Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 386 Chilling
"The reason why the government doesn't take action against you is that they are waiting for the big fish behind you. This is all I have to say. Believe it or not, it's up to you to decide." Hu Zhongyan said lightly.

Ruyu forced a smile and said, "In order to ensure my safety, we have people around the Hu family. Sir Hu is a little worried, right?"

"I can still tell whether he is your man or not. Recently, whenever I go out, I feel that someone is monitoring me, even when I am in the imperial city. You don't have the ability to send people to the imperial city to monitor me, right?" Hu Zhongyan said.

Ruyu's heart sank when she heard this. They really didn't have this ability. It was just Hu Zhongyan's feeling that he said it, which made Ruyu hesitant for a moment.

But she did feel a little uneasy because of Hu Zhongyan's words.

"I have said what I should say. I can't stop the reinforcement of troops. You can do whatever you want." Hu Zhongyan said.

"My lord, I will take my leave now."

At this moment, Ruyu was no longer in the mood to care whether she could stop the troops from being dispatched.

He left the study, walked towards the side door, left the Hu family, and went to Moxiangzhai.

Because of what Hu Zhongyan said, Ruyu was very cautious along the way, paying attention to whether she was being followed.

She didn't know if it was a psychological effect or something else, but she always felt like she was being followed.

When I arrived at Moxiangzhai, a servant came to greet me as soon as I entered the door.

"Sir, what would you like to do?" Erniu asked with a smile and a bow.

Ruyu frowned when she saw Erniu and asked, "Are you the new waiter in the store?"

"It seems that no guests have come to our Moxiangzhai for some time. I am indeed new here, and it has been half a month." Erniu said.

At this time, another servant came running over and said that he was the one who received Ruyu before, and asked Erniu to entertain other guests.

Erniu smiled and agreed and left after hearing this.

When Ruyu followed the servant upstairs, she glanced at Erniu who was introducing things to the guests.

"Shopkeeper, Miss Ruyu is here!"

The servant led Ruyu upstairs, knocked on the door and said.

"coming!"

A voice was heard in the house, followed by hurried footsteps. The door opened and the fat shopkeeper Hao walked out.

"The paper and ink sticks that Miss Ruyu ordered last time have arrived. Please come in!"

Shopkeeper Hao waved to the servant, led Ruyu into the room and closed the door.

Hearing the door closing, Ruyu put down the hands that were folded on her abdomen and went straight to sit in the main seat.

Shopkeeper Hao at the back bowed and said, "Greetings to the Saint!"

"Why is the store hiring new people?" Ruyu frowned.

Although the servants in this shop are not from the wizard's cult, they were all brought here from Jiangnan and still have their indentures.

Plus, I usually avoid them, so I'm not worried about the news leaking out.

"My Saint, a servant broke his leg a few days ago. Coincidentally, the business in the store was very good at that time, so we were too busy to handle it, so we hired a new one temporarily. Don't worry, I will fire this one after the one with the broken leg recovers." Shopkeeper Hao said hurriedly.

"idiot!"

Ruyu heard this and said angrily: "The waiter in the store broke his leg, and the business suddenly picked up. Don't you think there is a problem?"

Moxiangzhai's business had always been lukewarm, but by some coincidence it happened that a waiter in the store broke his leg, and the business suddenly picked up.

"The Saint said that there is something wrong with that person?"

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Hao said angrily, "I'll go and deal with him right away!"

"return!"

Ruyu stopped Manager Hao and scolded him, "You are as fat as a pig, how can you be as stupid as a pig? If you touch him now, wouldn't it be the same as telling the people behind him that we have discovered it? Do you believe it or not, if you get rid of that man, it won't be long before our arresters come?"

"It was my fault for my negligence, Saint. Since you have been exposed, you'd better leave Bian Jing as soon as possible. If anything happens to you, how can I explain to the leader?" Shopkeeper Hao said anxiously.

"I may have been targeted. It's not that easy to leave." Ruyu shook her head. "Don't worry, Saint, I can mobilize our people around Bianjing and will definitely send you away." Manager Hao said quickly.

"I can't leave!"

Ruyu shook her head and said, "Since the imperial court has discovered us but has not taken action against us, it is obvious that they do not know my identity yet. It is safest for me not to leave now."

"Can…"

"do not talk!"

Ruyu interrupted Manager Hao and said, "Since we are being targeted, maybe Gu Tingwei is also being targeted. The leader is in danger. You should quickly activate the emergency contact point and send a message to Jiangzhou, asking the leader to evacuate immediately!"

"Yes!" Shopkeeper Hao responded quickly.

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When Ruyu went to Moxiangzhai, Yin Hanzhang also received an urgent news from Jiangzhou.

When Yin Hanzhang saw the contents of the urgent report, his face changed drastically and he hurried into the palace to present the urgent report to Zhao Xing.

"Okay, it's really good!"

Zhao Xing gritted his teeth after reading the urgent report.

He was not surprised that Gu Tingwei had connections with the rebels, which also confirmed that the rebellion was related to the Wizard Cult.

The unknown is the most terrifying. No matter how deeply the Wizarding Cult is hidden, now that it has surfaced, it can always be found out.

What annoyed him was another piece of news in the dispatch.

Because of the rebellion, a large amount of grain stored in Jiangzhou City for disaster relief was left unused.

The people who were monitoring Gu Tingwei learned that someone was going to set fire to the grain and quickly reported it to Prime Minister Shen.

This time, Prime Minister Shen was decisive and ordered people to take over the granary.

Although some people still took the risk of setting fires, they did not succeed.

However, although the granary was not burned, the food disappeared.

This shows that setting fire to the granary was planned in advance.

The burning of the granary could naturally cover up the disappearance of the grain.

This is not something that can be accomplished with just one or two officials involved.

After all, Prime Minister Shen was in Jiangzhou at that time.

Even if Prime Minister Shen didn't pay attention to the granary, it would be extremely difficult to transport the grain under his nose.

Earlier, Prime Minister Shen's report mentioned that floods occurred in Jiangzhou and other places, and the people had almost no harvest. However, after the rebellion, the rebels did not harm the landlords and gentry at all.

Where would the rebels get their food when the people had no food?
He speculated that someone in Jiangzhou and other places was funding the rebels.

At that time, Zhao Xing thought they were landlords and gentry in Jiangzhou and other places.

Now it seems that the court's grain was simply stolen by these officials.

This incident also caused Zhao Xing to feel deeply worried.

It would be fine if these officials were only after money, but what if these officials were also members of the wizard cult?

If the rebellion in Jiangzhou was carefully planned by the Wizard Cult, it would be nothing.

But if the Wizard Cult chose to rebel in Jiangzhou just because of the flood in Jiangzhou, that would be terrifying to think about.

This shows that many local officials have joined the Wizarding Cult, or have business dealings with the Wizarding Cult.

No matter which possibility it was, it made Zhao Xing shudder.

(End of this chapter)