Chapter 130 Medicine Pack

The imperial physician, who was fairly familiar with Physician Wei, advised in a low voice.

"Developing a prescription is of utmost urgency. Now that we have a ready-made prescription, it will only take some effort, but it is not impossible to succeed."

Physician Wei shook his head and said righteously:

"Since Miss Xiao and Doctor Pei are willing to sacrifice themselves and contribute their prescriptions, how can I stand idly by? Of course, I must do my part to save the people from this epidemic."

The imperial physician Zhang, who had just mentioned knowing Doctor Pei, pondered for a long time before also saying:

"What Physician Wei says is true. I am also willing to assist in this matter."

These past few days, the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital have been quite exhausted.

The epidemic was no small matter, and their already hectic jobs were made even worse. Rather than racking their brains like headless flies, they might as well go with the flow and agree to Miss Xiao's suggestion—

Most importantly, this must have been at the behest of the eldest princess, which would also do her a favor.

Xiao Yuxuan recovered from her surprise and, as if she had expected it, said:

"In that case, I will leave it to you two. Once the princess recovers, she will remember your kindness."

The other old doctors were a step behind and could only sneer and continue making sarcastic remarks.

"You'd better not try to steal a chicken and end up losing the rice instead. If you delay the development of new drugs, the Emperor will blame you, and you'll be in deep trouble."

"There's no need for you gentlemen to trouble yourselves with that."

Seeing that there was hope for the future, Physician Wei became somewhat arrogant. He didn't get angry when he heard the doubts, and simply bowed to deflect them.

Although this matter may not necessarily succeed, it will at least make an impression on the Princess, which may help in seeking future favors...

Xiao Yuxuan didn't care what Physician Wei was thinking.

With the Imperial Medical Academy involved, the chances of successfully preparing the prescription were much higher.

Xiao Yuxuan sent Bihui back to the Xiao residence, bringing with her Doctor Pei and Pei Xing'er.

The Princess's residence covered a large area, and a palace was specially built for them to live in, so that it would be convenient to obtain medicine.

The hall was already filled with medicinal herbs collected from all over the place, leaving almost no room to walk. After temporarily eliminating some that had conflicting properties, they still had nearly a thousand kinds left. If they were to be combined in pairs, there would probably be hundreds of thousands of possibilities.

"This is too slow. I need to go to the palace."

Xiao Yuxuan had always had a feeling that the Seventh Prince knew how to prevent the spread of the so-called "pathogenic qi" and might also know the prescription for the epidemic.

Since he was willing to subtly enlighten Physician Wei about this matter, it shows that he must also be kind-hearted and unwilling to see innocent people die violently.

The eldest princess was quite surprised to learn that she was actually going to see the seventh prince.

"You also have dealings with You'er?"

The two covered their mouths and noses, separated by a gauze curtain, so the princess could not see Xiao Yuxuan's expression.

"At the last palace banquet, Yu Xuan ran into His Highness the Seventh Prince. He was very innocent and cute... This time, I heard that it was he who unintentionally inspired Physician Wei to come up with this method of isolating the 'illness qi'. So Yu Xuan thought that perhaps the Seventh Prince was simple-minded and could think of things that ordinary people could not. That's why I hope to go to the palace to ask the Seventh Prince for advice."

"You're the first one who's not afraid of him."

To say they're afraid is an exaggeration; many people would avoid it like the plague. They wouldn't even bother to get close to it, let alone walk past it.

The eldest princess sighed, "The palace is heavily guarded now. After those imperial physicians returned yesterday, they've been leaving almost exclusively to buy supplies. I can let you in, but you can't stay too long..."

Xiao Yuxuan was holding the princess's token and was about to enter the palace when Pei Xing'er hurriedly stopped her.

"Girl! Wait a minute!"

Everyone was wearing face masks, making it difficult to breathe while running. Pei Xing'er, panting heavily, held onto her knees, finally managing to stop Xiao Yuxuan.

"Xing'er? What's wrong?"

"Here—take this." She handed over a roughly made little medicine packet. "This is a sachet that my grandfather just rushed to make to ward off the plague. Wear it carefully and be careful not to catch the disease!"

The small medicine packet was no more than half the size of a fist and was made of the most ordinary cotton cloth. Perhaps because they were in a hurry, the herbs inside were not ground, and their shapes were sticking out here and there.

Xiao Yuxuan took it; it was still a bit prickly.

However, the scent is indeed quite different from ordinary sachets that are meant to refresh and invigorate; it carries a faint, bitter medicinal aroma.

"Thank you very much, Doctor Pei, and thank you all too!"

She tied it around her waist, but its rugged style clashed somewhat with her attire.

Pei Xing'er seemed to have noticed as well, and she scratched her head somewhat awkwardly:

"Um, when you come back, I'll make you a nicer sachet again, and I'll grind the herbs and put them in it too."

Xiao Yuxuan nodded with a smile.

This time, the process of entering the palace was much stricter than the last time I attended a banquet.

Because she was carrying the princess's token, the guards didn't make things too difficult for her. However, the constant questioning of people was taking up too much time.

The carriage arrived at the horse stele at the Left Gate. Xiao Yuxuan was helped off the carriage by Bi Sui and walked into the palace.

These past few days, due to the epidemic, the palace has been eerily quiet, with few people moving around freely for fear of accidentally contracting the disease. As a result, the two of them, master and servant, attracted a lot of attention as they walked through the spacious palace.

Who is that over there?

Yu Xin, the heir of the Marquis of Yu, tapped the fan in his palm. It was too far away for him to see clearly even with his eyes squinted.

Qi Jun and the two men were preparing to return to the East Palace from the Imperial Study when he suddenly asked a question. Qi Jun glanced at them briefly and said indifferently:

"The Xiao family's daughter."

"Why is she going to the palace at this time?" Yu Xin asked, puzzled.

Lady Yu was the Empress's younger sister. She often accompanied her mother to the palace and had an excellent relationship with the Empress and the Crown Prince.

This time, it was because both Lord Yu and his wife contracted the plague. In order to protect the only son of the Yu family, Lord Yu's wife hurriedly sent him to the palace, thinking that the imperial physicians in the palace were highly skilled, and if Yu Xin also contracted the plague, there would be more hope for his recovery.

Poor Yu Xin thought he had come to the palace to seek refuge and relax, but he never expected that he would be dragged to the imperial study by Qi Jun as soon as he entered the palace.

I haven't received a single penny of salary, yet I've done so much for free.

Having finally emerged, and just as they were about to stretch their limbs and look around, they spotted the master and servant walking alone in the vast palace.

Miss Xiao's reputation has been quite remarkable lately.

The fact that girls could graduate early was something that many men could only dream of.

"How does Miss Xiao's brain work? Didn't she never go to school before? How come she learns so quickly? Things that take other people several years to master, she learned in a month. It's really infuriating to compare people like that!"

Do not gossip about others.

Qi Jun withdrew his gaze. Given the current special circumstances, she must have some important business to attend to when she entered the palace.

As for what Yu Xin said about never having studied before... He thought of the report from the Qilin Guard about Miss Xiao's childhood sweetheart and her older brother, and his eyes darkened.

Surprisingly, no such person could be found in the military.