It was an imperial eunuch from the palace who came to deliver the imperial decree. Before Su Ruojin could even comfort her mother, everyone else had already received the decree.
The imperial edict was to reward Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin for their meritorious service in going to Mohan to treat the epidemic and investigate the defense map case. The emperor's rewards were nothing more than gold, silver, jewelry and the like.
After the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree left, Su Yunfeng and Xiao Yanchu sensed something amiss.
Leaving aside the case of the defense map, let's just say that Su Ruojin found a way to resist smallpox. This would be a great achievement in any country, and in addition to gold and silver rewards, there should also be a title as a reward. But now the emperor doesn't mention it at all.
With the Emperor's treatment of the Wei family, what else could they not understand?
"It seems His Majesty is determined to protect the Wei family," Su Yunfeng said.
To protect the Wei family, Su Ruojin's achievements should not be highlighted too much, otherwise this comparison will attract more attention.
When the Su family was falsely accused, the Emperor imprisoned all members of the Su family. Now that the Wei family has been found to have colluded with Bei Li and fled, the Emperor simply said that he would deal with it after finding Wei Xuebin, and did not take any action against the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
Anyone with eyes to see can clearly that the Emperor intends to protect the Wei family.
Xiao Yanchu was not surprised by this. "Our emperor is suspicious and prone to overthinking. He and the empress dowager are worried that if the Wei family falls, they will have no one to rely on."
Su Ruojin didn't care about empty fame at all; she cared more about the safety of her family. As long as Xiao Chenyi didn't harm the interests of the Great Chu or her family, she couldn't be bothered with these court infighting.
Butler Zhang packed everything away.
Finally, Su Ruojin nodded repeatedly, promising to eat the tonics sent by Madam Su properly, which made Madam Su feel a little better. She repeatedly reminded Madam Su of the things to pay attention to during pregnancy before reluctantly leaving the palace with General Su.
After everything quieted down, Su Ruojin ate her meal and lay half-reclined on the chaise longue, holding a book, but she couldn't turn a single page for a long time.
Xiao Yanchu noticed that something was wrong with her, so he came over and sat down next to her, asking softly, "Ah Jin, is something on your mind?"
Su Ruojin did have something on her mind, but she didn't know how to tell Xiao Yanchu.
They had previously sent Hu Qing to investigate the cause of the epidemic in Beili, and they recently received a reply.
The letter mentioned that the reason Bei Li contracted the plague was because a group from the Frost Moon Clan in Bei Li saved a person on the beach.
The man claimed to be from Yamatou Nuokuni and named Musaxi.
It was this Musaxi who first contracted the disease, which triggered the smallpox outbreak in the North.
Others might not know what "Yamatou Nuokuni" and "Musaxi" meant, but Su Ruojin did.
In her previous life, as the successor to the family head, Su Ruojin was raised as an elite from a young age and was proficient in eight languages, one of which was the language of the Cherry Blossom Country in their world.
"Yamatou no Kuni" means Yamato Province, while "Musashi" is a common name in the previous Sakura Country, Musashi.
So, are there countries in this world similar to the land of cherry blossoms?
Thinking about the world I once lived in, the invasions and massacres committed by the Sakura Kingdom in history send chills down my spine.
Although this timeline is no longer her own, Su Ruojin doesn't know if the same thing will happen in the future.
If this happens, how can she change it?
Or perhaps she is powerless to change history, and everything will repeat itself?
At this point, she couldn't possibly have an answer.
Even if the same thing were to happen, it would be in the distant future, by which time she would likely no longer be alive.
But how could she tell anyone about this?
You can't exactly tell people she's a soul that doesn't belong to this world, so she knows what might happen in the future; who would believe that?
Even if some people do believe it, won't they see her as a monster?
Seeing Ah Jin remain silent, seemingly lost in her own world, Xiao Yanchu became somewhat worried.
He went to Wu for advice time and time again, writing down all the precautions during pregnancy and copying them into a small booklet. He would read it every day to remind himself to pay attention.
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