Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Everyone was extremely nervous. Captain Xu turned around anxiously and gave instructions to the guards behind him.

"Quick, quick, go find a doctor, quick..."

"return!"

The guard who had just run away was called back by Xiao Yichen.

"Mr. Xiao, poisoning is no small matter. You..."

"Did I say it was poisoned? I just couldn't resist eating another bite. No, I've packed all these bowls. Don't touch them."

Lu Jiusi's solemn expression relaxed, and everyone's worries were in vain. Captain Xu and Qingyu ignored Xiao Yichen's obstruction and each grabbed a bowl and started eating. Captain Xu also shared the rice in the bowl with the guards around him to taste together.

Everyone was nervous, except Lu Jiusi and Xiao Yichen, who seemed calm. It was not until the afternoon that those who had eaten rice showed no abnormalities, and everyone's worries were completely relieved. The entire military camp was well fed and well-drinking that night, and everyone was smiling happily.

In Yongyang City, Shen Nanyan slept until the afternoon before waking up. After waking up, she did not get up but just lay there. Her legs felt like they were broken today and could hardly touch the ground. When she finally got up, her stomach was growling with hunger, so she leaned against the door. After waiting for a long time, she saw a waiter passing by. Shen Nanyan hurriedly called him and asked him to bring up some food, and the waiter readily agreed.

In about half an hour, the waiter knocked on the door with some food. Looking at the delicious food, Shen Nanyue couldn't help but sigh. The rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing to death on the streets. Outside the restaurant, there are countless people bleeding for a bite of leftovers. In order to defend the city, the soldiers outside the city dared not retreat even if they had no food. If they knew that they were protecting such people, I wonder how they would feel.

"Sir, the food is served. Please enjoy your meal."

At this moment, Shen Nanyan had changed her clothes, her skin color was dark, and she had a big mole on her face, so it was hard to tell whether she was a man or a woman.

"Thank you for your hard work. Take this."

Shen Nanyan reached out and pushed a silver ingot to the waiter. This was his half-year salary. The waiter's eyes made Shen Nanyan know that the money was well spent.

"This... Sir, you are so generous. I am deeply grateful."

As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out to take the silver. Shen Nanyan took the lead and picked up the chopsticks, seemingly preparing to pick up some food. However, the chopsticks did not reach for the plate, but fell on the silver. The waiter was also smart. He stopped immediately and took a step back.

"If you need anything else, please let me know."

"It's nothing special. I just arrived in Yongyang City and don't know anything, so I want to ask you a few questions."

"Sir, please feel free to ask. There is nothing in Yongyang City that I don't know."

Shen Nanyan put down her chopsticks, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Now that there's a severe drought, hasn't the government opened its granaries to distribute grain to the people?"

The waiter raised his eyes and looked at Shen Nanyan warily. Shen Nanyan then realized that her question sounded a bit official. What if he mistook her for a court official and came for a secret visit? She couldn't tell the truth.

"I came into the city hoping to find a shop to do business, but before I even found one, it was robbed by unscrupulous people. If the government had offered relief, this wouldn't have happened."

The waiter's brows seemed to relax.

"Where does the government have food? The food is all in the city lord's house. The city lord only cares about money, so he doesn't care about anything else."

"Oh, so, your boss must be quite wealthy, otherwise how could you still open a business at this time?"

"To be honest, our restaurant belongs to the city lord. Otherwise, we wouldn't have any food to trade. But since the drought, we've made quite a bit of money. Some poor people even trade their daughters for a bowl of porridge. The city lord is in for a treat."

Looking at the waiter's disgusting face, Shen Nanyan instantly lost the mood to ask further questions. After asking two more questions while enduring the discomfort, she pushed the silver to the ground and asked the waiter to leave. As long as there was silver, the waiter didn't care whether he took it from the table or picked it up from the ground. He would just leave happily after picking up the silver.

Looking at the food on the table, I felt nauseous, so I simply sat by the window. As the night slowly fell, I took out a bowl of instant noodles. After eating, I stayed by the window, looking at the people struggling below, feeling a lot of emotions in my heart.

【Wu You, Wu You? 】

Shen Nanyan called out a few times, but Wu You didn't respond. She thought she must have gone out to play again. After Wu You became smaller, her mentality seemed to become like a child's, and she was thinking about how to play all day long.

Pinching her aching leg, Shen Nanyan went back to bed. Just as she was about to go to sleep, Wu You suddenly appeared beside the bed.

【Are you looking for me? 】

[Oh my god! You... you just came out without saying anything. You scared me.]

[I did it on purpose, hehe... Why are you looking for me? I just went to play with the judge.]

[There is food in the city, but someone is holding it hostage and only wants to make money from it. What do you think we should do?]

[What else can I do? Go get him!]

Shen Nanyan couldn't help but smile, she knew that Wu You must have the same idea as her.

【Then it depends on you.】

【you say. 】

[I've inquired about it. The food is in the hands of the city lord. His name is Lei Wanjin, and he lives in the largest house in the south of the city.]

[Okay, I'll go make his food disappear right now.]

Wu You is an impatient person. He said he couldn't wait even a second to do it to Lei Wanjin. Shen Nanyan grabbed Wu You.

"No, if we take the grain, how can we hand it over to the people? We can't do this. We have to let Lei Wanjin take out the grain himself."

What can you do?

[You go to the Lei Mansion. Overnight, everyone except Lei Wanjin will encounter accidents, big or small, especially his children. This is a final warning to Lei Wanjin. He must open the granaries and release the grain unconditionally, otherwise he will be the next to die. Rich people like this are the most cautious about their lives.]

[That's a good idea. I will grant your wish.]

Wu You raised her chubby little face proudly, with her hands on her hips, she was so beautiful.

Only after seeing Wu You off did Shen Nanyue fall asleep peacefully. She was too tired these past two days. She didn't know if her leg would recover after two more days of rest. She could only blame herself for rarely going out.

In the military camp, Lu Jiusi took Xiao Yichen back to the granary in the dark, wondering if anyone would come at night. He asked Captain Xu to strengthen patrols, but pretended to leave a gap in order to wait for someone to come. As a result, it was almost dawn, and nothing showed up except a few rats.

The next morning, Shen Nanyan was awakened by the noise outside before she got up. When she opened the window, she saw a lot of people downstairs, supporting each other and running towards the outside of the city. Thinking something had happened, Shen Nanyan hurriedly packed up and went out. When she went downstairs, she met the shopkeeper. Seeing that it was a distinguished guest, the shopkeeper came up to greet her.

"What's going on outside?"

Shen Nanyan took the opportunity to ask.

"I heard that the people from the military camp outside the city were distributing porridge. These poor people must be so happy."

The greasy shopkeeper spoke of these common people with a look of contempt. Shen Nanyue said nothing, but felt warm in her heart. She didn't expect that Lu Jiusi was not as he seemed. It was really a good idea to give him the food.