sjar Chapter 272 Poisoning
Chapter 272 Poisoning
"Sister-in-law Crown Princess, I'm going to take a walk. Do you want to come?" Ling Xiaoyao couldn't sit still after sitting for a while.
Yuan Man shook his head, "You go ahead, but it's better to bring someone with you."
Ling Xiaoyao nodded, "My Lady, please keep an eye on me while I go somewhere else."
The queen smiled and waved her hand, "Go ahead, young people just can't sit still."
"Mother, I can sit still, but it's not my choice." Yuan Man said with a laugh.
When he saw He Rui, Yuan Man remembered that there was also a He family who was targeting Hui Chengyuan.
"Your servant He Rui will perform a dance for you."
The queen saw her and looked at her, "You are the eldest daughter of Lord He."
He Ruihe was stunned for a moment, then bowed in surprise, "Yes, my father is more than the chief of the Pharmacopoeia Department."
The queen raised her hand and said, "Go on."
After He Rui jumped up, she moved closer to Yuan Man and said, "Ah Man, my mother asked someone to find out yesterday that the concubine of the He family has been released. It is said that the He family gave Siya a large sum of money, and Siya agreed to release her."
Yuan Man moved a little and said, "I heard about it, too."
"By the way, didn't Siya come today?"
"Here she comes. That girl is very wild. I don't know where she went to play." The queen watched He Rui dancing nonchalantly.
"Hey, don't say that, her personality should be compatible with Xiaoyao's kid."
Yuan Man smiled and said, "They get along so well that they could become brothers."
The queen thought about it and said, "Then let it be."
Ling Xiao stood up and walked over to sit down where Ling Xiaoyao had sat before. He looked at Yuan Man and asked, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, I want to buy some food from you and bring it back to the North."
Yuan Man glanced at the emperor and nodded, "I wonder how much and what kind of grain your Highness wants to buy?"
"You can give me one hundred thousand taels of silver as you see fit. Give me some coarse grains." Ling Xiao said without thinking twice.
Yuan Man calculated and said, "Your Highness, if I spend all the 100,000 taels of silver on grain, I probably can't afford that much grain."
"The current price of grain is 18 wen per jin. One tael of silver can buy more than 60 jin. How much can you buy with 100,000 taels?"
Ling Xiao frowned, "Coarse grains here are only 18 cents a pound?"
Yuan Man nodded, "We have just recovered. Before the disaster, we used to pay ten cents per pound."
Ling Xiao was silent for a while before saying, "Then give me 10,000 taels of silver for food."
Yuan Man said, "If Your Majesty wants all the coarse grains, it would be about six million catties. I'll have someone prepare seven million catties for you."
Ling Xiao shook his head and said, "You have already donated a lot of food. I can't let you spend any more money."
Yuan Man smiled and said, "It's not a big expense. Your Highness, just keep it."
After he finished speaking, he waved to the left, and Yuan Er immediately came over, "Master."
"Send a message to Yuan Rui and ask him to prepare 7 million kilograms of coarse grain to be shipped to the northern border."
"Your Highness, start preparing now. We will be able to load the car and set off for the North in about three days."
Ling Xiao nodded, "Okay, thank you, Your Highness."
"You're welcome." Yuan Man had just looked at the account book. Seven million jin of coarse grains were sold for ten thousand taels of silver. It was not a loss, but it was not a big profit either.
Ling Xiao looked at the Queen and said, "Your Majesty, once the Crown Princess's food is ready, I will set off with them back to the Northern Territory. I will leave Xiaoyao in Kyoto, and I'll trouble you and His Majesty to help take care of him."
The Queen knew that he couldn't stay for long, but she didn't expect that he would leave Ling Xiaoyao alone.
"Why don't you stay a few more days and wait for Xiaoyao to find a girl he likes and bring her back with him?"
Ling Xiao smiled and shook his head, "How can it be that fast? I know that guy. He seems to be carefree, but he is very thoughtful. It's not that easy for him to like someone."
"Your Highness, if you are ready, please let me know."
Yuan Man nodded.
After Ling Xiao finished what he wanted to say, he stood up and returned to the emperor.
The Emperor and Huangfu Nan knew what he was going to do, so they naturally did not ask any questions. However, the others did not know and could not hear his conversation with the Crown Princess.
But with the queen here, no one will make random guesses.
Yuanbao couldn't stay with the emperor for a while, so he ran over and took Xixue to play.
After He Rui finished dancing, she saw that no one spoke, so she retreated with a frown.
Yuan Man looked at a few of them and then lost interest. "Mother, since the protagonist is not here, I will go back first."
After all, they have been together for such a long time, and she has never hidden anything, so the Queen must know her character.
The queen looked at her with amusement, "You are bored, right?"
"You'll just be sitting at home when you go back, it's better to be here and have fun."
Yuan Man thought about it and agreed, so she asked Yuan Er to bring her a book that she often read.
Then the following scene appeared: the people below were not performing, but the Crown Princess was sitting on the high platform reading a book.
The queen allowed her to do so.
The emperor saw it but said nothing. Instead, he asked someone to prepare some snacks for her.
This scene once again let everyone know how favored the Crown Princess is in the royal family. It made people extremely envious and made more people have ideas in their minds.
He Rui looked at the leisurely Yuan Man and shook his hand.
The emperor looked for a while, then left with Ling Xiao, Huangfu Nan and others.
Seeing this, He Rui stood up and followed secretly.
When Yao Jingshu saw this, she called the maid beside her, winked at her, and then looked at Yuan Man.
Yuan Man glanced at the newly served cakes, raised his eyebrows slightly, and called out to the maid who wanted to leave, "Wait, come here."
The maid paused, turned around and saluted, and asked, "What instructions does the Crown Princess have?"
Yuan Man nodded his newly-appointed head, "Here's a reward for you, eat it."
The palace maid looked puzzled, but still bowed to express her gratitude, "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Princess, for the reward." As she said this, she reached out to take the snacks away.
Yuan Man grabbed her hand, "Yuan Er, check."
"Yes." Yuan Er immediately appeared and rushed over, grabbing the palace maid.
"What's going on?" asked the queen.
Yuan Man pointed at the delicious cakes and said, "This cake has been tampered with."
The queen's face changed. "Come here, cooperate with the second guard Yuan to conduct a thorough investigation."
"Yes." The Phoenix Guard Leader responded immediately.
When the people in the Imperial Garden heard that someone had poisoned the Crown Princess, they instantly became quiet.
How brave does one have to be to make trouble in the palace!
Yuan Man glanced at everyone in the audience, and finally fixed his gaze on Yao Jingshu.
He glanced at He Rui who had just returned, then looked at the others, then lowered his eyes.
He Rui had just returned, so she naturally didn't know what had happened. After hearing what the maid said, her brows immediately frowned.
The emperor and his entourage, who had just sat down in the imperial study, hurried back to the imperial garden.
"Crown Princess, are you okay?"
Yuan Man stood up and said, "Father, I am fine. I have not touched this snack."
The emperor looked around and said angrily, "Call the imperial doctors and ask them to come over to see what this is all about."
"Anyone who plots to murder the Crown Princess and the heir to the throne will have his entire clan executed."
The emperor was furious and everyone in the imperial garden knelt down, even Ling Xiao and Huangfu Nan were no exception. Only Yuan Man and the emperor stood, while the queen sat there watching with a sullen face.