I rely on gossip to save the country

Instead, it was Old Master Su who took the lead and spoke first, "I have no objection. The little princess is very smart. Let's do as she says."

Someone stood up, and others stood up reluctantly and echoed him.

Xie Chuyue smiled with satisfaction when she saw this, and said to everyone, "My lords, please prepare your money!"

After she finished speaking, she thought about the fact that she was the master who offered the money, so she decided to set an example for all the officials, and said to the emperor, "Father, since this is the suggestion made by me, then I will set an example and take out 100 taels of silver to build houses for them."

Everyone's mouth twitched. Was the little princess setting a trap for them?

After Xie Chuyue finished speaking, she found that no one was moving, so she walked up to them one by one and said, "My lords, this princess has already come out, you feel embarrassed not to come out, right?"

The people who were forced into a desperate situation also started to bid. Those who offered more paid more, and those who offered less, Xie Chuyue just went over and glared at them, and said a few sarcastic words to the official. The official couldn't bear it and had to continue to raise the price.

In the end, every civil and military official had to pay no less than fifty taels of silver, and they all had wrinkled faces, looking unwilling and reluctant.

When the emperor saw this, he smiled with satisfaction. Very good, very good. He didn’t have to do anything at all. She was worthy of being his precious daughter.

Emperor Mingde was in a much better mood after seeing that the matter was resolved. He coughed lightly, and after the civil and military officials came back to their senses, he said, "I have an announcement to make. Come, bring the criminal to the court."

Not long after, Yu Chao was brought up. Looking at the civil and military officials in the court, he became timid and the arrogance he had in Yuecheng was gone.

He is just a small city lord. Compared with these big officials, he is like an ant. Now he dares not even breathe.

The civil and military officials were all bewildered when they saw the person being brought up, for they didn't know this person.

Among them, the Prime Minister frowned and asked first, "Your Majesty, who is this person?"

Emperor Mingde had a stern face and a cold tone as he explained to the officials, "This man is Yu Chao, the Lord of Yuecheng. Some time ago, Yuecheng was plagued by insects. He lied to the truth and said that the insect plague had been resolved and the people had returned to their normal lives. In fact, he was having fun in the palace while the people suffered outside. What crime do you think this man should be punished for?"

The civil and military officials felt that they didn't know this man, so there was no need to plead for him. What's more, if it was just as the emperor said, a parasite like him was not worthy of their pleading.

Civil and military officials all spoke out and made suggestions.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to punish me severely!"

"Yu Chao is an official who is responsible for his job, but he does not care about the safety of the people. He should be executed."

"Your Majesty, please grant me death!"

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After hearing the advice from the civil and military officials, Yu Zhao turned pale with fright. Was he doomed to die?

Xie Chuyue: [Humph, damn it, the people of the Yu Dynasty are being tortured by insects outside, and some are even bitten to death by insects. So many people have nowhere to appeal, but he is hugging women left and right in the mansion, with music and strings playing everywhere. He is simply guilty of a heinous crime.]

Civil and military officials: My goodness, they don’t have such good treatment, and the people of Yuecheng were actually bitten to death by insects. If this is true, one can imagine how serious the insect plague in Yuecheng is. And he was actually enjoying himself, a person like him really deserves to die.

Xie Chuyue: [Luckily his son is an honest official, otherwise Yuecheng would have been an empty city long ago. However, Yu Chao gave birth to a good son who is a good candidate for being an official. Yu Haoyang is a stark contrast to his father. One is greedy for pleasure, while the other is concerned about the country and the people. Since he discovered the bug, he has been looking for a solution day and night, and he almost exhausted himself in the end. However, fortunately, this princess has a keen eye for talent and let him inherit his father's position as the city lord.]

Emperor Mingde could hardly conceal the smile between his eyebrows. His little Yue'er knew how to help him solve his problems at such a young age. He was both pleased and distressed.

Civil and military officials: How does this little evil spirit know so much? Is this reasonable? It's unreasonable, right?

She didn't even go to Yuecheng, so how could she be considered to have a keen eye and asked for a replacement of the City Lord of Yuecheng?

Emperor Mingde looked at the puzzled and bewildered expressions of the civil and military officials and found it funny. These old guys were not as useful as his Yue'er.

"Yu Chao, do you admit your guilt?" The majestic voice of Emperor Mingde sounded from above, while Yu Chao knelt trembling below.

"I admit my guilt!" Yu Chao's face turned pale. All the little princesses had seen what he had done with their own eyes. No one would believe him even if he cried out that he was innocent. In the end, he decisively pleaded guilty.

"Okay, okay, take Yu Chao away and put him in jail. He will be beheaded at noon tomorrow." The emperor ordered a team of imperial guards to come in from outside the hall and subdue Yu Chao. The court returned to peace.

Emperor Mingde looked at Xie Chuyue with smiling eyes and said, "In the past, little princess Xie Chuyue had made contributions in supervising all officials. Now, she has made contributions in arresting corrupt officials. She is named Princess Chunyang and is granted a mansion outside the palace."

This sudden surprise shocked Xie Chuyue so much that she stood there in a daze, unable to react.

Xie Chuyue: [What is this Princess Chunyang? What the hell is Princess Chunyang? Also, this is the title that my father gave me, it’s useless, but did I hear it right? My father gave me a mansion outside the palace. This is good, this is good, ahhhh!!!]

emperor:…………

Civil and Military Officials: ………Princess Chunyang is not a ghost, it’s you!

System: [Host, don't be so happy yet, hurry up and thank me, this person is waiting. ]

Xie Chuyue: [Oh, I forgot to thank you! ]

Everyone was speechless again.

Xie Chuyue knelt down with a plop, and her kneeling was so loud, "I, your son, thank you, father. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long, long live the emperor!"

When they heard her kneel down, everyone felt pain in her knees.

"Stand up! Yue'er, your father gave you the name Chunyang, hoping that you will be pure and kind and live facing the sun." Emperor Mingde knew his daughter's lively personality, and hoped that she would always keep her pure and kind heart, and not lose her mind in the midst of so much pampering.

"Yes, father!" Xie Chuyue clasped his fists and bowed.

Afterwards, Emperor Mingde explained to his ministers, "Chunyang was not recuperating in the palace these days, but went to Yuecheng to deal with the insect plague. After she arrived, she found that Yuecheng City Lord Yu Chao only cared about pleasure and didn't care about the lives of the people. So after dealing with the insect plague, she captured Yu Chao back."

After listening to the emperor's explanation, everyone understood. They wondered why this little evil spirit had made meritorious deeds for no apparent reason, why she had captured the Lord of Yuecheng for no apparent reason, and why she had changed the Lord of Yuecheng for no apparent reason. It turned out that she had gone there by herself.

It seems that this little troublemaker is not completely useless after all, and he even knows how to help the country solve its problems.

Some were pleased with Xie Chuyue's reward, while others were dismissive. A little troublemaker is a little troublemaker. Can doing a good deed change the fact that she is a little troublemaker? No, it can't.