"How can this be true? There could be such a thing! According to my order, the price of grain in the capital is at most fifty wen a bucket, and if it exceeds it, it will be arrested and will not be tolerated! The emperor said sternly.

"The Emperor Shengming!"

Chi Xun and Prime Minister Ye Cheng in the court glanced at each other when they heard this will.

Soon, the order was delivered.

Originally, I thought that things would settle down and the people would be able to buy food.

However, the grain merchants who were still selling grain simply closed their doors, and there was no one on the street to sell grain.

"Big brother, where did you buy your food?" Someone waited at the door of the grain store for a long time, but still did not see the door open, and then found that someone had bought food, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

The man looked around, and when he was sure there was no one else around, he whispered to the man.

"You go in from here, and there are people in the third house who are selling grain, but now the grain is one hundred and fifty wen a bucket."

"Where is the problem of silver now, as long as you can buy food!"

The man was busy buying food.

In this way, on the surface, there is no one who sells grain, but secretly there are many of them, and the price is even higher.

Because of the rising price of food, more and more people have no money to come up with, no food, and some people even sell their children and daughters, but countless people still die of starvation.

Chi Xun was even happier when he saw that he had earned more silver than before.

"I'll go out, you don't have to follow." Song Miaomiao said to Hongye and the others.

I also need to go to Chunxiang Building, and these people will only be discovered.

After leaving Chi Mansion, Song Miaomiao was walking on the road, and when she passed by an alley, two figures suddenly appeared, knocking Song Miaomiao unconscious and taking her away.

When Song Miaomiao woke up again, she saw that she was tied to a pillar, and she couldn't help but panic, looking around, but saw that there was nothing else here except a table and a chair.

"What is this place?" Song Miao muttered, frowning.

Thinking back to what would have happened before, Song Miaomiao didn't even know who she was taken away by.

"Anyone? Anyone? Song Miaomiao shouted loudly.

They must have a purpose for catching themselves here, and as long as people come, everything else is easy to talk about.

"What's it called, shut up!"

Just when Song Miaomiao was still yelling, someone walked in at this time.

Looking at the guards in front of her, Song Miaomiao knew that this person was just a subordinate.

"I want to see your master!" Song Miaomiao said.

But I heard the guard sneer: "Who do you think you are, our master can be seen if you want to!" ”

"You want to see Hongu? It just so happens that this palace is looking for you too! ”

Just as the guard's words fell, a voice came from the door.

When the guards saw the comer, they hurriedly knelt down: "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

When she heard the guards call this person the prince, Song Miaomiao was also stunned, she never thought that the person who tied her up would be the prince.

Yes, the only person who can call himself the palace is the current Royal Highness the Crown Prince - Situ Wen.

Situ Wen walked in front of Song Miaomiao with a cold expression.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing when he tied his courtiers here?" Song Miaomiao was not flustered and asked Situ Wen.

Situ Wen did not speak, and sat in the only chair.

Soon, a guard walked in with tea, which was a teacup made of fine white pottery, and the tea was poured into the teacup, which was even more green, and there was a faint fragrance of tea in the air.

Situ Wen took a sip of tea, looked at Song Miaomiao in front of him and sneered: "Don't you really know why this palace arrested you?" ”

"The courtiers are stupid, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make it clear!" Song Miaomiao said.

"What a fool! This palace asks you, is it your ghost that the price of food is rising now? Situ Wen's voice was even colder, and a pair of eyes looked at Song Miaomiao like an eagle.

Song Miaomiao didn't expect that Situ Wen would already suspect herself.

She didn't hide it: "Yes! ”

Hearing that Song Miaomiao actually admitted it in person, Situ Wen was immediately annoyed, and the white pottery teacup in his hand fell to the ground fiercely, shards splashed everywhere, and the tea was poured all over the ground.

"You still have the face to admit it! What did the palace instruct at the beginning, saying that the price of grain would not be allowed, but you didn't put the words of the palace in your ears at all! Situ Wen strode in front of Song Miaomiao and said viciously.

"Do you know how many people in the entire capital have lost their lives because of you! Aren't you afraid that this palace will kill you! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Situ Wen pull out the sword on the waist of the guard on the side.

The longsword exudes a chill under the refraction of the light, which makes people shudder.

However, Song Miaomiao had no fear at all.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it is the reason of the courtiers to do this, not to mention that the courtiers are a businessman, so naturally interests come first." Song Miaomiao still had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she didn't feel the breath of death at all.

Hearing this, Situ Wen was even more annoyed.

"Do you really think that this palace will not dare to kill you? Ignoring the lives of the people and disobeying the orders of the palace, how many lives do you think you have? Even if you're a good businessman, so what? Today this palace will kill you for the people who are dying! ”

The long sword in Situ Wen's hand pointed directly at Song Miaomiao.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please keep people under the sword!"

Just when Song Miaomiao was about to say something, suddenly a figure blocked in front of her.

Looking at the person in front of her, Song Miaomiao was also a little surprised.

"Why, do you still want to intercede for such a person?" Situ Wen's eyes were full of ruthlessness, and the long sword in his hand was only a little bit before it sank into his chest.

"Gu Yuezhi, why are you here?" Song Miaomiao looked at the person in front of her and couldn't help but ask.

Gu Yuezhi turned his head to look at Song Miaomiao: "If I don't come again, do I want to come over and collect your body?" ”

Then he looked at Situ Wen's body: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Song Miaomiao is definitely not the kind of person who is greedy for interests and does evil, she must have her reasons for doing such a thing, and please let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince let her go." ”

Hearing Gu Yuezhi's words, Song Miaomiao suddenly felt her heart move.

He had said before that no matter what she did, he would be on her side and help her, and that was true.

"Now that so many people have died, she just admitted that she was the one who made the price of food rise, do you still want to intercede for her?" Situ Wen frowned.

Gu Yuezhi didn't mean to let go at all, his expression was indifferent, neither humble nor arrogant: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, what the matter is like is not known yet, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely not let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kill a useful person by mistake because of this, and it is also for the sake of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”