klisemfg Chapter 178 It's abnormal that one or two people are rushing to give money.
Chapter 178 It's abnormal that one or two people are rushing to give money.
“Shen Zhiyi already said that the accounting books of the shops you selected have problems. I contacted her to find a scapegoat for those shops.”
"has a problem?"
Upon hearing this, the Wang family, who had brought chicken soup, came over, leaning on their canes.
The maidservant distributed the chicken soup to the three people present.
"Thank you, Madam."
After receiving the chicken soup, the Minister of Revenue continued, "Madam, you should check those shops as soon as possible; there must be a problem."
“Of course, Xiao Cui, go and send someone to bring the account books from those shops.”
"It's ma'am."
The three of them spent the whole night checking the accounts, and in the end, Mr. and Mrs. Wang actually found something wrong with the account books.
"Well, someone actually dares to do these things behind my back. I don't know if they've gotten too bold or if they think I'm too old and useless."
Wang Xianggong immediately replied, "Madam, you're not old at all. You look very young to me."
"Shut up, stop being so glib. I'll go and take care of the account book first, then I'll personally go to your little friend to thank him."
But that happened the next day.
After seeing off the Minister of Revenue, Shen Zhiyi did not return home smoothly as she had hoped, but was stopped by the Crown Prince halfway there.
"Shen Lang."
"His Royal Highness."
Shen Zhiyi cautiously glanced behind the other person and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Looks like I don't need to practice any more calligraphy.
The crown prince burst into laughter, his tone cheerful.
"Here's the thing, lately the Crown Princess and Consort Liang have been tinkering with something. They'll just take a fancy to something, invest their money in it, and then collect the interest later. Are you interested?"
Shen Zhiyi shook her head without hesitation.
"Thank you, Your Highness. I have no particular opinion on this matter, but I wish the Crown Princess and Consort a prosperous future."
The Crown Prince stared at Shen Zhiyi in shock.
Extraordinary.
Even after rejecting someone, Shen Lang still knows to flatter them afterwards.
This damned officialdom is truly harmful.
[What the hell is going on today? Why are they all trying to give me money? There must be something fishy going on. Let me see what projects the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince's concubine are planning to invest in.]
Shen Zhiyi glanced at it.
[It's about investing in a company in the beauty industry.]
The crown prince blinked in bewilderment.
What industry?
How come he's never heard of it?
The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince's concubine were going to sponsor someone who sells rouge and face powder, right? Is the beauty industry just about selling rouge and face powder?
[Hiss hiss hiss, I can't do this. Throwing money in will definitely result in a loss. The Crown Prince can afford to lose money, but I can't.]
What is this? It'll lose money.
This directly touched a nerve with the crown prince.
You should know that the Crown Princess did this because of her good-for-nothing son.
They've been arguing about getting married lately, but they don't have much money. They'd be embarrassed if the wedding was too shabby.
Although he doesn't care much about saving face, he still has to do it as a token of appreciation.
This is why the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince's concubine have recently been thinking about making money.
But if this thing actually loses money, then it's unacceptable.
"Shen, Shen Zhiyi."
When the Crown Prince looked up, he found that Shen Zhiyi was nowhere to be seen.
He hurriedly ran back to the East Palace and told the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince's concubine about it.
The two exchanged a glance and immediately made a decision.
"Let's go find Shen Lang."
The Crown Prince pointed to the sky outside: "Now? What time is it? Is it appropriate for the two of you women to go over there? I'll go instead."
Where are you going?
The Crown Princess said disdainfully, "We are all women, what are you, a man, doing there?"
"Oh, I almost forgot that Shen Lang is a girl. Oh well, let's go together."
After thinking it over, the Crown Princess decided that since Shen Zhiyi was a man in public, the three of them should go find him together.
When the two arrived at Shen Zhiyi's courtyard, they found that there were other people there.
The prince's eyes widened, and he pointed at the other person with a trembling hand.
"You, you, you, it's you!"
"What are you here for?"
"What are you doing here so late at night? Do you have ill intentions?"
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel reached out and pressed down the Crown Prince's hand, saying in a deep voice, "Your humble servant has come to convey His Majesty's oral decree."
“Dad won’t let Chen Decai come, so why did he send you to do this messenger job? It’s a waste of your talents.”
"Your Highness, I live nearby."
"Oh right, that's how it is."
[What the hell? Why are they all in my house so late at night?]
[And then there's this stingy fellow, who said the old emperor said I had done something meritorious but hadn't received a reward yet, and asked me what I wanted.]
[This is really strange. What exactly did I do to deserve this credit? How come I, the person directly involved, know nothing about it?]
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel opened his mouth, about to explain.
The Crown Prince noticed it keenly and quickly covered it up.
What a joke! How can you bring up something as shameful as fighting over a toilet? Don't you have any shame?
"Oh dear, I almost forgot about that. Shen Lang, you should take this opportunity to extort some money from my father. He's usually such a tightwad."
"I'm fine with either of those."
Everyone:...
"I will take whatever His Majesty gives me."
Everyone:...
Shen Zhiyi, this child has changed. It's all the fault of this damned officialdom. Look what they've turned this child into. The once clear and naive child has become someone who will do whatever you say.
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel smiled, his mind racing, and finally decided to give the old emperor a headache.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, what brings you to Shen Lang's place?"
[I feel like I should be the one saying this.]
"Oh, we've come to discuss a shop with Shen Lang."
Shen Zhiyi suddenly looked at the Crown Princess.
[I already rejected the Crown Prince, and I don't know how the Crown Princess found the person; she's just a heartless businessman. The rouge and powder she made seemed to have immediate effects when used, but using them for a long time will ruin your face.]
"what--"
The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince's concubine both let out dolphin-like sounds, which hurt the ears of everyone present.
They both used it and thought it was effective, so they decided to help each other out.
The result was that my face became rotten!
The usually gentle Crown Princess was now furious.
The two did not linger and hurried off to find the imperial physician.
Shen Zhiyi: "...The Crown Princess and the Consort are..."
"Ah, oh, ignore them, hahahahaha."
The Crown Prince smiled awkwardly, fearing that Shen Zhiyi would delve deeper, and quickly changed the subject.
"In a few days, General Wei Hu and his wife will set sail. That day will also be the day when most of the foreign nations come to pay homage. Father has decided to give those foreign nations a profound shock."
Shen Zhiyi nodded.
Why is the Crown Prince telling me this? What does it have to do with me?
Crown Prince: Regardless of whether it's related or not, as long as we don't go to find out why his two wives suddenly ran away, that's fine.