Chapter 25: Men Dressed as Women
"Troublemaker?"
Jing Siye's eyes narrowed instantly, and his cold gaze pierced straight at Zhai Qing.
Zhai Qing felt a chill running up his spine, and his legs trembled slightly uncontrollably.
He hurriedly clasped his hands, his waist bent almost parallel to the ground, and his voice was filled with obvious panic:
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I made a mistake because of my words. I have been so worried about the medicinal materials these days. I have tried every possible way, but still cannot get them. I deserve death. Please punish me, Your Highness."
As several people were talking, a loud cry could be heard faintly from a distance.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of ragged villagers stumbling towards them.
Everyone's face and hands had more or less redness, swelling and scabs, and some places were oozing pus and blood.
When the villagers saw Jing Siye and others, they paused for a moment, as if they were hesitating and guessing the intentions of these strangers. But soon, their instinct for survival and their desire for hope drove them to quickly gather around them.
"Who are you? Are you here to rescue us?"
A middle-aged man squeezed out of the crowd with difficulty and asked in a hoarse and dry voice.
Before Jing Siye could answer, an old man in the crowd suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted:
"Don't ask! From their attire, we can tell that they are high-ranking officials. How could they really care about the lives of poor people like us? The pharmacy is out of medicine. We can only wait to die here!"
This remark instantly caused the crowd to become restless. Everyone was talking at once, accusations and complaints were heard one after another, and the scene fell into chaos.
Jing Siye looked calm. He raised his hand calmly and gently pressed it down in the air, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"Don't panic, everyone. Now that I am here, I will definitely find a way to save you."
"Don't listen to him!"
The old man was very excited. He took a few quick steps forward, stood on a high place, waved his arms at the crowd, and shouted,
"Officials like them always protect each other! If he can't get the herbs today, we won't let him leave!"
As soon as the old man's highly inflammatory words came out, the crowd became more and more excited, their emotions completely out of control, and like a surging tide, they gradually surrounded Jing Siye. The atmosphere was tense and ready to explode.
Seeing this, Xue Nian and Lu Bo quickly drew their swords and protected Jing Siye closely.
Jing Siye looked at the old man in front of him, and his deep eyes darkened.
Immediately, he turned his gaze to the excited crowd and raised his voice:
"Everyone, please be patient. The medicinal materials will arrive tomorrow. The king and Doctor Chen are here to investigate the situation first."
"That's right, you rude people. This is the King of Zhaonan, the second prince of the dynasty. How dare you commit treason? Don't you want to live?"
Zhai Qing shouted at the top of his voice.
His words did have a certain deterrent effect. The crowd instantly quieted down and everyone looked at each other with a hint of fear in their eyes.
But after a moment, the old man stiffened his neck and shouted again with an unconvinced look on his face:
"So what if you are the prince? We are almost dying of illness, so why should we be afraid of these weak ones? If I don't see the medicinal materials today, I will not let you go no matter what!"
Jing Siye's gaze was fixed on the old man, and a cold light flashed in his deep eyes.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sharp arc appeared faintly at the corners of his eyes. The aura around him suddenly became powerful and oppressive, and the originally gentle breath was instantly replaced by murderousness.
Instead of retreating, the old man walked closer and closer to Jing Siye.
The crowd also gathered around them. If they had too much contact with the plague, they would be infected. It was not advisable to try to repel them.
While he was hesitating, the sound of horse hooves came from afar. After seeing Jing Siye and others, a guard immediately dismounted and said, "Your Majesty, the medicinal materials have entered the city and are on their way to the government office."
At this moment, the crowd began to riot again:
"If there really is medicinal material, then we are saved."
"Yes, the Second Prince did not lie to us."
"Great, we're saved."
…
At this time, Chen Lian spoke up: "Everyone, if you have medicinal herbs, you must prescribe the right medicine for the right condition. I will go back and study the prescription and try to make everyone recover as soon as possible, okay?"
"Okay, okay, Second Prince, Doctor Chen, we trust you, folks, please make way."
A younger man stood up and said.
People immediately made way.
Jing Siye gave Lu Bo a look, and Lu Bo understood...
Back at the government office, the medicinal herbs were being moved into the courtyard. The leader of the soldiers escorting the herbs was giving orders, as were two women.
Wait, when did there appear to be women in the escort team?
When the leading officer saw Jing Siye, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I greet you."
"No need to be so polite." Jing Siye said in a deep voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the women in a lotus-colored dress ran towards Jing Siye.
"My Lord, I finally see you."
Jing Siye didn't react for a moment and subconsciously took a step back.
The woman raised her hands in the air. When she saw Jing Siye retreating, she stamped her feet unhappily, then covered her mouth with a handkerchief, twisted her body and smiled faintly:
"My Lord, you don't recognize me after just a few days."
Jing Siye opened his mouth, and his breathing stopped at that moment.
After a long while, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he swallowed hard before he found his voice again:
"Qin...Guard Zhu?"
"Yes, it's me." Zhu Wenqin pinched the hem of her skirt and playfully turned around.
"My Lord, does it look good?"
Jing Siye suppressed his inner throbbing and asked, "Why are you dressed like this?"
Zhu Wenqin lowered her head with a guilty conscience: "This... is a long story."
If this is Zhu Wenqin, then the other woman with a red face and wearing a light pink dress must be Qi Feng.
Qi Feng lowered his head and walked over: "...Little one, meet the prince."
"Ha, Qi Feng, why are you dressed like this?" Xue Nian walked up to him and looked at him.
"Qi Feng, you look so good in this..." Xue Nian praised sincerely.
Qi Feng's face turned even redder, and he stammered, "We wanted to change here earlier, but we are not familiar with this government office and don't know which room to go to."
"It's a good thing they didn't change it, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see such beautiful Guards Qi and Zhu." Xue Nian kept joking.
Jing Siye's eyes also agreed with this. However, he immediately frowned.
"Qi Feng, didn't I tell you to stay in the palace and take good care of Guard Zhu? Why are you here?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me," Qi Feng immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty, "Please punish me, Your Majesty."
"Your Highness, I forced him to do that. If you want to punish someone, punish me." Zhu Wenqin also knelt down.
"Okay, I have something to discuss with Doctor Chen now. Let's go back to the post station first. I will come back to settle the score with you."
After Jing Siye finished speaking, the group walked towards the post station.
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