Quick, female general, I traveled through time to save my father

Chapter 376: The Mother of the Bomen Raises Her Stepson 43

With the issuance of the imperial edict of succession, forces from all sides began to move.

The situation in the court is relatively stable. After all, the Third Prince is destined to be the heir, no matter if he was bet on the right thing before or is from another camp.

Now everyone has chosen to remain inactive. Even if there is a reckoning in the future, we have to see what the person above means first.

The court officials who had bet on the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince now all lowered their heads and did not dare to look up.

The generals who secretly colluded with the border generals also quietly put away their swords and waited to see what would happen.

Even the usually arrogant aristocratic families restrained their arrogance at this moment and honestly handed over their congratulatory messages.

The enthronement ceremony had been prepared for a long time, and the action began after the imperial edict came down.

"Long live His Majesty!!!"

All the ministers knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".

The third prince sat on the dragon throne and looked at the court officials below. He had become the emperor as he wished, but for the time being he did not have the energy to deal with these powerful officials. Natural disasters were terrifying.

What's more, it happened during the transfer of imperial power, which made it easy for people with ulterior motives to make trouble.

Moreover, his current health is not even a little bit worse than before.

Although the problem of coughing up blood has been cured, I still gasp for breath after walking three steps and feel very weak.

The most urgent matter now was to deal with the natural disaster. He took a deep breath, suppressed the pain in his chest, and spoke slowly:

"deliver an imperial order."

"Dispatch the elite troops of the Beijing Camp to rush to Baihe City to suppress the rioters and control the plague!"

"Order the Ministry of Revenue to immediately gather food and supplies and ship them to the northern border. We must not allow the border troops to cause chaos!"

"Ahem... Have the cabinet draw up a disaster relief plan and send it to me immediately for my personal review!"

The Third Prince issued decrees one after another, and the court finally began to move.

The Ministry of Revenue allocated money and food overnight, the Ministry of War urgently ordered the garrisons in various places to maintain order, and the Ministry of Works recruited civilians to repair dams and rebuild collapsed houses.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Shen Junyao and Pei Yu have not dared to leave the capital camp recently. They have been patrolling day and night, fearing that something might go wrong in the capital.

Sirong also gave her utmost support.

"Spread my words."

Sirong stood in the lobby of the company's head office, her voice cold and firm.

"All grain shops are opening their warehouses and selling grain at half the usual price. Disaster victims can receive their daily rations for free with official documentation!"

"All medicinal materials for treating typhoid and dysentery in the pharmacy will be supplied at affordable prices. Hoarding is prohibited!"

"The cloth shop has mobilized all its cotton inventory to make simple masks and send them to Baihe City!"

The shopkeepers looked at each other in bewilderment. Someone couldn't help but say, "Boss, if this happens, our losses will be..."

Sirong glanced over coldly.

"Which is more important, money or human life?"

At the same time, she also sent a letter to the Divine Doctor Valley by carrier pigeon.

Sirong picked up her pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote a few lines on the letter paper: "The plague in Baihe City is unusual. I suspect someone has poisoned me. Please send disciples with more than five years of service to support me as soon as possible."

After a pause, she added, "The old valley master and Wen Yun are in seclusion, please do not disturb them."

Based on her friendship with the old valley master, the elders in charge of the Divine Doctor Valley will do her a favor.

Of course, she didn't want to implicate the Divine Doctor Valley, especially the old valley master and Wen Yun.

In the original plot, the heroine met Wen Yun during a disaster relief operation.

Sirong didn’t know if it was this time, but it would be better for the two of them not to meet.

Shen Tang is helping to keep an eye on the shop, and Sirong also has an important task that Shen Junyao has given her to do.

Aunt Liu finally showed up!

Speaking of this concubine Liu, she is really patient.

So many things had happened in the Bo Mansion before, but she still maintained her original track without revealing any flaws.

She just does whatever she is supposed to do every day, acting like a concubine who has no knowledge, wants to win favor but is timid.

Madam Minghua had been released from house arrest, and she had known for a long time that her family members had been punished.

I also know that it is normal that Shen Shigen did not choose to help.

At this time, most of the married girls in the Ming family were either sent away with a letter of divorce or died of illness.

A man like Shen Shigen only temporarily confined her to the house, did not deprive her of her housekeeper rights, and did not divorce her. He was considered a very conscientious husband.

After Madam Minghua was released from house arrest, she handed over the housekeeping affairs to several trusted maids under her.

Apart from taking care of the children, she practices meditation in the small Buddhist temple.

It can also be considered a disguised form of mourning for one's family.

During all these times, Aunt Liu did nothing different.

Including the previous national mourning and the enthronement of the new emperor.

Like the other concubines, she wore plain clothes, ate vegetarian food, and chanted Buddhist scriptures, rarely even leaving the house. When the new emperor ascended the throne, everyone in the palace was buzzing with discussion, but she remained submissive and never participated in any idle conversation.

She had been lurking in the Bermen for several years. An ordinary person would have relaxed their vigilance against her long ago.

But Shen Junyao never relaxed his surveillance on her.

Moreover, he went through countless twists and turns and planted two hidden chess pieces beside Concubine Liu.

The maid "Chun Xing" was originally a slave girl from the family of a criminal who was sold. Because of her diligence, she was chosen by Concubine Liu to serve her personally.

The servant "Afu" is in charge of purchasing for Madam Liu's courtyard. He is simple and honest, but has an excellent tracking skill.

These two people, one keeps an eye on her daily life, and the other keeps an eye on her whereabouts.

But even so, Aunt Liu remained completely impervious to any leaks.

Until that day, Chun Xing added a sentence to the daily message she sent back to Shen Junyao.

She felt that Aunt Liu was a little different recently, but she couldn't tell what the difference was.

Concubine Liu's daily life is very normal. Concubines like them have the opportunity to go out shopping once a month.

She also went to the same store and bought the same things.

But Chun Xing couldn't tell what was going on, but she felt something was wrong.

It was inconvenient for Shen Junyao to stay in the camp at this time.

Moreover, he really couldn't see any clues from the real information that Chun Xing sent back.

I had no choice but to hand this matter over to Sirong.

After all these years of living together, Shen Junyao has become very dependent on his mother Sirong. When there is a problem that cannot be solved, he never tries to be stubborn because he is a child with a mother.

Sirong asked someone to find an excuse to let Chunxing go out of the house to see her.

Chun Xing knelt before Si Rong, her brows furrowed, her voice lowered to a whisper: "Master's mother, Madam Liu has been feeling...unclear and strange lately."

Sirong tapped the table with her fingertips, her brows softly as she said, "Don't be in a hurry, take your time. Tell me every detail you can think of, no matter how big or small."

Chun Xing bit her lip, as if choosing her words:

"Her daily routine, words and deeds were exactly the same as usual, even the shops she visited and the items she bought when she left the house were exactly the same."

"But this servant feels...that she is different."

Intuition is often women's most powerful weapon.