Chapitre 462: Clouds bubbling up, can’t recognize
Raising the price of food, causing people to panic, beating, and smashing the food shop can be considered as a big crime. If she accepted this charge now, Xiao Tianyao won't be able to wash clean his name.
Although this time the emperor didn't severely punish Xiao Tianyao and only fined 200,000 silver. However, similar things may happen in the future. The people of Eastern Country will think that Xiao Tianyao is behind the scenes and used the war to make money.
Therefore, after the eunuch finished reading the imperial decree, Lin Chujiu knelt there motionless and had no intention of accepting the decree.
The official of the Ministry of Justice grabbed and pushed forward the decree in front of Lin Chujiu. Seeing Lin Chujiu not moving, he had to speak to remind her: "Xiao Wangfei, please accept the edict!"
"Accept the edict?" Lin Chujiu looked up and asked.
"Yes, please accept the edict Xiao Wangfei." The official of the Ministry of Justice respectfully said, but he was actually disdainful. It was only a fine of 200,000 silvers. With Xiao Wangye's net worth, what is 200, 000 silvers to him?
Xiao Wangfei was a careless person. She was far worse than him.
"No, I can't take this." Lin Chujiu didn't care what the official said, she just shook her head firmly, "I can recognize the fine, but I can't recognize the accusations on behalf of Xiao Wangye. Wangye disappeared accidentally on the battlefield. He didn't deliberately conceal his traces. It is not Wangye who sent news of his disappearance in the capital, which caused the price hike. So what does this have to do with Xiao Wangye?"
The official was quite glad to hear Lin Chujiu's words: "Xiao Wangfei, tell the emperor these words. There's no use in telling me this."
Having said that, he once again handed the imperial edict to Lin Chujiu. If it wasn't because of the difference between men and women, the official would want to shove the imperial edict into Lin Chujiu's arms: "Xiao Wangfei, you better take the imperial edict quickly. If you have the imperial edict, you can take it to the palace." He doesn't care whether the accusation was true or not. He was only responsible for sending the edict and then went back to report to the emperor.
"I'm sorry, I can't take this edict." Lin Chujiu put her hands behind her back and didn't accept the imperial edict: "The crime listed in this edict is not committed by wangye. I can't accept it."
"Xiao Wangfei, are you resisting the imperial edict?" After being refused repeatedly, the official couldn't help but be angry.
Since he became an official of the Ministry of Justice, he can no longer count how many imperial edicts of rewards and punishment he had sent. But he had never seen someone like Lin Chujiu.
"Thunder and rain are all the king's grace. Xiao Wangfei, you are wise. If you accept the imperial edict, this official will forget this event. Everything will pass. Otherwise, if this thing reached the emperor's ears, you will be the one who will suffer." The official said half as advice and half as a threat.
Lin Chujiu's refusal to accept the edict was certainly unsatisfactory, but this edict was not any better. However, if Lin Chujiu will accept the edict, it will be much better… …
"I can't afford the hat of resisting on my head. I will send the fine on the imperial edict to the Ministry of Justice, but I can't take the imperial edict." Lin Chujiu repeated the same sentence without getting bored.
Without waiting for the official to speak, Lin Chujiu turned her head to Housekeeper Cao and said: "Housekeeper Cao, go to my storeroom and clear out all the valuable things in my dowry."
"Wang, wangfei… …" Housekeeper Cao was dumbfounded: "You want to sell your dowry?" Xiao Wangfu was not poor. It was only 200,000 silvers. They can take out that amount with closed eyes. There is no need for Lin Chijiu to sell her dowry.
"Mmm, hurry … sell my dowry to solve this urgent matter. I will redeem this money later." Lin Chujiu said with a dignified look in the face, but Fecui and the other three maidservants knew that Lin Chujiu has long been wanting to get rid of her dowry. So now that there was an opportunity to deal with it, how will Lin Chujiu let it pass?
Besides, if she sold her dowry instead of using Xiao Wangfu's money, the outsiders will think that Xiao Tianyao was clean and honest. He couldn't take out 200,000 silvers.
Housekeeper Cao was not stupid. He understood Lin Chujiu's intentions, but even if he understood, he was still reluctant to sell Lin Chujiu's dowry. Housekeeper Cao wanted to persuade Lin Chujiu, but Feicui whispered to him: "Housekeeper Cao, just listen to wangfei. She must have reason to do this."
After talking, two of Lin Chujiu's maidservants volunteered to help Housekeeper Cao: "Wangfei, this slave will accompany Housekeeper Cao to check your dowry."
"Go." Lin Chujiu has nothing to worry about now that Feicui and Zhenzhu went together.
When the official, who brought the imperial decree, saw Xiao Wangfu's people will check the dowry, instead of their Xiao Wangfu's money, he was dumbfounded: "Xiao Wangfei, it's just a fined, you don't need to sell your dowry." If the outsiders learn that the emperor ordered to fined Xiao Wangfu's silver, which forced Xiao Wangfei to sell her dowry, what will they think of the emperor?
He was only a small official doing his job. Can he stop it?
"What do you mean I don't need to sell my dowry?" Lin Chujiu looked at the Official with a puzzled look: "Didn't you tell me to pay the 200,000 fines on the imperial edict?" If the other party dares to say to her not to pay, she will fight with them.
Doesn't need to pay the fine, then doesn't it mean they didn't do anything wrong?
That's right, what else is there to say!
"No, no, of course, you have to pay it. It's a punishment for Xiao Wangye for inducing the merchants to increase the price of food and cause people to lose money." The Official repeatedly emphasized Xiao Tianyao's crime, but Lin Chujiu acted like she didn't hear anything. She said: "Wangye didn't induce those merchants to raise the price, everything that happened was just spontaneous behavior of those unscrupulous merchants. As for the 200,000 fines that are written in the imperial edict, we can only treat as a request."
It was those businessmen who decided to increase the price, but the emperor didn't ask them to spit out their profits. Instead, he used it to look for trouble for Xiao Tianyao. The emperor was simply shameless.
"Xiao Wangfei, the truth of this matter is now in front of you, regardless of what you say." The Official was annoyed when he saw Lin Chujiu was hard to convince.
Why is it troublesome to send the imperial edict?
No wonder no palace official came forward to send out the imperial decree once they heard it was for Xiao Wangfu. If he didn't step forward, this unlucky errand will not fall to his head.
"What Daren said is true, the truth is in front of us, no one can distort the truth after saying a few words." Lin Chujiu followed along with this sentence, but then she added: "Wangye is in the front line. He is fighting to protect the East Country, while you only worry about this thing in the capital. Those merchants earned a lot more money compared to Wangye and his men, but you accuse him like he was working with those merchants. So what exactly does this have to do with Wangye? I don't know how much those merchants earn this time. Are you sure a mere 200,000 silvers can make up to the loss of the people?"
"Xiao Wangfei, I don't know what you talking about, this small official can't understand." The Official was sweating all over his head. At this time, he was still being arrogant.
Although it hasn't been long since he entered the official dome, he has a clear understanding of people in the capital. He knew that Xiao Wangfei was a troublemaker, he doesn't want to… …
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