Chapter 154: Reciprocity
The eldest princess was greatly inspired after hearing this. After all, she was very sensitive about money. Too much or too little would not do. Everyone was watching. Besides, she didn't want her second sister to profit from it. She immediately smiled and said:
"The Queen Mother is really thoughtful. I only wanted to prevent the people from suffering from the disaster, but I also overlooked some issues. I will go back and think about it, write a set of rules, and then ask the Queen Mother for advice."
"Okay, you decide!"
Ripple nodded.
"Queen Mother."
The eldest princess hesitated to speak.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
"Third sister's palace has been sealed for so long, and she has also learned her lesson. You can't keep her locked up forever."
"She is the youngest, and when she got into trouble, she asked you two older ones to help cover it up. She is already a married woman, but she is still deceived by a good-looking person and cheap things. You can protect her for a while and for the rest of her life. Just take this opportunity to win her over.
Even if she doesn't have to inherit the throne in the future and becomes an idle lady, she can't hold you back, so you don't have to plead for her."
Lianyi said decisively.
"Please calm down, Queen Mother. Third Sister will definitely learn from this lesson. Please don't be angry."
The eldest princess immediately smiled and comforted her.
After expressing her deep sisterly love, the eldest princess asked the attendants beside her to present two scriptures and said with a smile:
"Mother Queen, this is the scripture copied by Rong Shijun. Since you fainted last time, he has been copying scriptures to pray for you. The scriptures have been offered in front of the Buddha for 81 days. Shijun burns incense every day. Today, I specially asked you to bring it to you."
"If he has the heart, why doesn't he come over himself?"
"Since it has been raining for a while, Mr. Rong has developed a cough. He doesn't want to let you have the disease, so he asked me to bring the scriptures to you."
The eldest princess explained patiently.
"He must be craving for coolness, so he's like this because of the wind. I'll ask Mei Yuanzheng to go over and take a look. You just go and do your thing!"
Lianyi waved her hand to chase him away.
Each of these royal children is very smart. The eldest princess came to see her this time to give advice on disaster relief, to show her sisterly love, and to make her father's presence felt. She really did not waste a single opportunity.
"Yes, mother queen, please don't be careless. Taking care of your health is the most important thing."
The eldest princess achieved her goal. After leaving her daughter behind, she went back to discuss fundraising with her aides. If this was done well, it would be an achievement and would further enhance her reputation among the people.
Lianyi took the scripture and began to flip through it. Rong Shijun's handwriting was neat, round and not sharp, just like his character. But as she flipped through the book, Lianyi's expression turned bad.
Because the two scriptures were indeed enshrined in front of the Buddha, there was still the smell of incense and candles on the papers. However, Lianyi, who had already reached the third level of Qi training, could smell that the scent of incense and candles on the papers was mixed with a hint of other smells. After sniffing it carefully, she snorted coldly and threw the scriptures directly on the table.
Because the words in this scripture are written with a special kind of ink, as time goes by, some special ingredients in the ink will evaporate, making people who inhale it feel like they have caught a cold and start coughing. In fact, it is slowly destroying the lungs, and then develops into tuberculosis, which is eventually incurable.
Lianyi narrowed her eyes. This Lord Rong was not as tolerant as she had imagined. Even if she gave up her power, he still wanted the original body to die.
"Phoenix head."
"I am here."
The phoenix head flashed and came in front of Lianyi.
"Put these two scriptures in Rong Shijun's room, preferably close to him, but out of his reach."
"yes!"
Fengshou took the two scriptures, put them in his arms, and disappeared again.
Lianyi is not someone who will passively take a beating. Since the other party has attacked her, she will give him a taste of his own medicine.
Then she called Lan Xin and ordered:
"Mr. Rong has caught a cold. Ask Mei Yuanzheng to take his pulse and prescribe some cough medicine for him."
"yes."
Lan Xin immediately went to invite Mei Yuanzheng to accompany her to Rong Shijun's courtyard.
Lianyi called Huizhi again and asked directly:
"Before the flood, I asked you to arrange for people to go to the other three countries to buy food, but have they stockpiled it?"
"According to your instructions, the grain has been transported to your private estate for storage. We are waiting for your instructions on when to put it in the grain store."
"It didn't alarm the other three countries, did it?"
"No."
After Huizhi finished her report, she left quietly.
Lianyi then stretched lazily and felt that it should not be difficult to survive the flood this time.
After accepting the plot, she knew the severity of the disaster, so taking advantage of the coronation ceremony of the sixth prince of Panlong Kingdom, she secretly sent people to the other three countries in three groups to purchase grain. Of course, the price was three to five cents higher than the market price, and then she transported it back to Fengqi Kingdom in batches by water and land, basically spending half of the silver in her private treasury.
In order to avoid being noticed, the amount of food purchased each time was not much, and most of the food was collected from remote places. After all, the price was higher than the market price, and there was no need to send people to transport it. The most important thing was to settle in cash, so the food was accumulated bit by bit.
The next day, Mei Yuanzheng came to check Lianyi's pulse, and finally whispered:
"My Queen, I was ordered to check the pulse of Rong Shijun yesterday. It seems that he has a cough that is not just a common cold."
"It's okay, just treat it as a cough and prescribe a cough suppressant. When I return to the palace, other imperial doctors will take over."
Lianyi said lightly that this Meiyuanzheng was quite capable and could actually detect that something was wrong.
Mei Yuanzheng's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She knew she couldn't ask any more questions. It would be of no benefit for her to know too much, and the Queen obviously wanted to protect her.
"I understand, old minister."
Mei Yuan felt more confident because of the Queen's words. He knew what he should do and felt relieved.
Xian Shijun's departure was very low-key, and because Lianyi helped to cover it up, Emperor Zhao and Rong Shijun did not notice it for the time being.
One of them was busy helping his daughter seize power, while the other was busy scheming against the empress and accumulating credit for his daughter. Naturally, they paid less attention to the Third Princess and the Wise Attendant who had already been eliminated.
Xian Shijun was worried about his daughter, so he hardly rested along the way and kept on rushing. After fifteen days, he arrived at Fengxuan City, which had been sealed off.
Checkpoints were set up along the way to prevent people in the city from running around and spreading the plague.
The troops were basically stationed in tents outside the city. The imperial doctors sent from the capital and the doctors recruited along the way were all gathered here. Xian Shijun was able to reach the outside of the city smoothly because he had the Queen's order, but he was stopped when he wanted to enter the city.
"Please don't embarrass us, if anything happens to you, we won't be able to explain."
The female general guarding the checkpoint frowned and said.
"If there are any consequences, I will bear them all. Just let me enter the city."
"There is a plague in the city. If you go in, I'm afraid..."
(End of this chapter)
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