Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

"Again? Strange things?"

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun exchanged a glance, their minds completely bewildered as to what this so-called "strange thing" might be. They only thought to themselves, "There have been too many strange things these past few days..."

Qiu Fu was promoted by Zhu Di and was the most trusted person. He never beat around the bush when speaking.

He said directly, "There's a great philanthropist in our Beiping Prefecture who used his own wealth to prepare a lot of cheap cloth to sell on the streets. But... just now, one of my centurions came back from Tongzhou on business and told me... There's also a great philanthropist in Tongzhou who started selling those cheap cloths yesterday."

"I've asked around too. The owner of that shop in Tongzhou is surnamed Su, not Xu. He's not from the same family as us in Peking."

“I think this is very strange.”

"It's not uncommon for wealthy people to do charity, but generally speaking, they just occasionally give out some food or porridge. I've never heard of them going bankrupt."

"Besides, it's rare to have even one such kind-hearted person, but to have two of them all at once...it just seems strange to me."

Qiu Fu scratched his head, a look of confusion on his face.

Anyway, he couldn't figure it out.

Hear the news.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun were also confused, with expressions of surprise and unexpectedness on their faces. They looked at each other in silence and confusion.

He frowned and thought for a long time.

I can't come to any conclusion...

There is something absolutely correct in what Qiu Fu said: The emergence of one great philanthropist who loses everything he has can be considered a coincidence, but the emergence of two... that's very strange.

Zhu Di's brows were tightly furrowed, and he kept thinking about the strangeness of this matter in his mind, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. In the end, he could only say in a serious tone: "Something is wrong, this is very wrong..."

Seeing that his own prince had no idea what to do.

Qiu Fu suggested, "How about I go to the North Street and arrest the cloth shop owner? Oh no, please come over here... and ask him if he knows anything?"

Zhu Di shook his head.

"No," he said, "I just gave a big reward to Xu Xingchang, the owner of the North Street shop, this morning. Besides, that shop is selling fabrics like crazy right now, and the poor people in Beiping and surrounding areas are all waiting to buy their fabrics. Why would I summon someone to the Prince of Yan's Mansion now?"

I just finished being a good person this morning.

He indeed won the hearts of the people in the Beiping area.

Of course, Zhu Di was unwilling to do something that would go against his own reputation. Not only would his reputation be damaged, but he also had a father watching over him in his private residence.

After saying that, he lowered his eyes and thought for a moment.

Then he raised his head and gave Qiu Fu instructions: "First, send someone to Tongzhou to investigate the specific situation. Also... go to Qingshou Temple and inform Master Daoyan about this matter."

Qiu Fu nodded: "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

Just as he was about to leave, Xu Miaoyun, who was beside Zhu Di, called him back: "Qiu Fu, wait a minute."

"Princess? Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Qiu Fu asked.

Xu Miaoyun pondered for a moment.

Then he said with a steady gaze, "Although this matter is strange, we cannot rule out the possibility that there really are two such kind-hearted people. You can send some people to other states and prefectures to investigate and see if the cloth is only sold in Beiping and Tongzhou. If it is only in Beiping and Tongzhou, it might really be a coincidence, but if..."

Having said that, Xu Miaoyun's eyes became more serious.

After a pause, he continued, "If... there are such 'great philanthropists' in other states and prefectures besides Peking and Tongzhou, then things might not be so simple."

Qiu Fu's eyes lit up.

He nodded in agreement and said, "Princess, your words make sense, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Di nodded, his face as gloomy as water: "Go check it out."

"Yes, I'll go down and do my work first." Qiu Fu clasped his fists and took his leave, then hurried outside.

Looking at Qiu Fu's back.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun were both somewhat bewildered and silent for a long time. The joy they had felt when they learned that Zhu Yuanzhang was satisfied with his reward of shops... seemed to have been diluted a lot.

The two were silent for a long time.

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Hiss... No matter how I think about this matter, I feel that there are many inconsistencies and strange things. If it is true as you said, not only in Beiping and Tongzhou, but also in other places, there are people selling cloth... then these shops may have unknown connections behind them, or they may have some purpose."

"But selling cloth in Peking and the surrounding areas... what could be the purpose? How much manpower, material resources and financial resources would be required? Thinking about this, I find it unlikely. But at the same time, the mere existence of these two "good men" doesn't seem like a coincidence..."

Zhu Di put his hands behind his back and thought about this matter. He felt that his mind was tangled with thousands of threads, which were impossible to sort out.

He was not like Zhu Yuanzhang, who had Lu Wei by his side who had discovered the traces of the Jinyiwei early on, and had also witnessed Zhu Yunhuan's abilities and methods, so he was able to sort out the truth by combining his own intelligence.

Don’t say that Zhu Di didn’t discover the Jinyiwei.

Even if he really found traces of the Jinyiwei, he would not think that this matter was related to Yingtian Prefecture, as it was impossible given the production of cloth.

Even Xu Miaoyun next to him sighed.

He could only comfort Zhu Di, saying, "This matter is inherently strange and illogical, but Master Daoyan was right when he said that everything has its cause and effect. If you can't figure it out, Your Highness, please put it aside for now. Wait until Qiu Fu gets to the bottom of this matter... Follow the clues, and perhaps all the causes and effects will be resolved."