The Chronicle of the Rebirth of the First Daughter

Chapter 233 The Locust Plague

"Mother Zheng, sit down quickly."

With a pale face, Yuechan lifted up Nanny Zheng who was going to salute, and smiled to let her sit down.

He looked at Guanshi Yu again and said, "Sit down, too. You are all old people in this mansion, and you all grew up watching the prince. Let me tell you the truth, we are no different from a family." How many."

After saying this sentence, Nanny Zheng and Guanshi Yu quickly stood up and did not dare to speak.

Yuechan smiled: "Let's all sit down, I know all about your loyal lords, and you all write letters to tell lords what's going on in the mansion, but today I want to talk about it."

Madam Zheng's heart skipped a beat. She is Gao Zixuan's nanny, so her heart is naturally towards Gao Zixuan. Ever since Gao Zixuan went to the south, she has written to Gao Zixuan to tell Gao Zixuan about the big and small things that happened in the mansion every day, but she did not expect that the princess would I know, now that the concubine is calling her over, is she trying to deal with her while the lord is not at home?
"Princess!" Zheng Mama hurriedly squatted down: "Prince Wangrong, it was the prince who explained it before leaving. I'm afraid that something in the mansion will embarrass the concubine, so let me keep it in mind."

Yuechan waved her hand: "Sit down, my lord grew up with your milk. I am married to my lord, so I should respect you just like my lord. From now on, you will treat me like your lord, there is no need to do that. I just want to talk to you about Guanshi Yu today, I think you all know about my entry into the palace today, so don't tell the prince about it."

"This……"

Steward Yu looked embarrassed.

Madam Zheng was also a little uncertain.

Yuechan also knew Gao Zixuan's temperament, if he didn't tell him about this, when he came back, he might use Madam Zheng and Guanshi Yu as a raft, if Gao Zixuan was really angry, his relatives would not recognize him.

She said solemnly on the spot: "My lord is working hard for state affairs outside, and I have to do everything well at home so that my lord has no worries. Today's matter is my fault, and someone will take the blame. Tell the prince about this, so what can the prince do? It will only add to his distress, why don't you say it, if the prince really comes back and cares about it, I will just take care of it."

Now that Yuechan has spoken to such an extent, Nanny Zheng and Guanshi Yu dare not go against it, so they can only salute and say with a smile: "Wangfei has spoken, I will naturally obey."

Mother Zheng even smiled brightly: "Sure enough, the concubine is virtuous. If the prince marries you, he will be considered a good man."

Yuechan smiled and waved her hands, she was tired and asked Madam Zheng and Steward Yu to go out.

As soon as the two left, Yuechan's face was covered with frost, and she squeezed her fists: "What I have suffered today, I will repay a thousand times."

Huan'er saw that Yuechan's complexion was not good, so she carefully came over to support her: "Princess, but I need the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine to drink."

Yuechan glanced at her: "You take some money and send it to the imperial physician, and ask him to write a prescription for the record. When you get the medicine, you can get it from the warehouse in our mansion. Just grab some nourishing medicine and it will be done."

Huan'er nodded and felt relieved, hearing this, Yuechan must be fine, otherwise she wouldn't let the imperial doctor change her medicine.

Yuechan waited for Huan'er to go out, then waved to Huang Ying: "Huang Ying, when was the last time the prince sent a letter?"

Huang Ying smiled: "It was delivered five days ago, and I counted the time. The prince is afraid that he will arrive in Xinyang now."

"Look, it's getting hotter and hotter today. I just don't know if the prince's wound is healed. After all, it's no better outside than at home. How can I rest assured?" Yuechan said to herself: "Counting the time, a catastrophe will happen in a few days. I'm about to wake up, I don't know..."

Huang Ying was stunned when she heard this: "What does the princess mean by this? What kind of catastrophe..."

Yuechan pulled Huang Ying to her side: "Speaking of which, I was mistaken. We also have our own Zhuangzi. Although we are all nearby, there should be nothing wrong with it, but it's hard to say. You can find Guanshi Li later and let him Send out all the villages to check, and also drive all the chickens, ducks and other things raised on the villages to one place, so that if there is a locust plague, we will be prepared."

Huang Ying was taken aback: "Locust plague, Lord God, this locust plague... I don't know how many people will be displaced this time."

After a while, Huang Ying looked at Yuechan hesitantly: "Princess, in case there is a plague of locusts, should we give some more rice porridge?"

Yuechan's gaze became far-reaching, and she smiled faintly: "If I were still the young lady of the Meng family, I would naturally be able to set up a porridge shed to provide rice. You can’t do it casually, this matter of giving porridge is definitely not allowed, if there are any refugees in the city, you should also tell the people in the Mansion that without me, no one is allowed to give porridge and rice.”

"This..." Huang Ying's expression turned ugly: "Princess, are the people..."

Yuechan waved her hand: "I have to plan for the lord, for the lives of our entire family. If we serve porridge, what will the emperor think? I'm afraid he will only think that the ninth lord's intentions are unclear and he wants to buy people's hearts. The lord is a prince, no matter what. You have to think about the Sacred Heart first when you do anything, at this time, it is better to be still than to move."

It was only then that Huang Ying realized that it wasn't that her young lady had become cruel, but that she was in this position, and there was a reason for being in this position.

Xinyang Prefecture

Gao Zixuan was wearing a rough green cloth jacket with his trouser legs rolled up, and the third prince, who was wearing a white coarse cloth dress with the same high trouser legs, was walking in the field, watching the local farmers harvesting the wheat, and saw that the golden wheat that could not be seen was being neatly harvested. He put it down, wiped his sweat, and couldn't help laughing.

"Ninth brother!"

The third prince was walking in front, and when he heard the laughter, he turned around and said, "Ninth brother is really in a good mood."

Gao Zixuan nodded: "I just see that although there is a severe drought, the crops here are not in short supply, and I feel happy about the harvest."

The third prince also laughed, patted Huo Sicheng who was following him and said, "Thanks to Wen Qing, if he hadn't surveyed the terrain all the way and instructed the farmers to dig wells, crops would have withered in many places."

Although Gao Zixuan doesn't like Huo Sicheng because of Yuechan, he has to admit that this son's talent is indeed peerless. Apart from personal reasons, he is really a rare helper. If the third prince wants that position, Huo Sicheng's help is indispensable .

Gao Zixuan is not a person who can't figure things out. Besides, since he and Yuechan got married, Yuechan and Huo Sicheng have never met each other, and Yuechan has never even mentioned this person. He thinks he has no heart So narrow, how can you eat that dry vinegar for no reason.

Cupping his hands, Gao Zixuan smiled: "Third Brother is right, Wen Qing has indeed contributed a lot. When we go back, Third Brother and I will join hands to ask for credit for him."

Huo Sicheng retreated to the side, although he was wearing coarse clothes, his face was stained, and his hair was a little messy, but he did not hide his celestial appearance. He smiled quietly, and he seemed a little messy. The indifference softened: "The third master and the ninth master praised him, but Wen Qing dare not take it."

While talking, I saw that many farmers had finished harvesting the wheat and were transporting the wheat back.

Huo Sicheng looked at the sky, the sun was shining brightly, there was no wind, and he sighed: "The drought is getting more and more serious, but the wheat harvest of each family in Xinyang Mansion is almost done, so I'm not afraid of anything, it's just..."

The third prince looked up at the sky: "Just what, please tell me, my lord."

Huo Sicheng shook his head: "We've been walking all the way, and I've been checking along the way. I'm afraid that this plague of locusts is bound to happen. If...the farmers have to speed up the harvest, we haven't been to the south yet, and I'm afraid the crops won't be harvested. In Xinyang, the third master insisted on ordering the magistrate to let the people harvest the wheat in advance, and the wheat in other places may not be harvested, I am afraid..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard the farmer shouting loudly in the distance: "What is that, there is no wind at all, why are there dark clouds?"

Huo Sicheng set up an awning to look into the distance, and the third prince followed suit, Gao Zixuan was startled, he always had a bad premonition, this fright was always uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Huo Sicheng screamed loudly: "It's locusts, third master, ninth master, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time, hurry back to your residence."

Huo Sicheng turned pale with shock, before he recovered, he saw the dark clouds in the distance getting closer, and he heard buzzing in his ears.

The third prince had already regained his composure, pulled Gao Zixuan with one hand and ran away, Huo Sicheng followed behind, the three of them had practiced martial arts, not to mention their physical strength, their lightness kung fu was good, so they ran like this, their speed was naturally fast, no After a while, they arrived at the edge of the field. A close attendant had already brought the horse over, and the three of them flew on the horse, and the attendant also got on the horse, beat the horse and galloped away.

When these people entered Xinyang City and stood on the high tower looking into the distance, they saw that the locusts had already flown to the field where they had been standing just now. The poles were all gnawed down, and black crows were seen in the field, and those who watched felt that the flesh was jumping.

"This locust is really powerful." Gao Zixuan wiped off his sweat, and he was afraid after thinking about it. Although locusts don't eat people, there are only one or two locusts. There are thousands of locusts gathered together. I don't know how to bite, but I feel my teeth hurt just thinking about the scene. Hundreds of locusts crawled on a person and gnawed on it, and the hairs really stood up.

"The locusts flew over from the south, I'm afraid the south will not survive." The third prince sighed.

Huo Sicheng thought for a moment: "My lord, let's hurry up and give the emperor a discount. I'm most afraid that it will be near Chang'an City... At that time, I don't know what kind of moths will come out from the court ministers. I am most afraid of taking advantage of the locust plague to make troubles and make the emperor fall for it." It has been edicted, with the current temperament, there is no guarantee that blood will flow into rivers again."

Knowing that Huo Sicheng was telling the truth, the third prince naturally had to worry a lot.

Gao Zixuan thought for a while: "Young Master Wenqing said, third brother should hurry up and write the notebook, and send it over six hundred li in a hurry, so that the emperor can be prepared."

The third prince nodded: "I'm going to write now, Mr. Wen Qing, I have to trouble you and the ninth brother to worry about Xinyang Mansion. The chickens and ducks that were brought by the magistrate earlier, let them go out when they should be put in the fields." .”

Huo Sicheng clasped his fists in salute: "Your Majesty knows, don't worry, my lord."

Gao Zixuan smiled: "This king also wants to write a letter to the princess, and Zhuangzi of the palace wants her to take care of her more. However, with the intelligence of the princess, I'm afraid I have already thought of it, but I don't know that she is now..."

Huo Sicheng felt sore and unbearable, seeing Gao Zixuan's happy smile made her feel extremely glaring, if, if... without the marriage bestowed by the emperor, maybe Yuechan would already be his wife, guarding the home for him, thinking and worrying for him, and He laughed and cried together, and when he said it, he was afraid that he could laugh so happily.

Clenching his fists, Huo Sicheng took a deep breath: "I'm going to make preparations first."

Seeing Huo Sicheng's thin back going away, the third prince shook his head: "Why is it necessary for Ninth Brother, he has broken his relationship with his younger siblings, so why do you need to provoke him again."

Gao Zixuan sneered: "This king just wants to let him know that no matter how much he misses, Yuechan is already this king's concubine, and there is only this king in his heart, and there can only be this king, so he will stop thinking about it early. Think, help third brother well."

The third prince sighed and didn't say anything else, then hurried down the tower and went back to his residence to write notes.

(End of this chapter)