Chapter 246: Miaoyi thanks the princess for her kindness in giving birth to a new life
No one saw how Xiao Yi made his move. They only saw a gust of wind passing by in front of them. When they looked closely, they saw the three concubines who were excitedly counting money just now, all standing there with a dazed look on their faces.
But their hands were empty, and the stack of silver notes worth 100,000 taels was gone!
“…”
“…”
The scene fell into an eerie silence, with only the intermittent breathing sounds remaining.
what happened?
Did someone move just now?
I didn’t see it!
It felt like a breeze blowing!
This was the only thought in everyone's mind at the moment, but the empty hands of the three concubines seemed to indicate something.
Everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Yi at the same time, wanting to see if the movement they saw just now was just an illusion.
Xiao Yi's burly figure that could not be ignored was still standing there tall, with no sign of movement at all.
Could it be that they saw it wrong?
"Well, we must have seen it wrong!"
Someone in the crowd muttered something, neither loud nor soft, and then the onlookers followed suit, "Oh, there seemed to be a gust of wind just now, right?"
"Yes, my collar is all messed up."
"Go, go, go, it's windy, hurry home and collect your clothes before it rains."
So, the people who were watching the excitement with great interest just now looked at each other, lowered their heads to look at the ants, and then went back to their homes to find their wives.
"You... hey hey hey, don't go!" The three concubines were panicked. How could they go back and explain to the master like this?
However, the more they tried to stop them, the faster they walked. Soon, at the entrance of Mingyue Restaurant, only Xiao Yi and his group and the people from Yuan Mansion were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
The three concubines were in tears. They were weak women and had no idea how the banknotes in their hands had disappeared.
"Did anyone see our banknotes being snatched away just now?"
Xiao Yi, Sheng Miaoyi and the others all shook their heads, "No!"
The missing 100,000 taels of silver had already fallen back into the hands of the little princess at this moment. She counted the 100,000 taels happily, and looked at the confused people in the Yuan Mansion downstairs with particular favor.
After completing the task assigned by the young princess, Xiao Yi and the others decided not to waste time with these people anymore, so they coaxed and threatened them to leave.
Returning to the restaurant, Sheng Miaoyi was taken up to the second floor by Xiao Yi. When she saw the charming woman sitting by the window, smiling and counting money, she knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times, and said with a choked voice, "Miaoyi thanks the princess for giving her life back to her."
Su Wanyan accepted Sheng Miaoyi's three bows. After she finished, she signaled Xiao Wu to help her up. "It's because of your own hard work that I chose you. Now that you've escaped slavery, live the life you've always wanted."
The Great Zhou Kingdom had strict requirements for women, but was also tolerant and generous. Anyone who escaped from slavery from their master's family could choose to start a new life if they could pay the fine amount stipulated by the state. They could even set up a female household and be the head of the household.
However, not everyone can afford the amount of the fine. Once many slaves are sold into slavery, it is not easy to regain their freedom.
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