Gold is Justice

"Deducting the current cash flow of Song of the Mermaid, the amount of current assets owned by Song of the Mermaid is 1010 gold, 1 silver, 2 copper and 4 iron. Above."

Obviously, according to his understanding, the tax official said a little bit in the direction of increasing the assets of Mermaid Song.In particular, those tax calculation methods are based on a little extra tax reduction and a little less tax increase under the condition of complying with the legal norms.

And when Ariel heard the result of the funds, she couldn't help but clenched her fists heavily.Although there was no very cheerful smile on her face, she raised her head now and looked at everyone in front of her with a more confident and determined attitude.

But...Compared to the confident smile on Ariel's face, the expressions on the faces of Duke Jin Guo, the second prince Chao Chao, and even the eldest prince Meng Lang looked a little less attractive.

These three high-ranking people all stared at the tax official silently. Such eyes obviously frightened the little tax official. Sweat began to break out involuntarily on his forehead. Starting with the account book in hand, I don't know what I said wrong.

"This number... isn't it?"

Duke Jin Guo smiled slightly, without looking at the tax officer over there, but looking at the two princes, and said lightly——

"How could it be so safe? It just happened to break through [-] gold coins. There must be a miscalculation here, right?"

Chao Chao hurriedly answered, nodded and said, "Exactly, how can a woman earn a thousand gold coins in three years? Ha, three years, three years to double the funds in her hand? This kind of thing Is it possible? Hey, that... tax collector, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

At this moment, Ariel's face immediately became stiff.She could clearly feel the trembling figure of the tax official behind her without turning her head.

Soon, the voice of the tax officer hurriedly flipping through the account book came from behind. It was also at this moment that Ariel finally understood something and closed her eyes silently...

"Your Highness... I... I'll take another look... and then...!"

While the tax officer was flipping through the account books, there was a light knock on the door: "His Royal Highness, the head of the economics department of Lao Teng Shu, Connor Conservative Xue, said that he would like to report something about the thunderbolt. Elemental Affinity and the next care of the teenager."

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Meng Lang frowned, and now he was looking at Ariel who had completely closed her eyes and no longer looked at anyone here with a complicated expression.Obviously, the crown prince is also in a very complicated mood now. On the one hand, he really values ​​the girl's courage and vision.But on the other hand, she never expected her bet to change the ancestral law!This is not something that can be easily agreed to.

At the moment, he also shook his head in annoyance, and said, "I don't have time now, let those schoolteachers come back later."

The soldiers outside the door responded.But after a while, the soldier's voice sounded again, saying, "Your Highness, the head of the department said that it's okay to wait, but if you want to come in and wait, it's a bit... cold outside."

When this sentence was passed through the door, it immediately made Meng Lang laugh.He just nodded and agreed to the request.

The door opened, and Connor pulled the cloak on his body slightly, and walked in slowly.

Along the way, his eyes silently fell on the girl standing here, looking at the determination and disappointment on her face...

Just seeing this expression, the teacher knew exactly where he was going.No need to ask too much, just skipped beside Ariel, saluted to the two princes in front, and then saluted to the Duke of Jinguo, was given a seat, and sat on a soft leather bench beside him and waited.

"Report to Your Highness! I... I have recalculated!"

The tax officer quickly flipped through the accounts in his hand, and said loudly——

"Obviously, introducing the Flower Fairy is an achievement, but the tax exemption amount is only 1% at most. And that strange car is not really interesting at all! Putting it all together, the tax amount of Song of the Mermaid should be 14%! A tax of 250 gold, 7 silver, 5 copper and 2 iron should be paid! In other words, after the past three years, Mermaid Song should have 956 gold, 3 silver, 9 copper and 2 iron in working capital! The data will never be wrong again!"

Although, Ariel already knew that there would be such a result.

But when she heard the figure come from the mouth of the tax official, she couldn't help but tremble.

956 gold...in other words, the number has already proven her failure...does it?

Slowly, Ariel opened her eyes again.

What caught my eyes was Duke Jin Guo's relaxed smile, Prince Chao Chao's gloating expression, and the crown prince's slightly relieved expression.

and so……

Why would I lose?

Hehe, shouldn't this reason be changed to why it is impossible for me to win, and I shouldn't win?

"Oh, this is really a pity. 956 gold is still a few tens of gold coins away from a thousand gold. Although the agreement failed, Ariel, you still worked very hard."

With a relaxed smile on Meng Lang's face, he comforted Ariel here.

In this regard, the only thing Ariel can do is to continue to hang that smile on her face, then lift up the hem of her skirt, and salute slowly to the big shots at the scene again, showing her humility as a maid with elegance.

Duke Jin Guo also clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Ariel, you have done really well in the past three years. You should have shown us a very exciting and interesting drama. I believe your story It will definitely be changed into an opera in the future, and it will be very popular by then."

"Opera? I like that."

Tide also opened his mouth and said——

"And recently I'm thinking about writing a wonderful musical for the opera troupe. I think the Handmaid's Tale is really good! Well, let me think..."

The second prince patted his forehead with his fingers, and after thinking for a moment, he immediately smiled——

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"Yes! Just write it like this! A daughter of a noble family, this beautiful young lady is full of dreams and has a very good spirit of adventure. She is unwilling to obey the established marriage contract arranged by the family to marry the royal family, Hope to be able to create a piece of sky alone, so one day he secretly ran away from home, leaving a letter with a sum of money, and vowed to use three years to prove that marrying the prince is not the only way to choose !"

"Afterwards, the eldest lady established a small guild relying on the sword skills she had learned since she was a child, and managed it quietly. But what she didn't expect was that the prince she was supposed to marry was also a prodigal son who loved romance and adventure .”

"The prince sneaked out of the palace and entered the guild created by the eldest lady by chance. The two did not know each other's identity, but at the beginning they did not like each other, and after three years After a little bit, they developed a good impression of each other. Then when the three-year deadline was about to be reached, both of them felt that they would go back and marry someone they didn’t know at all, but they would have to separate from the person they loved the most, so it was very painful .”

"At the end of the musical, the prince wanted to take the eldest lady away and go far away. But the eldest lady was still caught by her parents and brought back. And the prince also persuaded by the loyal housekeeper , I returned to the imperial city with a heart ashamed. Then, and then, the climax came!"

Tide opened his hands vigorously, his eyes looked very energetic and said——

"The finale of the story is arranged at the wedding, when both men and women see that their wife and husband are actually the person they have always missed, the whole song and dance drama ends with a cheerful dance! Well, I have a hunch, this will be a very exciting script! Brother, what do you think?"

Seeing that his younger brother was asking for his own opinion now, Meng Lang was a little excited for a while.Immediately, he laughed, nodded again and again, and said, "Well, not bad, really good! Just listening to it makes me feel very exciting. The love opera between the female knight and the imperial prince must be very sensational. "

At this point, Duke Jin Guo couldn't help but clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "Then I really congratulate the Second Prince for thinking of such an excellent script! Let me think about it... Yes, yes, yes, yes! A sweet The love story in the movie still ends in a comedy, so it must be very attractive! There will be intense dramatic conflicts between the male and female protagonists, and it will definitely be very interesting."

Meng Lang smiled and continued to nod: "That's right, and this can fully highlight the heroine, the independence of the rich young lady, highlighting the strength and bravery of this noble girl. Ariel, what do you think? I think This script is very good, you see, this script obviously commends that girls can also have their own dreams."

Tidal rubbed his hands, with a bright light in his eyes, and said: "It's really good, just thinking about it makes me feel inspired! Yes, yes, an excellent lady, through her own efforts, finally succeeded in overcoming all difficulties, In the end, with everyone's blessings, she became the imperial concubine of the prince of the empire! Is there a better story than this?"

Duke of Jinguo: "I think we can add a villain woman. This villain woman also wants to marry the prince as a concubine, so she does everything she can to destroy the relationship between the prince and the noble girl, and to create misunderstandings between them. .”

Tidal patted his thigh: "Yue Zhang, you are really talented! In this way, you can fill in many scenes full of dramatic conflicts, and the audience will also be nervous because of the ups and downs in the relationship between men and women! Yes, just do it like this! "

Duke Jin Guo laughed. He turned his head, looked at Ariel, and said with a slow smile: "Ariel, you will also feel very happy? Your adventure stories in the past three years will be divided into two parts. His Royal Highness personally adapted it into a wonderful romantic comedy adventure story. I think this should be the best reward for your hard work in the past three years."

Ariel.

this maid.

Ariel Garcia.

This slave named after a doll.

She is smiling now.

Very bright, very happy smile.

Her smile is like the spring breeze gently patted on the face, like the stars in the sky at the summer evening party.

Her eyes smiled into the most perfect crescent moon, and the corners of her mouth were raised at the most suitable angle, all of which made her smile synonymous with standard and perfection.

Don't laugh too exaggeratedly to make people disgusting, and don't give people a perfunctory smile.

I believe that as long as it is an ordinary man, after seeing her perfect smile, he can't help but fall in love with this gentle and virtuous, cute and charming girl with good manners.

She just smiled so beautifully, so flawlessly, so gracefully.

Accompanied by her smile, the maid pinched the hem of the maid's skirt again with her hands, stepped back slightly with her left foot, and lowered her whole body slowly, saluting slowly to the nobles in front of her with the most standard etiquette , said—

"It is my... greatest honor to be recognized by His Highness."

"Okay! Ariel, I really appreciate you more and more!"

Meng Lang slapped the table and laughed.He turned his head and saw that his younger brother was looking at the maid with a gaze full of conquest. After thinking for a while, he said—"Tidal, Jin Guo, I think so. You see, Although Ariel is a maid, she is also working hard to contribute to the economy of our empire. And I can see that she is very obedient and willing to obey. If such a smart girl is only used as a It would be a bit of a waste if a maid uses it."

Chao Chao froze for a moment, turned his head to look at his elder brother, and seemed a little confused about what the emperor brother meant now.

Chapter 31 You Are Noble Now

Jin Guo glanced at Ariel, who was sticking to her identity, nodded, and said with a smile, "Your Highness means...give her some rewards?"

Meng Lang smiled and said, "Exactly. Hmm... I want to know, when she bet with you and the emperor, did she agree on what price she would pay if she lost?"

Jin Guo laughed, patted his thigh, and said, "The price? Your Highness, this is really a joke. What can a servant have as a price? I have said it many times just now, this bet is just a Just a joke, just a conversation after dinner. I, and even His Majesty, must have never taken this bet seriously, so we don't care what punishment this servant can get. Now that she has proved that she can do everything No, I think, this fact should be enough.”

Ariel nodded slowly, and said with a smile: "Thank you, master, I apologize for my rude behavior in the past three years."

Seeing that the maid had completely surrendered, Chao Chao smiled and said, "Brother Emperor, so what reward do you want to give her?"

After thinking about it for a while, Meng Lang said: "Well, although she unfortunately failed to fulfill the agreement, she has already earned more than 900 gold coins anyway. As a reward, I want to exempt her from being a lowly status and send her Revert to the commoner class."

"Ariel served your fiancée as a maid before. As a dowry, she is also yours. Now that she has returned to the commoner class, I want her to be able to To be your mistress. Look, how about this?"

Meng Lang's words seemed a little sudden, and Chao Tide here also seemed a little surprised by this proposal, and began to think about it.

At this point, after thinking about it, Duke Jin Guo also said: "Your Highness, Second Prince, I think there should be no problem with this."

Chao Chao turned his head and looked at Duke Jin Guo with a puzzled look on his face: "You think it's okay too?"

Duke Jin Guo nodded and said with a smile: "As Your Highness said, Ariel is already yours. Although it is only as a dowry, you can stay by His Highness's side, but sometimes it is not very good to attend some formal occasions. Convenience. For example, when my daughter is pregnant in the future and is inconvenient, if His Highness needs to attend some formal occasions, you will always seem a bit condescending when you go out with a maid. Compared with it, it is better to bring a mistress."

The second prince's eyeballs rolled slightly, and then he laughed and said, "Father-in-law, you are afraid that I will take other mistresses out in the future, so you arranged this maid by my side in advance, so that it will be convenient to replace you." Is your daughter spying on me? Hahaha! You can rest assured about this! Your daughter is the number one beauty in our empire, and it’s too late for me to love her, how can I be partial to others?"

Duke Jin Guo still had a smile on his face, and waved his hands: "Your Highness is joking, I am completely thinking about His Highness's identity."

Seeing this, Chao Chao had no objection, and said with a smile, "Okay! Since the emperor and father-in-law have said so, then I have no other opinions. Hey, Doll, I agree to exempt you from your low status and send you Return to civilian status. How is it? Are you happy?"

Ariel opened her crescent-shaped eyes, and continued to salute the second prince with a slightly toothy smile on the corner of her mouth——

"Thank you, Your Highness, Second Prince. It is the greatest luck in my life to be able to get rid of my humble status and to be favored by Your Highness, Second Prince."

Tidal: "Hey~~~! Don't thank me! What can you thank me for? Remember how good I am to you, and you have to remember to 'express' well, understand?"

Hearing this sentence, Ariel's cheeks flushed slightly, she lowered her head, her face showing peach blossoms, under her shyness, she was beautiful but not easy to find.

Here, Ariel and the second prince were flirting and laughing.

On the other side, Connor watched all this silently.

His eyes fell on the girl who smiled so naturally and cheerfully, but the corners of her mouth twitched silently.

However, he will get used to it.

Just like what he kept telling himself in the past three years, he already knew that this fact would come, so he also learned to convince himself to get used to it.

Moreover, isn't it the happiest thing that one's own students can win a happy life?

Thinking of this, Connor forced a smile from the corner of his mouth.After pondering for a while, he slowly got up, saluted the fierce waves over there and said, "Your Highness."

"Huh, huh? Ah, you... I remember you were..."

"Old Teng Shu, the head of the Economics Department, Connor Conservative School. Because the headmaster is not here today, the heads of several of our departments came to this afternoon tea party on behalf of the headmaster."