After returning from rebirth, the eldest sister of Hou family destroyed her household registration b

"She is the youngest daughter of the imperial grandfather. Although she was not born in the palace, it is said that when she was born, there were thousands of rays of light in the sky. Good news came about the bandit suppression, which was a headache for the court at that time. All the bandits were wiped out, and the imperial grandfather Long Yan Dayue, hence the saying that she can bring auspiciousness."

In this way, Aunt Rongchang was pampered since she was a child. She was favored by the imperial grandfather and gradually developed a arrogant temper.

Before his death, the emperor's grandfather was worried and left a special message, instructing him to treat Aunt Rongchang well and love her, otherwise it would be unfilial and disloyal.

After the death of the emperor's grandfather, his aunt became more and more unruly. Not only did she cancel the originally planned marriage, but she also began to openly solicit favors, act willfully and regardless of the situation, causing a storm in the city.

Later, she became even more arrogant and domineering, and didn't even look down on anyone. But even so, because of the imperial grandfather's will, Emperor Xiao couldn't really embarrass her on his face.

Later, she probably had enough troubles in the imperial city, so she went to the fiefdom of Liyang with a group of friends. Since then, she has only returned to the imperial city once.

"So that's it." Chu Huanyan raised her eyebrows and said, "Since I haven't been back to the imperial city for a long time, why did I come back suddenly this time, and why am I still stuck at this juncture of the cold disaster? Is there any inside story?"

"This is unknown for the time being, but I will send someone to investigate later."

He and Aunt Rongchang were not really familiar with each other, but after the incident at the shop, the other party might cause trouble, so it would be better to find out more in advance to avoid any unexpected situation.

Chu Huanyan nodded lightly and did not speak any more, but there was a faint worry in her heart.

Nowadays, the reconstruction of Liangshui Lane is urgent. Only when Liangshui Lane is completely built and all the victims can return home and be properly resettled can this disaster relief be considered to be successfully completed.

In this case, it would be better not to cause any more trouble.

And soon, it was proved that Chu Huanyan's worries were not unfounded.

Although the Ministry of Industry quickly resubmitted the quotation after the morning meeting, this time the price was much more reasonable. Two days later, the reconstruction of Liangshui Lane officially began. Many of the disaster victims and refugees signed up to participate and were naturally happy to be able to make money on their own.

About six or seven days later, just when everything was in order and the reconstruction was officially on track, an accident happened.

The carriage was moving very fast. After it stopped, Chu Huanyan immediately got off the carriage and walked in the direction of Liangshui Lane, but was stopped before he even got close.

Xiao Jinzhi got the message and quickly walked out of Liangshui Lane.

Xiao Jinzhi took off his mask, washed his hands with moxa leaf water and disinfected, and then came to Chu Huanyan's side.

"How is the situation?" Chu Huanyan asked with a frown.

Xiao Jinzhi had clearly arranged for people to prevent the epidemic and carefully disinfected it, but he did not expect that an epidemic still occurred.

"It's not good." Xiao Jinzhi frowned, "Most of the soldiers who participated in the reconstruction of Liangshui Lane have fallen ill, and some of the victims have also fallen ill. Now that the reconstruction has been stopped, those soldiers who have contracted the disease have been isolated from the common people. , sent a doctor to diagnose and treat him."

It's just that the outbreak of the epidemic was too sudden. The soldiers fell ill almost at the same time. Now people are panicked and everyone is nervous.

Chu Huanyan looked worried, glanced at Xiao Jinzhi, then looked at the surrounding officers and soldiers who were blocking everyone from approaching Liangshui Lane, and asked in a low voice.

"This thing is really strange. Have you found anything?"

It would be fine to say that no precautions had been taken, but careful precautions had been taken before. Even if there were mistakes and omissions that led to the outbreak of the epidemic, it is a bit strange to see so many people falling ill at the same time.

Xiao Jinzhi understood what Chu Huanyan meant, and also said in a low voice: "I have asked Shen Chi to make a good diagnosis to see if there is any reason."

"What about the Emperor's side?" Chu Huanyan's heart sank, "The matter in Liangshui Lane must not be hidden. I'm afraid the Emperor's side already knows about it. If..."

Before Chu Huanyan finished speaking, a carriage stopped not far away, and Eunuch Zheng got off the carriage.

"This servant has met His Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you to the palace for an audience."

Chu Huanyan's heart thumped faster than she expected, and she immediately looked at Xiao Jinzhi.

"Don't worry." Xiao Jinzhi shook Chu Huanyan's hand and told her not to worry, "Let's go into the palace first, and wait until I come back if you have anything to say. But during this period, you must not go near Liangshui Lane, in case just in case."

"Okay." Chu Huanyan nodded in agreement.

Eunuch Zheng is the most trusted chamberlain around Emperor Xiao. Since he is now asked to deliver the message instead of an ordinary eunuch, it means that the matter of entering the palace for an audience cannot be delayed.

Watching Xiao Jinzhi leave with Eunuch Zheng, Chu Huanyan's beautiful eyebrows almost furrowed in one spot.

"Miss, don't worry too much. Who can control this epidemic? Even if the emperor is dissatisfied, he will not really punish His Highness the Crown Prince for this." Xian Yue stood beside Chu Huanyan and advised.

"I'm afraid not necessarily." Chu Huanyan slowly took a breath of cold air, "Have you forgotten the military order that Xiao Jinzhi issued before?"

Xianyue's expression tightened, "But... you can't blame His Highness for this."

"Then we have to see if anyone is making a fuss about this matter." Chu Huanyan turned and glanced back in the direction of Liangshui Lane, "This epidemic is really strange. If someone really did something to spend so much money, The energy will naturally bite Xiao Jinzhi to death and prevent him from escaping unscathed."

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

When Xiao Jinzhi arrived, three or four courtiers were already among them. In addition to them, there was also Xiao Rongxuan who was on crutches.

Emperor Xiao was sitting behind the dragon table with a cold expression on his face, clearly looking very displeased.

"My son, I have met my father." Xiao Jinzhi's eyes darkened slightly, and he bowed his hands.

Emperor Xiao did not ask Xiao Jinzhi to get up, but directly asked: "Prince, what happened to the epidemic in Liangshui Lane?"

Xiao Jinzhi was silent for a moment, then stood up straight, looked directly at Emperor Xiao and said, "I would like to inform my father, before rebuilding Liangshui Lane, I ordered people to carefully disinfect and prevent it, and all the dead were buried properly. Doctors and imperial physicians have all gone there and said they would not ask any questions..."

"Brother, what's the point of saying this now? The current situation is that an epidemic has broken out in Liangshui Lane, and it has affected so many soldiers. Not only is the reconstruction issue completely shelved now, I'm afraid even the lives of those people may not be saved. Stop." Xiao Rongxuan interrupted Xiao Jinzhi with a sneer, with a hint of gloating in his eyes.

An official immediately echoed and said, "Yes, Your Highness, you are responsible for the disaster relief. Now that something like this happens, you must give an explanation."