Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman! Chapter 730: 711: Going Shopping with the New Bride

Chapter 730: Chapter 711: Going Shopping with the New Bride

In the Guo Mansion, a series of sounds echoed as cups were knocked over.

“Dammit! They actually sent soone from above to inspect our Jiannan State. I knew it, I shouldn’t have let him leave last night.”

“Sigh! And you useless fools, now that it’s co to this, can’t any of you think of a decent plan?”

The several officials under him, like ostriches, didn’t dare squeak a word and buried their heads even lower.

Finally, the Master gathered his courage to stand out and said anxiously, “Lord Guo, our people have already torn down the wanted posters and replaced them with a Recruitnt Order.”

“Now the public is full of grievances, do you want to go and calm them down?”

Upon hearing this, Guo Huaimu felt like his head was going to split open – just last month he had already conscripted four thousand strong n in aid of the Eighth Prince.

Then he swapped 800 of the local elite soldiers for 800 of the Eighth Prince’s weak ones.

It could be said that if the enemy attempted a rebellion or so mountain bandits wanted to plunder Jiannan State, the entire state was virtually defenseless.

“Alas, let’s go. You must have soone keep a close watch. See who Inspector Zhong is frequently in contact with; they must be the hidden Inspectors. When the ti cos, we’ll catch them all in one fell swoop!”

“Right, send soone imdiately to the Imperial City to inquire whether Inspector Zhong Qi is truly sent by the court. I always feel he doesn’t seem like a Civil Officer, but more like a Military Officer.”

Guo Huaimu’s suspicion was heavy; even having seen the Token and verified it as the Inspector from the court, he still wanted to cling to a sliver of hope to catch a fox’s tail.

To obliterate the so-called Inspector within Jiannan State and continue to act as its ruler.

On Lin Yi’s side, after eting with Sun Pingkai who had been waiting for a long ti at the inn, he learned about how Guo Huaimu had been deceiving the people during the conscription, causing the people to suffer enormously.

“Alright, you go back first. After I finish my business tomorrow, I’ll go take a look at your Gan County.”

A small Gan County was able to contribute one third of Jiannan State’s tribute silver, which Lin Yi certainly could not underestimate.

Soon after, Lin Yi and Ouyang Qian each put on a brand-new Human Skin Mask, preparing to go out and gauge public morale.

‘My little Emperor wife is carrying our child and cannot move about freely, so I will take care of these matters.’

The reason for wearing Human Skin Masks was because he had put up his own wanted posters early on; even though they were torn down now, he expected many people would still rember his face.

As Lin Yi and Ouyang Qian walked on the bustling streets, Ouyang Qian was captivated by all the novelties around her.

The hawkers’ cries, the bartering of the citizens, the playful noise of children, the endless stream of people coming and going.

Ouyang Qian was dazzled, the array of small rchandise was incomparable to that of Nan Zhao Country; it was hardly even a competition.

“Lord, this Jiannan State is really bustling, much more prosperous than our Lingyun City.”

Although Jiannan State was remote, it had fertile soil and generally reaped bountiful harvests every year, and the locals lived relatively content and peaceful lives.

But what was less than ideal was the weakness of the local military force.

“Qianqian, whatever you like to buy, just go ahead,” Lin Yi said, while whispering into Ouyang Qian’s ear softly, “Prince Consort, I have plenty of money.”

Ouyang Qian looked at Lin Yi with tender affection, feeling the sweetness of being pampered.

Unwittingly, they had arrived in front of a Cloth Shop.

Ouyang Qian was attracted by the exquisitely beautiful fabrics in front of her.

“My goodness, how can there be such soft silk-like fabric with rich and vibrant colors in this world? I love it so much.”

Seeing potential custors, the shopkeeper hurriedly called out.

“Oh dear, your lordship, what great taste you have. This is our newly arrived rchandise called Red Peony Shu Brocade, and only our shop in the whole street has it.”

“If you like it, I’ll give you a discount. This piece of Shu brocade, just three taels of silver.”

“Three taels?”

Ouyang Qian simply couldn’t believe her own ears. Such exquisitely beautiful brocade would be snatched up by everyone for ten taels of silver in Nan Zhao Country.

The peddler thought Ouyang Qian was balking at the high price, and quickly changed his offer: “My lord, if you really want it, I can give it to you for 50 coins cheaper. And then I’ll cut it into two skirts for you, your wife will surely like them.”

Ouyang Qian was suddenly at a loss for words, only then did she realize that the peddler had mistaken her for a man.

Ah, Ouyang Qian looked at herself, dressed as an attendant student, and had no choice but to accept this reality.

From now on, being by Lin Yi’s side, she could only assu the identity of an attendant student, aning she would no longer be able to wear beautiful skirts.

Lin Yi, who was standing nearby, noticed the look of disappointnt in Ouyang Qian’s eyes and imdiately pulled out two large ingots of silver.

“I’ll take this one in treasure blue, this one in sky blue, the one in ink color, and also this red peony one.”

“Cut two skirts according to the attendant student’s size for the red peony Shu brocade. We have a younger sister at ho. As for the other colors, cut one skirt in each of them.”

The peddler, holding the two large ingots of silver, was overjoyed—it was as if he had t the God of Wealth!

However, when he turned the ingots over and saw the two “tribute” characters stamped on the bottom, he shuddered as if he had seen the King Yan himself, his hands trembling uncontrollably. He imdiately set down the silver and said in alarm.

“My lords, I beg of you, please go buy Shu brocade sowhere else, I can’t sell it to you.”

Lin Yi was also startled and didn’t understand why the peddler was so terrified, but when he picked up the Silver Tael and saw it was tribute silver given to him by the fat shopkeeper, he roughly understood.

So he took out so Silver Tael without the “tribute” mark, and the peddler accepted it, still trembling in fear.

Lin Yi took the chance to ask: “Young man, why are you so scared of tribute silver?”

The peddler shuddered and said: “You, aren’t you asking deliberately? We can’t afford to ss with you. If it weren’t for the fact that my wife needs money urgently for childbirth, and my parents, both in their seventies, are bedridden, I wouldn’t dare to do business with you today.”

“Please, I beg you, don’t tell the Governnt that you bought Shu brocade from .”

Lin Yi was utterly confused. What’s this “you” and “the Governnt” business?

“What’s going on? Do we commoners have to report to the Governnt when we buy a piece of Shu brocade?”

Lin Yi was truly perplexed.

The peddler, with an awkward smile, nervously asked: “Sir, wasn’t the tribute silver you took out just now stolen by you?”

“Stolen?”

Now Lin Yi was even more curious and honestly told the peddler that the tribute silver was exchanged with the fat shopkeeper of the Donglai Inn.

Upon hearing this, the peddler finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“So that’s how it is, sir. My apologies, I have wronged you. But still, as a kind gesture, I advise you not to use tribute silver to buy things.”

“If the Governnt officials find out, they can arrest you.”

Later, Lin Yi found out from the peddler that last month, the treasury silver in Jiannan State was robbed by mountain bandits, and 2000 taels of tribute silver were taken.

The Governnt had decreed that anyone found using tribute silver could be considered a mountain bandit or an accomplice, and could be directly arrested and locked up for six months.

That’s why the peddler just now was desperate to avoid the tribute silver.

Upon understanding this situation, Lin Yi’s mood suddenly grew heavy.

…End of Chapter…