Li Jieyu had clearly sensed that Shen Qingwan and Fu Yuheng's attitude towards her was different from before, but she still comforted herself. After all, she had to stay no matter what.
"Your Majesty, do you think these are okay?" The palace maid had prepared some things according to Concubine Li's arrangement and brought them to her for questioning.
Li Jieyu just took a look and nodded, "Well, it's fine, she doesn't need many good things." The woman has always been very frugal at home, and she would never take the initiative to ask for something. She used to just show it to Shen Qingwan and the others.
If she hadn't spoken out this reason that day, she would have been sent to the capital by now. That was not the result she wanted, but she also knew that Shen Qingwan probably wouldn't believe it.
"What about this? Your Majesty, didn't you say that Madam likes this the most? Do you want to bring it along?" The maid nodded and saw the crab roe crisps on the table. She had just bought them for Concubine Li.
Li Jieyu glanced at the table and nodded unhappily, "Take it with you. But... don't call her Madam in front of me in the future!" She raised her almond-shaped eyes and glared at the maid. It was just a little food, she was not that stingy.
But every time she heard someone call her Madam, Li Jieyu felt uncomfortable. Why was she born in such a powerless family that couldn't give her any help at all? They were not worthy of being her parents.
"Yes." The maid didn't know why she was angry and could only nod obediently.
It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the house where the woman lived.
Li Jieyu looked at the room with some difficulty. She didn't want to go in at all. But she could only suppress her disgust. After entering, she was a little surprised that the place was so clean.
It looked like the bed and other things were new and clean, even better than what she had brought. Could it be that Shen Qingwan had been here? This hypocritical woman.
"Daughter... No, Your Majesty..." The woman was very happy to see Li Jieyu standing in the room when she came back, but when she thought of Li Jieyu's disgust for her, she had to watch from afar.
"Hmm." Li Jieyu responded impatiently and asked the maid to put the things down. They were all ordinary things, but obviously not as good as the furnishings in the existing room.
"For me?" The woman hurried over and picked up the things Li Jieyu prepared, and spoke excitedly. Although these things were not as good as those sent by Shen Qingwan, they were all given to her by her daughter...
Looking at the woman's appearance, Li Jieyu felt ashamed. But she was so happy about such a small thing, she was really hopeless.
"You should behave yourself these days and don't cause any trouble." Although she was unhappy, she still spoke, "Also... try not to contact the emperor too much. After all, he is the emperor. If you are not careful and lose your life, I can't protect you."
"Okay, I know. I won't bother you." The woman nodded after hearing her caring words, but there were tears in her eyes. "Take care of yourself too."
She knew that Li Jieyu was just pretending, but she couldn't help but feel happy. It had been a long time since she heard her daughter care about her like this. She hadn't contacted them since Li Jieyu got married.
Even if she took the initiative to come to her this time, even if she didn't like the look and made her heartbroken, but... she was her daughter after all.
"Well, you should take care of yourself. Also, you have to know that I am your daughter." Looking at the things in the room, she felt a little unhappy. She was pretending to be a good person but ended up pretending to be one of her mother's.
Knowing that she didn't like Shen Qingwan, the woman just nodded but didn't say much.
After sitting with the woman for a while, Li Jieyu got up and left. She only needed to come here to pretend every day, and she just needed to hold on until she returned to Beijing.
At this time, the dam project in the distance was in some chaos.
"Your Majesty, the dam diversion is almost completed. If successful, there will be no more floods in the future." Shen Qingwan held the blueprint in her hand and pointed to the mark on it.
"Well, thank you for your hard work, my beloved concubine. I will definitely reward you handsomely." During his stay in Jiangnan, he saw with his own eyes how hard Shen Qingwan worked. He also knew how much the people respected and loved her, and he couldn't help but look at her with a little more emotion in his eyes.
The water conservancy project here used diversion, which has now been basically completed, and the water flow has been diverted by 30% to 40%, which can be said to have saved the people to a great extent. Therefore, no matter what request Shen Qingwan made, he could basically agree to it.
"I don't need anything. I just hope that this disaster will be over soon." She said lightly and met his gaze. Her watery eyes flashed with a little light, as if full of hope and expectation.
Fu Yuheng was stunned when he heard that, but he couldn't help wanting to hug her in his arms. However, because they were outside, he could only stare at her.
This girl is always like this, she only thinks about others and never thinks about herself. But it is precisely because of this that he likes her so much.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened." Just when the two were happy, there was a sudden noisy sound outside, and then a guard came in to report.
"Speak nicely." Fu Yuheng hated it most when others were in such a hurry, so he was a little unhappy, but he was also a little surprised after hearing what the guard said.
There were actually people in Jiangnan who had contracted the plague. Although the number of people was not large, it was already very worrying, so Fu Yuheng immediately decided to call Sun Ning over.
"Immediately issue an order to send a doctor over, and also have all the necessary herbs shipped over." There are only a few people now, but if the plague breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Sun Ning knew the seriousness of the matter and left immediately, leaving Shen Qingwan and Fu Yuheng staring at each other. They had not expected the plague to happen, so they did not make any preparations.
But what is even more unacceptable is that Li Chaoyang, who had daily contact with ordinary people, was also infected with the plague.
"How could it be, how could he be infected?" Shen Qingwan muttered to herself in surprise. It might take a few days for the doctor to come. If the treatment is not timely...
"Don't worry too much, everything will be fine." Fu Yuheng was also a little worried, but still tried to comfort him. Now all they could do was wait and pray that he could hold on.
Even so, she still felt uneasy and wanted to go and see for herself. But he stopped her, "What's the point of you going now? Besides, if you are infected with the plague, what should I do?"
His voice seemed to tremble, and surprise colored her eyes, but she calmed down.