Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Miss, what should we do now?"

Uncle Fu's face was filled with worry. "We don't have enough food. We can only sell it for about three days. Once the rice shop runs out of food, it will damage our reputation."

He couldn't manage the refined salt and facial mask business of the Prince Chu's Mansion, but he was responsible for the Shen family's grain business, and he couldn't ignore it.

A trace of sadness appeared on Shen Wanying's delicate face.

In the past few days, there have been rumors in Kyoto that Chu Ning won a great victory in Yunzhou, but he also killed General Xiahou Ren in public. The troubles that the Chu Palace and the Shen family are encountering now must have been caused by the Xiahou family.

Unfortunately, Chu Ning was on her way back to Beijing at this moment, and she could only face the revenge of the Xiahou family alone.

She knew very well that she could not retreat, otherwise she would lose face for the Chu Palace!

The Xiahou family was taking revenge in this way and wanted to take action before Chu Ning returned to Beijing.

She must deal with it!

Taking a deep breath, Shen Wanying suppressed her inner worries and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Fu, secretly send people to other rice and grain stores to buy food and replenish it in our store.

In addition, grain transport teams from all over the country were notified to gather at Hulao Pass outside Sizhou and were not allowed to transport grain to Beijing without authorization.

As for when the food can be delivered, wait for my notice!"

Uncle Fu was stunned when he heard this: "Miss, if we do this, we will have to put in a lot of money."

Shen Wanying's expression was firm, and a tough look appeared on her beautiful face: "The situation is like this, we can't retreat!

You don't have to worry about the money. The Chu Palace and the Shen family will prepare it for you. You just need to make sure that there are no problems with our rice and grain store."

She must protect her own rice and grain store at all costs.

This is not just a matter of face. Once the Shen family's rice store's reputation is destroyed, who will provide food for Chu Ning in the future?

The reason why Chu Ning could fight so confidently at the front line without having to worry about food and grass was because of the food supply from her Shen family!

Now someone wants to take over the Shen family’s rice store, which would destroy Chu Ning’s foundation.

She would never allow it!

Even if it means losing money, she must preserve Chu Ning's foundation!

"I understand," Uncle Fu responded, bowed and left.

The situation was urgent, so Uncle Fu did not dare to delay and had to prepare food as soon as possible.

After dealing with this matter, Shen Wanying turned to look at Liu Shouren beside her.

"Master Liu, the facial mask and refined salt were robbed. Did you go to the Ministry of Justice and mention this to Master Ling?"

The Ministry of Justice has great power. Since refined salt and facial masks were stolen in Sizhou, the matter is of course under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice.

But Liu Shouren smiled bitterly and said: "I went to find the Minister of Justice Ling in person, but he was not in the Ministry of Justice. It was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice who received me.

After I explained my purpose, the other party said they needed to investigate, and because the robbers did not leave any clues, it would take a long time to investigate the matter. "

Shen Wanying raised her eyebrows.

Although this is said beautifully, any discerning person can hear the excuse in it.

If the Ministry of Justice really wanted to investigate, how could they not send people to the scene immediately?

"It seems that it is impossible to expect the Ministry of Justice to find the robbers!"

Shen Wanying narrowed her eyebrows slightly, pondered for a moment, and slowly said: "In this case, let's just stop the refined salt and facial mask business.

Tell the transport team to transport the goods outside the Sizhou territory first, so as not to give the other party a chance to rob them."

But Liu Shouren looked embarrassed after hearing this.

"Princess, if we do this, the city will inevitably be short of refined salt, which will in turn make them offend everyone in the city."

Liu Shouren smiled bitterly and said, "I think this may be the purpose of the Xiahou family. They want to make the Chu Palace the target of public criticism."

As expected of an old official who has been in the officialdom for many years, he hit the nail on the head.

Although Shen Wanying is the most talented woman in Da Chu, she is not as comprehensive as Liu Shouren in considering some things.

Only after being reminded by Liu Shouren did Shen Wanying come to her senses.

The Xiahou family's goal is not only to cut off the financial resources of the Chu Palace, but also to push the Chu Palace to the opposite side of everyone!

"I see!"

Shen Wanying's pretty face showed a hint of anger: "It seems that the Xiahou family has made up their minds to become our enemy!"

Liu Shouren nodded and said in a deep voice: "The news that General Xiahou Ren was killed by His Highness should be true, otherwise the Xiahou family would not be so crazy.

I suggest that you ask Bingzhou to send some soldiers to escort the refined salt and facial mask over, at least to ensure that nothing goes wrong before Your Highness returns!"

Things were developing too quickly, and even Liu Shouren didn't have a good plan to deal with it at the moment.

The Xiahou family acted quickly and accurately, catching them off guard.

Now there are only two options: either dispatch troops from Bingzhou to escort refined salt and facial masks, or allow the refined salt to be cut off and the Chu Palace to be pushed to the opposite side of everyone.

Shen Wanying understood the meaning of Liu Shouren's words, but after pondering for a moment, she shook her head slightly.

"No, now all the troops of Bingzhou have gone to attack Zhao State, leaving only a few thousand people to guard. If these people are transferred away, if someone causes trouble in Bingzhou, it will be more trouble than gain."

Bingzhou is a large province under the autonomous jurisdiction of Chuning. It has refined salt mines and a base for producing facial masks, so there must be no problems.

There are not many soldiers left in Bingzhou now. If these people are transferred away, it will give others the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Liu Shouren had been an official in Bingzhou before, so he certainly understood the importance of Bingzhou. He fell silent when he heard this.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense and the two were at a loss for what to do.

After a while, Shen Wanying sighed: "The Xiahou family's move is really powerful. The Chu Palace has become passive now.

However, the refined salt and facial masks in the city should be able to last for a few days. We can first have someone transport the refined salt and facial masks to the border of Sizhou!

In a few days, the King of Chu should return to Kyoto, and by then, he should be able to deal with this matter."

Sizhou is now blocked by troops sent by Xiahou Yan, and nothing from the Chu Palace or the Shen family can enter!

In this case, we can only transport the things to the border of Sizhou first and wait for Chu Ning to come back to deal with them.

"That's all it can do."

Liu Shouren smiled helplessly: "I hope His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu can return as soon as possible, otherwise the situation in the court may change."

Shen Wanying frowned: "What did Lord Liu hear?"

Liu Shouren's face straightened: "It was the intelligence organization formed by Lord Deng who found out that there were some unusual movements on the side of the Crown Prince. It is said that they have united many officials in the court and are ready to support Xiahou Yan to become the general.

Judging from the time, His Majesty should have received the good news. For such a major event, His Majesty will definitely return to the court.

Once His Majesty returns, the matter of the killing of the general, as well as the vacant positions of general and minister of war, will surely be fought over by everyone!

As the son of the last general, Xiahou Yan has a high prestige in the army. If he is recommended by the crown prince, he has a high chance of becoming a general!"

After hearing this, Shen Wanying fell silent.

The death of Xiahou Ren not only caused a confrontation between the Xiahou family and the Chu Palace, but also triggered a struggle in the court!

She knew that Kyoto would not be peaceful from now on!

"Send someone to inform His Royal Highness the King of Chu about these things immediately!"

All Shen Wanying can do now is to protect the Prince Chu's Mansion as much as possible to prevent any mistakes. As for how to deal with it, she will have to wait for Chu Ning to come back!