Chen Li also thought of the most important thing in war: food. Chen Li had an impetuous personality, so she would do it immediately when she thought of it. She quickly gathered funds and bought up large quantities of food at prices higher than the market price. For a time, food was in short supply in the market, and everyone was scrambling for it, leading to a wave of buying food.

Su Wenyue frowned when she heard the news of the drastic rise in grain prices. She was a little unsure whether it was caused by the fact that she sent people to buy them. However, she had clearly instructed her subordinates to purchase them gradually and quietly so as not to cause unrest in the market. On the one hand, she did not want to attract attention, and on the other hand, she felt that people's lives were already hard enough. If grain prices continued to rise rapidly, who knows how many people would not be able to fill their stomachs or even starve to death. Although Su Wenyue always regarded herself as a selfish bad person, she was actually a very soft-hearted person.

"What's going on? It was fine some time ago. Although grain prices increased, they remained within a certain range. Why did it suddenly increase so much in the past few days? What went wrong?" As soon as Su Wenyue heard the news of the sharp rise in grain prices, she immediately recalled the people she had sent out to inquire.

"Madam, I have been following your instructions and dare not disobey you. However, a few days ago, a group of people suddenly appeared and bought up grain in the market, which aroused a lot of speculation. In addition, there were some rumors in the market that the court would send troops to attack Yiyang Prefecture. The people of Yiyang Prefecture were panicked and afraid of any changes, so they all rushed to buy grain, which led to the current situation."

Su Wenyue's brows furrowed even more when she heard this: "Have you found out who they are? What is their purpose in buying up grain on such a large scale?"

A lot of things happened in these days. When Su Wenyue heard about them, she immediately started to think of a conspiracy. She thought that the court was dealing with people sent by Liu Xiucai to make trouble secretly. They wanted to disrupt the market in order to cause panic among the people and cause them to rebel from within.

"Since those people showed up, I was afraid something was wrong, so I had someone keep an eye on them. I found out that they were sent by a woman named Chen Li. As for that woman's hoarding of food and raising the price of food, I don't know what her purpose was."

When Su Wenyue heard that this was caused by Chen Li, she felt relieved but also speechless and angry. As for why Chen Li did this, Su Wenyue thought she probably guessed it. This woman Chen Li was as selfish as ever. In order to achieve her goals, she didn't care about the lives of others at all. She didn't think about the fact that food prices were already very high and if they suddenly rose, how many families would face a crisis because they couldn't afford to buy food. And it wasn't just this reason. The consequences of such reckless actions were far more than that. It would even affect Liu Xiu and Han Yu.

"This woman is simply, how can I put it, is she brain damaged?" Su Wenyue said angrily. The situation in Yiyang Prefecture was already chaotic enough, and now because of this woman's sudden move, she suddenly hoarded grain and raised the price of grain. I'm afraid that the rumors will spread even more, shaking the people's hearts and even affecting the army.

Although Su Wenyue was angry, she thought of Han Yu at this time. She didn't know whether Han Yu knew about this matter, and whether Chen Li's actions would affect Han Yu's layout and plan. She immediately sent someone to inform Han Yu so that Han Yu could make plans early.

At this time, Liu Xiu was also very annoyed and angry. Previously, the rumor that the court was going to send troops to attack Yiyang Prefecture had caused a lot of commotion. Not only were the people panicked, but even the morale of the army was somewhat demoralized. It was not easy to stabilize the situation, but then something like this happened again.

"Tell me, what's going on! Who are those people who deliberately hoard food to raise prices?" Liu Xiu asked, suppressing his anger. At this time, he was thinking conspiracy theories. Just like Su Wenyue at the beginning, he believed that it was a conspiracy by people in the court.

"My lord, these people were sent by Miss Chen. Miss Chen sent a lot of people to buy grain a few days ago. They not only bought grain from Yiyang Prefecture, but also from nearby towns. They bought and hoarded grain at a price a few cents higher than the market price. That's why the grain price in our area has risen so quickly. It's really because Miss Chen made too much noise this time."

It was also because Chen Li made too much noise that Su Wenyue's silent purchase seemed even more inconspicuous, so much so that when Liu Xiu's men went to investigate, they didn't pay much attention. After all, at that time there were too many people grabbing the grain prices.

Liu Xiu never expected that the instigator of this incident was actually Chen Li, this woman! Liu Xiu couldn't figure out how this woman suddenly came up with this idea. This was a stroke of genius, but it was more of a hindrance than a success. Liu Xiu even doubted whether it was right for him to keep Chen Li and the Su family as a check and balance. Such a pig teammate.

"Send someone to call that woman over!" Liu Xiu said unhappily. He wanted to ask this woman why she suddenly hoarded grain and raised the price of grain. She couldn't be really crazy.

Chen Li was actually a little nervous at this time. She had originally planned to hoard grain as a bargaining chip, waiting for Liu Xiu to come to her for help in times of crisis, thereby increasing her own value. However, she did not expect that her purchase would cause grain prices to rise to an uncontrollable level.

Chen Li was too impulsive in her eagerness for quick success, but she was not stupid. She soon realized her mistake, especially when she saw the panic among the people due to the rapid increase in grain prices. She knew that she might have caused trouble for Liu Xiu, but the development of the situation was no longer under her control. Before she really thought about how to solve it, Liu Xiu had already sent people over.

Chen Li has always been proud and complacent, and even looked down on Liu Xiu. But now she was a little panicked. Liu Xiu seemed easy to talk to, but he had a clear bottom line. Once his bottom line was touched, Chen Li knew that this meeting would not be pleasant.

"Here?" Liu Xiu was already too angry at this time, but when he saw Chen Li coming, he calmed down, but his expression was a little puzzled. Liu Xiu had also made up his mind that if Chen Li could not give him a good explanation this time, he did not want to keep such a person around him, otherwise she would be a trouble sooner or later.

"Brother Liu, what's the matter with you calling me here?" Chen Li's smile was a little forced. Liu Xiu was rarely so deep and unfathomable, especially when she had done something wrong. Chen Li felt guilty and scared for no reason. Only Liu Xiu had the demeanor of an emperor. Chen Li had always thought that Liu Xiu was too gentle, but now she knew how wrong she was. A tiger is still a tiger after all. Even if it has not yet become the king of the forest, the majesty of a tiger cannot be easily violated. Once the tiger's whiskers are touched...

"I thought you were going to explain to me what you've been doing lately?"