Chapter 176 Crying Poor
Ai Shi, the prefect of Rongdan, is a well-known money stringer, commonly known as penny-pinching.

Such a large state and county pays taxes every year, and there is never much to deduct.

He is extremely shrewd, and has never been caught by the higher authorities. Moreover, he is greedy for money and has a good reputation, but he does not do anything blatant or illegal.

So although the emperor hated him so much, he couldn't find a proper way to deal with him.

In addition, the entire state and county are managed fairly well, so they just turned a blind eye.

On that day, the servant had just brought in a sum of money and got it by making money with it. Mr. Ai was half leaning on the small couch, counting happily.

"My lord, there is a man and a woman asking to see you outside the door. The man is dressed expensively, not like ordinary people, and he said..."

Glancing at the hesitant servant, Ai Shi said impatiently, "What did you say?"

"Say you owe him money."

Snapped!Master Ai patted the couch angrily: "Someone dares to ask me for money. I'm really tired of work. Bring it in!"

I thought it was the ignorant son of a wealthy businessman, but when I saw it, I realized that it was strange.

The man was extremely young, and although the robe was a little stained with dust, it was indeed a good material only found in the capital.

With handsome eyebrows and high toes, he didn't seem to take him as the prefect seriously. Since he entered the room, he just sat down on his own, frowning, looking very dissatisfied.

The woman next to her should be a servant girl, dressed in ordinary clothes, standing behind her with an expressionless face.

"There are really no rules in Mr. Ai's mansion. You don't even serve a cup of tea." Huang Fulan said slowly.

Ai Shi was a little uncertain about the identity of the other party, but seeing this situation, he did not dare to neglect, beckoning someone to offer a cup of tea.

Huang Fulan only took a sip, then fell to the ground with a slap, squinting at Ai Shi: "Change a cup."

How can Mr. Ai not understand, this is because he dislikes the bad tea.

The servant quickly made another cup, this time it was Biluochun.

He picked it up, sniffed it for a while, and barely moistened his throat. Before Ai Shi could speak, he said again, "Do you know what the Lord is here for?"

With such a disrespectful tone, is it some kind of big shot?

Mr. Ai put on his official authority half-believingly: "I have never met your son before, please treat each other with courtesy, please don't go too far."

"Dare to call yourself an official in front of me?" Huangfu Lan sneered, "Forget it, don't worry about it, look at this list, and prepare according to the above." After finishing speaking, he took out a piece of paper and threw it over.

Ai Shi was shocked after reading the first few lines, and said angrily:

"Who the hell are you..." The ending sound disappeared in the throat, staring at the palace card that flashed by, almost protruding his eyes, "You, you..."

"Low-key." He smiled slyly, and swayed his legs up, "How is it? Are there any questions?"

Ai Shi never dreamed that he would see the nobles in the palace in his own mansion. When he was excited, he remembered the list and calmed down quickly.

"You are really embarrassing to step down from office." With a bitter face, he carefully tested, "I don't know whose order you are taking to handle this matter?"

Of course, Huang Fulan couldn't possibly mention his father's name, not because he didn't dare, but because he couldn't.

If he obeys the emperor's order, this old fox has a lot of ways to evade it. There is only one word for him to do on this trip - to make trouble.

"What do you mean?" He took a sip of Biluochun, and snorted, "Master passed by Rongdan, and asked you for something, and still need to explain the ins and outs?"

"No, the officials are clean and honest, how can they raise so much..."

Crying poor was within their expectations.

(End of this chapter)

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