When everyone was sure that it was Princess An, they began to greet her. Princess An greeted everyone one by one. What was rare was that she didn't put on airs at all.
Princess An is indeed not arrogant, she even just considers herself as a girl from an ordinary family.
"Princess, did you recognize me at first sight?" After taking his seat, Murong Jie asked with a little surprise.
"King Yexiang, is he your younger brother? Where is he now?" asked Princess An.
“… The Night King is dead.” Liu Liu answered on behalf of Murong Jie, looking sad.
Xiao Tuo looked at Princess An, then at Liu Liu, and whispered in her ear, "You look very natural when you lie."
Liu Liu's body and face were stiff, and she pretended not to hear.
Princess An smiled coldly, "Dead? If he is really dead, then he died a good death."
At that time, the Night King asked everyone to tell Princess An that if Princess An asked about him, they should say that he was dead. Everyone thought it was a debt of love, but now it seems that Princess An doesn't like him.
Zi'an asked directly, "I wonder what the grudge is between the Night King and Princess An? The princess hates him so much."
Princess An gnashed her teeth and said, "This fellow cheated me out of a hundred taels of silver. No one has ever been able to get silver out of my hands. Do you think I can not hate him?"
"ah?"
Everyone looked at each other. What was this? It was just a matter of 100 taels of silver, right? Why did you have to make it a life-and-death struggle
Su Qing quickly took out a hundred taels of silver notes and said, "Princess, this is the Dingfeng's silver note. You can exchange it at the Dingfeng in Beimo."
"There is no Dingfeng yet in Beimo." Xiao Tuo clapped his hands.
"No need. He has already returned the 100 taels of silver to me. Now it's not about the 100 taels of silver. It's about people knowing that he cheated me of the silver. Where will my face be?"
Everyone knew that Princess An's money only came in but never went out. All her efforts over the years were ruined by King Yexiang.
Everyone remembered that when the Night King mentioned Princess An, everyone guessed that it was a debt of love, but he was complacent and did not deny it. Everyone couldn't help but think, how shameless, how could it be a debt of love? It was clearly a debt of money.
This brought up some gossip and Princess An seemed very angry, but when it came to business, she felt obliged to help as the Night King had said.
They came to treat the plague, but the people of Beimo had no idea they were coming, and the emperor just left them alone to make other plans. So Zi'an told Princess An that he hoped she could create public pressure, first, to let the people know they were coming; second, to have the Emperor of Beimo personally invite them to the disaster area to treat the plague.
Entering the disaster area is definitely not an easy task. The imperial court has already sent people to the epidemic area. If she wants these people to listen to her and cooperate with her research and treatment, she must get the order from the Emperor of Beimo.
Princess An listened to Zi'an and told him the truth, "I have already investigated the epidemic area. Qicheng, Luoxian, and Ancheng are the three places with the most serious epidemics, but that doesn't mean there are no other places. Not only that, in addition to the plague, rats are now rampant, gnawing on corpses and then biting people. Although I don't understand medical theory, I know that this will spread the epidemic. In short, the epidemic has one more way to spread than before, which is very disadvantageous to the people of our Great Zhou."
"What is the emperor's plan?" Murong Jie asked.
Princess An sneered, "In his eyes, the lives of the people are the steps and stepping stones for him to become a hegemon."
"How cruel!" Xiao Tuo knew how the Emperor of Beimo would treat these patients suffering from the epidemic.
The best way to completely eliminate this virus is to burn all those who are suspected of being infected or have been infected.
When people die, the epidemic will naturally disappear.
As long as he can invade the Great Zhou, the people of the Great Zhou will become his subjects in the future.
A hegemon never cares about the gains and losses of a few lives.
The most important thing is that if the emperor has this plan, now in the epidemic area, it is not the doctors who are helping the victims, but the swords in the hands of the soldiers.
"Princess An, I will do my best to treat the epidemic, but you have to help me with these two things." Zi'an said immediately.
"Okay, you go back and wait for news first. Tomorrow, I promise that everyone will know that you have come with the best wishes of the Emperor of the Great Zhou." Princess An said firmly.
Zi'an had never met such a straightforward woman before, and he immediately wanted to make friends with her.
However, when Zi'an and the others left, a bill was also handed out.
"Three hundred taels for one thing? Six hundred taels for two things? Are you asking us to pay you money?" Zi'an was both amused and confused.
"Let me do it." Murong Jie took the pen from the servant, wrote the word "owe" at the bottom, signed Ye Wang's name and wrote the settlement date, then called it back to the servant.
"The Night King will hate you to death." Zi'an said with a smile.
"He is hated anyway, so one more thing won't make much difference." Murong Jie shrugged.
Princess An is really efficient in her work. Around noon tomorrow, Prince Qi will happily return home and tell Murong Jie that the emperor is summoning them to the palace and has set up a palace banquet to entertain them.
Zi'an said, "Since the Emperor of Beimo wants to receive us, can we stay at the Chaowen Pavilion?"
A reception is equivalent to recognition. If they can set up a state banquet, can't they stay at the Chaowen Pavilion
Prince Qi nodded repeatedly, "Of course, the emperor said that he would move your things to the Imperial Academy first, so that the people can worship them. I don't know why the emperor suddenly changed his mind about you."
Zi'an laughed. Is Prince Qi's brain okay? How could he say such childish words
Would the emperor change his mind about them? That was impossible. Someone must have said or done something behind their backs.
Moreover, the emperor did not forbid them from going to the epidemic area, but he was unwilling to issue the imperial decree to grant her the privilege.
She really wanted to know how Princess An managed to make the emperor change his mind overnight.
So, when Zian saw Princess An when he entered the palace, he asked directly, "What did the princess do?"
"Nothing much. They just had people riding mules shouting all over the streets that the princess, the miracle doctor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was coming to treat the disaster victims in the Northern Desert. The emperor even ordered a banquet to entertain them."
Zian laughed, "Just yelling like that?"
"How complicated is this matter? Since you want everyone to know, isn't the best way to advertise it widely? Moreover, the princess of the Great Zhou has come, and a regent has also come. Isn't it normal to set up a state banquet to entertain them? As luck would have it, my mother also knew about this matter. My mother said that they came to treat our Beimo disease, and they must be treated as guests of honor." Princess An said.
"I guess the princess told the Empress Dowager, right?" Zi'an said.
"No, it really wasn't me. I was going to say it, but when I arrived at my mother's palace, she had just summoned the emperor and asked him to host a banquet for you immediately."
Princess An said, quickly looking around, and lowered her voice to Zi An, "Be careful tonight. Someone doesn't want the disease to be cured, and will definitely make things difficult for you."
(End of this chapter)