sbdcsierra Chapter 170 Locusts
Chapter 170 Locusts
Mr. Rong and Princess Qingrou were married in Xiguanying.
After the ceremony, Concubine Duan held the bride's hand and said, "Qingrou, I'm sorry for wronging you! Originally, I should have gone through the three letters and six ceremonies before welcoming you into the family, but the circumstances are special. I will leave Yinshan County without completing this matter. I really can't leave with peace of mind. Please forgive me!"
Princess Qingrou bowed to Concubine Duan and said coyly, "Your Majesty, you are too polite. Qingrou is not wronged at all to marry the husband of her dreams!"
"Good boy!" Empress Duan burst into tears. "You also know that our Rong family has few descendants. I hope you can add a child to our Rong family as soon as possible and fulfill my father's wish!"
Qingrou nodded shyly.
On the wedding night, Yu Jiuer dragged Jun Mo to the bridal chamber to make trouble.
Jun Mo has always been serious and self-disciplined. When has he ever done such a shameful thing?
What's more, Yu Jiuer refused to leave after the bridal chamber, and forcibly dragged him to hide in the corner outside the window where she squatted for half the night.
Until the end, the shy Mr. Rong was pushed to the bed by Princess Qingrou, who said domineeringly: "On the wedding night, with such a beautiful scene, your husband is still so gentlemanly, so let me serve you!"
Only after hearing this did Yu Jiuer smile like a cat stealing fish and pull Jun Mo away.
"Qingrou's heroic behavior was instructed by you, right?" Looking at her expression, Jun Mo knew that it was useless to ask, because there was no one else who could do it except her.
Yu Jiuer admitted generously: "I had expected that Mr. Rong would back off during the wedding night, fearing that he would be disliked by his wife, so I brainwashed Qingrou in advance!"
"You! The things you're involved in are always so unexpected and against common sense!" Jun Mo shook his head and laughed, suddenly bending down and holding Yu Jiuer horizontally.
"To thank you for your hard work for my uncle, I will make it up to you tonight!"
"This is Xiguanying. Are you crazy? Put me down now!"
"What happened in Xiguanying? Who dares to tell others?" Jun Mo hugged his beloved tightly and strode towards his room.
The secret guards in the dark all reached into their clothes and found that instant noodles were out of stock after the flood.
The night was long and they could only sigh at the moon.
One month later
Eunuch Cao finally recovered and his spirits were restored a lot, so he hurriedly urged Jun Mo to set off quickly.
"Did I really fall asleep for so long? Oh! Why didn't you remind me?" When Eunuch Cao woke up, he was very anxious.
"The Emperor has ordered me to bring the little grandson to the capital by mid-November. The Emperor has already decided to hold a palace banquet on his second birthday to announce the little grandson's birth to the world. How can we delay this?"
Yu Jiuer, the instigator, pretended to be confused and said, "I have come here to remind you. Your wound was inflamed at the time, and there is a lack of medicinal materials here, so it will take a long time to heal. But it is only mid-August now, there is still time!"
She did have someone secretly tamper with the medicine, and even the imperial physician didn't notice it.
With the 100,000 taels that Jun Mo got from selling the boat, Yu Jiuer was no longer worried about the people going hungry. She was certainly not in a hurry to go to the capital, but instead tried her best to arrange all matters after the flood receded before leaving with peace of mind.
Not until all matters were explained clearly and the newly planted crops in the fields sprouted new buds did Yu Jiuer finally make Eunuch Cao fully sober.
On the day of departure, Yu Jiuer finally put on women's clothes.
Looking at the graceful lady approaching slowly, Jun Mo's eyes widened.
Although in countless nights before, his big hands had been able to expertly measure her slender waist, and he also knew exactly where she should be plump, he was still completely captivated and infatuated with the woman who walked towards him!
Before getting on the carriage, Eunuch Cao glanced at Jun Mo and said unhappily, "Prince Jing, you are still so affectionate even after giving birth to this child. It's really rare!"
Jun Mo realized that he had lost his composure, and said coldly: "Eunuch, you rootless person, don't talk nonsense! I am used to seeing Yu Wushuang, but now I see Yu Jiuer, I can't help but be shocked, not that I like her very much!"
He knew that in the capital, anything he cared about would be eliminated by his opponents as soon as possible.
Therefore, from now on, he can only be "indifferent" to Yu Jiuer in front of others.
Eunuch Cao started to find fault again: "This Yu Wushuang is too rude! Today we are leaving Yinshan County, and he didn't come out to see us off? He is indeed from a poor and remote place, and he doesn't know the etiquette and hierarchy!"
Yu Jiuer walked in front of him, bowed to him first, and then said sarcastically: "My brother caught a cold last night, so he asked for leave! Your father-in-law is of such a "noble" birth, he should not be ignorant of the ways of the world, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jun Mo scolded her in a fake manner: "Why do you want to butt in on someone like that? Get in the car!"
Eunuch Cao looked bored and climbed into his carriage in disappointment.
As the wheels rolled out of Yinshan County, Yu Jiuer leaned her head out of the carriage and waved goodbye to the people who were kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.
The people who knew the inside story were filled with reluctance and heartache, but they just prayed silently in their hearts that the "fairy" in their hearts would have good luck and return soon!
After leaving Liangzhou Prefecture, the weather was extremely hot.
Even though there was an ice bucket in the carriage, Yu Jiuer and the children still felt unbearably hot in the carriage.
That day, they arrived at a county town not far from Liangzhou Prefecture. Yu Jiuer signaled Jun Mo to stop the team and rest in the inn for a day before continuing.
As a result, as soon as I entered the inn, I heard people talking about:
"Have you heard? The locusts have eaten up all the crops in the entire county ahead. Our county is in danger!"
"Why are there so many locusts? We won't be able to harvest our crops this year!"
"Yes! Without a harvest, how can we survive this winter?"
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"Locusts?" Yu Jiuer's heart was alarmed when she heard this.
How could she forget that floods would affect locust laying eggs.
When floods occur in Yinshan County, locusts will migrate in large numbers to a place they think is safe, and then lay a large number of eggs when there is abundant rainfall.
Therefore, locust plagues have already occurred in several counties not far from Yinshan County.
Once all the crops in the nearby counties are eaten up, the locusts will naturally move to Yinshan County.
The crops in Yinshan County that had finally sprouted would definitely be doomed!
Without a harvest, how will the people of Yinshan County survive the winter?
After finally waiting until dark, Yu Jiuer sneaked into Jun Mo's room.
In the past, Jun Mo always came to see her, but tonight she took the initiative and Jun Mo was a little flattered.
"It's just getting dark and you can't wait?" Jun Mo had a smug smile on his face. It seemed that his efforts in recent nights were not in vain as he could make a certain pretentious person think about him.
Yu Jiuer pushed him and said in a serious tone: "Don't be so dishonest, I have something to talk to you about!"
"What's the matter?" Jun Mo asked after pulling the person into his arms.
Yu Jiuer asked him, "How much do you know about the locust plague?"
She was certain that as a prince who was ignorant of the world, he must have had little contact with agricultural matters.
And as far as she could remember, she had never read any records of locust plagues in the Great Dong Dynasty.
As expected, Jun Mo didn't know much. Seeing Yu Jiuer's serious face, he said seriously, "It seems that there has been no locust plague in the Great Dong Dynasty, but I have heard of it in Miaojiang and Beirong. Why?"
After Yu Jiuer's consideration and prediction, a locust plague may have broken out in the Northwest. Within three days, a large number of locusts will inevitably appear in Yinshan County.
"You mean, you want to deal with the locust plague before setting off again?" Jun Mo looked at her with incredulous eyes, "You will?"
Yu Jiuer stared into Jun Mo's eyes and asked, "If I say I can, will you believe me?"
Jun Mo thought about it and said rationally: "If you said that Yu Jiuer from Yinshan County was a member of the Society, I would not believe it even if you killed me, but I believe you in front of me!"
Yu Jiuer said: "After all the locusts are killed, I will tell you everything!"
These words made Jun Mo feel inexplicably flustered. He shook his head, tightened his arms, and hugged Yu Jiuer tightly: "It doesn't matter! As long as you are by my side, nothing else matters!"
"I wish to find a like-minded person, and we will be together till old age!" Yu Jiuer also hugged Jun Mo's waist tightly, "I am lucky to meet you!"
Jun Mo said affectionately: "It is my fortune to meet you!"
"But how are we going to get past Eunuch Cao?" Eunuch Cao was in such a hurry to return to the palace that Yu Jiuer couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Jun Mo kissed her and said calmly, "Don't worry! I'll find a way to deal with Eunuch Cao. At worst, I can just let him sleep for a few more days!"
"Isn't this inappropriate? If you scare him, he will go back and make up stories in front of the emperor about the Northwest being full of evil spirits, which will be bad!"
Jun Mo sneered and said, "For the sake of the people and for you, even if it means taking his life, it's not a bad idea!"
Now, Yu Jiuer felt uneasy.
Jun Mo is indeed the God of Death. I usually act disrespectfully in front of him, regardless of status, and even order him around. Will I cross his bottom line one day and get punished?
"What are you thinking? Even if I die, I won't touch you even a little bit!"
Yu Jiuer laughed awkwardly and said, "Your Highness, are you a worm in my stomach? How come you know everything I'm thinking?"
"If you sleep more, your body and mind will naturally become one!" Jun Mo smiled meaningfully.