After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

Those who have fled to Nanye are in such a miserable state, what kind of tragedy would it be for those who remain in Sangcheng?

Ziheng couldn't bear to think about it any further, especially since it happened in the land he loved and "ruled". What made him even more angry was that even after such a thing happened, the officials of the Chu State tried to cover it up.

The victims lined up in an orderly manner and followed the officers and soldiers to the West Square. Some of them had to be carried or supported by several people to move forward. They looked obviously injured and their physical conditions were much more serious than others.

Ziheng stepped forward and asked with concern: "Why are you young people so seriously injured?"

Lord Wei was standing nearby, trembling with nervousness and sweating all over, looking guiltily at the ground with his head lowered.

The victims were so hungry that they didn't have much energy to say much. They pointed at Wei Yu standing beside them and replied weakly, "We were beaten by the soldiers."

Hearing this, Ziheng first called the soldiers to replace the victims who were carrying people, and then looked at Lord Wei sternly. Just one look made Lord Wei break out in a cold sweat.

"Master Wei, what's going on?"

Although Wei Yu was still unclear about the true identity of the person in front of him, he had guessed it in his heart. He immediately knelt on the ground and rubbed his head against the ground, saying in panic: "Please forgive me, forgive me. When the city gate was closed, there was some conflict between the victims and the soldiers guarding the city. But the soldiers really did not take the initiative to fight. The defense was really a helpless act."

This was true. The soldiers did not need to fight back. The victims had been suffering from malnutrition due to long-term hunger, and some even had osteoporosis. They were no match for the strong soldiers, so they fell to the ground and were injured during the shove.

"Let's not pursue this matter for now. Go to the county government office and dispatch food and cold-weather supplies to the West Square, and arrange for doctors in the city to go to Liuxingtai to treat the victims. If you can handle it properly this time, your merits will be offset; if not, we will settle the matter together in the autumn!"

"Your humble servant Wei Yu will keep it in mind." Lord Wei quickly bowed his head and stood up.

A servant appeared at the wall, holding two cloaks in his arms and standing respectfully at the foot of the wall. When Wei Yu waved, he quickly stepped forward and handed the cloak in his hand to him.

Wei Yu took it from the servant and presented it to Ziheng with great respect: "It is very cold this season, the dew is heavy and the frost is cold, the two gentlemen should not catch a cold. I just asked the servant to bring two cloaks, please do not dislike them."

Ziheng realized that his hair and clothes were covered with water droplets, and they felt a little damp. Ziheng did not accept it, looked at it coldly, and then got on his horse and left, leaving Lord Wei holding his cloak in a daze.

After leaving the city gate, the two did not return to the palace. They immediately rushed to the West Square to secretly investigate the resettlement of the disaster victims. Fortunately, the situation was handled in time, and all the disaster victims had their first meal after entering the city. Almost all the doctors in the city were pulled over to check the health of the disaster victims. Fortunately, although all of them had severe malnutrition, most of them did not die. Of course, there were more than a dozen serious cases who needed extra special care.

Although the situation was clear, Ziheng became even more worried. The problem of the disaster victims could not be solved by a single meal, and the food transferred by the county government could only sustain them for about five days. As everyone's health improved and their appetite increased, I was afraid that the time would become shorter.

"Fang Xiong, send the order to transfer more food."

Fang Xiong looked embarrassed and answered hesitantly, "Your Majesty, the county government said there is no more grain to transfer."

Ziheng looked back at Fang Xiong in surprise, clenching his fists but unable to say anything. He had no time to be angry. The disaster victims needed not only food but also heating items. The West Square was an open-air venue, and currently only a shed was built on the open space for emergency use. However, the temperature at night was getting lower and lower, and this was not a long-term solution.

Of course, Ziheng still needs to find out who is hiding this matter? Why has the news of the disaster not yet reached Nanye?

When the news of the disaster victims reached the palace, almost everyone was discussing it, except the Empress Dowager's Buddhist temple. The Emperor's birthday was approaching these days, and the Emperor and the Empress Dowager took this opportunity to chant sutras for the Emperor and not care about the world's affairs. When the news reached the most remote Xiang Wanxuan, Wan Ning also knew that Ziheng's departure from the palace was not because of Miss Du Ruo's matter, but because she felt a little sorry for wrongly blaming him.

Wan Ning had read books about famine, and her grandmother had also told her about the tragic situation of starving people and people mourning everywhere. Compared with this matter of life and death, Wan Ning felt that she could put her own worries aside for the time being, and she wanted to do something for the victims.

Moreover, if this matter is handled well, she can not only help the victims, but also use this incident to establish Princess Le Yan's reputation among the people. I am afraid that by then, others will not dare to bully her casually, killing two birds with one stone!

"Zhu Ying, go and see how much food and warm clothes we have in the palace and take them out."

"Wan Tao, go and see if we still have the items we had before, and take them out to exchange for money and food."

"Shuiyue, you know a lot of people, so you can go to Yuxi Palace and other places to ask if they are willing to donate. Oh, and take a book to write down the items that people are donating."

The sisters received the order and started to act quickly. Zhu Zi stood aside and looked at Wan Ning anxiously, asking, "Princess, what about me? What can I do?"

Patting her head gently, Wan Ning arranged: "Please find a few more wooden barrels."

Although Zhu Zi didn't know what the princess was going to do, she immediately rushed out after receiving the order. By the evening, they had actually found a lot of things, and Wan Ning asked Wan Tao to write down these items one by one on paper and put them in the box.

Several people stood in the yard with puzzled looks on their faces, curiously observing the several large barrels placed in front of them and looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Princess, what are you doing? Are you going to give them a bath?" Shuiyue asked bluntly.

"Take a bath? What kind of bath?" Wan Ning came over with some sugar, salt and oranges she found somewhere else. "I have cleaned these buckets. I will make some electrolyte water and some drinks for them later."

Just when they suspected that they had heard wrongly, a strong aroma of wine floated in from outside. Prince Mu Xiu and Yin Zhu each came over with a few jars of wine.

"This... is also for the disaster victims, but if they get drunk they won't be hungry?" Shuiyue looked confused, pointed at the wine in Yin Zhu's arms and turned to Wan Ning, trying to get an answer.

"No, not at all. This is for them to use, not to drink." Wan Ning walked forward, took a jar, opened it and sniffed it. It was indeed Tu Mo's strong liquor. A strong aroma of liquor hit her face. "Thank you Prince Mu Xiu for your kindness and for taking out all the good wines you have collected."

Mu Xiu tilted his head to look at her, and then took the initiative to help. As a person who had also received modern education, he knew what she wanted to do: people who were hungry and malnourished for a long time needed to supplement some electrolyte water. In addition, the living environment also needed to be disinfected. If the sanitary conditions were not met, other problems would arise, and in serious cases, it might even lead to the spread of the plague.

They worked till late at night, and when only the last bucket was left, the other sisters were driven back to their rooms by Wan Ning to rest, as they still had many things to do tomorrow. Mu Xiu couldn't leave the palace tomorrow, so he just sat by her side and accompanied her until she finished. The two chatted casually, but Wan Ning's replies became more and more perfunctory.

"Is this wine useful for disinfection?"

"Yeah...yeah, it works...it works. I'm a science student," he said, yawning, "just trust me."

"What about those buckets of drinks? Why don't you make them on site?"

Mu Xiu waited for a while but still didn't see Wan Ning's reply. When he turned around in confusion, he saw her dozing off. Her head began to sway because it had no support. Mu Xiu looked at her blankly. For a moment, he felt a little sorry for her, so he let her sway against his shoulder and gradually lose consciousness.

"Su Wanning, I'm sorry." Mu Xiu turned his head and looked absentmindedly at the moon in the distance, and said softly.

But Su Wanning, who was soundly asleep, would not hear this apology until many years later.