Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 209 Late Night Visitor
When Mei Qian first arrived in Jiangnan, everything she saw couldn't be said to be very good, but being able to cross the river was a blessing in itself.

It's just that what Mei Qian said just now was quite sentimental, but it made the people in front of her burst into tears. It was really a sin.

However, this was the first time they met someone like Mei Qian who managed to escape all the way from the north to the south and still settled down.

This also made Qian Li, who had finished grieving, ask: "In that case, then...then why are you here?"

Mei Qian: "..."

Ah, good question!
Why is she here? I don’t know where to trace the origin of this question.

Is it because her eldest brother concealed things about Chang'an and almost brought down the whole family? When they met Chang'an for the second time, Mei Qian and the others had to send him away, but she was unlucky enough to come here inexplicably?

Or is it because Qi Zhen is unreliable? Someone in Jiangnan had a different intention and didn't know it, so he found an insensitive Chang'an to go there, and finally got their family involved?

Or is it because the damn emperor ran away as soon as he ascended the throne, triggering a series of butterfly effects?

Mei Qian couldn't answer this question herself.

How did Mei Qian come here? Qi Zhen naturally knew what happened from Chang'an.

Therefore, when Qian Li asked this question, his expression quickly became unnatural.

Qi Fei on the side looked at the expressions of the two of them, full of questions.

No, these two people are like this, and they still deny that they have any special relationship with each other?
Who are you bluffing? !

Maybe it was because the people around her were looking at her more and more strangely. Just as Mei Qian was about to give a high-sounding reason, she heard Qi Zhen honestly confess that his men had accidentally brought Mei Qian back from Jiangnan.

Later, he discovered Mei Qian's ability and recruited her to work under him.

Yes, he mentioned recruitment, which directly affirmed Mei Qian's ability.

Prince Jing, who was summoned by Mei Qian, naturally recognized Mei Qian's statement. Only Qian Li, who didn't know how he came here, was suspicious of this statement.

But after Qi Zhen finished speaking, Mei Qian immediately nodded and agreed, "Yes, that's it!"

The topic turned to herself, and Mei Qian knew that the topic had gone astray, so she talked about some of the things the new emperor did after he fled to Jiangnan.

Even though Mei Qian and the others were just low-level people, the information they learned might have been revised several times by those in the market, but they could still see what the higher-ups had done.

Mei Qian interspersed what she had seen and heard with some policies, including some chats between ordinary people. There were no fools present, and everyone more or less understood what Qi Yu, the new emperor, was doing in Jiangnan.

"Xirong in Jiangbei is eyeing the tiger. He doesn't want to train for defense. He still stirs up troubles in the court in order to consolidate his imperial power..."

Qi Zhen naturally knew about the imperial examinations and the recruitment of aristocratic families that Mei Qian mentioned.

Because of Qi Yu's behavior, some aristocratic families could no longer stand it, and even took the risk to surrender to him.

It’s just that some people are hiding it and haven’t come to the surface yet;

Some people are arrogant, thinking that because of the power of their family, if they take the initiative to make friends with Qi Zhen, Qi Zhen will agree.

Not to mention Qi Zhen really agreed, do they really think Qi Yu is a fool?

How could Qi Yu throw away the throne he had carefully calculated, let alone allow other forces to become a constraint?

Open Enke, choose a poor family, and squeeze out the children of aristocratic families bit by bit from the center of power in the court.

The aristocratic family was unwilling to do anything and secretly tried to contact Jiangbei to overthrow Qi Yu's throne. It is no wonder that Qi Yu raised the butcher's knife first.

Qi Zhen even felt that it wouldn't be long before Jiangnan would be in chaos again, and he would have no time to take care of himself at that time. All he had to do was calmly regain the lost territory in Jiangbei.

When Mei Qian heard what they said, Mei Qian couldn't help but frown and became worried about the people of her old Mei family.

After finally settling down for a while, if things really get messed up, will we still be able to live a peaceful life?

While Mei Qian was distracted, several people talked about the current situation so completely that they forgot about themselves.

When Mei Qian came back to her senses, she couldn't keep up at all. As she listened, Mei Qian felt so bored that she almost yawned.

She thought to herself that these people couldn't talk about it all night, right? But if you think about it carefully, it’s really possible!
Just when Mei Qian was thinking that she should limit the time next time, such as an hour, or directly let them entrust their dreams, and ask these people to say enough in their dreams. After all, the body has already laid down to rest, right?
"Boom boom boom!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the small courtyard. The people present were so frightened that they immediately silenced the sound and looked at the door with wide eyes.

"Your Majesty, your Royal Highness, there is someone from outside the city coming to pay you a visit!"

"Outside the city? Who comes from outside the city at night?"

Qi Fei was upset about how someone could come to visit him so late at night. Qi Zhen only asked, "Who is it?"

"They say they are from the south of the Yangtze River and have come to serve the prince."

"Who is so sneaky in the middle of the night?"

Qi Fei was always picking on the problems even at night. Anyway, in her opinion, it was hindering her and her father's ability to talk and get close, so that didn't work.

Qi Zhen glanced at Qi Fei on one side, and Prince Jing and Qian Li on the other side also said very reasonably that they were busy first.

Naturally, it was Mei Qian's turn at this time. Mei Qian walked to the stone table where the heroes' rice and incense candles were served. She looked like she was about to clean up and said:

"You two can go for a walk on your own, but please don't show yourself when you go for a walk. If someone from below notices you, you won't be able to come back."

Not only can they not come back, Mei Qian's repeated "provocations" will really kill her.

"Let's continue tomorrow night~"

After getting Mei Qian, it was okay tomorrow, so Qi Zhen felt relieved and left with Qi Fei.

After sending the person away, Mei Qian returned to her room, closed her eyes and had a good night's sleep.

When Mei Qian got up early the next morning and had breakfast, the melon was automatically put to her mouth.

It seems that this matter has something to do with her.

The guard named Chen Yi that Mei Qian had mentioned to Changping Changan before was exactly that person who came last night.

"Then what is Chen Yi's background?"

Mei Qian couldn't help but be curious about Chen Yi's purpose of coming here. Now thinking about the way he got along with Chen Jizhong at that time, and how cold he looked, was the goal of this trip really Qi Zhen and the others?
"He was specially sent here by the Chen family of Xing'an Prefecture."

When Chang An talked about the Chen family in Xing'an Prefecture, Mei Qian's mind suddenly flashed back to a certain wealthy family in Xing'an Prefecture that her family followed when they fled.

It seems like his surname is Chen, right?

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Mei Qian muttered in a low voice and Chang An heard her, so Chang An asked, "What a coincidence?"

"It's nothing. My hometown is also in Xing'an Prefecture, so I just said it was a coincidence."

"Oh~ That's true."

"So, Chen Yi came here because...does the Chen family want to serve the prince?"

Chang An nodded and said: "The other party also brought a letter written by their family leader. The prince read the letter for a long time last night. Chen Yi was also arranged by the prince to stay and wait until the news is over before leaving."

"What's the news?"

"Chen Yi came at night last night because he found traces of the Imperial City Secretary outside Zuixing City. Chen Yi was worried that his appearance would attract the attention of the Imperial City Secretary and implicate his family."

"Ah? Imperial City Division? How dare they be here... They are..." Mei Qian's eyes suddenly shrank, and bad guesses came to her mind.

"Their goal isn't the prince, right?"

Mu Ying: My sword can’t hold it anymore.

Mei Qian: My hero rice can’t stand it any longer!