Dressed as a mother-in-law, she leads the whole family to turn over.

Chapter 342 The Emperor Arrives
Chai Wentao was also startled and hurriedly said: "Sir, we must go and pick him up immediately."

Inside Dongli Villa.

The emperor took a large group of people to stay at Youran Inn.

When Jiang Ning and Mr. Rui received the news, they quickly welcomed them into the mansion.

The emperor's face didn't look good, but it wasn't particularly bad.

Jiang Ning and Prince Rui exchanged glances and lowered their eyes respectfully.

The emperor laughed angrily when he saw the two of them acting like this, "That's enough! Stop pretending to be clever in front of me and tell me what's going on in Quzhou Prefecture now!"

Dekang served the emperor and took a big sip of tea, and said distressedly: "Your Majesty, you don't know. As soon as the emperor received the news, he asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate disaster relief funds. Three days later, Tong, which borders Quzhou Prefecture, Changfu also came to report urgently. Although the Earth Dragon's transformation occurred in Quzhou Prefecture, Tongchang Prefecture was also greatly affected, with heavy casualties. The emperor couldn't sit still anymore. Dare to delay."

Jiang Ning and Prince Gong were both stunned and recovered quickly.

She stood up calmly, gave blessings, and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ji should have already told you in detail about the specific casualties and losses in the letter. The discrepancy is not big. Fortunately, Mr. Ji can turn the tide and appease the people as quickly as possible. , resettled the refugees and rebuilt the city. Now the refugees in Quzhou Prefecture have their own houses and fields.

Mr. Ji also read the geographical annals of Quzhou, analyzed the harm caused by the earth dragon's turning over, and tried to minimize the losses through artificial means. Now a city wall is even built on the east coast of the city. "

The emperor's tense expression gradually relaxed as Jiang Ning spoke, "Oh? Does Guang Enhou mean that the disaster in Quzhou Prefecture has been resolved?"

"Well, that's not entirely true. The food is still insufficient, but other things are fine." Jiang Ning told everything he knew about the situation.

The emperor snorted coldly, "Marquis Guangen, you don't want to plead for Ji Wuya, are you trying to fool me?"

"What an injustice!" Jiang Ning immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no lies. You can also ask His Highness Prince Rui. He is in Quzhou Mansion and he knows about it."

The emperor thought of the plea letter written by Prince Rui to him, and pursed his lips tighter, "Unless I see it with my own eyes, it's useless for anyone to say it!"

Wei Guangxian, the commander of the Yulin Army, went inside and reported: "Your Majesty, Ji Wuya, the prefect of Quzhou, has come to pay his respects."

The emperor angrily shouted, "Let him kneel before me!"

Jiang Ning was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

After settling the emperor, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and led the people to Xiyuan. As soon as she left the house, she saw Ji Wuya kneeling outside the door and sighed.

In Xiyuan.

Everyone in the Jiang family, Xu Nuoyan and others were anxiously waiting for the news. When they saw her return, they all stepped forward and asked: "Why is the emperor here at this time? Are you here to raise an army to prosecute? Will you be punished by the emperor?"

Tao asked a bunch of questions in one breath.

Jiang Ning held her hand and sat down, giving her a calming look, "Don't worry, mom. The emperor is a wise king and will not deal with courtiers without asking. However, the emperor is in a bad mood after such a big thing happened. If he is in a bad mood these days, If nothing happens, just stay in Xiyuan and don’t go out. Also, Mr. Ji is kneeling in Zhuangzi now, so don’t discuss this matter.”

Xu Nuoyan frowned worriedly, "Auntie, will the emperor punish Master Ji severely?"

Jiang Ning smiled bitterly and shook his head, "How could I possibly know this? It's just that the emperor's anger will make rivers of blood flow, and the Holy Heart is unpredictable. You must pretend to be deaf and dumb these days."

Zhou was so frightened that she hugged her son and hid in the room.

At dawn the next day, everyone in the mansion woke up.

Jiang Ning didn't dare to delay, so she packed up early and went over to say hello with Grandma Yu at her service. Ji Wuya knelt all night, and except for his face being a little pale, he was otherwise fine. The emperor only asked him to kneel, but he didn't treat him harshly and gave him a futon.

As soon as Jiang Ning arrived, the emperor had already led Wei Guangxian and Dekang out, and she hurried to follow.

When Ji Wuya saw the emperor, he immediately kowtowed.

The emperor coldly ordered: "Get up and lead the way."

Ji Wuya breathed a sigh of relief, was helped up by Chai Wentao, and staggered ahead of them.

Before the carriage left the village, the emperor heard the sound of ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong coming from the nearby workshops, and several chimneys were all emitting thick white smoke.

"What is this doing?"

The emperor asked curiously.

Jiang Ning took a look and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, that is the brick kiln of Yang Changlin, the second son of the minister. He was responsible for firing all the bricks and tiles for the reconstruction of the city."

Afraid that the emperor would misunderstand, Jiang Ning carefully explained the reason.

The emperor's expression ranged from frown to surprise, "Are you saying that the bricks made by Yang Changlin are cheaper than ordinary blue bricks, and even ordinary people can afford them?"

Jiang Ning nodded, "It's about 60% to 70% cheaper. Ordinary people can still afford it if they grit their teeth. If you are too poor, it won't work. Because those families survived this earth dragon's overturn, the government office built Guanliang Your Excellency specially brought someone to investigate and thought that the structure of the house was stable and stronger than ordinary houses.

Mr. Ji was also frightened, so he immediately came to the door. There were only a few brick kilns in the villa, but now there are more than ten times more. They are firing day and night, just for the purpose of building the city wall to the east of the city. "

Dekangfu was sincere and asked: "Master Hou, I have to ask, how do you sell these bricks and tiles in your house?"

Jiang Ning looked magnanimous. He did not participate in the specific negotiation. He only knew that the initial cost of rebuilding four thousand residential houses in the north of the city was one hundred thousand taels.

Dekang wasn't sure whether the price was expensive or not, but everyone was thinking about it.

After the carriage entered the city, the emperor abandoned the carriage and drove away. When he saw that the people hawking along the way looked good, their clothes were patched normally, and there were no beggars on both sides of the street, his face finally looked better.

The emperor randomly found a wonton stall and sat down.

Seeing so many people, the vendor smiled so hard that his face almost broke. He warmly greeted us: "What do you guys want to eat?"

The emperor sat down generously and said slowly: "You can have anything you want."

"Okay! I'll cook a few bowls of our signature seafood wontons for you guys." The vendor moved quickly.

After a while the wontons came, and the emperor took the opportunity to ask: "Brother, are you a local?"

"Yes!" said the vendor.

The emperor continued to ask, "Did you also encounter the earth dragon's transformation not long ago?"

The vendor's joyful expression gradually faded, and his face became a bit sad, "The guest saw that he was from out of town. We have just suffered a disaster here. Every household has died. There are very few survivors in the area where we live. , my father and mother were killed in the earth dragon’s rollover, and my mother-in-law’s legs were crushed and disabled while trying to protect the child. Now the whole family is living at my wonton stand.”

The emperor glared at Ji Wuya angrily, and when he looked at the vendors again, he regained his gentle look, "Then where do you and your family live now? Can you survive?"