The rebels want the court to exchange 100,000 loads of grain for a dead corpse?

Ye Zhiwei couldn't help but pout, they also looked up to the waste prince too much.

However, she believes that 100,000 quintals of grain is nothing to the emperor, but as the Son of Heaven, how can she tolerate being threatened by others.

"Has the news been sent back to the capital?" Ye Zhiwei asked.

"Even if it is 800 miles expedited, it will take a few days to arrive." Feng Duhan held the letter paper into a ball and threw it into the stove where Xiaolian was boiling water.

"What are you going to do?" Ye Zhiwei couldn't help but be a little curious, it seems that the emperor should have expected it, otherwise he would not have sent this errand to Feng Duhan.

"The environment in Cangzhou is bad, and this year's harvest is not good, many rogues have colluded with Beifan, and the grain they loot is usually divided equally with Beifan, and Beifan will secretly borrow horses and manpower for them, and sometimes even openly rob under their banner."

Ye Zhiwei listened to it again and again, and sure enough, it was the poor mountains and bad waters that came out of the people, and the folk customs here were too fierce.

"We just have to wait until the Divine Decree comes." Twilight Han's tone seemed disdainful.

Ye Zhiwei knew that no matter what the situation, as long as he wanted to, there would be a way, but now he actually said that he would wait for the holy decree to come before making an idea, which was obviously a passive sabotage.

Ye Zhiwei couldn't help snickering, "You're so lazy, aren't you afraid of being impeached by the ministers of the DPRK and China?" ”

"The left and right are wrong, it's better to choose the middle way." In an instant, Ye Zhiwei saw a coldness in Feng Duhan's eyes, which was fleeting.

The carriage stopped and stopped, and after leaving Beijing, it took more than a month to finally reach Cangzhou.

On this day, the carriage was traveling on the road, and the sound of horses' hooves was heard on the opposite side.

"Lord Shizi, the Taishou of Cangzhou City personally brought people to greet him." Tsing Yi said outside the carriage.

The carriage stopped, Feng Duhan was still dressed as a rich son, and got out of the carriage, but Ye Zhiwei did not show up.

Ye Zhiwei secretly raised the curtain in the car, only to see a group of people coming from the opposite side, there were hundreds of people.

Cangzhou City was in his fifties, wearing official uniforms, and respectfully stepped forward to salute the wind and twilight.

Xiaolian sneaked in at some point, and whispered to Ye Zhiwei: "Isn't Cangzhou City occupied by the rebels?" How did this Taishou escape? ”

Ye Zhiwei lifted the curtain and once again set her eyes on Na Taishou, only to see that his face was full of red light, and he nodded from time to time when he followed Feng Duhan, with a very humble attitude.

Ye Zhiwei pursed her lips disdainfully, saying that the people in Cangzhou were poor, but this Cangzhou Taishou was extremely well maintained, and there were no signs of bitter cold from him.

The Taishou of Cangzhou City took hundreds of soldiers and escorted the carriage of Feng Duhan and his party into a small city on the border of Cangzhou.

The carriage was very bumpy all the way, and it was even more strenuous than driving on the official road outside.

She couldn't help but pick up the curtain of the car curiously and looked out, only to see that the streets of the small town were dilapidated, with adult men and children begging everywhere, and the shops on the street were sparsely populated, and many shops were closed.

Along the way, Ye Zhiwei didn't see any woman on the road.

The Taishou of Cangzhou City introduced them to a wealthy family in the city, and usually the local wealthy families had close contacts with the government, and occasionally they would use their mansions as a reception for the government's distinguished guests.

Ye Zhiwei's first impression when she entered the garden was that she was still in the capital.

Here, she couldn't imagine the scene she saw when she entered the city just now, the landscape in the garden is beautiful, the pavilions and pavilions are scattered, and the place is not as spacious as the big families in the capital, but all the things that should be are available.

The pear wood carved bed was covered with thick mink fur, and Ye Zhiwei leaned sideways on it, closing her eyes to rest her mind.

At this time, a little maid entered the house with an incense burner in her hand, and carefully knelt on the ground to salute: "I have seen the princess of Nanwang." ”

Xiaolian couldn't help frowning when she saw the incense burner, because she knew that Ye Zhiwei usually didn't like to smoke incense in the house.

But to her surprise, Ye Zhiwei did not reprimand the little girl, but said lightly: "Get up." ”

The little maid put the incense burner on the table and said, "Taishou is holding a banquet in the main hall, and I want the slave to ask, when will the princess pass......

Ye Zhiwei was stunned, she hadn't heard Feng Duhan say that she would go to the banquet before, even if she sat in the car all the way, she was really tired, and she didn't even want to move.

"Where is the son now?" Ye Zhiwei asked.

"I'm talking to Taishou-sama in the front yard."

Ye Zhiwei nodded slowly, but suddenly changed the topic and said, "Are you a local in this city?" ”

"Yes." The little maid replied honestly.

"Why have I seen so many men and children on my way since I entered the city, and I don't know where all the women in the city have gone?"

With just one word, the maid's face changed greatly, "Slave...... The slave doesn't know what the princess is referring to......"

Ye Zhiwei glanced down at her, "Don't be nervous, I just asked casually, a little curious." ”

The little maid looked up at Ye Zhiwei secretly, and saw that she looked calm, so she had the courage to say: "This place is poor, the people are difficult to survive, and most of the daughters born in the family sold their daughters early, otherwise they will not be able to support them even if they stay at home." ”

"Is that how you were sold into the house?" Ye Zhiwei asked.

"Yes, the slave is lucky, she has entered the rich and noble family as a slave, unlike the other sisters......" She was just halfway through speaking, as if she suddenly realized something, and stopped at once.

"If the princess has no other instructions, the slave and maid will retire first......"

Ye Zhiwei leaned on the long pillow, half-closed eyes, as if she didn't hear what she was saying.

Xiaolian made a boo gesture with a gesture, and the little maid breathed a sigh of relief and quietly withdrew.

As soon as she went out, Ye Zhiwei immediately opened her eyes and said in a low voice, "Put out the incense burner." ”

Xiaolian picked up the teapot and poured water directly into the incense burner.

With the sound of Zizi, the incense burner went out.

"What's wrong with this incense burner?" has been by Ye Zhiwei's side for a long time, and Xiaolian has also learned the ghost way on this occasion.

"I'm not sure, it's better to be careful." Ye Zhiwei said, "You take the time to talk to Mr. Cui, let him pay attention to it, since I entered the city, I feel that there is something strange in this city, and we should be careful before the prince returns." ”

Xiaolian answered and went out.

The guards at the door were all guards around Feng Duhan, and at this point, Ye Zhiwei was a little relieved.

In a daze, she fell asleep, and vaguely heard the voice of the guards outside: "The prince has an order, the princess is unwell and can't go to the banquet, and I ask the steward to tell her to thank him for his kindness." ”

She knew that it was a specially arranged manpower by Feng Duhan, who stayed in the courtyard to help her block the entertainment.

After a while, Xiaolian came in from outside, holding a wooden box in her hand.

"What is this?" Ye Zhiwei asked.

"Mr. Cui said that this is an antidote pill, as long as it is in the sachet with you, you can wear it close to your body to dissolve most of the poison mixed in the incense."

Ye Zhiwei nodded, and asked Xiaolian to find two sachets and put the pills in them, one for each of them, and wore them close to their bodies.

As the night approached, there was a faint melodious sound of piano and sound in the distance, and Ye Zhiwei knew that the banquet in the front hall had officially begun.

The Taishou of Cangzhou City sent people to invite her three times, but all of them were blocked by the guards in the courtyard, before entering the city, she had secretly agreed with Feng Duhan that as long as he did not show up, she would never leave the small courtyard without permission for half a step.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these four girls are honored by Lord Taishou to the prince...... Please also ask the officials to be accommodating......"

In the courtyard, an unfamiliar voice suddenly came.