The epidemic area is in the southeast, stretching from Xingshan to Anseong in the east.
Ancheng is less than fifty miles away from Kyoto in the Northern Desert. It is next to Qicheng, Luoxian, Qicheng, and Ancheng are all on the same line. Therefore, it is the area hardest hit by the earthquake and is also the place with the largest number of victims.
Because the death toll was relatively high and some officers and soldiers were transferred back to Kyoto, the epidemic spread quickly.
Murong Jie, Zian and others went out early in the morning. When Prince Qi came to Xiyang Pavilion, Xiyang Pavilion was already empty.
After asking the retainers, I found out that Murong Jie had left with the princess early in the morning.
Luoxian, Qicheng, and Anxian were all the hardest-hit areas. Because Ancheng was at the foot of the emperor, the victims came in swarms in order to attract the attention of the court. Of course, the capital city would not be able to accommodate such a large group of victims, and after the epidemic broke out, The medical manpower that has been invested is seriously insufficient, and it is unknown which ones are suffering from the plague and which ones are healthy. In this case, Empress Cao issued an order to close the city gates, only to leave but not to enter.
This means that this is a blockade to the outside world, separating heaven and hell.
Murong Jie and others walked along the way and saw the tragic scenes with their own eyes. Although they were right at the feet of the emperor, they could not be seen by the emperor, the ministers, and the people in the capital.
If you see it, you won't show mercy. If you don't see it, wouldn't it be better to just pretend that nothing happened
Zian wanted to go to the epidemic area, but he had to be taken there by someone from the court in order to participate in the treatment.
However, Prince Qi seemed to have softened, and they could only find a way on their own.
So, on this day, a group of them came to Princess Anyang's Mansion with the specialties brought from Dazhou.
Princess Anyang, also known as Princess An, is the emperor's biological sister and a sibling.
This Princess Anyang is a weirdo.
People in the Northern Desert say so.
She didn't get married, nor did she go on a blind date. Many talented people from well-known families knelt at the princess's house holding gold and silver jewelry in order to see her grace. She accepted the gifts, but they disappeared.
There are two famous misers in the Northern Desert. One is Princess Lu. Princess Lu is Prince Qi’s biological mother and now lives in Prince Qi’s Mansion.
As for the other one, she is Princess Anyang.
She was really stingy. She was so rich, but she lived a miserable life in the house. She had few servants. She basically relied on mules when going out, and she didn't even prepare a carriage. She said raising horses was a waste of money.
The servants' wages were paid by the imperial court, so she reluctantly kept a few of them.
It stands to reason that a noble princess's mansion would have at least hundreds of people to serve her, but she did not. She left a personal maid, a flower king, a cook, two sweepers, and a maid to serve in the courtyard. There isn't even a concierge.
Guard? Even more so.
Have a large number of secret guards like Murong Zhuangzhuang of the Great Zhou Dynasty? It's even more impossible. First of all, no matter who pays the wages, how much money will it cost to eat
Are there any luxurious things in the house? No.
Not a single thing.
The emperor didn't reward you? No one gave her a gift? No, she gave it away as a reward, but she sold it. Princess An believed that nothing in the world is more dear to her than silver. Relatives will die and lovers will change, but silver will always be her biological son.
However, she did hide some antiques, but no one knew where they were hidden.
Because some young people in the capital knew that the princess's mansion had no guards, they came to pick up some bargains. However, after searching, they found that there was nothing valuable in the princess's mansion.
The thief was very angry. He thought that if he took some good clothes back and sold them, he could have a good meal. As a result, when he opened the wardrobe, the thief left crying.
His grandmother's clothes were better than those worn by Princess An.
That's right, Princess An's stinginess has reached its peak. In Beijing... no, no one in the country is more stingy than her.
Murong Jie and others arrived at Princess Anyang's Mansion early in the morning. The door was closed. Su Qing took a look and asked, "Where is the concierge?"
Xiao Tuo said: "I'm afraid you haven't gotten up so early?"
"What time has it been and the concierge hasn't gotten up yet?" Rouyao didn't believe it, stepped forward and pressed the bronze animal-head knocker, "Is there anyone? Is there anyone?"
There was no sound inside. Rouyao listened for a while and heard the sound of tiny footsteps.
Rouyao said: "Why is this princess mansion so loose? The concierge is actually hiding inside."
Xiao Tuo said: "Wait a minute, I heard there is someone inside."
Sure enough, after a while, the door was opened.
The person who opened the door was an old woman. Her hair was all white. She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Who is it?"
Everyone was startled, this concierge was actually an old woman
Rouyao stopped thinking about it and stepped forward: "Old lady, we are envoys from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and we want to see Princess Anyang."
"People from Dazhou?" the mother-in-law said, straightening up and looking at them, "Well, you guys come in first, I will go and invite the princess."
Everyone saw that she was even hunched over, and they all thought why would Princess An Ran let such an old man work as a concierge? If there was something urgent that she needed to report, she might not be able to come back for half an hour.
However, after entering the princess's mansion, he no longer insisted on the fact that the old lady was the concierge, because the princess's mansion looked good from the outside. After all, it was a mansion gifted by the royal family, and every brick and tile was exquisite.
However, when they entered the mansion and saw the courtyard and main hall, everyone was stunned.
The yard is indeed very large. At first glance, it can barely reach the end. However, it is full of vegetables and melons, and there are not a single flower. If rapeseed flowers count, there are some.
In addition to melons and vegetables, there are also fruit trees, date trees, pear trees, hawthorn trees, hazelnut trees, and ginkgo trees.
In the yard, there was a woman in coarse cloth watering the fields. Apparently, she was planting dwarf yellows and eggplants.
The old lady walked up behind the woman and said, "Princess, someone is looking for you."
Everyone was shocked, is this woman a princess? Is she Princess Anyang
Although the Northern Desert is not the richest country, the people of the Northern Desert have admired luxury since Emperor Su of the Ming Dynasty.
By this time, Empress Cao's style in the harem was very luxurious and high-profile.
It has become famous throughout the country, and even the people of Da Zhou have heard of it.
As Empress Cao gained power, her style was naturally followed by everyone, especially those in the royal family.
However, this Princess Anyang is so simple and frugal? It's really a little cinnabar red among the greenery.
Princess Anyang straightened up and turned around slowly.
Everyone just felt their eyes light up. They looked at her from behind and thought she was a woman, mainly because of her messy hair and coarse clothes. Now she turned around and saw that she had a beautiful face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although she didn't say anything, Extremely beautiful, but also above average.
Moreover, her face is very noble, with an oval face, phoenix eyes, and thick black eyebrows. Even wearing such simple clothes does not bury her temperament at all.
She seemed to be a born princess, well, she was a born princess.
Princess Anyang's eyes fell on Murong Jie's face, and after sizing it up, she said, "That's Murong Jie, the regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty, right?"
"Murong Jie has met the princess!" Murong Jie returned the favor with his hand.
(End of chapter)