Chapter 754 Disaster
The weather is getting colder and colder, and Shengjing City finally welcomes the first snow of the year.
The heavy snow lasted for five full days before it stopped.
In order to prevent the vegetables in the backyard from freezing, Qingsong took a group of eunuchs to pick all the vegetables that could be picked and stored them in the cellar.
They also wrapped the fruit trees in dry straw, hoping it would keep them warm.
As for the chickens, ducks, pigs and geese in the shed, there is no need to worry. Insulation measures have been taken already, so the little ones will not be frozen.
After dinner, Xiao Xixi stood in the corridor and looked up at the night sky.
There are few dark clouds tonight and the night sky is dotted with stars.
Baoqin walked out quickly and put a thick cloak on the imperial concubine.
"It's windy outside, don't stand for too long, or you'll get cold."
Xiao Xixi looked at the starry sky and frowned slightly: "I'm afraid something bad is going to happen recently."
Baoqin was startled: "What bad thing?"
At this time, Luo Qinghan had finished showering and his hair was half dry. When he walked out, he happened to hear Xiao Xixi's words and asked as well.
"What did you see?"
Xiao Xixi retracted her gaze and turned to look at him.
"According to the astrology, there may be natural disasters in the north this year."
Luo Qinghan's expression also became serious: "Can you tell what kind of natural disaster it is?"
Xiao Xixi: "It can't be seen from the stars, but I guess it may be related to the heavy snow."
The disasters that heavy snow can cause are most likely snow disasters or ice disasters.
The means of heating in those days was still at the stage of burning charcoal. Even the underground heating in the palace relied on the heat generated by burning charcoal.
When faced with such severe cold weather, the wealthy families are fine, as they have no shortage of thick clothes at home, and all they need to do is burn more charcoal.
Poor families were not so comfortable. They had limited conditions and could not afford to buy cloth. The whole family wore one cotton coat and one pair of trousers. Whoever went out would wear the cotton coat and trousers. Some families were so poor that they did not even have one cotton coat and trousers. If they wanted to keep warm, they had to burn firewood, but firewood was limited. If it ran out, they would freeze to death.
The cold wind blew and made Xiao Xixi shiver.
Baoqin urged again: "Go inside quickly, and talk inside if you have anything to say."
Xiao Xixi and Luo Qinghan walked into the house.
There is floor heating in the house, which is very comfortable.
Xiao Xixi took off her thick cloak, walked to Luo Qinghan, and saw him unfold the map.
His fingertips gently drew a circle on the map.
"This area belongs to the north. It's too large."
Xiao Xixi suddenly asked, "Do you have any copper coins?"
Luo Qinghan didn't have any on him, so he asked someone to get a string of copper coins.
Xiao Xixi took out a coin, placed it in her palm, clasped her hands together, whispered a few prayers, and then gently threw the coin onto the map.
The copper coin fell on the map, rolled several times, and finally stopped in one place.
There are three words written on that place -
Fengyang County.
Xiao Xixi picked up the coin and threw it twice again in the same way.
Every time, the copper coins fell in Fengyang County.
Now, without her saying anything, Luo Qinghan could tell that the disaster-stricken area might be Fengyang County.
Xiao Xixi fumbled with the copper coin in his hand and reminded, "This method of divination has a certain chance of error. I can't guarantee that the disaster-stricken area will definitely be Fengyang County. I can only say that the probability of this area being affected by the disaster is relatively high."
Luo Qinghan: "I understand, but to be on the safe side, we still need to ask the governor of Fengyang County to pay more attention."
Xiao Xixi: "We can have people prepare some cold-weather supplies, such as cotton-padded clothes, cotton pants, charcoal, etc., and send them to Fengyang County. Once it is discovered that there are people affected by the disaster, the local government can distribute the supplies immediately and try to minimize the damage."
Luo Qinghan nodded. He thought about these things more carefully than Xiao Xixi.
In addition to cotton-padded clothes and trousers and charcoal, food and medicinal materials must also be prepared.
Because he had something on his mind, Luo Qinghan went to bed a little late tonight.
He woke up before dawn the next day.
Xiao Xixi struggled to crawl out of the warm bed.
Luo Qinghan felt sorry for her as he looked at her dazed look.
"You can continue to sleep. You don't have to get up to have breakfast with me."
Xiao Xixi shook her head: "No, I'm worried. What if you don't eat well again?"
Luo Qinghan laughed: "I'm not a child. I need someone to watch me while I eat."
Xiao Xixi: "But sometimes you are like a little kid. You need someone to watch you, otherwise you will be lazy and not take good care of yourself."
She put on her clothes with the help of the palace maid, and staggered along with Luo Qinghan to have breakfast.
After breakfast, Luo Qinghan asked Xixi to go back to sleep.
Xiao Xixi yawned and said, "You work hard, I'll come to have lunch with you at noon."
Luo Qinghan suddenly bent down and kissed her fair and tender little face.
Eunuch Chang and Baoqin immediately turned their heads away, and everyone else also lowered their heads, pretending that they saw nothing.
After Luo Qinghan left, Xiao Xixi returned to the bedroom and took a nap.
When she got up again, it was already bright.
Baoqin said as she helped her change clothes and put on makeup.
"Just now, Concubine Min came to pay her respects to you. I heard that you were still sleeping. Concubine Min sat in the side hall for a while, drank a cup of tea, and then left."
Xiao Xixi nodded to show that she understood.
She read the storybook for a while, and when it was almost noon, she put on her cloak and took the carriage to the imperial study.
When Xiao Xixi entered the imperial study, she happened to pass by several cabinet ministers.
When the ministers saw her, they all gave way and saluted.
Xiao Xixi also politely returned a half-bow.
She keenly noticed that the ministers seemed to be in a good mood, and two of them even had obvious smiles on their faces.
Could it be that something good happened?
Upon learning that the imperial concubine had arrived, Eunuch Chang walked out to greet her.
"Your servant pays respects to the Imperial Concubine. Please come this way."
Xiao Xixi walked into the imperial study and immediately saw the emperor sitting behind the desk.
He seemed to be concentrating on thinking about something, and when he saw the imperial concubine coming, he patted the empty seat next to him.
"Come and sit down."
Normally, no one except the emperor could sit in that position.
But there were no outsiders here, so Xiao Xixi didn't care and just walked over and sat down next to him.
Xiao Xixi asked curiously, "I just saw those ministers looking very happy. Did something good happen to them?"
Luo Qinghan did not hide it and spoke frankly.
"Today, Fengyang County sent a stone."
Xiao Xixi: "What kind of stone is worthy of their happiness?"
Luo Qinghan directly had someone carry the stone in for Xiao Xixi to see.
Xiao Xixi leaned over to take a closer look and discovered that it was actually a huge piece of amber. Inside the amber, there was an object that looked like a dragon.
The "dragon" looked very majestic with its fangs and claws bared, as if it could fly up to the sky at any time.
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