Chapter 149: Another Way Out
Soon, people from the prefect's yamen also came.
Some of them helped put out the fire, and some went after the arsonists, so that the residents in the surrounding area were afraid to go out.
When Ye Yun'er heard that these people were elusive, she made the people in the prefect's yamen helpless, and couldn't help but applaud in her heart for this person who stood up for the homeless people.
The fire gradually went out, and Ye Yun'er's family went back to the house, counting the five hundred yuan they earned, not to mention how relieved they were.
Early the next morning, the family got up early and started to get busy, making hundreds of catties of tofu with half a bag of beans, and the three of them sold it on three streets separately.
By noon, the tofu was sold out as they expected, attracting many repeat customers.
In half a day, they earned more than three taels of silver.
In just a few days, the few sacks of beans that Ye Yun'er had stored were all used up by them.
Ye Yun'er saw that the business was so prosperous, but she couldn't break the strings so halfway, so she decided to go out of the city and rent some land on the edge of the city to cultivate more soybeans.
She knew that Mu Yihan, Ye Changchuan and others would not allow her to go out of the city for the sake of her safety, so she simply didn't know anyone, so she went out of the city by herself by virtue of being Mu Yihan's friend, and just wanted to inquire and come back.
She didn't know that her whereabouts had been targeted, and she also beckoned a few people and followed her out of the city.
After Ye Yun'er left the city, she learned that most of the land in these four miles was the fiefdom of the royal family and nobles, and there were very few leases, which made her feel lost.
Just as she was about to go back to the city, she was stopped by someone on a deserted path.
In addition to being frightened, Ye Yun'er knew that she was in a catastrophe this time.
After Changchuan and his wife saw Ye Yun'er go out, they didn't come back until dark, they just thought that she had gone to meet Mu Yihan, so they went to the inn where Mu Yihan was to look for her.
Mu Yihan was listening to his subordinates report on the recent events in the city, and when he heard that Ye Yun'er was missing, he suddenly put down the teacup in his hand and ordered several people to search around.
When he learned that Ye Yun'er had gone out of the city alone, Mu Yihan couldn't help but frown.
He knew that these outcasts were targeting the royal family like him, and because the royal family was tightly guarded, they could not easily attack, so they targeted those who were very close to the royal family.
Ye Yun'er is just such a person.
Mu Yihan regretted that he didn't arrange someone to protect Ye Yun'er earlier, if he had done this earlier, Ye Yun'er would not have any accidents, making him worried and panicking.
He immediately sent people out of the city to look for her, and ordered her to be found.
Ye Changchuan and his wife listened to Mu Yihan's analysis, and then they really lifted their hearts, and couldn't stop praying that Ye Yun'er was safe and sound.
This night, Mu Yihan, like Ye Changchuan and his wife, couldn't sleep all night.
He even regretted bringing Ye Yun'er to the capital.
If she was still in Qingfeng County now, she would be more comfortable than now, right?
The next day, there was still no whereabouts of Ye Yun'er.
Suddenly, a dart broke through the window, and Ling Feng immediately rushed out of the window to chase down the person who fired the dart.
Mu Yihan took down the dart on the wall, took off the note on it and took a closer look.
I saw a simple line written on it - to relieve the urgent needs of the homeless people, so that they will return happily, and I will let her come back safe and sound.
Sure enough, it was the hands of the outcasts!
Mu Yihan crumpled the note tightly into a ball, and he decided to enter the palace to seek justice for the displaced people outside the city.
The majestic palace, in the eyes of others, is so majestic and powerful, shocking, but in his eyes, he feels so small, so small that in his heart, it only occupies the narrowest and darkest corner at the bottom.
He took a sedan chair into the palace and went straight to the palace where the emperor worked.
When the emperor learned that he was back, he hurriedly called him in.
Before Mu Yihan finished his visit, the emperor who was dressed in bright yellow came over with a smile, "Fourth, I am talking about you with the queen, but you have been talking about it for so long, why haven't you come back yet, did you encounter something delay on the road?" Fortunately, we are finally relieved to see that you came back safe and sound! ”
Mu Yi's cold heart was still cold, and even with a hint of insight into his sincere mockery, he said respectfully on his face: "Thank you for your concern." ”
"When the minister returned to Beijing this time, he found that tens of thousands of displaced people had gathered outside the city gate, and there were even riots in the city one after another, which was very unfavorable to the society of my Apocalypse Dynasty." Mu Yihan said straight to the point, "Father, you don't send heavy troops to suppress it, but you should also investigate carefully, how the matter of disaster relief food has not been implemented, right?" ”
When the emperor heard this, his face turned cold, and his voice became a little displeased, "Fourth, when you say this, are you suspecting that the prince is taking advantage of his position to pretend to benefit from public affairs and personal gains?" ”
Before Mu Yihan could reply, the queen also walked over a few steps and said angrily: "Fourth, you are born from the same root, why are you in such a hurry to fry each other, why do you bother to take those things of the homeless people to do this to your imperial brother?" Since these homeless people are in rebellion, the emperor only needs to send heavy troops to suppress it, and it has nothing to do with the crown prince! ”
The reaction of the two was expected by Mu Yihan, and Mu Yihan knew that he couldn't convince them no matter what, so he had to excuse himself to go back and find another way.
On the way back, Mu Yihan met Lord next to the Prime Minister and Lord Shangshutian of Tobe.
The two saw Mu Yihan and hurriedly saluted respectfully.
Mu Yi's heart moved slightly, and he exchanged a few words with the two of them before saying: "Presumably the two of you also know that the reason why the displaced people outside the city are lingering is because the disaster relief food was not distributed in time, resulting in starvation all over the place, and the people complained, so they had to travel thousands of miles to beg for their lives or cry out for grievances, right?" ”
The two looked at each other, their faces were embarrassed, and they seemed to have some things that they didn't know whether to say or not.
"If you don't say it, I already know it." Mu Yihan simply pierced this veil and said solemnly, "It was the prince who swallowed all the relief food in order to profit from it, right?" ”
"I don't know where the fourth prince started?"
"Humble and stupid, I don't understand what the four princes mean......"
The two of them looked frightened, and hurriedly prevaricated with words.
Mu Yihan sneered, and said proudly and coldly: "The prince is not doing his job, seeing that the Apocalypse Dynasty is about to be turbulent because of his selfishness, and once it is destroyed, shouldn't you, as important ministers in the court, go all out and swear to protect the monarch?" ”
The two of them trembled and knelt down, and finally said what was in their hearts.
"We also want to, but, but Zhang Shangshu handed over a letter of advice, and the emperor was furious, even if he was put in prison, he was waiting for the autumn queen to be beheaded. We, we were also forced to be helpless, and we had to swallow our anger......"
"This road doesn't work, there must be another way."
Mu Yihan's unexpected words, revealing firmness, made the two of them raise their heads involuntarily, waiting for him to continue in confusion.