Nie Yan saw that Xiao Yu was obviously wrong, and said with some anger: "It turns out that Your Majesty can also deceive people. ”

"Alright, come, let me wipe your face for you." Xiao Yu said, then took out the brocade from his sleeve and wiped the powder off Nie Yan's face.

Nie Yan reacted at this time, it turned out that Xiao Yu was laughing at her flowery face, and she was a little shy for a while.

Su Yun and Wan Hui watched the intimate interaction between Nie Yan and Xiao Yu, and quietly withdrew from the small kitchen, leaving only Xiao Yu and Nie Yan.

"Your Majesty, do you want to try the wishful cake made by the concubine?"

Nie Yan remembered the Ruyi cake that had just been made, and held it in front of Xiao Yu as if offering a treasure.

But Xiao Yu's mind was reminded of a scene from a few years ago.

"My mother said, if you eat Ruyi cake, you can be happy, you eat a piece, and any troubles will be far away from you."

At that time, she was also holding a plate of ruyi cakes, and her eyes were full of anticipation.

He didn't like sweets the most, so he picked up a piece of Ruyi cake and put it in his mouth, and praised it with a chuckle: "This is the best dim sum I've ever tasted." ”

It's also the only dim sum I've ever had......

Time flies, and the girl who was the chief horn of the year is now charming and moving, but that innocent smile seems to be gone.

Xiao Yu looked at Nie Yan's smile that had not yet reached the bottom of his eyes, and sullenly took out a piece of Ruyi cake from the plate and tasted it, and said, "Ruyi cake, I heard that after eating it, you will be happy." ”

Nie Yan said with a smile: "In the world, what is a piece of pastry can be the master, Your Majesty should not coax the concubine as a child." ”

After the Nie family was destroyed, Nie Yan had already tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and when she was assigned to the frontier, except for Song Jing, who had been with her, none of the handkerchiefs that had been good had been handed over to her, and some people even fell into the ground......

Xiao Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and Fang smiled: "Yes, you have grown up." ”

Nie Yan always felt that Xiao Yu's behavior today was a little strange, so she asked, "Your Majesty is worried about the flood in Gannan Province?" ”

"The flood is a natural disaster, and all I can do is do my best. But what really worries me is actually man-made disasters! ”

Nie Yan mentioned the flood in Gannan Road, and Xiao Yu's mood instantly became heavy again.

"Man-made disaster?" Nie Yan wondered.

"The good thing that the Zhenguo Mansion did, Qi Yuanzheng made an unforgivable mistake this time, and his subordinates dared to embezzle the entire Hexi Sandao Taiping Warehouse!"

When Xiao Yu mentioned this, he couldn't control his anger.

Nie Yan was shocked when she heard this, even though she was in the palace, the sudden flood in Gannan Province was too serious, and it almost became the focus of attention of everyone in Chu State, and it was inevitable that she had heard of the large area affected and the number of people involved.

The importance of the breach at this time is self-evident. If you let those victims know that the peace of the imperial court is empty, it is possible to rebel!

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Yu is in a hurry to take the tiger talisman in Qi Yuanzheng's hand, if the disaster victims are excited, they can't be stopped by just tens of thousands of Xuanwu guards, and the army control of Hexi Sandao is all based on the tiger talisman in Qi Yuanzheng's hand!

However, Xiao Yu is not ready to tell Nie Yan about these things, and Nie Yan has no intention of violating the taboo of harem politics, Xiao Yu can tell her this, which is already a great trust in her.

It's just that seeing that the people of Gannan Province have encountered such a great disaster, Nie Yan still couldn't help but ask: "There is no grain in Taiping, does Your Majesty have arranged a countermeasure?" ”

"I have ordered Qinchuan Province, which is the closest to Gannan Province, to urgently drop grain to go to Qinchuan Province, except for the three provinces in Hexi, but it will take at least two days. I don't know if Su Qingyu can survive until that time. What I am most afraid of is that those unscrupulous grain merchants will take the opportunity to raise the price of grain, so that the people affected by the disaster will definitely be excited, and if they do not do it, they will make a big incident. ”

Xiao Yu said worriedly.

Hearing this, Nie Yan pondered for a moment, and then said boldly: "If there is still some grain in Gannan Dao, the concubine has a plan to curb the price of grain, but I don't know if it is feasible or not. ”

Xiao Yu heard the words and said, "Let's hear it." ”

"Those grain merchants dare to raise prices wantonly, it is nothing more than that they are sure that the grain of the imperial court is not enough, if the disaster relief grain transferred by the imperial court is abundant, and there is no need for the people to buy their grain, then the grain in the hands of the grain merchants is very likely to be smashed in their hands. So ......"

"Therefore, as long as you play a drama of abundant food in the imperial court to appease the people, you can put those grain merchants in danger, and the price of grain will naturally be suppressed."

Xiao Yu answered, and the expression on his face was much more relaxed, obviously this method was feasible.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Nie Yan flattered her, but it meant not taking credit.

"You are modest, but if it can be done, you should take the first credit." Xiao Yu said seriously.

When Nie Yan heard this, her heart moved, and she had the urge to ask Xiao Yu to grant her a request immediately, but after all, this matter had not been implemented, so she had to endure it for the time being and mention it after it was completed.

Xiao Yu didn't know Nie Yan's thoughts, so the time was pressing, and if he sent this method to Su Qingyu earlier, he would be able to reduce the risk.

"I'm going to order someone to inform Su Qingyu."

Xiao Yu said nothing, and left in a hurry.

Nie Yan stayed in the small kitchen, looking at the Ruyi cake, and analyzed in her heart that if it came to fruition, Xiao Yu would promise her the possibility of thoroughly investigating the Nie family's affairs back then.

But soon, Nie Yan reacted, if she mentioned the Nie family's affairs back then, wouldn't her identity be hidden?

At that time, Xiao Yu, who learned that he had been deceived, was furious, not to mention the matter of re-investigating the Nie family, and even whether Nie Yan's own life could be saved.

Nie Yan was glad that she had been able to resist the impulse before, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Gannan Road, Su Qingyu stood at the head of the city, looking at the rolling flood in the distance, with a heavy heart.

He already knew about the Taiping of Hexi Sandao through secret letters. That is, there will be no food for at least two days.

"How much food do we have left?"

Su Qingyu asked the official who was accompanying him.

"My lord, there is only enough food in the city for 20,000 people, and there are as many as 200,000 people pouring into the city! Rumors have spread in the city, and many grain merchants have taken the opportunity to raise grain prices, and within three days, grain prices have risen nearly tenfold! ”

The official who spoke was in a cold sweat, and even he could feel a lot of pressure, and Su Qingyu, who was a messenger, must be even more anxious, right?

But when he looked up at Su Qingyu, he saw that Su Qingyu had a small bamboo tube in his hand at some point, and after Su Qingyu took out the letter in it and read it, his original dignified expression seemed to be a little relieved?

"You stand down first, I've already settled the food matter."

Su Qingyu was confident.

The official didn't know what news Su Qingyu had received, but seeing that Su Qingyu's expression didn't seem to be fake, he wondered in his heart: Could it be that the disaster relief food sent by the imperial court has been delivered?