Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 274 How Tragic

The people were panic-stricken and could only place their hopes on the government.

The Yongzhou government office was surrounded by people almost every day. Everyone in the government office, from the prefect to the officials and clerks, was sick, and most of them died or were injured by the plague. Finally, the governor transferred 30,000 guards from the garrison in Jiangnan to forcibly isolate those infected with the plague or those suspected of being infected, and strictly implemented prevention measures according to the measures proposed by the Imperial Medical Bureau. Only then did the whole city avoid disaster.

Although order had been restored in the city, a cure for the plague had not yet been developed. There was a shortage of doctors and medicines in the city, and later even food was insufficient. It took two months for the plague to be brought under control, and by that time, more than 30% of the city's casualties had died.

In a city of more than 200,000 people, more than 30% of the casualties were caused, not to mention the victims outside the city who were not counted. What a tragic figure this is...

I heard that in the Yongzhou government office, among the several senior officials, only one seventh-rank judge was left.

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When Shen Nankui thought about these things from his past life, he felt cold all over.

At this time in her previous life, she had just been married into the Marquis' Mansion for two years when she discovered the truth that the prince was a homosexual. At that time, because she had noticed the secret that the Marquis' Mansion tried hard to hide, she was strictly watched by the wife of the Marquis of Jianning. Not only was she not allowed to go out at will, but there was also a maid following her at all times.

At that time, she heard about the severe flood in the south of the Yangtze River and the displacement of tens of thousands of people. She was sad for a long time. When she learned that the court had organized officials and their families to raise funds for disaster relief, she took out many of her valuable jewelry and begged the wife of Marquis Jianning to donate them to the court together.

Not long after, she heard that a plague had broken out in Yongzhou, causing heavy casualties, so she donated things again. But at that time, the name Yongzhou was together with the disaster-stricken areas such as Chenzhou, Xuanzhou, Jinzhou, and Hanxian, so she didn't think it was anything special.

Until just now, in the study, Gu Yichuan told her about the serious illness of His Majesty in the capital.

She recalled that the great flood in Jiangnan happened in that year. She remembered that at this time in her previous life, His Majesty claimed to be ill and asked the prince to govern the country. Later, he took forceful action to purge the factions in the court. Not long after her father-in-law, Marquis Jianning, took office as the commander of the Beijing Guards, he was sent to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief...

Perhaps it was because it had been too long, the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River had become a distant symbol in her memory. She had been in Yongzhou for so long that she hadn't even remembered the name of Yongzhou in the disaster until she recalled what happened in the fifth year of Zhaoguang.

She was shocked to realize that the place where the disaster broke out in her previous life was Yongzhou where she was now.

After the shock, she comforted herself.

Fortunately, the Biliu River burst its banks in late June and the plague only began to show up in early August. Now it is the end of March and there is still time.

As long as we take precautions in advance, we may not be able to prevent natural disasters or man-made disasters from happening, but we can reduce casualties.

But she was stumped again.

If she wanted to avoid disasters and reduce casualties to the greatest extent possible, the government would have to step in to handle the matter. But how could she explain to Gu Yichuan what she knew?

This was also the reason why she didn't speak directly when Gu Yichuan asked her at the beginning.

First of all, she must never tell anyone about her rebirth. This situation was too shocking, involving two lifetimes. She was not sure if Gu Yichuan could bear it after knowing all this, and she did not want to be treated as an alien by the world.

So how could she make Gu Yichuan believe what she said without having any doubts?

Shen Nankui lay on the bed worriedly, unable to calm down.

She didn't know how long she had been lying there. When she heard the door outside being pushed open, she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. After a while, she felt someone sitting beside the bed. She smelled a faint scent of pine and cypress from her nose. It was the incense used in Gu Yichuan's study. He was here.

Gu Yichuan sat by the bed for a while, tucked the quilt in for her, and then lay down.

Shen Nankui didn't dare to speak before he figured out how to start the conversation. He closed his eyes, thought about all the feasibility options, and gradually fell asleep.

The next day was a day off, and when she opened her eyes, Gu Yichuan had just gotten up.

Seeing that she was awake, he asked with a smile: "Nan Kui, how did you sleep last night?"

Shen Nankui said: "It's OK."

Gu Yichuan sat on the wooden couch by the window and held A Nao in his arms and played with him for a while. After she finished washing up, she handed A Nao to the wet nurse and went to have breakfast with Shen Nankui.

Looking at the food on the table, Shen Nankui did not pick up his chopsticks.

Gu Yichuan asked doubtfully: "Madam?"

Shen Nankui looked up at him, "Yichuan, I have something to tell you."

Seeing her serious expression, Gu Yichuan also put down his chopsticks and nodded, "Okay, I'll listen."

Shen Nankui thought about it all night and decided to tell him a dream about the floods and plague disasters in the south of the Yangtze River.

"A dream?"

Gu Yichuan was indeed a little surprised, and then he asked: "Were you too tired yesterday, so you dreamed of these bad things?"

Shen Nankui shook his head, "No, this dream was not yesterday. I didn't take it seriously at first, but you know, I also dreamed about His Majesty's serious illness, but I didn't think about it at first. When I was about to leave, I suddenly remembered what I dreamed about."

"I didn't know what was going on at the time, and my mind was in a mess, so I didn't dare to explain it to you. Now I can tell you with certainty that these things did happen in my dream. I can also tell you that the turmoil in the capital will only last for two months, and your majesty will recover soon. And none of the three princes is the heir apparent that your majesty would like."

"This……"

Gu Yichuan looked shocked, as if he found it hard to believe these alarmist words.

But he knew very well that given his wife's personality, she would never joke about such a serious matter.

Shen Nankui grabbed his hand and said, "Yichuang, please believe me. Although I don't know why I dreamed about these things, since some of them have come true, we have to be on guard. Whether it is floods or plagues, each one is not a trivial matter. Once it happens, it will cause irreparable damage. It is better to believe it and take precautions early than to believe it is not."

"But……"

Gu Yichuan rubbed his brows, as if he couldn't digest this information for a moment.

Shen Nankui interrupted, "Yichuan, just tell me whether you believe me or not?"

Hearing this, Gu Yichuan looked up at her. Although his eyes were still full of confusion, he nodded firmly.

"I believe."

Shen Nankui breathed a sigh of relief, "Isn't that enough?"