Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden noisy sound outside the door, as if a lot of people were crowding at the door and banging on it.

"Go see what's going on!"

As soon as Shen Mengyao finished giving the order, a waiter went to the door to check. After listening for a while, he turned back with a grim face.

"It was the patients who started making a scene, asking why our Shan Ji Tang was not open? Why were they not allowed to see a doctor? They also threatened to smash the shop and steal the medicine."

Shen Mengyao frowned, knowing in her heart that someone was fanning the flames behind the scenes and deliberately provoking trouble.

She calmly ordered: "Don't worry, calm everyone down, tell them that it's not that we don't want to open the store, but because of the shortage of medicinal materials, we are trying to find a way to raise them."

After hearing this, Cuiwei immediately went out to appease those people outside. Shen Mengyao turned to the shopkeeper and the doctor and said, "We can't just sit there and wait for death, nor can we let them succeed and become the same as them. Can we earn money safely by doing this against our conscience?"

Everyone lowered their heads, feeling ashamed. They actually had such thoughts just now. They felt really ashamed of themselves.

"Now it's all up to the princess to order."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden doors outside could no longer hold up and were about to collapse. A large group of people rushed in and grabbed the medicinal herbs they saw.

Everything happened so fast that Shen Mengyao didn't even react. But when she saw how well-trained they were, she understood in her heart that there must be someone behind it!

"Stop, stop it! Aren't you afraid that we will report you to the police?" Cuiwei stopped them anxiously.

There was a man wearing a headscarf in the crowd, who seemed to be shouting loudly to set the rhythm.

"You are almost dying, so just report it to the police. Every moment you can live is a moment of gain for us."

In an instant, everyone became more and more evil and started snatching medicinal materials more recklessly. Judging from the way some people were dressed, some innocent people might have listened to the instigation of others and inadvertently became a knife in the hands of others.

Just when the scene was in chaos, the sound of orderly horse hooves suddenly came from outside the door.

Then the half-closed door was opened and a group of soldiers rushed in.

"stop!"

Seeing the chaos among the crowd, the leading general stepped forward, picked up a man with his spear and threw him heavily to the ground. Seeing this happening right before their eyes, the bewitched people finally reacted and took a step back, not daring to move.

The door opened, and Qi Suian's figure in Guangchen looked tall and graceful.

His cold eyes swept around, extremely oppressive. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look into his eyes!

Qi Sui'an shouted coldly: "This is an important place in Kyoto. How dare you gather here and rob medicinal materials? Do you know how serious this crime is?"

Everyone was intimidated by Qi Sui'an's aura. They all stood there in a daze for a moment, not daring to move at all.

Seeing this, Shen Mengyao hurriedly stepped forward and said to Qi Sui'an, "Your Majesty, most of these people are innocent people who were bewitched into doing such things. Please be lenient with them."

Qi Sui'an nodded and said in a deep voice: "I will naturally find out the truth about what happened today. But there must be an explanation." He turned to look at the deceived people and said in a cold voice: "You should retreat first. If you do it again, I will not let you off easily!"

Seeing Qi Suian's firm attitude and the large number of officers and soldiers, those people knew that they would not get anything good today, so they had to disperse in disappointment.

Several troublemakers hid in the crowd, trying to fish in troubled waters. Qi Suian could tell they were different at a glance, and swung the sword in his hand to make a sword flower, blocking them in front of those people.

"You guys still want to fish in troubled waters?"

The men fell to their knees with a thud: "Your Majesty, please understand. We are just ordinary people."

"Whether they are ordinary people or not, we will know it once we check. Beilan, take them out? Interrogate them strictly and make sure to find out the person behind them." Qi Suian ordered in a cold voice.

Bei Lan immediately brought people in and took those people out.

The shopkeeper immediately took a few assistants to count the herbs. After the count, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the loss was not serious. Only some herbs were knocked over on the ground and could not be used.

Shen Mengyao looked at the dilapidated Sian Ji Hall, her heart was filled with turmoil. The person behind the scenes was really unscrupulous in order to snatch business from her.

But she couldn't care less about that at this moment. Looking at Qi Sui'an, who was standing in the chaos but still had an extraordinary temperament, she took a deep breath and said, "My Lord, why are you here?"

Qi Sui'an said calmly: "The Queen Mother also heard about this matter, so she sent me to protect you."

Shen Mengyao was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect that this matter would alarm the Queen Mother."

"Your Majesty, you haven't slept well for several days because of this matter. I heard that there are people in the folk who stick to their original intentions and sell medicinal materials without raising the prices. I greatly appreciate it." Qi Sui'an said calmly.

"Then does the emperor know that the eldest prince once snatched medicinal materials from us?" Shen Mengyao looked thoughtful: "I suspect that he was behind today's incident."

"The eldest prince is the eldest son of the emperor and has a noble status. If you don't have evidence, don't say anything." Qi Suian reminded calmly.

He is not trying to favor anyone, but this is an eternal truth in the royal family.

Shen Mengyao also understood, so she nodded, indicating that she would act with caution.

"However, if someone really does sabotage it intentionally, I will not tolerate it." Qi Sui'an changed the subject, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes.

Shen Mengyao felt warm in her heart, knowing that Qi Suian was supporting her. She looked at him gratefully, then took a deep breath and prepared to deal with the next matter.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid I need your help." Shen Mengyao spoke carefully.

"You say." Qi Sui'an said without any hesitation.

"I want to open a few more medicine shops in the city to disperse the flow of people and avoid chaos like today." Shen Mengyao explained her plan, "But in this way, the supply and preparation of medicinal materials will require more manpower and energy."

Qi Sui'an nodded slightly: "This is easy. I can send someone to assist you. The palace also means the same thing."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Shen Mengyao was overjoyed. With Qi Suian's help, the implementation of her plan would be much smoother.

With Qi Suian's help, in just two hours, stalls for selling medicinal materials for charity were set up in various places in the city, and even doctors were available. All the medical fees were paid by Shen Mengyao.

The stall was busy and the flow of people increased, so the medicinal materials were consumed quickly. Seeing that nearly half of the pharmacy was emptied in one day, Shen Mengyao was counting the bills under the candlelight.

I made some money, but not much. Throughout the day, I would give discounts to those in need, or just charge a few coins as a symbolic fee. Some people made some money, but some lost money.