Chapter 536 Rage
The King of Qi had no choice but to continue kneeling on the ground and listening to the Emperor's instructions. As he listened, a look of pain appeared on his face.
If there was no oral instruction, he would have spent thirty or fifty thousand silvers to buy some food.
But the Emperor's oral instruction had already stated the specific amount. Could he still dare to bargain with the Emperor?
Concubine Lin and Xiao Xuan were shocked to hear that the Emperor really dared to ask for two hundred thousand silvers.
Concubine Lin was particularly uneasy. After all, this matter was her own decision. She did not listen to the King of Qi. If the dowry was quietly brought in at night, these things would not have happened.
After the oral instruction was read, the family kowtowed and stood up. The King of Qi took the imperial edict and handed it to Xiao Yu, who held it and went to the ancestral hall to offer it.
The King of Qi smiled at Eunuch Xu and said, "Eunuch, you have come from afar and have worked hard all the way. I will ask someone to prepare some wine and food. Please do me a favor."
As he spoke, the smell of alcohol sprayed on Eunuch Xu's face.
Eunuch Xu took a step back and waved his hand, "No need for wine and food, I have to go back to the palace to report."
"I just hope that the prince will do the things the emperor asked me to do, so that my trip will not be in vain."
The emperor did not like the prince of Qi, and he did not want to stay in the prince of Qi's mansion for too long.
The prince of Qi burped and smiled bitterly, "How can I get so much silver? My big family has a lot of expenses every day."
Eunuch Xu looked at him with a smile, "The prince's fiefdom is the richest, and this little silver is nothing."
"The emperor said, the prince does not need to cry poor."
The prince of Qi's face twisted, and he smiled bitterly, "Please report to the emperor, I will do my best to raise food and transport it to the north."
"That's good." Eunuch Xu said with a fake smile, and bowed, "Then I'll take my leave first."
The king of Qi quickly grabbed him and stuffed a silver note of two thousand taels into his palm.
Eunuch Xu accepted it calmly and left with the eunuch accompanying him.
After Eunuch Xu walked away, the King of Qi ordered people to close the door.
He went back to his room and took off his dragon robe. With a gloomy face, he ordered the servants, "Ask Concubine Lin and Xiao Xuan to come to the study to see me."
Xiao Xuan and Concubine Lin were feeling uneasy.
Concubine Lin knew that she was at fault, and she didn't know how the prince would reprimand her.
Just as she was thinking, the maid came in and said, "Concubine, the prince asked you to go to the study."
Concubine Lin changed her imperial robe, sighed, and let the maid help her to go to the prince's yard.
When she walked to the door, she met Xiao Xuan. The mother and son looked at each other, and dared not say anything, and walked in together.
Just as she opened the curtain, a teacup flew towards her. Xiao Xuan didn't dare to dodge. The teacup flew past his ear and fell to the ground with a bang, breaking into pieces.
Xiao Xuan knelt down quickly, "Father, calm down."
Concubine Lin also knelt down hurriedly.
King Qi glared at Concubine Lin with a rage, "Lin Yue'er! I didn't tell you that the dowry must be secretly brought in, look at what you have done!"
Concubine Lin covered her face with a handkerchief and cried, "Concubine, what can I do? I told you, but how could the Lady Protector of the Country listen to me?"
King Qi saw that she was still lying at this time, and he became more and more angry.
But he left her some face and didn't expose her. He just sneered, "You mother and son don't even take me seriously now."
"You have caused such a disaster, and you still have the face to cry!"
Xiao Xuan didn't know what was going on, and hurriedly explained, "Father, this matter can't be blamed on my mother. Who knew that the emperor would be so stingy and stare at other people's dowries.