Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

The shopkeeper and the servant were standing at the door when the servant who stopped Shen Nanyue yesterday stumbled over and grabbed the shopkeeper in panic. One of his shoes was lost.

"Quick...quick...quickly close the store, close it."

"What happened? Why are you closing the door?"

"The mayor wants us to... give away all the food in the store. Not a single grain is allowed to remain. Even the gate of the Lei Mansion has started giving out rice and silver."

The shopkeeper was also confused. He had followed Lei Wanjin for so many years, but had never seen him so generous that he actually gave rice and money to the people. In Lei Wanjin's eyes, these poor people were dogs and they didn't deserve to live at all. But what was wrong with him today?

After thinking for a moment, the shopkeeper looked at the servant with a strange look in his eyes.

"Are you spreading lies? You and I both know who City Lord Lei is. How could they possibly do such a thing? Don't talk nonsense here. If the City Lord finds out, you'll have several lives to lose."

"Really, yesterday..."

The servant glanced at Shen Nanyan with an evasive look, then reached out and pulled the shopkeeper, and the two of them went aside.

"Last night, something terrible happened at the Lei Mansion. All the masters of the Lei family, except Lei Wanjin, were haunted by little ghosts. Some broke their legs, some lost their ears, and Lei Wanjin's concubine even lost all her hair overnight. It was so scary. It is said that it was because of the severe drought. Lei Wanjin was holding back on grain to make money, which angered the gods above him, so he was punished. Last night was just a small punishment. If Lei Wanjin still refused to change his ways, he would have lost his life. Human lives are at stake, and even if Lei Wanjin has someone above him, he dare not go against the gods. So this morning, the Lei Mansion opened the granaries to release grain."

"Is this really true?"

"How could I lie to you? I'd say all of this was done by Lei Wanjin and has nothing to do with us. We can't get involved in this mess. The food isn't ours anyway, so let it go."

The shopkeeper nodded, turned and went back into the house, and just ordered people to clean everywhere. Then he found a confidant, and the two of them whispered a few words, and the man left.

Shen Nanyan didn't stand at the door. She asked the shopkeeper to bring the food upstairs and then went back to her room.

Shen Nanyan had heard the conversation between the servant and the shopkeeper just now. Wu You was ruthless enough to scare Lei Wanjin. The effect was surprisingly good. Now, as long as Lei Wanjin opened the granary and released grain, the people would have food to eat, which was better than starving to death.

Lu Jiusi naturally knew about Lei Wanjin's donation of rice. He was even more confused about the news that something happened to the Lei family. He knew about Lei Wanjin's incident when he came to the border, but he ignored it because, on the one hand, he was too busy to do it. He had to solve the external troubles first before dealing with the internal troubles. He originally planned to take action against the Lei family when the food from Tianyi Pavilion did not arrive, but he did not expect that someone would be quicker than him. On the other hand, Xiao Yichen found out the backer behind Lei Wanjin, and it turned out to be someone he did not expect, so he planned to keep this chess piece. If that person had any ulterior motives in the future, he could also cut off the source of the problem.

"Master, it seems someone is helping us."

When no one is around, Xiao Yichen will still call Lu Jiusi "Master". When he was dying, Lu Jiusi fell from the sky and saved him. From then on, his life belonged to Lu Jiusi. In his heart, Lu Jiusi was more important than his own life.

"Maybe it's not a help, but just a coincidence."

"I just don't know who is behind this. How could they send the food here without us noticing? If this person is not a friend, then we are in danger."

This is also what Lu Jiusi is worried about. Now, because of that person's secret help, the plight of the military camp and the people has been alleviated. Judging from what that person has done, he should not have any bad intentions, but he has never seen him, so he is still worried. If such a capable person is won over by the prince, I am afraid there will be a fierce battle.

However, they guarded for two days and found nothing, which made Lu Jiusi a little discouraged. Since his power and network of relationships were built, there was nothing in the world of Nanling Kingdom that was not under his control. But these two days made him understand that there are always people better than you and there are always mountains better than you. There are always some things that you cannot control.

Thanks to Lei Wanjin's opening of the granaries to distribute grain, the entire Yongyang City came alive. The people were no longer lifeless, and more people appeared on the streets. However, the inn where Shen Nanyue lived remained closed, and only a small door was opened every day to distribute rice, and nothing else was done.

On the third night, Wei Ze arrived at the inn at midnight. Shen Nanyan asked about Shen Yunzhi's situation and learned that he had enough meals every day. Shen Nanyan was so happy. At one o'clock in the morning, the two of them rode out of the city in their night clothes.

This time, Wei Ze took Shen Nanyan on a detour and entered from another place, so that they would encounter fewer guards. After sneaking in, Wei Ze protected Shen Nanyan and used her petite figure to quickly enter the granary. As Wei Ze expected, there was not much food left. Just like last time, the two of them successfully retreated until the weather was getting cooler.

"Is there any other place nearby where we can store food?"

"Miss, do you have any ideas?"

"I can't stay here for long. Only a few granaries are definitely not enough. I want to find a place to store more so that you won't be constrained."

"This... I'm not quite sure, how about I..."

"No need. I'm just asking casually. You wouldn't know anything if you're stuck in the barracks all day. Tomorrow I'll go to the city and ask about the public warehouses. I'll then report the news to Prince Huai."

"Miss, you are alone in the city, please be careful."

"Don't worry, is there any news from Xuansu Country these days?"

"It's also a test. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be another war."

"It's really annoying. They should be given a good beating to prevent them from having a chance to come back to life."

"If it weren't for the food and supplies sent by the young lady, all we could do would be to resist."

"Go back. I'm here and I won't let you go hungry."

After returning to Yongyang City, Shen Nanyue began to inquire about public and private granaries, but because of her identity, she did not dare to be too blatant. She even thought about how to let Lu Jiusi build a few more granaries, but it was obviously impossible. She came here secretly this time, and even Shen Yunzhi didn't know, let alone tell Lu Jiusi.

If he knew that I had come and sent so much food, he would probably think I was a lunatic, and then I might even implicate my brother Shen Yunzhi.

However, after many visits, Shen Nanyan finally found two private warehouses that could be used. If it was a public warehouse, she would have to contact the government office, but she was afraid of attracting Lu Jiusi's attention, so she simply gave up.

The third time to deliver food is tonight. Shen Nanyue plans to leave after this delivery, because the two private warehouses can be used after paying the silver tomorrow. When the time comes, she can just fill them with food and leave a note for Lu Jiusi.

As for the silver, just take it from Lei Wanjin's mansion. He has a whole vault underground anyway, and Shen Nanyue is going to empty it for him so that he can cherish it.