Except for me, all my enemies have been reborn.

It was late at night and everything in the yard seemed exceptionally quiet.

Shang Shixu leaned on the soft cushion prepared by Bai Wangshu.

The two of them lay together in this small world covered by starlight.

They plan to watch the stars together and enjoy this rare quiet time.

Shang Shixu looked up at the night sky, and the stars seemed to be very close.

Each one is flashing its own story.

However, the fatigue of the day gradually came over her, and her eyes began to grow heavy uncontrollably.

"Wangshu, I'm so sleepy..." Shang Shixu's voice gradually became low.

She tried hard to stay awake, but eventually succumbed to sleepiness and slowly closed her eyes.

Bai Wangshu turned to look at Shang Shixu and found that she had fallen asleep without realizing it.

He chuckled, and a warm feeling surged in his heart. He carefully helped Shang Shixu up.

He let her head rest on his shoulder and then slowly stood up.

"Time, I've always wanted to tell you..." Bai Wangshu said softly,

There was so much affection and seriousness in his voice, "I love you more than the stars, deeper than the night sky."

He gently picked up Shang Shixu, walked into the house, and carefully placed her on the bed.

and covered her with a blanket. Bai Wangshu stood by the bed.

Looking at Shang Shixu's peaceful sleeping face, his heart was filled with pampering and love.

"Good night, my star." Bai Wangshu kissed Shang Shixu's forehead gently.

Then he quietly left the room, leaving her with a beautiful dream.

Time passed by minute by minute, Shang Shixu lay on the narrow wooden bed,

The beads of sweat on his forehead reflected the faint moonlight coming in from the window, appearing particularly crystal clear.

Her brows were furrowed, and a look of pain and anxiety flashed across her face from time to time.

In her dream, Shang Shixu was in the place that exhausted her mentally and physically - Lingnan where the plague was raging.

She saw people falling down on both sides of the street and heard the crying and wailing coming from the market.

I felt the despair of being powerless to change the situation. As the prime minister of a country,

The burden on her shoulders was extremely heavy, and this sudden disaster tested her.

"No... this can't be possible!" Shang Shixu suddenly woke up from his dream.

Sitting up straight, she waved her hands in the air as if trying to dispel the horrific images.

Her chest heaved violently, and every breath seemed like a fight with death.

She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and looked around, then gradually realized that she had just had a dream.

But the dream was so real that she couldn't get out of it immediately.

She knew that the plague was not just a dream, but a real threat.

It is eroding the country she loves and destroying the people she loves.

Shang Shixu stood up, walked to the window and opened it. It was already dawn.

The breeze blew in, making her thoughts clearer.

She knew very well that as prime minister, she could not let fear take over her heart.

He must act immediately to find a solution to the plague.

Protect the country and people she loves from this disaster.

As the morning light began to break, a light haze gradually appeared on the horizon.

The breeze blew gently, bringing the fresh and moist scent of the soil and the faint fragrance of osmanthus in the distance.

The village gradually wakes up; the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking begin to break the silence of the night, heralding the arrival of a new day.

Shang Shixu came to the dungeon.

The first rays of morning sun have not yet shone into the deep dungeon.

A damp and cold atmosphere filled the narrow corridor.

Shang Shixu's footsteps echoed between the stone walls. Her face was gloomy.

With his brows furrowed, he had to get useful information out of Zhao Liu today.

When she walked to the core area of ​​the dungeon, her eyes suddenly focused.

She saw a guard leaning against the wall with his head slightly drooping, obviously dozing off.

This guard was in charge of watching over Zhao Liu, but he was drowsy at this moment.

Everything in Lingnan made Shang Shixu feel that he couldn't move forward.

She had urged us yesterday to send more people to watch over it.

Zhao Liu was very important, so she took a break for half a day.

Shang Shixu was extremely angry that she had caught such a lazy guard.

"Wake up, don't you want your head anymore?" Shang Shixu's voice was like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the silent dungeon.

The guard suddenly woke up and opened his eyes quickly. He saw Prime Minister Shang Shixu standing in front of him and his face turned pale.

He stood up hurriedly and gave a trembling salute: "Prime Minister, your subordinate...your subordinate..."

"What's your attitude?" Shang Shixu's voice was stern and powerful.

“Do you know how much disaster your negligence may bring to Lingnan?

These prisoners are related to the Lingnan plague, but you are lying here in a daze. Don't you know that this is a serious dereliction of duty?"

The guard lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Shang Shixu.

He knew that his fault was serious, so he could only reply in a trembling voice: "Prime Minister, I know I was wrong, and I am willing to accept any punishment."

Shang Shixu took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

She knew getting angry wouldn't solve the problem, what she needed was to make sure this didn't happen again.

She said coldly: "You will receive ten lashes now, and then go to guard the outer gate. You are not allowed to leave your post without my order."

"Yes, Prime Minister." The guard replied with a trembling voice.

He knew that this lesson was the most painful one in his life.

Shang Shixu turned and left, her heart still heavy.

She knew that as prime minister, she not only had to deal with the Lingnan plague,

We must also always be vigilant about the little things around us. Negligence in every link may lead to irreversible consequences.

She had to make sure every corner of Lingnan was under her control.

"Click."

Shang Shixu opened the cell door. In the shadow of the dungeon, Zhao Liu curled up on the cold ground.

His body was tightly locked with rough iron chains, and every small movement caused a harsh sound of collision between the chains.

This man with ulterior motives has ended up like this, but he still has no regrets on his face.

Shang Shixu kicked him and said, "Zhao Liu, you must have felt bad last night. As long as you tell me what happened behind the scenes, I will give you the antidote."

"Hahahahahahahahaha, okay, okay, Prime Minister, I'll tell you right now.

You better listen carefully." Zhao Liu suddenly laughed like crazy.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I was originally an ordinary doctor.

But I am greedy for those precious herbs and formulas.

When the plague came, countless lives were struggling in pain.

I saw an opportunity, and stole an important medicine for curing the plague.

I wanted to make a fortune from this. However, my actions were soon discovered, my crimes were exposed, and I was eventually thrown into this dark dungeon by you."

Shang Shixu frowned. Zhao Liu was obviously talking nonsense. She had investigated Zhao Liu carefully before and found out that he had never been a doctor.