roccoschili Chapter 1460 Where did the food go?
Chapter 1460 Where did the food go?
Chapter 1460 Where did the food go?
The city of Chang'an was enveloped in a dignified atmosphere, just like the clouds of crows in the sky, overwhelming one's breath.
The news of the imminent collapse of the Jingyang embankment is still known throughout the city. The entire "rescue office" and Youwuwei's [-] soldiers have already marched to Jingyang to guard the embankment, but the specific results are unknown.In the face of mighty Tianwei, what is the point of mere manpower?
Once the Jingyang embankment collapses, the raging flood will inevitably flow down the river with an unstoppable force and head straight for Xianyang!
As the rear area of Chang'an City and the land of prosperity in previous dynasties, Xianyang's status is not unimportant. If Xianyang is washed away by the flood, it will bring an unparalleled disaster to the entire Guanzhong, and even the entire center of the Tang Dynasty will be shaken. .
The government and the public are all paying attention to the news of Jingyang.
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At the beginning of the unitary hour, the sky was already as dark as ink.
The rain was torrential, the clouds were gloomy, and the palace lanterns had already been held in the Taiji Palace, and the lights in all the bedrooms and pavilions were brilliant.
In a bedroom not far from the Dragon Palace, the palace lanterns were like daylight.
The closed doors and windows block the wind and rain, and the bronze incense burner in the corner of the palace burns sandalwood. The faint fragrance makes the cold and humid air warm and warm. There is a crystal clear glass vase, and a snow-white crabapple is inserted obliquely in it.
Concubine Wei Gui, a mid-mature concubine, is lying on her side on the couch, her slender and plump body outlines undulating lines, and her smooth skin is hidden under the thin silk dress, which is even more charming under the light.
Although he is in his [-]s, his well-maintained face is still beautiful, his brows are picturesque, his skin is better than snow, his bright eyes are full of charm and charm that young girls can never have, and his pair of snow-white and delicate feet Protruding from under the hem of the clothes, her slender toes are dyed with bright red cardamom, bright and charming.
Gently tugging at the silk of the collar, the light cast a deep gully on her plump chest, pursed her red lips, and said in a slightly irritable voice: "I really can't stand this damn weather, it's so humid and wet." Stuffy, just after taking a shower, my whole body is sweaty again, my whole body is wet and greasy, it's so uncomfortable to die!"
The slightly frivolous movements coupled with her lazy voice are enough to make any normal man flock to her, willing to bow down under that white silk dress.
It's just a pity that all the servants in the palace are standing in awe around them. In their eyes, the peerless charm of the imperial concubine and empress is no different from being seen by a blind man...
The dignified female officer on the side quickly asked: "Do you want to prepare warm water for the empress to bathe again?"
Concubine Wei Guimei frowned, snorted, and said in a resentful tone: "Forget it, no matter how well-washed and well-dressed, who would want to take a second look?"
The female officer was too frightened to answer.
Concubine Wei is a woman who is too familiar, and at the age of tigers and wolves, but the only man in the palace who can "soothe the muscles and unblock the collaterals" for her gradually becomes more and more dismissive of her, the last time he came to her palace When did it happen?
three months ago?
Or half a year ago?
She couldn't remember clearly, she felt as if a certain part of her body was about to rust, if she couldn't untangle it, she might be bruised to death...
Her heart was full of resentment, but in this ghostly weather, the resentment seemed to be getting worse and worse, and gradually turned into a ball of fire burning between her dantians. Concubine Wei twisted her two plump, straight long legs and rubbed them, unable to bear it any longer. Living in emptiness, he bit his lip and asked casually, "Where is Your Majesty staying tonight?"
The female officer didn't know, she raised her head and glanced at the servant at the side, and one servant replied with lowered eyebrows, "Responding to your mother's words, Your Majesty will stay with Xu Cairen tonight."
Concubine Wei Gui was stunned for a moment, and then an unknown fire rose suddenly, she gritted her teeth and cursed: "Another vixen!"
That sourness can be smelled eight miles away...
Speaking of Xu Cairen, not only Concubine Wei hated him deeply, but also all the concubines in the harem were dissatisfied with him.
This Xu Cairen's real name is Xu Hui, and he is from the Great Wall family of Huzhou. His ancestor is Xu Wenzheng, Marquis of Liang Ciyuan in the Southern Dynasty, and his grandmother was born in the Huang family of Jiangxia.
It is said that the girl began to speak at the age of five months, read "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mao Shi" by the age of four, and was good at writing articles at the age of eight.Her father, Xu Xiaode, once asked her to write a poem about "Li Sao", and she wrote "Imitation of a Small Mountain": "Looking up at the rocks and looking forward, stroking the osmanthus branches to contemplate. When Qianling is here, why is Quan going alone?" ? ".For a time, the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River were shocked, and countless great Confucian scholars praised him without hesitation, which made him famous and became a good story.
Even His Majesty Li Er also heard of the name, so he was called into the palace and granted the title of talented person.
The most irritating thing is that not only is she quick-witted, she is also naturally beautiful and beautiful, and the most important point is that this girl has not been in the palace for a long time, and she is just 15 years old now...
Concubine Wei Gui is someone who has experienced it, and knows how fatally attractive a 15-year-old beautiful girl is to a heroic emperor like His Majesty Li Er, even though she is jealous and hateful in her heart, there is nothing she can do.
Compared with Xu Cairen, who was pure and pure, she, the "second-married woman" who was brought into the palace by His Majesty just because of her beauty and family background, was really not competitive...
Depressed in her heart, Concubine Wei Gui didn't even look good, she sat up angrily, and ordered: "Prepare the warm soup, take a bath and change clothes, and go to sleep."
"Here." The female officer responded, and hurriedly got up and went to Zhang Luo.
As soon as he reached the door, he saw a servant rushing in, ignoring the rain that wet half of his body, he said in a loud voice: "I want to report to the imperial concubine, Wei Shilang, please see me."
Concubine Wei was slightly taken aback: "Why is he here?"
This "Wei Shilang" is naturally her brother, Wei Yijie, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment.
Although the last time because of the case of Changsun Dan's death, he was disgraced and almost dismissed by His Majesty, but Concubine Wei accompanied her smiling face and talked all the small things in front of His Majesty. brotherly punishment.
The waiter said: "Wei Shilang looked anxious, and only said that he must meet the empress today."
"That's it..." Concubine Wei was a little embarrassed, she raised her head and looked out the window, seeing the heavy rain pouring down in the dark, although she couldn't tell when it would be, she was always close to getting the key in the palace, but she thought that if it wasn't for something urgent, It is impossible for the younger brother, who has been cultivating his mind and character at home and hardly ever to leave the house, to come directly to the palace, so he had to say: "Then let him in quickly, and everyone else will leave."
"Here."
The maid hurriedly went out to report, while the rest of the maids withdrew from the palace.
When Wei Yijie entered the hall, only Concubine Wei Gui was still lazily lying on her side on the brocade couch, her beautiful lines were fully displayed, and she asked lazily, "You are burning, what is the matter?"
Wei Yijie looked at his sister's beautiful delicate body and slender bare feet, even though he was full of worries, he couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat, he quickly lowered his eyes and dared not look any more, and said: "Sister, save me!"
Wei Guifei's beautiful face was full of astonishment: "What trouble did you get into again?"
Since she was a child, she loved this brother the most. Every time her father wanted to beat him up when he got into trouble, she was the one who persuaded him.
Wei Yijie lowered his head and said in a low voice, "That...brother, I resold the grain from Jingyang Yicang..."
Concubine Wei didn't pay attention to the important point at first, almost every county has such things as Yicang, so even if it's resold, what's the big deal?Aristocratic families have done this a lot, most of them are just taking advantage of the high prices of the two to buy back the same amount when the food price is low, and earn the difference in the middle price.
Although the price difference is very small, if the scale of grain is very large, it can make a lot of money.
Concubine Wei somewhat hated that iron could not be made into steel. She stood up from the brocade couch, walked up to Wei Yijie with her bare feet on the shiny floor, and with her slender fingers beat Wei Yijie's forehead vigorously, cursing bitterly: "Look at your worthless look! How many times have my sister taught you that it's okay to be greedy for a small gain, but you must stick to the bottom line when doing things! It's okay to resell grain to earn the difference, but you must return it afterwards, otherwise you will be How stupid would it be to ruin one's reputation with just a little food?"
With a mournful face, Wei Yijie raised his head, looked longingly at Concubine Wei's delicate and beautiful face, and said in despair: "It must be my younger brother who refuses to return to the warehouse, it's really...he can't return even if he wants to!"
Concubine Wei wondered: "Why is this? Was it discovered? Hmph, even if it is discovered, as long as you can make up the amount, who can do anything to you? Don't forget that you are the eldest son of Jingzhao Wei Sun... wait!"
Speaking of this, Concubine Wei just faintly felt that she seemed to have missed a certain point. She thought for a while, looked at Wei Yijie with a dejected face in disbelief, and said in disbelief, "You mean...Jingyang?"
Wei Yijie nodded dejectedly.
Some book friends said that it is just food reselling... Hehe.
(End of this chapter)