Stunning Phoenix Emperor

Chapter 369

"Hello!" Qin Yue slapped the counter impatiently.
"Ah!" The shopkeeper jumped up in fright, and was about to get angry, but seeing Qin Yue's cold face, he swallowed back the foul words that came to his lips, forced a smile on his face and said, "Guest officer, buy what?"
"How do you sell this noodles?" Qin Yue casually pointed to a bag of white noodles as a sample.
"One thousand coins per catty." The shopkeeper said without even thinking about it.
"Are you running a black shop?" A murderous look flashed across Qin Yue's body.
Although he is not a man who pays attention to the price of oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, he still has a good idea of ​​the price of food after traveling in the rivers and lakes for many years.Even in a famine year, Dayong's flour is only four hundred Wen a catty, how could it be so outrageous?What's more, in recent years, Dayong has had a bumper harvest every year, and there have been almost no major natural or man-made disasters.
"Guest officer, this is a real price, why don't you go out and inquire about it?" The shopkeeper felt that it was getting colder for no reason, his body couldn't help shaking, and he said cautiously.
"Why, the price of grain in Qin City has always been like this?" Qin Yue softened her tone slightly.
"The guest officer must have come from out of town." Seeing that he became friendly, the shopkeeper calmed down, pointed to another pocket in the corner, and sighed, "The one with white flour worth a thousand pennies is from dignitaries. Food, we ordinary people can’t afford it, and we all eat that kind of food, three hundred yuan a catty.”
Qin Yue turned her head to look, and couldn't help frowning.
Seeing the black lump in the pocket, he couldn't see what it was at all, which made him wonder, can this thing really be eaten?And it's almost the same as Dayong's normal grain price!
"Don't worry, it won't kill anyone. People in Qincheng eat this." The shopkeeper said something disapproving, and then he dared to take a closer look at this imposing man.
Although the whole body is wrapped in a large cloak, the collar of the white fox is very valuable at first glance. Such an appearance and demeanor are not like ordinary people, not the young master who sneaked out from the nobles of the palace to play. Bar?
Thinking of this, the shopkeeper couldn't help turning pale, and secretly recalled whether he had said something wrong just now, and was taken advantage of.
Qin Yue didn't bother to care about her thoughts, she just meditated.
The most direct reason for the rise in food prices is that there is less food on the market, and the rarest is the most expensive.But the harvests have been bumper in recent years, and there is no reason for food shortages. So... someone is secretly hoarding a large amount of food?
Then think of the tax evasion, the speculation of the East Palace, the lack of food and grass... Sure enough, someone is raising soldiers in the Western Qin Dynasty!In any case, this time it didn't come in vain.
"Guest officer, guest officer?" the shopkeeper called out twice cautiously.
With a gloomy face, Qin Yue ignored her, flicked her sleeves, and strode out.
"What..." the shopkeeper looked at his back and muttered a few words, yawned, then lay down on the counter and continued to sleep.
"Young Master Liu! We found you!" Qin Yue had just walked a few steps, when someone's haunting voice came from behind him, causing a "click" in his head, his self-control almost collapsed, and the hand in the cloak was also pressed hilt.
"Mr. Liu!" Mu Hong rushed over to block him, panting for a while, before saying, "Yes, there is a guest looking for you!"
"Looking for me?" Qin Yue was stunned, her murderous aura involuntarily restrained.
However, who would come to Mu Mansion to look for him?What's more, what he used here is a pseudonym, could it be...
Sure enough, Mu Hong said in the next sentence: "It is said that Miss Zhifei sent someone to send a family letter to the young master."
"Got it." Qin Yue nodded slightly and walked back.
Sent by Liu Zhifei?It's from the East Palace!I'm afraid it was Su Hanxiao's.However, a letter from home?The little bird from Xuanming Palace is very competent as a messenger, fast, safe, and very concealed, so why send someone over?
Just as he was thinking, he had already returned to Mu Mansion.
In the living room, Mu Qiubai was chatting with a young man dressed in black in a pleasant manner, obviously he liked it very much.
"Mrs. Mu." Qin Yue walked in and gave a slight salute, while Mu Hong followed behind.
"My lord, the villain Mei Xin was ordered by the young lady to take care of you." The boy in black said with a smile.
Qin Yue's brows twitched, and she scolded that troublesome "Miss" Su Hanxiao in her heart, but after all, there were outsiders around, so he couldn't say anything, so he just nodded and said, "I'm bothering Ma'am."
"What's the matter, the young master also helped our family last time. Anyway, the yard is big enough, and there are not many people there. It's strange that it's usually deserted." Mu Qiubai smiled nonchalantly.
Qin Yue was not a person who was good at socializing, so she nodded silently, and took the young Mei Xin back to the side courtyard where she was temporarily staying.
"Young Master Qin, I came here only after receiving a letter from the palace lord. Your Highness has orders, so I have to follow!" Seeing no one, Mei Xin quickly stated her position.
"Cut!" Qin Yue snorted coldly, but noticed his surname, paused before saying, "A member of the Mei family?"
"I was adopted by the previous palace lord. I used to be the childhood playmate of the current palace lord. Now I am in charge of the affairs of West Qin Dynasty." Mei Xin replied.
Only then did Qin Yue feel relieved, no wonder this young man had a bit of Mei Ruoshui on him, and he was not too scared to speak when he saw him, but he really didn't need to bring a mop bottle with him...
"Although my martial arts are not very good, there are still many places where I can help." Mei Xin saw his resistance and said with a smile, "I have been in Xiqin for many years, although the network here is really not good enough. It’s easy to set up, but there’s always something to be gained. Besides, the young master doesn’t need to do everything himself, does he? Why don’t you leave some errands to me!”
Qin Yue glanced at him and had to say that the last sentence really moved him.

(End of this chapter)