196: Chapter 194: The Lucky Fourth Prince 196: Chapter 194: The Lucky Fourth Prince Finally, under the prayers of these people, the sound resembling thunder finally disappeared, allowing the crowd at the scene to breathe a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, a wild speculation began to form in their hearts: why would there be Divine Thunder at the time of opening?
Could it be that the heavens intended to inflict punishment?
Even the common people harbored such thoughts, not to mention the Imperial Censors.
In their hearts, they had already prepared a plan, waiting for the early morning court session tomorrow to challenge the young Emperor.
See, I said that the Emperor should not compete with the people for profit, and now, the Imperial Family itself has engaged in business.
This divine thunder is nothing less than a severe warning.
No matter how you defend yourself, could you really counter such a fact?
Present were not only the Civil and Military Officials but also countless citizens of the Capital City who had witnessed this scene.
Thinking of this, the corners of the Imperial Censors’ mouths could not help but curl up into a smile.
Particularly the Fourth Prince, who too had been greatly shocked just a moment ago, a ruthless glint flashed deep in his eyes.
He was well aware of how precious this batch of glazed glass was.
He also knew that once the Emperor sold off all this glaze, it would definitely not bode well for him.
After all, if the Emperor held a large sum of money, some of his previous plans would probably fall through.
Just as people were getting up from the ground, their thoughts swirling, and as they looked hesitantly towards the direction of the store,
Lin Yi walked back to the crowd with brisk steps:
“Hahaha, everyone just saw it, right?
Our Emperor is the True Dragon Emperor, and thus, even the heavens come to join in the excitement of his actions.
This also shows that our Royal Glaze is favored by the heavens.
Well, I won’t say more nonsense; I now declare that the opening ceremony officially begins.
To celebrate the opening of the new store, I have specially prepared a benefit for everyone.”
Following Lin Yi’s speech, he clapped his hands a few times in mid-air.
Instantly, several salespeople dressed in bright red cheongsams appeared on the rooftop.
This was the first time salespeople boldly stood in front of the people.
Although they were on the rooftop, it did not affect the audience from appreciating this beautiful sight.
How could the people of You Country have ever seen such bizarre attire?
Yet, this attire, worn on these salespeople, even evoked a nosebleed-inducing urge among the onlookers.
Including those Civil and Military Officials who were so stunned at the moment, they stared unblinkingly at the row of salespeople in red cheongsams on the rooftop.
At that moment, the only thought in their minds was that these salespeople were much more captivating than the top courtesans in the brothels!
If not for the inappropriate location, if not for the presence of many citizens around, they would truly love to rush up, grab one, and take away.
As for what to do after taking them away, well, that is not to be spoken of outside.
As they looked up towards the rooftop, their eyes fixed on those curvaceous spots,
The salespeople were seen grabbing huge red bags from behind them.
Then, just as everyone was clueless about what was going to happen, the salespeople suddenly pulled out a handful of items from the bags and threw them directly into the crowd.
At that moment, everyone was simply stunned.
As soon as they regained their senses, they immediately swarmed forward, eager to grab the object that had been thrown down.
This scene was all too familiar to some of them.
It reminded them of when they listened in the brothel, and an embroidered ball was thrown down from upstairs, a similar ingenious method.
The person struck by the thrown item tonight could enjoy a close encounter.
What puzzled those present was why this time so many items were thrown down.
At a glance, there must be dozens, if not hundreds!
Moreover, these weren’t the usual embroidered balls used in brothels, but strips of bamboo slips.
This also made the crowd puzzled, wondering if these individuals could entertain so many at once tonight.
However, they didn’t have time to waste on being puzzled and rushed forward to snatch up the items.
As for the officials, they initially stood there maintaining their dignity, but seeing the crowd surge forward, they too couldn’t resist the temptation and rushed to grab a bamboo slip.
And the reason they managed to grab one was not because of their official positions.
After all, in this chaos, who cares if you’re an official?
The reason they could grab one was because each of them was accompanied by a ‘dog’.
This ‘dog’ naturally referred to their subordinates or stewards.
If their master wanted it, they would risk their lives to snatch it.
Thus, as the salespersons in cheongsam upstairs continued to throw down bamboo slips, the crowd below scrambled to grab them.
Some with agile movements and stronger builds had already grabbed three or four slips.
While the weaker ones, jostled by the crowd, hadn’t managed to grab even one.
Observing the crowd at this moment, there was one area that starkly stood out.
Here, a group of guards with sabers enclosed a man and a woman at the center.
This also prevented the two from being jostled by the crowd.
However, although these two were not jostled, the man also held a bamboo slip in his hand.
Of course, these two were none other than the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Princess Consort.
Upon receiving the bamboo slip passed by his subordinate, the Fourth Prince curiously examined it.
But this one glance made his eyes reveal a hint of puzzlement.
The exquisite bamboo slip in the Fourth Prince’s hand was clearly inscribed with a line:
“Congratulations on winning the glazed Qilin Vase~ A ten tael silver discount voucher.”
Besides this prominent line, there was also a small inscription:
“By possessing this bamboo slip, you can deduct ten taels of silver when purchasing the glazed Qilin Vase.”
Upon seeing this, the confusion in the Fourth Prince’s mind was finally resolved.
So that was the case, this small bamboo strip could actually be worth ten taels of silver.
“Hehe, it seems I am quite lucky indeed.”