The owner of Mipu was showing off one second, but the next second, the jade pillow in his hand was snatched away.
"You are so brave, you dare to touch my jade pillow. This is a gift from the emperor. If there is any damage, you will be killed!"
Feiyun felt that this guy was very noisy, so he directly raised his leg and kicked him, knocking the owner of Mipu to the ground. He was left wailing on the ground.
"Your Highness."
The jade pillow was presented to Qi Jue. Qi Jue took it and looked around. Sure enough, he saw her mother's concubine's maiden name on the far right side of the jade pillow.
Qi Jue's eyes were cold and dangerous, "Where did this jade pillow come from?"
The owner of the rice shop was still there, not knowing whether to live or die, and telling lies with open eyes: "Of course it was rewarded by Concubine Zhuang with her own hands. You are so brave, you even dare to kick me. I will write a book to Concubine Zhuang and punish you with death..."
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Before he finished speaking, the frightened Zhu Tongpuan really couldn't stand listening anymore. It didn't matter if he wanted to die on his own, but if he took him to die with him, it would be over!
Zhu Tongpan stepped forward and kicked the owner of Mipu.
"I don't know if I'm alive or dead. How could someone as valuable as Concubine Zhuang give you such a personal thing? Please tell me where it was stolen from!"
The owner of Mipu screamed after being kicked, Qi Jue raised his hand, and Zhu Tongpan quickly stopped his feet and stood aside respectfully.
Qi Jue lowered his eyes and looked condescendingly at the extremely embarrassed person on the ground, "A few years ago, the concubine did lose a jade pillow, but it was not a precious thing. After searching for a day, she couldn't find it, so she didn't put it away.
in my heart,
This jade pillow was undoubtedly lost by my mother and concubine a few years ago. Tell me, where did you get it from, or who did you buy it from?"
Mother...mother concubine?
The owner of Mipu was finally not that stupid. After hearing Qi Jue's address to Concubine Zhuang, he finally realized his identity and was instantly frightened out of his mind.
"You...you are King Dingbei..."
Before he finished speaking, Feiyu pressed his head down, "How can you look directly at His Highness's appearance? If you look at it again, your eyes will be gouged out!"
The owner of the rice shop who was clamoring for arrogance a second ago is so regretful that his intestines are turning green at this moment!
He never imagined that His Highness King Dingbei, who was supposed to be thousands of miles away, would actually appear in a remote place like Tongzhou City.
You know, before he relied on this jade pillow to use the name Zhuang Fei, and quickly established a foothold in the rice shop in Tongzhou City.
Who wouldn't treat Concubine Zhuang with courtesy? After enjoying the benefits, the owner of Mipu became even more arrogant. The emperor was far away, and no one knew whether his family had anything to do with Duke Zhuang's mansion.
But he never dreamed that Concubine Zhuang's only son, the most favored Ninth Prince of Da Zhao, His Royal Highness Qi Jue, King Dingbei, would actually appear in Tongzhou!
The boss of Mipu didn't dare to be so arrogant. He struggled to get up from the ground and knelt on the ground, banging his head.
"The little one deserves to die! The little one deserves to die! Your Highness King Dingbei, please spare your life, Your Highness, please spare your life!"
Qi Jue's eyes were extremely pale, showing no emotion or anger, "Where did you get the jade pillow? I don't want to ask you the same question a third time."
The owner of Mipu didn't dare to hide anything at all, he just said everything in one go.
"The little one...the little one just got it a month ago. The seller of the jade pillow patted his chest and promised the little one that this jade pillow is the beloved thing of Concubine Zhuang. It is the only one in the world. Then
People also say,
If I hold a jade pillow in the name of Concubine Zhuang, anything can be done, and everyone will support me. The little one was blinded by lard for a while, and then he listened to that person's words, but the little one was
At most, I only mentioned the name of Concubine Zhuang and did nothing else. Please spare the life of this little dog!"
I just bought it a month ago, but Concubine Zhuang had lost this jade pillow a few years ago. Qi Jue didn't pay much attention to exactly when she lost it, so she wasn't very clear.
"Who did you buy it from?"
The owner of Mipu looked embarrassed, "This... this..."
Feiyu put the long sword on his neck, "Your Highness still hesitates when asking questions. Is it because you feel that your head has been on your neck for too long and you want to take a rest?"
"Your Highness, spare your life! The little one...the little one was bought on the black market. The man selling the jade pillow was wearing a black cloak and a mask on his face. His voice was also very strange. The rules of black market transactions are not to ask questions.
buyers and sellers,
After Xiao Xiao paid the money, he gave the jade pillow to Xiao Xiao. Apart from what he said to Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao really didn't know any other information about this person! What Xiao Xiao said
This sentence is true, please make it clear to Your Highness!"
After talking for a long time, it was all a bunch of nonsense and there was no really useful information. Feiyu lost his patience and said, "Your Highness, this guy is glib and the information he provided is not valid. Since he is so dishonest, why don't we just cut him off?"
"Your Highness, spare your life! Everything I said is true. If there is even half of a sentence that is false, I will be struck by lightning and die badly!"
As soon as he finished shouting for mercy, a strong fishy smell filled the whole room.
"What does this smell like?"
Feiyu was a little strange, Zhu Tongpuan coughed dryly and said: "Your Highness, this... this man is so scared that he peed..."
Hey, I was so scared that I peed, so cowardly!
Feiyu took two steps back in disgust. Without the sword on his neck, the owner of Mipu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could save his life, being scared to the point of peeing was nothing.
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"All the grain in the shop will be collected according to the original price."
Qi Jue did not waste time on this person, leaving only a few words before turning around and leaving.
How dare the owner of Mipu have any objections? Not to mention that the government would give some money. Even if they were all moved away without any payment, he would not dare to complain.
After leaving this rice shop, Qi Jue went to several other rice shops and sold out all the rice in the shops at the original price.
Dragging a cart full of rice, Qi Jue asked the soldiers to set up a temporary shelter in an open space, built a temporary relief shed, and supplied rice porridge to the people twice a day.
In order to let more people know, Qi Jue also asked Feiyun and Feiyu to write announcements and post them everywhere in the city.
Soon, after learning that there was a free supply of rice porridge, the people came.
Qi Jue also ordered that all those who receive rice porridge must abide by discipline and queue up to receive it, and there must be a distance of one meter between each person, and there should be no contact between people.
In this way, large-scale infections can be avoided to a certain extent when receiving rice porridge.
After doing this, it was completely dark, but there were still many people queuing up to receive rice porridge.
They haven't had hot rice porridge for a long time, and they received it for free without any conditions.
The people were so grateful that they could be heard all over the street saying they were grateful that His Highness King Dingbei was a Bodhisattva who descended to earth.
Zhu Tongpang bowed his head and accompanied him all the way, and tentatively suggested: "Your Highness, you have been busy all day today, and it is already dark. Do you want to go back to the palace to rest and have a hot meal?"