Chapter 209 Is it really just a coincidence?

"What kind-hearted person?"

Cheng Jin felt pity for the woman and even more suspicious after hearing her words.

The woman seemed to realize that she had said something wrong and immediately covered her mouth. She was a little overwhelmed. She quickly shook her head and denied, "There is no kind-hearted person. I just said it casually."

The woman was about to stand up with Xiaomi in her arms.

"I'm sorry to bother you two adults to listen to my complaints here. The court is very good to us. Not only does it give us a place to live, but it also gives us medicine. We are very grateful. We can't trouble you anymore."

The more she said this, the more she felt that she said these words just to make up for it. Cheng Jin immediately realized that something was wrong, but this woman's vigilance was really high.

Cheng Jin glanced at Chu Chengye, and Chu Chengye immediately stood up and took Wei An with him and said, "I've been out for a long time. I'll go back first."

Cheng Jin nodded at Chu Chengye. After Chu Chengye left, Cheng Jin followed the woman wherever she went.

The woman couldn't stand it any longer, so she said, "My lord, why have you been following me all the time? If you have anything to do, just do it."

Cheng Jin didn't ask in a hurry, but stroked the forehead of Xiaomi in the woman's arms, "I'm just here to take a look, there's nothing important."

"Since you've already seen it, my lord should go back."

Cheng Jin shook his head and said, "I see Xiaomi likes her very much, why don't you let me take her away."

Cheng Jin's sudden words made the woman immediately angry and alert. She glared at Cheng Jin, "What are you going to do? Xiaomi is just a child."

Cheng Jin smiled, "Yes, what can I do with a child?"

"But I don't think you care about Xiaomi's life, so why don't you hand Xiaomi over to me? I might take her to see a doctor and she will get better faster."

"How is it possible?"

The woman didn't believe it at all. The medicine they took was given by the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital, and it was a prescription given by the most skilled doctor in the entire Southern Qi. There was no effect, so how could it be possible that it worked after Cheng Jin took it out to see the doctor.

The woman said, "Xiaomi and I depend on each other for life. Her life is my life. How can I not take it to heart?"

Cheng Jin said, "Since you take it to heart, and since you know I will help you, why are you hesitant about some things? Maybe this is the key to cure the disease."

The woman thought Cheng Jin was talking nonsense, so she explained, "He is just a kind person who helps us. How can he be related to the prescription for curing the disease?"

"Besides, I have already promised others not to tell the matter to others."

Cheng Jin said in a deep voice, "What time is it and you are still talking about this."

"It has been many years since the Southern Qi Dynasty had such a serious plague. So many people died, but there was no solution at all, and even the cause was unknown. Almost all the people in Qingzhou City were infected with the plague. Don't you think it's suspicious?"

Cheng Jin read the memorial submitted by the Qingzhou prefect, some of which were true and some were false. Cheng Jin guessed that the plague was real.

Just as Cheng Jin thought, after hearing what Cheng Jin said, the woman hesitated, "It's just a coincidence, which also shows that the plague is serious."

"Is it really just a coincidence?" Cheng Jin asked back.

The woman could no longer deny it, and her voice lowered. "I don't know anything else, but he told us to go to Beijing, where we can be saved."

Seeing that the woman was willing to give in, Cheng Jin asked, "He? Who is it?"

The woman thought for a moment and said, "An old man with a white beard, who looks quite amiable. He told us that if we couldn't stay in Qingzhou, we could go to Beijing. At that time, Qingzhou was peaceful, and we all thought that the old man was crazy, so we didn't take it seriously. We only remembered what the old man said when the epidemic came."

Old man?

Cheng Jin carefully searched for people who might be related in his heart.

"No, there are two people."

Before Cheng Jin thought about it, she heard the woman change her words: "There are two people, and the other one is a young man who seems to be quite good-looking."

The woman said it with confidence, "I saw the old man and the young man drinking tea together in a teahouse. The two seemed to be discussing something, which seemed to be related to some epidemic. I didn't care what they said at the time, I just knew that they talked for a long, long time."

"Is it possible that they are talking about this matter?"

Cheng Jin suddenly felt as if she had understood everything.

Yes, it is so possible.

If she only mentioned an old man, she might not have any clue, and she might not have any impression of a young and handsome man, but if two people appeared together, Cheng Jin could immediately think of who it was. There is only one possibility.

Chu Huaian and Yan Zheng.

Yan Zheng is not an ordinary person in the book. He changed his name and became Chu Huaian's counselor. He did many things for Chu Huaian.

But they were forgotten.

Cheng Jin only now discovered that those who came to the capital from Qingzhou City without being sick were mostly old, weak and disabled, and those who died in Qingzhou City were mostly young and strong generals.

Qingzhou City was originally located on the border. If the defense of Qingzhou City was weakened, someone would take the opportunity to attack, and those who died in this epidemic were all young and strong.

If you look at it this way, then this epidemic is really like a conspiracy.

The soldiers in Qingzhou City died of illness, and most of those left behind were old people, women and children. Letting them come to the capital can cause panic in the capital because of the epidemic, so that the court will only care about the capital in front of it, and will not see Qingzhou, which is only one step away from breaking the city.

Plague cannot be predicted in advance, so if it can be known in advance, then it is not a plague, but a conspiracy.

Cheng Jin suddenly understood, she looked at the woman with some surprise and asked: "Have you taken today's medicine?"

The woman shook her head in confusion, "I was just distributing today's medicine, but I saw Xiaomi coming to you, so I thought about getting it later, and I haven't taken it yet."

Cheng Jin immediately said: "Don't take today's medicine yet."

"Why?" the woman asked.

Cheng Jin said: "Isn't it useless after taking it for several days? Don't take it today, wait for me to go back and get some other medicine."

Although the woman didn't understand, she nodded, "But Xiaomi is still burning."

Cheng Jin suddenly raised her hand and touched Xiaomi's forehead. As expected, it was just as she thought. "Xiaomi is no longer feverish now."

The woman followed Cheng Jin's hand and touched Xiaomi's forehead. As expected, it was just as Cheng Jin said. She was a little surprised and said, "Really."

Xiaomi, who was already asleep, had no signs of fever except for some sweat on his forehead. What was even more strange was that even the red rash that looked particularly serious before had disappeared. He didn't look sick.

The woman looked up at Cheng Jin and wanted to say something. Cheng Jin asked, "What medicine did you take when you came to Beijing?"