The cup in Gao Zhiyi's hand paused for a moment, his expression seemed to be in a trance for a moment, and then he said: "If you don't come with me, you can't rob me in broad daylight, right?"

The other party didn't speak, and Kochiyi just sighed softly and remained silent for a while. The person behind the screen slowly stood up. As the figure on the screen moved, Bai Yichuan slowly walked out from behind the screen.

He sat in front of Gao Zhiyi, obviously not believing what Gao Zhiyi said. After all, she didn't spend more than a cup of tea from the time she went out to the time she came back. How could she block people in such a short time?

Looking at Gao Zhiyi sitting in front of him leisurely drinking tea, Bai Yichuan just asked her: "Then tell me, how did you do it?"

"..." When Gao Zhiyi heard this, she paused slightly while holding the teacup in her hand. She just raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes flat, not afraid of his cold words at all. After a moment of silence, she said: "It's very simple. I I asked her to have tea, but she said she wouldn’t drink it, and then she left.”

Upon hearing this, the last smile on Bai Yichuan's face disappeared in an instant. His face turned completely gloomy, and their eyes met. No one spoke first, but stared at the other person with piercing eyes.

In the end, it was Gao Zhiyi who spoke first. She chuckled and showed no concern at all. She just said: "Your Highness, please don't forget that you took the initiative to find me in the first place, not me for anything."

Apart from other things, this sentence alone is still true. Bai Yichuan sneered. Although he restrained his anger, he still had no good expression. He just said: "But don't forget, Miss Gao. Your mother and sister are still in my hands, you shouldn’t be able to deny this.”

Listening to Bai Yichuan's words, Gao Zhiyi's heart sank. She clearly knew that no one in this world had anything to do with her. No matter whether she could complete the task or not, the final result would not stay here.

If the mission fails, she will escape into nothingness forever and be alone in the endless darkness forever. If the mission succeeds, she will also choose to return to the real world.

But even though she thinks so, once she thinks that the mother and daughter will die because of her, she still can't let go. Although they don't have much to do with each other, it is her responsibility in this world and even the many tasks she has done. There was no mother in the world who loved her so much.

Whether it was selfishness or responsibility to the original owner of the body, she wanted the mother and daughter to live a good life, at least not to be affected in any way because of herself.

Thinking about it, she looked away lightly, pretending not to care, and looked outside. The remaining leaves were blowing in the wind. After a long time, she said: "I have done everything you asked me to do. What's more, you said that the conditions we reached at the beginning were only cooperation. You wanted the prince to overthrow and marry Shen Yunchu to help him ascend the throne, and I wanted to conquer the prince and seize the heroine's luck. It's that simple. Why do you have to control it now? I?"

After she finished speaking, she turned to look into Bai Yichuan's eyes, which were full of warning and indifference. She was not sure about completing this task. Of course, if it could be completed, it would be the best, but if it could not be completed, then there was no other choice. Accept fate.

Therefore, even though she knew in her heart that people like Shen Yunchu might really be able to change the fate of the entire country, Gao Zhiyi also wanted to live. She didn't want to do this task herself, she just wanted to live.

She knew that this was not good. Shen Yunchu might not be an ordinary person. Shen Yunchu was destined not to be an ordinary person, but what could she do? I am always wavering and still have no decision.

Bai Yichuan looked at her and said nothing more. He just stood up slowly, hesitated for a moment, and said: "I know you can't bear it, but if you are willing to act according to our plan, your mission will be as good as mine." The position of the prince is 90% certain, not to mention that your mother and your sister cannot wait that long. As a person with new ideas, I think you should be more decisive." He said, Diai turned around and left. Finally, as if he was still uneasy, he stopped by the door and looked back at the people in the room: "I hope to see Shen Yunchu appear here before it gets dark tomorrow night."

After he finished speaking, regardless of Kochiyi's reaction, he turned around and left, leaving her sitting alone in the teahouse room. The breeze blew in from the open-air balcony and gently lifted the broken hair on her forehead.

She sighed, picked up the tea cup on the table, struggled several times, but finally lost her mood...

At this time, when Shen Yunchu and Shen Qingyue returned to the camp, it was already dusk. After dinner, the setting sun shone on the river bed, and the villagers not far away were still working hard.

Shen Yunchu stood on the hillside. This place had a wide view. He could see acres of paddy fields below the mountain. It was obviously getting dark, but no one seemed to have the intention to return home.

"Susu?" Shen Qingyue saw her standing on the top of the mountain looking dazed, so she couldn't help but call her, and walked closer with the glass lamp she lit in her hand. Shen Yunchu turned around, looked back and said, "I have never Having seen so many fields, are they going to do it very late?”

Shen Qingyue followed Shen Yunchu's gaze and saw the sun setting and darkness covering the earth. The people in the fields still had no intention of leaving.

After a moment of silence, Shen Qingyue replied: "Yes, Belvedere is currently the most prosperous city in Sheng'an besides the Imperial City. Even so, this is just an appearance. Most of this prosperity is due to the fact that Belvedere has many merchants who go to sea, and bureaucrats The traffic is messy, and it’s really not that easy for ordinary people.”

When Shen Yunchu heard this, he was a little confused: "Why? Is it because the taxes are unreasonable, so everyone has to work hard, and most of them have to be confiscated in the end?"

When Shen Qingyue heard this, she shook her head, and then said: "No, we have learned before that our tax is not excessive, it is the local official tax of Belvedere."

"Local official tax? What is that?" Shen Yunchu was confused.

Shen Qingyue was silent, glanced at the figure at the foot of the hillside, and then said: "Let's put it this way, ordinary people's taxes are 40%, and they can get 60%, which is considered rich, but of the 60%, 30% has to be paid Give it to the local government as official tax."

After Shen Qingyue said this, Shen Yunchu seemed to understand. She murmured: "Isn't this just a different way of collecting private taxes? How can you still get official taxes?"

"Yes, it's official tax." Shen Qingyue continued to explain: "Because this kind of behavior was allowed by His Majesty. When Belvedere was looted by a group of ruthless bandits, people from the government led people to resist. It is said that the damage was heavy, and the court's supplies For a while, Belvedere came up with the term "official tax". The original intention was to gather everyone's strength to help the government, but unexpectedly, it is still used today."


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