"Third Prince, something terrible has happened! Those troublemakers have started a riot because of the fundraising! Should we make an example of them or what?"
How could such words be spoken so openly? You must know that many of the guests at Zui Shan Xuan are influential civil officials in the imperial court!
The third prince was so angry he gritted his teeth and immediately kicked the guard, yelling, "You're good for nothing but causing trouble!"
A guard came running from another direction.
"Third Prince, those unruly commoners are completely uncooperative. They're threatening to kill themselves if they only get ten taels of silver each! I've already arrested them all!"
The Third Prince felt a chill run down his spine; he had already seen the Prime Minister's meaningful smile.
Shen Yu's eyes widened in disbelief: "They're so stingy with just ten taels of silver? How can they be so selfish!"
"It's not selfishness." Shen Jiao didn't know what to say to this pampered girl.
She said, "The ten taels of silver you think you have is just a small amount of money, but for ordinary people, one tael of silver is half a year's expenses for a family. You are asking for several years' worth of food at once. Isn't that driving people to their death?"
Ultimately, the reason for this problem is that people who have always lived in the upper class are unaware of the hardships faced by people at the bottom.
Chen Yu's face turned ashen; in an instant, all his plans seemed to have failed completely.
She was filled with fear and anxiety.
She saw the anger in the Third Prince's eyes.
The blame in Shen Qingcheng's eyes.
And then there's the way the tyrant looks at these clowns.
Chen Yu broke out in a cold sweat.
"Second brother, I, I didn't mean it. I did it all for sister." Shen Yu immediately hid behind Shen Qingye.
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