Chapter 801: Leaving the City (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Actually, after what the people of the Valley of Heavenly Secrets had done in Phoenix City, Xuanyuan Qi had no intention of letting them off. The difference was that the people who asked the emperor of the Wu Kingdom to hand over the Valley of Heavenly Secrets were still enemies with the Wu Kingdom.
“Brother, why did you leave the palace?” Xuanyuan Ce frowned.
Xuanyuan Ziming followed in with a helpless expression. He was careful not to enter the palace, but his father ran out on his own.
Eunuch Wu said with a bitter expression, “His Majesty is worried that if the plague spreads, the commoners will fall into chaos, so…”
He personally left the palace to appease the people.
It had to be said that Xuanyuan Qi, the emperor, was indeed a wise ruler who worked hard for the people.
If it were Emperor Chong’an, his first thought would probably be to quickly leave the affected area to save his life.
Next, the few of them discussed how to control the epidemic as much as possible. Actually, there had been cases in the past years. Before coming here, Xuanyuan Qi had already instructed some people to look into it, but he wanted to hear if Ji Luo had a better idea.
The only thing he was glad about now was that he had discovered it in time. The plague had yet to spread widely.
After hearing his arrangements, Ji Luo hesitated and said, “It’s naturally the safest way to arrange for the patients infected with the plague to be isolated, but we don’t know how the epidemic spreads for the time being. Perhaps it’s blood, saliva, or it’s more likely that they only need to breathe. We don’t know where the source of the plague is either.”
Xuanyuan Qi’s expression darkened. He planned to seal the city gate and prevent anyone from entering or leaving, but if it was really as Ji Luo had said, they could be infected by breathing. As time passed, those uninfected people would probably…
“Why don’t we let the uninfected people out first?” Song Jingchen suggested.
Ji Luo nodded. “Build a safe zone outside the city. Those who leave the city can stay under observation there for two days before leaving. Also, we need to confirm if there’s an outbreak elsewhere.”
As she spoke, she wrote down prescriptions for the epidemic and supplies needed to quarantine it, including how to differentiate between infected and uninfected people.
Xuanyuan Qi made a prompt decision and instructed Eunuch Wu to make arrangements.
Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, Song Jingchen frowned and said,
“Your Majesty, you need to leave too.”
Xuanyuan Qi refused without thinking. “I can’t leave.”
“Your Majesty has a good heart for the people, but compared to staying behind, you need to hold down and preside over the city. Otherwise, who will send in the herbs and food? If there’s an epidemic elsewhere, who will arrange it?”
“I can instruct others to do these things.” If he left at this time, it would definitely panic the people who stayed, so he couldn’t leave.
“Your Majesty, do you believe in people’s hearts?” Thinking about how their Song family had been suspected by Emperor Chong’an despite not doing anything, Song Jingchen sneered. “I don’t believe it. Perhaps I’m judging a gentleman’s character with my own eyes, but have you ever thought that if the people Your Majesty arranged have ulterior motives, everyone will die?”
Xuanyuan Qi was speechless. That’s right, he was trapped in the city. If the other party rebelled, they would directly cut off the supply of food and medicine to the city. Xuanyuan Ziming suddenly said, “Father, I’ll stay.”
“Third Prince, you…’
“Among the three brothers, Father has always doted on me the most. I also want to share Father’s burdens. Father, please give me a chance.” He lifted his robe and knelt down.
The usual frivolousness was gone from his face.
Xuanyuan Qi was stunned for a moment. For the first time, he realized that his son had grown up.
Actually, the reason why he treated him the best was because Eldest Brother and Second Brother were both born from aristocratic families.
They had half the blood of the aristocratic families on them. He could not forget what the aristocratic families had done to their Xuanyuan family, and he was guarded against them.
Therefore, not only was Xuanyuan Ziming his favorite son, but he was also the heir to the throne.
However, this son of his had never been motivated and always liked to go out. Now that he thought about it, it was not that he was not motivated, but that he did not want the throne.
As if reading his mind, Xuanyuan Ziming smiled and said, “I understand
Father’s worries. I promise Father that if I can walk out of Phoenix City alive,
I’ll listen to Father in the future.”
Xuanyuan Qi looked up at the sky and smiled. “Brat, don’t forget what you said.”
Xuanyuan Ziming lost his seriousness for a second. He grinned and said, “I wouldn’t dare.”
“Hmph.” Xuanyuan Ce snorted. “Have you forgotten about me?”
Xuanyuan Qi knew what he was going to say and said solemnly, “You have to leave the city.”
“What you say doesn’t count. My wife and daughter are here. I’m not going anywhere. Just give up..”
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