"Are there any ministers here? May I go over now?"

The young eunuch nodded quickly: "Your Majesty, there are ministers present, but they are all kneeling outside."

Eunuch Li said, "If you go there now, you can enter the Imperial Study and be sent to save my life."

Harigana gave Hu Mama instructions, asking him to personally escort her back to Qingxi Palace, while he himself led Dulan toward Qianqing Palace.

As they approached the entrance to the Imperial Study, not only the eunuchs guarding the door, but even the ministers' eyes lit up.

The little eunuch rushed out, thinking something had happened, but it turned out he was just going to get reinforcements.

With the arrival of the Empress, their lives were saved.

Harigana always felt that these people were looking at her as if they were seeing a savior, their eyes sparkling with stars.

"Your Majesty, please go in and take a look."

Li Dequan said in a low voice, his face full of anxiety.

As I pushed open the door, I was almost hit by a memorial that was thrown at me.

"roll!"

Emperor Kangxi frowned, his head bowed, seemingly writing something.

"Xuan Ye!"

Harigana picked up the memorial from the ground, glanced at its contents, and even a quick glance was enough to tell him why he was so angry.

The floods in the south were caused by corrupt officials who turned the dikes into shoddy construction projects.

"Jiaojiao? Did it hit you? I thought it was Li Dequan."

Upon hearing Harigana's voice, Kangxi hurried to her side: "Why are you here?"

He didn't want her to worry, but there were a bunch of people kneeling outside, and he had just been quite angry, so he couldn't hide it from her at all.

"We're so in sync! I was really worried, and I knew right away that you were in a bad mood, so I came to find you."

After saying that, he waved the memorial in his hand and said, "I didn't expect that we really are telepathic."

Emperor Kangxi sighed softly, "It must have been Li Dequan's doing, no doubt about it."

Harigana pulled him by the hand to the chair and pressed him down to sit, rubbing his brow: "Xuan Ye, no matter what's bothering you, you can't get angry like this."

The deed is done; what we should do now is figure out how to help people rebuild their homes.

Getting angry like this won't help, and it will only harm your health.

Let alone the Qing Dynasty, a feudal dynasty, even hundreds of years later with advanced technology, natural disasters are still something that cannot be predicted in advance.

Corrupt officials are certainly hateful, but what's the point of investigating their problems now?

"Jiaojiao, I have already sent people to prepare food, and we can set off first thing tomorrow morning."

I was initially very happy about the situation in Dzungar, but then the floods came.

If this matter is not handled properly and is exploited by those with ulterior motives, the imperial court may become unstable.

"Alright, I believe Xuan Ye will handle things very well."

Harigana sat on his lap and glanced at what he had just written—a list.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Xuan Ye, have you sent an imperial physician over?"

I read in a travelogue that floods can cause plagues, so you should take precautions.

Or we could ask the imperial physician; if it's truly necessary, we'd need to prepare herbal remedies.

Emperor Kangxi shook his head; he really hadn't expected that.

Since he ascended the throne, he had never encountered the problem of floods and had no experience with them.

"Li Dequan!"

Harigana had read many books, and Kangxi believed her, so he quickly called Li Dequan in.

"Your Majesty, this servant is here!"

Seeing his bowed head, she cursed, "You dog of a servant, how dare you call the Empress!"

Harigana rolled her eyes at him: "I said it was telepathy, no one called me."

Li Dequan meant well, and given how he acted just now, who else but her would dare to approach him?

Kangxi was helpless. Harigana was truly indulgent towards his servants, but fortunately, none of them had any wicked intentions.

"Go! Call Zhao Rongxi over."

Li Dequan acted like a quail, thinking he was bound to get a beating, but the Empress's words saved him from disaster.

She's like a living ancestor.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your command. I will go immediately."

Not daring to delay, and also fearing that Emperor Kangxi would hold him accountable later, he ran off to the Imperial Hospital after saying this.

Looking at Li Dequan's appearance, Harigana chuckled: "Look how frightened the chief eunuch is."

Kangxi didn't speak, but held her and leaned against her, looking very tired.

Harigana gently massaged his temples, silently keeping him company.

Before long, Zhao Rongxi was brought to the Imperial Study. He was panting heavily, clearly having run there.

"Your Majesty, Physician Zhao has arrived."

At the entrance to the Imperial Study, Zhao Rongxi leaned against the door, panting heavily, still unaware of what had happened.

It doesn't seem that the lady is sick, otherwise she wouldn't be standing at the door asking for instructions like this, but would be taken in directly to have her pulse taken.

Looking at the kneeling courtiers, the questions in his mind grew even more numerous.

"Come in!"

When Zhao Rongxi went in, Harigana was already standing to one side.

"This servant greets Your Majesty and pays respects to Her Majesty the Empress."

Emperor Kangxi waved his hand: "I have something to ask you."

Zhao Rongxi stood up: "Yes!"

Will floods trigger epidemics?

Although he believed in Harigana, he still wanted to hear the imperial physician's explanation, as the plague was no joke.

"Your Majesty, there is a high chance of a plague breaking out after the floods end."

Failure to take timely precautions could result in countless deaths and injuries.

Zhao Rongxi looked solemn, now he understood why so many court officials were kneeling outside.

There must have been a flood, and the emperor was furious.

"Floods have occurred in the south. A large army will be dispatched to the south for disaster relief first thing tomorrow morning."

Go back now and confirm the number of people. Send more people to the Imperial Hospital and find a few more from the capital.

We also need to prepare the herbal medicine; we'll discuss the specifics with Li Dequan.

Nalan Mingzhu is in charge of the disaster relief efforts this time; you can go directly to him if you need anything.

Time is of the essence; we must go now.

Emperor Kangxi was shocked.

Fortunately, Harigana arrived; otherwise, if we had set off a few days later, who knows what the consequences would have been.

It seems that Li Dequan can be spared punishment.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Zhao Rongxi left, Kangxi hugged her and said, "Jiaojiao, I always knew you were my lucky star."

No matter how difficult the problem, as long as Harigana is there, it can always be solved easily.

What was a small matter before is now a major issue concerning the nation, and his beloved Jiaojiao can still help him.

Less than half an hour later, Zhao Rongxi came to Li Dequan with a list of herbs and the list of imperial physicians who were going to provide disaster relief.

By this time, Harigana had already returned to Qingxi Palace.

There are some things she can say, but she can't interfere when it comes to officials.

When Kangxi returned, it was past dinner time, and the palace gates were about to be locked.

"Xuan Ye!"

Seeing the man walk in, Harigana went over to pour him a glass of water, and then asked Dulan to bring up the food that had been kept warm in the small kitchen before sitting down next to him.