Spoiling my mistress and swallowing my dowry? After my rebirth, I changed my marriage to a powerful

Suburban rice shop.

They were all strong young men, speaking with foreign accents, with smiles on their faces, busy selling grain.

One group of people collected the money, and another group of people weighed the goods. Both scales were very high, so the buyers did not suffer any loss at all.

Word spread quickly, and people from the entire capital and suburban counties and cities came here to buy food. There were still people queuing up until light.

Leng Luo and others could see clearly that no matter whether the people who came to buy grain were rich or poor, they all had to weigh the grain high. They even weighed out half a catty for some poor people and gave them an extra handful.

The door closed at 11:00 p.m., and the leading waiter said to the common people, "Everyone go back first, and we will open the door on time at 11:00 p.m. tomorrow morning."

"Will the price continue to rise?" People are particularly worried. If it is 150 today, will it become 400 tomorrow like in other rice shops?

The man smiled and assured: "Don't worry, if it's more than 150 coins, you can report me to the police!"

Only then did the people leave.

Leng Luo looked at the young man, who did not wait for him to ask questions and directly took out 500 taels of silver notes and stuffed them into Leng Luo's pocket: "Master Leng, thank you for your help in guarding. We have a tough battle to fight tomorrow. Go and have a drink first."

Leng Luo took the banknote and pointed out 10 people: "You will guard the entire warehouse for 10 nights. If anything happens, give a signal."

He looked at the young man and asked, "You really won't raise the price tomorrow?"

The young man smiled and said, "Master Leng, you personally lead the team to guard it. Do you dare to make money from the national disaster? Don't worry, we will prepare this amount tomorrow!"

He held up a finger and said with a smile, "100 wen."

Leng Luo's face was always gloomy. He looked at the young man and thought that in the capital, it was the world of my Imperial City Bureau. If you want to deceive me, you should at least think about how many heads you have.

Late at night, good news came from Emperor Hui's bedroom. Emperor Hui woke up and asked all the ministers to return home and rest.

The cabinet people stayed.

Emperor Hui was sitting in an armchair, his face still looking sick. Gu Shaoyu, Xie Anfeng and Liu Xiang were all there.

Leng Luo reported all the information he had obtained today.

"Duke Cheng'en's Mansion, the Crown Prince's Mansion, and Prince Qi's Mansion have all contacted their respective forces in the Beijing Suburban Camp."

"The three newly opened rice shops in the city are owned by the Duke Cheng'en Mansion, the Prince's Mansion, and the Wu family. The price of grain is 400 coins per catty. As for the rice shops in the suburbs, I don't know who the owners are. The waiters and the shopkeepers are all from other places, with accents from all over the place, but the shopkeeper sounds like he is from the Citong Port area."

"The rice shop in the suburbs has about 10 dan of grain in stock. The shopkeeper said that he plans to sell it for 100 wen per jin tomorrow."

"The Cheng'en Mansion, the Crown Prince's Mansion, and the Wu family are conspiring together. Since the price of grain is much lower than theirs, they plan to hold off for now."

……

Leng Luo reported a lot, only stating the facts and not drawing any conclusions.

When Emperor Hui heard that he was ill, his sons did not worry about his illness, but were preparing to ascend the throne and compete for the throne one by one, and their faces looked very unhappy.

When mentioning Princess Roudan, Leng Luo paused and said that the Queen Mother and Concubine De and Concubine Xian would report separately later.

The sickly look on Emperor Hui's face became more serious and he frowned. He knew that the bastard must have done something shameless again.

After hearing “The waiters are all from other places, and the shopkeeper’s accent is from the Citong Port area,” Gu Shaoyu stopped talking, with no expression on his face.

Xie Anfeng said, "Your Majesty, I think the rice shops in the suburbs are not just merchants. They seem to be deliberately playing against the Cheng'en Mansion."

Emperor Hui nodded, he had the same idea.

Regardless of whether these people are doing it to make money or for some other purpose, it is true that they are competing against the Cheng'en Mansion.

The fact that they dare to ask government officials to escort them shows that they are not afraid of investigation, will not drive up prices, or exploit the people.

Emperor Hui's illness was relieved a little.

"Commander Leng, you did the right thing. It's a good idea to let the people from the Imperial City Administration take over this matter." Emperor Hui had just gotten a little better, and his voice was still a little hoarse.

Leng Luo immediately said respectfully that it was what he should do.

He was extremely grateful to Gu Shaoyu in his heart. If it weren't for Lord Gu, he would not have thought of doing such a thing to protect the common people.

To be honest, they are rats in the gutter and eagle claws in the dark. Their main job is to investigate privacy and collect intelligence. This is the first time they have done something like standing in the sun to protect people.

"Since the owner of this rice shop does not want to reveal his true identity and has made contributions to Daqian, the people of the Imperial City Bureau can protect him openly or secretly. Don't go and snoop on them."

The court was naturally happy to see someone willing to lower the price of grain and was very grateful.

Leng Luo nodded and accepted the order.

The next day, Emperor Hui ordered Hua Zisheng to announce the decree in the court:

Wei Shining, a military official, committed an inappropriate act in the palace, which was a disgrace to the royal family. He was ordered to be beaten with 100 boards, dismissed from his post as a military official, and never employed again.

Duke Cheng'en was not strict in managing his household, so he was fined three years' salary;

Princess Yurong was confined to the princess's residence and was not allowed to enter the palace without an imperial decree.

……

When the imperial edict was issued, Duke Cheng'en clenched his fists. Emperor Hui's move was cruel enough to expel Duke Cheng'en from the Ministry of War.

Originally, Wei Shining was young and had a bright future in the Ministry of War. His eldest son Wei Anyuan was the governor of the western frontier army. The Wei family had occupied the northwest for many years and was the veritable King of the Northwest.

The second son, Wei Anlu, had no future and only held a sinecure of the fifth rank in the court.

He himself was the Vice Prime Minister, had countless disciples, the border troops and the court were in harmony, and his followers were spread throughout every corner of Daqian.

The former dynasty, the harem, the border defense, the people's livelihood... are all controlled by the Wei family. Therefore, the prince relies entirely on his maternal grandfather. His surname is Zhou, which is no different from his surname Wei.

Now, the court has removed Wei Shining, and there are no young Wei officials above the fourth rank in the court.

Although he holds a high position, he is nearly 70 years old. Often, when everyone is discussing matters, his brain is slow, his eyes are not clear, and his ears are often mishearing.

From now on, the prince will have trouble supporting the whole country alone.

When he got home, Duke Cheng'en angrily scolded Wei Shi Ning, who had been beaten to a bloody pulp: "How could you get involved with that evil creature?"

Wei Shi Ning's eyes were red. "My grandson, you don't know. It was my cousin Yu Rong who found me and said that Gu Shao Yu was cunning and slippery, always ruining the prince's cousin's plans. She wanted to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of her own to bring Gu Shao Yu down. Obviously, she had arranged it all. Obviously, the man surnamed Gu drank the cup of tea spiked with something..."

He didn't know either, why was he replaced?

Thinking of his cousin, ugh, he will never be able to get an erection in his life.

Today he wanted to frame Gu Shaoyu, but Gu Shaoyu said that he had never been to Qingyuan Palace, and all the officials testified for him. Yesterday, his wife Xie Zhaozhao was in the palace, and they prayed together for the health of His Majesty!

"A scheming villain all day long!" Wei Shining lay on the couch, cursing with gritted teeth.

Lord Cheng En sighed and said, "Forget it. I have worked with Gu for several years, but I just can't see through him. People say that he is more cunning than Bi Gan, but he is not more cunning. I am afraid his mind has become a colander. How can you outsmart him? You deserve to be outsmarted by him."

This loss is too great. Gu Shaoyu must be the biggest helper of Emperor Hui, and the crown prince is a strong obstacle to the Wei family. This person must be eliminated.

For now, find him something to do.

Duke Cheng'en said to his second son Wei Anlu: "Go and tell your eldest brother to report urgently to the court that Xixia has invaded the border again."

We need food and silver, otherwise the border will be lost!