Quick travel: I rely on the childbirth system to pamper my harem

"How much money do I have to pay?" Li Yuanzhi asked.

She didn't have much spare money, but she could ask Mrs. Li or the merchants for some help.

I can’t do other things, but I can definitely pay it back later with some money.

"I don't know either." Meng Qingning said seriously, "I haven't asked anyone to do this yet. Once it's confirmed, I'll come to the county lady."

"it is good."

After the matter was settled, Meng Qingning returned to the East Palace.

Before entering the palace, Meng Chenyang asked in confusion: "Sister, you can do this by yourself, why do you have to involve Princess Le'an? She just returned to the capital, how much can she contribute?"

"Brother, sometimes we can't just look at the surface. Although she doesn't have much power yet, she is not an ordinary person. She will definitely rise to the top in the future. We just need to make a good relationship with her when she soars to the sky."

"And now that I've said this, if she's smart, she'll definitely guess that I'm trying to win her over."

Meng Qingning got off the carriage and said calmly: "If she accepts my solicitation, it means we will be friends in the future. If she doesn't accept, then we can only be on guard."

Meng Chenyang looked at his sister who grew up with him and always felt that something had changed.

But I can’t explain it, because the person is obviously still the same person.

"Sister, why do I feel that you are different after becoming the Crown Princess? Is someone bullying you?"

Meng Qingning's heart moved and he looked at Meng Chenyang deeply.

"Brother, people will eventually grow up. Moreover, the Eastern Palace is not like my own home. There are endless conspiracies and schemes. If I want to protect my life and status, I can only calculate people's hearts."

Meng Chenyang frowned and said with pity: "If you are tired, tell your brother and he will take you home."

"Okay." Meng Qingning smiled slightly.

Her eldest brother will always be her eldest brother, so when he knew that she was in trouble in his previous life, he rushed into the palace regardless of anything.

After Meng Chenyang waited for her to enter the palace, he turned to look at his attendants and said, "Inform the brothers in the Imperial Guards to patrol the East Palace more strictly to prevent the thieves from taking advantage of the situation."

"Yes, Commander."

……

In the East Palace, as soon as Meng Qingning entered the bedroom, she noticed that Wei Qian had been staring at her, and his eyes seemed to be able to see through the screen.

"Your Highness is awake?"

Wei Qian was too embarrassed to say that he had not slept since she left the palace to visit her parents: "I can't accompany you back to the Meng family, I'm sorry."

Going back to your parents' home alone will be criticized by the world and will bring bad reputation to women.

He will definitely compensate Meng Qingning in the future.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, Your Highness, don't blame yourself." Meng Qingning walked around the screen and poured a cup of tea for Wei Qian. "Did anyone come in while I was away?"

"No." Wei Qian paused, "I plan to wake up on the day of Prince Liang's wedding. What do you think?"

"Wouldn't that give Prince Liang a good reputation for getting married?" Meng Qingning looked at Wei Qian tentatively, "Or does His Highness have other plans?"

"The higher you stand, the harder you will fall." A hint of coldness flashed across Wei Qian's eyes. "Since he wants fame, I will satisfy him."

It turns out that he is not a vegetarian.

Meng Qingning was not as scheming as Wei Qian. He was a prince who grew up in the palace and was naturally shrewd and cunning. It was just that this time he was tricked by his most trusted father, the Emperor, and the Prince of Liang.

She hesitated and repeated what she had said to Li Yuanzhi before.

But a lot of details have changed.

"You mean, the Princess of Le'an County told you that there will be a drought soon and we should store food early?" Wei Qian swept his suspicious eyes across Meng Qingning's face.

There was nothing unusual, so he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Is it credible?"

Meng Qingning said softly, "I think it's credible. The people at the Imperial Observatory did predict that the temperature will rise soon. Besides, it's not difficult for us to store food. We just need to be prepared."

"So you plan to buy together with the Princess of Le'an County?" Wei Qian hesitated for a moment. "If we buy all the grain on the market, when the drought comes, the price of grain will rise even faster, and the people may not be able to hold on for long."

As expected, the prince, who is well-known for his virtue, is still considering the people at this time.

"Your Highness, have you ever thought about setting up a porridge stall?" Meng Qingning paused, "Before setting up the porridge stall, you can anonymously sell some of the food to the noble families, so that you won't lose money."

Wei Qian looked at Meng Qingning deeply, and couldn't help but hold her hand and said, "The Crown Princess is really smart."

Meng Qingning really wanted to say that this was not cleverness, but opportunism.

"Your Highness, did you agree to let me do this?"

Wei Qian said: "I will help the Crown Princess."

"Your Highness, I want to keep this matter secret. At least, I cannot let other dignitaries know about it. Otherwise, when the disaster comes, we will become the target of public criticism."

"Yes." Wei Qian understood this, "Crown Princess, I'm sorry to have made you follow me and suffer."

"Your Highness, I am not tired." Meng Qingning shook her head and said, "It's just that I don't have that much money to store food. I wonder if Your Highness can help me?"

Wei Qian curled his lips slightly.

Obviously he had known about Meng Qingning's plan for a long time.

In fact, from the very beginning, when Meng Qingning mentioned this matter, Wei Qian understood it, but he just didn't bring it up on his own initiative.

"This is the key to my private vault."

Wei Qian handed Meng Qingning a jade pendant with a Qilin carved on it. It didn't look anything unusual, but Meng Qingning knew the importance of this thing.

In her previous life, Wei Yuan once asked her to steal this jade pendant.

But she didn't agree.

Wei Yuan finally sent someone else to take the jade pendant away. After that, she heard that Wei Yuan had an extra sum of money. Now that she thinks about it, that money belonged to Wei Qian.

"Your Highness gave me such an important thing, aren't you afraid that I will betray you?"

Wei Qian suddenly reached out and hugged Meng Qingning's shoulders: "I believe you won't do it. Even if you do, I will admit it."

Hearing this, Meng Qingning's eyes trembled.

It seemed that he didn't expect Wei Qian to say that.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I won't let you down."

As the crown prince, Wei Qian cannot easily show up to buy food or set up a porridge stall, but Meng Qingning, as the crown princess, can do so, just because she is a woman.

Even if you accumulate fame and status, it is of no use.

Those people let down their guard against her.

After getting the money, Meng Qingning filled up several large warehouses of the Meng family with various kinds of food, most of which was edible old rice.

These rices are cheaper, not moldy and well preserved, but they cannot be sold now.

But in times of disaster, there is no demand for the product.

If you sell it to the powerful in the future, you can also make a lot of money.

Meng Qingning felt like a profiteer, but then she changed her mind and realized that she was doing good things and could not be considered a profiteer. After all, she was setting up a porridge stall for free.

That day, Meng Qingning and Li Yuanzhi sat together.

Li Yuanzhi said: "In addition to food, what is more important is that the refugees have the desire to survive. We cannot just treat them as parasites."