Liao Tingyan sat beside Sima Jiao, listening to the ministers below arguing back and forth, and felt that what Sima Jiao said earlier was actually not wrong, he really came to watch the excitement. ... All emperors are here to watch the excitement, this human-shaped pendant, of course, just sits there in a daze, she cant understand what these people are talking about, such as official assessment and revision systems, and Yunzhou Huaizhou foreign tribes making independence.

  The eunuch Jin De glanced at the two of them and found that their poses, which seemed to be wandering outside, had a subtle similarity, so he secretly sighed in his heart, worthy of Your Majesty and the noble concubine.

  "Your Majesty! The Mohe River is flooding and an official should be sent immediately to take charge of the relief efforts! This matter cannot be delayed!"

  The shout in the hall shocked Liao Tingyan out of her daze, and upon hearing the four words "Maohe River disaster", she reacted even faster than Sima Jiao, suddenly looking towards the minister who spoke.

  That person was still talking about the Miaohua River flood, with a worried look on his face. The Miaohua River is extremely long and flows through more than a dozen states. Even in the river below where Liao Tingyan used to be, there are tributaries of the Miaohua River nearby. However, what made Liao Tingyan react so greatly was not the flood itself, but the signal it conveyed.

  Liao Tingyan remembered that in the original book, this countrys road to destruction began with this flood. Yes, even if Sima Jiao was a brutal and murderous tyrant, he killed only those who could come into contact with him, so ordinary civilians lived a normal life. The beginning of the countrys demise was this natural disaster, the Mohe River flood.

  At first, only a small part of the area was affected by flooding, but with continuous heavy rain, the Mo River burst its banks one after another, and soon all the surrounding states and counties were affected. Countless houses were destroyed and people died in the disaster that occurred every moment. Meanwhile, within the imperial court, there was open strife and secret struggle, Emperor Sima Jiao did nothing about it, never caring about what happened thousands of miles away, resulting in the situation becoming more and more severe day by day.

  Not only that, but next year there will be a drought and small-scale plague, which is simply adding insult to injury. Corpses will float for thousands of miles, and the starving will fill the fields. I dont know how many people wont make it through this. Its only then that the grassroots rebellion gradually emerges, with several forces rapidly rising to power - Chen Yun, the male lead, is one of those who rose to power at that time. Because he was favored by the only daughter of the King of Qin Nan, he married the county lord, also known as the original books female partner, and received the support of the King of Qin Nan, so in the end he successfully absorbed the remaining small rebel forces, and then marched all the way to Luoyang, burning down the Tai City, and killing Sima Jiao.

  This flood is like a catalyst for Liao Tingyan, and its also an important time node, just like when she meets the male lead, she understands that the plot has officially started. When hearing the four words "Miaohe Water Disaster", it can be known that the subsequent plot development is getting closer and closer.

  This made her feel tense and anxious.

  Such a feeling, after returning to the Furuong Hall in the morning, still made her frown. In the past, Liao Tingyan was always eating well, drinking well and sleeping well, even if Sima Jiao troubled her, she could adjust herself, her mentality was excellent, it was the first time she was so worried. Gu Ye didnt know what had happened to her, carefully serving her, and intentionally presenting her favorite food, couldnt make Liao Tingyan smile.

  Liao Tingyan couldnt help but feel tense, after all, she was now basically tied to Sima Jiao. Originally, before entering the palace, she had thought that even if she became one of Sima Jiaos concubines, she could just be a low-key little consort, and if the male lead from the original story came to kill Sima Jiao in the future, she would find an opportunity to escape, and with good luck, might even be able to return to the river to find her father. But who knew it would develop like this, directly becoming Sima Jiaos favored consort, which meant that if Sima Jiao were to die, she would likely also end up dying here.

  Simar is absolutely the kind of person who would drag her down with him even if he were dying.

  She could almost foresee her own death, which made it hard for her to be happy. It was as if she knew she would die, but not yet, so she could still live one day at a time, but once the exact time of her death was confirmed, it was like having a sword hanging over her head, unbearable.

  Dinner was tasteless, Liao Tingyan went to Sima Jiaos bedroom as usual. Sima Jiao also soon discovered her abnormality, she was too silent, the worry between her eyebrows couldnt be hidden, it wasnt like her usual self.

  Simar Jiao looked at her like that, and his eyebrows also slowly furrowed. He reached out to stroke Liao Tingyans brow, using force to open up her scrunched eyebrows. "Whats with this expression? Who made you angry?"

  Liao Tingyan felt her brow being pressed by him, but she didnt have the heart to scold him. She forced a smile and said, "Nothing."

  Simar Jiao carefully measured her, squinting his eyes and thought for a moment before suddenly saying: "You seem to have lost your spirit since the Grand Court Meeting, it should be from... discussing the Honghe River flood control that something went wrong."

  Liao Tingyan: Arent you always daydreaming? How did you notice such a detail?!

  She hung her head and sat in the quilt, pinching her fingers without speaking.

  Simaruo Jiao looked at her not speaking, understood that it was roughly for this reason, but he couldnt understand, "Its just a small flood, it wont reach Luoyi, and the distance to the river is still far, why do you have such an expression?"

  Liao Tingyan couldnt explain that she had read the original work, and you want to start a war because of this small water disaster, so she could only casually gloss over it with a few words. However, her heart was preoccupied with the matter, and that night she couldnt sleep no matter what, thinking about it back and forth, until midnight still wide awake, which was much later than her usual bedtime. Beside her, Sima Jiao was quiet, Liao Tingyan didnt dare disturb this gentlemans rare sleep, so she lay there motionless, forcing herself to endure it.

  Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the darkness and covered her open eyes. Then, Sima Jiaos clear and wakeful voice came over, "Are you really so worried that you cant sleep?"

  Simar Jiao was originally not sleeping well, and he would easily wake up from his dreams. Tonight, Liao Tingyan, who usually slept soundly, couldnt sleep. He became even more awake, quietly observing Liao Tingyan for a long time, watching her frown and worry as she tossed and turned. As he watched, he too started to feel annoyed, and couldnt help but reach out to cover Liao Tingyans worried eyes.

  He always felt that there should be no worries inside, and it should be as lively and carefree as usual.

  Liao Tingyan was startled by him and rubbed his eyelashes on the palm of his hand, "Your Majesty hasnt slept yet either?"

  She finished saying this sentence and suddenly heard Sima Jiao seem to have let out a sigh, which was rarely seen.

  "Dont worry about it, go to sleep quickly, Ill take care of this matter tomorrow," said Sima Jiao.

  Whats going on? Liao Tingyan hadnt figured out the reason yet, but she felt herself being dragged over by Sima Jiao and hugged into his arms, her head also pressed against her own chest.

  "Sleep quickly."

  Liao Tingyan smelled a faint fragrance, but didnt know what it was. It was very light and special. The distance was too close, so she was forced to lean against Sima Jiaos chest. After a while, Liao Tingyan gradually felt the warmth of the body pressing against her own. She couldnt move, and before falling asleep, she couldnt help but think that Sima Jiao was also warm to the touch after all.

  As for Sima Jiao, although Liao Tingyan had slept by his side for a while, this was still the first time they had slept in each others arms. Unlike with Liao Tingyan, he soon felt the warmth emanating from her body as he held her close, like a soft and warm stove on this deep autumn night, also fragrant.

  The doctor who used to take care of him said that the temperature of a persons body comes from their blood. Liao Tingyan is so warm, her blood must be boiling too, unlike him, with his dirty and cold blood, no matter what, he cant get warm.

  Simar furrowed his brow and slowly relaxed, holding the person who had fallen asleep in his arms even tighter.

  Because he slept late, Liao Tingyan woke up late that day. Sima Jiao, on the other hand, got up early and came to the East Hall of Taiji Temple, where he first summoned Gao Taibao.

  After listening to him for a few sentences, Gao Taibao was surprised and said: "Your Majesty summoned me to discuss the matter of the Mohe River flood? This matter is not very serious, the affected area is not large, and yesterday Ma Yu Shi led this matter... Generally speaking, if someone has been sent to deal with it, Your Majesty will not ask about it again. No, Your Majesty usually doesnt ask about many things, especially this kind of thing, he never manages it, why suddenly pay attention to it this time? Is there something secret behind it?

  Gao Taibao thought to himself, how did he know that Sima Jiaos intention to ask about this matter was only because last night Empress Liao was so worried that she couldnt sleep for half the night.

  Simar Jiao wouldnt explain, just hummed a laugh. "Ma Yu Shi, Ma Big Mouth, his mouth is insatiable, cant swallow the overflowing river water, but can swallow all the disaster relief funds allocated to him. Hes got some skills, but hes getting too greedy, I usually dont want to bother with him, but since Im dealing with it this time, I wont use him, just get rid of him directly."

  Gao Taibai bowed and asked: "I dont know who Your Majesty plans to send this time to control the flood?"

  Simu Jiao paused for a moment and said: "Have someone release Shen Shi, who has been locked up for two years, promote him to the fourth rank of Du Shui Zhe, and have him take charge of this matter."

  Gao Taibao was even more astonished. Shen Shi, two years ago, had offended the Emperor and was locked up because of his identity. The Emperor did not kill him but planned to keep him imprisoned for life. Unexpectedly, he is now willing to release him. However, Shen Shi is indeed skilled in water conservancy and is a man of integrity with a good family background, making him suitable for this task.

  "Let Xies Thirteen and General Ling go together again." Sima Jiao instructed faintly.

  Gao Taibao thought for a moment, and then showed an expression of admiration. "Your Majesty is wise, with these two people going together, they will restrain each other and also help each other, and they will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort." Everyone thinks that Your Majesty does not care about government affairs, but who knows that he actually understands everything on the court very clearly. Who can be used and who cannot be used, how to use which people, he is all clear about it. Unfortunately, His Majesty simply does not want to manage these things, this kind of indifference has already been revealed when he was a few years old and personally saw the great fire burning down the Taiji Temple.

  Simar pinched his forehead, his expression not too pleasant. "Still have to solve this matter as soon as possible." Otherwise, who knows how long Liao Tingyan will be worried, what a hassle.

  Simazhao unfolded a piece of silk cloth, picked up his brush and wrote on it, then stamped it with his seal.

  "Tell Shen Shi that if he cant handle this matter properly, theres no need for him to come back. He might as well drown himself in the river. Otherwise, he will only die a more miserable death."

  "Yes, Your Majesty."

  Liao Tingyan didnt wake up until almost noon, and as soon as she thought to herself that she must have been Stockholm syndrome or something to be sleeping so soundly in Sima Jiaos arms, she saw Sima Jiao walking in with big strides.

  He reached out and pinched her face, Sima Jiao said: "Dont make a sour face again, Ive already sent someone to solve the water problem."

  Liao Tingyan: Hehe, who do you think you are? You think you can just solve it by saying so? Do you think the original work is something that can be easily changed?

  Even if she, as the heroine, changed her own storyline, she never thought that she could change Sima Jiao and that terrible future. Just thinking about it makes me laugh, an ordinary person who finds it hard to make a living in another world, can they really save the world just by changing worlds?

  So after Sima Jiao said that, Liao Tingyan didnt take it to heart at all. She had seen that Emperor Sima Jiao usually didnt care about things and would just send people to solve them, but who could he send? Those ministers of his were probably corrupt officials, how could they really solve this difficult problem?

  It was soon reported that the flood in the Mohe River had subsided.

  "This time, thanks to the timely management of the flood by the water conservancy authorities, if not for their efforts in diverting the floodwaters and dispersing them quickly, these consecutive heavy rains would have certainly breached more dikes, triggering even greater disasters. For now, the affected residents on both banks have been temporarily relocated, and once the floodwaters recede, they will be able to return home."

  Liao Tingyan was stunned on the spot when she heard this at the grand meeting.

  What? The Miaohua River flood has been resolved before it had a chance to spread its impact?

  What about the plot afterwards? Has the fuse for the refugees uprising been extinguished?

  Not just Liao Tingyan, but also Chen Yun, the original male lead who was still a ordinary hunter far away in Hezhou at this moment, had the same question.

  "Has the Mohe River flood been controlled?" Chen Yun gritted his teeth, "The female leads storyline has deviated, and now even the important plot of the Mohe River flood is gone. How can I reasonably start a rebellion?!"