Upon hearing the imperial physician's question, Nangong Yuan's eyes flickered. Over the past few days, watching the people outside the city fall one by one had caused Nangong Yuan great distress.
However, even with the fastest horse and the fastest journey, it would still take ten days to travel from Kyoto to Heian-ji.
He knew that Han Yi might have a way, after all, Emperor Beichen was also on the verge of death, and she was able to save him.
Back then, it was just Emperor Beichen, but now it involves tens of thousands of people. If she were to use her secret to save people again, Nangong Yuan would worry that her secret would be exposed, leading to his death.
Seeing more and more people losing their lives while the Imperial Hospital made no progress, Nangong Yuan became restless. Now that even his two children were sick, Nangong Yuan decided to go find Han Yiyi.
Before Nangong Yuan could even leave, the imperial eunuch arrived, saying that Emperor Beichen wanted to see him and that he should come to the palace immediately.
Hearing that Emperor Beichen was so anxious to find him, Nangong frowned, but still followed the eunuch into the palace first.
Following the imperial eunuch to the imperial study, before even entering, they heard a roar coming from inside.
"A bunch of useless trash! You haven't figured it out! You haven't figured it out! So much time has passed, and you still haven't made any progress. Do you think I've been supporting you all just so you can eat for free?..."
Hearing the roar from inside, the little eunuch stopped two steps and turned to Nangong Yuan to speak.
"General, I have some matters to attend to, so I won't see you in. His Majesty is waiting for you inside. He said that as long as you arrive, there's no need to announce your arrival; you can go straight in..." Before Nangong Yuan could reply, he turned and left, moving so fast it was as if a dog was chasing him.
There was no other way. In the past few days, due to the illness outside the city, Emperor Beichen had to summon the people from the Imperial Hospital almost every day to inquire about the progress. After learning that a prescription had not yet been developed, he would throw a tantrum. At this time, if anyone dared to enter the Imperial Study, they would definitely get a beating. The eunuchs were all experienced and, hearing the roaring sounds from inside, they dared not stay any longer.
Seeing this, Nangong Yuan had no choice but to step inside. However, he had only stepped halfway across the threshold when he heard a roar coming from inside.
"Who's outside? Get in here right now..."
Upon seeing that the person who came was Nangong Yuan, he calmed down and began to berate the head of the Imperial Medical Academy who was kneeling below.
"Get out here and start researching! If you can't figure it out, I think your head as the head of the Imperial Medical Academy is useless..."
At this moment, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, who was trembling and kneeling on the ground, almost couldn't keep his kneeling down after hearing Emperor Beichen's words. It was only because Nangong Yuan supported him with his leg that he was able to straighten up.
"Your humble servant obeys. I will now take my leave..."
After everyone had left, seeing Nangong Yuan's bloodshot eyes and somewhat pale face, they calmed down and asked.
"What is the situation outside the city now...?"
"More and more refugees are gathering, more and more people are showing symptoms, and more and more people are dying..."
Upon hearing Nangong Yuan's words, Emperor Beichen's eyes darkened. After a moment of contemplation, he looked at Nangong Yuan again and spoke.
"That day, did that woman have a way, or did she still have medicine...?"
Nangong Yuan naturally knew that the woman the Emperor Beichen spoke of was Han Yiyi. In fact, there was another reason why Nangong Yuan had hesitated to go find Han Yiyi: the Emperor Beichen. The heart of an emperor is unpredictable, and if he were to let the Emperor know about Han Yiyi's "treasure," he could guarantee he wouldn't covet it, but he couldn't guarantee that this high and mighty man wouldn't.
As for the last time, when Emperor Beichen asked about it, Nangong Yuan made up a reason to brush it off. As for those rare treasures, they were naturally all rewards.
Seeing Nangong Yuan's expression, Emperor Beichen's eyes darkened again. He naturally knew what the person in front of him was thinking. He understood that the person in front of him was resentful of him because of the last matter of the grain supplies, and was worried that he coveted the other's treasure. So he spoke again.
"I know your concerns. I assure you that as long as she has a way to solve this epidemic, I will reward her handsomely, without asking any questions..."
In fact, what Emperor Beichen meant was, "I know she has a treasure, but don't worry, as long as she has a way to save the people outside the city, I will not only take her treasure, but also reward her handsomely."
Upon hearing Emperor Beichen's words, Nangong Yuan felt a slight sense of relief and then spoke.
"I don't know if she has a way, but before coming to the palace, I was preparing to set off for Ping'an Town to find her..."
Upon hearing Nangong Yuan's words, Emperor Beichen rolled his eyes at him. So this guy came here not to say he was going to find someone, but because he was waiting for his promise.
Looking at Nangong Yuan, who was bowing his head and remaining silent, Emperor Beichen spoke up in an annoyed tone.
"Why aren't you going to find them? What are you standing here for...?"
Meanwhile, Han Yiyi was unaware that the two little ones were ill, and even less aware that the outskirts of Kyoto were filled with refugees. At that moment, she was being watched by Aunt Zhang as she did her embroidery.
No, it should be said that Aunt Zhang wanted to learn embroidery from Han Yi and then make a wedding dress for Er Yue.
Originally, the bride was supposed to embroider her own wedding dress, but Eryue had been an orphan since childhood and even getting food was a problem, let alone a wedding dress. Aunt Zhang didn't want to make her feel bad, so she thought of making one for her herself.
Everyone knows that the best embroidery in the entire Zhushan Village belongs to Han Yiyi, or rather, to the original owner of this body.
Aunt Zhang originally wanted Han Yiyi to do it for her, but she didn't want to trouble her, so she came over to ask Han Yiyi to teach her.
Seeing Han Yiyi stab herself with the embroidery needle for the third time, Aunt Zhang finally couldn't help but speak up.
"Girl, are you feeling unwell today? How about I come over again tomorrow...?"
Han Yiyi thought to herself, "Even if you come tomorrow, or even next year, I still won't know how to embroider this thing." In order to avoid further suffering to her hands, Han Yiyi had no choice but to speak up.
"Auntie, it's not that I'm feeling unwell, it's just that I really can't embroider anymore, and I get so dizzy whenever I hold the needle..."
Seeing Aunt Zhang's concerned expression, he quickly continued speaking.
“Auntie, don’t worry, I’m not sick. I don’t know if it’s because of the injury I got from being pushed down by Fan Ting. For some reason, I get so dizzy whenever I see needles and thread, and the needle keeps pricking my hand…”
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