Shang Ruyi originally wanted to run away from that name, but when he heard these words, his steps suddenly stopped.
Cheng Qiao said, please be careful?
Based on the last words she just said, even if Cheng Qiao really wanted to care about her, he should have asked her to take care of herself. Why the word "be careful"?
Be careful and take care, although they sound similar, they are very different here and now.
Shang Ruyi looked back at Cheng Qiao. He originally wanted to ask a question, but after looking around, he changed his mind and said, "By the way, a lot of people were killed and injured in a fight between the Imperial Guards and your people yesterday. Do you know about this?" ?」
Cheng Qiao's expression darkened and he whispered, "Of course."
"Your Majesty is sending people to investigate this matter. Do you know why the fight started?"
"..."
Cheng Qiao looked at him and seemed to want to say something, but hesitated. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly said: "For a plate of vegetables."
"What?"
Shang Ruyi thought he heard wrong, and Cheng Qiao smiled bitterly and repeated: "It's just a plate of green vegetables."
Shang Ruyi was confused - for a plate of vegetables?
How can it be? !
It seemed that even Cheng Qiao, who knew the truth, found it ridiculous. He smiled bitterly and said, "Young madam, you don't have to doubt it. In fact, we all went to ask about it as soon as it happened. Yesterday, our people went to the Chengnan Restaurant for dinner first, and they ordered There was a dish of green vegetables in the dish. Later, the guards came and ordered the same dish, but the store only had the last bit left. The guards asked our people to give up the order. Naturally, our people refused, so they started to quarrel, and the quarrel led to a fight."
"..."
"Then, that was it."
Shang Ruyi was still speechless. Although she heard from Eunuch Yu that the people on both sides had a feud and it was natural for them to have such a quarrel, she still found it incredible when she thought that the cause turned out to be a dish of vegetables.
After a while, she said: "Why do you want some vegetables?"
Cheng Qiao looked at him again, hesitated several times, and finally said: "Although it's just a little green vegetable, it's worth a lot of money."
"What?"
Shang Ruyi heard the question immediately and asked immediately: "Why do you say that?"
Na Cheng Qiao said: "This time His Majesty visited Jiangdu Palace and brought more than 400,000 people. Food and drink for these people are a problem."
Shang Ruyi immediately said: "But I heard that His Majesty the Emperor brought food."
"I did bring some food, but the rations for 400,000 people are too much, so we still have to get some more from the people. What's more, we can't bring fresh vegetables, poultry, eggs, etc., and we need more supplies from the local people."
"..."
"Now is the time when the economy is in recession. The common people themselves are unable to have enough to eat. Suddenly, there are over 400,000 more mouths. I'm afraid the young lady doesn't know that even eggs are now worth three cents of silver each."
"What?"
This was the first time that Shang Ruyi couldn't believe her ears. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Cheng Qiao. Suddenly she looked back at Wuxue, only to see that Wuxue had a troubled look on her face. She hesitated for a long time before she nodded gently. Head down.
It's true!
Speaking of which, the dish of green vegetables that caused a brawl and killed and injured many people is probably——
….
Cheng Qiao said worriedly: "I heard that people have begun to starve to death outside the city. I'm afraid the situation inside the city is not optimistic either."
As he said that, he raised his head and looked at Shang Ruyi: "So please take care, young lady, and be careful in everything."
"..."
Shang Ruyi stopped talking and only looked at him solemnly, and she also knew the deep meaning of the word "be careful" in his words.
If ordinary people cannot survive, there will be only one way to go in the end. This is also the fundamental reason why rebels have swarmed across the country in recent years.
Shang Ruyi said solemnly: "I understand, you also - take care of yourself."
After saying that, she turned and left.
But just after walking two steps, Cheng Qiao came back again
After calling her out, Shang Ruyi turned around, wondering what else he was going to say, but saw Cheng Qiao hesitated and asked softly again and again: "Young madam, is it true that the second young master will not come?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi's chest seemed to have been punched hard by something.
She barely suppressed her disordered breathing, looked at Cheng Qiao for a while, and smiled lightly: "He, he has his own things to do, and there are people who need his protection. I don't think he will come."
After saying that, she stopped staying and turned around to leave.
Walking back all the way, Shang Ruyi kept walking. She didn't stop until she was almost back to the palace where she lived. She barely took a breath. Wuxue quietly walked up to support her and said softly: "Young Master Madam, you have to take care of yourself."
Shang Ruyi breathed for a while, then looked back at her: "Wuxue, is the situation outside really that bad?"
"..."
Wuxue said nothing, but the posture of lowering his head seemed to be acquiescence.
Shang Ruyi's brows knitted into a knot. She took two more breaths before saying, "Since this is already the case, why is the kitchen still so wasteful?"
Wuxue still didn't speak.
Shang Ruyi frowned and looked at her, and recalled every meeting he had with Chu Yang since they met. His life was indeed luxurious. For example, when they first met, he accompanied her to see the scenery, and the pair of shoes on his feet The gorgeous Oriha step fairy shoes were only stained with some mud, and they were replaced and discarded casually on the roadside.
The pearls and jade inlaid on that pair of shoes were enough to feed several families for a year.
Thinking of this, she sighed and smiled bitterly: "What I said is superfluous."
After saying that, she shook her head, raised her head and continued walking forward. After walking a few steps, she returned to the palace door. But as soon as she opened the door, Shang Ruyi's breathing immediately became tight again, because she saw Chu Yang sitting there. Inside, a pair of slender phoenix eyes slowly looked at her with impatient eyes when they heard the sound of the door opening.
When did he come? How long have you been waiting?
Both Shang Ruyi and Wuxue were startled, and they hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Meet the Emperor."
Chu Yang slowly stood up and walked to her. When the hem of his clothes was fluttering, Shang Ruyi once again saw the luxurious and exquisite Oriole Feather Fairy Shoes on his feet. But now that she saw it, she no longer had the same feeling of sympathy as before. Amazing beauty.
It just feels dazzling.
At this time, Chu Yang's voice sounded above the head——
"Where have you gone?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty did not allow me to go out..."
"I'm asking you where you went."
"Ruyi - I have been staying in the house for several days and I feel a little bored. I wanted to go out for a walk today, so I asked Wuxue to accompany me for a walk outside."
….
"..."
Chu Yang looked at her for a while and said, "Next time, don't make me wait so long."
It wasn't until this moment that Shang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes."
Immediately, a smile appeared on Chu Yang's face again. He leaned down and grabbed Shang Ruyi's wrist, helped her up, and said, "Actually, I came here just to take a look at you. Although you are not familiar with the sword dance you accompanied me yesterday, you are very talented in sword dance. It’s also good for your body. So, I plan to take you there again——”
Shang Ruyi hesitated for a moment and said, "But Your Majesty, I have just been walking for a while and I am a little tired."
Chu Yang said: "Really? Then you should rest immediately."
After saying that, he took her hand and walked back to the table to sit down. He looked at her carefully for a while, and then said: "You are tired and your face doesn't look good. You can't go for a walk in the future." Too far."
"..."
Shang Ruyi raised his eyes and glanced at him.
At this time, she couldn't close her eyes and remembered the first time the two met. At that time, she was a hundred times more lost than she is now, and he just took her to an abandoned inn to look at the scenery, which was an extra word of comfort. nothing.
Unlike now, he even cares about his own face.
For a moment, she couldn't help but wonder, which side was it?
The true face of this Ninth Five Supreme Being, but immediately, she told herself that in fact, it was either side.
Because the courtiers' remonstrances were harsh, he was the one who was directly exiled and executed; he was the one who treated the people of the world as trivial due to his harsh government decrees; he was the one who wiped out hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Daye Dynasty on the battlefield of Gouli Kingdom. The person is him.
Even - he was the one who didn't care about Queen Jiang, and he was the one who cared about herself the most.
People are inherently multi-faceted.
Thinking about it this way, isn’t it the same for Yu Wenye?
It's just that their hearts are different from what they expect. In essence, there is no difference.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but smile.
As soon as he saw her smile, Chu Yang immediately said, "What are you laughing at?"
"I--"
Shang Ruyi was stunned and didn't know how to answer. At this moment, Eunuch Yu came in from outside and kowtowed to Chu Yang: "Your Majesty."
Chu Yang frowned: "What's the matter?"
Duke Jade said: "The fight between the old palace guards and the imperial guards that happened in the city yesterday has been found out, and I am here to report it to Your Majesty."
Shang Ruyi looked at him immediately.
As soon as Chu Yang stretched out his hand, Eunuch Yu hurriedly handed over the document. Chu Yang took the document, unfolded it and looked at it for a few times, and his face immediately darkened.
After a while, he said: "Just for a plate of food?"
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but breathe heavily.
really.
Although she knew that Cheng Qiao would not deceive her, she still felt ridiculous and uncomfortable when she actually saw the truth from the investigation documents and heard the truth from Chu Yang's mouth.
Just for a plate of vegetables.
Chu Yang's face was livid, and he read the document again with angry eyes, then closed it with a snap and said: "Now that the matter has been found out, there is no need to say more. The two guards, the two who led the trouble Each of them will be executed immediately; the remaining thirteen will have their homes confiscated and exiled. Those who were guarded by Jiangdu Palace and participated in the fight will be fined seventy military sticks each and will be fined for one year."
After speaking, he threw the paperwork to the ground.
Eunuch Yu hurriedly knelt over to pick it up and said, "I will go and deliver the order right now."
Chu Yang let out a deep breath, raised his head, and met Shang Ruyi's hesitant gaze, and asked, "What's wrong? Do you have something to say?"
Shang Ruyi had no objection to his rewards and punishments.
However, just killing a few people, beating a few people, and punishing a few people is simply treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. She thought for a while and said softly: "Your Majesty, actually that plate of food——"
Before she finished speaking, Eunuch Yu, who was crossing the threshold, suddenly tripped.
"Ouch!"
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