Chapter 437: Case of Locusts Eating People?

The face of the Shu Princess suddenly turned pale, and she burst into tears before she spoke. She grabbed the collar of the Shu King's clothes and said, "Your Highness, this is the most important herb in the fertility prescription prescribed by the miracle doctor."

The Shu King and Mo Zhirou both changed their expressions.

"What?" The Shu King was stunned.

The Shu Princess choked and said, "Ningning finally got these for me, but they are all ruined. This year, the locusts are rampant, so we can only wait until next year, but next year I will be older and it will be even harder to get pregnant."

At this point, the Shu Princess started crying.

Having children has almost become her obsession. Even in her dreams, she wants to have a child.

Finally, the opportunity is right in front of her, but she was knocked into the water by Mo Zhirou!

Now even Mo Zhirou panicked.

She stammered: "Mother, I, I didn't know this medicine was so important. I didn't mean to do it. Mother, please forgive me!"

Shen Ningning pursed her pink lips: "It was obviously you who pushed my hand on purpose, otherwise, the bundle wouldn't have fallen into the water. The housekeeper was here just now, and he must have seen it."

The housekeeper knelt down by the side, all wet, lowered his head, not daring to admit it, but not denying it either.

Mo Zhirou panicked even more. Seeing that the eyes of the Shu Princess had changed, she knelt down quickly and cried, "Zhirou was really careless!"

"Just to go to the Earth Mother Temple to pray for my mother, I, I was too anxious..."

More and more servants gathered around, and everyone whispered to each other privately.

Feeling so many eyes, the Shu King's eyes darkened.

He immediately hugged the crying and sad Shu Princess and scolded Mo Zhirou harshly.

"Zhirou, your mother usually dotes on you, but this time you did something wrong and destroyed such a rare medicinal material. You didn't even say a word of apology. It's really too much! We have taught you so carefully."

After that, the King of Shu said angrily: "Why don't you apologize to the princess quickly!"

Mo Zhirou turned and knelt in front of Shen Ningning, her face full of tears.

"Princess, please forgive me, Zhirou knows I was wrong..."

Shen Ningning really didn't want to pay attention to such a person.

She only said to the Princess of Shu: "Aunt Princess, I will go back first."

After speaking, the little girl left leisurely.

Mo Zhirou kept crying, and the King of Shu looked gloomy and said: "Come on, take the young lady away and confine her for three days. She is not allowed to go out without my permission."

Then, the King of Shu hugged the Princess of Shu: "Madam, don't worry, there must be a way. Tell me what the medicine is called, and I will send people to look for it all over the world. I am not afraid that I can't find it."

The Princess of Shu sighed and raised her tearful eyes.

"My Lord, will we have our own children in this life?"

The King of Shu glanced at the back of Mo Zhirou who was crying and walking away.

He responded gently: "Of course, as long as you want to do it, your husband will fight for his life to help you achieve it."

The Princess of Shu leaned on her husband's chest with relief.

Although it was not easy to have a child, fortunately, her husband never treated her harshly.

He didn't marry another woman just because she couldn't have a child.

The Princess of Shu was thinking that her father was the admiral in charge of the army and food in Shuzhou. Before, the King of Shu always proposed that her father hand over some of the troops to him.

After all, the practice of Cangyun Kingdom has always been to prevent the princes and nobles from seeking power and usurping the throne, so they would not be given military power after being sent to the fiefdom.

But the King of Shu has always loved the Princess of Shu. Since she married him, she has seen with her own eyes that the King of Shu governed Shuzhou in an orderly manner.

She also suggested to her father many times that as the admiral, he could give half of his troops to the King of Shu to help him govern Shuzhou better.

However, the father of the Princess of Shu refused directly.

And he said without hesitation: "If this is the prince's own idea, you should let him come to me and talk to me, not through you."

Now that the King of Shu is so considerate, the Princess of Shu plans to find a good opportunity to talk to her father after returning to Shuzhou.

After all, her husband has treated her with love for many years, loving and considerate, and she has to do something for him.

...

Recently, a shocking thing happened in Shuzhou.

The locusts that had been in chaos before actually ate a person in Shuzhou!

It is said that the person was bitten beyond recognition.

The local governor felt that the matter was serious and reported it to the court.

When the emperor learned about it, he immediately took it seriously.

Anything related to natural disasters is not a trivial matter.

Because Shuzhou was the fief of the King of Shu, the emperor first summoned the King of Shu. After the King of Shu left the imperial study, the emperor ordered Xie Ming'an to go to Shuzhou to investigate the matter.

On the day when Xie Ming'an was about to leave, Shen Ningning came to the willow-lined pier to see him off.

The spring scenery was still beautiful, and the slowly moving river water was rippling with sparkling brilliance, like a piece of pearls.

Shen Ningning was wearing a blue brocade skirt, with a delicate and lovely face. She stood at the ferry, blinking her big black eyes at Xie Ming'an.

"Stinky second brother, do you have to go? If you refuse, the emperor uncle won't embarrass you!"

Shen Ningning could guess why the King of Shu recommended Xie Ming'an to investigate the matter.

Concubine Qi was a vigilant and sinister person. I'm afraid that Xie Ming'an would be in danger this time when he went to Shuzhou.

Xie Ming'an was wearing a blue-white dress, standing in the willow wind, and his figure was like jade and his face was handsome.

His expression was still proud, but when he looked at Shen Ningning, he smiled.

"Of course, Second Brother has to go. Otherwise, if we refuse this time, we don't know what tricks they will use next time."

"Besides, since it's investigating a case, that's my second brother's strong point, so you don't have to worry. My father and my eldest brother have equipped me with a horse and secret guards for this trip."

"Wait for my second brother to come back from Shuzhou and bring you a gift."

Shen Ningning saw that he was determined to go, so she didn't know what to say.

She just sighed silently.

Then, he pulled out three poisonous black snakes from his sleeves!

Xie Mingan was shocked.

He frowned suddenly: "Why do you hide such poison in your sleeves again? If it bites you..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Ningning interrupted him.

"They will never bite me, Chou Er Ge, you take these Dabao, Erbao and Sanbao with you, and hide them in your sleeves at ordinary times, so that no one will find them."

"But they are very sensitive to smell and movement. If there is anything wrong, they will protect you."

Xie Mingan hesitated: "Really?"

Shen Ningning didn't waste time talking to him, grabbed his palm, and then said to the three snakes: "Chou Er Ge is in your hands, you must protect him well!"

"If you perform well, you will be rewarded with one snake and one old hen when you come back!"

The three poisonous black snakes spit out their tongues, as if they really understood, and lined up to get into Xie Mingan's sleeves.

Xie Mingan's muscles were tense and he was extremely nervous.

There was a cold touch, moving along his skin, and that feeling immediately gave him goose bumps.

But soon, this feeling disappeared, and the three snakes, as long and slender as his arms, were hidden somewhere on his body.

After explaining almost everything, Shen Ningning watched Xie Mingan board the ship to Shuzhou.

If everything goes well, he will be back in half a month.

Watching Shen Ningning standing by the ferry gradually disappear into the distance.

Xie Mingan was touched and couldn't help but said loudly: "Remember to think about your second brother, don't hug and cuddle with men, do you hear me!"

Shen Ningning waved her little hand: "Stinky second brother, go away!"

The Dali Temple officials who accompanied him this time, standing behind Xie Mingan, couldn't help but laugh.

Xie Mingan's face was dark.

His sister didn't even say that she missed him. (End of this chapter)