roccoschili Chapter 232
Chapter 232
Because of the emperor's two admonitions, rumors that the prince had failed in his affairs in Jiangnan and had lost his sacred heart were quietly circulated among the people.
Qin Zhongwan also heard this rumor by chance. At that time, she walked out of the inner room after a consultation in the Huichun Hall and happened to hear a comment.
"Then His Highness the Crown Prince insists on going his own way, isn't it because he wants to go against His Majesty?"
The woman's mouth was quickly covered by her husband.
"You can criticize your Majesty now? You can just listen to the painting books in the restaurant, but you can't come out and talk nonsense. If you are not careful, you will be killed!"
The woman didn't understand at first, but when her husband said it, she suddenly became nervous and nodded repeatedly.
When Qin Zhongwan heard this, his footsteps stopped in place and his heart tightened.
"Second miss?"
The sound of confusion brought Qin Zhongwan back to reality. She lowered her head and saw that it was Yuan Chun.
"Miss, you've finished seeing all the patients today. Why don't you go back and rest soon so that you can recharge your batteries?"
Yuan Chun was simple-minded and did not notice that Qin Zhongwan was in a wrong mood. After coming to his senses, Qin Zhongwan nodded lightly and said, "It's time to go back." She was absent-minded.
As soon as she arrived at Xinwan Courtyard, she called Nanny Lan over.
"What's your order, miss?"
Qin Zhongwan eagerly grabbed Nanny Lan's hand. After Qinglian's death, the only servant she could trust was Nanny Lan.
"Miss!" Nanny Lan was startled by Qin Zhongwan's sudden movement and couldn't help but become nervous.
Qin Zhongwan had always acted prudently, but he acted so rudely because he was too young. This move also made Nanny Lan worried.
No one outside knew about it, but Qin Zhongwan knew why Gu Siyuan was so insistent on rebuilding the dam that he submitted two memorials in a row. Because of his stubbornness, the emperor was displeased.
"Mom, please help me find a convoy to Jiangnan, and find a trustworthy person to send me a letter."
"...Old slave, I understand." Thousands of words finally turned into a sigh from Granny Lan. Although Qin Zhongwan did not name him, he already knew who the person Qin Zhongwan wanted to convey the message to.
As a person close to Qin Zhongwan, over time, Granny Lan's wise eyes may have seen through the entanglement between Qin Zhongwan and Gu Siyuan through her daily words and deeds, but she didn't say much.
Qin Zhongwan forced a smile and said that she was soft-hearted or not cruel enough.
The doctor was so benevolent that she couldn't bear to see hundreds of lives lost in the flood, and she didn't want to see the emperor settle accounts due to the flood. As a result, Gu Siyuan ended up being attacked from both sides and was plotted against.
Qin Zhongwan, the government official, was powerless, and asking her to provide evidence of the flood was even more impossible.
Qin Zhongwan thought for a while. If she told the contents of the dream to everyone, I'm afraid everyone would think that the second young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion had been stimulated by something? --crazy.
"We must change." Qin Zhongwan prayed sincerely. She did not want to repeat the tragedy of her previous life, and she did not want to see her dream become tomorrow.
After Nanny Lan found a reliable person, Qin Zhongwan immediately made a note and wrote down three pieces of paper eloquently. They were sealed carefully and the letters followed the convoy through the city gate and across the river.
"Boom!" The thunder was deafening, and the heavy rain poured down. The oil-paper umbrellas of pedestrians on the road were blown away by the strong wind. There were only a few people on the street hurriedly heading home.
Changqing held an umbrella and carefully wrapped a letter wrapped in oil-skin paper with one hand.
"Your Highness, there is a letter from Kyoto!"
"Father, he..." Do you understand?
Before he finished speaking, Gu Siyuan didn't believe that his father would change his mind.
When Gu Siyuan was stunned, Chang Qing had already taken out the letter. She lowered her voice and said, "It's from the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Bring it here." Gu Siyuan suddenly stood up and took the letter.
In the letter, Qin Zhongwan got straight to the point and wrote directly about her worries about flooding. It took three full pages and two and a half pages to remind Gu Siyuan how to prevent and control floods.
In the letter, Qin Zhongwan vowed that in the early spring of next year, Jiangnan would usher in an unimaginable disaster.
The floods swept through the peaceful villages, swallowing hundreds of lives and displacing innocent people. Jiangnan government officials did nothing, drove up prices, and secretly hid official rations... The charges were shocking.
Gu Siyuan flipped through the pages one by one, and his mood became heavy.
Changqing secretly looked at her master's expression, looking at the solemn Gu Siyuan, she felt a little uneasy.
I thought that the second lady’s letter would make the master happy, but why did it become more serious?
Gu Siyuan flipped through the last piece of paper and saw the six-character hairpin in small regular script at the end, "May your Royal Highness be well."
"That's so cruel." Gu Siyuan sighed. Chang Qing saw her master's expression change from gloomy to bright, and she stood aside and smiled without saying a word.
Qin Zhongwan warned Gu Siyuan in her letter that she should not underestimate the flood disaster. She had no evidence and no one else would have just thought that she was a crazy woman with wild whims.
But for some reason, Gu Siyuan always saw Qin Zhongwan's solemn face, and he couldn't help but believe it.
After receiving the letter, he secretly sent people to make arrangements. He rented a vacant house at the foot of the mountain far away from the bustling place to use as a warehouse, and prepared rafts and sandbags inside in case of emergencies.