Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Gu Xiling thought of the universal shield Gu Xirong.

She smiled and said, "I saw that Sister Rong not only pawned her dowry, but also borrowed money from the bank to buy a lot of medicinal herbs."

Song was shocked and narrowed her eyes slightly, "She dreamed about this again?"

Gu Xiling chuckled, "I don't know, but she never gets up early without benefits. The one who made her do this must have something to rely on. Others cross the river by feeling the stones, but I am crossing the river by feeling the stones with Sister Rong."

Song reached out and touched Gu Xiling's forehead. "You are smart. I will give you silver for these herbs."

"Mother, I don't want them. If we keep them, they will go bad. We might as well use them. We don't have much money anyway." Gu Xiling replied, "If there is an epidemic in the capital, these herbs may be of great use."

Song nodded, "Then I won't be so formal with you. I'll make you a set of jewelry later."

"Thank you, mother." Gu Xiling thanked her and did not reject her mother-in-law's kindness.

After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finished talking, they went to pay their respects to the old lady.

Therefore, a lot of medicinal herbs and quicklime were sent to all the farms of the Marquis of Changning, as well as methods to prevent and treat the epidemic, especially not drinking raw water and not eating dead things in the river.

When Manager Liu came to report that evening, the price of medicinal materials in the city had increased by 10%.

Three days later, it increased by 50%.

Ten days later, it had tripled.

It seemed that the area near the capital was about to be hit by a disaster.

Emperor Kangping lost his patience and agreed to let Yue send the princess to the palace to become his concubine.

Although Yue Guo did not achieve her goal, it was still good to marry the emperor.

If she can give birth to a son for the emperor, she will not cooperate with Prince Ning, and the bloodline of Yue State will have the possibility of becoming the emperor of Kang State; if she cannot give birth to a son, she will cooperate with Prince Ning, and at the critical moment, she will kill Emperor Kangping, and Yue State will also gain great benefits.

Their price was nothing more than a princess.

Anyway, the King of Yue has many concubines, including more than twenty princesses.

Emperor Kangping wanted to find out who the mastermind behind this was as soon as possible.

"Lord Zhou, you have risked your life and have made great contributions. Find the mastermind as soon as possible, otherwise I will not be able to sleep peacefully beside you."

Marquis Changning responded, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Although Emperor Kangping was anxious, Marquis Changning remained calm and waited for the other party to come to him.

The capital city did not flood, but it rained all night and the area outside the city was flooded.

Seeing that the price of medicinal materials in the capital was getting higher day by day, Xie Jin was very excited. When the price of the medicine tripled, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"My dear, you are very smart. The price of medicinal herbs has indeed increased by three times. Let's sell them quickly. We can make 20,000 taels of silver."

For the Xie family, who only had a hundred taels of silver in their account, twenty thousand taels of silver was a huge sum of money.

Gu Xirong has been in a good mood recently. When she sees rain, it is as if she sees money falling into her pocket.

"Don't worry, my husband. I knew in my dream that the price of the medicinal materials increased sevenfold. We can make more money then. Now is not the time to ship them out."

Hearing this, Xie Jin immediately gave up the idea of ​​selling medicinal herbs, "My wife is wise!"

Who would object to making more money?

Gu Xirong smiled proudly. She would soon have tens of thousands of taels of silver, and she would definitely go to the Treasure Pavilion to buy some good jewelry.

They only thought about money and never thought that the people outside were in dire straits.

Or it can be said that in their eyes, the common people at the bottom of society are not human beings at all, but just objects of their slavery.

On the other hand, at this time in the Changning Marquis Mansion, many guards and servants were filled with gratitude.

Their home is on the farm, and because their master sent them medicinal materials in advance and took preventive measures, they have food to eat when they get sick.

Although they couldn't go back, the master sent over everything the family needed.

Many people came over to kowtow to the old lady, Mrs. Song, and Gu Xiling.

Seeing that the price of medicine was getting higher and higher, Zhou Jin also learned from his colleagues.

The Ministry of Agriculture was originally a government office with little financial resources.

A colleague spent a month's salary buying medicine for his daughter.

No one was well off and had no money to lend him.

Finally, Zhou Jin lent twenty taels of silver to his colleague to get medicine for the child's treatment.

When Zhou Jin got home, he was in a depressed mood.

During dinner, I told Gu Xiling about this.

Gu Xiling also felt that the time had come, "Prince, don't you remember that I bought a lot of medicinal herbs before?"

Zhou Jin was startled, and remembered that he seemed to have heard Gu Xiling say this before.

His face changed slightly, his heart skipped a beat, and he put his hand on Gu Xiling's hand, "Xiling, can we not make this money? The price of medicine has risen too much. Although we can make a lot of money, it is against the harmony of nature."

Zhou Jin is such an upright person. A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way.

Gu Xiling chuckled. This was completely different from Xie Jin.

Xie Jin appears to be generous and regards money as dirt, but inwardly, he will do anything for money and power.

If she hadn't stopped him, Xie Jin would have even asked the soldiers to disguise themselves as bandits and rob.

Zhou Jin doesn't talk much outside, he is aloof and arrogant, but he has a compassionate heart.

He couldn't bear to see suffering, injustice, or speak ill of others, so he wrote poetry.

This was also the time when Gu Xiling was worried about Zhou Jin. It would be fine if she didn't pursue the matter. If she did, it would be considered anti-poetry.

Gu Xiling nodded, "This money cannot be earned, it is against the harmony of nature. However, I can't lose money either, so who should I sell it to?"

Zhou Jin pondered for a moment, "If we sell it to drug dealers, they will definitely make money. We are not in the drug business, and it will be inconvenient to sell drugs rashly."

Gu Xiling thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go ask our father?"

Zhou Jin's eyes lit up, "Yes, father will definitely have a way."

The couple went to the main courtyard together, where Marquis Changning happened to be there.

Today is the fifteenth, and I have to be with my wife.

Marquis Changning has been anxiously waiting lately and has not paid much attention to the flood disaster outside.

Suddenly, when Zhou Jin said that his daughter-in-law had a lot of medicinal herbs, Changning Hou was stunned. "Xi Ling, I won't ask you where the herbs come from, but you can't sell any of them."

Song, Zhou Jin, and Gu Xiling were shocked when they heard this. "Father, can't we get the cost price?"

Marquis Changning looked solemn and lowered his voice, "Not only is Prince Ning watching our family's every move, but His Majesty is also watching. In times of famine, hoarding goods is already disliked by the higher-ups."

"Our Majesty is narrow-minded and holds grudges. If we take advantage of this opportunity to make money, I guarantee that we will find a chance to clean up the Changning Marquis's Mansion in the future. I know this is your private money, I will give it to you, and you tell me where the herbs are, and I will report to His Majesty."

Since the father-in-law said so, Gu Xiling nodded and said, "Take this pair of cards and send someone to Tongfu Warehouse to find Liu Fu, and then you can take all the medicinal materials away."

Marquis Changning took the pair of cards and delivered them to Xu Cheng overnight.

This is a flood near the capital city. Once the disease spreads, the capital city will be in danger!

Xu Cheng entered the palace late at night and reported to Emperor Kangping.

Emperor Kangping asked Xu Cheng to go to Tongfu Warehouse with the matching cards overnight.

When Xu Cheng saw so many medicinal materials, he breathed a sigh of relief and packed them. The next morning, the pharmacy that had no medicine to sell was requisitioned and sold at half the original price.

Gu Xirong was still dreaming. The price had increased fivefold yesterday, and it would increase sevenfold in a few days.

At the highest point, she sells out and makes the highest profit.

"Young Madam, something bad has happened!" Manager Xu came in hurriedly from outside, his forehead covered in sweat, his clothes were soaked, but he was unaware.

Gu Xirong frowned, "I'm fine, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Manager Xu was almost out of breath when he thought about selling everything he had to raise money to buy medicinal herbs. "Madam, I don't know where all these medicinal herbs came from in the city. They are only half the original price. We are stuck with them."