After Qiao Zhongguo went to Wuding, the spies arranged by the Qiao family in the royal court of the Northern Kingdom received instructions that any news must be sent to Wuding and the Qiao family in the capital.
So after a few days, Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Jiaojiao also learned the news that Li Ji was pregnant. At this time, the brother and sister were sitting in the study, discussing this matter.
"Brother, we thought that Prince Jin Yu would keep this a secret, but we didn't expect that the news of Li Ji's pregnancy would become known to everyone so quickly."
Jiaojiao is indeed very comfortable now. Everyone seems to have acquiesced and become accustomed to her talkativeness, but they also truly treat her as a child and pamper her.
The mature mind and childish appearance are obviously very inconsistent, but they are strangely consistent in Jiaojiao.
"Shen Yuanbai knows about the existence of Haoyunlai. If this news was leaked by Shen Yuanbai, then it is very likely that after investigation, he found that Li Ji is indeed pregnant."
"But we can't rule out the possibility that King Jin Yu is a shrewd person. He had long been on guard against Shen Yuanbai, so he played a trick and pushed out a favorite concubine. In fact, the pregnant person is someone else."
"Tsk, this depends on who is more skilled between Shen Yuanbai and King Jin Yu."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Tianjing nodded in agreement, but he actually still had a question in his mind.
"Little sister, King Jin Yu has been childless for so many years, so it is certain that he is the one with the health problem."
"But there is absolutely no way he would take this medicine. How could the woman get pregnant after taking it? How did she do that?"
They planned to send this "Good Fortune Pill" to Grand Tutor Che. Grand Tutor Che was loyal to King Jin Yu, and he would not hide the origin of the pill from King Jin Yu.
There is something strange about this, and as the king of a country, King Kim Yu would rather have no children than take any risk.
Jiaojiao tilted her head and thought about it. Not to mention, even she was confused.
[The pills and talismans produced by the Merit Mall have no principle to follow. Maybe... when King Jin Yu and the woman were having an indescribable thing, "Good Luck in Pregnancy" worked? ]
Qiao Tianjing heard Jiaojiao's thoughts and his mind raced. When he realized what "indescribable" meant, he couldn't help but feel dizzy.
Little sister, do you even understand this?
"......"
He shouldn't have asked this question...
"Ahem, it's normal that you can't tell, little sister. Dad also said in the letter he just sent back that even Doctor Zou couldn't tell the effect of the Miracle Rejuvenating Pill."
"I guess these pills involve divine power, which is beyond the reach of our mortal bodies."
Qiao Tianjing was afraid that Jiaojiao would say something that shouldn't be said, so he quickly changed the subject and then changed the topic in a serious tone.
"Whether it's Li Ji who's pregnant or not, those Northern Kingdom relatives who are eyeing the baby covetously are not vegetarians. King Jin Yu has been begging for more than ten years. Now, in order to protect this bloodline, he will definitely go to great lengths and make calculations."
"The great fight in the Northern Kingdom's court has finally begun!"
Jiaojiao nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. At this moment, she finally had the feeling of being in control of the situation and winning the battle thousands of miles away!
"Now, it all depends on Daddy and the others..."
"Invulnerability to All Diseases" and "Rescuer" should have been used up. After Jiaojiao checked the mall countless times, yesterday's merit points were finally returned.
A full 1200 points!
In addition to her busy work at the Tzu Chi Bureau these days, and some other things that came from nowhere, Jiaojiao now has a total of 1,503 merit points.
But these are still not much. After all, the "immunity to all diseases" needs to be supplied every month, and the merits will only become less and less.
Jiaojiao felt a vague sense of urgency in her heart. This northern border...she had to go there after all!
The pandemic is difficult, but there are also comforting aspects.
In the letter that Daddy wrote to my brother the Emperor, he gave a detailed account of the situation in the northern border. On the fifth day of the first lunar month when my brother the Emperor went to court, he announced the contents of the letter to everyone.
The righteousness of the people of Wuding and the 200,000 soldiers guarding the border moved everyone. There was no need for the court or the government to call on them. The people and merchants took the initiative to send medicinal materials and grain to Wuding like water.
In Wuding City, the declining situation has changed drastically since the day when everyone spent New Year's Eve together thanks to Qiao Diyi's efforts.
The pain is still unforgettable, but as people in the city watched over each other, they finally burst out with the will to survive!
Days passed, and in April of the first year of Ding'an, the capital was already very warm, but the wind in the north was still cold.
Imperial Doctor Zou walked out of the Xinglin Hall. In just four months, his temples, which had originally been shining silver, had now turned completely white, his straight back had become hunched, and his face was filled with fatigue.
But if you look closely, you will find that Doctor Zou's eyes are still bright.
After four months of continuous attempts by him and other experienced doctors, they finally came up with a prescription.
Although there is still no cure for the epidemic, it can relieve fever symptoms and save the lives of many civilians and soldiers.
Even so, more than 20% of the people in the city died in the past four months. The old man who impressed Doctor Zou deeply finally went to look for his beloved grandson...
Although Doctor Zou was heartbroken, he was also filled with relief.
All the plagues recorded in history killed and injured everyone, but this tragedy finally came to an end in Wuding today.
What was most unbelievable to Doctor Zou was the “invulnerability to all diseases” that Lord Qiao had given him.
He didn't believe it at first, but Master Qiao delivered the pills on time every month, and an old man like him, who went to and fro between epidemic areas every day, really never got sick, not even a cold or a cough!
The reason why the plagues in history were difficult to cure, apart from the fact that they had spread over a large area, was also because the doctors had died from the disease before they could find a cure.
At this point, Doctor Zou had to believe that he had really encountered a mysterious thing in this world.
Qiao Zhongguo promptly reported the news that the epidemic was under control to the capital, but in order to confuse Beiguo and Mo Qiandai, the news was kept secret.
Jiaojiao originally thought that her merits would be consumed quickly, but she didn't expect that it would reach 800 points in April.
She thought about it and thought that perhaps it was because the doctors who used the "Invulnerable to All Diseases" method found a good prescription, so her merits also increased.
Now that everything is going well in Wuding City, Jiaojiao feels that it is time to go to the northern border to see the gift Shen Yuanbai has prepared for her.
Jiaojiao told her elder brother her idea. After thinking for a while, Qiao Tianjing nodded and went to the palace to meet the emperor.
Jiaojiao waited obediently at home for news, but before she could see her eldest brother, she saw Xiaosi, who looked hurried.
Xiao Si strode into the yard. He frowned slightly. When he saw Jiao Jiao, he hesitated for a while before speaking:
"Sister Qiao, I want to go to the North with you."