After my pharmacy was opened, I turned my life around.

Chapter 71 This matter is too strange
"Boom boom boom!"

A rapid and heavy knock on the door instantly interrupted Xiao Jingyan's thoughts.

When his elder brother the Emperor ordered him to be in charge of disaster relief in Shou'an County, he requested to conceal his status as a prince and send grain to provide disaster relief.

The local county government did not know his identity, which made it easier for them to act in secret.

Xiao Jingyan frowned and turned to look at the door, a hint of vigilance flashing in his eyes.

"Who?"

The voice was low and slightly angry.

"My Lord, it's me."

The guard stood outside the door, his voice sounding a little cautious.

Xiao Jingyan turned around and slowly walked away from the window with heavy steps. He walked to the table and sat down, with one hand on the table and the other hand lightly on his leg.

"Come in!"

The guard pushed the door open, lowered his head, and walked quickly to him.

Kneel on one knee and salute with your hands clasped together.

"Your Majesty, I have already sent the medicine to the doctor as you instructed, and explained the dosage."

When speaking, he didn't dare to look directly at Xiao Jingyan, and beads of sweat were already oozing from his forehead.

Xiao Jingyan nodded slightly, "Yeah!"

He tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingers and stared sharply at the guard.

"How is the investigation of the granary going?"

The guard shuddered and replied quickly.

"Your Highness, we found out that the grain in the granary had already been moved when the imperial court issued the disaster relief order."

As he spoke, he nervously glanced at Xiao Jingyan's face, then quickly lowered his head.

Xiao Jingyan frowned, his face was terribly gloomy, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists with bulging veins.

"How dare they?"

How dare they use disaster relief grain so recklessly.

Xiao Jingyan suppressed his anger and asked in a low voice, "Is there anything wrong with County Magistrate Qian now?"

The guard swallowed, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and reported truthfully.

"Our people have been keeping an eye on him. They went out three times during the day, visiting the food store, the market, and the bookstore. So far, no unusual behavior has been found."

The guard looked nervous and reported to Xiao Jingyan with a slightly trembling voice.

Xiao Jingyan was 90% certain that the county magistrate had secretly colluded with others, transferred the grain from the granary in advance, and falsified the accounts in an attempt to cover up the truth.

At this moment, his eyes were as cold as ice. "We must also send people to keep an eye on these three places we visited."

The tone was unquestionable and full of majesty.

At this time, another guard came running to report urgently.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The people in the city are rioting because of the high price of food."

Xiao Jingyan's face was livid, his voice was as cold as frost, and he ordered, "Send someone to appease them immediately. If anyone takes the opportunity to cause trouble, they will be severely punished."

"Yes! I'll do it right away."

The guards retreated, but Xiao Jingyan's face remained gloomy, as if water could drip out of it.

"What is the price of grain in the market today?"

The guard's voice was a little panicked, "It's doubled from yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyan's frown deepened.

"The price doubled in just one day, and then people gathered to cause trouble at night. This is too strange."

He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.

"Send someone to check on some local grain merchants."

The guard hesitated, "Yes! But..."

Xiao Jingyan looked at him coldly, "Speak!"

"I'm afraid the food we have now can only last for about three days."

After saying this, he lowered his head even lower, not daring to breathe.

Thinking about these people doubling the price of food, people in the city who could afford food before can no longer afford it. In a few days, there will be more and more refugees, and the situation may be out of control.

Xiao Jingyan's chest heaved violently, and an angry aura filled the air.

"A batch of food will arrive tomorrow. Tell them to wait in the courtyard then."

The guard was delighted and said, "Yes! I will take my leave."

At this time, in the room, Xiao Jingyan sat at the table, his hands supporting his forehead, his eyes closed, and fell into deep thought.

……

The next day, An Zhiyuan got up around five o'clock, washed his face, brushed his teeth, changed into casual clothes, and went downstairs.

She went into the kitchen and took a few slices of bread from the refrigerator, along with a glass of milk for breakfast.

After breakfast, I put on a shoulder bag, took my keys, and drove to the rice mill.

Today is the delivery day, and Xiao Jingyan is in urgent need of this batch of supplies. She has to rush to the scene to urge them to load and ship the goods quickly.

When she arrived at the factory, the workers were working in three shifts, so when she arrived, they had already loaded three trucks.

The section chief who had received her before hurried out of his office upon learning about it and walked over with a flattering smile on his face.

"Miss An, we'll load the car and send it over right away. Why would we bother you to come here in person? It's not good to get sunburned in this hot weather. Come into my office and enjoy the air conditioning."

Although An Zhiyuan didn't want to pay attention to him, he still had to do his job.

"Thank you, Chief. I see that the installation is almost complete, so I won't go in."

"Okay! Then I'll stay here with you."

He covered his forehead with his hands and urged the workers to work faster.

The tone made her very uncomfortable, so she walked up to her.

"Please, can you be quiet for a moment? They are working fast enough, and I am not saying anything, why are you yelling?"

After about half an hour, everything was loaded onto the truck, and An Zhiyuan drove back to the pharmacy with them.

The workers unloaded bags of rice and drove away. The next second, Xiao Jingyan appeared in the pharmacy.

"You came just in time. The second batch of supplies has arrived. We have to wait a week for the last batch."

When Xiao Jingyan saw her, his annoyance was much relieved.

Looking at her face that was flushed due to the heat, I couldn't help but reach out to touch it, but finally I held back.

"Okay!" He smiled.

Fortunately, it was still early and no one was around.

An Zhiyuan used the system's one-click sorting function to put bags of rice on the trailer and asked Xiao Jingyan to tow them to the pharmacy.

After the last trip, Xiao Jingyan handed her the items he had prepared in advance.

"This is the cost of buying medicine last night."

She opened the box and found three snuff bottles and two jade pendants worn by the men.

An Zhiyuan took it with a smile and put it in the system's storage room.

"I can't accompany you today." Xiao Jingyan said with some regret, "I have to go and supervise the release of grain."

She can still distinguish between the urgency and importance of things.

"Go! This matter cannot be delayed."

After Xiao Jingyan left, An Zhiyuan held the wooden box and prepared to go upstairs.

A Maybach suddenly stopped outside the door. She turned around and saw Shen Nanchen getting out of the car in a suit.

To be honest, she was still a little angry because he deliberately concealed the fact of having twins.

I feel like he's making a fool of me.

An Zhiyuan turned around quickly, pretending not to see him, and prepared to run upstairs. Her heartbeat accelerated rapidly, and her eyes revealed a hint of panic.

"An Zhiyuan!"

An anxious voice came from behind.

An Zhiyuan paused for a moment, then bit her lip and continued to quicken her pace towards the stairs.

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