Chapter 209 You agreed not to send anyone to follow me, so you came here by yourself?
Yun Qingshi had also expected this. He had guessed what Xiao Jiwu wanted to ask him when he called him up.
But he really didn't expect Xiao Jiwu's aggrieved attitude. He thought Prince Xiao would question him.
Since Xiao Jiwu was like this, his attitude couldn't be bad.
So, Yun Qingshi put his hands on his cheeks and looked at Xiao Jiwu, and answered frankly: "Listening to music and drinking tea."
He continued, "Who knew that the girl would come up and put her arm around my shoulder? You saw it all, but I immediately dodged it and didn't even let her touch my clothes. I thought this was just a place to watch a show."
Upon hearing this, Prince Xiao's frown immediately relaxed, and he asked, "Qingqing, do you know what this place is for?"
Yun Qingshi blinked and replied, "What do you think? I've lost my memory, so how could I possibly know where this place is?"
Hearing this, Xiao Jiwu just stared at Yun Qingshi without saying a word.
Yun Qingshi: ...
Well, after the death escape failed, the amnesia theory seems to have been refuted...
Yun Qingshi couldn't help but pick up the teacup and take a sip of tea to hide his embarrassment, and then he said again: "We'll talk about this later... But I did think this was a formal place for drinking tea and singing songs."
Xiao Jiwu believed it, otherwise he would not be so calm.
Hearing this, he nodded in response: "Well, I believe Qingqing."
Yun Qingshi nodded after hearing this. He pinched the teacup with his thumb and index finger and slowly turned it twice, watching the tea leaves float up and down in the cup. Then he opened his mouth and said, "I have explained everything I need to explain. Now it's your turn. Tell me, why are you here? You agreed not to send anyone to follow me, so you came here by yourself?"
Xiao Jiwu really didn't come with them this time, but since the boy was not around, he wanted to come out and meet someone, but unexpectedly they met here again.
Xiao Jiwu then answered frankly: "No, I came here to see the Minister of Justice, and I didn't expect to run into you downstairs."
Hearing this, Yun Qingshi narrowed his eyes, clearly disbelieving, "Still pretending? I'm close to you, and you're trying to trick me? Where's the Minister of Justice? Where is he? Why do I only see you? Is there a third person in this room? If you have the guts, get him out right now."
Xiao Jiwu: ...
Prince Xiao was also helpless after hearing this. He was about to continue explaining when Ying Yi's voice suddenly came from the door.
"Master, the people have arrived."
Yun Qingshi:!
Is it true?
He couldn't help but ask Xiao Jiwu again: "Is it really a coincidence?"
Xiao Jiwu nodded sincerely: "Really."
Yun Qingshi: ...
Hiss, he really misunderstood Xiao Jiwu...
Yun Qingshi suddenly stood up awkwardly and scratched the back of his head, then nodded and said, "Okay, you go do your thing, I'll be leaving first."
Seeing this, Xiao Jiwu couldn't help but stand up and ask, "Where are you going?"
Yun Qingshi replied, "I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to West Street to buy two pounds of sugar-roasted chestnuts."
Of course he couldn't eat two kilograms by himself, so he wanted to buy some and share it with everyone.
"Please let them in quickly. It's not good to keep them waiting." Yun Qingshi continued, "I'll save some sugar-roasted chestnuts for you. Remember to come back early."
Prince Xiao naturally agreed happily: "Okay."
Yun Qingshi finally nodded and left Fengyaju with Ying Twelve.
Then he went directly to West Street where they sold sugar-roasted chestnuts.
It was getting close to dusk and more and more people were coming to the street. There was a small queue in front. Yun Qingshi quickly pulled Ying Twelve to join the queue.
Yun Qingshi was a little worried that the food would be sold out by the time it was his turn, but when there were about four or five people in front of him, the proprietress brought out a new pot.
There’s no need to worry about that, and the food right out of the pot is the most fragrant, Yun Qingshi thought happily.
But just when two more people had walked forward, a loud noise suddenly came from not far away.
Yun Qingshi looked in the direction of the sound and found that it came from the city gate.
There are seven gates in the imperial city, and this is one of them.
From a distance, one could only see that there seemed to be a lot of people blocking the way outside the city gate, but the voices of those people were too numerous and too mixed, so Yun Qingshi couldn't hear what they were saying at all. He could only see that the officers and soldiers at the city gate seemed to be holding weapons and scolding the people fiercely.
Just when Yun Qingshi was puzzled, a customer in front of him who was buying chestnuts sighed and spoke.
"Alas, the locust plague in Yuquan County is too serious. The locusts have eaten all the food, and the people can only starve. They really can't survive, so they come here to beg for food. But this year's harvest is not good. I heard that the several counties near Yuquan County are not much better. They are lucky enough to be able to take care of themselves. Who can take care of—"
Before the man could finish, the other woman who was with him interrupted him: "Shut up right there! Do you know we're out here? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll sew your mouth shut, believe it or not? You know, trouble comes from the mouth, don't you? Are you looking for trouble because your life is too good?"
The man immediately waved his hands to indicate that he would not speak any more: "Shut up, my lady, shut up."
"That's about right." said the woman.
Then, after the boss had packed the chestnuts, the two men left.
It was Yun Qingshi's turn, but he was still looking at the city gate.
Seeing this, the chestnut vendor had no choice but to remind him: "Young Master? Young Master, please take a look at how many chestnuts you want."
Yun Qingshi came back to his senses after hearing the voice, and after a pause replied, "Two pounds, please help me pack it up."
"Okay." The chestnut seller smiled and started packing chestnuts.
Yun Qingshi lowered his head and dug out a piece of silver from his purse, ready to pay later. But after thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Old man, how long has the city gate been like this?"
There was nothing to be ashamed of. The chestnut vendor quickly replied, "Probably... about three days."
They are all pitiful people. As he spoke, the boss couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, why don't they understand? It's impossible to let them in."
The chestnuts were almost ready. After the boss finished speaking, he handed the hot chestnuts to Yun Qingshi: "Alright, here are your two pounds of sugar-roasted chestnuts, sir."
Upon hearing the sound, Yun Qingshi gave the silver to the boss and waited for the change, then took the chestnut and held it in his hand.
He could understand why the refugees were not allowed in. Once they came in, the entire imperial city would be in chaos. This was the capital of a country and the face of the country. The people below did not dare to let the victims in.
But, not letting them in is one thing, can’t we give them something to eat?
We can't just watch those people starve to death outside the city gate.
Well, those people can really do it.
Since ancient times, corrupt officials have been a common occurrence.
Even if the higher authorities allocate food for disaster relief, not much of it can actually be eaten by the victims.
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