Chapter Forty-Five Continue to Fool Around

  Ye Feng walked into the backyard of the Duke's mansion.

  Only to see Aphrodite sitting in the pavilion not far away, the maid was gesturing with a look of anger. Nia and Diana sat opposite Aphrodite, both with a helpless expression.

  Oola sneaks onto the table and occasionally steals snacks from it when Nia is not paying attention.

  Afu Luo saw Ye Feng come in, waved her hand to let the maid retreat, and then stood up, bowing slightly to Ye Feng from a distance.

  Ye Feng walked over and said, "What's wrong? Ladies, is there anything I can help you with?"

  The maid pointed at him indignantly and said, "Miss, those people all say it's an order from the Governor's Mansion, and they even showed a letter with a large seal. Ask him if that's true?"

  Ye Feng leaned against Afu, sat down at the table, propped up his legs, picked up a bunch of grapes with one hand and asked: "What's going on?"

  Afu Luo looked at him with a relaxed and nonchalant expression, furrowed her brow and asked: "Long Ji Ge, we had an agreement before. You were supposed to be the one to help us purchase grain."

  Ye Feng's heart sank, through these days of contact to understand, Afu Luo has been generous and courteous, treating people with kindness. Even when encountering things that make her angry to the point of internal injury, she can remain calm and composed, with a smile on her face. Only when she is extremely angry will she formally address someone by their title.

  He glanced at Nia and Diana sitting beside him, and said in surprise: "Yes, things are going very smoothly, aren't they? Isn't the grain being purchased right now?"

  The maid angrily said: "But the grain you gave us is mixed with a lot of rotting grains that are about to go bad."

  Aphrodite looked at Feng and said, "I've already asked Nia and Diana, neither of them knows anything. In the Governor's Mansion, only you can give orders now. I think I need a reasonable explanation from you."

  Ye Feng was taken aback, although he had also thought of passing off inferior goods as superior ones to make more money, but considering his image in Aphrodite's heart, he eventually gave up.

  He thought for a moment, scratched his head, and said with difficulty: "Fifteen million bags of grain is not a small number after all. According to my understanding, this almost accounts for one quarter of the remaining grain in Normandy this year. Could it be that there is not enough grain, and in order to make up for the total amount of grain, they had no choice but to do so?"

  Aphrodite said: "There is no reason to do so, although the quantity is not enough, but the merchants brought the best grain in order to sell it at a good price."

  Several people looked at each other and said in unison: "Don't you know either?"

  Diana suddenly stood up, her hand on the hilt of her sword, and said coldly: "Everyone is here, since no one knows anything, who gave the order? Is someone forging the Governor's orders to profit from it and fill their own pockets? What a big nerve!"

  Ye Feng glanced at everyone and smiled mysteriously, saying: "You're wrong, there's still one person who has the right to give orders, but he's not here."

  Niya listened and seemed to have an epiphany. After a moment of contemplation, she turned to the maid beside her and asked: "Is the Duke present?"

  The maid replied: "Yes, sir was just in the garden writing poetry."

  At this time, the duke walked out from behind a tree and said: "No need to look for me, I'm already here. What's going on?"

  Afro hastily stood up and bowed.

  "The duke waved his hand and said, 'There's no need to be so polite at home. Etiquette is for outsiders.'"

  He sat down with great ease and comfort.

  Nia recounted the events in detail.

  The duke calmly faced Aphrodite and said, "That's right, I was the one who gave that order."

  Everyone was shocked.

  The duke saw Ye Feng's appearance and smiled, saying: "They are surprised and willing to have feelings, I think you shouldn't be like this, right? This was also the first thing you brought up."

  Ye Feng felt the angry gaze of Afu Luo, and unexpectedly, the Duke had actually sold him out so quickly. He thought to himself in indignation: It's really not worth it to exert effort for such a scoundrel.

  He subconsciously touched his nose and bitterly smiled: "Big brother! I was just joking at the time, bragging only, but didn't expect you to really do it."

  Afu Luo suddenly stood up, staring tightly at Ye Feng's eyes, and said word by word: "I think Longji Pavilion owes me an explanation."

  Ye Feng smiled wryly, poured a glass of water and handed it over, saying: "Don't be in a hurry, listen to me explain. Of course, there is a reason for doing this. What's the reason? The reason is like this..."

  Afro's face was frosty, and she said coldly: "Tens of thousands of refugees have encountered a severe drought, wandering homeless, it can be said that they are starving for thousands of miles, famine is everywhere, almost to the point where people are selling their children for food. The tragic situation makes people cry when they see it. Afro is not talented, and she handed over the hard-earned money to you, hoping to exchange it for something to fill their empty stomachs, but unexpectedly, you saw the profit and forgot about righteousness, and at this time, you are still taking advantage of the refugees' misfortune, it's really despicable."

  Ye Feng listened and suddenly became furious, slapping his hand on the table and saying: "What do you take me for? Am I someone who bullies the weak and takes their money?"

  Afurou didn't expect him to quibble at this time, and instead of getting angry, he smiled, raising an eyebrow as beautiful as a willow leaf, saying: "Then I'd like to learn from your noble words."

  Ye Feng stood up, his hands behind his back, and turned to gaze at the rising crescent moon. Under the moonlight, he exuded an air of quiet elegance. He let out a long, mournful sigh and said, "What I'm doing is actually for the sake of the refugees. There are three reasons."

  The maid listened and stood behind Aphrodite, laughing coldly again and again.

  Aphrodite's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and she raised her hand to stop her laughter, saying softly: "The first one?"

  Miss, if you see someone fall into the water and want to save him, what's the first thing you should do?

  Oola chimed in from the side: "Of course, take off your clothes first."

  Niya stretched out her hand and gave him a loud slap on the head, saying angrily: "Shut up."

  Yefeng saw Afurou's thoughtful expression and announced his answer, saying: "Of course it's to see if you can swim yourself and whether you can rescue the person. The important thing is not to get yourself involved as well."

  Aurora lifted her head and said: "Yes, the Normans also need food, can't sell them all. First clause, I can accept it for now."

  Ye Feng raised his second finger and said: "Second, only such spoiled food can be distributed to the refugees' hands at the fastest speed."

  "What does this mean?"

  I know this chapter is a bit late, can't help it with the Olympics on, sorry everyone. To make up for it, I'll post another chapter early tomorrow morning. Bye~