Xie Xianyu became busy. With the complicated affairs of state, he often left home early and came back late, allowing Wanruo to recuperate at home.
Wanruo stared at the bowl of black medicine, her brows furrowed.
Cuizhu coaxed her, "Young Madam, drink it quickly. This is a nourishing medicine, the best for recuperating. The Master has instructed that you must not miss a single meal."
Wanruo struggled for a while, but still pushed the medicine away: "I'll drink it later."
"Young Madam." Cuizhu looked at her expressionlessly.
Wanruo had no choice but to hold the medicine bowl, take a deep breath, and drink it all in one gulp.
Cuizhu quickly brought her some tea to moisten her throat.
Wanruo took another big sip of tea, but the bitterness in her mouth still lingered, and she frowned uncomfortably.
Cuizhu hurriedly handed her the candied fruit. She stuffed two into her mouth and only then did she feel a little better.
Cuizhu couldn't help laughing: "Young Madam used to be not afraid of hardship, but now she has to be coaxed even when drinking a bowl of medicine."
Wanruo was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized why she was so pampered.
A little maid came to announce: "Young Madam, Miss Su Yue is here."
Wanruo immediately said: "Please come in."
Su Yue hurried in, and Wan Ruo stood up to greet her: "Is the shop closed?"
In the past few months, Su Yue rarely came to see her except to send the bill at the beginning of each month. She said that everything was fine in the shop, business was booming, and Doctor Wang in the clinic could handle it.
Su Yue was still wearing a mask, looking a little anxious. "A few patients have come to the shop these past two days, and Doctor Wang is a little helpless. The symptoms are similar. Doctor Wang said it might be an epidemic..."
Wanruo's expression changed slightly, and she immediately went out: "I'll go take a look."
When we arrived at Jinshangtang, we found that the herbal medicine hall on the second floor was closed today. Only the first floor was still open, and there were several patients lying inside.
Wanruo put on a mask to cover her mouth and nose and went into the shop.
"Boss, you are here. Please take a look. Is this an epidemic?" Doctor Wang also looked anxious.
Wanruo squatted down and examined each patient with a serious face. The patients all had weak limbs, pus-filled faces, and high fevers.
When Lin Han came to report, he described the symptoms of the Qingzhou plague, and they were exactly the same!
But the imperial court had clearly sent medical officers to treat the patients and allocated disaster relief funds for support, and the capital was also strictly guarded. How could the plague spread in the capital at this time without warning?
Suddenly one of the patients began to twitch. Wanruo's face changed and she quickly took a chopstick and gave it to him to bite to prevent him from biting his tongue.
But the man struggled so hard that Wanruo couldn't control him for a moment. Suddenly, a figure hurried in, squatted beside her, took the chopsticks from her hand, pinched the man's cheeks, stuffed the chopsticks into his mouth, and made him bite them.
Wanruo breathed a sigh of relief and turned to thank him: "Thank you..."
When I looked up, I found it was Li Jingzhao.
She was stunned for a moment: "Why is His Highness here?"
"I was planning to buy some herbs, but I didn't expect you to be here today."
Li Jingzhao glanced at the man still twitching, his brow furrowed. "These people have strange symptoms. I saw a patient like this on the street yesterday. What's the cause?"
Wanruo handed him a piece of noodles and said, "It's the plague.
"ah?"
"Put it on quickly, be careful of getting infected."
Li Jingzhao put it on quickly.
"You are too bold. If you had been bitten just now, you would have been finished!" Li Jingzhao said in a deep voice.
"Thank you so much for just now."
"Why do you always have to thank me? You saved my life, I should be thanking you."
Wanruo didn't dwell on this issue anymore. She frowned and went to check on the other patients. If the plague had already spread throughout the capital, it would be an unimaginable disaster.
Li Jingzhao followed her steps and sighed as he looked at the sick people. "Qingzhou is so remote and the emperor is so far away. How could the plague suddenly reach the capital? There's clearly no news from nearby Qizhou and other places. Could it have flown in?"
Wanruo paused, she also found it incredible. Even if this plague spread, it should have spread slowly. How could it suddenly cross so many places and break out in the capital at once?
"But I heard that the capital is under martial law right now, and the newly appointed Commander Wang Zhi is guarding the area so tightly that not even a fly can get in. How could such a blatant patient be allowed in? Could someone have done this on purpose?"
"Did it on purpose and ruined the lives of the people?" Wanruo's face darkened.
"If they wanted to do it on purpose, it would be easy. All they had to do was bribe the imperial guards and they could get the patient out of the city."
Li Jingzhao looked at her meaningfully, "I don't know who it is that can even order the Imperial Guards around."
Li Jingzhao took one look at her increasingly grim expression and sighed, "This fight for the throne is all about ruthlessness and cruelty. Why should they care about the suffering of the people? It's just a pity for these innocent people who have suffered such an unprovoked disaster."
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