After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

The Emperor of Daxia has always been frugal, but he is extremely generous to his princes.

From birth to death of each prince, everything was borne by the national treasury.

Therefore, the salary of each vassal king was extremely generous.

Prince Ning was the highest-ranking prince among the vassal states. He alone could receive 50,000 shi of rice and 50,000 taels of silver every year, not including miscellaneous items such as silk, salt, and tea.

Moreover, the national treasury would pay annual salaries to the princes’ descendants.

The more descendants a prince has, the more annual salary he will receive.

The Prince of Lu has no son or daughter yet, so his salary is much lower than that of other princes.

However, his expenses were higher than those of all other princes. For one month of refining elixirs, he would spend half a year's income of the entire palace.

A few days ago, those Taoist priests who made elixirs told King Lu that the elixir had been made.

Now all we need are a few dozen boys to serve as medicine inducers.

Once he and Tang take the elixir, they will be able to become immortals and live forever.

But now the Prince Lu's Mansion has long been unable to make ends meet, and the price of medicinal ingredients is getting higher and higher.

Prince Lu was in a state of panic when his creditor Prince Ning came to visit again.

Since childhood, Prince Lu has been somewhat afraid of his royal brother.

After thinking it over, Prince Lu felt that women were easy to talk to, so he asked Tang to find Shen Yuyao. Perhaps with some sweet words, the debt would not have to be repaid.

Within one year, the Ning Wang Mansion had three babies, which means they are definitely not short of money!

When Shen Yuyao heard this, she knew that Tang was trying to default on her debt.

Shen Yuyao smiled and said, "You are joking, my sister-in-law. Prince Lu is deeply loved by my father and has been rewarded with more than 200 Wangzhuang. How could the silver be missing?"

It is clear that Prince Ning wants Prince Lu to pay back the money!

"Besides, the Ning Wang Mansion has had three babies in one year, and the expenses are too high."

"The season is about to change, and Prince Ning's mansion hasn't even bought any new clothes yet."

Shen Yuyao had said so much, and Tang felt it was boring to say more.

I could only stand up awkwardly and prepare to leave.

Wang was already feeling very uncomfortable when she heard that Tang wanted to default on the debt. Now that she saw that Tang was about to leave, she also hurriedly said goodbye to Shen Yuyao.

Shen Yuyao watched Tang leave the room before she asked Wang to stay.

Shen Yuyao smiled slightly and said to Wang: "Wang, if you want a boy and a girl, I have a prescription here. After you take it, you will have good news within half a year."

When Wang heard this, she was extremely surprised and said, "If that's true, Your Majesty has truly been very kind to me."

Shen Yuyao handed the prescription to Wang and whispered, "Wang, this prescription must not be passed on to others. When you get pregnant, go to another courtyard to wait for the birth. Stay away from Tang."

Wang understood what Shen Yuyao meant and nodded quickly.

Although she was not aware of what Tang and Prince Lu had done, she had heard a lot of rumors.

Wang was originally a kind person, and she hated the absurd arrogance of Prince Lu and Tang in her heart, but she was naturally cowardly and had no support from her mother's family, so she could only turn a blind eye and live in Prince Lu's mansion.

She ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures every day, praying that the Buddha would give her a boy or a girl so that she could settle down and live a stable life.

Shen Yuyao knew that Prince Lu and Tang had committed many evil things and their crimes would eventually be exposed.

And the kindness that Wang had shown to Xia Xiaoxian just now made Shen Yuyao suddenly feel sympathy for Wang.

Shen Yuyao thought to herself that only if Wang had a son or daughter and stayed away from Prince Lu and Tang would she be able to live in peace and happiness.

Only if Wang gave birth to a child and became a mother would she deeply detest what Prince Lu and Tang are doing now.

So, Shen Yuyao gave Wang a prescription for aiding pregnancy.

Wang thanked him profusely and walked out of the inn.

......

The next day, early in the morning.

Shen Yuyao came to Ma Sanbao and his grandfather's room.

"Old man, let me check your pulse."

Ma Sanbao opened the door.

"Grandpa, it's not good!"

"Last night, grandpa coughed all night... just now... he even coughed up blood."

Shen Yuyao felt even more heavy-hearted as she listened. She had figured out yesterday that what Ma Sanbao's grandfather suffered from was not just a common cold.

Shen Yuyao seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and hurriedly took out the handkerchief from her sleeve, folded it, and covered her mouth and nose, leaving only her eyes exposed.

"Sanbao, don't get close to Grandpa or run around. Wait until I feel his pulse and then make a decision, okay?"

Shen Yuyao tried to use a light tone.

But her heart was beating very fast.

"Good! The three treasures don't move."

Ma Sanbao responded obediently. He inexplicably had an absolute trust in Shen Yuyao.

Shen Yuyao walked to the old man's bed and gently lifted his wrist.

Right hand, inch pulse.

On re-examination, the inch pulse on the right hand was very deep.

Shen Yuyao's heart also sank.

The old man does not have an ordinary cold, but has been infected with an epidemic and is now seriously ill.

Epidemic!

Shen Yuyao thought of the three circles of people at the city gate and the three circles outside yesterday.

The mood is even heavier.

Shen Yuyao's forehead was covered with sweat.

Yesterday I knew that the old man was seriously ill, so I rushed over to treat him early in the morning. But I didn't expect it to be such a dangerous epidemic!

How many people will die in the entire Qingzhou?

"Sanbao, come here!" Shen Yuyao walked to the outer room and waved to Ma Sanbao.

"Sanbao, put on the handkerchief, listen to me, and don't cry!"

Ma Sanbao's eyes turned red. He had been feeling uneasy since last night. When he saw Shen Yuyao wearing a scarf on her face just now, he knew that his grandfather was seriously ill.

"Your grandfather is now infected with an extremely dangerous epidemic, and I am not sure I can save him."

"This disease will infect many people who have come into contact with your grandfather. Including you and me."

"The next few days are crucial, and I will stay in this room."

"So, we can't let more people get infected. We can only wear a handkerchief at all times. Do you understand?"

Ma Sanbao pursed his lips and nodded.

"Next, I need your help. Let's save your grandpa together, okay?"

Ma Sanbao nodded heavily again.

"No one can enter this room for the time being, including the prince and the little princess, anyone! You must remember this."

In the morning, she saw Zi Su busy preparing breakfast for Xia Xiaoxian, so she did not bring Zi Su with her.

Shen Yuyao walked to the door of the house and called the servant loudly.

She asked her servant to bring a message to Zhang Yu, asking him to come over with a brocade handkerchief on his face, saying that she needed to prepare some things.

"Empress, you? What's wrong?" Zhang Yu's expression suddenly changed when he saw Shen Yuyao.

"Zhang Yu, have the servants at the post house temporarily close the post house and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving."

"Please fetch me some writing materials and tell the prince about the situation here. I will write to him and ask him not to come to this room."

Shen Yuyao ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes? Epidemic?"

Zhang Yu had already made a rough guess.

"Yes!"

"Will someone die?"

"meeting!"

"A lot of people will die."

"So, you, my lady?"

"It's okay. I'll prescribe the medicine, and everyone in the posthouse must follow the prescription and take it." Shen Yuyao frowned, "Let the prince inform Prince Lu that all the doctors and physicians in Qingzhou City must take the prescription I prescribed first."