With limited medical resources in Mucheng and so many people dying every day, Zhu Chen feared he would also die in Mucheng, so he secretly sent a memorial to Shengjing, requesting to return to the capital.
Unfortunately, the entire city of Mu was under martial law, and the memorial could not leave the city gates.
Zhu Chen slammed his fist against the door, plotting a vicious scheme in his mind.
Lu Yuyan has been extremely busy lately. Although he doesn't have to take care of patients, he needs to develop an effective prescription as soon as possible.
Improving the drug, conducting experiments, and reconstituted the drug—I could barely get a few hours of sleep each day.
Ruoling wanted to do something, but she had promised Lu Yuyan that she would not leave the prefectural government office. So she did what she could, such as sorting herbs and brewing medicine with the young apprentice.
Furthermore, he took great care of Lu Yuyan's three meals a day, and sometimes even cooked a few dishes himself and brought them to eat with Lu Yuyan.
Lu Yuyan was, after all, a modern man at heart, and at first, he felt a little guilty that a princess was serving him.
But as time went on, when he was too busy to eat, he got used to having someone hold his hand and eat with him.
That day, Zhu Chen lost his temper. Although his dizziness and chest tightness had eased considerably compared to the previous few days, he was still not fully recovered.
"Where is Lu Yuyan? Go and fetch him here! I want to ask him when he will finally cure me, after he has been eating the emperor's food!" Zhu Chen roared at the servant who brought him the medicine.
The servant was an elderly man in his fifties, chosen from among the healthy common people. He had never served such an important person before, and he didn't know what to say and what not to say.
He hunched over and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Lu is busy and doesn't have time to come. He just sent me to bring you this medicine so you can drink it in time."
"He's busy, what is he busy with! So much time has passed, and he still hasn't come up with a cure for the plague. I think he's just busy doing nothing every day! If something happens to me, can he take responsibility for it!"
"No, I'm not busy for nothing. Mr. Lu can barely sleep for a few hours each day. If it weren't for Princess Ruoling keeping an eye on him, Mr. Lu would forget about his next meal."
Zhu Chen grabbed the old man by the collar and pulled him close: "What did you say? Princess Ruoling? She's here?"
The old man was terrified. He covered his mouth and nose tightly and kept nodding.
Zhu Chen pushed the old man to the ground, and a vicious scheme came to mind. Lu Yuyan was so bold as to bring Ruoling to Mucheng. He didn't believe there wasn't something between them!
He refused to believe that if Ruoling had contracted the plague, he would not send her back to Shengjing City!
By then, ah...
That day, Ruoling woke up early and felt a little dizzy. She patted her head and wondered what time Ayan had gone to bed last night. She had to have a good talk with him, in case he got sick.
Just as he was about to get up, a wave of dizziness hit him, and he collapsed to the ground.
The household had limited manpower, and everyone was busy with their own affairs. In addition, Ruoling did not need anyone to serve her, so she did not have any maids by her side.
Lu Yuyan had been busy all night the night before. When he remembered that he was a little hungry, he looked up at the water clock and was surprised to find that it was already past 9 a.m.
Last night's efforts were quite effective.
Why hasn't Ruoling come over today? She usually arrives around 5 a.m.
Lu Yuyan had a bad feeling, so he put down what he was doing and ran towards the house where Ruoling lived.
The door was locked from the inside. It was already this late; Ruoling couldn't possibly still be asleep.
Without thinking twice, Lu Yuyan slammed the door open and saw Ruoling lying on the cold ground.
He was shocked and rushed forward to help Ruoling up. He found that her whole body was burning hot, but her hands were ice cold.
I immediately carried the person to the bed, examined them, and rolled up their sleeves to find a whole patch of red rash on their arm.
Lu Yuyan felt a buzzing in his head; Ruoling had contracted the disease!
She was fine yesterday, but now both her arms are covered in red rashes, which means she is seriously ill!
But she had never left the mansion, nor had she been in contact with anyone infected with the disease. Zhu Chen was even two courtyards away from her. When did she get infected?
Ruoling's illness came on suddenly and violently; she fell into a coma, but her body temperature was alarmingly high.
Lu Yuyan panicked a little, fearing that something might happen to Ruoling.
Ruoling has been unconscious for two days, and he has stayed by her side without leaving her side for those two days.
At this moment, he couldn't even get the medicine down his throat. He regretted it; he shouldn't have agreed to bring her to Mu City.
He thought that as a doctor, he could protect Ruoling as long as she was under his watchful eye.
But he was wrong.
He himself had been dealing with various medicinal herbs for many years, and had been in Mu City for a long time, so he must have been infected long ago. However, because he was likely an asymptomatic carrier, he had developed immunity.
Even though I spent two days in such close proximity to Ruoling, I wasn't infected.
A few days ago, he had the medicine he developed sent to Physician Jiang for testing, and unexpectedly it had a miraculous effect, especially on patients with mild symptoms.
However, the effect was not obvious for the seriously ill. Two days had passed, and people were still dying every day.
Ruoling's condition was very serious, and the medicine could no longer be administered. In this era, it was impossible to have an IV drip. Lu Yuyan made a tough decision, took off his mask, took a big mouthful of medicine, held Ruoling's head, and fed her the medicine little by little with his mouth.
The young apprentice who came with him was stunned: "Sir! You'll get infected too! The princess is very ill, and her illness is highly contagious."
The apprentice dared not enter the house, but he did see Lu Yuyan's actions.
"Get out!" Lu Yuyan coldly ordered, but his voice trembled with fear.
He was terrified, not because she was a princess, but because he feared that if something happened, he would be punished by the emperor and empress dowager.
He was afraid that if something happened to Ruoling, he would be sad, upset, and extremely upset.
He didn't want anything to happen to Ruoling.
After feeding her a large bowl of medicine, Lu Yu didn't put her down. Instead, she held Ruoling tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"Ruoling, please wake up."
"Ruoling, promise me you won't get into trouble. You have to be strong."
"Ruoling, please, please open your eyes and look at me, okay? As long as you wake up, I'll eat with you every day and never drive you away from me again. Ruoling..."
Tears rolled down Ruoling's cold forehead, and the rashes that had already appeared on her face had now turned into small pustules, a shocking sight.
Her once fair and beautiful face had become a terrible sight.
"Is Mr. Lu inside?" It was Physician Jiang's voice.
The young apprentice's voice was full of worry: "Yes, Princess Ruoling's condition is very bad. Sir, I'm worried something might happen to her. Physician Jiang, how is it outside? Has anyone else died today?"
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