Chapter 169: Got Beaten
In the backyard of the Prince's Palace, the guards reported:
"Princess, Prime Minister Yun and Miss Yun are at the gate of the palace, requesting an audience!"
Yun Li was looking at the account books of several shops sent by Shopkeeper Qi, and said without raising her head:
"not see!"
"Yes! I will go and inform them right away."
Not long after, the guard came again:
"Princess, Prime Minister Yun and Miss Yun said they must see you, otherwise they won't leave."
Yun Li frowned and said impatiently:
"Let them wait in the lobby!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
More than an hour passed. When she finished calculating the bill, she remembered that Yun Qingshan and Yun Wei were still in the front hall. She straightened her clothes and got up to go to the front hall.
The reason these two people came to her at this time was nothing more than because of Helian Chen's matter. They wanted her to hand over the potion for free.
But do these two think their reputation is more important than 100,000 taels of gold? Humph, they really overestimate their own abilities!
As soon as she walked into the front hall, she heard Yun Wei calling out to her:
"Yun Li, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that as long as you take out the potion, he will forgive you!"
Yun Li frowned and walked to the main seat and sat down. He glanced at her and said coldly, "You yelled at me when you saw me. Where are the rules of the Prime Minister's Mansion? Is this how the Prime Minister disciplines his daughter?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Yun Qingshan's face, and then he quickly bowed.
"Your humble servant greets Princess Mingxi!"
Seeing this, Yun Wei reluctantly bowed and said, "Greetings, Princess Mingxi!"
Yun Li nodded in satisfaction, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip slowly, and then said:
"Tell me, what do you two want to see me for?"
Yun Qingshan said, "Princess Mingxi, could you please show some mercy and give the potion to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? His Royal Highness will surely remember the princess' kindness."
"Of course, I said that if he gets 100,000 taels of gold, I'll give him the potion! So, let him bring the money!"
Yun Wei looked at Yun Li and said anxiously, "You! You're asking for such a huge sum! It was you who wrote the words on the Crown Prince's face, and yet you're actually asking for 100,000 taels of gold! How can you even say that?"
Yun Li raised her eyebrows and sneered: "Why do you insist that it was me who did it? What evidence do you have? If that's the case, report it to the authorities! Let the people from the Dali Temple investigate! If they find out that it was me who did it, then I have nothing to say. You can kill me or chop me up, Your Highness!
If you can't produce any evidence, Yun Wei, you are slandering me and defaming my reputation. Do you think I am too easy to talk to?
Come here, Miss Yun, open your mouth ten times!"
The guard stepped forward and said nothing before Yun Wei could react.
"Pa pa pa pa pa..." Ten slaps were given, and soon half of his face became visibly swollen!
Yun Wei covered her face and cried as she looked at Yun Li
"You...you've gone too far!"
Yun Li looked at him coldly, and Yun Wei's heart trembled. She saw murderous intent in his eyes.
She said in a cold voice: "Did I go too far? You spoke rudely in front of me, isn't it my duty to teach you a lesson? If you were in Lanxi Country, you would have been killed! So, you'd better be careful when you speak in front of me! Otherwise, next time it won't be as simple as ten slaps..."
At this time, Yun Qingshan glanced at Yun Wei, signaling her to stop talking, and said to Yun Li: "Princess, for the sake of this humble servant, please don't bother with me!"
"I've already slapped you, so I won't hold it against you anymore!"
"Princess, could you please show some mercy on the matter concerning His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Considering the Prime Minister's family's kindness in raising you, please give me some face..."
Yun Li's eyes were filled with sarcasm: "The Prime Minister's face is worth 100,000 taels of gold? You are probably overthinking it! There is no room for negotiation on this matter. If you can't come up with the money, let Helian Chen find a doctor himself. This princess can't help!
If you two are alright, please go back!"
After saying that, Yun Li stood up and turned around and left without even looking at the two people.
"Father, why is she so arrogant? Why should I beg her so humbly?"
Yun Qingshan looked at her unhappily, "Shut up! Why? Because she's the princess of Lanxi Kingdom!"
Yun Wei still didn't know the reason. He went to court every day, so he naturally knew where Yun Li's confidence came from. Now even the emperor was eager for her to get married with Prince Yu as soon as possible. The weapons of Lan Xi Kingdom were very powerful, and she could do whatever she wanted with them.
Unless... unless she is dealt with secretly... but if she is dealt with within the territory of Yueqi Country, there is no guarantee that it will not cause a war between the two countries.
…
In the Prince's Mansion, the doctor took the potion in the small box, looked at it, and carefully poured it on the cotton cloth, and then wiped it on the words on Helian Chen's face. Sure enough, the eight characters faded, and the eight characters were wiped away.
The imperial physician said excitedly, "Your Highness, look! This potion is working! It's been wiped off halfway!"
Helian Chen took a mirror and saw that one side of the eight characters was gone.
"Doctor, did you see how this potion was made just now?"
The imperial physician shook his head. "I can't tell. This is too little. It's colorless and odorless. I dare not waste it, so I can't detect anything. Where did Your Highness get this potion? You can get some, and the words on your face will be completely erased!"
Helian Chen looked at the doctor with disdain, as if he were a piece of trash, and said, "Go back!"
"Yes! I will take my leave!"
What nonsense! Doesn't he know he's making some money? 100,000 taels of gold! Is it that easy to get?
They are all a bunch of rubbish! They know nothing and can do nothing!
Thinking of this, Helian Chen was filled with irritation. Looking at himself in the mirror, his hatred for Yun Li reached its peak. He wanted to kill her right now.
"Come here"
"I am here, what are your orders, Your Highness?"
"Go to the palace and tell my mother that I want one hundred thousand taels of gold. Ask her to think of a solution!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
…
In the palace, the Queen learned about what happened in the Prince's Mansion and her dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister's Mansion deepened again.
In order to solve the current problem as soon as possible, he took out the private money he had saved for many years and finally collected 100,000 taels of gold. At dusk, he sent it to the Prince's Mansion.
Helian Chen got the money, a box full of large banknotes. He only took a look at it and felt as if his heart was bleeding.
He gnashed his teeth and said, "Yunli, just wait for me! I will make you pay me back double for today's shame!"
"Come here, deliver the banknotes to Prince Yu's mansion and tell Yun Li to stop playing tricks. If the potion he got this time is useless, he will destroy Prince Yu's mansion!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
The guards rushed to deliver the banknotes to Prince Yu's mansion overnight. Yun Li opened the box.
After counting, he took out a bottle of potion from his sleeve with satisfaction and handed it to the guard.
"Don't worry, this princess always keeps her word. Money comes with goods. As long as the banknotes are not forged, the potion will naturally be the same!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
