Feng asked in confusion.
This princess has probably been staying in her boudoir for too long and is unaware of the realities of the situation! Does she think she's here for sightseeing?
"Lord Lu is right. We haven't even entered the city yet. Right now, the road ahead is blocked by disaster victims, and the soldiers at the city gate won't let us in just like that. So, do you gentlemen have any ideas that I could consider?"
Lin Yuxin smiled mischievously and humbly asked the adult for advice.
"Why don't we just reveal our identities and go in?"
Shao Chongshan asked, puzzled.
"I didn't expect you gentlemen to be so naive! Why don't you go and try? See if the officials will let you in, and which commoners will let you in?"
Lin Yuxin looked at the officials with amusement, thinking that none of the emperor's officials had any brains, no wonder the emperor often got headaches from anger.
So that's how the emperor's headaches came about in the original book?
"What does the princess mean? Please enlighten me, Your Highness!"
Wang Feng's gaze towards Lin Yuxin changed, and then he bowed to Lin Yuxin and asked.
"Ha! I didn't expect there to be a sensible person among those who came this time!"
Lin Yuxin's smile vanished, and she looked at Wang Feng coldly.
This person is far too cunning and not simple! Looks like I need to be careful!
"Princess, what do you mean?"
Lu Feng was displeased. Wasn't this princess indirectly calling his several fools?
"Lord Lu, please don't be so hasty. Calm down. What I mean is, since the Emperor has already sent you, we can't let this gate stop us. As long as you cooperate with me, I will definitely let you in."
Lin Yuxin didn't beat around the bush and stated directly why she was looking for them: as long as these people didn't cause trouble, she had a way to get them in.
She hasn't found out who they are yet, and she's afraid they'll stab her in the back. What if she gets stabbed in the back before she even gets inside? Wouldn't that be a huge failure?
And that's how the scene just now unfolded.
...
The official glanced at me and Lu Feng a few times, then looked at the men behind him and asked:
"who are they?"
"Oh, they are all servants of my family. They often go out to do business with my father, so they have some knowledge."
Lin Yuxin continued making things up without even blinking.
Wang Feng and others: ...?
Princess, do you want to hear what you're saying? We, high-ranking officials, are to serve you?
"Alright, ten taels each!"
The official was relieved to see that they were just some merchants. He knew these merchants must have money, and he was secretly pleased to have made another profit.
"It's not that we don't want to give you official positions, it's just that we have too many people. I wonder if there's any way to get a discount? Is there any way to reduce the price?"
Lin Yuxin looked like she was easy to talk to.
How many?
The official glanced at Lin Yuxin, wondering how many people this merchant could bring. It was probably just a dozen or so; a few coins less wouldn't be a problem.
"There are about a hundred people!"
Lin Yuxin said with a proud expression.
How much did you say?
The official looked at Lin Yuxin in shock, his heart tightening. A hundred or so people? These couldn't be ordinary merchants, could they?
The master had already said to observe carefully and see if there were any people from the capital, for fear that they might be imperial envoys.
"There are about a hundred people. My father has always doted on me since I was little and was afraid I would suffer any injustice on the road, so he specially brought so many people to protect me. In addition, my father is rich and was afraid of being robbed on the road. With so many people, I feel safe, right? But tell me, sir, how much silver does so many people cost?"
Lin Yuxin sensed the official's suspicion and quickly explained.
Gu Qing: ...Princess, I have no money. My pockets are emptier than my face!
The official clearly didn't believe it, but if they went in, it would be a large sum of money. Ten taels per person, a hundred people would be a thousand taels of silver, and the official would definitely be happy.
Tempted by the huge sum of money, the official didn't ask any further questions and simply said:
"Sure, if you want to go in, just pay one thousand taels of silver, and we'll round it down for you."
[One thousand taels of silver? That's outrageous! And they're even offering odd amounts? Looks like she'll have to gather at least a hundred people later, otherwise she'll lose out badly.]
"Hehe, sure! Dad, hurry up and pay!"
Lin Yuxin looked at Gu Qing with a smile and said.
"Princess, this humble official has no money on him!"
Gu Qing panicked. Why did he really have to give it to him?
"If you don't have it, surely the others do too? They can just pool their resources and get some, right?"
Lin Yuxin lowered her head and said softly.
[I'll make you pay! You've been badmouthing me all this way, do you think I didn't know? Humph!!]
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