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Chapter 897 His White Moonlight 30
However, if Prince Duan chooses to return directly instead of staying in Gushui City to deal with the plague, then Lou Yunxian will instruct his subordinates to impeach Prince Duan for "dereliction of duty".

Then they can attack Prince Duan, saying that he abandoned the people of the city and lived a life of ignominy because he was afraid of contracting the plague.

How can someone like this be entrusted with important responsibilities?

Such an experience will undoubtedly become an indelible stain on Prince Duan's reputation for the rest of his life, and will become the best handle for Lou Yunxian to use against Prince Duan in the future.

I believe that the Emperor and his ministers will take this into consideration when choosing a crown prince.

So regardless of whether Prince Duan chooses to stay or return, this is an excellent opportunity for Lou Yunxian, and he certainly won't let it slip by.

However, in the imperial court, Lou Yunxian remained indifferent, standing quietly in the corner with his head down, not uttering a word.

Officials like Yang Jian, who advocated for timely rescue, had a strange feeling, as if an invisible hand was manipulating their opinions from behind the scenes.

Otherwise, why would so many people propose abandoning a city?

Wang Chengzhi turned his gaze away from Lou Yunxian and looked at Yang Jian, continuing.

"Lord Yang, please don't wrong me!"

His Highness Prince Duan, with the people's well-being at heart and disregarding his own safety, sent a letter indicating that he had already begun anti-epidemic work in Gushui City. It is a blessing for the Kingdom of Lanting to have such a prince!

As he spoke, Wang Chengzhi turned to face the Emperor, bowed and said, "But Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Duan's mission this time is to control floods and provide disaster relief, not to combat the plague."

His Highness Prince Duan acted without informing the Emperor, which, although for the sake of the people, was ultimately reckless.

What if His Highness Prince Duan unfortunately falls ill?

"Lord Wang! You are cursing His Highness Prince Duan!" Yang Jian was so angry that his head was practically steaming. He shouted and pointed at Wang Chengzhi, almost swearing.

Wang Chengzhi scoffed lightly: "Lord Yang is joking. I was just stating a possible event."

It is a fact that anyone in Valley City could contract the disease.

There is a plague spreading there; this is no time to be trifled with or act rashly!
I urge Your Majesty to reconsider!

As Wang Chengzhi finished speaking, a group of people behind him said in unison, "We hope Your Majesty will reconsider!"

Yang Jian and the others did not dare to show weakness, and quickly shouted in unison, "Your Majesty, there are people from the whole city over there, and His Highness Prince Duan is also there!"

At this moment, the emperor, sitting upright above, looked at the civil and military officials below with half-closed eyes, his face expressionless, seemingly lost in thought.

Since the emperor did not speak, the people below continued to perform the same salutes they had just performed.

The court fell silent.

Just as some of the veteran officials were beginning to feel back pain, the Emperor finally spoke.

"Gushui City has over 100,000 people, all citizens of the Lanting Kingdom. I cannot possibly abandon them all."

However, the plague must be taken seriously. To prevent it from spreading to other places, the city must be locked down.

Since Prince Duan has taken on this important task on his own initiative, I will also entrust this matter entirely to him.

Afterwards, the emperor ordered that some supplies be prepared and sent to Gushui City as soon as possible.

However, because the plague broke out so suddenly, the supplies that could be collected were limited, and it would take some time to prepare.

This was all within Lou Yunxian's expectations.

From that day on, he began working in secret, which made the preparation of supplies take several days longer than expected.

Furthermore, this time the transport of supplies was not supervised by Lou Yunsheng. After passing through so many cities along the way, how much of the supplies would be left when they finally arrived at Gushui City was beyond Lou Yunsheng's control.

That evening, a banquet was being held at the Third Prince's residence. The atmosphere was filled with the sounds of drums and music, and the singing and dancing of the young ladies, perfectly reflecting the image of the Third Prince, Lou Yunxian, who was fond of pleasure. He sat reclining in a chair, with a scantily clad beauty leaning against him, offering him a cup of fine wine, which she then drank in one gulp.

Lou Yunxian was very pleased to learn that his subordinates' work was progressing smoothly.

"Ah, this is truly a stroke of luck."

As Lou Yunxian spoke, he burst into laughter, grabbed the beauty beside him, and leaned down to press her against him.

The musicians and dancers were still performing not far away, not affecting the chaotic scene on this side at all.

In stark contrast to the lively banquet on Lou Yunxian's side, Gushui City, thousands of miles away, becomes exceptionally quiet at night.

Aside from the occasional coughing sounds coming from the quarantine area, only quiet conversations and the footsteps of patrollers could be heard.

Lou Yunsheng, who was in the courtyard at that moment, was frowning as he looked at the letter in his hand, his expression very solemn.

Yu Muhuai, who had previously tried to avoid being alone with him, took the initiative to step forward and ask this question.

"Your Highness, what has happened to displease you so?"

Lou Yunsheng sighed, handed the letter to Yu Muhuai, and said in a deep voice, "Take a look."

Yu Muhuai accepted the letter.

This letter was sent by Lou Yunsheng's secret guards on horseback, and it briefly described the events that had taken place in the court over the past few days.

After reading the letter, and combining it with Zhong Ci's previous memories and the assassination attempt that happened not long ago, Yu Muhuai had almost figured out the whole thing.

She sighed and told Lou Yunsheng what she was thinking.

Lou Yunsheng frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "You mean, the mastermind behind this is my imperial brother, Lou Yunxian?"

Yu Muhuai nodded.

"Your Highness, Gushui City is not a small city. It has a large population and a very important geographical location."

The fact that so many people could gather in the imperial court at the same time to declare their intention to abandon a city suggests that there must be a powerful force behind it.

Most importantly, Your Highness, if something were to happen to you in Gushui City, who would benefit the most?

Lou Yunsheng put his hands behind his back and looked up at the starry sky.

Valley Water City, nestled beneath the starry sky, is facing an unprecedented crisis, yet the night sky appears unchanged.

Compared to the vast and boundless sky, everything in the mortal world is so insignificant.

But for the people of Gushui City, this period of time was so long and so difficult to endure.

“Ah Ci, when I was little I envied my elder brother, the Emperor.”

No, to be precise, I envy everyone, everyone except myself.

The palace was so vast, yet I felt utterly alone. How I longed for freedom then, for the world beyond the palace.

But when I finally left the palace and arrived in the State of Chen, I discovered that I wanted more.

What I want is the Kingdom of Lanting, the world, and power.

Human desires are boundless, far greater than the vast cosmos.

Yu Muhuai stood to the side, also looking up at the starry sky, and softly hummed in agreement.

Wish you sweet dreams and good night (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
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