Chapter 57 She Almost Met the King of Chang'an
"Because... because I helped him bring down the Zhou family father and son."
Huo Zheng made up an excuse.
Chunzhi asked in disbelief, "So, not only did you not spend any money to smooth the way, but you actually made five hundred taels?"
Huo Zheng nodded and said "hmm".
"Isn't this Prince of Chang'an too generous?" Chunzhi looked over the five hundred taels of silver note for several days. "Is it so easy to make money from these high-ranking officials?"
She thought she had made a huge profit by going to Zuixianlou and making eight taels of silver by making a basket of tofu.
Unexpectedly, Huo Qi made five hundred taels of silver after a trip to Nanzhou City.
This is unbelievable.
In order to convince Chunzhi that this was the silver given by Prince Chang'an, Huo Zheng said to him, "Today, Prince Chang'an tried the Zhou family father and son in the Nanzhou government office and sentenced them to death. The Zhou mansion was confiscated and the seized property was used to compensate the victims. The corrupt official's home was filled with gold and silver, and others received even more."
"Is that so?" Chunzhi had no doubts and clapped her hands in praise, "Prince Chang'an is truly remarkable!"
Huo Zheng personally beheaded the Zhou father and son at the Nanzhou government office today, and was praised repeatedly by the onlookers. However, no matter how many words of praise they gave, none could compare to Chunzhi's praise.
There was a smile in his eyes, and he suppressed the corners of his mouth that were raised, "It's okay."
Chunzhi was unhappy. "What do you mean by 'ok'? Prince Chang'an punished the Zhou family father and son. He's a very good prince. You took five hundred taels from him, and how come you didn't even say a word of praise?"
Huo Zheng suddenly: "..."
If you ask him to praise himself, he really can't bring himself to do it.
He smiled and said, "If you want to praise yourself, then praise yourself."
Chunzhi clasped her hands together and bowed to the heavens, "Thank you, Prince Chang'an, for punishing the Zhou father and son and giving us common people justice."
Before the matter was settled, Chunzhi was extremely worried that they would protect each other and drag Huo Qi into it, which would harm him.
fine……
Fortunately, nothing she worried about happened.
"Oh, right." Huo Zheng asked Chunzhi as if remembering something, "Why did Lu Jingyun come to see you?"
Chunzhi said, "I don't know either."
She didn't know why Lu Jingyun was so free and came to see her again and again.
If Ji Ruzhen knew about this, who knows how she would make a fuss.
Huo Zheng stared at Chunzhi, "You don't know?"
Chunzhi said: "He told me that Zhou Rong was dead."
Huo Zheng said, "No wonder you weren't surprised at all when you heard that the Zhou father and son were sentenced to death by the Prince of Chang'an."
It turned out that Lu Jingyun took the initiative to tell Chunzhi the news.
Was it him who did it?
He came and said.
Lu Jingyun is such a nosy guy.
Chunzhi was indeed very surprised when she heard that Zhou Rong had died, but because Lu Jingyun had said it before, and now after hearing what Huo Qi said, she could only think that the King of Chang'an was really powerful.
Only when Huo Qi asked this did Chunzhi feel that this matter seemed a bit strange.
She asked Huo Qi, "Prince Chang'an just sentenced the Zhou family father and son to death today. Zhou Rong died today. How could the execution be so quick?"
"It was quite fast." Huo Zheng said, "Because the Zhou father and son were killed by the Prince of Chang'an himself, with one strike of the sword."
"A double kill with one sword? Or was it Prince Chang'an who did it himself?" Chunzhi's beautiful eyes widened upon hearing this. "The Zhou father and son are unforgivable, yet they actually had Prince Chang'an do it himself?"
Huo Zheng nodded, "This is what the Zhou family father and son deserve."
Chunzhi didn't know that before Prince Chang'an killed the Zhou father and son, Prince Ning's son had personally been present to mediate between the two, nor did she know about the secret contests between Prince Ning and Prince Chang'an.
She only knew that Prince Chang'an was a good prince because he spoke up for the people and killed the evildoers.
Chunzhi let out a long sigh and said to Huo Qi, "Actually, I almost met the King of Chang'an today."
"when?"
Huo Zheng was a little nervous, but he didn't show it on his face.
Chunzhi said, "Shopkeeper Su of Zuixianlou said he wanted to entertain distinguished guests today and asked me to make tofu. When I was about to leave after finishing my work, I saw the palace's carriage in front of the door..."
She said, "It seemed like two nobles came to Zuixianlou together. I stood in the crowd, wanting to see what the Prince of Chang'an looked like. I was about to see him, but then a very tall man squeezed in front of me and stepped on my foot... The pain was so severe that I almost couldn't stand. I lowered my head, and the Prince of Chang'an entered Zuixianlou..."
Chunzhi said this, feeling it was a pity.
If she had known earlier that Prince Chang'an had executed the Zhou father and son in court today, she would not have been willing to bow her head even if her feet hurt.
Even if it means enduring pain, I must see the true face of King Chang'an.
But now, it's too late to regret.
Huo Zheng heard Chunzhi say this, and while feeling relieved that Chunzhi didn't realize that Prince Chang'an was him, he frowned slightly, "Didn't I tell you to stay home and wait for me? Why are you going out alone again?"
Chunzhi sat on the bed and gently swung her legs. "I thought you were in Nanzhou City, so I went there too. Not only can I make some money, but maybe I can even run into you."
Huo Zheng thought to himself, it’s a good thing you didn’t meet me.
He asked Chunzhi expressionlessly, "How much silver would it take for you to forget the lesson you just learned from being kidnapped?"
Chunzhi raised her left hand, made the number "seven," and whispered, "Seven taels."
Huo Zheng knew that Chunzhi was a money-loving person.
But he didn't know that Chunzhi valued money more than her life.
Before going to Nanzhou City, Chunzhi took out all her savings, 150 taels of silver notes and gave them to him.
At that time, Huo Zheng thought that this might be Chunzhi's only family fortune, and he wanted to return it to her someday.
Today he gave an extra five hundred taels.
As a result, Chunzhi ran to Nanzhou City without saying a word for seven taels of silver.
Huo Zheng didn't know what to say to her for a moment.
Chunzhi secretly studied Huo Qi's expression and whispered, "That's seven taels of silver! I couldn't even earn that much by selling tofu in Linshui Town for two months."
Huo Zheng couldn't help but hold his forehead, "Stop talking, keep these banknotes."
Chunzhi said, "This is five hundred taels. The King of Chang'an gave it to you. Why are you giving it to me?"
Huo Zheng thought her question was a little ridiculous. "I live in your house, eat your food, and use your things. Shouldn't I give you money?"
Chunzhi said, "That won't take that much."
Moreover, when they had their fake marriage, she was the one who said in person that she wanted to support Huo Qi.
It wasn't long before Huo Qi became the one earning money to support his family.
"If you don't need it, just save it." Huo Zheng said, "I don't have the habit of living off others."
Chunzhi said, "But you seemed to be eating delicious food a few days ago."
Huo Zheng looked at Chunzhi with lightning-like eyes, "What did you say?"
"Nothing, nothing." Chunzhi denied repeatedly, "Then I'll keep these banknotes for you first, and when you want to leave, I'll take them out and use them as travel expenses."
It would be great if she could get her one hundred and fifty taels back.
She would keep Huo Zheng's five hundred taels for him first and return it to him when he left.
Haruji had a good plan.
Huo Zheng looked at her with eyes as dark as ink, "Do you really want me to leave?"
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