In the early summer season, it is hot and irritable, and there is always a sticky feeling on the body, which makes people upset.
The epidemic is spreading far faster than anyone expected. Although the situation is temporarily stable, there is no clue about the antidote, let alone preventive drugs. The only ones that can be used right now are common heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs, but they have little effect.
The city of Jin'an seemed to have fallen into a deathly silence. They could not go out or make a living. The people stayed at home and saw that the food was at the bottom. The whole family had no food, the little children were crying from hunger, and the adults sighed. It was really I don’t know how long this situation will last. If it continues like this, people will starve to death even if they are not infected by the epidemic.
News was reported to the imperial study every half an hour. The lights were on all night long, and Emperor Xiaochun looked exhausted:
"My dear friends, you have been in the palace for several days, do you have any good ideas?"
His Majesty spoke, scanning everyone with his bloodshot eyes, "If we can't think of a way anymore, the people will rebel. Are you eating so many meals from me in vain?"
Everyone lowered their heads and wiped their sweat: ...Do we want to stay and have a meal? His Majesty won't let us go.
But can this be true? Absolutely not.
"Your Majesty." Someone finally broke the deadlock and said: "I have a solution. Since people who have not been infected by the epidemic will get into trouble if they stay, why not... let them go out of the city to find their own way out. Maybe there is a chance... "
Before he finished speaking, all his colleagues were already sweating profusely. What a bad idea this was.
Sure enough, His Majesty was angry.
"Maybe, maybe you can still be a human being. If those people are not diagnosed with the epidemic today, they may not be infected. Take them out of the city and make the whole country panic. I will sacrifice you to God."
Well, His Majesty started to talk about the quintessence of the country. It seemed that he was really angry, and the ministers became silent again.
Otherwise, she has to be the queen. The empress said forget it, "Your Majesty, please don't make it difficult for them. Yichen concubine sees that the treasury is opened, and the expenses in the palace should be reduced. Opening warehouses to release grain can solve the problem for a while. We can’t just watch people starve to death.”
Emperor Xiaochun agreed, and all the ministers seemed to suddenly realize it, and praised him one after another, thinking that only the queen dared to say this, and anyone else who said it would be scolded.
But it wasn't over yet. Emperor Xiaochun looked at the hypocrisy of his ministers who were waking up from a dream, and felt the quintessence of the country was exported again in his heart. Then he said calmly: "My beloved ministers also care about the people. Everyone is willing." I feel very relieved to have contributed a little. Let’s do this, everyone will stop receiving salary until the epidemic is over, okay?”
Not good, but can I say it?
The ministers are speechless. What else can they say besides agreeing? The words are in your mouth, the money is in your hands... your heart is bleeding.
This temporarily relieved the urgent need, and a smile appeared on Emperor Xiaochun's face again.
Ever since, on the streets of Jin'an, the emperor and the empress joined hands and led the officials, wearing scarves, to personally distribute food and porridge to the people.
The empress put on the clothes of ordinary people, and she also brought a lot of snacks and fruits. When she met a little baby, she took it and hugged it, teased it, and then smiled at Li Luansong not far away, and then walked towards the little baby. Putting a candy in the doll's hand and listening to the babble, the disaster relief becomes very friendly and happy.
Emperor Xiaochun personally distributed supplies and talked with the people from time to time:
"Brother, how expensive is this year? Hey, he is one year younger than me, and his grandson is already married. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really enviable."
"This sister-in-law is so lucky. She has given birth to so many babies. Come and give me some more food so that the babies can be fed."
"Auntie is so capable. She supports a family by herself. Look, just like my daughter-in-law, the women in Daye are as good as the men."
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When I meet someone, I chat about domestic matters, and the originally miserable atmosphere suddenly becomes lively. Seeing that the empress was so approachable and eating together with everyone, the people no longer suffered from themselves and became active and energetic. All those who could help came out to help. There were even women accompanying the empress to help. Distributing food while chatting about home affairs.
Most of them were giving advice to the queen, how to get her son to have a baby early, what was the secret recipe for giving birth to a boy, what to eat, what was the secret recipe for giving birth to a girl, what to eat, and an older woman gave her a recipe for getting two babies at once. , but the queen was so excited that she quickly wrote it down and tried it on her son when she got home.
After receiving the food, the common people went to Shen Que and Li Luansong to get decoction and medicine, and the queue was long. Everyone exchanged greetings and chatted with each other, asking for advice on their life experiences in difficult situations. When it was their turn to have their pulse checked and medicine taken, they all said in unison:
"His Royal Highness Prince Jin, please have a baby as soon as possible. Your parents will be dying of anxiety."
"The Queen is holding my baby and can't bear to let go. Your Highness, you'd better hurry up."
"Having more children will give your parents peace of mind."
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Li Luansong standing on the side: ...Anxiety? What kind of peace of mind.
Shen Que was a little embarrassed when he heard this kind of words at first, but after hearing it more often, he got used to it and replied sincerely: "Yes, yes, okay, okay."
Busy day after day, Shen Que and the imperial doctors developed decoctions to suppress the epidemic. The house was filled with various herbs, some crushed, and some with freshly picked leaves. Shen Que directly pinched them off. Put it in your mouth, and the doctors will be frightened.
After all, he is His Highness, but Xiaoyong seems to have no idea what he is. He is simply the living version of Shennong, a living version of "Tasting a Hundred Herbs".
On the other side, Father-in-law couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward and hugged Shen Que's arm tightly:
"Your Highness, let me taste it for you."
Shen Que said no, "You don't understand pharmacology, and you still have to tell me about it after tasting it. If you can't tell accurately, it's not a waste of time."
The father-in-law was still unwilling, "I can tell you for sure. Your Highness must let me taste it for you. Your Highness is still young and has a baby, and I don't have to give birth to a baby. If your highness doesn't agree, I won't let go..."
Shen Que had no choice but to look at Li Luansong, and when he saw him nodding, he agreed, and solemnly taught Eunuch Shi how to distinguish smells, tastes, textures, how to describe them, and so on.
She was very cautious in choosing herbal medicines, so nothing would happen to her. On the contrary, from then on, her father-in-law talked less and his tongue was numb every day, and his meals no longer tasted good.
This department was so busy that Shen Que stayed at the scene for several days, diagnosing pulses and looking after patients during the day, and developing antidotes at night. He was so busy that he was dizzy.
But on the morning of the seventh day, I received a letter from Zelan, which was written by Shen Silan to Shen Que.
After reading it, I felt a headache. It was Shen Silan's autograph. She said, "Sister, I was wrong. I caused trouble for my sister. But when one person does something, only one person is responsible. I can't swallow this breath. I have to go and punish that ungrateful scumbag." Man hacked to death...
"What should I do? She's going to chop him to death?"
Shen Que was so frightened that his hands were shaking. Li Luansong took the letter and continued to read. There was also:
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. Sister, just wait and ask your brother-in-law to send someone to rescue me. In this way, I can get both the stolen goods and the stolen goods. He has no excuse. The address is..."
With a "pop" sound, Li Luansong closed the letter, called May, and chased after him according to the address left by Shen Silan.
Wu Yu led a small group of Shuofang troops and quickly blocked Lu Sheng's carriages and horses. Good guy, there were more than ten carriages. He took away everything he could. Shen Silan was tied to the back of the carriage. Seeing May is like seeing a hero falling from the sky.
Wuyue flew over from the horse, and the others rushed forward. After all, they were a well-trained army. The opponent was simply vulnerable. In just a few rounds, they were all taken down. Wuyue personally rescued Shen Silanglan, and the little lady fell in pain. tears.
Before Lu Sheng was taken away, Shen Silan stopped him. Looking at his once passionate lover now, he looked strange, ferocious, and full of disgust.
"You've been using me from the beginning, right?" Shen Silan asked, pointing her sharp sword at the dejected man kneeling in front of her.
Lu Sheng nodded and confessed, "I never liked you, everything was just use."
"But I have liked you since I was a child. You know why you treat me like this."
The little lady burst into tears and felt unwilling.
"I'm sorry, I... I really can't help it." Lu Sheng was dejected and didn't look at her, "A-mei, I have always regarded you as A-mei. This time, I didn't want to hurt you, I just planned to wait for us. I'll let you back after you leave the city, and I won't hurt you for only two or three days."
Shen Silan smiled sadly, "You didn't intend to hurt me, haven't you hurt me enough? You deceived my feelings and defrauded my money. I never doubted you, and now you want to use me to escape again."
She raised her hand to the sky and wiped away the tears on her cheeks, "It's only two or three days, you put it lightly. If I disappear for two or three days without any reason, the reputation of a girl like me will be gone. How will I behave in the future?"
Lu Sheng was silent, bowing his head and saying nothing.
When Shen Que and Li Luansong went to see him, Lu Sheng had been imprisoned and the charges were serious.
Looking at the person she grew up with and whom she regarded as her brother, Shen Que felt a sense of sadness in her heart.
"Yuyu, I..."
Li Luansong originally didn't want to take her to see him again, but Shen Que said they should say goodbye at least, as they might never see each other again in this life.
"Don't call Yuanyuan, you are not allowed to call Yuanyuan." Li Luansong interrupted him, looked back at Shen Que who was standing at the corner, and asked:
"Do you know where my father has gone?"
Lu Sheng shook his head and said he didn't know, "Master hasn't contacted me for a long time. After all, I failed to live up to his expectations..."
Li Luansong was impatient to listen to his nonsense and rubbed his ears. Since he had no news here, he didn't delay and said:
"The government will convict you. From now on, you have nothing to do with the Shen family. I have deleted you from the Shen family's household registration, so you can take care of yourself."
He turned to leave, but heard the shackles on the hands of the man behind him clang against the cage, and shouted:
"Shen Que, I was born for you all my life. I have loved you all my life, but you ignored me. I know you don't have me in your heart. You only regard me as your brother. But Shen Que, the person in my heart is you. This It’s been you all my life, even that prostitute, you’ve seen her, she looks a lot like you..."
"Shen Que, I am sorry for you in this life. We will see you in the next life."
Before he could turn around, he heard a muffled sound and Lu Sheng hit his head on the wall. Blood flowed down the wall. He slid down the stone wall and collapsed on the ground.
Shen Que stared at him blankly, tears welling up in his eyes. He didn't know whether to blame him or not.
When we walked out of the prison, the sky became dark, and the wind was wrapped in thick clouds, and the wind contained a strong smell of moisture.
It is going to rain.
Thunder rumbled in the distance. As they were about to get on the carriage, they saw May May riding horses in the distance. When they got closer, they didn't even have time to wait for the horse to stop. They jumped off the horse and knelt down in front of Li Luansong and Shen. In front of you:
"Your Highness, Madam, Mr. Shen is missing."
