Balazhu became even more carried away and slapped another 500,000 taels of silver on the table.
The emperor's eyes gleamed as he watched from the top of the stairs, while the empress stood behind him, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle.
Only Xiao Dezi was blocked at the back, craning his neck and desperately trying to look down.
"Hey, do you still have the guts to continue?" Balazhu still looked arrogant as he stared at Xu Yingying.
Xu Yingying didn't even lift her eyelids before directly bidding another 500,000 taels of silver.
"If you're going to do something big, do something big. Today we'll see if this princess from the Western Regions can subdue me."
Then Balazhu slapped another million taels of silver notes on the table.
Xu Yingying's maid was quite clever and shouted, "Our young lady didn't bring that much silver. How about I go back and get some more?"
After saying that, he turned and left, as if he really was going back to his residence to get the silver notes.
Balazhu didn't have much money left either. He had only brought ten million taels with him to begin with, and now he had almost nothing left.
Balazhu snorted coldly: "If I can go back to get them all, then wouldn't I have to go back to the Western Regions to get them?"
Xu Yingying said unhurriedly, "As a princess of a country, how could you travel so far with only a few tens of thousands of taels of silver?"
I'm sure there are plenty of places to stay; just bring them over.
Basib's expression changed drastically: "Enough, since this young lady wants it, then let her have it. Sister, stop arguing."
At this moment, Balazhu was no different from a gambler who had gone completely mad.
He then threw out all 380 taels of silver notes he had on him. "Now you don't have any, right? Since you don't have this camera and all this stuff, it should rightfully be mine. If you go back to get it, I'll go back to get it too. How long is this going to go?"
Xu Yingying chuckled softly: "What the princess says is true. Since the princess is slightly superior, then this item belongs to the princess."
Xu Yingying then took back all the silver notes that originally belonged to her on the table.
Xu Yingying also made a gesture of invitation.
Seeing that the winner had been decided, the housekeeper quickly packed up the camera, binoculars, and all the cosmetics that Xu Yingying had mentioned.
The emperor nodded repeatedly at the top of the stairs, "Yaoyao, you're a good manager. Why don't you lend it to me?"
“Uncle, this is not my shopkeeper, this is my steward, whom I personally trained. He is responsible for managing not only the shop but also the Princess’s residence.”
Who wouldn't understand what I meant? This means I'm not giving it to them.
When Xu Yingying saw that the princess from the Western Regions had actually spent over a thousand taels of silver to buy these things, she immediately covered her mouth and burst into laughter.
Just then, the onlookers around also realized what was happening.
"I have to say, small countries really are brainless. They spent so much money to buy this little bit of stuff. They're so stupid they don't even realize it."
"Who says otherwise? Spending so much money just to save face and buying these few things is really brainless."
"Brother, please keep your voice down! Look at this princess from the Western Regions, she's turned pale with anger!"
"Haha, you can't expect people not to tell the truth, can you?"
Balazhu then realized that he had been tricked by this little girl.
But now the words have been spoken, the money has been paid, and the face has been lost.
If we go back on our word at this point and insist on getting the money back, we will lose face for the entire Western Regions.
The emperor clicked his tongue in amazement, "In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, tens of millions of taels of silver have come in."
Su Muyao also sensed the Emperor's sour tone, "Uncle Emperor, didn't you just encounter an idiot? Normally, this much money wouldn't come in."
Just then, Su Muyao called Xia over and said, "Xia, go and tell Miss Xu that since she is my good friend, how can she need to go back to get money? Take whatever you like."
The Emperor, watching Su Muyao's profile, whispered to the Empress, "This little fox is truly ruthless!"
Just then, as Xu Yingying was about to leave, Xia suddenly ran over and bowed to her.
“Miss Xu, you are a friend of the princess, why do you need to go back to get it? Our princess said that if Miss Xu takes a fancy to anything, she can take it.”
Xu Yingying glanced at the Western Regions princess with an air of arrogance and said, word by word, "What a pity. The things you like require a lot of money to buy, but even if I don't have the money, I can take them first and give them to you later."
Most importantly, the owner of this shop is a princess of this dynasty. After saying that, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and giggled.
Princess of the Western Regions...
I'm so angry...
Basib stared intently at Balaju, thinking what a foolish and easily deceived woman she was.
This woman is cunning and always plotting against people; she's truly terrifying.
The emperor was overjoyed, for this alone would ensure that the border soldiers would have no shortage of food and provisions for the entire winter.
I could feel the little voice inside me clapping with joy. This trip out of the palace wasn't in vain; I got so much silver for nothing.
After Xia finished speaking, she pointed to the sun lamp above and said, "The young princess said that we won't make money off this lamp in our shop. We'll sell it for the same price we paid, one hundred taels each."
Let me first explain its use. It stays on at night and automatically turns off during the day. It's powered by sunlight; as long as there's light, it stores electrical energy and can then emit light automatically.
Upon hearing this, the customers in the store were extremely excited, saying it was even more amazing than a luminous pearl.
A luminous pearl can also glow for a long time, but its price is ridiculously high and it's practically unavailable.
The people around were making a racket and squeezing in, all saying they wanted to go.
Xia went straight to the center of the first floor and picked up the gong on the table to strike it.
"Don't push. Starting today, some rare treasures will be auctioned off, and the highest bidder wins."
Everyone who purchases items from our store will receive a free glass mirror. I believe everyone knows what a glass mirror is.
Upon hearing that a glass mirror would also be given away, everyone rushed to squeeze in, as the glass mirror would be so convenient to carry around.
At this moment, a group of people rushed in from outside, and no one in the shop cared about the wronged princess from the Western Regions anymore.
There were so many people that all the ladies and young women from various households knew that this family's face powder and rouge were excellent.
The young masters of each family wanted the lamp, which was far better than the candle. It produced no smoke or fire, and most importantly, it was extremely bright.
Although the price was indeed a bit expensive, that was only for ordinary people. For them, the kings and generals, one hundred taels was nothing.
Seeing the bustling activity downstairs, and the shopkeeper leading people upstairs, Su Muyao quickly led the Emperor and Empress to the inner room.
He then instructed the waiter to bring up a camera and a pair of binoculars.
How do I use this?
Although the Emperor had heard Xiao Dezi say that a telescope could see things in the distance, he was still curious when he saw it for himself.
Su Muyao, who was already sitting by the window in the private room on the second floor, handed the items to the emperor.
"Put this on your eyes, Uncle, and look into the distance."
The emperor's old face flushed with excitement after seeing it. "This thing is wonderful! If we send one to Longyuan, wouldn't they be able to detect distant enemies very quickly?"
Su Muyao nodded. "Uncle, Longyuan already has it, there's no need to send it to him again."
Upon hearing this, the emperor snorted coldly, "You can't even think of me, humph."
Su Muyao...
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