"The entire capital?" Gu Jiangli's heart skipped a beat.
A disaster that can affect the entire capital must be extraordinary!
"Your Highness, this matter is of utmost importance. I'm afraid we should inform the Emperor. Heng'er and I will take a few children to the streets first to tell the other people as well!"
The prince thought for a moment, then nodded emphatically, "Be careful."
"Your Highness, please rest assured."
Gu Jiangli and Heng'er hurriedly went to the other rooms to wake up the children who were still sleeping.
The mistress was also woken up.
Within the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, all the servants in the entire palace were awakened.
Everyone stood in the garden, carrying lanterns and holding candles, waiting for Gu Jiangli's instructions.
The prince, on the other hand, rode his horse at top speed to the palace.
Several children stood beside Gu Jiangli, each with a face full of confusion.
Only Gu Jiangli and Heng'er looked serious. She said:
"There may be disaster in the capital tonight. The prince has woken you up from your sleep for two reasons: first, to save your lives, and second, in the hope that you can save the people of the entire capital!"
"Everyone has only one task: take gongs and drums and beat them along the streets, making as much noise as possible, so that the people are as awake as you are and cannot be asleep in their dreams."
"If anyone doesn't listen to our instructions, knock on their door one by one until someone comes to open it."
"Do you understand?"
The servants looked at each other, completely baffled as to what the princess was trying to do.
The reason they were woken up in the middle of the night was because they were servants and should obey their masters without complaint.
But the people are sleeping soundly. Won't they be severely reprimanded for banging gongs and drums and waking them up?
Their expressions were hesitant, but Lotus asked first:
“Your Highness, we will certainly carry out your orders, but can you tell us what kind of disaster it is? I’m worried that if the servants follow this method, the people might not accept it if they don’t know the truth.”
The servants all nodded in agreement.
Gu Jiangli also knew that what Hehua said made sense.
As Heng'er's mother, she naturally knew that Heng'er's divination was accurate.
But the common people don't know these things, and they probably really won't listen to these servants.
Heng'er suddenly spoke up: "Tell them that they will die if they fall asleep in bed, but if they stay awake and go to an open space, they might survive!"
Gu Jiangli also knew the seriousness of the situation. "Try to tell every household what Heng'er said. If someone is being unreasonable and doesn't want to listen, don't spend too much time on them. Just go and tell the next household."
Those who are unwilling to believe, let's leave them to the prince.
He has already gone to the palace to inform the emperor, and the emperor should then make an appearance.
"Oh, right," Gu Jiangli added, "I know you all have families, so you can go and tell your families first, and then do what I asked you to do."
"I believe that the fact that you, as servants of the Prince's mansion, were able to obey the Prince's orders and gather here so quickly shows that everyone is of one mind. There are absolutely no villains in the Prince's mansion who would shirk their duties for their own benefit, right?"
The group was filled with excitement; Gu Jiangli's trust and care for them seemed to have ignited a fire in their hearts.
What need is there for them to question a master who prioritizes the family members of others?
"Please rest assured, Your Highness! We will certainly fulfill our mission!"
"Alright, I'll have to trouble you all tonight!"
Gu Jiangli divided everyone into four teams, each starting from the east, west, south, and north, and then assigned them to different streets in order to deliver the message of the emergency as quickly as possible.
She also brought her child to join in.
Although the youngest Cheng Yi and Cheng Yun were the most shy, they took this matter very seriously and were not ambiguous at all.
Even when they were scolded by people with bad tempers or turned away at the door, they didn't shed a single tear. Instead, they stood outside the door and loudly repeated what Heng'er had said to the people inside.
Some people thought they were just being mischievous and playing pranks, but seeing how serious and persistent they were, they listened to them with some skepticism.
Mu Qing accompanied the doctors on their daily rounds, and many people recognized her and trusted this young, beautiful doctor.
Even though she didn't understand Mu Qing's intentions, she still sat in the courtyard, thinking that "it doesn't matter if I don't sleep for a little while," and waited.
As for Heng'er, he ran as fast as he could to every house on the street.
She pounded on their door, saying she had foreseen an impending disaster. To Gu Jiangli's surprise, many people believed her without asking any questions.
Some families even volunteered to join the effort to wake up their neighbors.
In the dead of night, countless torches and lanterns moved swiftly through the middle of the street.
The deafening sound of the gong was mixed with some unpleasant curses, but it was clear to the naked eye that more and more people were waking up from their slumber.
He opened the door and looked around.
More and more people gathered on the street, following Gu Jiangli's group.
These people were basically following Gu Jiangli because their houses were too small and didn't have spacious courtyards, so they asked Gu Jiangli to lead them to a safe place.
An hour later, the bustling street was as bright as day.
A large group of people arrived outside the palace gates, where the area was the widest and flattest, large enough to accommodate the countless people.
Several servants hurried over and said to Gu Jiangli:
"Your Highness, we've said everything we can, but some people just won't listen. They insist we're trying to frame them, and they won't listen to anything we say!"
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