The charcoal brazier was crackling. Lin Chunhuan had already moved back to Kunning Palace and was sitting in the room slowly sewing. It was the new year again, and she wanted to make a piece of clothing for Lin'er with her own hands.
But after trying again and again, the stitches were still not as delicate as those of the embroiderers in the palace.
Cuiyun knocked on the door, got a response, pushed the door open and walked in. The wind and snow behind her made her scalp numb.
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince has been sent to the imperial study. I waited until he entered the room before coming back." Cuiyun was so cold that she shrank back and warmed herself by the charcoal brazier for a long time before going forward.
"Your Majesty is too anxious. The eldest prince is only a few months old. He can only understand a few words in the imperial study. Even if you want to train a crown prince, you have to wait until he can start to learn!"
Lin Chunhuan smiled and said nothing.
The emperor didn't let Lin'er go to the imperial study to listen. It was obvious that he wanted to show off his son to the ministers. His little thoughts could not be hidden at all.
After cutting the thread and rethreading the needle with a different color, Lin Chunhuan raised her head and said, "Mother will probably send a letter to the palace in the next day or two. Please be diligent and make sure to deliver it to me as soon as possible."
"yes."
Cuiyun agreed crisply, a smile on her face, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Our duties in Kunning Palace are the most important in the harem. No one under us would dare neglect them in the slightest."
"Bang!"
Just as Cuiyun was speaking, a strong wind blew the window open, knocking over the beauty bottle on the table. In just a moment, the heat in the room was blown away, and Lin Chunhuan shivered with cold.
I couldn't even finish the clothes I was making.
Although Cuiyun quickly closed the window again, the temperature did not return to normal for a while.
"My Lady, the window bolt is broken. I'll have someone replace it right away!"
Lin Chunhuan nodded without saying anything, but his eyes looking at the window became increasingly gloomy.
The snow and wind this year were unusually strong, blocking all land and water routes, forcing the Thousand Dynasty Meeting, which had been held for more than ten years, to be suspended.
There was no other way. The envoys could not get through at all and had no way to go, so they could only write letters to confess their crimes.
The snow started on the third day of the twelfth lunar month and has lasted for seventeen days till today. Sometimes it is heavy and sometimes it is light, but it has never stopped. Fortunately, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory had warned about this heavy snow in advance and not only reinforced many weak houses in Kyoto in advance, but also ordered all court officials and nobles to set up porridge stalls after the food supply was cut off in the city.
For a while, no major chaos occurred and the capital was considered stable. Otherwise, the emperor would not have the mind to show off his son.
Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of spring. Snow is always a winter thing, and we can always endure this for a month or two.
Lin Chunhuan took a deep breath and glimpsed the snowstorm outside while Cuiyun asked someone to change the window bolt.
Probably no one would have thought that this snow would continue to fall until summer!
"Report..."
An urgent report came from outside the palace. It was a good news, and soon someone came to Lin Chunhuan to report the good news.
"Lizhou Adjutant Yuan Shaojun has found a cure for the plague, and it's already showing initial results. His Majesty has sent me to inform Your Majesty, which will be a blessing for the people!"
The young eunuch was rewarded with a handful of golden melon seeds and retreated with a smile.
Lin Chunhuan was also happy. This recipe appeared half a year earlier than in the previous life!
In just half a year...how many people would have died less!
As for Yuan Shaojun, he solved the plague but was trapped in the south by a snowstorm. Whether he could come back was not within her consideration.
He was lucky enough to be able to return, and the past was wiped out.
He can't go back because he has a bad fate. Now that he is dead, everything is written off.
From now on, this person disappeared from her life and could no longer cause any waves.
At the beginning of the new year, heavy snow continued for a month and the snow was getting heavier. Even though many people's houses had been reinforced, the number of roofs collapsed by the wind and snow increased exponentially overnight.
Even in Kyoto, the most prosperous capital of the entire Ming Dynasty, people froze to death on the streets.
Kyoto itself was unable to take care of itself, but thousands of disaster victims still poured in every day. The imperial city could not support so many people, so it had to keep the victims outside the city gates.
If even the imperial city is like this, one can imagine the situation in other places.
However, in just three days, memorials for help flew onto the desk in the imperial study like snowflakes. The emperor was so anxious that his mouth was covered with blisters. There was no lively atmosphere on the streets during this New Year.
If you walk along the streets of Kyoto, you can see white sails almost every few steps.
There are deaths in every family.
Countless people died of freezing, starvation, or being crushed by collapsed houses.
Lin Chunhuan put on the queen's court dress and walked towards the imperial study which was full of court officials. She ignored the surprised and dissatisfied looks on their faces, and knelt before the emperor with each step and bowed her head.
"Your Majesty, I have committed a crime. I have come here today to plead guilty and ask for your punishment."
The emperor was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. In the more than one year since their marriage, Lin Chunhuan had never spoken to him like this, let alone performed such a grand ceremony.
He immediately put down the memorial in his hand and stepped forward, "What is the Queen doing?"
"If you have something to say, just say it directly. Why mobilize so many troops?"
However, Lin Chunhuan shook her head and avoided the emperor's hand that was extended to help her. "I am guilty."
"The crime is that you secretly ordered people to stockpile grain and cotton without the emperor's order."
"The crime is that the people of Kyoto suffered, yet not a cent was contributed."
"Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Lin Chunhuan kowtowed heavily, firmly and without any falsehood. Whether it was hoarding grain or cotton, even without this natural disaster, it would be a capital crime under normal circumstances.
Especially now when the situation is so urgent.
The emperor was also shocked. "Hoarding grain? When did this happen?"
"Last autumn."
“How much have you stockpiled?”
The number Lin Chunhuan said caused a commotion in the imperial study. So much grain and cotton was more than enough for Kyoto to survive this snow disaster!
Even the disaster victims outside the city were properly resettled.
Unconsciously, the emperor's breathing became rapid.
He realized that the person kneeling in front of him was not his soft and delicate Huan'er, but the Queen of Ming Dynasty!
The emperor's eyes changed when he looked at Lin Chunhuan. Besides endless love, there was also a hint of admiration that he himself was not aware of. "The queen only started to think about hoarding grain and cotton after hearing the instructions from the Imperial Observatory?"
"yes."
Lin Chunhuan answered straightforwardly. She had not revealed a single word about her rebirth, not only to the emperor, but also to Caihuan, the person closest to her, and her parents, who always put her first.
Such a thing was too unbelievable. She couldn't imagine the consequences of saying it out loud, so she simply covered herself tightly.
Fortunately, she did a very good job in this matter. Everything she did paved countless ways for herself, leaving no room for flaws.
The emperor swallowed silently and said, "Queen, please stand up."
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