Chapter 205: Lucky Coins
Seeing that the eunuch's eyes were only scanning the Su family, Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows coldly, "Why, does the eunuch want to search the palace?"
Without an imperial edict, who would dare to search and confiscate the Xuanming Palace, which had made great military achievements?
The eunuch's face was filled with fear, and he kept saying he dared not.
Su Shengsheng said, "I hope you will understand. The surplus money from the Su family's embroidery room was used to buy a house. As you know, the men in the Su family are all working in the mines, and the women have worked themselves to death and haven't saved much. Even if there was a little surplus, it was all used to help me with my dowry."
As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears, as if marrying into a royal palace was not a great blessing, but a burden...
"I am just a little girl, but I was able to enter the palace. My family was afraid that I would lose my status and dignity, so they gave me some prestige."
At first, the Su family was frightened by the eunuch's harsh words, but when they heard their daughter acting like a spoiled child, they were speechless.
"If it weren't for my face, why would you empty your family's savings and move into the palace to save money even when your house is on fire?"
The woman in front of me is, after all, a princess.
Even though the eunuch didn't believe it, he didn't dare to refute her.
He thought about it for a while, and used the money from opening the shop to buy a house, then an embroidery room, and then a bigger house.
It is understandable that he can marry off a princess in just half a year.
Even if it's not justifiable, he can't go to the women of the Su family and steal those silver hairpins, right?
King Xuanming was still watching with a covetous look.
Three shops, five houses, I can finally get the job done...
The eunuch suddenly understood everything. If he failed to do his job well again, he would have a hard time explaining himself when he returned.
"I am also acting according to your orders. Since the prince and princess are guaranteeing me, how dare I not believe it?"
Su Shengsheng stopped crying after hearing this.
"Please ask a male from the Su family to be a witness. I will seal the seal so that I can have an explanation when I return."
Hearing that he was willing to let them go, the Su family breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Ruilin led Su Yuanzheng and the other two, and followed the eunuch back to the Su residence.
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The wheat yield is three shi per mu, and the wheat yield of 100,000 mu of land is about 300,000 shi.
That’s not even counting the vast military farms.
The sound of harvesters did not stop until the New Year's Day, which shows how great the harvest was at Tianqian Pass this year.
While entertaining people with congratulations, County Magistrate Sang did not forget to be happy that the Tianqian Pass would no longer be a barren land, but a golden nest that could lay golden eggs.
But who would have thought that before he could even celebrate the New Year happily, his beautiful dream would be shattered by this imperial edict.
Thanks to the telegraph operator's enthusiasm, the news of the Su family's house being ransacked spread throughout the city like the wind.
Before the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict could leave the natural chasm, countless people spontaneously poured into the streets, looking at the carriage with dissatisfaction.
In their hearts, the Qilin Army is the guardian god of the house.
The emperor's decree clearly has no good intentions.
Ordinary people can only express their dissatisfaction silently.
But children are at an age where they are the least disciplined. They took firecrackers and threw them onto the streets.
The crackling sound never stopped.
"Light firecrackers to drive away the Nian beast and exorcise evil spirits."
At first, the imperial guards opened their eyes wide and shouted angrily at the children to retreat, but they were outnumbered and soon their prestige was gone. They retreated with their tails between their legs and the eunuchs who asked them to leave quickly.
But unexpectedly, their "warm welcome" lasted beyond Chanzhou.
Is King Xuanming so terrifying in the hearts of the local people?
No wonder His Majesty wanted to test his sword on the Xuanming King first...
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As night fell, incense, flowers and offerings were prepared in the palace to welcome the gods and pray for good health in the new year.
Mr. Sun's face was heavy. "May the mountains and rivers be safe, and the people be at peace."
Everyone is making his or her own wish.
Xie Xuan did not make a wish, but looked quietly at Su Shengsheng who closed her eyes and prayed...
Su Yuanling was the only one who hadn't made a wish.
Perhaps because it was too "lively" during the day, Chiyan City seemed a little cold and deserted under the cover of night.
There were only a few sporadic firecrackers to celebrate the New Year.
Inside the palace, the servants also spoke in low voices, as if they were reluctant to rub salt into the wounds of the Su family.
Su Shengsheng didn't want her last party before leaving to be so boring.
She took out the Werewolf that she had originally intended to throw into the tea room and said, "How about we play a game? The winner gets a prize."
Everyone knew that she didn't want everyone to spend the New Year in a depressed mood, so they all nodded, wanting to see what new tricks she would come up with.
"Three werewolves, one..."
After Su Shengsheng introduced the rules, she asked Zaiqing, who had just returned, to be the host.
After one round, everyone became familiar with the rules.
Brother Heng is a child at heart, and he will be having a lot of fun in a short while.
Under the teasing of Su Shengsheng and Brother Heng, one big and one small, the Su family finally smiled.
Su Shengsheng seemed to want everyone to win, and lost a lot of valuable jewelry in a row.
Those were gifts from dignitaries, and she returned the gifts during the New Year holidays, so it wasn't considered bribery.
"Alright, alright." Jiao Shi realized it after a while, "If we keep winning, Sheng girl will have no chance."
At this time, Mrs. Su led Tingwan and the other two out, carrying some hot coins.
The dumplings here are called jiaozi, also known as wontons.
"Let's see who can get the first lucky coin."
Old Madam Su smiled and handed a stack of dumplings to Xie Xuan first.
He is the master of this palace and the prince, so naturally he should be given priority.
When Su Shengsheng was looking at the other plate of dumplings in her grandmother's hand, she saw Xie Xuan push the plate next to him to her.
Old Madam Su and Old Master Su smiled at each other, automatically walked around them, and distributed the food to others.
Su Shengsheng picked up a coin without hesitation, and then her eyes widened.
Grandma is partial!
He actually gave Xie Xuan a break.
Su Shengsheng took out the lucky money, but first glared at Xie Xuan who was laughing secretly.
He couldn't have anticipated this, could he?
She just picked up the top coin.
"Madam is the most blessed." Xie Xuan chuckled and gave her another coin.
Su Shengsheng looked at him suspiciously, not believing that her grandmother would be so generous with the food, and took a bite.
But the next moment, her eyes widened.
For a moment, he looked at his grandmother who was grinning from ear to ear.
"We have everything. Eat slowly."
Su Shengsheng: “…”
Really biased.
Those for Xie Xuan are placed on top, but those for others are not so simple.
Su Shengsheng looked at her third brother who had eaten three dimes in a row, then at her brother Heng who was wolfing down the food, and finally at her grandfather who had bitten the ball in one go.
Well, old ginger is still spicy.
How could she not see that after the disaster, the coins could still be separated?
Su Shengsheng was trying to figure out how the lucky coins were hidden. From what she could see from the fourth room, it was obvious that it was the old lady's craftsmanship, but after eating the whole plate, she couldn't find a single empty plate with lucky coins on it.
"We were kicked out during Chinese New Year, and this is what the old woman gave us to eat?"
At this time, the fourth branch once again squeezed into the courtyard house allocated to the Su family by the government.
Su Wen Qian turned over the plate in anger, then turned her eyes and went to the next room.
Seeing that Su Nianwei didn't move a thing, his face lit up with joy and he took the whole plate away without a care in the world.
After a while, Su Deyong's irritable voice was heard, "Why is there nothing?"
If you can’t even have a drink during the Chinese New Year, what’s the point of living?
This time, an ungrateful person is allowed to become the princess, and the entire Su family has paved the way for her.
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