mtlumby2d Chapter 574 Innocence
Chapter 574 Innocence
Hearing this, a sinister light flashed across Xiao Heyu's peach blossom eyes. It was a huge mistake not to kill Shen Shuyi that day!
But Shen Shuyi's luck is really good.
The first time he was rescued by the Wolf King, and the second time he hung out with Xie Jingchi and actually managed to survive.
Even twice, he suffered heavy casualties.
Xiao Tingshan's thoughts were even more complicated. It turned out that she was the one behind this...
Shen Shuyi, ah, Shen Shuyi, who exactly are you?
He could make things happen at the touch of a button, and turned the whole palace, the court and the harem upside down.
Xiao Tingshan suddenly remembered the prediction made by Master Huai Hai that the Shen family would produce a "noble lady destined by heaven".
Now Shen Jingyu has failed and cannot save herself.
Could this so-called 'noble lady' be referring to Shen Shuyi?
When he thought of this, Xiao Tingshan felt even more depressed. He was full of calculations and ideas, but he could not achieve his goals.
How unfair is God to him?
It's really hateful!
"Mr. Zhao's words sound very high-sounding! But these are just what you said. It is a fact that you hoarded coal. What evidence do you have to prove what you said?" The Left Counselor Jiang Hui spoke again.
"Yes, what Lord Zhao said is indeed nice, but what is your intention and how can you prove it?"
Zhao Dehai said, "Your Majesty, ten days ago, when the weather suddenly turned cold, I signed a contract with the owners of coal shops in various places and the managers of the Chamber of Commerce, promising to supply them with coal at the price of one cent today, but requiring each store to sell it at a price not higher than two cents."
As he spoke, Zhao Dehai took out a stack of books and contracts from his arms, and Wang Xi immediately presented them to Emperor Qianwu.
Emperor Qianwu looked at them one by one. Not only were the seals of each family used on them, but also the fingerprints of the shopkeepers. In addition, detailed dates and prices were written on them.
However, the date written was not today, but a range from three days ago to two days later, indicating that Zhao's shop would provide coal no later than two days later.
But at the same time, both parties also signed strict confidentiality agreements to avoid leaks.
Emperor Qianwu nodded: "It seems that what Zhao Dehai said was not false."
Wang Xi handed the signed contract to several ministers under him.
After reading it, everyone nodded.
“I didn’t expect that Mr. Zhao, who has foresight and compassion for the people, would have such courage.”
"Yes, it seems that we really misunderstood Zhao Dehai."
"If you ask me, although the Qingyuan Marquisate has declined in recent years, it has always had a good reputation. Zhao Dehai has been doing business and doing good deeds over the years, and he has a great reputation among the people."
"The old marquis has taught his son well. We are really ashamed."
Xiao Heyu took the contract and read it carefully, and his romantic peach blossom eyes became more profound.
This Zhao Dehai is really good at hiding things, and these people are really tight-lipped!
He had sent people to investigate the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion for such a long time, but he had never heard of any contract!
Zhao Dehai's expression remained unchanged, but he was very clear in his mind.
He spent a long time selecting these shop owners, and they were all reliable people. Moreover, even if they were unreliable, they would always consider their own interests.
The coal provided by the Zhao family was only sold for two cents. If this news leaked out, it would be difficult to sell the high-priced coal in their hands.
Although the cost and profit of what the Zhao family supplies are low, the good thing is that the quantity is large.
These shop owners first make enough money from the rich families, and then sell the goods to ordinary people at a low price, which means they make double profit. Why not?
Not only that, now that the Marquis' Mansion is in power and the Zhao family's business is big, no one is willing to do such a thankless task and offend the Zhao family, so everyone keeps their mouths shut.
The most important thing is that Xiao Heyu never thought of investigating in this direction, or rather, he did not expect that the Marquis' Mansion had already been prepared, and that the Zhao family was actually willing to give up such a good opportunity to make money and instead pay out of their own pockets to help the people.
This incident not only did not affect the status of Qingyuan Marquisate in Emperor Qianwu's heart, but also bought good reputation for the Zhao family.
Xiao Heyu felt upset, thinking that his mother wanted to use this matter to control Shen Shuyi, but it might not work, so he had to think of another way.
"Your Majesty, although I have started to release charcoal, it still affects the interests of many people, so I hope that the court will send people to help release charcoal and maintain order."
Emperor Qianwu nodded and said, "Allowed. In addition, the granaries will be opened to release grain. The court will provide porridge twice a day. We must ensure that more people can survive these days."
That’s right, everyone feels that spring has come, and if they just hold on a little longer, this abnormally cold winter will eventually pass.
But, as the days passed, more and more people died, and in the end many people who had dreams and hopes for tomorrow died yesterday.
After the court was dismissed, Emperor Qianwu looked at Wang Xi and asked, "Why didn't Xie Jingchi come today?"
Wang Xi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for taking leave today."
Emperor Qianwu frowned and asked, "But are you sick?"
"It doesn't seem so... there must be something to investigate." Wang Xi thought for a moment and spoke carefully.
Hearing this, Emperor Qianwu nodded: "Isn't he planning to impeach Song Tingshan today?"
Wang Xi lowered his head, knowing that he shouldn't speak at this moment.
*
Rouxi Palace.
Concubine Rou waited for a long time until her spy came to report the news from the court. Her eyes became more solemn.
She raised her eyes to look at the girl sitting next to her, and could see that Shen Shuyi was not in a hurry at all. Either he didn't care at all, or he was sure of victory.
Concubine Rou's face was gloomy: "The Princess of Changning County seemed to have expected this."
"I dare not. I was just trying to fish. I didn't expect that what I caught would be a big fish." Shen Shuyi's eyes were clear.
She expected that after the Marquis' Mansion's fame faded, there would be many people trying to trip it up in secret.
But she didn't expect that this obstacle would be created by Concubine Rou.
But this time it was a mistake. I'm sure Concubine Rou will take action again, and this time it will be very quick.
"Why would the county lady offend me for these irrelevant people? For the county lady, doing so will do more harm than good." Concubine Rou's voice was cold and fierce, and her seemingly innocent face was now stained with the frost of time.
Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "The word 'peace of mind' is a hundred benefits to me, your servant."
Concubine Rou sneered: "Naive."
Shen Shuyi didn't care either. Everyone has their own ambitions and people with different paths cannot work together.
She is not a good person, but she will never do anything to betray others, harm loyal people, or massacre the people.
"If your Majesty has no other instructions, I will take my leave first." Shen Shuyi stood up and said goodbye.
Concubine Rou looked directly at Shen Shuyi and said, "What does the county lady want? How about making a deal with me?"
"Your Majesty cannot give me what I want."
After saying this, Shen Shuyi turned around and left with his men.
Lipin stood up and looked at her back, feeling somewhat helpless. She turned to look at Roufei again and said, "Your Majesty, are you just going to let her go like this?"
Concubine Rou grabbed a teacup and threw it at Concubine Li: "Idiot!"
Lipin was caught off guard, and the teacup shattered on her forehead, with bright red blood flowing down her hair...
Lipin bit her lip, lowered her head and dared not say a word.
Concubine Rou stood up and paced in the palace: Where could Shen Shuyi hide the things?
"Xiao Haizi, tell me everything that happened today, no matter how big or small!"
"Yes!"