The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

Heaven is pity on the grass, and the world is sunny at night.

The rain in Loudong finally stopped.

The sky was no longer covered with dark clouds, revealing its true blue color. The sunlight shone through the clouds and poured down onto the earth.

Chu Heng knocked on the door, but there was no movement inside.

"Miss Pei?"

At this time, the lady who had lived in the county government office yesterday passed by with medicine and bowed to him.

"Fifth Prince, Miss Pei left at dawn."

"Gone?" Chu Heng frowned.

"Yes. Miss Pei is really a very good girl. Whoever marries her in the future will be blessed in his previous life..."

After the old lady left, Chu Heng pushed the door open and walked in.

The house was clean, the bedding was neatly arranged, and there was a faint scent of medicine.

Really gone...

Chu Heng couldn't explain how he felt.

She really came only for the people of Loudong, and once the dilemma was resolved, she disappeared.

Shan Lan came in from outside: "Your Highness, so you are here. The grain merchants have arrived and are waiting for you."

Chu Heng turned and left the room.

There were more than a dozen people sitting in the front hall of the government office.

These are grain merchants from Loudong or surrounding towns.

Pei Xiu was also among them.

Seeing Chu Heng come in, everyone stood up and saluted.

"You're welcome. Please take a seat."

When everyone sat down, they all looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses.

Chu Heng had a gentle expression and seemed very easy to talk to.

"I invited you all here for no other reason. Don't be nervous."

"Not nervous, not nervous."

Chu Heng held the tea with graceful movements, and the nobility revealed in his every move made people dare not look down on him.

"You have all seen that Loudong has been hit by a disaster and the people are suffering. All of you here are kind-hearted people. What do you think of this scene at this moment?"

The grain merchants below looked at each other, not daring to speak rashly.

"This this……"

"We all feel extremely sympathetic. Fortunately, His Majesty has a wise eye and sent His Highness here. This is a blessing for Loudong."

The court sent you to provide disaster relief and this is your business. Why are you asking us?

You want to pass on the blame? No way.

Everyone present was a sly old fox, and each one spoke more beautifully than the other.

Chu Heng stopped beating around the bush.

"You have brought a lot of food to Loudong. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Loudong."

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

What does this mean? Everyone looked at Pei Xiu, who was still sitting there calmly.

Seeing that Pei Xiu could not be relied upon, someone could not sit still and asked, "Your Highness, why won't the people at the city gate let us leave?"

Chu Heng was surprised and asked, "Is this true?"

Zhuang Yumian quickly said, "That's not the case!"

"Of course not! I transported the grain out yesterday and the grain was seized."

Chu Heng suddenly realized: "Oh, this is my order. I thought it would be troublesome for you to transport it back and forth, since you are selling grain anyway, so I might as well buy it out of kindness to save you the trouble."

"This, this, this..."

"Your Highness, aren't you forcing me to buy and sell?"

"How can you talk like that!" Zhuang Yumian glared.

Chu Heng was surprised and asked, "You are grain merchants and you want to sell grain. I am not trying to lower the price. I will buy it at the market price. Do you have any objections?"

Someone said unwillingly: "We received news two days ago that the grain price in Loudong has increased several times..."

"Oh, I see. This is my fault. This is my fault. I am new here and I don't know the difference between grains. How could I know the price of grain? It was only after the people came to make trouble that I realized I had made a big mistake and adjusted the grain price back."

"You are all kind-hearted people. You certainly didn't transport grain to Loudong just to make money from the national crisis. Am I right?"

He looked kind, but the grain merchants were left with a lot of grievances.

They certainly can't admit that they are doing this for the money.

Once you admit that the merchant has no credibility, how can you do business!

At this point, how could everyone not know that this was a trap.

Despicable! Insidious!

Someone looked at Pei Xiu and said, "Brother Pei, please say something! We all came here thinking that we won't lose money if we follow you."

Pei Xiu smiled and said, "Your Highness didn't say that we should lose money. Didn't he say that we should pay according to the market price?"

When everyone heard this, they realized that it was true.

It's just that the gap in my heart is too big.

I could have made five times the money, but now it’s all gone.

Chu Heng kept praising him.

"Everyone, please do this. When I return to the capital, I will report this to my father. You are all righteous businessmen!"

Everyone's faces looked better now.

With a good reputation, it will be easier to do business in the future.

Everyone bowed and agreed to sell grain to the government at market price.

Chu Heng stood up with a smile, and everyone else quickly followed suit.

"Now that everything has been discussed, let's go out for a walk together."

A group of grain merchants followed behind with smiles on their faces, but they didn't understand how anything could get better when it was all ruins outside.

Chu Heng led a group of people around the city.

Looking at everything in front of us, we can imagine the rumbling sound of the flood, the helplessness of the farmland being destroyed in an instant, the despair of the villages being submerged, and the people and livestock struggling in the water.

The people and soldiers in the city were clearing the silt and restoring the roads to normalcy. Everyone's face was covered in sweat and sludge, but they all looked very motivated.

"Have you seen that old lady? Her three sons joined the army and died on the battlefield. Now she is the only one left with her and her only grandson..."

"And that child, his parents were washed away by the flood, and even their bodies were not found..."

Chu Heng's voice was gentle, without any deliberate sentimentality.

Even though the grain merchants were as hard as stone, they were somewhat moved at this moment.

Miserable, so miserable...

The grain merchants followed Chu Heng to the disaster relief center and saw many people queuing up to get porridge, with hope of life on everyone's face.

At this time, a child came over with a bunch of flowers.

She tremblingly handed one to each grain merchant.

"My mother said that we didn't starve to death because of you. You are good people."

Everyone listened to the childish voice and looked at the flowers in their hands. These flowers can be seen everywhere on the roadside, but they made them feel guilty and sad.

On the way back to the government office, everyone, who had undergone a mental baptism, became noticeably quieter than before.

Suddenly, someone spoke up: "Your Highness, I am willing to sell you the food at half price."

Several more people came forward one after another and agreed to sell grain at a low price.

"I will donate my ten carts of grain to Loudong!"

Everyone looked at the person who spoke.

Not so curly.

The grain merchant from Loudong stammered, "Those are all my neighbors!"

"Okay! Sir Dayi! Shanlan, please prepare your writing brush and ink!"

Shan Lan brought the pen and ink, and Chu Heng wrote a few large and flamboyant characters on the paper: The Merchant of Benevolence and Righteousness.

He gave these four words to the grain merchant who donated the grain.

The grain merchant's face turned red with excitement.

Being recognized by the royal family is enough to brag about for a lifetime. This painting should be framed and hung in the most prominent place in the house.

When everyone saw this, they all expressed their willingness to donate food.

Chu Heng curled his lips and immediately gave each person a name.

It’s just a few words, you can have as many as you want.

The grain merchants took the letters and went out satisfied.

Pei Zheng was about to leave but was stopped by Chu Heng.

"Master Pei."

Pei Xiu turned around and bowed, "Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?"

Chu Heng stood up and walked towards him, smiling warmly.

"Thanks to you and your daughter for helping me this time. I will always remember this."

Your daughter?

A hint of doubt flashed across Pei Xiu's eyes.

But he quickly reacted: "I don't want to take credit for it. It was all done by Pei and my daughter."

"I wonder if the Pei family has any idea of ​​developing in the capital?"

"Indeed there are."

Chu Heng's smile widened: "If you have any difficulties, you can go to the owner of Ruyi Building. He can contact me."

Pei Xiu bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness."

After Pei Xiu left, Chi Zhang came in.

"Your Highness, I found it."

"Ms. Pei's surname is not Pei, but Cheng, and her maiden name is Cheng Jiuyuan. She is the daughter of the Prime Minister and the cousin of the Pei family."

Shan Lan's eyes widened. "The Prime Minister's legitimate daughter? The sickly girl who is said to be dying soon?"

Chu Heng curled his lips.

He said his name was Lin Heng.

Her name is Pei Yuan.

There is really no loss at all.

Since she is the Prime Minister's daughter, she must return to the capital.

This capital city is becoming more and more interesting.