The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Zhao Zhen's illness made both the emperor and the empress very worried.

The prince was not present at the morning court session, and many court officials were speculating.

They also heard outside the palace that Concubine De had given birth to the fourth prince, and at this time, the crown prince fell ill.

Isn't the timing too coincidental? The crown prince, whose son is older than the fourth prince, has to compete for favor with a little kid.

In short, today's morning court ended early.

The emperor did not have time to see his newly born fourth son and went directly to the East Palace in a sedan chair.

Knowing that the prince was still recuperating in Yichun Palace, he immediately sent someone to notify Zhao Zhen to return to Cheng'en Palace to recuperate.

Yichun Palace is his daughter-in-law's palace, the emperor will not go there.

So, after being busy all morning, Zhao Zhen, who had just taken the medicine, immediately moved to another place to recuperate.

The little lion has gone to Hongwenguan to study, while Qin Wan followed Zhao Zhen to Cheng'en Hall.

Unexpectedly, when Qin Wan and Zhao Zhen arrived at Cheng'en Palace, not only the emperor came, but the queen also came with her people.

Several groups of people gathered in Cheng'en Hall.

The emperor did not trouble the queen, and asked with concern: "Prince, are you in any serious condition?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "Father, don't worry. I just caught a cold. I will be fine in a few days."

When the queen saw her eldest son who needed to stay in bed, tears welled up in her eyes. "Da Lang, why don't you take care of your body? Even if you are busy with state affairs, you should take care of your health!"

When the queen said this, she glared at the emperor, as if it was because of his uselessness that Zhao Zhen became sick from exhaustion.

The emperor has no time to argue with the queen now. He also cares about Zhao Zhen. This is the child he raised with his own hands, so he is different from others. He let him get involved in state affairs early because he knew that the throne would be passed on to him in the future, but he also didn't want him to get sick from overwork.

"Prince, your mother is right. Nothing is more important than your health. Don't take advantage of your youth and ignore your own health."

Zhao Zhen had caught a severe cold. He wanted to comfort the emperor and the empress, but he had no strength.

"Father, I understand. I will pay attention next time."

The emperor and the queen are here, so Qin Wan can only stand back.

She was also smart and would not move forward when the emperor was around.

After the emperor consulted the imperial physician, he ordered: "Imperial Physician Zheng, you will stay in the East Palace and do not return to the Imperial Hospital for the time being. You will stay and keep an eye on the prince's condition."

Doctor Zheng was the doctor who came to treat Zhao Zhen this time. He bent over and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

The emperor did not stay here for long. Zhao Zhen fell ill and the emperor had to take charge himself. There were so many things in the court waiting to be dealt with!

This year is not a good year. The Yellow River has flooded and many counties have suffered from the disaster, and they are in urgent need of disaster relief from the court.

There are still pirates in the Taizhou area. They often come ashore and harass the people. The court needs to decide urgently whether to send troops.

To send troops to fight, one needs military supplies and food. The five million taels of silver that the court recovered last year was placed in the national treasury, which was like a drop in the bucket. It was of no use at all and has now all been used up.

The emperor was in poor health, so although he did not waste money and manpower on renovating the palace, his mausoleum had to be built in advance, which was also very expensive.

In short, the court is now facing economic difficulties and the treasury is not well-off.

After the emperor left, the queen sat for a long time. If it weren't for the ladies from outside the palace coming to pay their respects to the queen, she would not have left.

Before leaving, he instructed Qin Wan to take good care of Zhao Zhen, and only then did he feel at ease to leave the East Palace.

Zhao Zhen slept until noon before waking up again. As soon as she opened her eyes, she met the worried eyes of the little lion.

"Daddy, are you awake?"

After school today, the little lion didn't go anywhere, nor did he stay in Hongwenguan for long. He just ran back to Yichun Palace with his small school box on his back.

When he found out that his parents had moved to Cheng'en Palace, he immediately followed them here.

When he came back and saw Zhao Zhen was still asleep, the little lion stayed by her bed.

"Little lion, why are you here? Stay away from daddy. It would be bad if you catch a cold."

"Wan Wan? Crown Princess?"

Zhao Zhen started looking for Qin Wan, wanting her to take the little lion away. At the same time, she was a little angry with Qin Wan, blaming her for not keeping an eye on the little lion.

If the little lion gets sick, the situation will be serious.

In ancient times, the risks for children were still very high.

Qin Wan came in with the medicine, "You're awake, just in time to drink the medicine."

"Take the little lion away quickly."

The little lion wanted to get closer to Zhao Zhen, "Daddy, the little lion wants to stay with you and won't leave."

Zhao Zhen stretched out a hand to stop the little lion from getting close, "Xu You, take the grandson away!"

Xu You immediately came in from outside the hall, picked up the little lion, and walked out.

The little lion immediately started to struggle, "No, no, I won't go!"

Unable to break free, the little lion immediately burst into tears, "Daddy, I won't leave, waaaaaa!"

Zhao Zhen: “.........”

Zhao Zhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard the little lion crying, but she felt relieved.

He took the medicine Qin Wan brought over and said, "I'll take the medicine myself. Go check on the little lion and make sure he doesn't hurt his throat from crying."

Qin Wan also felt that the little lion's look of parting life and death was a bit asking for a beating.

"Okay, I'll go talk to him. This kid is really good at crying now."

Zhao Zhen took the bowl of medicine and drank it directly. Although he was sick, he was still worried about what was happening in Taizhou.

"Su Fuchun, go call Lord Xiao, Minister Lu, and Lord Xie."

After receiving the order, Eunuch Su left in a hurry.

Minister Lu is none other than the Minister of Revenue Lu Huaimin. Now the Ministry of Revenue is personally supervised by Zhao Zhen. Every document from the court that requires approval from the Ministry of Revenue must pass through Zhao Zhen's hands.

Officials from all parts of the Yan Dynasty submitted memorials to the court, asking for money when there was a disaster here or bandits there.

The Yan Dynasty could only collect so much tax in a year, and because of the war in the previous two years, the people did not have much surplus food at home. The court could not increase the tax burden at this time, otherwise it would be leaving the people with no way to survive.

Zhao Zhen now wishes she could spend every penny in half.

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and realized that he could no longer hear the little lion's cry.

Qin Wan walked in at this time, and Zhao Zhen asked, "How is it? Did you persuade that boy? I didn't hear him crying."

Qin Wan pointed to the compartment helplessly, "Look over there?"

Zhao Zhen followed Qin Wan's gaze and found that the window paper was torn, and two round eyes were looking at her.

Zhao Zhen: “..........”

Even if Zhao Zhen didn't see the little lion's entire face, he could guess that the boy was smiling.

"I really couldn't persuade him. This kid is very stubborn and insisted on watching you. I had no choice but to take him to the cubicle so that he could hear your voice.

Unexpectedly, he stretched out his little hand and broke the window!"

Zhao Zhen slightly raised the corners of his mouth and looked at the little lion with amusement.

"He's too tall to reach the window!"

"Well, he's standing on the bench!" Qin Wan sighed, "I can't control his temper. I don't know who he is like!"

Zhao Zhen: “..........”

Zhao Zhen touched his nose awkwardly. He was too embarrassed to say that he was like this when he was a child.