Gradually, the wealthy families in Jue Ping City began to "betray" them. More and more people poured into the Hundred Herb Fragrance to buy perfume, and more and more people began to experiment with makeup and sunscreen. When people realized that Dashun's facial cream was better than the one made by Gu Shu, the shop next door could no longer receive any business from the wealthy families. As for the normal citizens, how many of them could afford the expensive facial cream? Even though the young master had almost set fire to Feng Yu Heng's Hundred Herb Fragrance, he was also worried that he would be caught and beaten to death. He was conflicted the entire time and nearly fainted from anger.
After all, people were not idiots. They could still tell what was good and what was bad. The wealthy families had money and only wanted good things. They did not care about money. As for the so-called loyalty to Gu Shu, it was just the hot-bloodedness of the men and the ulterior motives of a few people. To the women in the boudoir, Gu Shu and Dashun were the same. They would be loyal to whichever one allowed them to live better and more stable lives. Of course, they had to make their own businesses flourish and earn more money.
Feng Yu Heng was very proficient in this. Those wealthy families often came to buy things. Once they became familiar with them, she would open a back door for them. For example, they could use the "pass" that she had given them to leave the city and go all the way to Lan Zhou. From Lan Zhou, they could sell things from Dashun in Jue Ping City, and they could also bring goods from Jue Ping City to Lan Zhou. Also, with the pass that she had personally given them, Lan Zhou would provide a certain amount of support and assistance.
She quickly won over the hearts of the wealthy families and brainwashed them, saying: "People need to adapt to the circumstances. How much benefit can you obtain from following Gu Shu? After living in Jue Ping City for so many years, your businesses have only reached this point. But ever since I opened a back door for you to expand your businesses to Dashun, how much have you earned? This is just Dashun. It's just a small part of Lan Zhou. Do you know how big Dashun is? Dashun has a large territory and abundant resources. It's not that you can have anything you want, but anyone would have to admit that it has far more resources than Gu Shu, which is located in the desert. Who would give up a good life and insist on living a hard life? Some of you are in the sand business. Don't you want to expand your business to Dashun? How many people wanted to build houses in Dashun? How could Gu Shu compare? In the end, this war was started by Gu Shu first. As a vassal state, Gu Shu attacked Dashun even though it knew that its military strength was not as good as Dashun. Have you ever thought about whether the Gu Shu ruler cared about the lives of his people? Our Dashun could have learned from Gu Shu's past style and massacred cities, but we still left you with a chance to live. Just think about it a little more. Which master is better, and which master you follow will have more meat to eat. "
Her words were very attractive to the wealthy families in Jue Ping City. The reason why these people were able to become wealthy first was because their minds were more open, and they could think further than normal people. They all knew that Feng Yu Heng was right. The trade with Lan Zhou over the past few days had allowed them to taste the benefits. There were even some people who passed by Sha Ping City and saw that under Dashun's governance, Sha Ping City was no longer the same as before. The citizens of Sha Ping City also repeatedly praised Dashun.
Thus the people's thoughts became lively. Without realizing it, the wealthy families of Jue Ping City had changed their initial stubbornness and began to support Dashun. And this sort of feeling gradually expanded through their influence. The people who had been hostile to Dashun also began to change under the leadership of the wealthy families.
The business of Feng Yu Heng's Hundred Herb Fragrance became even better. The people no longer avoided it, directly going in and out of the Hundred Herb Fragrance's main entrance. They happily bought things. However, there was still a portion of Gu Shu's loyal supporters in Jue Ping City. They were determined not to lower their heads to Dashun. They would go to the Hundred Herb Fragrance's entrance every day to protest. They would even occasionally shout slogans, calling those who supported Dashun traitors.
However, the things that happened on this day caused the final portion of the citizens to lose all confidence in Gu Shu.
The cause was a middle-aged couple kneeling in front of the Hundred Herb Fragrance's entrance, crying and begging Feng Yu Heng to treat their daughter's illness. The two kneeled in front of the entrance and repeatedly said to Huang Quan, who had come out to receive them: "We heard that Dashun's Princess Ji An is a divine doctor. Although this matter is not easy to ask, we beg Imperial Daughter to save our daughter on the account that this is a human life!"
Huang Quan was puzzled: "What sort of illness does your daughter have? Doesn't Jue Ping City also have a medical center? Also, it's a medical center opened by someone from Gu Shu. You should go ask them for help. Your shop doesn't sell anything to us, so why do you want our Imperial Daughter to treat your illness? Have you ever heard of an Imperial Daughter of a country treating the citizens? Has your Gu Shu's Imperial Daughter done this? "
The husband and wife were rendered speechless. That's right, she was an Imperial Daughter, a golden branch and jade leaf. What right did they have to beg an Imperial Daughter of a country to treat their daughter? Gu Shu's Imperial Daughter? Gu Shu's imperial family did not even look at the citizens, so how could they treat them?
At this time, someone who had come to cause trouble spoke up: "Didn't you say that your Imperial Daughter also treats the citizens in Dashun? Why can't she treat our citizens? "
Huang Quan coldly snorted: "Can the person who says this have any shame? Dashun's citizens are Dashun's own citizens. Not to mention an Imperial Daughter, even if they had something to ask of His Majesty, His Majesty would not ignore it. However, listen carefully. That is to Dashun's own citizens! Didn't you refuse to admit that you're Dashun's citizens? Didn't you shout that you're Gu Shu's people? Didn't you come here every day to cause trouble, shouting for us to scram? Why should our Imperial Daughter save your Gu Shu's citizens? We won't save them! Even if we can save them, we won't save them! "Huang Quan's temper flared. With a flick of his sleeve, he returned to the shop.
Wang Chuan remained behind. Looking at the couple, he said: "Although the words aren't pleasant to hear, they are reasonable. You slapped someone here, and now you want someone to help you. How could there be such a fool in this world? " As she spoke, she looked at the kneeling man and said: "If I remember correctly, you were among the people who came to cause trouble yesterday, right? Why have you changed your stance today? Go back! Find a Gu Shu medical clinic to treat your daughter. Our Imperial Daughter can't manage the matters of Gu Shu's people. "
The couple was dumbfounded. Kneeling there, they did not know what to do. If Gu Shu's medical clinic could treat her, why would they have come to Hundred Herb Fragrance to beg Princess Ji 'an?! The woman became angry. She stood up and loudly cursed at her man: "I told you not to come with them to cause trouble, yet you insisted on coming! So what if you're Gu Shu's people? What kind of life have we been living these past few years? Did Gu Shu give you money or a house? The court doesn't treat the citizens well, but the taxes continue to increase year after year. What we earn each year is not enough to pay the taxes. Tell me, why do you insist on being Gu Shu's people? Our daughter had only gone out to buy a piece of floral cloth, yet she was kidnapped by the general's subordinates. A good girl was thrown into a red tent to be a military prostitute. If it were not for Gu Shu's army being chased away by Dashun, our daughter would have died in the red tent. Tell me, what's the point of being loyal to Gu Shu like this? "
This woman became ruthless and simply revealed all of the filthy things that Gu Shu's army had done to these troublemakers, "Did you know? Our daughter was not the only girl from a good family that was caught in the red tent. Counting in Jue Ping City, there were at least 20! Some of these girls ran out, and some died in the red tent. You- "She suddenly pointed at one of the people sitting on the bench and said:" Do you really think that your daughter was taken in as a concubine by the general? That's not the case at all! My daughter said that your daughter was also sent to the red tent, and it was the kind of red tent that was used to take care of normal soldiers. She could not even see the general's face! Three days. After being caught for three days, she was tortured to death by the soldiers. Do you know all of this? You still have the nerve to cause trouble with these people? You still have the nerve to shout that you support Gu Shu? "
Her words caused these people to become dazed, especially the one that had been pointed at. He was completely dazed. He clearly remembered that a Gu Shu soldier had come to report that his daughter had been taken in by the general and had been taken in as a concubine. When the army retreated this time, the general had brought his daughter to Yue Ping City! How could …
"Is what you said true?" Someone felt that the situation was serious and asked, "Were there really that many girls that were caught and sent to the red tent?"
The woman nodded: "Every word is true! Also, I will tell you that the girls that ran out were all sick. Everyone in the family knows what is going on, but who would have the nerve to spread this sort of thing? Who would have the nerve to ask a doctor to treat them? I also hesitated at home for many days. Today, I truly could not bear to see my daughter suffer any longer. Only then did I come to beg Princess Ji 'an. But with all of you causing such a ruckus and saying that you want to chase Dashun out, he won't treat my daughter at all! " As she spoke, she began to cry. While crying, she cursed her own man. She also cursed the people that had ostracized Dashun.
The crowd broke out into discussion. Someone thought of something. "Ever since the general's army entered Jue Ping City, I've heard that quite a few women have gone missing. They're all girls from ordinary families, and they're quite pretty."
"Did those families not go to look for them?"
"So what if they did? They couldn't enter the military camp, and they couldn't find them outside. "
"Right, I also heard people say that their daughters were chosen to be the general's concubines. It seems that their families also received a sum of money."
"What kind of money is that!" The person whose daughter had been taken to be a concubine finally came back to his senses and stomped his foot, "It's just five taels of silver. That child's mother even caused a ruckus with me because of this. If it's really like what this big sister said, I … how can I face my dead daughter?! "
Following this man's bitter cries, the final group of "loyal" citizens began to change their tune amidst the cursing. Some people began to make arrangements to go and see those girls. If it was true, they would no longer recognize themselves as Gu Shu's people. They could not afford to lose this face! However, there were also some people with ulterior motives mixed in. Their goal was to incite the crowd to cause trouble and make it difficult for Dashun to take over Gu Shu. Right now, when these people with ulterior motives saw that the citizens had been attracted by the matter of those girls, they could not continue to linger. Thus, they all picked up their small stools and prepared to leave.
At this time, they heard a clear female voice come from inside the Hundred Herb Fragrance shop. Just these words caused the people who were preparing to leave to tremble, "You want to leave after causing trouble? Who's the one who spoiled you? "
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