Chapter 695: Excuses
He also thought that his cousin would not be too seriously injured, but judging from Bai Qingyan's current appearance, could it be that the rumors outside were true?!
"Miss cousin..." Shi Huishu called Bai Qingyan lightly, full of worry.
Bai Qingyan's lips curled slightly: "General Shi doesn't have to be too polite, just sit down! Since General Shi must be my uncle's orders, please speak out."
Shi Huishu bowed to Bai Qingyan: "This time it was not because Lord Dong had any instructions, but on the way to come, Shi met a doctor from Huayang City. The doctor said... A plague occurred in Huayang City. First, the domestic animals in Huayang City died one by one, and later people were sick one by one. After the doctor went to the hospital, he saw that there was a plague, and immediately escaped from Huayang City with his family!"
When Bai Qingyan heard this, his palms tightened, and the plague in Huayang City?
"When did this happen?" Bai Qingyan looked up at Shi Huishu.
"The doctor said that the livestock began to die one after another at the end of September, and the people began to get sick on October 15th. The doctor came out of Huayang City on October 25th. Shi also met the doctor that night. The doctor warned me not to enter Huayang City."
"When I spared Huayang City, I saw a small group of refugees sent people to inquire and heard the refugees say... They were from Huayang, and the doctors in the city ran away, saying that there was a plague in Huayang City. They were afraid that Huayang City would be sealed and could only wait for death, so they packed up their fine lines and escaped from the city, intending to come to Shuoyang, saying that they heard that the princess of Shuoyang Town was training troops to suppress bandits, and could at least make a living if she came!"
Shi Huishu looked at Bai Qingyan solemnly: "Miss cousin, Shi is worried that someone among this small group of refugees has been infected with a plague. If these refugees are allowed to enter the city, Shuoyang City will also suffer. And if the subsequent plague in Huayang City is in critical condition in the future, more people will definitely escape from Huayang City and become refugees and come to Shuoyang... Please prepare early!"
Bai Qingyan knew that Shi Huishu came to her to say this, all for the sake of Shuoyang.
The plague is extraordinary. If the sick people really enter Shuoyang, the people of Shuoyang will also suffer.
"Chuntao, go and ask Uncle Ping to go to the prefect and the county magistrate's office, and call the prefect and the county magistrate Zhou to come together!" Bai Qingyan said and looked at Shi Huishu again, "Master Shi, please come with me to see the prefect and the county magistrate of Shuoyang."
"Yes!" Shi Huishu clasped his fists and said yes.
"If there is really a plague in Huayang, the prince must have received the news about this matter. I hope the prince can handle it properly." Bai Qingyan clenched his fists tightly.
When the prefect of Shuoyang and the magistrate of Zhou heard Bai Qingyan summoned him, they hurriedly followed Lu Ping to Bai Mansion.
When the prefect and the magistrate Zhou arrived, Bai Qingyan and Shi Huishu were already sitting in the main hall waiting. The magistrate Zhou quickly stepped forward and saw Bai Qingyan with the gift. He originally wanted to tell Bai Qingyan what supplements he had brought to Bai Qingyan, but then Bai Qingyan said, "You two sit down, today I call the two adults to discuss matters! This person..."
Bai Qingyan pointed to Shi Huishu: "It is my uncle, Dengzhou Governor Dong Qingyue. This time... General Shi passed by Huayang on the way to Shuoyang. He heard that there were plagues in Huayang and there were already a small group of refugees. He learned that Shuoyang had food to train troops, and he was on the way to Shuoyang."
When the prefect heard this, he suddenly looked up.
Shi Huishu will meet the doctor of Huayang City in the future, and there will be refugees to tell the prefect and the magistrate Zhou again.
The magistrate Zhou's palm was sweating and rubbed his palm on his official uniform: "Then... should I ask the prefect to write a memorial to His Highness the Crown Prince and ask for instructions on how to deal with it."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is in Dadu, and he is closer to Huayang than Shuoyang, so he should have received the news! What we are going to discuss now... is how to ensure the safety of Shuoyang." Bai Qing's words were stable.
"The princess of Zhenguo means not allowing refugees to enter the city?" Taishou Chen reacted very quickly.
Bai Qingyan nodded: "Set a temporary residence outside the city to accommodate refugees. If the refugees are really infected with the plague, send doctors out of the city to treat them, and they must also open a porridge shed. The refugees cannot be disturbed by the lack of food! This is not something I can do alone, but I still have to rely on two adults."
"Don't worry, Princess Zhenguo! This matter will be done..." Prefect Chen bowed to Bai Qingyan.
Seeing this, County Magistrate Zhou hurriedly expressed his loyalty: "The officials must do their best to get this done! The princess of Zhenguo only needs to be relieved of their injuries. Don't worry about these things anymore. If the princess of Zhenguo is so tired that she cannot recover from her injuries, that is the sin of us, the parents of Shuoyang!"
County Magistrate Zhou spoke very beautifully, looking sincere and worried. Even Shi Huishu saw that County Magistrate Zhou was really worried about Bai Qingyan.
Shi Huishu nodded quite pleasedly, only to feel that Shuoyang has such a parental official, even if a refugee who has been infected with the plague comes to Shuoyang City, it will be fine.
"My injuries are not a big deal. How to maintain the safety of the people in Shuoyang City, and how to properly resettle refugees who come to Shuoyang, this is a big deal!" Bai Qingyan looked at Zhou County Magistrate, "Zhou County Magistrate needs to be concerned about it!"
"Don't worry, Princess Zhenguo!"
As soon as the county magistrate Zhou finished speaking, he saw Butler Hao standing outside the door of the main hall, looking at Bai Qingyan, and winking at Bai Qingyan slightly.
Bai Qingyan knew that Butler Hao had something to do but was not convenient to say in front of others, so he picked up the teacup and lowered his eyes and said, "Since both the prefect and Lord Zhou know about this, I still want to be on guard. The two adults are busy with official business, so I won't leave two adults here."
Seeing this, Lord Zhou stood up and bowed to Bai Qing's words and said goodbye: "The princess in Zhenguo is resting so much, so the official will not disturb you."
The prefect did not forget that he still owed Bai Qingyan an explanation. He wanted to stay, but he was afraid that Lord Zhou, who had always been thinking, would stay with him, so he simply stood up and said goodbye to Bai Qingyan.
"Thank you, General Shi and the two parents of Shuoyang, for detailed discussions about Huayang City..." Bai Qingyan turned his head and ordered Mama Tong, "Thank you, Mama, please send General Shi to rest!"
Shi Huishu also stood up and said goodbye to Bai Qingyan, and walked out with Mama Tong.
Shi Huishu saw Butler Hao who welcomed him into Bai Mansion today standing outside the door, smiled and nodded with Butler Hao, and then walked towards the courtyard where he was staying.
Housekeeper Hao entered the door and said to Bai Qing after saying, "Grand girl, the clan members are outside to see the big girl, and said that they have prepared a small gift for the big girl's birthday, and hope that the big girl can accept it with a smile."
People from the clan who are interested naturally know that today is Bai Qingyan's birthday, so it is not surprising that they have found this excuse to please him.
Chapter completed!