Origin System, I have a barren mountain

What Lord Liu said next made Granny Qing realize that things were far more complicated than she had imagined.

"Is there a pattern to this long period of time?"

I thought that Lord Liu knew all about it because of what they said, and that was the same way he knew about it.

Unexpectedly, Lord Liu meant that he learned so much about the events at night because there was factual evidence to back it up.

Since that's the case, she'll have to see if that's true.

After bidding farewell to Lord Liu, Granny Qing returned to Cheng Yunmo's residence with a heavy heart.

Cheng Yunmo's habit was to hide in his room when there was nothing to do, so he had no idea that Granny Qing had gone to see Lord Liu.

It wasn't until nightfall, when Cheng Yunmo was about to go to the restroom, that she saw Granny Qing standing in the courtyard, looking intently at something.

So, following Granny Qing, they saw the stars in the night.

At that moment, she looked at the somewhat different stars and couldn't help but smile. She felt that the stars were a bit strange; some stars seemed to have been left in the other half.

"As expected, just as I thought."

Granny Qing's voice carried a hint of panic.

Cheng Yunmo didn't know what was wrong, and looked at Granny Qing with a puzzled expression.

"Cheng Yunmo, do you know that many civilians have died recently?"

"That's what Granny Qing said."

Cheng Yunmo lowered her head and looked at Granny Qing, who had suddenly said those words.

She subconsciously wondered if Granny Qing had been in contact with someone outside and how she knew about this.

Then Ning Yatou came back from outside in a hurry, obviously she hadn't been in the house at this time.

Cheng Yunmo was somewhat surprised to see this.

After all, it's not safe to be out at night.

"Most of the people who recently received grain from the barren mountains don't know what happened to them. Some are dead, and some are seriously injured. The palace is in chaos now."

When Cheng Yunmo first heard this news, he thought it was impossible.

She herself knew perfectly well that the barren mountain had always been very stable, and there had never been any problems with food. How could there be anything like what Ning Gongnu said?

"Indeed, what I just saw was real."

Granny Qing's face grew even uglier, and she subconsciously looked at Cheng Yunmo.

Really?

Cheng Yunmo didn't know what the problem was, or even the only remaining barren mountain. He carefully examined the grain on it.

"That shouldn't be the case. We've been eating food from barren mountains lately, and you're all doing just fine."

Granny Qing and Ning Yatou looked at each other, realizing the truth of the matter.

Why would that be?

Lord Liu knew this would happen.

Those around him were servants and maids who followed other officials, and they were not surprised by what Lord Liu said.

"When I was in prison, I heard many of those people say that they didn't seem to really respect the Emperor. As for the matter of the barren mountain, it was the people who brought it up, and it was the skinny eunuch who tried his best to get the Emperor's approval for the people's request."

"So, I have the same feeling, but what exactly do these people want to do?"

"Alright, I think I know what's going on. You can all go back and rest." Lord Liu suddenly interrupted everyone, his brows furrowed deeply.