Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

The Fifth Princess struggled to digest what Yixiu had said. She asked in a hoarse voice, "Doesn't the court care?"

Yixiu said sarcastically, "Every time there is a major disaster, the court allocates disaster relief funds and relief grain, but the money never reaches the hands of the people, and the grain is circulated on the market as soon as it is changed hands." There are many twists and turns here.

The fifth princess was dumbfounded. "Have you really disregarded the law to such an extent?"

Yixiu replied softly, "The law is the law. The princes and nobles have all gotten involved. Who can the law control?" To be honest, the Fifth Princess and Yixiu are both beneficiaries of this chain of interests.

The fifth princess asked with some sadness, "Did fourth brother and Jiang Chen also go to disaster relief in this way?" They added 28 to 50% of the silver and gave a share to everyone who saw it. When the grain was transported to the market, the price increased tenfold, making money from the people's hard-earned money.

Yixiu patted the Fifth Princess on the back and said, "That's not the case." If even the leaders of the disaster relief work were found to be corrupt, he would have been killed long ago. It's just that there were too many people secretly taking advantage of the situation, and it's impossible to cut them all off.

The fifth princess speculated, "But most people don't want Fourth Brother and Jiang Chen to get this done, right?" Fourth Prince and Jiang Chen needed to invest real money and grain in disaster relief. If the grain went into the people's stomachs and the clothes were on the people's bodies, wouldn't there be less money that could be embezzled?

What a smart child! Yixiu touched the fifth princess’ head lovingly.

The Fifth Princess calmed herself down, took Yixiu's hand, and said expectantly, "Fourth sister-in-law, you must have a way, right?" If Yixiu had no way, she would not have taught the Fifth Princess the reason in detail.

Yixiu smiled mysteriously, "It's not that this thing can't be done, but Fifth Sister has to do it personally. I can't help." The Fourth Prince is in an awkward situation now, and if Yixiu gets involved, I'm afraid nothing will be accomplished.

The Fifth Princess couldn't hold back her excitement, and leaned against Yixiu and acted coquettishly, "Good Fourth Sister-in-law, don't keep me in suspense."

Yixiu suggested, "Fifth sister, you have seen the porridge stalls set up by wealthy families along the way, right?" Whether out of true kindness or to accumulate reputation or merit, many families opened porridge stalls and distributed porridge to refugees.

The fifth princess began to think, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind. She asked in surprise, "Fourth sister-in-law, what do you mean?"

Yixiu nodded affirmatively, "The front dynasty is the front dynasty, and the backyard is the backyard." The men of the front dynasty cannot control the actions of the women in the backyard.

The fifth princess asked uncertainly, "Is this something I can do?" Even with the example of the fourth princess, the fifth princess never thought that she could do anything to save the world and the people. Those were things that only men could do.

Liu Youyou hugged the Fifth Princess, her nose sour, and said with certainty, "How can it not be possible? If this matter is done well, it may be more effective than your fourth brother and the others!"

The Fifth Princess listened to Yixiu's heartbeat and no longer felt panicked. She smiled brightly and said, "Then Fourth Sister-in-law, just wait for my good news!"

With the plan in place, the Fifth Princess couldn't sit still at all. She said goodbye to Yixiu and went to prepare her own things.

Watching the Fifth Princess' back, Yixiu asked Jianqiu, "Has the grain on the farm been collected? If so, transport half away first, and wait for news from the Fifth Princess for the other half." Although Yixiu could not take the lead, she could still help the Fifth Princess. Anyway, the grain would eventually be allocated by the Fourth Prince.

The fifth princess was thinking about her speech in the carriage and went straight to the palace to find Concubine De.

De Fei also found it a little strange. She asked Zhu Xi, "Why is Yaliqi here at this time?"

Zhu Xi said jokingly, "Maybe he missed the queen."

Concubine De smiled helplessly, "You are already married people, how could you have so much time to take care of an old woman like me." Concubine De didn't think that the fifth princess came into the palace for no reason.

The Fifth Princess heard this and said, "What's wrong with having a family? Can't I see my mother just because I have a family? Besides, my mother and I look like sisters when we stand together. How can I use the word 'bad old woman'?"

Concubine De pointed her finger at the air with amusement, "You are really a monkey. You are never quiet all day long."

The fifth princess said seriously, "My daughter came to see you this time for a serious matter!"

Concubine De wanted to laugh, but seeing the Fifth Princess' serious look, she restrained her smile and said, "Oh, what kind of serious matter?"

The fifth princess said awkwardly, "The snowfall is severe this year. I want to call on all the ladies in and outside the palace to donate supplies to help the victims."

This is really a serious matter! Concubine De looked at the Fifth Princess with some strangeness, and asked Zhu Xi again, "Is it really Yaliqi who came in?"

Without waiting for Zhuxi to answer, the humiliated and angry Fifth Princess said unhappily, "Mother!"

De Fei really didn't expect the Fifth Princess to have this idea, but if you think about it carefully, it's not a bad idea. On the contrary, if the Fifth Princess really makes this happen, it will be beneficial to De Fei's faction.

However, Concubine De still had to say, "This is a good idea, but it's hard to actually implement it. It's real money that needs to be spent, and it's not something you can do with your status as a princess. There may even be someone who deliberately embarrasses you and makes this thing go wrong."

This kind of thing would be beneficial to the reputation of the Fourth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince, and would also help the Fourth Prince in his current assignment. Not to mention others, the Eighth Prince would definitely find a way to make trouble.

The fifth princess fell into deep thought, thinking about Concubine De's words.

Concubine De looked at her with amusement and let the Fifth Princess go into deep thought.

After thinking about it, the fifth princess couldn't think of any suitable solution, so she could only leave in frustration.

Before leaving, Concubine De suggested, "If you really have no ideas, you can ask the shop owners. These people are the smartest and may have a solution."

The Fifth Princess nodded and left the palace with a sad face. Without much thought, the Fifth Princess told the driver, "Let's go for a walk in the streets today. We can go to any place that has a busy shopping street."

The coachman drove the carriage obediently, and the fifth princess lifted the curtain and looked at the scene on the street.

When we walked to a street, we saw little girls kneeling on the ground with straw tags on their heads. Families that could no longer survive had started selling their sons and daughters. Sons were the foundation, so they started selling their daughters first.

The fifth princess clenched her handkerchief, but she could do nothing. She could only turn her head to look at the other side. The other side was a street selling rouge and powder, but the driver wanted to go to the other side. The fifth princess frowned and asked the driver, "I see that the street over there is very prosperous, why don't you go over there?"

The driver hesitated and dared not answer, so Feiyan had to bite the bullet and answer, "This street is close to the Eight Great Hutongs, and it is a place where prostitutes buy things."

The five princesses of the Eight Great Hutongs still knew about it, but on the other side were girls waiting to be bought. She asked in shock, "Aren't those girls?"

Without Feiyan's answer, the Fifth Princess understood that the girl kneeling on the roadside was not waiting to be a slave, but waiting to be chosen by the madam to serve men.