Chapter 204: Demoted to a commoner and banished to the cold palace
The emperor's face was covered with frost, and his whole body exuded a cold aura.
"It seems that in my beloved concubine's heart, my importance is far less than that of your uncle."
I don't know if he's evil or stupid, how dare he call Jinyun selfish? He even wants two places as an apology, which is ridiculous.
Mei Fei was startled and tried to explain, "Your Majesty, you are the most important person in my heart. No one can compare to you. I am just speaking up for my uncle."
Complaining about injustice? The emperor asked coldly, "Whose money is the Imperial Household Department's?"
Mei Fei replied subconsciously, "Of course it's yours."
The emperor saw that she hadn't reacted yet, and frowned, "Your uncle emptied my money, and Jinyun snatched the money back and gave it to me to spend. This is annoying you, and you can't wait to report it."
His concubines don't need to be smart, but they have to know the times and understand the situation.
"I know clearly what is more important in your heart."
He knew long ago that none of the civil and military officials in the court, or the concubines in the harem, treated him sincerely.
Either for power or for the family's wealth and glory.
Mei Fei's expression changed drastically, "Your Majesty, that's not the case."
The emperor doesn't ask for any sincerity, but just don't try to block his way.
"You are the first concubine to come because you are the dumbest."
"Come here, pass on my oral order. Mei Fei has offended me and is demoted to a commoner and banished to the cold palace."
Mei Fei's eyes went dark and she fainted. It was over, all over.
After this incident, everyone knew the emperor's attitude and no one dared to plead for mercy again.
The Imperial Household Department was originally his private treasury. Touching his money was tantamount to seeking death.
The imperial concubine was silent for a long time, and then sent a message to her family, telling her to keep a low profile and wait and see what would happen.
Qinyuan, the auction for imperial merchant qualification was held as scheduled.
The garden was packed with people, a total of five hundred people. The Mingjing Division was in charge of guarding it, and no one dared to act recklessly.
There are twelve areas in total, each with matching merchant seats arranged neatly.
Everyone called their friends and socialized everywhere, it was extremely lively.
Lei Wu arrived neither early nor late. As soon as he came in, he was greeted by friends he knew.
"Master Lei Wu, you are here too?"
Lei Wu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in an unhappy tone, "You are all here, how can I not come?"
Master Fang patted his lips and said with an apologetic smile, "Master Lei Wu, we are all trying to make a living. It's not easy. Please forgive me."
"snort."
Mr. Fang's eyes rolled. "My servants need a new batch of clothes, eight hundred sets in total. Would you do this business?"
This is a way to please the imperial concubine's family, it's not shameful.
"Do it." Lei Wu's expression eased slightly.
Others also apologized with orders, and soon the man was appeased.
A group of people surrounded him and walked towards the silk warehouse area. After signing in, he paid a deposit of 10,000 taels of silver.
Master Lei Wu suddenly remembered something and asked, "I heard that the Cui and Zheng families have signed up. I don't quite believe it."
Others also expressed disbelief. "I find it unbelievable too. They're the Cui family of Qinghe and the Zheng family of Xingyang. They're a family with a history of thousands of years, so they don't need this little money. How could they possibly get involved in the affairs of merchants when they're so proud?"
The noble families hate dealing with merchants who are obsessed with money.
Mr. Jiang hesitated for a moment, "But, neither of these two families has denied it."
Young Master Li pursed his lips. Who wouldn't want to have a relationship with these two families? Unfortunately, they couldn't get close to them.
"They don't bother to deny it."
A truly strong person disdains to explain.
Master Lei Wu's eyes flickered slightly, "So, Princess Jinyun is cheating?"
Master Jiang took a few steps back and said, "Master Lei Wu, even if you don't want to get involved, we still want to."
He is still not being honest and is thinking about turning the tables. So there will probably be something interesting to watch today.
Master Lei Wu snorted coldly, "What are you afraid of? For the sake of my Imperial Concubine, she wouldn't dare to do anything too extreme. At most, she'd just give her a little warning and make a few more bucks."
Young Master Li subconsciously asked, "Did you send money too?"
Master Lei Wu's expression changed. "So? Did you give her money? Did she accept it?"
Everyone looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you.
He doesn't know? What should I do?
Master Lei Wu was furious and shouted, "Speak."
Young Master Li was even more upset. He had let the cat out of the bag, but since things had come to this point, he had to tell the truth. "I gave it to you, and I accepted it."
Lei Laowu's face turned green. He was the only one who didn't give any money?! It was over. He was going to be punished.
No, he couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
A flash of inspiration came to his mind. Got it! Just wait and see!
I don't know how long it took, "Princess Jinyun has arrived, and Chief Steward Zhang has arrived."
The noisy scene instantly quieted down, and everyone looked towards the entrance.
A group of people walked in. The most eye-catching one was the beautiful woman in crimson official uniform. She looked high-spirited, high-spirited and shining.
"Is this Princess Jinyun? She doesn't look like a cold-blooded person."
"Don't be fooled by her appearance. She's not a pushover and her methods are ruthless."
The group sat in a shed, with tea and snacks, and servants serving them.
Manager Zhang and Yun Zheng sat on either side, leaving the middle seat empty.
Sitting next to Yun Zheng was Cui Changyan in brocade clothes, and sitting next to Manager Zhang was Zheng Changrong in blue clothes.
The two of them had outstanding temperaments and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Hey, isn't this the young master of the Cui family? Ahhh, am I seeing things?"
"No, the other one is the young master of the Zheng family!"
"It's them! I've seen them from afar before. Oh my god, what an honor! This trip was not in vain."
Amidst the noise, Manager Zhang enthusiastically chatted with Zheng Changrong who was sitting next to him.
This kind of opportunity is rare, so we must build good relationships.
Zheng Changrong was dignified and calm, acting like a young master from a noble family. Butler Zhang was even more enthusiastic.
As soon as Yun Zheng sat down, she started working. "How many people have signed up? How many people have come to register?"
Sun Shouxin handed over the relevant information, "518 people registered, 499 people showed up."
Yun Zheng nodded slightly and ticked off the names of those who were not there.
"Go ask, are all the departments ready?"
"Yes." Sun Shouxin left in a hurry. Yun Zheng flipped through the information and read it carefully. She looked focused and fell into a state of ecstasy.
Cui Changyan looked at her steadily. She was extremely beautiful, gorgeous, full of vitality, and extremely eye-catching.
However, when she is concentrating on her work, she exudes a calm and confident aura, which makes people unable to help but look at her more.
These two contradictory characteristics are perfectly combined in her, making her very charming.
Coupled with a crimson official uniform, she looked extremely noble and full of abstinence.
He sat next to her, but she didn't even look at him, completely forgetting his existence.
She is different from those women who try every possible means to get close to men.
Somehow, he felt itchy, as if a small hook was hooking at the bottom of his heart, "Princess Jinyun."
Yun Zheng raised her head, her eyes cold, "What's wrong?"
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