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Song Qingwan went back and told Mrs. Pang about what happened today at the princess's mansion. Mrs. Pang was silent for a long time. She didn't want Song Qingwan to be involved in the royal family's affairs, but now it seems unavoidable.

"Mother, I find it strange. The Queen Mother's condition clearly doesn't seem to be caused by a fall. Why did the imperial physician say it was a fall?"

"My daughter, the doctors working in the palace are always walking on thin ice. Do you think they really can't diagnose the disease? That's just because they can't diagnose it."

Song Qingwan understood. The empress dowager is now seventy years old and her body cannot withstand any major injuries. If she is treated as a fall injury, she will not be cured but she will survive.

As long as the Queen Mother lives a few more years in peace, no one will be able to tell whether she died of illness or due to old age.

As expected, everyone who can work in the palace is a shrewd person. Maybe the imperial doctors also know that it is a disease, but they just can't cure it, so they can only drag it on like this.

Song Qingwan felt a little uneasy. She found herself unknowingly involved in the center of imperial power, but her original intention was clearly to cure diseases and save lives.

That night, Song Qingwan was preparing to rest when suddenly the candlelight was shaken by a gust of wind and a black shadow flashed in.

"Who?"

"Don't be afraid, it's me."

"Zhao Huaijin?" Song Qingwan turned around with joy.

"Not bad, I can hear my master's voice, which makes all my efforts worthwhile."

Zhao Huaijin's face seemed to be a little darker, with stubble on his face and light purple under his eyes.

"Where have you been? Why do you look so haggard?"

"Song Qingwan, I asked my father to marry you."

Song Qingwan stopped pouring tea and looked at Zhao Huaijin in front of her with complicated eyes.

"The results of it?"

"My father wants me to prove to him that I can be a good prince of the first palace, and then he will consider agreeing to me."

"Then what did you do?"

"I went to Jiangnan to do some work for my father. Song Qingwan, there was a flood in Jiangnan and many people died." Zhao Huaijin's voice trembled a little. He was only nineteen years old and it was the first time he faced such a big thing.

"So the emperor asked you to solve this matter?"

"My father asked my elder brother and I to find ways to deal with it, and I ran there in a hurry."

Song Qingwan understood that this was probably a test from the emperor to the two princes to see who had the ability and courage to get things done.

Prince Yu is two years older than Zhao Huaijin and has experienced more things. He is probably also much more stable, which is why he was so calm at the Princess's Mansion that day.

"How's the situation over there?"

"A lot of people died, the canal burst its banks, the fields were flooded, and many refugees had no food to eat, so they ate tree bark and grass roots..." Zhao Huaijin said this almost in tears, and Song Qingwan was greatly shocked.

She was born in the 21st century and had never experienced famine, but she had read too many stories in history books about how people lived during famine years, eating dirt and tree bark, and even exchanging their own children for food.

"Is there any way to save them now?"

"It's strange to say, but my eldest brother seemed to have anticipated the flood a long time ago, so he immediately formulated a response plan. When I came back, my father had already sent people to deal with it."

Prince Yu? This was probably what the reborn Song Yunshuang said. If she didn't have anything to show for it, Prince Yu wouldn't have anything to do with her.

For the first time, Song Qingwan felt the horror of those in power. Prince Yu clearly knew that there would be a flood, but he did not take precautions in advance to alleviate the disaster. Instead, he used this incident to achieve political achievements.

Therefore, no matter how gentle and kind the royal family members may appear on the surface, they still put their own rights and status first. Loving the people like their own children is just talk.

It seems that the flood in Jiangnan will ultimately be a game between the two princes and the forces behind them.

Song Qingwan's guess was correct. Prince Yu did exactly that. He wrote down what Song Yunshuang said early in the morning and showed it to his officials.

Then his men secretly went to Jiangnan to inquire about the weather conditions and found that it had been raining heavily throughout the entire rainy season and the canal was about to burst its banks.

Zhao Yujun hesitated for a moment, then suppressed the news and summoned officials to discuss strategies to control the flood, including building dams, canals, and a series of other plans.

At the moment the flood broke the dike in the south of the Yangtze River, Prince Yu entered the palace with the countermeasures they had discussed.

The emperor was very pleased and approved all the requests. He then sent officials to govern the area. Naturally, all the people were Prince Yu's.

Song Qingwan took out a pile of her own jewelry and some gold ornaments given by the princess and handed them to Zhao Huaijin.

"What is this doing?"

"This is my donation to the disaster victims. You can use it to exchange for some food to help the disaster victims."

Zhao Huaijin felt that Song Qingwan always made him look at her in a new light. At first, he thought that Song Qingwan was a complete villain, but later, as he got to know her more, he discovered that Song Qingwan was actually kind and righteous.

"What? Are you fascinated by me? Don't be obsessed with me. I'm just a legend." Song Qingwan tapped Zhao Huaijin's forehead with a proud look on her face.

"This is the first time I've seen a girl as shameless as you. Aren't you just bragging about yourself?"

"I like being thick-skinned, but you are not. Your skin is very white." Song Qingwan glanced at Zhao Huaijin's chest and winked meaningfully.

"Ah! You...you...Song Qingwan, you are flirting with a good boy!" Zhao Huaijin's defense was broken. How could a grown man like him be teased by Song Qingwan all day long?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. I only touched you a few times, and look at you like this! It's not like I touched you in vain, I donated so many things too!"

Zhao Huaijin realized that Song Qingwan was really serious for only a second. His face turned red like a monkey's butt, and he crossed his arms with a look of alertness.

"Hey, do you want them? These things are worth at least a few thousand taels. How about I touch them for a while?"

Zhao Huaijin picked up his bag and ran out of the window as if he was chased by a dog.

“Hehehe…hahahaha…” Song Qingwan laughed so hard that tears were about to come out.

The next morning, Lin Wantang, who had not been seen for a long time, actually took the initiative to find Song Qingwan. She was holding a bundle in her arms and her expression was very solemn.

"Sister Lin, what's wrong with you?"

"Wan'er, I heard that you donated a lot of money to the disaster victims in Jiangnan. I want to donate too."

"Ah? How did you hear about it?" Song Qingwan was very surprised. She only gave the thing to Zhao Huaijin unilaterally, how could Lin Wantang know?

"Today, the Emperor praised the eldest daughter of the Xiangfu in the court, saying that you are kind-hearted and righteous, and you took the initiative to donate money and materials."

I guess it was Zhao Huaijin who presented the things she donated. This kid is really honest. Wouldn’t he sell them and use the money to buy food directly?

"So you heard it from Uncle Lin?"

"Yes, my father praised you highly. I heard that the emperor also praised Prime Minister Song, saying that he taught his daughter well."

Tsk tsk tsk, he is a good parent? Is Song Chengfeng also worthy of it?

"So Sister Lin, these are also your jewelry and personal money?"

"Yes, Wan'er, you have donated, so naturally I, as your elder sister, cannot fall behind!"

Song Qingwan didn't expect that this matter would snowball and get bigger and bigger, and finally the queen herself came out to call on all the ladies and wives in the capital to donate.