Oh? I was wrong? The prince looked at Chi Wan with provocative eyes, she dared to publicly accuse him, this woman was too bold, "Then you can tell me what I did wrong?" ”

Chi Wan said respectfully: "Your Highness, maybe this dress of a few dollars and silver taels is just a cheap thing for you, and it is not worth those treasures in your palace. So you think it doesn't matter if you give this dress to someone casually, after all, taking things for free is also a normal thing for your status. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Your Highness, you see that this dress looks the same as this one, why is it sold for such an expensive price, and the other one only costs a hundred silver taels? It's because it's also packed with the sweat of a lot of people! ”

Chi Wan pointed to the dress on the eldest lady, and then said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you see, this dress is made of nearly three pieces of brocade cloth, and this brocade cloth is made of a precious silkworm - the red mountain silkworm. This kind of silkworm is not only expensive to buy, but also extremely difficult to feed, even the most skilled farmers have to raise about 20 out of a hundred, because this kind of silkworm will eat each other. ”

"In addition, the silk that this red mountain silkworm can spit out is also limited, and a silkworm can only spit out enough to weave three inches of cloth, which is their annual output, so you can imagine how many red mountain silkworms need to spit out silk for this cloth."

"The peasants went to bed late and got up early, braved hardships, endured the scorching heat and winter cold, and finally got this small piece of silk. Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, can those farmers who work hard to raise silkworms deserve to get silver in return? ”

The crown prince nodded and said, "He naturally deserves to be rewarded." ”

"Then let's talk about those embroidery girls, the embroidery samples on this are enough to use more than 100 different colors of silk thread, and more than ten embroidery girls rushed to make them overnight. Many embroiderers have pierced their hands because of this, and because they are still embroidering in the middle of the night, their eyes are almost blind. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, can these embroidery girls deserve to get silver in return? ”

“…… Of course, what do you want to express? The prince was puzzled, what was the meaning of what she said?

"His Royal Highness the Prince, even if she is my nominal family member and my elder, but she didn't do anything, so she can take this dress away for no reason, why? With her identity, background? ”

The prince didn't know what to say for a while, but Chi Wan began to chatter as if she had opened a conversation: "If the prince really thinks so, then wouldn't everyone be able to follow Bai Na's example, and it would be too unfair to those poor and hard-working people!" ”

The prince said: "Chi Wan, I'm afraid you have made a mistake, the remuneration of those peasant embroiderers you said should naturally be given, not to mention that you have already given it, haven't you?" And this dress for Mrs. Chi is naturally in your name, don't you understand? ”

Chi Wan sneered and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, I am also like those people, from drawing the design draft to supervising step by step, even if there is no merit for hard work. ”

The design draft of this dress was changed more than ten times, and then it was revised and changed on the ready-to-wear because the production was unsatisfactory. From choosing fabrics to supervising the work of the embroiderers, I am doing my best in every step of the way - the profession of a shopkeeper. Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't I deserve the reward I deserve for my hard work? ”

The prince's face was distorted, and she was powerless to fight back against Chi Wan's words, after all, the two people had completely different starting points for thinking, the prince only considered that Chi Wan was a member of the Chi family, and Chi Wan didn't think so.

"In fact, I am just like everyone else, a woman in business, without my dedication, there would be no current Fenghetang, and the hard work is not less than that of other businessmen." Chi Wan said, "It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ignored my identity? Or do you not see me as a shopkeeper at all? ”

Chi Wan took two steps forward and walked in front of the onlookers, waved her hand and asked the prince: "It seems that His Royal Highness has been high above for too long, and his vision is limited to looking at the rich and noble, and he doesn't know how to understand the people's hearts at all, because you are the prince, you can bully us ordinary people at will?" ”

"Chi Wan, don't go too far, you're slandering the royal family, it's a crime!" The prince's anger was also mobilized, and the contradiction between the two sides became even more serious, "It's just four thousand taels of silver, it's not difficult for you at all, don't think I don't know about the situation of Fenghetang, I'm afraid you can earn this money back in one day!" ”

"Four thousand taels of silver? In the eyes of the crown prince, how light is four thousand taels of silver? Do you know what four thousand taels of silver means to us? It can be enough for me to pay for three meals for nearly two months, enough for me to buy myself many tonic medicines when I am sick. If it were donated to someone in need, how many lives would it save? ”

Chi Wan criticized the prince between the lines, criticized him for his high vision and shallow knowledge, and criticized him for being unrealistic, and Chi Wan said these words for another purpose, which was to mobilize the people to help her.

After listening to what Chi Wan said, the people all stood on her side.

"Hey, don't think that you can do whatever you want if you're the prince!"

"What's wrong with you rich and nobles, you don't have to rely on us for food, clothing, housing and transportation! Without us, I'll see what you eat and what you wear! ”

The people shouted and complained with dissatisfaction, and these words went straight to the prince. He was so furious that he had even made up his mind to let the guards who had followed him solve them, when the attendants beside him quietly reminded him.

"Your Highness, if things continue like this, I'm afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will find you if he knows about it. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and now you are helping a Mrs. Chi family who is not related to us, it's not worth going on like this. ”

"Needless to say, I know!" The prince stared at Chi Wan viciously, how could he still have the gentle appearance when he first arrived, and now he is no different from the fierce ghosts in hell.

"Let's go!" He turned around and strode towards the outside of Fenghe Hall, and when he saw the prince approaching the people, they were still a little flustered, and they all gave way for him to leave again.

The mother and daughter of the Chi family, who were watching from the sidelines, saw that they had lost their power, and now they seemed to have offended the prince, and they were somewhat scared in their hearts. Seeing the prince leaving, the most nervous person in his heart was none other than Chi Xia.

After all, she already regarded the other party as her future husband, and now that he was angry, she had to have a bad impression of herself and her mother more or less, she hurriedly got up and shouted: "His Royal Highness the Prince! Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't go! ”

Chi Xia left, and the eldest lady didn't have to stay here to be insulted by Chi Wan, so she got up in disgrace, rudely untied her clothes, and then left. Before leaving, she yelled at those who pointed at her: "Look at it! Then he left angrily.

The maids in the shop all looked at their shopkeepers with admiration and exclaimed, "You are really powerful, you actually talked about the prince." ”

"If there's anything that can't be said, he just doesn't pay attention to it." Ji Wan smiled, what she said was the truth, but she also had some small means of her own.

The largest number of people at the scene were the people watching outside the Fenghe Hall, who were not involved but kept watching. Ji Wan invisibly used them, mobilizing their emotions to suppress the number of people.

Ji Wan knew that the crown prince was just trying to deal with himself, but once things got too big and it didn't do him any good, he naturally lost.

This time, it was also very happy to see the eldest lady and their down-and-out appearance, but Chi Wan only hoped that they would not come to their own territory to make trouble in the future, otherwise she would definitely not be polite.

On the other side, the prince walked briskly, he had just lost face and was humiliated by Chi Wan in front of so many people, and he naturally couldn't help but be angry in his heart. He just wanted to get out of here now, this place that disgusted him.

"Your Highness! His Royal Highness the Prince! Behind him was a woman's voice, and when the prince looked back, Chi Xia was running with a hard time carrying the hem of his skirt. When she saw the prince stop, she took three steps and two steps to speed up to catch up, and then gasped and saluted reluctantly: "See His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The prince didn't want to see her, and if it weren't for the mother and daughter today, he wouldn't be so ashamed. He didn't look at Chi Xia with a good face, and his tone was naturally not good: "What are you looking for me, hurry up." ”

Chi Xia maintained a half-kneeling posture, she knew that now that the prince was angry, she naturally had to be more careful not to provoke him: "Your Highness, don't continue to be angry, Chi Wan is like that, she is the best at inciting people's hearts and instigating them, and those civilians with shallow knowledge are also stupid and are led by her nose like this, so she is confused and speaks nonsense." ”

"Your Highness is so wise, don't be like a despicable villain like Chi Wan, she will do everything to evade responsibility, you really think that you are so high up that you dare to anger the prince, you are really uneducated!"

The prince squinted his eyes and listened to what Chi Xia said, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little more comfortable, so he motioned for her to stand up. Chi Xia knew that his words had an effect on the crown prince, so he continued.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you don't know, he is a country girl, if it weren't for her father Renshan to take her back to the capital for her food and clothing, she is afraid that she is still farming in which corner. This kind of person has not been educated since he was a child, and naturally he doesn't know what to distinguish between dignity and inferiority, and he often opposes my mother in the house, Your Highness, do you think this is what a person should do? ”

Looking at Chi Xia's angry look, his eyes drifted to him from time to time, and observing his expression, the prince understood everything.