Chapter 2: The Unbelievably Poor Prince
With these treasure chests, the bandits didn't care about Li Yewu anymore, pouting their butts and carrying things to their own horse team, coming and going busily.
As you can see from the white knuckles and the sinking of their shoulders as they carried the box, the box was heavy, and it was either gold or silver.
Moreover, the two sides are extremely familiar with each other, which also proves from the side that it is not the first time that King Yu has sent money to bandits.
King ...... Who the hell is it?
Li Yewu couldn't help but shake his hands and recall the king in the original book.
King of the Great Chu Empire, ranked fifth, known as Xiao Jiuxi, young and intelligent, he was favored by his father, and a few years ago the emperor gave him the latest small country as a coming-of-age gift.
After that, he became the third prince of Dachu to have a fief.
And every year, Xiao Jiuxi can get the most abundant pocket money from the emperor, and what he gets is an exclusive favor that other princes can hardly match.
Among the princes who are either cold or benevolent, either gentle or humble, he is stunned to kill a fresh and refined flower road with cynicism, and has won the love of many readers.
However, the fifth child has no self in the battle for succession, he is not interested in being the emperor, he chooses to stand on the fourth side of the line, and after helping the fourth to kill the third, he also died in the trap, and even the fourth child who ascended the throne in the end was not the fourth.
Strictly speaking, Xiao Jiuxi, the fifth child, is cannon fodder like the original owner Li Yewu, but Xiao Jiuxi has more scenes than Li Yewu, and Li Yewu found no such person after going to the fiefdom, but Xiao Jiuxi received a cry from readers when he died in battle.
Li Yewu reviewed Xiao Jiuxi's life in the shortest time, and couldn't help shaking his head.
Although the emperor's exclusive favor to Xiao Jiuxi is rare and rare, it also makes him develop the character of Jiao'er Lang as the second ancestor.
Not to mention that he doesn't have the vision to stand on the wrong side, just looking at the jurisdiction he governs is enough to give people a headache.
Bandits came to the door at will to rob money, poor beggars gathered together, the palace guards were sluggish, and domestic servants took the initiative to curry favor with the bandits......
With this smoky scene, how did he manage to be top in the school exam every year? With the beauty of the world, the uninhibited charm and the incorruptible tongue?
Just when Li Yewu was extremely disdainful of Xiao Jiuxi, the bandits had already tied up the goods and left happily.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to wave at her: "Princess Yu, the newlywed is happy, and the noble son is born early, I will wait for your full moon wine." ”
"......" Li Yewu.
Waiting for the bandits to kick away, the housekeeper ran to Li Yewu in small steps and bowed: "The little lady is frightened, and the slave will lead you into the house to rest." ”
As he spoke, he waved his hand behind him: "Zicui is still stunned for what to do, hurry up and help Mrs. ”
"Yes." The little girl named Zicui stepped forward obediently and walked to the palace with Li Yewu in her arms, as if she was sorry for herself if she was slower.
Li Yewu staggered to follow Zicui's steps towards the mansion, and when she was about to enter the door, she glanced back with some feeling, but this glance startled her.
I saw the beggars who had been hiding in the depths of the alley to watch, and at this time they rushed here like a flood.
Even the beggars ran and said, "Princess, princess, it's okay, give us something to eat." ”
"Princess, please give me some silver, we are dying of hunger."
"Princess, please, give a little."
That number was not less than three or five hundred.
Li Yewu paused, wanting to confirm the situation again, but the housekeeper was anxious to hold Li Yewu's other hand, and worked together with Zicui to carry Li Yewu in.
Then the guards quickly closed the door and locked it, not even the broken carriage in which she came.
???
Li Yewu was stunned again, what the hell is going on with this god?
The group seemed to be hiding from the plague, and they didn't stop until they returned to the inner hall of the palace.
Li Yewu was dazed: "Who are those people?" Refugees fleeing famine? ”
The housekeeper looked sad: "The little lady doesn't know, there is no famine here, and it is not a hungry people, but a poor person in the slums." ”
"Slums?" Li Yewu was a little surprised.
Slums are a product of the twenties of the nineteenth century, especially those in India and Brazil, where the concept of slums did not exist.
However, Li Yewu thought about it, this is a novel, not to mention the slums, even if there is a spaceship, it seems reasonable.
She opened her mouth in embarrassment and accepted the setting weakly, and then said, "In that case, just send some money, why bother looking like a hell......"
Anyway, he could send money to the bandits just now, so why should he care about this poor people, why should he make such a mess of himself.
Thinking of the scene where she was carried into the door just now, I didn't know that I thought those people were zombies.
The housekeeper was miserable, "What about these people in the slums of Taiqi City?" If you give one, there will be thousands of people who will flock to it, and we are afraid of ghosts.
And the little lady doesn't know, our palace has not sent this house out, and there is nothing in the mansion, where is the surplus money for them. ”
?????
Isn't Xiao Jiuxi the emperor's favorite son?
Among the many princes, he is the one who rewards him the most, will he have no money?
Besides, didn't you pay back ten boxes and eight boxes of money just now?
Li Yewu silently glanced at the housekeeper and said, this old man is not honest, and he doesn't tell her the truth.
But...... Soon, Li Yewu knew that what the housekeeper said was really literal, and it was not an exaggeration at all, the palace really had no money!
The old housekeeper took her around the palace, and even the study, treasury and other important places were not left behind, and he didn't mind that she was low enough to visit.
At first, Li Yewu was a little flattered, but after watching it around, she finally understood.
Don't look at the grandeur of the palace outside, in fact, it is strong outside: the treasury is empty, the living room and even the room are worth the antiques left, except for the basic tables, chairs and benches There is nothing left.
What is even more exaggerated than this is that the study room of the palace is not full of books, but all kinds of IOUs.
It's no wonder that the housekeeper doesn't shy away from the study at all, and takes her to visit everywhere, daring to love that there is nothing else here except an IOU, and people have nothing to guard against her.
As a super infrastructure engineer who has built countless five-star towns, she has seen more deserted places, but no matter how barren the place, there will be a few ancient buildings or antiques as cultural heritage to maintain the lifeblood of the city.
And here, the dignified palace of the king, the territory of the king, is so poor that there are only IOUs left, which is outrageous!
"The little lady doesn't know, there are too many homeless people in Taihu, and the master has been bankrupt and in debt in order to supplement the homeless people over the years, and now our mansion looks magnificent outside the door, and all the valuable things in the house are taken by the master."