Everyone was intimidated by Ning Xihua's noble aura and the arrogance and dominance in her words.
Yes, even the Crown Princess is in the city, the court should not abandon Yizhou, right?
Seeing that everyone began to hesitate, Ning Xihua continued to attack.
"If everyone works together and cooperates with the government and the court to fight the plague, then perhaps we can still fight against Prince Yan. But if everyone insists on leaving the city now, I cannot guarantee that you will die today."
These words were full of threats, but they also gave everyone a glimmer of hope.
"I dare not say anything else, but I am here today to promise on behalf of Prince Ning's Mansion that Prince Ning's Mansion will do its utmost to fight the plague together with the people in the city and stand together with Yizhou."
Use both soft and hard tactics, and give equal weight to kindness and severity.
Zhao Yukang looked at Ning Xihua, who was standing proudly in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh. He seemed to know why His Highness chose Princess Yue Xi, and why His Highness even gave her the private seal that symbolized power.
She fits the bill.
Zhao Yukang saw that Ning Xihua had already dissuaded most of the people from leaving the city, so he quickly took advantage of the situation.
"Princess Yuexi's promise is also the promise of our Yizhou Governor's Office. In the face of such a natural disaster, our government will stand with you all! Please go back first. Someone will distribute supplies to you later and explain the precautions for epidemic prevention and control."
Seeing that the two most distinguished people in Yizhou City had made a promise, the people living in the city gradually lost the urge to leave the city. After all, many people have lived here for generations, and who wants to leave their hometown and become homeless?
Zhao Yukang also quickly arranged for the city defense forces to assist in evacuating the crowd to avoid crowding and trampling.
Two quarters of an hour later, most of the people surrounding the city gate had left, and the situation was temporarily stabilized.
Zhao Yukang breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, then turned around and bowed deeply to Ning Xihua.
"Thanks to your cleverness, a disaster has not occurred today. Please accept my humble respect."
Ning Xihua quickly declined, "Your Excellency's words are too serious. I was in a hurry just now and stepped in to do the job. Please don't blame me, Your Excellency."
Zhao Yukang shook his head quickly, "It is a blessing for the people of Yizhou to have the princess guarding Yizhou."
She stopped being polite and just said, "I brought a lot of guards and soldiers with me when I returned to Yizhou this time. They can all be used by you, sir. You can deploy them as you please. The prevention and control of the epidemic is related to the safety of the people in the whole city. You have to worry about it."
Zhao Yukang bowed again and said, "I will do my duty, Princess, please rest assured."
On the carriage back to Ning Mansion.
Ning Xihua collapsed in her seat as soon as she got on the carriage.
"The princess is just so amazing!" Song Yi stood aside with stars in her eyes and an expression of admiration.
Especially when she threw the treacherous man who instigated discord off the city wall, she looked like a decisive female general!
Ning Xihua sighed.
When she ordered Huaichuan to throw the person down just now, she herself was a little surprised.
This was her second time killing someone, except for the first time when she had the murderous intention due to kidnapping.
Although she hesitated a second before giving the order, she immediately threw the hesitation out of her mind. She gave the order to kill people as casually as drinking water and eating, as if she had done it thousands of times.
At that moment, she realized that she was no longer the 18-year-old prospective college student who was afraid of blood, pain, and death and obeyed the rules and laws. She had truly become the noble Princess Yuexi of this feudal dynasty.
A word can decide life or death, a word can take someone's life.
Ning Xihua smiled bitterly. To some extent, she had to thank Xiao Baihua.
Look, her hands were shaking when she killed someone last time, but this time she only hesitated for a moment. Her decisiveness is unlike her.
But now she felt nothing but sighs, without any regrets. In such an emergency, saving the scene with one person's life was the best choice, not to mention that the person was not innocent in the first place.
Song Yi was a little worried when she saw Ning Xihua's dazed look on her face, but she continued to praise her in a lively tone.
"What the princess said on the tower just now was so domineering! It made my blood boil!"
Ning Xihua looked at Song Yi, feeling speechless.
"To be honest, I was just stared at by so many people that my legs and feet felt weak and my scalp was numb. Sigh, it seems that being paralyzed like this and not thinking about anything is more suitable for me..."
Forcing a socially anxious person to give a speech in public is simply inhumane!
Song Yi: ...
Her feelings were misplaced after all.
Outside the carriage, Huai Liu, who had just expressed admiration for Ning Xihua, said: …
It was his naivety that he actually admired a salted fish.
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Although the people's riots were temporarily suppressed, there was still no real progress in treating the epidemic.
Ning Xihua sent people to assist the government to open up and vacate Yu'an Hall, Taoist temples, academies and other places in the city to isolate and treat patients who had already developed fever symptoms.
Other patients with coughing symptoms were also registered and asked to be isolated.
The city guards patrolled the streets throughout the day. Except in special circumstances, people were not allowed to go out on the streets, and everyone stayed at home with their doors closed.
Fortunately, Yizhou was rich, and the government had stored a lot of grain, enough to feed all the people in the city for half a year. Therefore, there had not been a problem of food shortage during the days of the city lockdown. However, the city's medicinal materials were almost used up.
In addition, Yizhou has a population of hundreds of thousands, and everyone is staying indoors. The distribution of food, medicine and other supplies, as well as the treatment of critically ill patients, are all big problems due to lack of manpower.
All the city guards and the people Ning Xihua brought together had no more than a few thousand people. Even if they worked day and night, it would still be a drop in the bucket.
Just when Ning Xihua was worrying about this, she saw her second and fourth brothers bringing the healthy servants and maids in the mansion out to help the city guards distribute supplies.
Seeing Ning Xihua, Ning Yuehang ran over to take credit for her.
"You're surprised, right? But Fifth Sister can't be the only one busying around. As men, we should also do something within our capacity for the people of Yizhou!"
Ning Xihua was touched, but still a little worried.
Ning Yueyan also came over, and seeing her expression, he immediately said, "Fifth sister, don't worry. We have all taken precautions according to the requirements of Doctor Xu. The people who came out with us will live in the outer courtyard after returning to the mansion, so they will not affect the mansion."
Ning Xihua nodded and said nothing more.
People from the Ning family always have their own persistence.
A few days later, not only the Ning Palace, but also many wealthy families or merchants spontaneously sent people to help. Ning Xihua even saw many famous playboys in Yizhou among them.
With more manpower, the burden on the city guards was lightened a lot, and the distribution of supplies and the control of infected people gradually became orderly.
The only worrying thing now is that the death toll from the epidemic is gradually increasing, and Doctor Xu and the doctors have not yet found a cure.