After entering the book, I emptied the warehouse of my foster mother's house to farm

Jiang Hao, who was suspected by the Li father and daughter, was reading the letter sent back by Xu Xing at this time.

After Xu Xing left the capital, he and Jing Lei and a few others dressed up as bodyguards and escorted two vehicles to Yuzhou Prefecture.

The few refugees that General Huo had seen before had disappeared. It was unknown whether they had died or had been discovered and sent back by local authorities.

Anyway...the road is very "clean".

Not to mention refugees fleeing famine, there weren't even two beggars to be seen.

But the more this happens, the more it proves that there are countless filth hidden in this "peaceful world".

After entering the territory of Yuzhou, Xu Xing and his companions did not immediately ask anyone about what was happening in Yuzhou Prefecture. However, the fields that had dried up and cracked, the withered grass, and the people who were pale and skinny all told them about the disaster there.

However, when we first entered Yuzhou Prefecture, there were still some merchants coming and going, but the deeper we went, the more we saw were only starving people and closed shops.

Xu Xing and his companions did not catch up with General Huo, nor had they heard of Lord Xiao.

After reading the letter, Jiang Hao put it away and told Xu Xing the truth about Emperor Suwen's situation.

In fact, Concubine Chun’s guess was correct. She had indeed tampered with Emperor Suwen’s health after discovering problems with acupuncture.

Concubine Chun used two herbs that were mutually exclusive but complementary, one was called "Jingjicao" and the other was called "Puba Teng".

The herb is non-toxic, but it does have small white flowers with a pale yellow powder on the stamens that tastes sweet, just like sucrose. Coincidentally, next to the herb grows a plant called Puba vine, which has a layer of white frost on its leaves. Scraping off the white frost and mixing it with the powder from the herb's stamens can make people feel tired, lazy, and powerless after taking it, and eventually die from "exhaustion."

Jiang Hao had read a record of this in an ancient book on medicinal herbs. He felt it was magical and had this impression.

However, both of these things are in the Western Regions, where the environment is very harsh, and they are not products of the Central Plains.

Jiang Hao suspected that it was Concubine Chun's "diligence" that wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make Emperor Suwen replace the Eighth Prince before his death, so Jiang Hao gave Emperor Suwen medicine.

However, something went wrong with the unproven medicine and it merged with what was left in his body, causing him to become confused.

This result was something Jiang Hao had never expected.

"County Lady, Prince An sent a letter, asking you to go to Hongyuan Tower."

Hongyuanlou is a new restaurant that opened this year. Cao Dongyang had asked Jiang out several times, but Jiang Hao always found excuses to avoid the appointments.

Today, it comes again.

"Miss, are you going?"

Xiangling asked from the side.

Uncle Ming and Xiangling both looked at Jiang Hao, waiting for her to make a decision.

Emperor Suwen was ill, and she did not see Cao Dongyang during the two times she entered the palace. She didn't know if it was because of the wrong timing or if the princess deliberately kept him away from trouble.

"I went to report to Prince An. I will arrive later."

"Yes."

Uncle Ming hurriedly retreated, and Xiangcao immediately went out to prepare the carriage.

Jiang Hao stood up and asked Xiangling to take out the tinder. She reached out and lit the letter in her hand.

General Huo is missing, and Xiao Hengshan's whereabouts are even unknown. The water in Yuzhou Prefecture may be deeper than they imagined.

"County Lady, Miss Xiao is here."

Uncle Ming went out for a while and then hurried back.

"What about people?"

"I met the lady and the eldest son on the way here, so I went to the flower hall now."

Tsk, the relationship between Xiao Ting and Ji Zixuan is really lingering!