A grain shop in a prosperous area of the capital.
All I saw was a large group of people surrounding the place, including quite a few businessmen.
They shouted angrily and looked very angry.
"Shameless! Natural disasters and man-made disasters, and you're taking advantage of this to directly increase food prices?"
"That's right! You grain merchants are so shameless."
"Why are you doing this? Just buy it back. The prices are ridiculously high. Ordinary people can't afford to eat. We are not disaster victims."
"Yes! You set the price so high that we can't afford it. What if we starve to death? Not to mention the disaster victims, they can't afford to eat even more. Why are you doing this?"
"Get out!"
“…”
Hearing their angry tone, Lu Yun and Liang Jing moved closer and listened to what they said.
Knowing what it is, but not saying it, is really abominable!
The people in the capital can hardly afford to eat! What is this?
The prices were so high at the time and people were in a panic. Were they really going to starve to death?
These businessmen actually raised the price of food to such a high level at this point in time.
Lu Yun didn't say anything, but walked forward and asked angrily.
"I'm asking you!"
"You're selling grain for more than silver! What are you trying to do?"
The waiter took a look and said, "Hey, stop making trouble, I can't make the decision on this matter!
I'm just a waiter, I'm just a shop assistant, if it really doesn't work out, you can go look for other shops."
At this moment, the owner of the grain shop came out. He took a look at the scene and said coldly, "Everyone, there is nothing we can do. I don't set the grain price."
"I can barely afford to eat here. There isn't much food to begin with, and I only have a little left. If you don't believe me, come in and see for yourself."
"There's really no way around this!"
“With so little food left, prices can only go higher.”
"During these chaotic times, I didn't intentionally raise the price so high; it's simply because food is scarce.
Everyone knows that rare things are valuable. What can I do? Please go back.
If all else fails, you can eat the disaster relief food provided by the imperial court."
“…”
For a moment, Lu Yun was a little angry, and he even wanted to rush forward and beat up the grain merchant!
No wonder these merchants have to be restricted. Once they are not restricted, they will become even more lawless and raise prices at will, especially for things that the people need.
These businessmen are so shameless!
When he thought of this, Lu Yun felt nauseous.
On the side, Liang Jing also frowned and felt very unhappy, but there was nothing he could say about this matter.
The two of them left quickly and wandered around the street casually.
Liang Jing always had some grudges about this matter.
"Xiao Yunzi, food prices are so high that people can barely eat. What should we do?"
"We can't just arrest these businessmen and take them away by force, right?"
"I'm afraid that's not good."
Lu Yun sighed, "In this matter, I can only say that these businessmen have gone too far!"
"The imperial court still needs to take good care of this price."
"The government needs to monitor the prices of these stores in real time, especially for things like this that are closely related to most ordinary people."
"Once the price is too high, it could have a huge impact on the people."
"this……"
Liang Jing hesitated.
They had never thought about it this way before. Soon, the two of them went to several grain stores and found the same situation in all of them. The price of grain had become very high.
It is indeed a bit expensive for most people, but if people have stored food at home, they may be able to do better.
But this is the capital, and most people don't have anything. Some people want to come here to buy some food and take it back to make a fortune in those places where wars have been fought.
This is also an opportunity!
"Well, it seems like this everywhere."
"I have to think of a way."
So, the two of them found a street stall, had a meal, and then hurried back to the palace.
At this time, in the palace.
Ye Jiajia often wears dragon robes and finds it very strange.
This feeling is weird!
She felt like an emperor, but she didn't dare to think too much about it.
Just at this moment, a voice appeared outside, "Your Majesty, are you there?"
"His Majesty……"
Outside the hall, Eunuch Liu was guarding.
He quickly explained, "Empress Shufei, His Majesty is not feeling well now, please go back."
"Ah? Your Majesty, why are you suddenly feeling unwell? Please let me in immediately!
Let me see what's wrong with His Majesty. If you won't let me in, I'll force my way in."
Eunuch Liu was also helpless. He didn't know what was wrong with His Majesty.
I only knew that His Majesty said that no one should be allowed in, so I lied and said that he was sick.
Eunuch Liu had no choice but to do as he was told, hoping that no one would come. However, he didn't expect that Concubine Shu would appear here by such a coincidence.
What should I do?
Ye Jiajia was sitting inside at this time, feeling a little scared in her heart. She was afraid that she would be discovered by the Concubine Shu. This kind of thing must not happen.
She quickly changed her voice and when it sounded similar to the emperor's, she spoke quickly.
"My beloved concubine, please don't come in. I am not feeling well now. Please come in later."
When Xiao Mei heard this, she was quite surprised. What happened to His Majesty all of a sudden?
"Your Majesty, are you really ill? Would you like me to call the imperial physician to give Your Majesty a thorough examination? This kind of matter cannot be put off, Your Majesty."
"It's okay, it will be fine in a while. If you can't hold on any longer, then we can find the imperial physician. You'd better leave quickly. I don't want to see anyone right now."
Xiao Mei was very confused. For some reason, she felt that the Majesty's voice inside sounded a little strange... as if it was another person. But after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing she could do.
After a while, Lu Yun walked into the hall with a man wearing Western Factory clothes. His clothes were similar to Ye Jiajia's.
Most people would mistakenly think that it was Ye Jiajia, Miss Ye.
When she returned to the main hall, Ye Jiajia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're finally back."
"I was so scared just now. That Concubine Shu suddenly wanted to come in. I hope she has something to say to His Majesty."
Liang Jing smiled and said, "What could she possibly be up to? She has the same purpose as the Queen, if I'm not mistaken."
"Okay, change quickly."
"But Miss Ye, how do you feel about wearing the emperor's clothes and dressing up as the emperor? Don't you think it's pretty good?"
Ye Jiajia shook her head: "Not at all."
"This outfit is too bulky, and it's definitely not good for you to be alone in this empty hall."
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