Chapter 210: Interception
Situ Ming was eloquent.
It also makes sense.
Besides, the head of the Xu family is counting on him to save his son, so naturally he has to help him.
The two of them sang the same tune and put the blame on Wen Yan and his group.
However, the merchants still demanded that the grain price in the contract be halved on the grounds that he was "inviting a wolf into the house."
Situ Ming didn't care. He just needed to sell Master Huo's grain at a high price. He didn't care whether Wen Ruyue made a profit or a loss.
However, he couldn't agree too quickly, as that would make him seem guilty.
Just when Situ Ming sold Wen Ruyue to the merchants, there was a loud "clang" in Wen Ruyue's yard.
Wen Ruyue walked out with Qingzhu's support. The courtyard door was kicked open from the outside and a short masked man walked in.
Wen Ruyue shouted angrily, "Who are you? How dare you break into my yard?"
The masked man said nothing, scanned the yard, and ran straight towards Wen Ruyue.
It was right in front of me in an instant.
Wen Ruyue finally realized that the other party had ill intentions, and in desperation, she pushed Qingzhu out to resist.
"Madam..." Qingzhu was caught off guard and looked at Wen Ruyue in disbelief.
Wen Ruyue ran away without even looking at her.
The masked man slapped Qingzhu on the shoulder. Qingzhu screamed, fell to the ground, rolled twice, and then lay motionless.
Wen Ruyue hadn't run a few steps before her hair was grabbed.
"ah……"
She screamed in pain.
He opened his mouth to shout for help.
A cold dagger suddenly pressed against her neck.
The masked man laughed strangely and punched her in the abdomen several times.
Wen Ruyue's face was twisted in pain.
"You bitch, how dare you set fire to our granary and harm us? It seems we have given you too much face!" The voice was hoarse.
He applied a little more force to the dagger against his neck.
Wen Ruyue felt a pain in her neck and could clearly feel her skin being cut.
She was so frightened that her body trembled: "You...you stop! I am the prince's consort of the Marquis of Jinping Mansion. If you dare to touch a hair on my head, my husband will not let you go.
He will tear you into pieces and slaughter your entire family!"
"You want to massacre my entire family? Then you have to know who I am!" The masked man chuckled, "Marquis Jinping must be a very high-ranking official! Hehe, it's more exciting to kill a high-ranking official!"
"You...what do you want?! We can talk it over. There's nothing we can't reach an agreement on.
If you let me go, I can give you food, money, and even recommend you to become an official in the capital."
"Wow, what an attractive offer! It makes my heart beat." The masked man said he was moved, but he slapped Wen Ruyue in the face.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside.
The masked man slapped the dagger on her face and said, "Be good and obey me from now on, or next time I come, I won't just beat you up, I'll take your life!"
After the masked man finished speaking, he pushed her away and ran away over the wall.
At this moment, Situ Ming rushed over: "What happened?"
When Wen Ruyue saw him, she felt like she had seen a savior and threw herself into his arms: "Help! Situ Ming, save me, someone wants to kill me!"
Wen Ruyue was extremely scared.
She held Situ Ming tightly and refused to let go.
"Who wants to kill you? There is no one else here." Situ Ming wanted to tear her off his body.
Qingzhu, who was lying on the ground, slowly woke up at this time. Unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes, she saw the lady and Master Situ hugging each other.
Qingzhu was so frightened that his heart and liver trembled. He took a breath and his eyes were as big as copper bells.
It’s terrible!
If the Marquis and the Crown Prince knew that the Madam had thrown herself into the arms of another man, they would let her go for the sake of the Wen family, but her life as a servant would definitely not be saved!
She closed her eyes and lay back down, deciding to stay unconscious for a while longer!
"Really, he was just here..." Wen Ruyue was halfway through her sentence when she realized that their posture was wrong.
She quickly pushed Situ Ming away and looked around in panic.
He found that there was no one else except Qingzhu who had fainted on the ground.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Situ Ming completely ignored the injuries on her face and began to talk about the results of the negotiations.
When Wen Ruyue heard that the price was halved, she finally understood everything.
She was also more certain.
Last night's fire was simply staged by them, and they pinned the blame on themselves, forcing themselves to cut their prices in half.
To this end, they sent people to lurk in and threaten them in advance.
Wen Ruyue gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly.
How dare these lowly people bully her like this!
She remembered this grudge.
She asked Situ Ming, "What do you think? Do we really have to cut our prices in half?"
Situ Mingdao said: "I am only responsible for doing things, the decision-making should be made by you."
These words sounded like he was completely obeying her, but in fact he was ignoring her.
Wen Ruyue glanced at him but didn't give an immediate answer: "Let me think about it."
Situ Ming urged impatiently: "You need to make a decision quickly. Those people are not patient."
The look in Wen Ruyue's eyes when she looked at him became increasingly darker.
How could she swallow the humiliation of being forced to this point by those merchants, and she had to sell the grain to them at a low price?
She would rather destroy it than let them get away with it!
After the masked man climbed over the wall and left, she turned into an alley and took off the scarf on her head.
Immediately revealed an ugly face.
It turned out that the masked man was Wen Yan in disguise.
She returned to her ugly appearance and headed towards the government office.
The two people guarding the gate today are the same as last time.
They recognized Wen Yan immediately because the scars on her face were too scary. "Why are you here again? The prefect hasn't returned yet."
Wen Yan smiled and said, "I'm not looking for the prefect, I'm looking for Chen Yi.
I have something important to tell you, and I'd like to trouble you two to inform me."
The two yamen runners looked at each other, and one of them turned and went in.
After a while.
Brother Chen Yi came out: "Why are you here?"
"I have something important to tell you, very urgently." Wen Yan winked at him.
Brother Chen Yi followed her into an alley.
Soon, they arrived in the middle of the alley.
"Brother Chen, there is a batch of low-priced grain in Jinyang Prefecture now, and we need you to buy it."
Chen Yi: "What do you mean?"
Wen Yan briefly described Wen Ruyue's situation.
“Wen Ruyue is now being forced by local merchants to sell her grain at half price.
Those people have already threatened her personal safety. If you come forward now and promise to send someone to send her to Cangzhou, she will definitely be willing to sell the grain to you at a low price."
"You want me to intercept that batch of grain?!" Chen Yi was suspicious. "Isn't it said that her grain is moldy and has even killed people? Even if I buy it at a low price, it may not be usable."
Wen Yan said, "If the food was really enough to kill people, how could local merchants buy it?
It's just a way for them to lower the price. I don't believe you didn't see the trick here.
I assure you, the grains are only sprouting, not moldy at all."
Wen Yan glanced at the sky and urged, "Hurry up! If we delay any longer, the grain will fall into the hands of those merchants."
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