After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Chapter 25 The first signs of famine

Early the next morning, Ke Yiqing ate a lot of food with a great appetite, and Yu Jin served her and drank the medicine prescribed by Xie Li.

"Call Li Wei, I have something to discuss with him."

When Li Wei arrived, she took out the gold and silver items she had sorted out yesterday. Many of them were taken from the old lady and were of great value. She only kept some pure gold and silver items for emergencies.

"What's the matter with me, madam?"

"Has the shop been decided yet?"

"I have chosen two places and asked Madam to take a look."

Ke Yiqing took a look and found that one place was in a bustling district, where customers would have no worries, but the shop was a bit small, and it might not be convenient to transport goods; the other place was more remote, and the nearby streets were not too busy, but the shop was big. , the rent is also lower.

She smiled and said, "These are the two places that I like the most. What do you think?"

Li Wei explained his ideas, but in the end Ke Yiqing chose the latter shop.

"Madam, our shop is newly opened. Would it be better to choose a prosperous area?"

Ke Yiqing shook his head, "I do like the shop in front, but there is no shortage of grain merchants there, and the streets are narrow and it is inconvenient to transport grain."

But she only told half of the reason. The key point was that her shop was next to the government office and the street was spacious. When famine broke out later, she wouldn't be afraid of anyone causing trouble.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Li Wei couldn't say anything more.

"You pawn the fine gold and silver, and store the money you get first."

Li Wei accepted it and said, "Madam, you asked me to ask Miss Xie about the medicine farmers. I already have some clues."

Ke Yiqing became interested, "Oh? What did she say?"

It turns out that these medicines were secretly grown by refugees on the wasteland on the outskirts of the city. These people had no livelihood, so they took care of these medicine seedlings all day long. When they grew, they took them to Xie Li's medical clinic in exchange for some silver.

Her eyebrows moved, and she had some plans in mind. It seemed that the wasteland she had previously owned by the comprador was about to be put to use.

"Miss Xie said she was not sure, because she found out that the previous wasteland had just been sold, and now it has a new owner. She may have to find another place to plant in the future."

When Li Wei said this, his face was heavy. When he left the city this time, he felt that there were more and more refugees. If this continued, he might cause some trouble.

Moreover, although Yan Ming had told him not to talk nonsense about Jingnan, he could more or less guess the outcome. The peaceful days in Shengjing would not be long.

After hearing this, Ke Yiqing also understood the seriousness of the matter. She pondered for a moment and said, "Well, it's more serious to open the shop first. Let's put this matter on hold. When I'm done, I'll go over and discuss it with Miss Xie in person."

Li Wei nodded, and he took the order and went down quickly to prepare the relevant documents for opening a shop.

Unexpectedly, I met the eldest lady's grandma when I went out.

The grandma looked him up and down and said, "This little brother, does your face look tight?"

Li Wei didn't dare to show off, so he just cupped his fists and said, "I'm just begging for food under the young lady. I don't often come to places with many noble people. It's normal for grandma not to recognize me."

Grandma smiled and nodded, but didn't take it to heart.

In the room, Ke Yiqing was still thinking about what happened before, but Yu Jin told her that the eldest lady, Grandma, was here.

"What is she here for?"

She felt strange in her heart, but people had already arrived.

The nanny first said a few flattering words, and then said with some guidance: "My eldest lady said that the young lady has been having many happy events recently, and she specially ordered me to send a treasure box."

As she spoke, she opened the box in her hand, but it was empty inside.

Ke Yiqing looked a little want to laugh. She was wondering before. The eldest lady was a non-communist, so why was she willing to speak for her that day?
It turned out that he was waiting for her here. "My sister-in-law's feelings are known to my brothers and sisters, but it's not rude to come and go. Qingqing also gave my sister-in-law a gold hairpin to express her feelings."

The gold hairpin belonged to the old lady, and it was made of pure gold. It was put heavily into the box, which made grandma's eyes brighten.

"Good luck, good luck, this is a double happiness!"

Seeing that she was satisfied, Ke Yiqing had no intention of continuing to entertain her, and after saying a few words, Yu Jin sent her away.

After taking care of the trivial matters, the next step is to settle the accounts.

"What did Liyuan say about the letter sent yesterday?"

"In reply to Madam, Miss Liuli came early this morning, but Li Wei was discussing important matters with you at that time, and Sister Yujin asked us not to inform you."

She couldn't help but be shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect that Yujin would also hold a grudge against Liuli. Although she was helpless, she was still a little moved in her heart.

"Invite people in quickly."

"Yes."

When Liuli came in, her expression was unremarkable.

She said it bluntly, "My maid is also fighting for my injustice. Please ask Miss Liuli not to argue with her."

Liuli smiled and shook her head, "Young madam is really out of touch. You saved my family alone, let alone half an hour, or even a whole day and night."

Hearing this, Ke Yiqing also breathed a sigh of relief. There are not many people she cares about now, but Yu Jin is definitely one of them.

"What did he say about yesterday's letter?"

"This is the reason why this slave is here. The wounds on your body have not been fully healed, and you were whipped again. I'm afraid you won't be able to get up for a while."

She was shocked, "How could I be whipped?"

Liuli smiled bitterly, but told her the truth. It turned out that Yan Ming's unauthorized trip to Jingnan to suppress bandits had long been known to the government and the public, and the whip was given by his adoptive father Ji Yuanrong.

"My lord originally wanted to come back after pacifying Jingnan, but the palace sent a secret order to urgently summon him back to the capital. Then, something like that happened."

Only then did Ke Yiqing realize the seriousness of the matter. Leaving one's post without permission was a serious crime. He also organized the local army to suppress the bandits. Although it failed in the end, the idea of ​​leading troops to fight still made the emperor jealous.

This time the assassination came from the palace again...

Some things cannot be thought about carefully.

"So how is he now?"

Liu Li cried: "The minister of the court has insisted that the riot in Jingnan was caused by your Excellency, and now he is calling for him to go to court to question his guilt."

Ke Yiqing's mood was complicated. Looking at it this way, the Prime Minister whipped him to protect him in disguise. Otherwise, why would he choose to beat him after the poison was detoxified?

"How long can he hide like this? Is there no other way?"

Liuli glanced at her face carefully, and finally said boldly: "Concubine Li and Concubine Wen in the palace have already interceded for you. At present, the result is not yet clear..."

Concubine Li?If not Chu Yun, who else could it be?

Ke Yiqing sneered, "The Yun'er he misses has already interceded for him, what else do you want from me?"

Liuli had expected her reaction a long time ago, and Liuli was not surprised. "My lord has said that there are many things that cannot be dealt with during illness, so please take more care of me, Madam."

(End of this chapter)