Why did the late emperor kill the merchant named Chen?
Concubine Xuan kicked the eldest prince, who seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and shouted excitedly: "Father, it must be this greedy businessman who took the money and ran away!"
It sounded reasonable at first, but then the eldest prince was kicked and fell to the ground.
The second prince learned his lesson and said righteously: "Brother, you are talking nonsense again. This world is under the rule of our grandfather. Where can he run to?"
The second prince groaned, "I think... I think it's because he didn't make enough cakes after two months, causing panic among the people."
Zhao Chen smiled: "If that's all, wouldn't the late emperor be a tyrant if he killed him?"
The three princes and even Lin Zhiya were dumbfounded.
Lin Zhiya racked her brains, [Maybe he cut corners, damn it, what on earth could it be.]
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"Zhao Xiaoxiong solved the puzzle, strategy value +5."
Zhao Xiaoxiong: "Flower cakes will go bad if you keep them in your hands, but coupons will not go bad and will be cheaper if you keep them in your hands, so people will hoard coupons in large quantities, and merchants will have more money out of thin air, and the cost is just to make cakes two months later."
"Businessmen are profit-driven. When they have money in their hands, they will release more coupons to expand their business and promise things they cannot do. Others will follow suit and create more egg coupons and steamed bun coupons."
"Over time, all the money went to the merchants, and the coupons in the hands of the people were just paper."
"When the two months were up, because there were too many promised orders, the price of food in the city went up. Food was in short supply, and the merchant could only make one cake with two portions of money. He could no longer make cakes."
"When the merchants went bankrupt, the coupons in the hands of the people became worthless. The merchant surnamed Chen must have seen that the situation was bad and ran away with the money. He was caught and beheaded by my grandfather."
Zhao Chen's heart was in turmoil. Zhao Xiaoxiong actually guessed it. He was only four years old, but he was already so sharp?
He pressed his index finger between his brows, trying to ease the shock in his heart.
The eldest prince shouted, "Father, I think so too."
Lin Zhiya couldn't help but complain in her heart, you are quite good at taking advantage of others.
It must be the strategy value that took effect. Fortunately, I had gained the strategy value before.
Chi Rong in the corner couldn't accept it even more. Looking at Zhao Xiaoxiong and Zhao Chen, one big and one small, in the light, Chi Rong felt sad and his body itched again.
She grabbed a handful of hair, and a few scattered strands frightened her out of her wits, and she hurriedly moved further away from Lin Zhiya.
Chi Rong felt relieved only after they had walked a long way and could only see Lin Zhiya's outline.
Sure enough, Lin Zhiya had some magic on her.
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Not long after, Chi Rong saw Zhao Xiaoxiong sitting back in his seat. Even in the shadows, the little guy's eyes were shining.
Chi Rong's heart moved, and seeing that Lin Zhiya was still drinking fruit wine and didn't notice this side, he quietly found the palace maid and said, "Go and get the things in my room."
Chi Rong didn't bring anything when he came, but this time he gritted his teeth and took out many expensive gadgets and gave them to Zhao Xiaoxiong with a smile.
Chi Rong said, "You should need a lot of money at your age. I'll give these to you. Your mother and I are still friends."
Zhao Xiaoxiong pursed his lips and said after a while: "Do you think I'm stupid? My mother doesn't know you at all."
Chi Rong was eager for quick success and wanted to put it in Zhao Xiaoxiong's hand: "Your mother and I are really friends. We should visit each other more often in the future."
Zhao Xiaoxiong stood up. It was the first time that he hated a young aunt so much. "Don't bother me anymore. I won't take your things. My mother has everything."
Zhao Xiaoxiong walked over to the side with the sound of his boots clacking.
Chi Rong was still not giving up. He saw a bunch of small tomatoes on his table that were tributed by foreign countries, so he took it and gave it to Zhao Xiaoxiong, "You are so smart, the emperor must value you."
Zhao Xiaoxiong stopped talking to her and lowered his head sullenly.
As soon as Chi Rong left, Zhao Xiaoxiong saw the crystal clear tomatoes and thought of giving them to Lin Zhiya to taste.
He ate one himself and immediately felt something was wrong with him and had difficulty breathing, as if he had an allergy.
"Mom." Zhao Xiaoxiong stumbled into Lin Zhiya's arms, his little face flushed. When Lin Zhiya touched his back, it was cold.
Lin Zhiya had been taking care of him since he was in swaddling clothes, and she knew immediately that Zhao Xiaoxiong was allergic.
The imperial physician came and gave the patient a bowl of heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine, and he recovered soon.
Lin Zhiya stroked her son's black hair and said, "Mother told you not to eat food given by strangers. Who gave it to you?"
At this time, a cry came from the palace maid, "Miss Chi has fainted! Come and see Miss Chi."
Most people in the palace knew that Zhao Xiaoxiong was prone to allergies, so they would not put anything risky in front of Zhao Xiaoxiong. Only Chi Rong didn't know this.
Chi Rong regretted it very much. If she had known, she would not have given Zhao Xiaoxiong the tomatoes.
The fainted Chi Rong was sent back. Her defeated face looked like a dead person. Her arm was accidentally cut by a stone, but no blood came out.
Even Concubine Xuan said, "It's over, it's over. She won't die here, will she?"
As soon as Chi Rong left, the atmosphere of the family dinner became cold, especially with Zhao Chen, who was too lazy to talk.
Zhao Chen would occasionally look up at the place where Chi Rong disappeared, but his emotions could not be seen.
Not long after, Zhao Chen got up and left in the disappointed eyes of the concubines, saying that he was busy with government affairs and had other things waiting for him.
Concubine Xuan said to Lin Zhiya, "It's fine if we're fighting among ourselves, but outsiders are bullying us. Wanpin, can you swallow this?"
Lin Zhiya's expression didn't change at all, and she even advised her earnestly: "Don't be too affectionate to men."
Xuan Jieyu couldn't believe it. Then she saw that Lin Zhiya was still holding the wine glass in her hand. She must be drunk!
She actually said these things to a drunkard. She almost believed that Concubine Wan had no feelings for the emperor. Concubine Xuan stood up speechlessly.
She thought about it and said to Lin Zhiya: "Even if you don't deal with Chi Rong, the Chi family may not let you go."
Xuan Jieyu is well-informed, not like Lin Zhiya who just muddles through. "The young general of the Chi family has returned from the border, and Chi Rong is the apple of the Chi family's eye."
Xuan Jieyu: "He must have known about your previous beating of Chi Rong. When he comes to find you, don't forget that he was the little bully back then."
Lin Zhiya's thoughts went back to the year when she first entered the palace. The sixteen-year-old Chi Xuanye was escorted by General Chi to guard the border. The boy's crazy look was still in her mind.
Two years later, General Chi passed away. No one expected that Chi Xuanye could suppress his subordinates, and he was gone for five or six years.
Uh... remember that she used to live on the same street as Chi Xuanye, although they never spoke much.
Chi Xuanye wouldn’t really come to see her, right?
Xuan Jieyu's voice reached her ears: "The young general of the Chi family was stationed well. He came back suddenly this time, it must be for his elder sister Chi Rong."
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