novelhk Chapter 290: The Prince of Changning Marquisate
Chapter 290: The Prince of Changning Marquisate
The news that the No. 1 Building in the World had immortal fruits became known to everyone two days after they were put on sale.
Many customers who have purchased the product tried to keep the news a secret, telling only those close to them, in order to ensure they could continue to buy the product in the future.
As a result, it was passed on from one person to another, and everyone knew about it.
"Hey. Have you heard about it? I heard that the fairy fruit sold in Tianxia Diyilou can help you sleep and cure migraines?"
"That's not right. What I heard was that it has the effect of beautifying the skin?"
"No, no, I heard it can cure cough."
"Everyone, stop arguing. What you said is both right and not entirely right. It is said that the truth is that eating it can cure all diseases. A basket of fairy fruit has been sold privately for 500 taels of silver."
"Is this true? No way, it's so expensive?"
"Of course it's real. Ordinary fruits can't be sold at such a high price. However, it's a fairy fruit, so it must be different."
The rumor became more and more outrageous, and finally reached the young prince and Shen Ruyi.
Strawberries have unexpectedly become a new channel for visiting relatives and friends in Beijing, especially for currying favor with superiors.
How they eat it is their freedom, but it would be annoying if they buy it in large quantities and then sell it at double the price.
The next morning, there was a long line at the entrance of the first floor, and many people arrived before dawn.
Those who came in the past two days were all young masters who were familiar with or acquainted with the young prince.
There are more people coming today, and the class span is also wider. Basically, they are servants and housekeepers, and there are very few masters.
Along with the strawberries coming into the city, a notice was posted at the entrance of the first floor: queue up to buy, each person is limited to purchasing a maximum of 5 baskets.
It caught everyone off guard.
Some are happy while others are sad. The sad ones are those who came with a large number of tasks. The happy ones are those who are at the back of the line.
When the person with many companions heard this, he quickly asked the others to continue queuing behind.
Some of them went straight back to their homes to ask for help.
Anyway, the announcement says that there is a purchase limit per person, not per prefecture.
A total of 1500 baskets were prepared today, all weighing 200 taels per basket. The fruits were picked at dawn in the dew and are particularly fresh.
Although the policy has changed, the sales speed has not slowed down at all and it was sold out very quickly.
The radiation area today is obviously much larger, and Shen Ruyi has also entered the city.
This is very good. We have to establish the brand first to pave the way for the sale of other products in the future.
Shen Ruyi and Yiren and their group found themselves being followed just after they left the city, so they changed their destination and headed towards the Big Buddha Temple.
When they reached a remote place, Yiren flew over directly, and soon came back carrying a man with a broken leg.
Send the others back to the mansion first, and assign more people to patrol to ensure the safety of everyone in the mansion. No one in the mansion should go out in the afternoon.
Only Shen Ruyi and Yiren were left behind for interrogation.
"Tell me, who asked you to follow me?"
"..."
Shen Ruyi was too lazy to talk to the other party, "You don't want to tell me, right? Fine, then I'll cut off my tongue, pick the tendons of my feet and hands, and make a living by begging in the future."
Shen Ruyi held a small knife in her hand and gestured at the man's legs.
"Which leg should I choose first? This injured leg? Or the intact leg? Either this intact leg or this one."
As he said this, he was about to cut it with a knife. The knife was sharp, and before he could even scratch, the man's ankle started bleeding. However, the amount of blood was not large and it seeped out slowly.
"No, no, no, I'm telling you, I'm a servant of the Marquis of Changning's mansion, and my master is the Marquis of Changning's son. You can't kill me."
"I don't remember ever offending your family. What are you planning to do?"
"You are blocking our prince's way."
"How come I didn't know I was blocking someone else's way?"
"My prince has sent people to investigate you before. You are too good at making money, and you have many tricks and methods.
In just three days, you earned hundreds of thousands of taels from strawberries alone, and you took refuge in Prince Ning's mansion. Therefore, you must die."
"How do you know for sure that the strawberries come from our house?"
"In the past two days, I have inferred this from the frequent ins and outs of the city of the young prince. This time, I am following him to confirm it again..."
"Go on, get to the point."
Shen Ruyi saw that the other party was hesitating, so he stepped on the broken leg and crushed it hard several times. The force was so strong that the other party turned pale with pain and was sweating coldly.
"I said, I said, I just want to give me a quick death. My master told me to follow him to check the location and confirm it, and then see whether to send someone to set...fire, or...send assassins to kill you directly.
He knows that you are from Prince Ning's mansion, and you belong to the government. Since you cannot be used by him, you can only die."
The man knew that he would not be able to end the day peacefully. Although he was quite skilled in martial arts, he was captured by the opponent before he could even use two moves.
He didn't expect to go back alive, but he hoped that the other party would give him a quick death. Even if he went back alive, he would not survive.
How could a person who betrayed his master still be alive? Besides, he knew his master well, so how could he possibly use a useless person?
No matter how you look at it, he is bound to die today.
"How can you guarantee that what you said is true and not a deliberate attempt to mislead others? Hmm?"
The man took out a token with a strong desire to survive, "This is our prince... What I said is true, I am just following orders, and I hope you can give me a quick death."
Ruyi and Yiren looked at each other and said, "Great, let's go to Marquis Changning's Mansion tonight."
Shen Ruyi was originally on the same side as the Empress Dowager, so she had an indirect grudge against her. Now that she had delivered the food to her doorstep, how could she let her go? She would start with the prince of the Marquis of Changning's Mansion.
They simply broke the man's other leg, fed him some knockout drug, put him on the carriage, and turned the carriage around.
After dark, Shen Ruyi and Yiren, dressed in black and wearing black masks, arrived at the Changning Marquis Mansion with ease.
The man with the broken leg was thrown directly into the outer courtyard of the Changning Marquis Mansion.
It soon attracted the attention of other servants. After a closer look, they found that it was someone from the mansion, and they immediately reported it to the Prince of Changning.
Just make sure you haven't found the wrong enemy and head straight to the warehouse of the Marquis' Mansion.
Yiren spread the word to kill other living people, while Shen Ruyi collected the things.
One room after another, this old family is different and has a lot of heritage.
There are only three large warehouses in Guanggong, which are filled with things and objects.
There is also a separate granary.
Shen Ruyi didn't have a single hair left.
After cleaning up the warehouse, I came to the outer study where the son of Marquis Changning was, and I heard angry roars.
"Waste, waste, useless waste, why are you still alive, just get rid of it!"
"Yes!" He drew out his sword and stabbed the man with the broken leg through with a sword.
Soon, he was dragged away like a dead dog.
This was the first time Shen Ruyi saw someone killing someone, and she couldn't help but feel sick.
In the end, she had to hold it in. She had to learn to adapt.