The next day, Shen Yiru excused herself by saying she was going to inspect her shops. In reality, she accompanied Song Jinchen to the palace. While Song Jinchen attended court, Shen Yiru went to the Empress Dowager’s Renshou Palace.
In the imperial court, the Emperor looked somewhat weary. "My esteemed officials, who among you is willing to serve as the imperial envoy and travel to Bianzhou to help alleviate my concerns regarding the plague there?"
Most of the civil and military officials standing in the lower ranks lowered their heads. The plague in Bianzhou was fierce and currently incurable. Serving as an imperial envoy was a mission from which one might never return.
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