Shengjing Noble

Chapter 255 The loss outweighs the gain

"Can your mother lie to you about this?"

"Then...what should we do?"

"Of course, I'll go and coax the child first."

Although Su Lanxin was extremely reluctant, after all, she looked down on that wild country girl from the bottom of her heart.

But when he thought about being able to curry favor with the powerful and step on Su Lanyin's head, he immediately forced himself to put down his airs.

"Don't worry, mother. It's just coaxing the child. I promise it will work!"

After saying that, he stood up and told the maid outside: "Come here, prepare some delicious snacks."

"Yes."

The maid turned and headed towards the small kitchen.

At the same time, a figure on the roof quietly left.

……

The next day.

Su Yongcheng arrived at the city gate with confidence, but did not see the yamen runners carrying out the grain from the warehouse, so he walked forward to question them.

But the newly appointed captain bowed and asked, "Sir, the people have already lined up. When will our food arrive?"

Su Yongcheng frowned, pointed at him and cursed: "How can you be an official? You have to ask me about such a thing. If you can't even do such a small thing, what's the use of you?"

The head constable looked aggrieved: "Sir, there is nothing I can do. Even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice. There is no food in this warehouse, and you did not tell me where the food is, so I naturally came to ask for your instructions!"

"What did you say?" Su Yongcheng's face changed drastically, and he grabbed his arm. "There is no food in the warehouse? Are you kidding me?"

"How dare I joke with you about such a thing?"

"That's impossible. Where did Su Lanyin get the food yesterday? Wasn't it from the county government's warehouse?"

The captain looked puzzled and said, "Sir, what are you talking about? There is no food in our county government's warehouse. The food that Miss Su and her friends distributed yesterday was just brought back from outside the city and was just temporarily placed in the warehouse."

"What about the rest?" Su Yongcheng asked anxiously.

"There wasn't much left, and you said the food was poisoned, so you asked me to throw it away!"

To be honest, he felt sorry for the food, but it was poisonous after all. If someone died after eating it, it would not be worth it.

No matter how precious food is, human lives are at stake. How dare they disobey Su Yongcheng?

"What……"

At this moment, a beggar-like man in the crowd shouted impatiently, "We are all starving. When will the county magistrate start distributing porridge?"

As soon as the words fell, the people who couldn't wait but dared not say a word suddenly gained courage.

After all, they dare to follow suit if someone takes the lead.

"That's right. Yesterday he said he would not let us starve to death. Why is he still reluctant to give out porridge today?"

"Could it be that you tricked us yesterday? County Magistrate, please say something!"

"I'm so hungry, please give me some porridge quickly. My wife and children have been waiting for me for a long time. If you don't give me food, I'm going to starve to death!"

……

The people outside were shouting louder and louder, and some hungry people even started pushing and shoving to get forward.

The officers immediately stepped forward to suppress the riot and were able to barely stabilize the situation.

But yesterday Su Yongcheng ordered the destruction of the "toxic" grain, which made the people dissatisfied. After all, they had no food to eat, but the newly appointed county magistrate was wasting food.

Therefore, if they cannot eat the porridge distributed by the government today, there will be an unbearable chaos.

Su Yongcheng was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Suddenly he thought of something and immediately mounted his horse and rushed straight to the dungeon of the county government.

……

In the prison.

Both old people were worried about their granddaughter and paced back and forth anxiously, but Su Lanyin sat aside with her eyes closed.

The old lady was the first one who couldn't help herself and suddenly knelt on the ground.

"Miss, can you think of a way to save our child? She is only eleven years old, and she is the lifeblood of the two of us old men!"

Seeing this, the old man surnamed Ma also knelt on the ground and said, "Yes, girl, please be merciful and help us. I know you are capable."

Su Lanyin finally slowly opened her eyes, looked at the two of them calmly, and said in a cold tone: "Don't worry, your granddaughter should be fine."

She didn't know that King Xiaoyao was looking for an adopted daughter, but she knew Su Lanxin.

This woman would not kidnap a little girl for no reason. She must have found someone useful to her before she would do anything to capture her.

Since the child can be used, Su Lanxin should not kill him.

What's more, no matter how stupid Su Lanxin was, she wouldn't be so stupid as to take someone's life for nothing and leave trouble for herself unless it was necessary.

Unless she really sent someone to kill the two old people to silence them, in that case, the little girl would definitely not survive.

Seeing that the two old people are alive and well and have no worries about their lives, it can be concluded that Su Lanxin just wants to get something from the little girl, and once she gets it, she will let them go.

The two old men were still a little uneasy.

"Then how can we find out about our granddaughter?"

"Yeah, it's been a day, and I don't know how the child is doing."

Su Lanyin's ears twitched slightly when she heard footsteps, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Don't worry, someone has come to deliver a letter to you."

"What?" The two old men were confused.

The next moment, Su Yongcheng appeared at the door of the dungeon with beads of sweat on his forehead.

The jailer opened the cell door and he immediately walked in and came before Su Lanyin.

Although he came to ask for something, he stood there with a condescending attitude.

He glanced down at Su Lanyin, who was sitting cross-legged on the haystack, and said in an unhappy tone: "Tell me, where did you hide the relief grain?"

Su Lanyin closed her eyes and continued to conserve her energy, pretending that he did not exist and ignoring his questions.

The two old men didn't dare to say anything when seeing this, and could only hide in the corner and watch.

Su Yongcheng was extremely annoyed. He bent down slightly and stared at Su Lanyin, lowering his voice and threatening her.

"If you tell the truth, maybe I can let you go!"

"..."

Su Lanyin still didn't respond, her eyes were closed, and her long and thick eyelashes were very beautiful.

Su Yongcheng was so angry that he raised his hand to slap her to vent his anger, but he stopped.

This daughter is as stubborn as Lu Wanjun. The harder she treats him, the less likely she is to get what he wants.

So, for the first time, he changed his attitude and tried to make his tone sound much kinder.

"Lan Yin, I am your biological father. All the previous misunderstandings are in the past. You can't just ignore the people who are starving to death outside because of these trivial matters, right?"

Su Lanyin's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she finally slowly raised her eyelids, meeting his greedy and arrogant gaze with a cold expression.

Even when asking for help, Su Yongcheng acted as if everyone owed him something, and he was unwilling to even give a flattering smile.

It's really disgusting!

Su Lanyin frowned and said slowly: "Master Su... your mouth stinks!"