It was not long before Ziyuan walked into the room, "Uncle, are you looking for me?"
"Come on, come on... there's a baby for you to palm!" Zhao Xuanyi opened the box mysteriously and let Zi Yuan watch!
After Zi Yuan saw it, she was stunned and hurriedly closed the box, "Uncle, where did you get this?"
"It's not mine. Let's ignore it for now. Can you give me an estimate? How much is this thing worth?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"This? It's hard to say. If it were made in the prosperous times, the price of 800,000 taels would be low. Now in this year of disaster? The price will probably drop!" Zi Yuan said.
Hearing this, Zhao Xuanyi confirmed his guess: "My father gave this to Brother Shen. You said that the court said it had given one million taels of grain this time, but after all we calculated, it only amounted to 510,000 taels. In addition, Five hundred thousand taels...?"
After Zi Yuan heard this, she couldn't help but nodded, "It should be right, this is it! But? Who will sell it to the disaster area?"
"Hmph! When the whole world is poor, there are also rich people who buy two luminous pearls for five hundred thousand. This is an opportunity to rip off the royal family! But...?" Zhao Xuanyi frowned when he said this.
"But what?" Zi Yuan asked.
Zhao Xuanyi looked at Zi Yuan and shook his head, "It's okay, it's nothing. Just leave this here with you. Don't lose it. This is five hundred thousand taels!"
Zi Yuan was so frightened that she shook her head: "Uncle, I don't dare to take it. I'd better leave it here with Brother Shen. If you lose it, you can't afford to sell it to me!"
"What are you talking about? I won't sell anyone who spends one hundred taels to buy you. Don't worry, you are with me every day. You can't throw it away. What will happen if you lose it? I, Zhao Xuanyi, can still get the five hundred thousand taels, so be obedient!" Zhao Xuanyi put the box in Zi Yuan's hand.
Zi Yuan held the box, her hands shaking constantly. When had she ever taken such a valuable item? For a moment, I couldn’t put it away or hide it. I didn’t know what to do!
Zhao Xuanyi put the key in Zi Yuan's hand, "Don't worry, it's mine if you lose it!" Zhao Xuanyi kissed Zi Yuan on the lips!
A gentle kiss made Zi Yuan relax a lot, then she put the key in her sleeve and held the box tightly!
Not long after, Liu Bo led a group of people to the courtyard. After entering, Zhao Xuanyi, Li Hanrui and others walked out of the room. They saw that there was quite a family, seven people, two elderly people, and a grandfather. A grandma, a middle-aged couple, three children, a girl and two boys, all under ten years old!
Liu Bo came to Zhao Xuanyi and said, "Uncle, everyone has been brought here!"
Zhao Xuanyi nodded, then looked at Tang Tianli and said, "Close the door!"
"Yes! Close the door!" Tang Tianli shouted, and the four Qilin Guards immediately closed the door. However, the nearly a hundred people standing outside could not see anything.
When the captured people saw the door closed, they seemed to be very frightened for a moment. The children started crying, and a couple and the old man were constantly comforting the children.
After Zhao Xuanyi saw it, he gave Jinglan a look. Jinglan hurriedly took out three sesame seed cakes, came to the family, and gave each of the three children a sesame seed cake. "Children, don't cry. I asked you to come here to give you food. Don't Cried!"
After the three children saw it, they immediately took the sesame cakes and ate them with great gulps without crying. When the adults saw it, they hurriedly kowtowed to Zhao Xuanyi!
Zhao Xuanyi waved his hand and said, "Well, I'm going to ask you a few questions later. I have a problem. I answer whoever I ask. If anyone dares to interrupt, I'll kill them directly. Do you understand?"
Zhao Xuanyi's words frightened the group of people. They thought that this adult seemed to be a good person just now. Why did he suddenly become like this? Is this person a good person or a bad person?
Zhao Xuanyi looked at the eldest member of the family and deliberately raised his voice, "Old man, how old are you this year?"
The old man looked at Zhao Xuanyi with a confused look on his face, "Seventy to eighty percent!"
"How much?" Zhao Xuanyi shouted as if he was deaf.
"Seventy to eight!" the old man shouted loudly.
"Oh! Well, aunt, how old are you?" Zhao Xuanyi shouted.
"sixty-five!"
"How much?" Zhao Xuanyi shouted.
When the old lady saw it, she thought to herself that she is so young as the young man, why is she so deaf? "Sixty-five!" the old woman shouted.
Zhao Xuanyi nodded, then came to the three children and took a closer look. This little girl seemed to be the youngest. Zhao Xuanyi stretched out his hand to the little girl, "This child is so cute. I will definitely have a girl in the future. You Look how beautiful it is! Sister Ziyuan, give me another sesame seed cake, you will show this kid is hungry!"
Zi Yuan did not speak, but took another sesame seed cake and gave it to Zhao Xuanyi. Zhao Xuanyi gave it to the little girl. The little girl gave Zhao Xuanyi a smile and said thank you in a sweet voice.
"Oh, you are so good. Who, Tang Tianli, bring the kettle, don't choke!" Zhao Xuanyi said very warmly. Tang Tianli gave the kettle to Zhao Xuanyi. Zhao Xuanyi opened it and gave the little girl a drink of water. "Slow down, don't choke." arrive!"
After the little girl drank the water, she took a big breath and looked satisfied. Zhao Xuanyi smiled, "Little sister, what is your name?"
"My name is Xiaoying!"
"Oh! The name is really nice. Are the sesame cakes delicious?"
"It's delicious!" The little girl very sensibly brought the sesame seed cakes in her hand to Zhao Xuanyi. This simple excitement moved Zhao Xuanyi's heart.
"Brother has eaten, you can just eat it!" Zhao Xuanyi pushed the sesame cake back and said, "Little sister, what did you eat last night?"
"..." This sentence instantly startled everyone, and their eyes widened, especially the little girl's parents, who were all stunned with fear. Just as they were about to speak, Tang Tianli stood in front of them.
"Rice porridge!" the little girl said softly.
An innocent remark shocked everyone present on the spot. Didn't it mean that Qianqiu City's food was already gone? Rich families are scrimping on food and clothing, how can ordinary people like this have rice to cook?
But when I looked at this family, their faces were all pale, and their eyes were full of fear. Everyone saw this scene and seemed to understand something!
Zhao Xuanyi nodded, "Little sister, where did you eat rice porridge?"
"I don't know, daddy brought it back!" After the little girl said that, she turned back to look at her father, but found that her father's face became very ugly, and he seemed to be very scared! The little girl didn’t know what was going on, she was just eating the sesame seeds slowly!
Zhao Xuanyi smiled coldly, stood up slowly, and looked at the middle-aged man, "Tell me, where did you eat the rice porridge?"
"Sir, this is nonsense from a child. Our family hasn't had much to eat in almost half a month!" the man hurriedly defended.
"Have you not eaten for half a month? Your father-in-law and your father-in-law just answered my question with a loud voice, like the sound of a bell. They are very confident. They don't look like people who have been hungry for half a month!" Zhao Xuanyi said slowly Said slowly.
This sentence frightened the two old men. They looked at each other, quickly lowered their heads and stopped talking!
Tang Tianli came over and pulled out the Ziwu Yuanyang Yue from his waist, "Say it quickly, or if you don't say it...?"
Zhao Xuanyi kicked Tang Tianli aside, "What are you yelling for? Didn't you see there was a child? What should I do if I'm scared? Are you here to treat me as an afterthought?"
Tang Tianli pouted, he was helping, but he felt a little aggrieved!
Li Hanrui came over at this time, "Brother-in-law, how do you determine that they have food to eat? You have been in the city for less than half an hour, and you haven't started investigating yet!"
"Is there any need to investigate? Liu Bo told me that Qianqiu City has been running out of food for the people for almost half a month. But when I entered the city, I found that the people were very quiet and sitting there. I don't know if you have seen them. I have seen real disaster victims!”
"How could those disaster victims be so hungry that they would be worse than death, crying and making noises, especially these children? If the adults can endure the pain of hunger, but the children don't care about worldly affairs, how can they be so well-behaved? No doubt they are. They can still eat, so they won't cry!" Zhao Xuanyi said slowly.
When everyone present heard this, they immediately understood that there was such a big difference in this Qianqiu City, but no one noticed it. They were really blind!
Li Hanrui slapped his thigh, Zhao Xuanyi was smart, he had been here for so many days, why hadn't he discovered it yet? What a fool!
Zhao Xuanyi looked at the middle-aged man, "I'll give you two choices. One is to tell me about the rice porridge you got from there, and the second is to tell me after I killed three of your children?"
"I...?" The man's face was full of confusion, he didn't know what to do!
Zhao Xuanyi gave Tang Tianli a look, and Tang Tianli came over again and snatched the little girl over. The Ziwu Yuanyang Yue was placed directly on the little girl's neck. The little girl was frightened and immediately let out a sharp cry!
"If you don't tell me, I'll kill him first!" Tang Tianli shouted.
The family was heartbroken when they heard the child's cry. They rushed over and tried to snatch the child away, but were stopped by the Qilin Guard! The child's cry was so sharp that it even reached outside the yard. A group of people heard it and couldn't help but shed tears!
When the parents in the yard saw their daughters being arrested, they were all out of breath crying. Seeing that they could not get their children back, the man hurriedly knelt down in front of Zhao Xuanyi and kowtowed, "Sir, I beg you to let my family go." Baby! I beg you!"
Zhao Xuanyi grabbed the man's collar and pulled him up, "How the hell am I going to let you go? Who the hell is going to let my father go? I'm telling you today, it's fine if you tell me where the rice comes from. If you don't tell me, you guys are going to let me go." No one in the family can survive, Tang Tianli, do it!"
"Yes!" Tang Tianli raised the Ziwu Yuanyang Yue and chopped it off on the little girl's neck!
When the two old men saw that their granddaughter was going to be killed, they both fainted with fear. When the man saw that Zhao Xuanyi was not joking, he immediately shouted, "It's He Shilong. It's the rice porridge Mr. He gave us. I beg you, sir, give my girl back." Give it to me! I beg you!" the man cried!
After Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he pushed the man away and gave Tang Tianli a look. Tang Tianli let go of the little girl. The little girl was so frightened that she couldn't speak. She hurriedly ran to her mother's arms and cried loudly!
Zhao Xuanyi turned to look at Li Hanrui. Li Hanrui's face was filled with dark clouds: "Liu Bo, immediately mobilize troops to Zhizhou Prefecture!"
"Yes!" Liu Bo shouted loudly.
Zhao Xuanyi followed everyone and rushed directly into the Zhizhou Mansion Office. When he came to the back hall, he saw He Shilong wearing official robes, holding a bowl of water in his hand, and drinking heavily!
And more than a dozen soldiers rushed in and surrounded him. It was as if he couldn't see, and he didn't have any fear! Zhao Xuanyi, Li Hanrui and others came over and stood in front of He Shilong!
After He Shilong drank a bowl of water, he placed the bowl on the table, then looked at Li Hanrui in front of him and smiled slightly, "The general is here!"
Li Hanrui sneered, "Who are you calling? Do you know the general in front of you?" Li Hanrui pointed at Zhao Xuanyi and asked.
He Shilong raised his head and looked at Zhao Xuanyi, frowning slightly, "I'm sorry, but who is this?"
"Zhao Xuanyi, the second son of Mr. Zhao Mingqing, has been entrusted by the emperor to General Xiangyun!" Li Hanrui shouted loudly.
When He Shilong heard this, he stood up quickly and saluted Zhao Xuanyi, "It turns out to be General Xiangyun!"
Zhao Xuanyi looked at the man in front of him and said that the appearance comes from the heart. From the look of this man, he didn't look like a bad person at all! He looks very decent. "Zhizhou, you don't have to be polite!"
He Shilong smiled and said, "Two adults, sit down quickly. I don't have any good tea here. Pour some water for the two adults!" After He Shilong finished speaking, he calmly placed two bowls of water in front of the two of them!
Zhao Xuanyi and Li Hanrui looked at each other. They said nothing. They sat opposite He Shilong. Zhao Xuanyi picked it up and took a sip. Needless to say, the water was very sweet. It came from a sweet water well!
"Master He, you should know why we are here, right?" Li Hanrui asked.
After He Shilong heard this, he smiled helplessly, "It should be because of the food, right?"
"People say you have rice porridge here. I really want to ask, where did you get this rice?" Li Hanrui asked.
After He Shilong heard this, he was not afraid. Instead, he poured himself another bowl of water and drank it in one gulp. "Since the general has already guessed it, why bother asking again?"
