In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

"what happened?"

The two of them hurried forward and asked.

Pei Huizhou said, "People from Liangzhou have entered Qingzhou without a travel permit. They seem to be fleeing. They say the price of rice in Liangzhou has skyrocketed from a dozen coins to thirty-six coins per catty! Ordinary coarse grains are already twenty coins per catty. People can't afford it at all!"

"...There are many more refugees over there, and the Bai family rice shop in Liangzhou has been directly closed down by the Liangzhou governor. The situation over there is unclear!"

"When Prime Minister Wang and the Qingzhou Governor heard about this, they were furious and asked me to invite you, Lady Bai, over to ask about the situation at the Bai Family Rice Shop.

Bai Lu's face changed. She didn't bother to beat Pei Huizhou up, and hurried to the tent with the prince and the others.

The Qingzhou governor was in the tent, and there were a few refugee civilians downstairs.

Those fleeing civilians were covered in dust, had panic-stricken looks, and were pale and thin... They were almost as thin as human skin!

Bai Lu looked at it carefully and felt thrilling.

When I was in Liangzhou before, the people had never suffered such hardships and were so hungry!

A long time ago, Liangzhou was not as developed as Qingzhou, so the people of Liangzhou were on average thinner than those of Qingzhou.

But since Bailu's rice shop opened, the people of Liangzhou no longer suffer from hunger, and they have become much fatter than before.

Judging from their appearance, the people of Qingzhou are not as fat as the people of Liangzhou, but they are better dressed than the people of Liangzhou.

But now... they have fallen into such a state!!

When the people saw Bai Lu coming, they all burst into tears.

The people of Liangzhou all knew Bailu. Only Bailu was willing to provide them with food during the war... Only Bailu was willing to lower the price of his rice shop and give them a way out!

They all knelt before Bai Lu, complaining non-stop: "Lady Bai, we finally see you. We thought we would never see you again in this life..."

"The governor of Liangzhou doesn't treat us as human beings, wuwuwu..."

"What's going on?!" Seeing the miserable state of these people, Bai Lu hurriedly said to them, "Eat something first, and we'll talk after you finish eating!"

If they don't eat something, these people will probably starve to death.

The Qingzhou governor nodded hurriedly. At this time, the food prepared by the army outside was also brought in. It was white rice with fragrant and spicy shredded potatoes and braised pork.

These people ate one bowl and stopped eating immediately. They hurriedly said to Bai Lu, "Lady Bai, we will eat later. Let me tell you about this first!"

The people were anxious, "This is a huge matter! I'm afraid we in Liangzhou are going to be in trouble!"

"The price of rice in Liangzhou... has been rising since the war in Qingzhou. We thought it was just a matter of fighting in Qingzhou, so we didn't think much of it! Although it's hard to believe, war is a natural disaster. What can ordinary people like us do? We can only tighten our belts and try to survive!"

"...But after we persevered for so long and finally won the battle in Qingzhou, we thought the price of rice would drop, but it actually kept rising!"

"We immediately felt something was wrong. How could the price of rice keep going up instead of down?!"

The voices of the people of Liangzhou gradually choked with sobs. They wiped their tears, feeling very sad. "...Our parents felt something was wrong at the time. After all, they are elderly and knowledgeable! They said there might be a disaster in Liangzhou!"

"They told us to flee to Qingzhou as soon as possible. The price of food in Qingzhou might be cheaper than in Liangzhou!"

"...After all, we in Liangzhou did fight a war back then. During the war, the price of rice in Liangzhou was only 20 wen per jin. How come it's now over 30 wen per jin? Let alone rice, we can't even afford ordinary coarse grains!"

"Yes, Madam Bailu, when you were in Liangzhou, we could even afford rice. We were at war at the time, and you sold it to us for a penny a pound. We ate our fill, and the children didn't starve to death!"

"But now there's no war in Liangzhou, but there is in Qingzhou. We can't even get enough to eat. One of our children has even starved to death!" He burst into tears. "It was only because my father and mother went on a hunger strike and starved themselves to death for their children that we saved a child from starving to death!"

"At least four of our children are alive now, and only one child and two elderly people died. Otherwise, many more would have died..."

Bai Lu and the others listened, looked at each other, and fell into silence.

There was a dead silence in the air.

Sadness is spreading here.

Then the Qingzhou prefect asked in a trembling voice, "What's going on with the Bai family rice shop? Why was it sealed off by the Liangzhou prefect?!"

Then several people were heard saying sadly, "I don't know! The prefect said... Bai's rice shop is suspected of smuggling rice to foreign countries. To prevent smuggling, all the rice in the shop has been confiscated!"

"..."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

"Does he have any evidence?!"

"Where's the evidence? Whatever the Liangzhou governor says is true," the people cried. "We used to have the Bai Family Rice Shop providing us with food, so we could eat our fill... But now that we don't have it, we're fleeing like a tide."

"We just ran early, so we arrived in Qingzhou City early."

"...Those who escaped late, after the Bai family rice shop was sealed, probably weren't even able to escape before being captured by the Liangzhou troops! Their heads were even impaled on the city walls..."

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The Liangzhou army actually wants to arrest civilians!

Something is definitely wrong in Liangzhou.

Duke Liang thought for a moment and then took the initiative to speak to the crowd, "We've felt something was wrong with Liang Province before, but now it's being brought out into the open!"

"I don't know what your majesty means. How about we take the army and go over there to take a look?"

Zhou Langya nodded and said, "When I came here this time, His Majesty specifically told me that if the situation in Liang Province is not right, I should immediately lead the army to Liang Province!"

After hearing this, the Duke of Liang said directly: "In this case, let's contact the army in Liang Province and cooperate with each other..."

It turned out that they had known something was wrong in Liang Province a long time ago, and Duke Liang and his men had already contacted the army in Liang Province.

Hearing this, Zhou Langya glanced at him and said, "Then it'll be a piece of cake. Getting to Liangzhou... is just a matter of time."

When the prince heard this, he was almost certain that there was something wrong with the governor of Liangzhou. He was either trying to profit from the national crisis or was a traitor. He wanted to let the people of Liangzhou starve to death!!!

But this time, since there is no evidence of rebellion, he can only be dealt with as the governor of Liangzhou who made a fortune from the national disaster!

He immediately waved his cloak and said, "Let's go. We will immediately send the army to Liangzhou. I will personally see you off."

"General Zhou, Liangzhou is now in your hands. As for Qingzhou... we will keep an eye on it from here!"

Zhou Langya nodded.

Suddenly, Bai Lu pulled his sleeve, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"What's wrong? White Snake." Zhou Langya asked her gently.

Then Bai Lu sighed and said, "Go over there... and take good care of the Empress Dowager for me." She whispered this in the ear.

Zhou Langya's eyes widened after hearing this, and then he nodded and said, "Okay."

The Empress Dowager is still there. I don’t know how she is doing. She definitely doesn’t like the actions of the Governor of Liangzhou. She might be in danger.

Bai Lu was also very anxious, and felt upset thinking about these things.

General Zhou is leaving now.

Seeing him leave, the people of Liangzhou cried and laughed and said, "Thank you General Zhou for leaving, thank you Qingzhou Zhizhou, congratulations to Lady Bai, thank you His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, our Liangzhou is saved, woo woo woo..."

A burst of crying was heard, and Bai Lu and the others comforted the people: "Don't worry, we are fine in Liangzhou. The war in Qingzhou will not affect Liangzhou."

"The Governor of Liangzhou... probably just wants to make a fortune from the national crisis!"

"..."

Really?

But if they just wanted to make a fortune from the national disaster, why would the army from Liangzhou be dispatched to capture those people?

I also heard that their heads were cut off and thrown onto the city walls of Liangzhou.

The people of Liangzhou were all crying, some shrinking their necks in fear! !

"..."

Afterwards, the Qingzhou prefect took the people from Liangzhou aside and questioned them in detail.

After a night, they all sighed uncomfortably: "The people of Liangzhou are definitely in danger again. The governor of Liangzhou has bad intentions!"

"You say...could he collude with the Turks?"

"If we collude with the Turks, it will be really difficult!"

I originally thought that the war in Qingzhou would be stable and there would be no problem.

If they collude with the Turks, there will be trouble in Liang Province, and Qing Province will also suffer...

The prefect of Qingzhou didn't get a good night's sleep at all.

The remaining people in the tent were all their own people, so Bai Lu said directly to the Qingzhou governor: "Don't worry..."

"If the governor of Liangzhou is colluding with the Turks, the Turks won't be able to go to Liangzhou alone and can only go through Qingzhou!"

"We just need to strictly control all the roads in Qingzhou."

The Qingzhou governor thought about it and nodded, feeling that it made sense: "Yes, that should be the reason."

He consoled himself, "The Governor of Liangzhou probably feels that the Emperor is far away... and the Duke of Liang is his relative. He just wants to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune during the national crisis. It shouldn't be a big deal!"

"If they collude with the Turks...the only way they can succeed is through business."

"The Turks can only disguise themselves as merchants, but Bailu, you should have the children watch over them for a while. They will be able to discover any movement in Qingzhou immediately!"

"There are so many children, and there are soldiers strictly guarding Qingzhou. I have also deployed defenses on my side. How could there be a problem?!"

If there is a problem, they will find it immediately...

As he was speaking, he heard the voice of a soldier outside: "Your Excellency the Governor of Qingzhou, Marquis Anguo! Several county ladies and princesses wish to speak to Marquis Anguo."

"We are discussing military affairs. See you."

General Li waved his hand and told the soldiers outside, "Tell them that I, Old Li, will come and play with them later."

"Her mother is busy..."

"Yes!" The voice of the soldier outside came again.

Soon, the tent was blown open!

Seven little moons suddenly rushed in and said to Bai Lu with nervous eyes, "Mom, mom, something bad has happened!"

"I discovered some Turkic spies outside. They disguised themselves as merchants and mixed in with the team. We caught them!"

"What?!" After hearing this, everyone was stunned and shocked!

Then Xiao Qiyue hurriedly said, "Mom, go take a look outside!"

Everyone hurried to a tent outside and saw several merchants being held captive inside, with cloth gagged in their mouths and extremely thick ropes tied around their bodies.

Everyone looked at it, their eyes twitching...

These businessmen seemed to be uneasy at first sight.

If Bai Lu was just an ordinary person, it wouldn't be noticeable.

She looked carefully...and saw that these people were tall and strong, with particularly thick beards. They were obviously martial artists and should be Turkic soldiers!

Bai Lu's expression darkened, and she immediately placed her hands on their arms. After taking their pulses, she nodded, "They are indeed martial artists. They have been using weapons for years, and they even have calluses on their hands."

"Hurry up and put them all in the prison and ask them why they wanted to go to Liangzhou."

"Also, quickly help me call the head of the Shangguan family!"

Bai Qi and Mu Guiying nodded hurriedly and sent these Turkic soldiers to the Tianlao for interrogation.

On the other side, Bai Lu called the head of the Shangguan family and several wealthy businessmen into a tent alone.

Several generals also went about their own business.

At this time, Bai Lu seemed to be the backbone here. That was because they preferred to let Bai Lu control the overall situation here and be a military advisor like the brothers of the Bai family.

They planned to train their troops and then go back to defend the city!

The situation is not right now, they have to be extremely alert.

If the Turkic soldiers come back or if spies launch a surprise attack, a lot of soldiers will be lost.

Inside the tent, the head of the Shangguan family and several wealthy businessmen all asked Bai Lu, "What's wrong, Lady Bai?"

"Why did you call us here suddenly? Did something big happen?"

"Do you need money for military pay or are you out of weapons? We can pay you with silver!"

"But I can't pay too much!"

"..."

Listening to what they said, Bai Lu smiled and said to them, "Don't worry, you won't have to pay."

"...I'm trying to tell you that recently, be careful of businessmen you've never worked with before who suddenly approach you about collaborating!"

"We have several merchants disguised as Turkic soldiers. If you have any traveling merchant groups heading to the neighboring counties, be careful!"

Although there is a war outside Qingzhou, everything inside Qingzhou is going on as usual, and everyone is still doing business.

Hearing this, the expressions of several wealthy businessmen changed: "What? Turkic soldiers disguised as merchants?! Oh my god, where are they going?!"

"They are going to Liangzhou."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of several wealthy businessmen changed drastically.

"We previously suspected that the Liangzhou governor was trying to profit from the national crisis... but we didn't dare suspect him of treason and collusion with the Turks!"

"Now we have irrefutable evidence that he is indeed going to be a traitor." Bai Lu said with a grim expression, "Liangzhou is in danger. We must be careful!"