Yelu Nanyin took advantage of the situation and monopolized power in the six palaces.
No one expected that Zhu Xianyue, a little palace maid, could cause such a huge storm in the harem of Ming Dynasty.
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Floods ravaged the south of the Yangtze River, and the people suffered.
It takes a lot of effort to wait for the flood to stop, but a major disaster will always be followed by a major epidemic.
The outbreak of plague in the Jiangnan region dealt a severe blow to the already overwhelmed people.
Shen Jingyi is concerned about the country and the people, and he has a few gray hairs even though he is in his prime.
Even in front of Zhu Xianyue, he couldn't help but mutter, "Qiao Yuewen's brother volunteered to treat the plague in Jiangnan. But he's a military officer, so how could he know how to treat an illness?"
"But the officials in the court are all cowards. Except for Qiao Yuewen's brother, no one is willing to go to Jiangnan to deal with the plague. I wish I could go there myself."
But he couldn't, because he was the emperor and he had to stay in the palace, otherwise the world would be in chaos and more lives would be lost.
Shen Jingyi said this to tell Zhu Xianyue that even for the sake of Qiao Yuewen's brother, he would forgive Qiao Yuewen and give her a raise.
Zhu Xianyue leaned in Shen Jingyi's arms and said, "If Your Majesty is at ease, why not give me three days? After three days, I will definitely be able to write a prescription to cure the plague."
"Stop joking."
How could a little palace maid know how to cure illnesses?
Zhu Xianyue knew that it was hard to believe someone's sweet words and white teeth.
She let Shen Jingyi lie on the bed and used her skillful techniques to massage his shoulders and neck and knead his acupuncture points. After a while, she made Shen Jingyi hum with comfort.
It seems that Zhu Xianyue knows medicine.
"Do you know how I will punish you if you can't come up with the recipe?"
"Your Majesty, are you willing to do that? I have the little one you long for day and night in my belly~"
"Nizi is becoming more and more lawless."
"I'm serious. Brother Qiao Yuewen is a warrior, and the only way he can think of to treat the plague is to gather the sick people together and isolate them. If he's too eager for quick results, he'd even burn the patients. But I'm different. I'm a woman, and I have a soft heart. I always want to cure everyone, but my starting point is much gentler than his."
Zhu Xianyue's words moved Shen Jingyi.
He now believed that Zhu Xianyue was definitely not a simple palace maid.
But he didn't know how Zhu Xianyue came up with all these wonderful ideas while living in the palace.
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It won’t take three days.
One day later, Zhu Xianyue wrote a prescription for treating the plague.
After Shen Jingyi sent someone to test it, it really worked.
He hugged Zhu Xianyue excitedly.
But he didn't dare to use too much force, for fear of hurting the little one in Zhu Xianyue's belly.
"Your Majesty, please don't get too excited... Jiangnan is a low-lying area, and there's no telling when floods will strike again. After the plague is over, Your Majesty should build dams to be prepared for any future disasters."
"I have already drawn the blueprints, my beloved concubine, you can come and take a look."
Zhu Xianyue made two changes to the picture, which made Shen Jingyi even more excited.
"Wonderful, really wonderful!"
Well, of course it’s wonderful, it was inspired by China’s Dujiangyan.
At this moment, Zhu Xianyue realized that her mission in traveling to another world might not be to give birth to a child, but to bring modern wisdom to ancient times and save the common people from danger.
Four months later, Zhu Xianyue was conferred the title of Shufei, whose status was even higher than that of Lifei Yelü Nanyin.
However, because she was pregnant, all matters in the harem were still handled by Yelu Nanyin.
Yelu Nanyin was famous for her appearance, but after Zhu Xianyue came to power, her appearance could only be ranked second.
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