Abandoned daughter takes charge of the family, so rich that even the best people can't envy

The weather has been dry these days, and a rouge shop in the south of the city suddenly went bankrupt, and the southeast wind was blowing at that time.

Most of the buildings in the capital were made of brick and wood, and the fire and wind spread rapidly, making the situation extremely serious.

The Street Office, the Imperial Guards, the Constables, the Imperial City Office, and the neighbors all came to put out the fire. For a moment, people came and went, and thick smoke billowed.

The fire was put out, but the pungent smell of powder lingered over the capital for a long time.

Suddenly, a plague broke out in the capital.

The plague came suddenly and swiftly. Within a day, it had spread to most of the capital.

Caught off guard, the Imperial Guards and the Imperial City Administration were all attacked.

Zhu Beichen immediately sent a signal flare to inform His Majesty. The plague was rampant, and he could not enter the palace now. He was afraid of bringing the disease into the palace.

At the Jindan Pharmacy, Zhu Beichen looked at the pale-faced Doctor Li and asked, "Can you tell what the disease is? How is it spreading so quickly? Even you are not immune?"

Doctor Li clutched his stomach. After a burst of pain, he finally said, "I can't tell for the moment. It looks like dysentery."

As he prepared the medicine, he said, "I can only treat it as dysentery now, and give the patient an antidote pill. Unfortunately, there are not many antidote pills left in the capital."

However, I have already had some detoxifying herbs prepared. I've boiled a large pot of it and will be making it available to the people for free. Whether it works or not will depend on how things unfold.

Doctor Li then asked suspiciously, "Master Zhu, even if it's dysentery, it can't spread so quickly unless someone did it on purpose. Have you found anything at the Imperial City Office?"

Zhu Beichen narrowed his eyes. He had sensed this a long time ago.

He believed that the development of any epidemic would have traces to follow, and even if someone did it on purpose, it would be impossible to do it so perfectly.

He said, "We are investigating."

As soon as the Imperial City officials fell ill, he ordered an investigation. He even personally traveled to various hospitals, large and small, in the capital, trying to find the first person to contract the disease.

However, the disease in the capital came too quickly and too suddenly, as if it appeared all of a sudden, and everyone seemed to have fallen ill at the same time. If it was poisoning, did this person throw the poison into the well?

He also ordered his men who were still able to move to check all the water wells in the city.

There is nothing wrong with the water from the well.

If water is not a problem, then the problem is food.

But at this time, the people in the Imperial City Bureau were already unable to take care of themselves. They were lying on the bed one by one, without even the strength to hum.

Fortunately, he took handfuls of pills and was able to move.

But he certainly couldn't do it alone, so he could only mobilize the bad guys in the capital and ask them to help investigate.

At this time, outside the capital, three carriages carrying military equipment and supplies were stopped by a group of masked men in black.

The men in black started fighting without saying a word.

The soldiers transporting supplies were surprised to see someone plundering military supplies right at the foot of the imperial city. How dare they? After all, the Xishan Camp was not far away.

A soldier sneered and sent out a flare, which was used by the army to signal when encountering an enemy attack.

At that moment, in the Xishan camp, Chen Shigui and his men were training. Seeing the signal flare, he shouted, "Oh no! Enemy attack! Could it be that the King of Southern Xinjiang's army has infiltrated the vicinity of the capital? Ah Niu, quickly, ask the general for instructions. I'll lead the troops to support them."

When the Second Prince of Southern Xinjiang saw the signal, he turned pale with fright.

We promised to send them a batch of bows and crossbows, but is this just a gift? Isn't this robbery?

Is this eldest princess crazy? Robbery right under the imperial city?

Sure enough, these women are all crazy.

But you can be crazy, I can't accompany you to be crazy. I finally escaped from the capital, as long as I am careful, I can still return to southern Xinjiang.

Having made up his mind, the Second Prince of the King of Southern Xinjiang quietly retreated while the guard elder Lu and the soldiers of the Grand Princess's Mansion were fighting and had no time to pay attention to him. He hid behind a big tree, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he ran away.

However, as soon as he turned around, he felt a chill on his back and a sharp arrow shot out.

He heard the guard elder Lu from the Grand Princess's residence shout, "Protect our Second Prince."

He wanted to turn around and give him a smile, but was surprised to find that Lao Lu was holding a Cangwu crossbow in his hand, pointing it at him and had not yet retracted it.

why?

The second prince of Southern Xinjiang died with his eyes open.

At this moment, Chen Shigui arrived with soldiers from the Xishan camp. The black-clad Lao Lu feinted and shouted, "Even if you kill our Second Prince of Southern Xinjiang, what can you do? We have poisoned your imperial city, and your Majesty is about to die. Hahahaha..."

After saying this, the man in black, Lao Lu, ran away while Chen Shigui was stunned.

The soldiers from the Xishan camp wanted to give chase, but were stopped by Chen Shigui, who said, "Don't chase a desperate enemy. First, clean up the battlefield and see if it's really the Second Prince of Southern Xinjiang."

At this time, someone had already dragged the body of the second prince of Southern Xinjiang over.

Chen Shigui frowned: "It really is the Second Prince of Southern Xinjiang. Oh no, something might have happened in the capital."

As he spoke, he chopped off the head of the Second Prince of Southern Xinjiang and threw it to the centurion behind him, saying, "Hurry, His Majesty is in danger. We must enter the city to protect him."

The centurion hesitated and said, "Although our Xishan Camp is responsible for protecting the imperial city, we cannot enter the city without a summons."

Normally, it would not be a big deal if one or two scattered soldiers came to Beijing to play for a few days, but once the team exceeded ten people, they had to report and obtain permission from the Ministry of War. If there were more than fifty people, then they had to have the emperor's order.

Although Chen Shigui was their captain of a thousand men, he had just entered the Xishan camp and was airdropped. He also had a dark history of being expelled from the Su family army, so these people were still skeptical about him.

Chen Shigui hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone has seen this. This man is undoubtedly the Second Prince of the Southern Frontier King. You also heard what his subordinates said just now. We don't know what the capital is like right now. It's better to be safe than sorry. For His Majesty, I can't care less."

He glanced at everyone, his eyes filled with a fearless look. He said, "Don't worry, everyone. I gave the order. I will bear the blame. If I can save the emperor, the credit will be shared by all of us. Besides, a Cangwu man, having chosen to join the army, is not afraid of life and death. For His Majesty, for Cangwu, please follow me into the palace to protect His Majesty."

"General, you are righteous. I am willing to follow you until death."

"For His Majesty, for Cangwu, I'm not a coward. Count me in."

"Well, for His Majesty's sake, we will accompany the General."

……

In the capital, Zhu Beichen saw the signal flare and realized the seriousness of the situation. Before he could think about it, his stomach ached again. He had no choice but to order his men to send another signal flare to warn His Majesty.