"Young Madam, you better take care of yourself. What if you get sick? This place is really dangerous. Why don't you just forget about it..."

Qing'an couldn't help but persuade her. He was really worried that if the young lady also got sick, how would he explain it to his son?

It has been several days since the emperor entered the palace. The emperor is seriously ill and it is time to appoint a crown prince. The palace is under martial law and no one is allowed to enter or leave. No news can be sent to the emperor.

Wanruo seemed to smell something, and while grinding the herbs, she frowned, added another herb and tried again.

But at this moment, a group of imperial guards suddenly rushed in: "Take them all away!"

Wanruo's expression changed, and she said sternly, "What are you doing?!"

"We have an order from above. Anyone infected with the plague must be arrested and dealt with immediately!"

Wanruo's grip on the medicine grinder tightened: "What should we do with it?"

"Burn it clean."

Wan Ruo's face turned pale: "You are simply taking human life lightly!"

Now almost half of the city has been infected with the plague. How many people are going to be killed?!

"When the plague first hit Qingzhou, His Majesty ordered medical officers to be dispatched to treat the disease. Now the plague is spreading in the capital, and it's only been a few days, yet you dare to treat human lives so recklessly?!"

"This is an order from above. Madam Xie, please don't make things difficult for us. Otherwise, if something important is delayed, Madam Xie won't be able to bear the consequences."

The leading leader snorted coldly and gave the order: "Capture them all!"

"Stop it! I've almost developed a cure for the epidemic. Wait a few days, three days, at most, and I'll definitely find a way to cure them!"

Wan Ruo stopped them in front and said, "Let Commander Wang come to see me. I will talk to him in person!"

"How can Commander Wang have time to see a woman like you? Get out of here!" The imperial guards rushed in.

But at this moment, I suddenly heard a loud shout: "Stop!"

But Li Jingzhao strode in with a sullen face.

"Who are you?" the imperial guard roared.

Li Jingzhao took out a silver note and handed it to the leader: "Please give us a few more days. We will definitely not let these patients wander around."

The leader took one look at the banknote, his eyes lit up, and he took the money and snorted coldly: "Hey, I'll give you three days, at most!"

The queen left with her group in a large group.

"Are you okay?" Li Jingzhao asked her hurriedly.

Wanruo shook her head with a pale face.

"Don't worry, they won't come for at least three days after taking the money."

Wanruo, however, looked at the direction they left, her expression grim. "Even if they don't come to Jinshangtang, won't they still be able to treat patients elsewhere?"

As soon as the imperial guards left Jinshang Hall, they immediately started to arrest others and killed anyone who dared to resist on the spot.

If people were really so careless about their lives, how many people would die.

Li Jingzhao frowned. "These imperial guards are truly lawless. Seeing that the emperor is seriously ill, I'm afraid they want to make the plague a big deal and force the emperor to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible."

Now that the emperor is seriously ill, the issue of appointing a crown prince remains unresolved. Although the court seems calm, in fact, all forces have already begun the final game.

It is obvious that this sudden plague is just a tool to seize power, and these innocent people are destined to be victims.

Wanruo clenched her hands in her sleeves as she looked at the patients in pain and with hideous faces all over the hall.

Li Jingzhao said in a deep voice, "This plague is a powerful weapon to defeat King Xuan. Only by making it worse can His Majesty become even more angry and even more disappointed in King Xuan. At this critical juncture of establishing a crown prince, this method is truly brilliant."

Wanruo asked him coldly, "What do you want to say?"

"You know exactly what I want to say, don't you? Even today, you still can't see it? Who is behind this plague? Who in the capital right now has the power and the heart to do this?"

Wanruo's face was tense, and her hand holding the medicine grinder tightened.

Li Jingzhao's expression was slightly serious. "I know you didn't marry him willingly. He forced you to marry him, leaving you without freedom and unable to do as you please. If he really liked you, he wouldn't have attacked these innocent people. Doesn't he know that you're a doctor, and doctors are kind?"

"I'm about to return to Beiliang, but I'm really worried about you. You're forced to be with such a cruel person. What will happen in the future?"

Wanruo was silent for a moment, put down the medicine grinder, and looked up at him: "So can you help me?"