Chapter 1341: War Clouds Gather

ice Xi'er to protect them, he really didn't want to."Mother, Your Highness is just worried that his daughter-in-law will not be able to handle this. Don't be angry, Xier will find a way to deal with i..."Your Highness, Princess Consort of the Chen Kingdom, this is from His Royal Highness Prince Chen. Please have a look at it, Your Highness." Let me know if you need anything else translated!

Xiao Li hurriedly took the things and handed them to Feng Ling Xi. She opened it and looked at the imperial edict inside. Everyone present knelt down, "Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"

Feng Lingxi glanced at them and quickly scanned the contents of the imperial edict before putting it away.

“The Emperor has decreed that I come to Tumuwu Town for medical treatment. He has ordered General Feng Aotien to assist me and Master Liu to help with the healing. In addition, the imperial court has allocated 500,000 taels of silver and 500,000 dan of grain to be sent to Tumuwu Town soon.”

Feng Lingxi presented the imperial edict to Feng Aotiān. Liu, the official, hurried forward to take a look. The edict specifically instructed them to obey everything the Crown Princess of Chen did and assist her in healing. Anyone who disobeyed would be dealt with according to the law.

Feng Lingxi didn't know how this law would deal with them.

"Now that my little sister is here, on a mission to heal the sick, those merchants will have nothing more to say, won't they"

Lu Nian gave Liu Da Ren a displeased look. "You must do this job well, and don't let anyone hurt my sister."

"This official understands, and will definitely protect the safety of the princess and do everything in his power to assist her."

"Go busy yourself."

Feng Aotian handed the imperial edict to Feng Lingxi, and seeing her pass it on to Xiao Li, he didn't even glance at her.

For Feng Lingxi, she didn't want to look at this imperial edict. Even without this imperial edict, she would have come to Tumu Town to treat the sick, and with this imperial edict, Feng Lingxi felt even more disgusted with the court.

In such a vast Yuan Dynasty, she couldn't believe there wasn't a single skilled physician. Instead, it had to be her, a woman, who was sent here for treatment. The imperial decree didn't mention anything about any support being sent.

These 500,000 taels of silver and 500,000 dan of rice are said to be for disaster relief this time. But she has been in Linxi County for so many years, not to mention 500,000 taels of silver, even 50,000 taels of silver the imperial court has never allocated to them. All of it has been borne by themselves. Now that there is a plague in Tumu Town and so much relief is being provided, how can she not be heartbroken

Lu Nian glanced at her, took the prescription and left first.

Apart from this imperial edict, Your Highness, is there anything else you wish to convey to me

Feng Ling Xi raised her eyes to look at the guard in front of her. Seeing him take out a letter from his bosom, she said, "This is what the King asked his subordinate to give to the Queen. Also, the King ordered his subordinate to stay and assist the Queen."

"What's your name"

"Under the cover of night."

When Feng Lingxi heard that it was Dugu City's dark guard, she was slightly surprised. Looking at the man's attire, she suddenly understood something. She opened the letter and looked at the contents. Sure enough, it was as she had thought. This night guard belonged to Dugu City. His martial arts skills were not weak. Besides, Dugu City specially instructed Feng Lingxi, saying that Luoli and Li Wuyan were very likely to go to Tumu Town, asking her to be more careful herself.

Since you're here, why not help Xiao Li She'll tell you what needs to be done.

"As you command, my lord."

He was used to being a guard, so he quickly adapted.

With a powerful bodyguard protecting her, Feng Lingxi's safety was no concern. However, a new problem soon arose: merchants and Feng Lingxi were locked in a dispute, refusing to sell goods at the original prices. This resulted in a shortage of supplies in this town. As a result, the common people suffered the most. The government offered free medical treatment, but this created another issue. Soon, people outside the city started searching for food, and the number of sick people began to rise again.

"Whom have you contacted"

Questioning the plague-stricken patients, Windling felt a surge of anger as she watched them, each one weak and powerless.

But thinking about them going hungry and having to go out looking for food, she didn't know how to tell them.

The merchant is wealthy, with plenty of food and clothing. But these common people have nothing to eat or drink. Staying at home is like waiting to die; they won't worry about getting sick, only how to find food for their families.

"Nobody had ever encountered him. He went outside the city to forage for some wild vegetables and then went to the village head to exchange them for some wheat."

"Don't you know there's a plague"

Hearing their questions, Feng Lingxi's face grew solemn. She watched Feng Aotian who was busy with his work and walked over to call out to him.

"The State General, open the granaries and distribute grain. We cannot allow them to roam freely. Those who want to buy grain should do so at designated locations. For those without money, the government will provide for them."

"Your Majesty, this would cause many people to be dissatisfied. At that time, everyone would say they have no money, wouldn't we have to distribute it then"

"My lord, this simply cannot be done! Besides, the granaries don't even have that much grain."

"As much as we have in the granary, that's how much will be distributed. We haven't brought any from outside yet. Besides, the county offices around here can send food over too. This general has already sent people to escort the grain, and they won't refuse."

Feng Aotian's words brought Feng Lingxi some relief. That's good, too. Let's borrow some first. When the court's grain arrives, we'll return it to them.

"Your Highness, we also have several large granaries here, and a lot of rice. We just don't know if we can get our hands on that rice."

Lord Liu hesitated for a moment before finally speaking. After all, going out of the city didn't guarantee they could borrow food; this readily available supply was still something they wanted to utilize.

Then you say it.

Feng Aotian was getting anxious, "Could it be from some grain merchant's family"

Lord Liu nodded, "It's the Gao family's grain store. They transported grain a month and a half ago. There should still be tens of thousands of dan of rice there. Before they heard that there was an epidemic here, they brought in a lot of rice, probably intending to sell it at a high price. The princess refused their high price, so they probably hid it all in the granary."

tens of thousands of bushels.

Hearing this number, Feng Lingxi couldn't help but sneer, "In the current situation of Tumu Town, these merchants only want to make a high profit and are unwilling to contribute. It is truly disheartening."

"That's just how merchants are, otherwise how would some be so wealthy while others are struggling"

Mr. Liu didn't find it strange at all. Instead, he was worried about being unable to produce so much grain. However, if the government forced them to release the grain, they would probably anger the Gao family. But if they didn't go to the Gao family, they were afraid of running out of grain.

What is more terrifying than the plague is famine. Once a famine comes, who will still fear the plague They would rather be infected by it and die with a full stomach.

"Lord Liu, General Zhen Guo, please accompany me to the Gao family and settle the matter of grain. Once the imperial relief grains arrive, we will return them in full."

"Your Highness might not be aware, but the Gao family is notoriously stingy. It would be harder to get them to release grain than it would be to ascend to heaven."

Lord Liu wore a face full of worry clouds, "Before this official had advised them, but they were unwilling to listen at all."

"I'm not happy about this. Find a seriously ill patient and bring them to the Gao family. I want to see if they will let them die or provide them with food." Lu Nian spoke, and Liu Da Ren's face changed abruptly. He looked at Feng Ling Xi with difficulty in his eyes.

This is just like bandits, there's not much difference. This Lu Gongzi, even though he's the princess's brother, how can his behavior be so rude and violentelp me!"A faint, sobbing voice reached Feng Lingxi's ears. She hurried toward the Empress's sleeping quarters, and from afar, she saw the Empress lying on the ground, disheveled and covered in blood....