good wife

Chapter 474
Jingyi nodded, "How about the 10 taels of grain?"

"Well, the last time the prince sent a letter, he only said that he had ordered Xia He to send people out to buy grain."

"Yue Shizi, do you know what the price of food is outside now?"

"Food price?" Yue Zhengyang shook his head.

"At this time in the past, white rice cost ten fen a dou, but now, it has risen to fifteen fen a dou."

"It has risen so much?"

"I sent someone to inquire, and it's just that the price of grain in Pingqiu County has risen so much. Other places, so far, have not been so dramatic, but they have all increased slightly. Most of them have increased by two to three yuan per bucket. "

"Your Highness, what do you mean, this is deliberately manipulated by someone behind the scenes?"

"That's right! The people in Pingqiu County don't see any panic now. After all, there is grain sent by Yuanxi from Pingyang Town. But what if the price of rice continues to rise?"

Yue Zhengyang was taken aback for a moment, and his face became a little cold and hard.

"Yue Shizi, now do you understand why I want to support Yuanxi to take a risk?"

Yue Zhengyang's thoughts changed sharply, the expression on his face became more and more ugly, he actually walked to the table, punched the table and said: "This person has such a vicious mind!"

Jing Yi said calmly: "That's why I said I support Yuan Xi's plan. Don't worry, I know him well. If he is not fully sure, he will definitely not have this plan."

"But if you push the other party into a hurry, how about attacking you?"

"What? Are there still few guards around me?"

Yue Zhengyang shook his head and said, "On the bright side, I'm not worried. But in the dark!"

Jingyi smiled and said: "It's okay! In the dark, Yuanxi also sent me hidden guards."

Yue Zhengyang raised his eyebrows, his martial arts were not bad, he knew that there were hidden guards around Jingyi, but judging by his breath, there was only one person!Yue Zhengyang thought for a while, "Let's do this. From now on, you order the guards around you to choose a few people to hide in the dark like that hidden guard. That way, I can feel more at ease."

"Alright! I will leave this matter to Su Xing. Don't worry."

Yue Zhengyang told Jingyi some more about Yuanxi's current situation in the closed city, and then got up to leave.

Su Xing also quickly picked out a few female guards who were good at hiding and hid beside Jingyi.

At night, Qingtian was writing and drawing in the house. Judging from the traces on the paper, he should be thinking about the three barriers.

After a while, Qing Tian frowned, put down the pen and said, "Come in!"

"See Young Master."

"Is something wrong?"

"Return to the young master. I just received news today that there are people from Miao Jiang in Pingqiu County and Fengcheng."

The expression on Qingtian's face turned cold, "Have you found out who it is? And who are you here for?"

"Return to the young master. They are here for Prince Ping and Concubine Ping. The route of the person has not been found out yet, but what is certain is that the person who came this time is the hidden guard of the royal family."

"Oh? Did you tell your master?"

"Return to the young master, I have already sent someone to report to the master."

"Hmph! I thought I was omnipotent all day long! Didn't I make a mess of Miao Jiang?"

The man in black listened, bowed his head, and remained silent.

Qing Tian snorted softly, "Don't worry about the people around, just protect Princess Ping."

"Yes! That side of Fengcheng."

There was an extremely elegant and brilliant smile on Qingtian's face, "Don't worry about it! If he, King Ping, can't even handle such a trivial matter, he doesn't deserve to spend his life with Yiyi."

"Yes! The subordinate understands."

Qing Tian thought about it again, and seemed to feel that something was wrong, and sighed: "That's all! Inform our people, keep an eye on the group of Miao people who sealed the city, and don't let them really hurt King Ping. It's just not At the critical moment, no shots are allowed."

The man in black raised his head and looked at the young master in some puzzlement, this speed seems to be difficult to control!

Seeing his puzzled expression, Qing Tian said, "Just do as I say. As long as Prince Ping's life is safe, our people will sit on the sidelines and watch."

"Yes!"

Sunny day waved at the man, and the man in black quickly disappeared into the night.

Sunny got up and rubbed the center of her brows, left the house and went to the courtyard.Looking up at the crescent moon in the sky that looks like a beauty's eyebrows, she smiled bitterly, "Yiyi, what should I do? I want to take you away, but I know that there is only room for one Yuanxi in your heart! Yiyi, I think it's not easy to stay by your side like this, to be happy with you, to tide over difficulties together!"

Qing Tian clasped her hands behind her back, shook her head lightly, and laughed at herself, "Sunny, sunny! You also have today! You used to abandon women like wisps, and treat the word love as a joke! Unexpectedly, now, you are also trapped Love, can't extricate myself! The world is really unpredictable! That's all! Let go!"

After finishing speaking, she looked up at the crescent moon in the sky again, that crooked appearance was very much like the pair of butterfly eyebrows on Jingyi's eyes, her face was elegant and unparalleled.Sunny turned her body to the courtyard next door.

Is Yiyi sleeping now?For several days in a row, the lights in her bedroom were turned off very late.I don't know if she will stay up all night again tonight!

Sunny Tian suppressed the urge to go over to see her, flew up and stood on the courtyard wall. "Yiyi, I know you don't have me in your heart. As long as you and him are fine, I'm enough!"

The guards in Jingyi's courtyard naturally found him, but they knew that he was the master's brother and had no malice towards the master, so they just ignored him.

A few more days later, the food in Pingqiu County increased to twenty cents a bucket, and it doubled in just one month!The price of twenty coins has already touched the vital interests of the common people!Public grievances began to rise everywhere!And there are fewer and fewer people in Pingyang Town who plant protective belts.Gradually, there were only some refugees who were brought here from the closed city by Qing Tian.

Standing by the carriage, Jingyi looked at the fact that there were almost one-third fewer people than last time, but her face was surprisingly calm!
"Yiyi, what's going on here? It was fine a few days ago, why are the people suddenly resistant again?" Qing Tian was puzzled.

"Brother Qingtian, the food supply in Pingqiu County has skyrocketed, and the common people can no longer accept it."

"What does this have to do with the control of wind and sand? They work here, don't we prepare all the food?"

"That's different! People always worry about things related to their own interests first. We are responsible for their food, but what about their families? They always have to buy food." Jingyi explained: " Besides, what they are working now is not food after all, which makes them feel uncertain! Who knows that one day you will have no food? Although they understand the benefits of planting these things, they still have no personal experience. Furthermore, the soaring food prices have directly affected their food and clothing problems."

"Then what should we do now? In this way, our progress will be much slower."

"It doesn't matter, these days are just that the people can't accept it for a while, and they are a little negative! Wait for another two days, and you will understand. You always know that there are people who eat free food here and can save food for their families. As long as they If you figure this out, you will come here uninvited. And I promise, there will be more people than before!"

"You mean they're going to get over it pretty quickly."

Jingyi nodded.

But Qingtian frowned and said: "Yiyi, but this can't solve the fundamental problem after all! The food supply is skyrocketing, and the people will suffer in the end!"

"Don't worry, it won't be long! Have you forgotten the 10 tael silver note we seized from Bai Sulan?"

Sunny was stunned for a moment, then she understood, and suddenly realized: "Yiyi, you've already made preparations?"

"I didn't make any preparations. There is no grain in Pingqiu County. Of the five granaries, one was opened last year to store grain and is gone. The other four are simply empty! I'm afraid we can't hide this news! "

"Can't hide it anymore?"

"Well. Pingqiu County, it's going to be chaotic." Obviously, it should be a very scary thing, but Jing Yi said it calmly, calmly, as if she didn't care at all!
But Yuanxi knew that Jingyi had always been kind-hearted, and it was impossible for her to really let the common people suffer a little bit of grievance.

"Yiyi, what do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do?" Jingyi's mouth slowly raised, "Brother Qingtian, it's not what I want to do. It's what they want to do! Yuanxi and I just want to guard this city and live a good life, but However, some people always come to make trouble again and again, lest we forget that Yuanxi is also the emperor's son, and he may aspire to the throne! Since they want to play, Brother Qingtian, let's play with them. Big one!"

Qingtian frowned and sighed, "You were finally sucked in! Yiyi, this is an unpredictable vortex, are you sure, do you want to jump in with him?"

"Brother Qingtian, he is my husband. If he lives, I will live. If he dies, I will die!"

Qing Tian only felt as if someone had hit her head hard with a stick, she felt dizzy for a while, and her feet took half a step back involuntarily!All those eight characters came to mind! 'He lives, I live, he dies, I die! '

Qingtian smiled bitterly, "Yiyi, do you actually love him so deeply? For him, do you want to lose all your relatives and friends?"

"In life, there is always something to gain and something to lose! You have always seen clearly how Yuanxi treats me. I can't let him down!"

'I can't blame him!I can't bear him! ' These words kept echoing in Qing Tian's ears, he shook his head vigorously, and gave a wry smile, this is what he had expected long ago, wasn't it?Are you ready to let go?Why is it still such a heartache?

Two days later, the population of Pingyang Town slowly increased again.Sunny Sky looked at the people working in front of him, but a glint of darkness flashed in his eyes, "Come here, have you seen those over there? Find someone to follow them."

"Yes! Your lord."

Looking at those people who were dressed like farmers but didn't know how to do farm work at all, Qingtian raised the corners of his mouth, and a very strange and cold smile floated on his face.At this time, if someone who is familiar with him sees it, he will be extremely surprised!Mr. Qing Tian, ​​who has always been unrestrained, calm and personable, actually has such a side?
Jingyi was reading a book in the room, and Si Hua said softly, "Master Qingtian sent someone over just now, saying that Pingyang Town has returned to normal again."

"Yeah." Jingyi nodded and continued reading.

Suddenly, Jingyi heard a burst of extremely hurried footsteps, as if she had an uneasy premonition, she closed the book and straightened her upper body.As soon as these actions were completed, a guard rushed in hastily, "Report to the princess! Something is wrong!"

"Why are you so panicked?" Jingyi said calmly.

"Back to the princess, I just received a letter from Feige to seal the city. The prince was assassinated at the gate of the city last night!"

"What?" The book in Jingyi's hand fell to the ground with a 'snap', and she just sat there motionless!It was like a bolt from the blue, exploding in my ears!

(End of this chapter)