dognovel Chapter 401 Finale
Chapter 401 Finale
Li Siqi was a little surprised, but he soon realized that it was inappropriate for him to show such an expression. Finally, he reached out and rubbed Xu Yingying's head and spoke to comfort her.
"It's okay. There may be other ways to go back in the future. When we are both free, you can try and I will accompany you."
After hearing this, Xu Yingying finally stopped insisting and snuggled into Li Siqi's arms. Maybe this was just a consolation for her, but it was enough.
The two reconciled and there was no longer any estrangement in their hearts. Compared with before, their relationship not only did not weaken, but deepened a lot.
They talked a lot and finally decided to raise Li Shen together. After Xu Yingying recovered, the entire Tang Dynasty finally calmed down and several ministers no longer proposed the matter of taking a concubine.
When Xu Yingying was not around, their proposal might have been adopted. But now that she has reappeared in the harem, no one is trying anymore. They know that in Li Siqi's heart, no one can replace Xu Yingying's position.
Li Shen is very naughty, and now he likes the delicious food sold at the stalls outside and is not interested in the food in the palace at all.
"Mother, you promised me that you would go out with me today. Are you going to break your promise again?"
As soon as Li Shen came back from the Grand Secretary's place, he couldn't wait to go to Xu Yingying, wanting her to take him out.
"We'll go out together when your father comes back."
Xu Yingying still dotes on Li Shen and always responds to his requests, of course, they are all reasonable requests. She is much better at education than those old masters. Compared with those old masters who quote scriptures, she prefers to teach by example. Every time she takes Li Shen out, she teaches him many great principles.
Li Shen remembered very clearly everything Xu Yingying taught him.
"Hasn't the Emperor recently handed over all the affairs of the court to a few ministers? Why does he still have to review the memorials himself?"
Li Siqi has indeed thrown a lot of things to the six ministers and several ministers of the cabinet recently. Some major matters still need him to pay attention to them personally, otherwise when mistakes occur, it will be too late to make up for them.
Xu Yingying explained it to him, and Li Shen didn't say much. After changing his clothes, he waited obediently for Li Siqi's arrival. Almost half an hour later, Li Siqi finally arrived.
"Let's go, where are you going to play this time? I can accompany you guys outside for a while longer this time. I have already arranged everything."
Li Shen cheered. Compared with the boredom in the palace, he preferred the outside world. He could eat whatever he wanted, and he had never been slapped on the palm by the Grand Secretary.
The most important thing is that you can meet all kinds of people and new things that you can't usually see in the palace.
The three of them walking together really looked like a family of three. As usual, they first came to the market on West Street, where there were many small vendors. This was Li Shen's favorite place, and he would buy all kinds of food every time he came here.
However, they encountered trouble at the very beginning this time. They bought a bowl of noodles and thought the price would not be too high, but the price was a bit outrageous. The other party directly asked them for three taels of silver.
It’s not that I can’t afford it, it’s just that the price is more or less unreasonable.
"Shopkeeper, you are making things difficult for me. It's just a bowl of noodles, why do you want so much money?"
Li Siqi argued with the other party, but he was still controlling his temper. He had dealt with the other party long ago, but he just didn't want to ruin the mood of Li Shen and Xu Yingying.
"Why do you care so much? It's just three taels of silver. If you dare to eat the white snake today, I will not be a vegetarian here."
The shopkeeper waved his hand and a group of waiters surrounded them. Li Siqi had no choice but to give them three pieces of silver. However, the other party still did not intend to let them leave and took out two taels of silver from Li Siqi before letting them go.
They encountered such a bad thing as soon as they went out, and both of them were in a bad mood. However, they did not expect that this was just the beginning. Later, they encountered two more vendors who were as arrogant and domineering as the previous shopkeeper.
"Something is wrong. The court has no supervision over the market. This is what causes these people to be so arrogant. We can't continue like this. What's the difference between the people now and the people during your previous tyranny?"
Xu Yingying's face was solemn. She was naturally sensitive and had been teaching Li Shen for some time. So when she encountered something like this, she would take the initiative to think about it and naturally thought of the key point at the first time.
Li Siqi could also figure it out. In fact, he already had the idea in his mind when he came into contact with the first shopkeeper.
"You're right. It's true that the market cannot be without supervision, especially the bazaar. If it continues like this, there will be a big mess sooner or later." Li Siqi agreed.
Just like that, Li Siqi and Xu Yingying returned to the palace.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
Li Siqi looked at his ministers with a serious face.
The emperor's wrath instantly made the ministers feel unprecedented pressure. They were all trembling with fear and dared not make a sound.
Li Siqi looked at them calmly and said, "I called you here today for no other reason than that I discovered during my incognito visit that some vendors are selling things recklessly and at high prices to consumers. This matter must be rectified. If such a thing can happen under the feet of the emperor, you can imagine how rampant it will be in places where I can't see."
Li Siqi harshly rebuked and scolded the ministers.
The ministers were so frightened that they began to tremble, fearing that their heads would be off their heads in the next second.
"You must do this matter well for me. If you fail, you don't have to wear the hat on your head anymore." Li Siqi said lightly.
Hearing that their lives were temporarily saved, the ministers breathed a sigh of relief and said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Okay, everyone go down." Li Siqi waved his hand tiredly.
Obviously, Li Siqi's beating had achieved very significant results.
In the following days, under Li Siqi's vigorous and resolute style, the entire market was rectified. Not only that, Xu Yingying also put forward several reform suggestions based on the situation in Da Zhou, and the effects were very significant.
In this way, the people lived a happy and healthy life, and the Great Zhou became increasingly powerful.
Due to the huge gap between the two countries, people from the Western Regions no longer dared to invade.
Seeing that Li Shen was growing up and had several reliable old ministers to assist him, Li Siqi simply abdicated the throne and became the late emperor. He traveled around with Xu Yingying incognito and lived a happy life like a god.
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