"What has that little guy been up to lately?"
Seeing this, Dexi replied:
"This old servant has heard that the young prince has recently left the palace."
"After all, they're just children. It's understandable that they might feel bored in the palace and want to go out and play for a few days."
"Judging by the days, they'll probably be back soon."
Emperor Rongcheng nodded, his expression unreadable.
At this moment, a young eunuch rushed over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, news has just arrived that Qi County is suffering from a severe drought, and the people are living in misery. Countless refugees have already arrived in Ji Province and are now heading towards Tiandu."
Emperor Rongcheng was furious upon hearing this.
"This severe drought didn't happen overnight, so why haven't any reports been submitted? What are these prefects doing?"
He pondered for a moment and immediately ordered, "Summon the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Wang here at once to discuss this matter."
Soon, the news reached the Crown Prince's Palace.
Upon receiving this news, Li Ping, who was guarding the East Palace, felt a chill run down his spine and immediately ran secretly to Shou'an Palace.
Soon, the Empress Dowager appeared in Wanhe Hall.
Emperor Rongcheng looked at his mother, and his first reaction was surprise.
Because the Empress Dowager has not participated in politics for many years, and rarely comes to Wanhe Hall.
This surprised Emperor Rongcheng, who then became wary.
"Mother, is there anything you need?"
Knowing Emperor Rongcheng's temperament well, the Empress Dowager didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I've come today to discuss the drought in Qi County."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng narrowed his eyes, his vigilance intensifying.
How did Mother find out about this?
The Empress Dowager looked at him, her eyes open and her tone unhurried, and said:
"Not only did I know, but the Crown Prince also knew long ago."
"But because the matter was urgent, he told me about it and then went to Qi County overnight."
Emperor Rongcheng frowned upon hearing this.
"The Crown Prince is becoming more and more outrageous. How can he go to Qi County without permission? Does Your Majesty know how dangerous it is there?"
The Empress Dowager said, "As the Crown Prince of Dacheng, how can he back down because of danger?"
“Precisely because of the danger, he should have informed me in advance.”
"Your Majesty, were he able to leave safely yesterday?"
"Your courtiers will surely argue for a day or two before coming up with a suitable solution, and then send people to provide disaster relief."
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly as she spoke.
"But what if something unexpected happens in these next few days?"
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Emperor Rongcheng also paused.
Seeing his expression, the Empress Dowager softened her tone and continued:
"This matter must be dealt with promptly. He rushed over immediately to prevent a riot by the disaster victims in Qi County from causing further trouble."
"Your Majesty is probably more aware than I am of what will happen if these disaster victims are instigated."
Emperor Rongcheng's expression froze upon hearing this.
Back then, he starved to death because of the severe drought that had brought together countless disaster victims.
However, the imperial court at the time was constantly embroiled in disputes among various factions and did not regard the lives of these disaster victims as their own.
Even the former Crown Prince Li Wenci was the same.
He knelt before Li Wenci back then, disregarding everything, hoping that Li Wenci would go and plead for the solution to the disaster victims' problems first.
However, he remained hesitant and kept listening to the words of the ministers in the court.
I firmly believe that those ministers and the incompetent emperor will surely come up with a perfect solution.
But what was the result?
The people starved to death.
The ministers in the imperial court finally came up with a suitable solution.
That is to gather all the corpses of those who starved to death together and bury them all together.
This naturally saved a huge amount of disaster relief money.
This made Emperor Rongcheng even angrier.
He was angry at the incompetence of the emperor at that time.
I'm annoyed by my friend's indecisiveness, his stagnation, and his inability to make a decision.
They also resented those officials who only cared about their own interests and had no regard for the lives of ordinary people.
At that time, the idea of rebellion began to take root in his heart.
And now, there is another severe drought.
The people were living in misery, and the news only reached him when they were almost at Jizhou.
However, his crown prince had already received the news and rushed over in advance.
Although he knew that Shen Hechuan's actions were more beneficial to the people.
However, he couldn't help but feel a jolt of unease, a vague sense of dissatisfaction creeping into his heart.
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Wang spoke up at the opportune moment.
"Your Majesty, since His Highness the Crown Prince has already set off ahead of time, he should be able to work with the prefect to comfort the disaster victims in time."
Our most urgent task now is to prepare funds and food for disaster relief as soon as possible.
Emperor Rongcheng nodded in agreement and immediately provided Shen Hechuan with manpower, a large amount of silver and grain, and sent people urgently to Jizhou.
After the Empress Dowager returned to the palace, she naturally instructed Li Ping to convey the news of the drought to Shen Hechuan so that he could make preparations in advance.
Now let's talk about Gu Jingchun.
After Ye Wenxi rode away, he returned in less than half a day.
Lan Xin asked in surprise, but Ye Wenxi hurriedly went to find the doctor.
"Doctor, the road ahead is blocked by a landslide due to the rain. Is there any other way to get to town?"
The doctor shook his head.
“Our village is remote, and there is no other road besides here.”
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Jingchun, who was lying unconscious on the bed.
"If we can't marry someone from town, there are other ways."
This medicinal herb can also be found in the mountains. I can draw a picture of what it looks like; see if you can find it.
"only……"
The old doctor looked Ye Wenxi up and down as he spoke.
“It just rained, and the mountain is slippery. The road is probably difficult to walk on. If you go up the mountain now, your life may be in danger.”
At this moment, Ye Wenxi was only focused on curing Gu Jingchun's illness and didn't care about her own life. She immediately pulled the old doctor to draw a diagram.
The old doctor drew several diagrams before handing them to Ye Wenxi.
But because it was too late, the mountain path was impassable at night, so Ye Wenxi slept for another night.
Before dawn the next day, Ye Wenxi left only two people to protect Gu Jingchun and Gu Jinxi, and took everyone else up the mountain.
Lanxin and Xiaoman were also surprised by this unexpected turn of events, and watched their departing figures with great concern.
We can only pray that they have a safe journey.
Not long after Ye Wenxi went up the mountain, Gu Jingchun caught fire again.
Seeing this, the doctor immediately stepped forward and gave Gu Jingchun several acupuncture needles, and her condition stabilized.
Lan Xin was quite surprised to see Gu Jingchun's complexion gradually improving.
Many doctors had been helpless with Gu Jingchun's condition before, but unexpectedly, a doctor in this small mountain village had such skills.
Not only could they diagnose Gu Jingchun's condition, but they could also prescribe medicine.
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