this……
A Cai's words suddenly gave Luo Lan a feeling of realization. Yes, Xina was born in Daning Country, but she grew up in Chu Country. After all, she was still from Daning Country.
Thinking of this, she patted Ah Cai's head with a smile on her face, which made Ah Cai shrink her neck and timidly asked in a low voice:
"Princess, what did A Cai say wrong?"
"You're right. Not only are you right, you're also right. I'll reward you with a chicken drumstick later."
Luo Lan's words made Ah Cai and Ah Hong look at each other in confusion. They didn't understand that just a moment ago, the princess's face was clouded, and now it turned cloudy and clear?
But no matter what, as long as the princess smiles every day, they will be happy to see her.
Leng Yu has been dealing with state affairs in the court these days. Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Shuangzi followed Luo Lan's orders and followed him every step of the way, for fear that he would be hungry or tired.
As soon as Leng Yu raised his hand, Xiao Lingzi came over to greet him.
"My lord, please take a break. I have prepared hot tea for you."
"No, I'll drink it after I finish approving this memorial."
"Your Majesty, there are so many memorials that cannot be approved at once. Please take a break first."
Seeing that Xiao Lingzi insisted on doing this, Leng Yu put down the pen in his hand, slapped a memorial on the table angrily, and said in a hateful voice:
"Alas, the floods in the south have made the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang miserable. Their houses were flooded, people were displaced, and the number of refugees suddenly increased. Local officials were unable to solve the problem. They reported the report to the capital, but the Ministry of Household officials suppressed the report and refused to report it. , what’s the big deal if this continues?”
Little Shuangzi brought the tea in front of him and asked in a low voice:
"Since the Ministry of Finance suppressed the memorial and refused to report it, how would you know?"
Leng Ming picked up the tea cup, used the tea lid to brush the foam on the tea water, put the tea cup down again, picked up the top memorial, and shook it angrily.
"This memorial is probably a fish that slipped through the net. It was stuck together with another memorial. This may be a helpless move by officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As mentioned above, in just three months, they have divided into ten The floods in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were reported to the imperial court for the first time, but the imperial court ignored them. Now, a large number of refugees are already pouring into the capital, and I am afraid that the capital will be surrounded by water soon, and then there will definitely be chaos. "
"What should we do?"
Hearing what Leng Yu said, Xiao Lingzi suddenly felt impatient. He frowned and asked:
"Floods in the South? The capital city didn't know anything about it. These officials are so disgusting. Why did they hide it and not report it?"
Little Twin snorted coldly, crossed his arms and said:
"If you report it, money will be allocated from the treasury to provide disaster relief. Some people must be afraid that the emperor will do this, so they will do something secretly."
"Then what should we do now?"
Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Shuangzi looked at Leng Yu together, waiting for him to make up his mind.
Leng Yu frowned calmly, stood up and said secretly:
"I'm going to see Eunuch Liu. It's better to ask my father for instructions on this matter, and then invite all the ministers to discuss it. It's hard for me to make a decision on my own."
Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Shuangzi also thought his words made sense. They hurriedly followed him and walked out of the imperial study room together.
At this time, Liu Xi already felt exhausted, and the emperor started to make trouble again. He looked at the emperor who was tied to the bed, and his heart ached like a knife.
Xiao Lizi quickly came to him and whispered:
"Eunuch Liu, Prince Yu is looking for you."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xi glanced at the emperor who had just taken the medicine, shook his head and sighed, waved to Xiao Lizi, turned around and walked towards the door.
When Leng Yu saw Liu Xi coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked:
"Eunuch Liu, how is your father's health?"
Eunuch Liu shook his head, "No, it's noisy, and I don't eat or drink. I'm so hungry. Princess Yu said she would come tonight..."
Speaking of this, he felt a lot of worries in his heart. Looking at the emperor's current appearance, he was worried and didn't know whether Princess Yu could be cured.
When Leng Yu heard about the emperor's physical condition and thought of the floods in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, his eyes suddenly became sharp and deep, and his brows knitted into a knot.
According to Liu Xi's words, the emperor is now unable to handle official duties and cannot make up his mind. What should we do about the victims?
Liu Xi saw the sadness on his face and asked tentatively:
"Prince Yu, what's the matter with you? Your face doesn't look good."
A trace of sadness appeared in Leng Yu's eyes. After pondering for a while, he still said resentfully:
"I just saw a memorial. There are floods in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. People are displaced and are rushing to the capital. I think this matter needs to be supported by the national treasury, so I want to ask my father for instructions. But after what you just said, this matter , it doesn’t seem easy to handle.”
Leng Yu's words made Liu Xi fall into deep thought. Even if the emperor gave him the right to find someone to handle the government affairs, he would not dare to touch the jade seal privately.
So, he sighed, shook his head and said:
"This matter... is not easy to handle. If the emperor's jade seal is used casually, it is a serious crime. Now the emperor has no time to care about these matters. It is better to wait for this matter."
"But the refugees can't wait."
"There is nothing we can do. Now we can only pray to Princess Yu to heal the emperor as soon as possible. Otherwise, no one can touch the jade seal."
After saying that, he shook his head, turned around helplessly, and re-entered the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
If the treasury cannot be touched, this matter will be difficult to handle.
He turned back to Xiao Shuangzi and Xiao Lingzi and said:
"Let's leave the palace now, find out where the refugees are, and discuss the matter with the Duke."
This matter gave Leng Yu a headache.
Although it is difficult to handle, it has to be done. If these refugees are still some distance away from the capital, they can wait.
But if these refugees arrive in the capital within three to five days, there will be no need to delay in dealing with the refugees.
Luo Lan was still seeing patients in the medical clinic in the morning. Near noon, someone began to talk about refugees. When she first heard about it, she didn't take it seriously, because in this closed ancient times, it was normal for a few refugees to appear from time to time.
But Ah Cai told her that she heard people chatting outside and mentioned that a large number of refugees were already rushing towards the capital, and a small number of them had already arrived in the capital.
This news made Luo Lan feel like he was struck by thunder. Now that the emperor's condition is so bad, what should he do if a large number of refugees suddenly flood into the capital?
My husband will definitely be worried about this.
Thinking of this, she said to A Cai:
"Don't let the patient come in. Send a notice that there will be no more admissions within three days and he should be admitted to the palace as soon as possible."
She felt that it was urgent to save the emperor.
Leng Yu had just left the palace with his front legs, and Luo Lan had entered the palace with his hind legs. The couple just missed it.
When Luo Lan came outside the Yangxin Hall, Xiao Lizi looked at her in surprise, because as agreed before, she would only come over at night.
"Princess Yu, why are you here?"
Luo Lan said to Ah Cai and Ah Hong in a low voice with a solemn face:
"Go and see if there is anything dirty around here and clean it up."
