Chapter 309: It’s Not Like We Can’t Change Emperors
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Little Madam Jiang didn’t expect Su Ying to discover the problem in the account books so quickly. Su Ying acted so fast and reached the restaurant before Little Madam Jiang even had time to finish her cover-up actions.
Little Madam Jiang looked at the Li family members in front of her who were furious with her. She hated them to the core. Over the years, she had asked Shopkeeper Li to help her with many things. If the Li family exposed those things because of this matter, she would not have a good outcome!
After hesitating for a while, Little Madam Jiang could only order someone to take out the box she had hidden at the bottom of her chest. Little Madam Jiang took out ten thousand taels of silver banknotes from it and said, “Take it. Tell Su Ying that this is all there is. If she continues to pester me, at worst, I’ll fight her to the death!”
After the Li family took the silver notes, they did not dare to delay and sent them to the restaurant directly.
Su Ying counted the banknotes in her hand and only released her foot when she felt that it was roughly enough.
The Li family members quickly helped Shopkeeper Li up.
“Wait a minute.”
“Your Highness, Your Highness, please spare me. Your Highness, please spare me…” Shopkeeper Li was in so much pain that he wanted to die, yet his body refused to faint from the pain, so he could only endure it.
“She surrendered the money she swallowed. How about the share you swallowed?”
“Your Highness, I… I will get someone to bring it to you. I only beg you to spare my life, Your Highness.”
Su Ying smiled faintly, but her eyes were icy. “Don’t be afraid. I know that killing is against the law.”
Shopkeeper Li’s face tensed up. When the Li family delivered the silver notes, Su Ying told him to deliver the accurate account books to Prince Qi’s Manor the next day before telling him to scram.
12,000 taels. How much resources could she buy with that sum?
Just this shop alone could produce so much silver.
The diners in the restaurant had all been frightened off, leaving only a few assistants in the restaurant.
Su Ying stood up and looked at them. “Does the restaurant have a deputy shopkeeper?”
The waiter nodded hurriedly. “Yes, yes.”
Su Ying told them to summon the deputy shopkeeper. He was a young man in his thirties.
Although he looked at Su Ying with some fear in his eyes, he didn’t flinch at all.
“Greetings, Your Highness.”
Su Ying took out a ten-year indenture of servitude. “Take a look. If you find it acceptable, sign it.”
Ten years of indentured servitude, and after ten years, he could redeem himself and attain freedom.
The deputy shopkeeper looked at Su Ying and hesitated for a moment before he got ready to affix his thumbprint.
However, Su Ying took back the indenture.
“I’ll give you a month’s trial period first. After a month, if the restaurant’s profits can reach a higher level, you will be the shopkeeper of this restaurant from then on.”
The deputy shopkeeper’s eyes were shining as he replied solemnly, “Your Highness, don’t worry. I will definitely do my best and not disappoint Your Highness.”
Su Ying put away the silver notes and stood up. “You’d better not. I don’t want a second Shopkeeper Li to appear in Virtue Sunshine Hall.”
Satisfied, Su Ying took the silver notes and left the restaurant.
“Your Highness, is that deputy shopkeeper a trustworthy person?”
“We’ll know after we try him out.”
“Your Highness, where are you going later?”
“To the jewelry shop.”
“Alright.”
Just as the two of them were about to get into the horse carriage, the sound of horses galloping suddenly rang out on the street.
Su Ying turned around and saw a red-robed woman riding a ferocious horse and charging rapidly in Su Ying’s direction.
“Get lost, get lost! All of you get out of my way!”
The horsewhip in the other party’s hand was being brandished viciously, and it looked as if it was about to hit Su Ying’s face.
Su Ying’s almond-shaped eyes darkened as she gripped the horsewhip that was flying towards her with one move. She exerted some force in her arm and pulled the rider off the horse.
“Argh!”
The other party was caught off guard by Su Ying’s sudden action, and her entire body flew off the horse’s back before crashing heavily onto a nearby roadside stall.
“Your Highness!” The guards who followed behind quickly went forward to check on the red-robed woman’s injuries.
The woman in red knew martial arts. When she fell just now, she used a little force to avoid hurting her vital parts. There were only some superficial injuries on her body.
“Who is so daring to pull my horsewhip!”
“Who is so daring to ride horses recklessly on the main street of the capital and hurt people?” Su Ying said icily.
Princess Zhaoxi turned to look at Su Ying and recognized her at a glance. Her gorgeous face turned ferocious. “1 was wondering who it was, but it turns out to be you, Su Ying the idiot.”
Su Ying recognized her as well. She was Princess Zhaoxi, the eldest princess of the current Empress.
As she was favored, her personality was extremely arrogant and pampered, and she had bullied Su Ying many times in the past.
When arch-enemies came face to face, they would be exceptionally hostile.
“Who are you calling an idiot?”
“I’m calling you an idiot!”
Princess Zhaoxi realized something was wrong as soon as she uttered these words. She raised the whip in her hand and swung it at Su Ying in anger.
Su Ying’s almond-shaped eyes darkened as she grabbed the whip that was coming at her. Before Princess Zhaoxi could react, Su Ying yanked the whip abruptly and snatched away the whip in Princess Zhaoxi’s hand.
Su Ying didn’t give her any chance to catch her breath. She turned around and lashed the whip ruthlessly on Princess Zhaoxi’s body.
“Ouch!”
Princess Zhaoxi screamed in pain.
When the guards saw this, they quickly rushed up.
“Your Highness!”
Princess Zhaoxi had never been beaten by anyone in her entire life. She glared at Su Ying furiously. “Capture her!”
The guards drew their sabers and stepped forward.
The whip in Su Ying’s hand swung around and struck the guards.
“Su Ying, I will teach you a lesson today!” Princess Zhaoxi yelled.
Su Ying’s almond-shaped eyes darted, and she dodged the guard’s saber in a flash, but the damaging whip was aimed instead in Princess Zhaoxi’s direction.
Princess Zhaoxi felt a sharp murderous intent charging at her. She wanted to dodge, but the murderous intent was too strong. It was so strong that she couldn’t move at all.
“Argh!”
Princess Zhaoxi was so frightened that she cried out in shock. Pow! The whip hit her shoulder ruthlessly.
Princess Zhaoxi was in so much pain that she almost fainted.
The guards were also intimidated by Su Ying’s swift and fierce aura and retreated repeatedly.
“Your Highness! Your Highness!”
Princess Zhaoxi fell to the ground and was in so much pain that she began crying. “It hurts! It hurts a lot!”
The guards didn’t dare to fight any longer and hurriedly ordered the maidservants to carry Princess Zhaoxi up and send her back to the palace.
“Su Ying, you and I are irreconcilable!”
Su Ying threw away the whip in her hand, dusted off the grime on her body, and boarded the horse carriage with Bai Shuang.
“Your Highness…” Bai Shuang looked worried.
“What’s wrong?”
“That was Princess Zhaoxi.”
“I would still beat him up even if he were the Emperor himself.”
She, Su Ying, wasn’t someone who liked to stir up trouble, but now that they chose to provoke her, how could she tolerate it?
Bai Shuang was a little worried. This place wasn’t like the northern wilderness, where they could make all the rules and regulations. There were so many complicated intertwined matters in the capital, and she was afraid that Su Ying would be on the losing end.
However, these things were not within Su Ying’s consideration. It wasn’t like the Emperor of the Chu State couldn’t be changed.
The horse carriage stopped outside the Emerald ATist Pavilion.
Su Ying and Bai Shuang got off the horse carriage and realized that the shop was closed.
Su Ying raised her eyebrows. It was still broad daylight, so why would they close the shop for no reason?
In a stroke of genius, Bai Shuang ran to the shop next door to ask about the situation.
“Your Highness, the people next door said that the door was closed half an hour ago. They didn’t know what happened, but they didn’t see the people inside come out.”
Su Ying nodded slightly as she walked to the door and gave it a kick.
Boom! The painted wooden door crashed to the ground..