The Kingdom of Marriage: My Stunning Empress

At the same time, Diao Meiniang quickly told Han Shuo what she had just seen: "My dear, this is dangerous!"

"The third son of the Murong family wants to attack you and force you into a desperate situation!"

"It seems that the Third Young Master has taken a fancy to your sister-in-law."

"While he hasn't started to exert his strength yet, you should leave the capital immediately!"

Han Shuo stared at Diao Meiniang's beautiful yet panic-stricken face.

He smiled and said, "Be good, don't be afraid."

At this moment, Han Shuo looked like he was coaxing a two or three-year-old girl, with a smile on his face.

His broad palm gently stroked Diao Meiniang's delicate face.

Han Shuo said, "Although I don't know how powerful this Third Young Master is, I heard everything he said to Wang Fuwei just now."

"Since the Third Young Master is so powerful, he could kill a wealthy businessman like Wang Fuwei with just a word. Why doesn't he just send someone to do it directly?"

"Obviously, there's more to this than meets the eye."

"And if I'm not mistaken, my brother's death is probably related to this incident!"

"The Murong family has deep roots in Xuanyuan Country. We can't leave without understanding the situation. There must be something fishy going on!"

Diao Meiniang still looked a little flustered. She grabbed Han Shuo's hand and said anxiously, "My dear, my dear, you have no idea how terrifying the Murong family is!"

Han Shuo imitated Diao Meiniang's previous posture and gently placed a finger on Diao Meiniang's moist lips.

He comforted her, "Don't worry, the enemy is in the open, and I am in the dark!"

"The advantage is mine!"

Diao Meiniang stared at Han Shuo's brilliant smile, and for a moment, her heart was moved again.

But at the same time, she thought of the horror of the Murong family, so much so that she even thought about it in her heart.

Could it be that my young master is really a fool?

……

Kunwu City, the capital of Xuanyuan Kingdom.

It is a very large "回"-shaped structure.

It is divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities. The inner city is where high-ranking officials, nobles and aristocratic families live.

The markets in the city are lined up in an orderly manner.

In the far north is the imperial city.

The inner city wall is ten feet high and is heavily guarded day and night!

But in comparison, the outer city seemed to be a mixed bag and in chaos.

The population of the outer city is far greater than that of the inner city.

According to preliminary official statistics, there are a total of 52 districts inside and outside the outer city, with a population of about 200,000!

Such a huge outer city is bound to breed numerous forces and factions.

And all of this is under the jurisdiction of the Jinwu Guard.

Generally speaking, anyone who dares to cause trouble inside or outside the imperial city will be severely attacked by the Jinwu Guards!

However, in recent months, due to severe drought in Yongzhou and Jingji areas, many refugees have poured into the capital from the disaster areas.

Therefore, in the outer city, beggars begging on the streets and refugees gathering in groups of three or five can be seen everywhere.

Han Shuo did not go home, but quietly followed Wang Fuwei.

As he walked along, Han Shuo saw that in addition to pedestrians on the street, there were also many beggars begging. At the same time, in the corners of the alleys, he could always see some ragged, skinny refugees.

Their current situation is shocking!

Seeing these people, Han Shuo was deeply touched. After all, Han Shuo was once the same as them!

The only difference is that he lives in a peaceful era, while here, it is a world where people eat each other!

When Han Shuo saw Wang Fuwei, he pretended to be arrogant and came to a group of refugees with two servants.

He had two servants gather together about twenty refugees who looked strong and sturdy.

Then he would put his hands behind his back and boss them around with all sorts of benefits.

At this moment, Wang Fuwei's true nature as a profiteer was fully revealed.

All the benefits he promised were just verbal.

He told these people that a shop called "Han's Rice" owed him a lot of money.

Since their boss is dead, they can't get the money back now.

So, these people were asked to run to the rice shop to beg for money. If they couldn’t get any, they would steal all the rice!

And all the looted things belong to these refugees!

The refugees were a little hesitant at first, but Wang Fuwei kept persuading them and promised that the officials had already informed them and would not pursue any responsibility.

But even so, the refugees looked at each other, and no one dared to take this step.

It was not until this time that Wang Fuwei pointed to a few refugees in the corner of the alley next to him, who were already starving and huddled together like insects.

"Don't tell me, you still want your women and children to starve to death like them? And rot in this alley!?"

"There's plenty of rice and flour waiting for you to grab, and you're still sitting here waiting to die!?"

"You guys can just go grab the rice and noodles, and I'll take care of the rest!"

So, under Wang Fuwei's instigation, these already starving refugees rushed towards Han Shuo's rice shop in a frenzy!

Han Jie runs three stores in total.

A rice shop, a cloth shop, and a winery.

If Han Jie hadn't died, with these three stores, he could at least become a wealthy man in this outer city.

A family of several people live a peaceful life.

But now that Han Jie is dead, things will naturally become more difficult for this family.

Especially a woman like Yang Pan'er, who is naturally gentle and weak in nature and does not know how to do business.

As soon as they arrived at the rice shop, they found that a large group of people had surrounded their shop.

At that moment, there were about twenty people standing at the door of the store, led by a dark, strong man with a full beard.

It looks like a big black bear!

He roared in a rough voice: "Boss, we are here to buy rice!"

The big black bear looked ferocious while shouting. He didn't look like he was here to buy rice.

It's like he's here to rob!

The owner of the rice shop is a loyal and honest man.

Seeing that his wife was too frightened to move, he hurried forward and shouted, "What are you doing?"

"I'm telling you, this is the capital, you won't be allowed to run wild!"

"Hurry up and leave! Don't cause any trouble here! The capital is different from other places. There are Jinwu Guards on duty at every street corner here. If you cause trouble, you will be shot!"

The leading big black bear cursed angrily: "Damn it, you won't give it to me, right?"

"Okay, everyone grab it!"

He immediately took his men and rushed forward!

A group of people quickly rushed into the shop and packed it full!

At this moment, Yang Pan'er, the shop owner and the shop assistant were huddled behind the counter.

They looked at the large group of ferocious refugees in fear, and even the experienced shop owner was at a loss.

What's more, it's a weak woman like Yang Pan'er who has never experienced anything big?