Chapter 175 Arriving at Broken Jade City and Encountering a Villain
"Sir, thirteen more people died in the south of the city today." The bailiff reported to the prefect Chen Han while wearing a face scarf.
Upon hearing that more than a dozen people had died in the south of the city, Chen Han immediately sat down on his chair.
What can he do? With so many people dying every day, he and his family will be infected one day.
Even if they are lucky enough not to be infected with the plague, they will be punished by the emperor later.
It's better to give it a try. Anyway, the plague is rampant now. Who knows whether Southern Jin will be the same as Northern Rong in the future? By then, the emperor and others will be worried about the plague and will have no time to bother him.
If all else fails, he can flee to Xidi or Dongling with his family and money. Could it be possible that the Emperor of Southern Jin could chase him to another country and capture him?
Besides, the reason why he gave such an order was because of his son. Why should it be his fault if something happened now?
The more he thought about it, the angrier Chen Han became. He then ordered the yamen runners, "Continue to check and maintain law and order in the city."
"Yes." The bailiff took the order and left.
He quickly ran back home, found his wife, and told her: "Pack your things now, take away the valuables, and tomorrow we will disguise ourselves as refugees and escape first."
"Master, you are the prefect. The city is in chaos now. Although you gave the order and committed a crime before, it was not you who took the initiative. It was the Third Prince who gave the order."
"His Majesty will not necessarily punish you. If you make a difference during this plague and actively make arrangements for everyone, His Majesty will definitely offset your merits and demerits and even give you a chance to move up to a higher level."
"Do you really want our whole family to flee with you?" Chen Han fell into deep thought after listening to his wife's words.
After a while, he raised his head, held his wife's hand and said, "Okay, I will listen to you, and I have you by my side."
The woman looked at him like this, pulled her hand away, and said, "Master, you can just go and help with the disaster relief. Tomorrow I will go to the city to set up a porridge stall and buy more bricks and tiles for you."
"Okay, okay, my dear madam, I was not clear-headed before. I will treat you well in the future." Chen Han felt guilty. Now that he encountered trouble, he knew who was sincere to him and who was the real good wife.
The prefect's wife said calmly, "We'll talk about the future later."
Obviously, Chen Han had done something that hurt his wife's heart.
Chen Han was not angry when he saw her so cold. After all, he was the only one who knew what he had done to hurt his wife's heart.
Take your time.
Chen Han nodded, turned and walked out.
Just after leaving the yard and not walking far, a cute cry came from behind: "Master, please think of a solution quickly. The plague is so serious now, what should we do? Let's run away..."
If it were before, Chen Han would definitely agree, but after hearing what his wife said just now, he had already put this idea out of his mind.
"What the hell are you doing? It's snowing so hard, you might get frozen and fall!"
"I am the prefect of Suiyu City. Now that the plague is raging, you actually want me to flee with you? Have you ever thought about what will happen to us if the royal family is furious?"
Chen Han looked at the beautiful girl in front of him, his eyes fell on her bulging belly, and finally he suppressed his anger.
"Just stay at home and take care of your baby. Don't go out. I'm sure you'll be fine."
"But..." The beautiful concubine wanted to say something, but Chen Han turned around and left, saying that he had official business to attend to.
The beautiful concubine was left standing there stamping her feet in anger. She glared at the main courtyard angrily, and was finally coaxed away by the maids.
The whole scene was seen by the prefect's wife who was leaning against the pillar on the second floor.
There was a flash of sarcasm in her eyes, but she said nothing and looked up at the sky full of falling snow.
On the afternoon of the day when the prefect's wife made the donation, Yu Banxia arrived at the outskirts of Suiyu City and released Xuanfeng and the others.
As soon as Xuan Feng came out, he asked, "Miss, after you entered that glowing light shield, did you encounter any danger? Why did you wait more than two months to let us out?"
Yu Banxia looked at him and smiled: "It's okay, there is no danger in the barrier. As for what happened inside, since the spatial spiritual vision is blocked, I will not tell you for the time being. The fewer people who know, the less danger there is."
Xuan Feng nodded immediately after hearing this: "That's right."
"Let's go to Suiyu City." Yu Banxia said, pointing to the city not far away.
Xuan Feng was a little dumbfounded. He turned around and saw Shattered Jade City. He couldn't help but ask, "Miss, how long has it been outside?"
"Just one day and one night."
Xuanfeng and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. They had clearly spent two full months in that fairyland, but only one day and one night had passed outside?
Yu Banxia got on the carriage, and the Erniu brothers and Liuli and the other two got on the carriage, and they also hurriedly got on the carriage.
Waiting for Xuanfeng, Xuanfeng came to his senses and climbed onto his horse.
"Let's go to the city first, so that we don't have to run to the military camp when the master is in the city."
"Then let's go directly to the city."
The carriage soon approached, and the guard stepped forward and stretched out his hand to stop them: "The plague is spreading in Shattered Jade City now, don't you know? Why are you running here!"
"My name is Xuanfeng, and I am General Zhenwei's personal bodyguard. The person sitting in the carriage is a very powerful doctor, who my general specially asked me to invite."
As Xuanfeng spoke, several guards gathered around him.
I had heard General Zhenwei say earlier that he had sent someone to invite the miracle doctor who gave the medicine, but I didn't expect that he would actually come.
"Since you are the miracle doctor invited by General Zhenwei, please come in quickly." The guarding general hurriedly made a respectful gesture of invitation.
Xuan Feng clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much."
Just as they were about to enter the city, a sarcastic voice suddenly rang out: "Wait! The plague in Broken Jade City is severe right now, how can we let anyone into the city?"
"Have you checked your pass and identity?"
Xuanfeng frowned and looked towards the source of the sound. The man was hiding on the city wall.
He has a mustache and a pointed face.
It turned out to be the counselor beside the Third Prince. The guard's expression changed obviously when he heard this man's voice.
With disdain in his eyes, Xuan Feng snorted coldly: "How dare you, a mere strategist like you, question General Zhenwei's orders?"
"I am indeed just a small strategist, but my master left me an order before he left. Broken Jade City is a border fortress. Since the Third Prince has ordered me to guard it, I will defend it even if it costs my life."
"Is that what you said, young general?" the strategist still said in a sarcastic tone.
"Guard Xuanfeng, Mr. Xu, please stop arguing. This is it. I am sorry. Could you please let me see your identity, doctor?"
The guard clasped his fists and spoke outside the carriage. Yu Banxia nodded, and Liuli handed over her identity card.
The guard was also stunned when he saw the information. Was she a young girl who had just come of age?
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