"Princess, princess, it's not good." Zhou Chenghuo came in from the outside in a hurry, and when he saw Mu Xuefu sitting under the porch, he hurriedly ran over and said loudly.

Mu Xuefu had never seen him in such a hurry, so he quickly stood up and asked, "What's wrong?" Why is Steward Zhou so flustered? ”

Zhou Cheng panted, took a big breath of the air, and said intermittently: "Princess, the big thing is not good, there is a plague in Hengyang City." The prince, the prince is in Hengyang City. ”

After hearing this, Mu Xuefu suddenly sat down in the chair, and what she was most afraid of was born. Often, after a flood, a plague ensues. This plague is a great plague, and if it is infected, how many people will survive. The plague is raging, the disaster is serious, and if someone has bad intentions and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, someone will take the opportunity to riot at any time. And once someone makes trouble, the person who has to deal with it is naturally Jing Rong.

Soon, Mu Xuefu calmed down and said, "What did the emperor say?" ”

"The emperor has dispatched disaster relief materials and manpower, medicines and doctors are already on the way, and even the doctors of the Tai Hospital are also developing a prescription for the plague." Zhou Cheng was already panicked, he had always been the most stable, but as long as the safety of the prince was involved, he was completely panicked. Now the princess is his backbone, he can only find the princess to discuss, "Princess, we can't just sit back and wait, the prince is still in Hengyang City." If the prince has something three long and two short, how can the slave be worthy of the old prince and the old princess. The minion has no idea at all, you say, what do you say we should do? ”

The light in his eyes was shining, firm and resolute, Mu Xuefu stood up with the armrest of the chair, and said resolutely: "Go to Jiangnan, go immediately." But the matter must not be made public. Manager Zhou, you can't go, you have to sit in the palace. If someone asks me where I went, you say they don't know. ”

She had a faint sense of foreboding in her heart, and this premonition led her to find Jingrong.

Zhou Cheng was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect the princess to be so unhesitating, even caring about her own safety. I can't say anything in my heart, but I just feel that there is nothing wrong with the prince's sincere treatment. At this moment, he surrendered to the princess in his heart, just because he believed in his heart that as long as the princess was there, the prince would be fine.

But he was still worried in his heart, after all, the princess was just a woman, the south of the Yangtze River was far away, not to mention the fatigue of the boat, in case of any danger, how should she deal with it? Besides, this plague is menacing, if the princess is a good person, how should he explain to the prince? I'm afraid that ten deaths will not be enough for him by then.

"Princess, you should take the minions with you, I don't know what will happen along the way, there are minions here, so there is a response."

Mu Xuefu shook her head and said: "No, you have to stay in the palace, if even you leave, this huge palace will not be messed up?" ”

Zhou Cheng frowned, this palace really needs someone to stay, and the prince specially told him to keep an eye on the movements of the DPRK and China before leaving. Thinking about it again, a gleam flashed in her eyes, "It's okay for the princess to go to the prince if she wants to, but she must be accompanied by the palace guards, otherwise if there is an accident on the road, the servants can't afford it." ”

"That's even worse, without the emperor's will, I will go to the disaster area privately, and I will swagger, I am afraid that I will be stopped back before I get out of the imperial city. Besides, I don't know what to do on the Jiangnan side, if it is swaggering, I don't know what will happen. Mu Xuefu hurriedly waved her hand, she knew that Zhou Cheng really cared about her safety, and her tone of voice softened, "The victims are the most prone to riots, if I use the name of Chenwangfu, wouldn't I put myself in danger?" Steward Zhou, don't worry, Zi Yao and a few of them also have kung fu, although it is just some three-legged cat kung fu, but they are still handy in dealing with a few little thieves. ”

"Two fists are hard to beat four hands, not to mention that you are all women, how can you get it if you meet an outlaw on the way." Zhou Cheng's heart was eager to be divided into two halves, on the one hand, he was worried about the prince who was far away in Hengyang City, and on the other hand, he was worried about the princess who insisted on going out of Beijing.

Mu Xuefu pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, if Steward Zhou is worried, let the guards select two people to accompany me." However, it is easy to attract attention if there are many people, so I will leave Hong Shao and Qing Zhuo, and the team of five people is just right. ”

It's better to take two guards with than not to bring them, Zhou Cheng didn't hesitate, and said directly: "Okay, the slave will go and choose two good ones to accompany the princess." ”

After Zhou Cheng left, Mu Xuefu took out a notebook from the bedroom and gave it to Qing Zhuo, "There is no one on this list, if there is not enough manpower or it is inconvenient, go to Mingyin Building to find senior brother for help, and let him dispatch the people from the Netherworld Pavilion to kill them all before I come back." ”

The people on this list were the same executioners who killed her entire family with arrows and knives more than a decade ago, and although they were also on orders, she will always remember the merciless swords of these people piercing her family's bodies. She didn't dare to forget for a moment, and it took many years of hard work to make a list of all the Praetorian Guards who participated in that extermination.

Originally, she had wanted to do it for a long time, but the Praetorian Guard had always been under the command of Jing Han before, but now it was different from the past, and now it was under Jing Xuan's jurisdiction, so she didn't care about it. The assassination of such a large number of people will inevitably cause a disturbance in the court, and Emperor Xuanwu will definitely investigate thoroughly. And if the assassination was born after she left Beijing, then no one will find out about her.

Qing Zhuo took the list and looked at it, it was densely packed with several pages, and this time the master made a move, which was bound to cause a lot of turmoil. She put the list away, looked at Mu Xuefu with some concern, and said, "The plague is rampant, once it is infected and almost killed, the master must be extremely careful when he goes there." ”

Mu Xuefu nodded, looked past her, looked at the shadows of the trees swaying outside the window, and her heart was as restless as the constantly swinging branches.

There was no room to wait, and Mu Xuefu quietly left the imperial city with Zi Yao and Bai Yi and the two guards of King Chen's Mansion that day. Along the way, either the sun is scorching, or the rain is majestic, the further south you go, the hotter the weather, the heavier the rain, people have not yet arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, and several people's bodies are a little unbearable.

The closer you get to Jiangnan, the more shocking what you see and hear on this road. Hungry people fleeing everywhere, people are constantly dying on the side of the road, and no one cares. This Jiangnan seems to have fallen into hell on earth.

Nowadays, the flow of people does not go to the south of the Yangtze River, let alone entering, and many people would rather go far away than stay away from this evil land. Although there are few of them, they are really conspicuous because they are contrary to others. Helplessly, Mu Xuefu asked people to buy a large number of medicinal materials, pretending to be a medicinal herb vendor, so as to avoid the suspicion of others.

I've been desperately rushing on the road for more than half a month, not to mention that a few of them women can't stand it, even two men can't bear it. Seeing that she was about to arrive in Hengyang, Mu Xuefu was also relieved, so she ordered to stay in a nearby county for one night, rest and rest before rushing to Hengyang.

Near dusk, they arrived at a county seat, which was not large, and a few scattered people were chasing the footsteps of going home. The sky was covered with dark clouds with a layer of dark gold, the sun was setting, the twilight was bleak, and the sun was slowly sinking, bringing a sense of oppression to the town that could not breathe.

chose the largest inn in the county, and when Mu Xuefu got off the carriage, the pedestrians on the road were almost stunned, no one had ever seen such a beautiful woman, and they all stopped and watched her walk into the inn in amazement. Some people even involuntarily followed in, just to see her face again.

The innkeeper was also stunned, and Zi Yao called him several times before he reacted.

Although the inn can't catch up with the richness of the capital, it is already the best in this county. Zi Yao casually threw him an ingot, "Arrange a private room for us to eat, and prepare two upper rooms." ”

The innkeeper took the gold, smiled all over his face, and said happily: "Listen to a few accents from the capital?" How did you get here? ”

Zi Yao was still willing to talk to him, smacked her lips, and said angrily: "What kind of nonsense, let you arrange it quickly, you can arrange it quickly, my aunt and grandmother are still hungry." ”

The innkeeper saw that this posture was not easy to provoke, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, please wait a while, I'll arrange it." ”

"It's really bad to run here at this time, these others are all going out, they are good, and they are still coming here." A thin man overheard their conversation and began to talk to his tablemates. Although the sound was not loud, it all fell into Muchev's ears.

The man at the table with him glanced at Mu Xuefu's back and took a sip of wine, "No, this plague is spreading so badly, who knows where it will be infected." I heard that a lot of people died in Hengyang City, and in this world, they are either poor and starved to death, or drowned, sick to death, and let that person live? ”

"The people are not happy!" The man who provoked the conversation sighed, sighed, and said, "But fortunately, this plague has not yet reached us, and we will not be able to die for a while." ”

The man at the same table had a sad look between his eyebrows, and shook his head again and again, "Hengyang can only enter and not exit now, temporarily preventing the plague from spreading outside." But this epidemic is really contagious, if there is no cure, I am afraid that if this continues, the entire Hengyang City will become hell. ”

The table next to them heard their conversation, and with a snort, it was a young man, not very old, with a little childishness on his face, "That King Chen caught all the people infected with the plague and isolated them, didn't that leave them to fend for themselves?" ”

The thin man hurriedly retorted, "You can't say that, King Chen isolated them because he was afraid that the plague would spread and spread to other people who were not sick. Besides, King Chen didn't let them fend for themselves, there was food, medicinal materials, and a doctor sent there, so it can be said that he did his best. ”