Chapter 1137

Zhu Shishi stood blankly for a long time, then slowly stood up and said word by word: "It's better if he leaves, so as not to be like you and me, trapped alive in this dark cage! Then!

Although Mr. Liu is ugly, he is a descendant of an emperor and possesses amazing abilities. If our son goes away with him, he will definitely succeed in his studies."

When he said this, he paused briefly and then said: "Let's just think about our future livelihood. Mr. Li gave us nine hundred taels of silver. Although it can last for a few months, we will always run out of money if we sit back and have nothing."

One day. The current situation is very clear. We have no hope for those dirty officials in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Therefore, being trapped in the mansion with these nine hundred taels of silver is definitely not a long-term solution. I thought about it.

Please ask Uncle Wu to take two to three hundred taels of silver and go outside the city to buy dozens of acres of good land. In this way, even if the money runs out, we will still have food to eat and will not starve to death. With the remaining silver, I

I planned to open a silk and satin shop in the city, so I left it to Uncle Wu to find a reliable person to run it. Before his death, the old prince once told the late king on his sick bed that opening a pawnshop to take advantage of others' danger would be detrimental to moral integrity and would harm his descendants.

, it must never be done again. So after the death of the old prince, the late king returned all the pawns in the pawn shop to the original owners, and cashed the pawn shop out. The late king planned to do more good deeds to bless his descendants. Alas,

I hope that his kindness will prevent us three children from starving to death."

The princess handed her little son over to Pumpty Dumpty and others to take away, feeling extremely reluctant to give up. However, she also knew that if she left her little son in the house, the end would be extremely miserable. However, under the sadness, she felt a little confused for a moment.

After listening to Zhu Shishi's words, she suddenly remembered something, stood up hurriedly, and said to Zhu Shishi: "Your Majesty, let me take you to see something!"

After she finished speaking, she grabbed Zhu Shishi's arm and hurriedly walked out the door. Zhu Shishi was startled. He knew that he, the princess, came from the Fang family, a wealthy family in Xixi. She had always been virtuous and polite, and had a good way to advance and retreat.

Du, he had never been so out of character. He was startled and he couldn't help but followed the princess out of the house and walked around to the right of the courtyard. Zhu Shishi knew that there was a cellar behind the main hall, which was used by the palace to store valuables.

Where the things were. When he saw the princess pulling him around the main hall, his heart trembled, and he suddenly remembered what he had said when drinking with the short fat man and others. He suddenly stopped and said to the princess: "What time is it now?

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The princess said: "Your Majesty slept for a day and a night. In more than an hour, I'm afraid it will get dark."

Zhu Shishi nodded and said in a deep voice: "So, Mr. Liu really took the money?"

The princess was startled, waved her hand at Zhu Shishi, and lowered her voice and said: "Your Majesty, please keep your voice down, be careful that the walls have ears."

Zhu Shishi smiled bitterly and said: "There is nothing valuable in our house. Even if the gate is opened, thieves inside and outside the city are too lazy to come in and take a look. As for the officials of the Chengdu government, they regard us as such.

Why does the plague still come here to talk about it? You don’t have to worry, just say what you have to say.”

The princess was worried, and while pulling Zhu Shisi forward, she whispered: "The prince was very drunk last night. Uncle Wu helped the prince to the wing to rest, and then found a relatively clean and tidy room.

Mr. Liu, please wait for the three of us to go to bed. But early this morning, I watched the two children finish their morning lessons, and I was about to go to the wing to see if the prince was awake. Uncle Wu, who had been waiting in the yard for a long time, said in a panic

He told me that when it was still dark, he got up to prepare meals and found that there were five or six large wooden boxes piled in the front hall. Mr. Li was sleeping in the hall and seemed to be guarding these wooden boxes. He did not dare

I alarmed Mr. Li and wanted to ask the prince for an idea. But the prince hadn't woken up yet, and he didn't dare to disturb me, so he had to wait in the yard. After hearing this, I was shocked and suspicious. Because I am a female generation.

, the prince was not awake, so it was inconvenient for me to ask Mr. Liu and others for advice. When I was at a loss, Mr. Liu and Mr. Huang went to the backyard to ask to see the prince, and they behaved very politely.

"I told them that the prince was drunk. Mr. Liu told me the same thing. It turned out that after the prince had a rest last night, Mr. Liu and Mr. Li entered the magistrate's office at night and actually took the six boxes that the magistrate had hidden in the secret room.

The silver was stolen and placed in the main hall of the palace..."

Zhu Shishi was startled when he heard this, and couldn't help but exclaimed "Ah". The princess was so anxious that she almost reached out to cover Zhu Shishi's mouth. But just as she raised her right hand, she retracted it and turned towards Zhu Shishi.

Fourteen waved his hands repeatedly.

At this time, the two of them had reached the back of the main hall. The princess walked to a large stone slab with a lotus carved on it. She leaned down and groped for a moment on the stone slab. She hooked the middle finger of her right hand on a small hole on the edge of the stone slab and lifted it hard. All she heard was "click"

With a soft sound, the slate was lifted up by her, revealing a dark hole. The princess took out the fire folding piece from her arms, shook it, and walked into the hole first. Zhu Shishi followed her and headed straight towards the hole.

Go inside.

There were stone steps under the entrance of the cave. After the two walked along the stone steps for more than ten steps, they saw several torches hanging on the stone wall on the right. The princess took off two torches and lit them, then handed one to the person behind her.

Zhu Shishi. By the light of the torch, the two of them walked another five or six feet into the cave and arrived at a stone chamber at the bottom of the cave. The stone chamber was very wide, with six large wooden boxes stacked in the center, and there was nothing else.

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The princess led Zhu Shishi to the six large wooden boxes and said: "After hearing what Mr. Liu said, I was so frightened that I almost fell to the ground. Mr. Liu didn't care, and just asked where the money should be placed.

How appropriate? I was so flustered at that time that I couldn't even speak. Seeing my horror, Mr. Liu comforted me and said that the money they took out from the magistrate's office was in addition to the money embezzled and looted by the magistrate.

, is the money used by corrupt officials in the capital to purchase Shu brocade. This money is from the people's wealth and people's anointment, and it is taken in a proper way. Moreover, this money cannot be seen in the light. Those officials who lost their money will only look for it secretly and will never dare to make it public. Although the palace is in a state of decline.

, but according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, without an imperial edict, officials at all levels are not allowed to enter the prince's mansion without permission. What's more, if the prefect's Yamen loses money, there is absolutely no suspicion of the prince. Putting the money in the prince's palace is the safest thing.

.And, and…”

When the princess said this, she mumbled and couldn't go on. Zhu Shishi said: "You and I have been married for many years, so if you have anything to say, just say it."

The princess paused for a moment and then said: "Mr. Liu said that he has told the prince about the money collection..."

The princess looked at Zhu Shishi's face as she spoke. However, she saw that Zhu Shishi had no expression on his face and just nodded and said: "Mr. Liu and others did mention this matter when we were drinking last night. At that time, I

They were a bit drunk, but they didn’t object. I thought they might also be drunk and just talking casually. I didn’t expect these three masters to have such magical powers and steal so much money..."

When the princess heard what Zhu Shisi said, she was horrified and said in a trembling voice: "So, does the prince agree with Mr. Liu and others to steal silver?"

Zhu Shishi replied without hesitation: "That's right! This money was originally used by the people, but it was looted by those dirty officials. Mr. Liu and others took the money, but it was not given to us to spend. Yesterday's banquet

, they have already said the use of this money. When we use this money, we no longer need to look at the faces of the officials in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As long as we work hard, we can not only maintain the livelihood of the palace, but also help the poor people.

Why not?!"

The more Zhu Shishi talked, the more excited he became. Later, he walked around in the stone room and said, "I've had enough of being the prince of Lao Shizi. If I hadn't been helpless, I would have followed Mr. Liu."

The world is gone. This palace is a prison, which has trapped me for more than twenty years. I cannot let our child be a prisoner here waiting to die like me. We must plan hard and make a big plan in advance.

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The princess was a little happy when she heard Zhu Shishi's impassioned words. But she was a little worried and said: "It's not a bad thing for the prince to have such an ambition. It's just that the prince grew up in the palace since he was a child and has never done business. How to deal with it?"

What businessmen are you dealing with? Moreover, the imperial court has very strict control over the vassal kings. Although we are just side kings, if we suddenly start doing business, I am afraid that the prefect’s Yamen will become suspicious..."
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