Just what?
Xia Zhengqi held his breath and listened attentively to his daughter's inner thoughts, waiting for her to continue speaking, but he only heard a "gurgling" sound.
[Oh, my father dragged me up to attend court. I didn't even have time to eat breakfast. I'm so hungry.]
Xia Zhengqi groaned inwardly. Seeing that his daughter was completely focused on eating and had no time to think about the Ministry of Revenue, he had to give up temporarily.
Xia Zhengqi gave Debao a wink.
Debao immediately shouted in a shrill voice: "My Lords, do you have anything else to say?!"
The hall was silent.
Seeing this, Debao shouted to withdraw from the court.
…
Liang's house in the capital.
Liang Chaozong's face was ashen, and Yao Jinse sat quietly by the side, silent.
"My sister is trapped in Fanyin Temple and can't get out. She is just a useless chess piece!" Liang Chaozong said in a cold tone.
"We spent over a decade planting this, are we really going to ruin it like this?!"
Yao Jinse walked over with her slender waist, put her delicate hands on Liang Chaozong's shoulders and began to massage him.
She said softly and comfortingly, "Husband, calm down. We can think of a solution. We can always find a way."
Liang Chaozong frowned, "Master Niu has been sent to promote the papermaking machine nationwide. He won't have time to plead with the emperor for at least half a year."
Yao Jinse's pair of dark eyes turned around, and suddenly, her eyes lit up.
"My dear, I have an idea."
"Since the virtuous concubine can't come out for a while, why don't we develop a replacement?"
Liang Chaozong was puzzled: "Substitute?"
"It's the Fourth Prince?" Yao Jinse smiled slightly.
"He is the son of Consort Xian, your nephew. Let Consort Xian tell us his background so that we can use him."
Liang Chaozong fell into deep thought.
The fourth prince was the child born to his younger sister and Xia Zhengqi after she sneaked into the palace.
Because he was the fourth child and not a legitimate son, he was not favored in the palace.
He was raised by Concubine Xian from childhood, and the relationship between mother and son was very deep.
The child is thirteen years old this year and his mind should have grown up.
If you tell him his true life story and tempt him with words, you can use it to your advantage.
Liang Chaozong nodded and said, "Okay, let my sister give him a message and ask him to go to Fanyin Temple to visit his mother."
…
Another half month passed in a flash.
Of the more than 500 patients with the epidemic in the capital, more than 400 recovered after treatment, and more than 100 died.
Seventy to eighty percent of the patients suffering from the epidemic in the imperial guards camp recovered.
The epidemic in the capital was officially declared over.
People went out and lived their lives as usual.
The capital city has regained its former prosperity and bustle.
The Imperial Guards recruited new soldiers and started again.
As for the fourteen plague patients from Jiaxiang Town who had infiltrated the team of applicants, eight died of the disease and four survived.
The Dali Temple interrogated them repeatedly, but the four people only said that someone had bought them for a large sum of money and made them obey their orders.
They know nothing else.
Suo Youren, a subordinate of Liang Chaozong who led patients with the plague into the imperial guards, deliberately infected himself with the plague while being imprisoned in the imperial guards and died.
"never mind."
Upon receiving this news, Xia Zhengqi's reaction was surprisingly calm.
This surprised both the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.
"If we want to completely eliminate the remaining forces of the Liang Kingdom, the two most crucial points are, first, finding their secret base where they stationed their troops, and second, cutting off their financial resources."
"As for the others, even if we find out, it will just be a drizzle." Xia Zhengqi said lightly.
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince's puzzled expressions finally eased.
"I will reward all of you who have made contributions during this epidemic."
"All doctors who participated in the treatment will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver and a plaque inscribed by me personally."
"For Doctors Yin and Yang, who have made great contributions, I will reward them with a house and a gold medallion, marking them as 'renowned doctors'. If any of your descendants wish to join the Imperial Medical Service, they can do so with this medallion and after passing the examination."
"Commander Zhou has led his subordinates in rescuing the epidemic. All officers will be promoted one level, awarded 1,000 taels of silver, and given a half-month vacation."
"The Jingzhao Yin and his subordinates will receive a 50% salary increase and a half-month holiday."
Just as Emperor Mingxi issued an edict commending the epidemic relief workers in the capital, good news came from Jiaxiang Town.
"Your Majesty, after Lord Qin and Lord Baili arrived, there were 3,500 patients in Jiaxiang Town, and now 2,900 have recovered. The epidemic is over." The messenger said loudly.
Xia Zhengqi laughed heartily: "That's great. The epidemic in Jiaxiang Town has subsided. I am so relieved."
Immediately afterwards, Xia Zhengqi commended all those who went to Jiaxiang to fight the epidemic.
Baili Ming was awarded an official position as a non-staff member of the Ministry of Personnel.
As the head of a palace, the queen also worked hard to prevent epidemics in the palace.
Xia Zhengqi rewarded the queen with a lot of jewels and brocade.
…
Kunning Palace.
Xia Miaoyuan circled around the rewards the queen had received, touching this and that.
"So beautiful!" Xia Miaoyuan put the jade necklace around her neck.
"Ahhh! This one is beautiful too." She picked up another exquisite white jade forbidden step and placed it around her waist.
The queen just found her conceited look funny.
At this moment, Xia Zhengqi's deep voice sounded.
"Ruoyu! This is a gift from me. Do you like it?"
The Queen quickly pulled Xia Miaoyuan to bow, saying softly, "I like it. I like it all."
"Thank you for your hard work, Emperor Daddy!" Xia Miaoyuan threw herself into the arms of Emperor Mingxi.
"Hahaha! Miao'er is so sweet. Father's hard days are over." Xia Zhengqi picked up his daughter and kissed her rosy little face a few times.
"Daddy, are you not busy anymore?" Xia Miaoyuan asked, blinking her big eyes.
"Yes, I'm free now and have time to play with Miao'er." Xia Zhengqi's eyes were full of doting.
"Then let's go out and play, go out of the palace and play!" Xia Miaoyuan called in a baby voice.
Maomao and Xiaojuzi heard Xia Miaoyuan's excited voice and ran over.
Little Orange jumped onto Xia Zhengqi's knees, while Maomao used his mouth to hold Xia Zhengqi's hand.
"Do you guys want to go out and play together too?" Xia Miaoyuan picked up Xiaojuzi and asked gently.
"You can go out of the palace to play, but you can't take these two with you." Xia Zhengqi frowned slightly.
Going out with a deer and a cat in his arms was too bizarre. He, the lord of Daxia, couldn't afford to lose face like this.
"Meow……"
"Mee..."
Little Orange and Maomao called out in a coquettish voice.
"Look, they really want to go out of the palace to play. If you don't agree, they will cry." Xia Miaoyuan shook Emperor Mingxi's arm.
"Wow! They are so pitiful! Their owner can't take them with him when he goes out to play. Wuuuu! This princess is so sad!" Xia Miaoyuan covered her face and pretended to cry.
The Queen couldn't help laughing and tried to smooth things over by saying, "Okay, Miao'er, don't embarrass your father."
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