The widow becomes a fairy, and the time-traveling girl counterattacks and becomes the queen

The rescue work is going on day and night without any pause.

A carrier pigeon landed on the vermilion eaves of the palace. A short while later, a letter was delivered to the emperor.

Zhao Guoan was sitting in the imperial study, looking at the latest report on the plague. His brows were furrowed tightly, and his face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out.

Nanhu County's 180,000 people were completely wiped out, all infected. Within just a few days, the death toll had reached 5,000.

Although preliminary methods have been found to curb the spread of the plague, the most difficult problem at the moment is the extreme shortage of supplies.

Zhao Guoan was extremely anxious and asked sternly, "Xu De, have the prepared supplies been dispatched yet?"

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Xu did not dare to be negligent and quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply.

Then he replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, the supplies have been shipped this morning. If everything goes smoothly, they are expected to arrive in Nanhu County in five days!"

Hearing this, Zhao Guoan's tense expression relaxed a little, and he nodded slightly to show his approval.

He began to pray silently: "I hope the people of Nanhu County can survive this difficult time. I hope my prince is safe and sound in this terrible plague..."

At the Third Prince's Mansion, Concubine Yin secretly summoned Gou Hongying, the current Minister of Personnel.

"Uncle, what's the situation in Nanhu County?" Concubine Yin asked!

Minister Gou bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, the people of Nanhu County have all been infected by the plague, with countless casualties! However, I heard they've found a way to combat the plague! The only thing they're lacking now is supplies!"

When Concubine Yin heard this, she sneered in her heart. She was poisoning me. What would happen if I was cured? The disease would keep recurring!

"What's the situation with the supplies?" Concubine Yin asked again.

Minister Gou immediately reported the situation.

Concubine Yin sneered and said, "Uncle, I don't want the supplies to be delivered safely to Nanhu County!"

Minister Gou was stunned, but said nothing more. The reason why he was able to be promoted from a small county magistrate to a second-rank official in just a few years was inseparable from Concubine Yin's mediation!

Concubine Yin's mother died early, and when her father was beheaded, few people knew that she had a country aunt who was only a few years older than her. Gou Chunmei's mother was Concubine Yin's biological aunt.

Minister Gou thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there's a group of bandits in Taier Mountain. I have some connections with their leader, and that's the only way to get to Nanhu County. I'll send a pigeon back and tell them to use the same route to transport supplies. They're a desperate bunch, and I'm sure they'll be tempted by all this food and supplies!"

Concubine Yin nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction: "You can leave now, and get to work quickly!"

"Yes, I'll take my leave!" After Minister Gou said this, he left like a gust of wind.

After seeing him leave, Concubine Yin also turned back to her own bedroom. After sending the servants away, she gently opened her red lips and called out in a delicate voice, "Someone come!"

A man in black appeared in front of her like a ghost and said, "Master!"

Concubine Yin raised her eyebrows and asked sternly, "Any news about Xiao Mei? Has she found my uncle?"

The man in black bowed respectfully and replied, "My lord, since the outbreak of the plague, we haven't received any news from the ghostly shadow!"

"Alright, don't worry about this for now." Concubine Yin ordered again: "As for the supplies, the bandits in Taier Mountain will take action. After the bandits succeed in the robbery, you can send Huang Lao to fill the gap and wait for him to come!"

So many supplies must be in my own hands, Yin Guifei thought to herself, as for the ghost shadow, he will definitely not be able to betray me.

If there is no news, it may be that we haven’t found the trace of our uncle Taoist Master Li yet!

At this moment, the ghostly figure was at Wu Qingfeng's home. She held a painting in her hand and asked in a harsh, emotionless voice, "Have you seen this person?"

At this time, the ghostly shadow was quietly appearing in the home of Wu Qingfeng, Mr. Wu.

She had a graceful figure but exuded a chilling aura. She held a scroll in her hand. Her snow-white face had no expression at all, except for her eyes that flashed with a cold light.

In an emotionless and icy voice, she demanded, "Have you ever seen this man?"

Wu Qingfeng and everyone present were trembling with fear. They were all infected with the plague, their faces pale and their bodies limp to the ground, completely devoid of the strength to even stand up and answer.

Everyone tried to raise their heads and looked at the portrait with difficulty, but then shook their heads, indicating that they had never seen the person in the painting.

Seeing that no one could recognize the person in the painting, the ghostly shadow said coldly, "I have confirmed that Taoist Li has been to your Wu family. As long as you tell me about him, I will give you pills to cure the plague!"

After hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in the eyes of the people who were originally desperate and helpless. They forced themselves to cheer up and look at the portrait again.

"Master Li...Master Li..." Wu Qingfeng kept muttering to himself, his brows furrowed as he thought hard.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, and a vague figure gradually became clear.

His expression lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "He is the honored guest of my nephew Wu Mingjie, who is currently in his hometown in the countryside!"

After saying that, Wu Qingfeng told Ghost Shadow the detailed address of his hometown in the countryside.

However, Wu Qingfeng at this time did not know that Wu Mingjie and Taoist Li had already died.

After getting the address, the ghostly shadow threw a few pills to Wu Qingfeng and disappeared with a "whoosh".

However, when she arrived there, she found that the whole village was filled with the smell of death.

The bodies of the villagers were lying all over the ground, and it was obvious that this place had also been attacked by the plague.

Ghostly Shadow's heart sank as she realized that the poisoning was too hasty this time!

She looked everywhere for Taoist Li, but there was still no trace of him.

Just when the ghostly shadow was feeling disappointed and frustrated, she found a pregnant woman crawling on the ground with difficulty!

The ghostly figure stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "Have you seen this person?"

"Master Li!" The pregnant woman screamed in shock. She pleaded as if she had grasped a lifeline, "Please, tell me where Wu Mingjie is."

This pregnant woman was none other than the third concubine who was kicked out of the house by Mr. Wu Qingfeng.

"I don't know Wu Mingjie!" The ghostly shadow said in a deep voice: "As long as you tell me where Taoist Li is, I will give you the pills to cure the plague!"

When she heard about the pill, the third concubine's face immediately lit up with joy and said, "Although I don't know where Taoist Li is now, I know who Taoist Li and Wu Mingjie went to look for before they disappeared!"

"Who are you looking for?" the ghostly shadow asked impatiently.

"They went to look for Wang Xinyao from Xiejia Village! Because they went to look for her, they never came back!" The third concubine cried out at the top of her lungs.