The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

The next day, night banquet.

When she first saw him procrastinating, she didn't want to enter the palace. Even going there to eat delicious food didn't arouse her interest. After all, except for the first palace banquet, every time she entered the palace she was more or less given the cold shoulder, scolded, and locked up in the Buddhist temple.

The moment she thought of this, she lost interest even more, as it was only not long since she had passed the Buddhist temple.

By the time they entered the hall, they were the last one.

The eunuch outside the palace shouted, "Prince Zhan, Princess Zhan, enter the palace!"

When I first saw him yelling, I shuddered. It had never been so loud before.

When the two of them stood at the entrance of the hall, everyone in the hall stopped talking and all looked over at them.

In those eyes, there was surprise, envy, jealousy, joy, anger, and even a hint of hatred. When I followed their gazes for the first time, I saw the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess looking at me with a smile.

When they first met, they smiled back. The hatred in their hearts just now was not from them, but their smile did not even reach their eyes.

When he first saw her, his heart skipped a beat. Jing Muyang had accomplished two great feats this time, both in cooperation with the Fourth Prince. The Crown Prince was trapped in the palace, unable to even go out, and even like the Emperor, had Jing Muyang holding a knife to his neck.

Could it be that the prince is holding a grudge against him?

"Your son pays homage to the Emperor, Father, and the Empress, Mother. Long live the Emperor, and live the Empress, a thousand years, a thousand years!" Jing Muyang pulled Chu Jian to kneel down and bowed deeply.

"Xiaojiu, are you finally willing to enter the palace?" The emperor did not let them stand up.

"Your Majesty, there are too many follow-up issues to deal with this epidemic, and the abducted children need to be placed urgently. I was unable to return to the court in time. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

"You always have a reason! Don't think that I don't know you..." The emperor was so angry that he choked on his breath and didn't finish his words. He was so angry that he fell ill in the past half month.

"Your Majesty!" The Queen patted him on the back to calm him down. "Your Majesty, Xiaojiu has been busy enough outside these days. After the people from the capital camp went to Yuzhou, he was short of manpower. You saw that the princes, even Xiaowu, were helping despite his injuries. Don't blame Xiaojiu. He is in charge of this matter and is busy from morning till night. He can't just leave it alone."

"Just help him speak!" The emperor glanced at the queen, who had no idea what she was up to. He waved his hand and said, "Stand up and take a seat."

As soon as the young couple stood up and sat down, some flattery began.

"Your Majesty, this time it is really thanks to King Zhan, otherwise if there was a pandemic, I can't imagine the consequences."

"Yes, President He, you were at the front line at that time. Tell us about the situation." These ministers did not dare to discuss this issue before because of the emperor's presence, but today they could not help it.

“Don’t think that this epidemic seems to be easy to deal with. In fact, it was discovered early in the capital.” Dean He stroked his beard.

"Yuzhou was not so lucky. When the War King investigated the source of the disease, he found that there were deaths in Yuzhou more than 20 days ago. However, winter is the peak season for typhoid fever, so no one paid much attention.

You should have known that the epidemic in Yuzhou was only four or five days earlier than in the capital, but thousands of people died from the disease within a dozen days. If it weren't for the War King's immediate order to go over and investigate, they wouldn't have known it was a plague. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise, according to conservative estimates, at least 30% of the people in Yuzhou would have died."

Dean He was not exaggerating at all. He was even a little excited. "You should all remember the plague that broke out after the flood in Hedong during the last years of the reign of the Emperor. At that time, the entire Hedong County had a population of more than 100,000 people, and more than 30,000 died of the plague."

"Mr. He is from Hedong. His hometown happens to be in the hardest-hit area. All his relatives and friends are gone." Someone added an explanation.

"I am not exaggerating. In some severely affected areas of Hedong, nine out of ten households were deserted, and some villages were completely wiped out! Yuzhou and the capital combined have a population of hundreds of thousands. This time the plague started quickly, spread violently, and was more serious than that year in Hedong. If it had been discovered a few days later, the situation would probably be out of control."

Dean He stood up and bowed to Chu Jian, "Princess Zhan, you have made the greatest contribution this time. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Lingyin. Please accept my bow!"

Chu Jian was sitting there eating. Banquet, banquet, isn't it just to eat a banquet, listen to the news and watch their various performances? Why did she receive such a big gift at the beginning? She almost choked.

He quickly got up, helped him up, and walked him back to his seat.

"He Yuan Shou, you can't do that! You can't do that! I was just a blind cat that caught a dead mouse, so I didn't make much contribution. If we have to talk about contributions, then the fourth prince has made the greatest contribution. He transported medicine and food, and comforted the people. Fortunately, he cleaned up Mu Yang's mess, otherwise the capital would be in chaos, and he is still in Yuzhou and hasn't come back yet."

"So you also knew that the trouble Xiaojiu caused in the capital was so serious that the whole city almost rioted!" The emperor said angrily from his high position.

"Father." Chu Jian knelt down softly, "It was my idea, don't blame Mu Yang."

"I knew it was your idea! Only someone with your brain could come up with that! In just a few days you've turned the capital upside down three times and caused a commotion in the whole city. Aren't you afraid that a real riot might break out?" The emperor glanced at her.

"How could there be a riot? Lingyin is the most powerful of the three kingdoms. The country is peaceful and the people are living and working in peace. In addition, in the face of the plague, the court has invested money and effort for the benefit of the people. Those who want to riot must be brainless and give up such a good life." Chu Jian flattened his lips in response. "What's more, with the War King here, who dares to riot!"

"You are not afraid, but I am! What if someone takes this opportunity to usurp the throne?!"

"So I told Mu Yang to surround the imperial palace first." He looked proud when I first saw him.

"Father, I have a good idea. Look, the palace is surrounded by iron walls, no one can get in. Besides, Mu Yang and the fourth brother are searching the whole city for kidnapped children outside the palace. The person who wants to usurp the throne should not be stupid. Who would commit a crime at this critical moment? If there is such a fool, Father, I believe you can handle it. Besides, there is still the crown prince in the palace, so you don't have to worry."

The emperor held his forehead with his hand. Is he talking about someone else? Huh?

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