Chapter 72: With my baby daughter, my life is complete

Did she want Jiujiu to keep dressing as a man and be misunderstood by everyone?

After arriving at Qingyayuan of Li Mansion.

Emperor Zhaoning first asked the eldest prince, who had been kneeling all night, to get up, and followed him in to have breakfast together.

When entering the room, Emperor Zhaoning suddenly stopped moving forward because he heard the conversation between Concubine Li and Jiujiu.

"What, Jiujiu, did Aunt Liu, who is beside the emperor, take you to take a bath last night?" After hearing this from the maid, Concubine Li was a little panicked. She hurriedly asked: "...Then, has your real gender been exposed?"

Concubine Li's breathing was a little rapid: "There are many evil people hiding in the harem who are willing to eat people without leaving any bones. If you are exposed, you will be in danger."

"Mother is incompetent and worried that she can't protect you. Mother's family just returned from exile and has not yet recovered its previous strength. What should we do if someone harms us again?"

Concubine Li cried anxiously, her tears falling onto the back of Jiujiu's hand.

Jiujiu felt burned by her tears. She helped Concubine Li wipe her tears and said, "Don't worry, mother. Aunt Liu just took Jiujiu to the hot spring pool. In the end, it was Aunt Gui who helped Jiujiu wash. Jiujiu did not reveal the girl's gender."

Concubine Li looked at Nanny Gui beside her for help. Nanny Gui nodded, and Concubine Li was finally relieved.

"That's good." Concubine Li breathed a sigh of relief.

After hearing these words, Emperor Zhaoning felt very ashamed. It was his fault that he failed to protect Concubine Li and his daughter, which led to them suffering the previous misfortune and making them so afraid to act.

He will protect them and their daughter well in the future.

As for those questions.

He wasn't going to ask.

He knew the answers.

It's good like this now.

He knew the identity of the little girl Jiujiu and knew that he really had a precious daughter. His life was complete and there were no regrets. That was enough.

It was wrong for Princess Li to conceal the truth deliberately, but it was understandable and worthy of forgiveness.

Emperor Zhaoning did not pursue the matter, but he was worried that the eldest prince would go out and talk nonsense, causing trouble for Concubine Li and Jiujiu, so he gave the eldest prince a warning look.

The eldest prince was surprised that Jiujiu was really a little girl. Seeing his stepfather's warning look, he nodded and said, "I won't talk nonsense."

"That's more like it."

After that, the group walked into the house smiling.

Emperor Zhaoning said, "Jiujiu, look what your father brought you."

"Dumplings, dumpling." Jiujiu smelled the fragrance and she was very excited. "Can you give Jiujiu a taste?"

"good."

Fuan took out buns from the food box, gave one to Jiujiu first, and then put the rest out for everyone to eat together.

The buns are really fragrant!

After eating it, the whole family praised it highly.

The eldest prince, in particular, still felt unsatisfied and wanted to continue eating, but there was no more.

After the meal, Emperor Zhaoning prepared to take Concubine Li and Jiujiu out for a stroll and secretly investigate the local people's sentiments.

They all dressed up as ordinary people and walked around the streets.

The eldest prince and the thirteenth prince also followed. The two brothers tried all kinds of ways to please Jiujiu. Jiujiu felt that there was something wrong with them.

It wasn’t like this before!

What happened today?

They all knew that Jiujiu was a girl, and they were happy, so they did this.

After going out into the street, the group listened to the hawkers shouting on the street, felt the hustle and bustle of the market, and watched people coming and going. They were all very happy.

This is something that is not available in the palace, and it is a rare experience.

Jiujiu found everything new to her, so her two brothers bought her a lot of gadgets and held them for her.

Jiujiu didn't need to take anything herself. She nestled in Emperor Zhaoning's arms and ate a sour and sweet candied haws.

After getting tired of shopping, everyone rested at the tea stall, drinking tea.

Emperor Zhaoning was in a very good mood as he saw that the security in the capital was good and the people were living and working in peace and contentment. He praised several officials until he heard a burst of discussion.

"Have you heard? A lot of refugees have poured into the city recently."

"The city patrols are chasing people away every day, but they can never catch up."

"Refugees?" Emperor Zhaoning frowned, "I...how come I don't know about this?"

The eldest prince said: "Someone must have deliberately blocked the news, so we don't know about it."

Emperor Zhaoning: "I don't know where these refugees came from. If they are driven away for a long time, I'm afraid the people will talk about tyranny!"

"How about bringing them in? And settling them down properly?"

As Emperor Zhaoning said this, he was already thinking about who would be the most appropriate person to send to handle this matter.

[No.]

【These refugees cannot enter the city.】

[It’s not wrong that my cheap dad doesn’t want people to talk about his tyranny, but these refugees are not ordinary refugees. They come from the South.]

[It was written in the book that a plague had recently broken out in the South Country. In order to avoid being affected by the plague, the South Country expelled all those infected with the plague from the city and left them to fend for themselves.]

[These people have taken a different route and come to Western Chu. It is very dangerous.]

[Once they enter the city, they will inevitably spread the plague to other people in the city.]

[In the book, a plague ravaged the Western Chu State. Because of this, many people died and the country's economic strength declined sharply.]

After Jiujiu finished muttering to herself, she thought about how to persuade Emperor Zhaoning to change his mind.

Emperor Zhaoning said: "It is better not to take in refugees, otherwise it will affect the appearance of the city."

The eldest prince agreed: "Yes, it affects the city appearance."

Jiujiu was shocked.

Is this possible?

But that's better, so she doesn't have to try to persuade him.

"Fu'an." Emperor Zhaoning whispered to Fu'an, "Go and pass on the imperial decree, ordering the city guards to drive all the refugees out, and they must wear face coverings when doing so, and are not allowed to have direct contact with the refugees to avoid being infected with the plague."

"yes."

Fu'an went to convey the imperial edict.

Emperor Zhaoning was still thinking about which imperial physician to send to treat the refugees.

Otherwise, the plague problem will never be solved, and the people of Western Chu may still be infected. These problems must be solved from the root.

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After receiving the order, the city guards immediately drove away the refugees, but they did not wear veils.

There are two reasons.

Firstly, they think that it is not good-looking for a grown man to wear a veil, and it looks effeminate, so they don’t wear it.

Secondly, they felt there was no need to wear face veils for no reason, and what the emperor said about avoiding infection with the plague was pure groundless worry.

Where is the plague?

There is none at all!

What is there to be afraid of?

While the patrolling city guards were driving away the refugees, they gathered together to discuss the matter. All of them looked careless and as if they did not take it seriously.

"Our emperor is too cautious. They are just refugees. What is there to be afraid of?"

"They all look healthy, they can eat and drink, and they don't necessarily have any disease. Don't worry, don't wear a face mask, and don't be afraid."

"Yes, that's it, just kick them out!"

"Let's work together and be quick to drive these people away, and then we can complete our mission."