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The plague had to be hidden.

An Yingcheng made a decision in an instant.

When the late emperor was on the throne, the plague broke out in a violent and violent manner. In just a few days, tens of thousands of citizens died. In order to prevent the plague from spreading, the late emperor ordered the people who had caught the plague to be locked up together and set them on fire. It took them over half a month to control the plague.

Although those who were burned to death were commoners, who could guarantee that the emperor knew that some maidservants in the manor were infected with the plague and wouldn't order them to burn everyone in the manor?

As the Emperor was wary of other princes like him, An Yingcheng still had a good idea of how suspicious they were.

He made a decision in his heart, and his expression relaxed slightly as he looked at An Lingge with warm appreciation, "You did well in this matter, the woodshed will be rebuilt after some time. Just pretend like nothing happened today."

"Father, this matter should be told to the Emperor."

An Lingge caught the dark look in An Yingcheng's eyes and made some guesses as to what he was thinking.

However, the plague had affected tens of thousands of citizens in the capital. They could not just ignore those people's lives just because of the King's Mansion.

doctor stood at her original position, feeling that she didn't even know where to put her hands or feet.

Should he seize the time to study the cure for the plague after he returned, or should he find a reason to leave the manor?

An Yingcheng did not care what the doctor was thinking about, he frowned between his brows and waved his hand for the doctor to retreat. His dignified eyes stared at An Lingge, "Little Ge, this matter concerns the entire Duke Palace, it is not as simple as you think."

The Emperor suspects that these other princes have already been here for a long time. If the Emperor were to find out that someone from their Duke Palace was infected with a plague, he would probably be very willing to use this as an excuse to make the Prince An's Palace disappear from this world.

At that time, the Emperor could also say that it was for the sake of the country and the people that they would be eliminated. Not only would they not be scolded by the officials, they would even gain the reputation of a king.

"This matter is not only related to our King's Manor." An Lingge did not avoid or avoid it, his black and deep eyes shone with astonishing light, as she looked straight into An Yingcheng's eyes, "The plague always erupts very quickly, and if we do not quickly inform the emperor of this matter, in a few days, a large area of the capital will probably erupt with plague, causing thousands of citizens to die from the plague."

When she thought of the tragic state of her previous life, a trace of pity flashed in her eyes.

The heavens had given her a chance to be reborn. She wondered if she could change the fate of these civilians.

"You're still young, there are some things you don't understand. Just remember, that maid died suddenly, there's nothing special about it." An Yingcheng did not move, although he still had a stern expression, but the words that he said made An Lingge want to bury the matter in his heart, "Little Ge, your father knows that you are kind and kind, but if the emperor were to know about this, I am afraid it will bring about a disaster to our Duke Palace."

The worry in his heart wasn't unreasonable, but An Lingge's thinking was completely different from his.

"Father, even if you didn't say anything, I still know that the current emperor fears the other princes and is wholeheartedly trying to weaken their power. Are you worried that the emperor will kill all of our Duke Palaces if he finds out about this?"

Surprise surfaced on An Yingcheng's face. She had never mentioned this in the palace, so how did An Lingge know about it?

A look of deep thought flashed past his eyes, as An Lingge continued to speak, "But Father, think about it, if I were to hide this matter today, and wait for a plague to break out in the capital in two days, with tens of millions of citizens dead, the Emperor will definitely send his men to investigate the source of the plague. At that time, how are you going to face the Emperor's questioning?"

"It would be better to inform the emperor of this matter before the plague breaks out, so that the citizens of the capital are prepared for it. You have saved them and performed a meritorious deed in front of the emperor. The emperor will not do anything to you."

There seemed to be a little bit of truth in his words.

The sharpness in An Yingcheng's eyes faded, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

If this matter was kept secret, the Emperor might find out about it; but if this matter was reported to the Emperor, and then sent people to spread the news that he had found the plague, he would be considered a meritorious general in the eyes of the people, and due to his reputation, the Emperor would not use his Prince An's Palace.

But what if the emperor insisted on using this opportunity to pull out the thorn in the Prince's Mansion's side? Wasn't it a waste of effort for him to scheme so much?

An Yingcheng put his hands behind his back, and for a moment, he didn't know what to do.

Seeing his hesitation, An Lingge knew that An Yingcheng had listened to her words.

She took advantage of the heat to strike the iron and enumerated the various benefits. "You told this to the Emperor, and that is to hand over your life to the Emperor. This is an act of loyalty to the Emperor. "Although the Emperor has a suspicious personality, you've already done it to this point. No matter what, the Emperor will be moved by father. Perhaps from now on, he will trust father and not let you be a idle prince anymore."

Idle Prince.

An Yingcheng clenched his hands behind his back, feeling a bit sad.

Yes, when the old prince followed the late emperor to the world, he held tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands and rushed across the battlefield to become a mighty warrior. However, when he inherited the throne, he was suspected by the emperor, so he could only follow the path of a civil servant and become a safe and peaceful idle prince. Although his status was noble, his authority in the imperial court was not even comparable to that of a prince tutor.

What a tragedy this was!

What man does not wish to hold a great army in his hands, to be loyal to the monarchy, to be reprimanded in the imperial court?

However, he was suspected by the Emperor and was unable to display his talents. If he were muddle-headed to middle age, would he still continue to be like this?

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

An Yingcheng made up his mind, and no longer hesitated, he looked at An Lingge with some doubt in his eyes, "But Little Ge, how do you know about all this?"

He did not care much about his daughter, even the teacher was invited by the Aunt Li, he did not know what An Lingge learned, where he learned it from, or how he learned it.

The last time he had met a bandit, An Lingge's skillful archery had shocked him quite a bit. But archery was still a skill of the Six Arts, so it wasn't strange for An Lingge to be more outstanding.

But how did An Lingge know that the Emperor was paranoid, had doubts towards other princes like them, and wanted to weaken their power?

An ordinary lady in a pavilion would not know about this, furthermore, he had never mentioned this before in the Palace, so how did Little Ge know about this!