kingnovel Chapter 459: Receive the machine in prison!
Chapter 459: Receive the machine in prison!
Shen Wanying looked at the prince's departing back, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.
Chu Ning, the soul of the Chu Palace, has been imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. Can the leaderless Chu Palace and the Shen family really cope with the upcoming troubles?
While thinking, Xiaoqing beside him murmured softly, "Miss, don't worry too much. I believe His Royal Highness the King of Chu will be able to escape this disaster."
Shen Wanying came back to her senses and sighed: "I hope so, but things have developed to this point, some people will not let the King of Chu go."
Just as he finished speaking, a cry of surprise came from outside the questioning room: "Miss, this is bad, the price of grain... the price of grain has dropped dramatically!"
Shen Wanying's face changed drastically. She immediately came outside the hall, looked at the white-haired old man in front of her and asked, "Uncle Fu, what happened? Tell me slowly."
Xiaoqing beside her kindly brought over a cup of tea.
But Uncle Fu, who was full of anxiety, had no mood to drink tea, and said with a bitter face: "Miss, the rice and grain store is open today, but who knew there were only a few customers.
After asking around, I found out that the rice store under the prince's command had lowered its prices, so all the customers went there to buy. Now they are crowded with customers."
As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Wanying's face suddenly turned ugly.
It seems that the prince came prepared today. He was just delaying time on purpose to prevent Uncle Fu from coming in to report the news.
Although it was only delayed for half an hour, some things are difficult to save once the initial time is missed.
At this moment, a guard came to report: "Princess, our team transporting refined salt was surrounded by people from the Fourth Prince's residence, and now all the refined salt has been taken away by them!"
Ran Ming, who was guarding the door, glared at them: "How dare they steal the refined salt from the Prince Chu's Mansion? These guys are so abominable! Come on, follow me to the Fourth Prince's Mansion and take back the refined salt!"
At the command, the White Horse Cavalry assembled immediately.
Shen Wanying frowned upon hearing this and immediately shouted to stop him: "Wait, no one is allowed to act without the order of the King of Chu!"
But Ran Ming widened his eyes and said angrily: “Princess, others have already bullied us, we can’t let them bully us.
If they dare to come and rob us, we will take it back!"
The white horse cavalrymen who had gathered at the gate of the palace immediately shouted: "Get it back!"
"presumptuous!"
Shen Wanying changed her usual gentle appearance, and a rare look of anger appeared on her face: "Do you know that this will kill the King of Chu?
The King of Chu is now imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. If you act on your own, you will be caught by others.
When the time comes, if someone goes to Your Majesty to complain to the King of Chu, the King of Chu will be unable to defend himself.
Everyone, listen to my orders and stay where you are. Everything will be discussed after I meet the King of Chu!"
After saying that, Shen Wanying instructed Xiaoqing beside her: "Prepare the sedan chair, I want to go to the Ministry of Justice to see the King of Chu!"
Xiaoqing responded and went downstairs to make arrangements immediately.
Although the emperor imprisoned Chu Ning, he did not stop anyone from visiting him!
Ran Ming thought for a moment and said, "Princess, I will bring people to escort you there. If anyone dares to make things difficult for you, I will twist off his head."
Shen Wanying, who wanted to refuse, raised her eyebrows, but finally nodded in agreement.
It is better to let Ran Ming stay with me than to let him stay in the palace.
Without anyone to restrain him, who knows what Ran Ming will do. Staying by his side can at least ensure that Ran Ming will not act on his own.
Soon, Shen Wanying got on the sedan chair, and Ran Ming led a team of white horse cavalry to escort Shen Wanying to the Ministry of Justice.
Half an hour later, in the Ministry of Justice prison.
After revealing her identity, the guards from the Ministry of Justice did not dare to stop her, and the jailer personally brought Shen Wanying to the prison.
The damp prison smelled moldy, and in the dim light, one could only move forward by following the torches.
As the cell door was opened, Shen Wanying signaled Xiaoqing to give the jailer a silver ingot, and then everyone left.
"Wanying, why are you here?"
Chu Ning, who was deep in thought in the cell, looked up and saw Shen Wanying. Surprise appeared in his eyes, and he immediately stepped forward and took her hand.
Shen Wanying glanced at Chu Ning and found that he didn't look like he had been tortured, so she felt relieved.
"Such a big thing happened, how could I not come, and both the palace and the Shen family are in trouble!"
Without waiting for Chu Ning to ask, Shen Wanying took the initiative to tell him what happened today.
But Chu Ning was not surprised after hearing this, and did not even show the slightest sign of worry.
Instead, he muttered to himself: "The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince both took action, but the other princes did not. Could the murderer be one of these two?"
But Shen Wanying shook her head when she heard this: "It can't be them. With their strength and status, there is absolutely no need for them to take the risk of assassinating Lord Wang at this time."
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly: "It's hard to say. After all, these two people have recently been joined by the runner-up and the third place winner. With their confidence swelled, it's inevitable that they will do something out of the ordinary."
Shen Wanying frowned at this: "If that's the case, then the Tenth Prince is more suspicious. Deng Hongwen has taken refuge with him. Once Lord Wang dies, wouldn't Deng Hongwen, who is the Minister of Rites, have a chance to take over as the Minister of Rites?"
After a pause, Shen Wanying sighed and said, "Forget it. We can't get involved in the affairs of the court. Let's think about how to deal with the current situation."
The price of rice has dropped and refined salt has been snatched up. If no response is taken, the Chu Palace and the Shen family will suffer huge losses.
A woman cannot interfere in the affairs of the court, and she also knows that she cannot convince Chu Ning, so she just wants to resolve the issue at hand as soon as possible.
Chu Ning chuckled, hugged Shen Wanying in his arms, and whispered: "These two things are easy to handle. The prince's rice store lowers the price, and you buy a lot. You buy as much as he offers!
When the prince runs out of food, we can sell it at the original price and make a profit from the difference."
Shen Wanying was stunned: "But what if the prince always has food?"
Chu Ning laughed: "Impossible, it will take some time to collect the grain. The prince won't have too much in stock. If we collect all of it, we will have the final say on the price in the future."
"As for the matter of the refined salt being robbed, that's even simpler. Cut off all supply of refined salt and let them buy it from the Fourth Prince!"
At this point, Chu Ning's mouth showed a hint of amusement: "The little bit of refined salt he stole can only feed the whole city for three days at most. After three days, let's see what he will do!"
Chu Ning handled two difficult matters with ease.
Shen Wanying finally let go of her worries and looked at Chu Ning with strange eyes: "Why do I always feel like you've been prepared for this?"
Chu Ning laughed, gently scratched her nose, and said with a smile: "Women's sixth sense is really accurate!"
Shen Wanying was stunned: "What is the sixth sense?"
“That’s what intuition means!”
Chu Ning looked like he had everything under control: “Once these two things are solved, the real murderer will definitely be anxious!
I am very curious about who that guy is and how he will deal with us next!"
Chu Ning really wanted to know what the other party would do next!
Once you take action, your whereabouts will be exposed, and then it will be the best opportunity to catch the enemy.