Chapter 155: Taking Advantage of the Emperor
In fact, the emperor didn't come up with a very good idea, it was nothing more than a frame-up.
He asked Ye Chutang to hide weapons in her dowry box and bring them into Prince Chen's mansion as evidence of treason.
He also asked her to hide forged letters of treason and a voodoo doll that cursed the emperor in the bridal chamber.
Treason, treason, and witchcraft.
By using these three methods together, the Qi family will be destroyed without a burial place!
Ye Chutang pretended to be reluctant, "Your Majesty, isn't it too cruel to execute the entire clan? Many innocent people will die."
"If I'm not ruthless, my throne will not be stable!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at Ye Chutang mockingly.
"Miss Ye, are you trying to tell me that you are soft-hearted and want to give up?"
"As the saying goes, it is better to let my friend die than to let me die."
The implication is that as long as she can survive, the life and death of others has nothing to do with her.
"What a living Bodhisattva!"
Ye Chutang listened to the emperor's sarcastic words, raised the corners of his lips and smiled seductively.
“I’m pretending.”
The emperor was so breathless at Ye Chutang's captivating smile.
If his body hadn't recovered yet, he would really like to take this seductive witch right now!
Thinking of this, he warned Ye Chutang.
"I only want a clean woman, you and Qi Yanzhou should not make it real."
Ye Chutang nodded and agreed, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not do anything that harms others and does not benefit myself."
After that, she asked, "Where will the weapons come from? Who will write the letter of treason? Who will make the voodoo doll?"
"You don't have to worry about these things. You just need to cooperate. All matters related to the wedding will be handled by the Ministry of Rites."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "You can leave the palace now."
Ye Chutang stood still and shook the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I came to the palace to receive the imperial decree granting me marriage. It would be bad for me to leave the palace empty-handed. If Prince Chen asks me about this, I will not be able to explain myself."
The emperor's private treasury was stolen and not a single cent was left, so there was nothing to reward at all.
Besides, he didn't want to reward.
"If I reward you because of the arranged marriage, King Chen will also be suspicious."
"Your Majesty is wrong. You rewarded me not because of the marriage, but because I wrote a good prescription for preventing and treating the plague. The marriage was just a by-product."
Seeing the emperor frown, Ye Chutang added another sentence.
"It is unreasonable for you to summon me to the palace just to get the imperial edict."
Even if all the money of the dog emperor was stolen, she would still scrape off some of the fat from him!
Ye Jingchuan felt that what Ye Chutang said made sense.
"Your Majesty, Prince Chen is suspicious, so you'd better be cautious and don't fail at the last minute."
The emperor looked at Ye Jingchuan and said, "Lord Ye, please select some good things from the treasury and give them to Miss Ye as a reward."
"I obey your command."
When Ye Chutang left, the emperor gave her another temporary antidote.
After leaving the palace, she said to Ye Jingchuan: "Dad, pick a good reward, don't be too shabby. When the time comes, let the eunuch read out the reward at the gate of the mansion, and everyone will know that the emperor values you."
These words touched Ye Jingchuan's heart.
Too many things have happened in Shangshu Mansion recently, and people have been pointing fingers at them.
And the emperor’s reward can shut up many people!
"Okay, let's do it."
Ye Jingchuan was going to the Ministry of Revenue, and Ye Chutang got off the carriage at the main street entrance.
She held out her hand, "Dad, I want to go shopping, give me money."
Ye Jingchuan looked at Ye Chutang who was acting righteously, and resigned himself to giving her all the banknotes and change he had on him.
"Dad only brought this much, so you should spend it sparingly."
"I'll try my best. Dad, don't forget Aunt Jin's 100,000 taels of silver."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he went shopping happily.
She mainly went to the cloth shop.
The cloth shop not only sells cloth, but also wadding that can be used to fill quilts and thick clothes.
It is hot in summer, so the fillings that will be used in winter are put into the warehouse.
After finding out the price, Ye Chutang left the cloth shop.
Tonight, go to the cloth shop’s warehouse to purchase goods!
She walked to a deserted place, changed into men's clothes, and went to the vegetable market.
There are many cattle and sheep in the northwest, but very few vegetables, so we have to prepare more.
The sun was setting, the market was empty, and the vegetables sold were not fresh enough.
There was a stall selling ginger, both this year's new young ginger and last year's old ginger stored in cellars.
Eating too much ginger can cause heatiness, so it is difficult to sell in summer.
When the old man selling ginger saw Ye Chutang coming towards him, he immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Sir, do you want ginger? I'll sell it to you for a low price."
Ye Chutang asked in a male voice, "How much is one pound? If it's cheap, I'll take it all."
The old man's eyes lit up, and he said quickly, "Usually it's five cents a pound. If you want all of it, just give me three cents. This young ginger is cheaper, two cents a pound."
"Okay, at your price."
"Okay, I'll weigh it right away, sir."
Ye Chutang spoke up to stop him, "Wait a minute, I haven't finished what I'm saying."
The old man thought she had changed her mind and a look of panic appeared on his face.
"Master, don't worry, none of my ginger is bad, they are all of the best quality."
Ye Chutang picked up a piece of old ginger and said, "If all your ginger is of this quality, I'll take as much as you can get."
"Really? I still have over a thousand pounds in my cellar!"
"Of course, my master is going to plant ginger, and he needs this old ginger to grow seedlings."
Although the old man really wanted to sell ginger, he hesitated when he heard this.
"Sir, we have missed the season for planting ginger. The weather has turned cold before the ginger has even grown into mature ginger."
"My master wants to grow young ginger. Just tell me whether he will sell it or not?"
The old man no longer had any worries and nodded happily.
"Sell! Sir, do you want it now, or come and get it tomorrow?"
Ye Chutang: "I want it now."
"My home is not far from the city. Please wait here, sir. I will go home and bring the ginger over right away."
"I'll go with you to see the quality of the ginger."
"OK!"
The old man collected the ginger on the stall, placed it on a cart, and took Ye Chutang out of the city.
A small part of his cellar was empty, and the rest of the space was filled with old ginger.
"Sir, please look, the ginger is all good, there is no damage."
“How many of these are there?”
"It should not exceed 1,500 kilograms."
Ye Chutang took out five taels of silver from the space and handed it to the old man.
"Let's calculate it as 1,500 kilograms. I'll take them all, and use the rest to buy young ginger."
The old man cried with joy, "Okay, wait a moment, young ginger needs to be dug in the field, I will ask my family to go with me right away."
"Go ahead. I'll wait."
After Ye Chutang sent the old man and his family away, he stored all the ginger in the cellar into the space.
Boiling ginger in water and drinking it in winter can not only prevent colds, but also warm the body.
The old man and his family of seven quickly dug up a cart full of young ginger, at least 300 kilograms.
Ye Chutang gave the old man another piece of silver.
“I bought this cart.”
After saying that, she pushed the young ginger that had been washed in the river away.
When they were far away, she put the young ginger into the space.
When Ye Chutang entered the city gate, the sun had just set and the sky was full of red clouds, indicating good weather tomorrow.
The news that she and Qi Yanzhou were granted marriage had spread throughout the capital.
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