After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 110 Tobacco and Tea

Mr. Gu is a great scholar in the literary world and has countless students.

Many scholars and students united to criticize the imperial court and demand an explanation from the Gu grandfather and grandson.

Emperor Yuan Heng was terrified. He realized that the situation had reached a point where it was out of control, so he sent the Sixth Prince to secretly handle the Tai County case.

Events continue to ferment.

Before the Sixth Prince and his companions arrived in Tai County, they heard that a large-scale epidemic had broken out in Yuzhou and was difficult to control for the time being.

It was later discovered that the epidemic originated in a village in Tai County.

For the sake of the rest of the people in Yuzhou, the Sixth Prince reluctantly sealed off Tai County and completely isolated it from the outside world.

Someone saw a fireball falling from the direction of Tai County in the middle of the night. It hit the ground, sending sparks flying everywhere, and the red light illuminated half of the night sky.

When people rushed there, there was no one left in Tai County and charred corpses were scattered all over the ground.

If a king is without virtue, God will punish him.

The people of all states obeyed the will of heaven and wrote a letter to all people, demanding that Emperor Yuanheng abdicate and give way to a wise man.

Emperor Yuanheng was forced to abdicate and his son, Prince Wen Chengyu, succeeded him.

The darkness in the sea of consciousness faded away, and light blue light particles slowly appeared in the air.

Yuan Qing opened her eyes, and a lingering heaviness arose in her heart, making her eyes sore.

I don't know who changed history before she came.

From the moment Emperor Yuan Heng died unexpectedly, almost all timelines were disrupted.

There wasn't much description in the book, and she could only piece together the plot from the sporadic flashbacks of the supporting characters.

The disasters in previous lives happened so suddenly that people didn’t have time to react.

She didn't believe that there was no one behind the scenes.

So many innocent lives were lost just to overthrow a foolish emperor!

Seeing that she was silent, Lou Jiangping pointed at the bottle and asked, "What on earth is this? Why are you and your father acting like you are facing a great enemy?"

"It's more sinister than a thorn in the flesh." Yuan Qing clenched his fingers until his knuckles turned white. "I'll never be satisfied if I cut anyone who uses this thing to make a profit!"

The carriage drove into the back street, and the steward stood at the entrance, waiting for the owner to arrive.

Lou Jiangping only brought Yuan Qing and Mu Xiaoxiao into the warehouse.

Mu Xiaoxiao followed them, took out a special medicine powder and dipped her hands in it, and asked, "Master, where should we start investigating?"

The warehouse is bright and dry, with neatly arranged shelves and various commodities clearly marked on them.

Yuan Qing turned around and asked Lou Jiangping: "Where is the tea sold to the capital stored?"

Lou Jiangping put the key on his waist and led them into another warehouse, saying, "All the tea is stored here. The tea sold to the capital should be in the back. Follow me."

The capital city is a place where nobles gather, and everyone has different preferences. There are more than a hundred kinds of expensive famous teas alone.

Yuan Qing took out a box of tea from her arms, compared them with those on the wooden shelf one by one, and finally found the one she wanted.

She took out a box at random and handed the one she had in her hand to Mu Xiaoxiao, "Take a look and see if it's this one?"

"It's the same kind, but this box is non-toxic."

"Since we are going to check, we can't miss any of these." Yuan Qing turned around and asked Lou Jiangping, "Are there any newly picked ones?"

"There should be more. Send someone to get it right away."

The warehouse manager personally brought in fresh tea leaves, which had just been delivered in the morning and were waiting to be registered and stored.

As the sky gradually darkened, Mu Xiaoxiao rubbed his aching waist, stood up and said, "Master, everything here has been screened. These are the ones that have been picked out."

Yuan Qing put the rest back to their original place, turned around and looked at the poisoned tea leaves in Mu Xiaoxiao's hand with mixed feelings.

Although the number is small, its appearance indicates that the person behind it wants to use it to achieve a certain purpose.

If the purpose in the previous life was to force Emperor Yuan Heng to abdicate, then what do they want to do in this life?

After returning to the Lou Mansion, Yuan Qing and Lou Jiangping didn't even have time to eat before they were called directly to the study.

They spread the cloth bags they brought back on the table. Lou Haiping looked closer and said in amazement, "This..."

"It's tobacco and tea." The old man also couldn't believe it.

Back then, he started out by selling tobacco and tea, and gradually expanded his business.

Unexpectedly, the one who is really in trouble now is this old friend who has accompanied him through decades of ups and downs.

"There should only be autumn tea in this season," Lou Haiping picked up a tea leaf through the cloth and looked at it carefully. "Smoke tea grows in the Jiangnan area. It is divided into two types, spring and autumn, and their values are also different.

The price of spring tea is high, and generally wealthy families buy a lot of it, so it is possible for it to enter the palace.

Autumn tea is relatively inferior, so its price is naturally lower, and it is the type that ordinary people buy the most.”

He picked out one of the boxes and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be spring tea."

Yuan Qing nodded, "This box is exactly what I took out from the palace."

"Then Your Majesty..." the old man asked hurriedly.

"The imperial physician discovered it in time, and he can recover slowly."

He stepped back dejectedly, "I have been cautious for most of my life, but I don't want to be ambushed at this critical moment."

Both brothers Lou Haiping and Lou Jiangping lowered their heads in guilt.

Their father is already so old, but they still want him to worry about it. It is really unfilial for them as sons.

"It's not your fault. They are trying their best to harm us. No matter how careful you are, it's hard to guard against them." The old man patted his two sons on the shoulders. "The most important thing now is to find out the truth and not let down His Majesty's trust in us."

Lou Jiangping went back to get the account book, and the two brothers went into the hall to check the accounts.

Yuan Qing couldn't help with the accounts, so he went to the kitchen to serve them the hot meals, and then took his own bowl and chopsticks to eat outside.

She took out a small notebook from her bracelet, turned to a page, checked the box, and then drew a question mark on the characters "Lu" and "Fang".

[Now the only problem left to be solved is between Lu Jiankang and the Fang sisters.]

Roudun'er looked at the stick figure she had drawn in his sea of consciousness, his two round eyes becoming deformed from staring at it.

It can understand the little man, text, and arrow separately, but why can't it understand them when they are put together?

Yuan Qing pointed at the contents on the book and explained: [If you read the story before and after the fall of the Lou family carefully, you will understand it.

After the Yuan family was destroyed, the Lou family's position was relatively stable because they were the richest family in Jiangzhou.

The Lou family, without any backing, became the fat meat that everyone wanted to share, so they tried every possible way to set a trap for them.

But the Lou family was too cautious, and they couldn't find any place to start, until Lou Jing married Lu Nian, and then they saw an opportunity. 】

【Lü Jiankang? 】

[Well, Lu Jiankang was doted on by his mother, and with the Lou family as his marriage partner, his behavior became even more unscrupulous.

Coupled with the instigation of others, this laid the seeds for the Lou family's future confiscation of property. 】

[Now I understand, it’s someone from the Fang family! ]

Yuan Qing looked at it in surprise, [You were smart for once.

I screened all the people who were close to Lu Jiankang in my previous life, and only the Fang sisters were the most suspicious.

It's just that they are twins, and their behaviors are often reversed, so I can't quite tell which one is which? 】