Chapter 278: Abrupt
I've had enough of this sour and rotten atmosphere. I have to go outside to get some fresh air no matter what!
Rong Liang and the others agreed, and after accompanying the Third Prince to change his clothes, they went out together.
Now that the epidemic has been brought under control, the situation in Hongzheng Prefecture is getting better day by day. Most of the people in the city have resumed their normal lives, many shops have started doing business as usual, and you can see some peddlers setting up stalls and selling goods on the streets.
Compared with the widespread misery in the previous period, the current situation can be described as thriving.
The Third Prince was quite pleased. He walked slowly along the street and even wandered around the nearby alleys.
The alleys were much quieter, but still relatively peaceful because there were houses everywhere. You could smell the strong smell of medicine in the air, and the people strictly followed the epidemic prescriptions for medication and disinfection and prevention.
It can be said that everything is in order.
But when the Third Prince walked to a more secluded alley, he almost bumped into someone head-on.
The man was dressed in green and looked like a servant, and there were three people standing next to him who were dressed similarly to him. The four of them looked nervous and looked at the Third Prince and his entourage with vigilance.
At their feet was a pile of sacks piled up randomly, each with a piece of cloth with words written on it.
Because the sack exuded a strong herbal scent, the Third Prince frowned and glanced at it subconsciously.
The word "licorice" was written on a strip of cloth tied to one of the sacks. Looking at the other sacks, there were roasted ephedra, forsythia, honeysuckle, isatis root, rhubarb, etc.
this……
They are all medicinal herbs for treating epidemics.
Due to the severe epidemic in Hong Zheng Prefecture, these medicinal materials are extremely scarce. In order to prevent merchants from hoarding and raising prices, Zheng Yakun has already talked to the Chamber of Commerce and herbal medicine stores, asking them to sell at a reasonable price and not to raise prices drastically.
Moreover, all the medicinal materials transported to the Hongzheng Mansion were prepared with prescriptions for treating epidemics under the supervision of the government office and distributed everywhere to ensure that the people had access to medicine and their illnesses could be cured.
It can be said that what the people have in their hands are whole packages of medicinal materials prepared according to prescriptions for treating epidemics, and they are not placed according to different types of herbs like this.
Such medicinal materials are only available in the hands of merchants.
However, medicinal materials were scarce at that time, and all medicinal materials purchased from the herbal medicine shops in the city were guarded by the government offices. It was basically impossible for them to be scattered in the alleys and guarded by ordinary people.
Or, were these medicinal herbs secretly transported into the city by some people, intending to take advantage of the national crisis and make a fortune?
The Third Prince had a gloomy expression on his face. He was about to speak, but the leading servant was alert, "Who are you and what do you want to do?"
"Then who are you and what are you doing here?" The Third Prince asked back, "Where did these herbs come from?"
"We bought them!" The servant replied. Seeing the unfriendly tone of the Third Prince and the others, he was also a little unhappy. He just put his hands on his waist and glared at them, "You live by the sea, don't you? Why do you care where these herbs come from? I don't steal or rob."
Seeing that the boy's words were very irritating, Rong Liang also retorted, "How dare you!"
"If you don't steal or rob, you're all right? Tell me the truth. Where are these herbs going and what are they for? If you keep talking nonsense here, I'll take you to the government office and punish you!"
"Who are you, and why are you dragging me to see the official?" The servant still showed no fear. Instead, he glared at Rong Liang and the Third Prince, and even said, "In broad daylight, you are pretending to be here, thinking of stealing our medicinal materials? No way!"
"If you still insist and try to covet our medicinal materials, be careful or we will send you to the government office!" The servant next to him also chimed in.
"That's right. We are servants of the Anmin County Zi family. My eldest son has a very good relationship with Prefect Zheng. If you know what's good for you, leave now. Otherwise..."
"Don't blame us for being rude!"
The four servants were now looking at the Third Prince, Rong Liang and the others with vigilance and anger on their faces.
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince was stunned.
These people are the servants of the Anmin County Zi family, so doesn't that mean...
"Feng Zhu, what happened?" Su Yunruo saw her servant arguing with someone and hurried over.
"Miss." The leader Feng Zhu explained hurriedly, "We were guarding the herbs when these people jumped out. I don't know what they were going to do. I think these people have bad intentions. Seeing that we have herbs for curing epidemics, they wanted to take them away."
"Nonsense!" Rong Liang was furious. "It's obvious that you are the ones who hoarded the herbs here. My master was just curious and asked a few questions. You are arrogant and spoke arrogantly. You can neither tell me where the herbs came from nor what they are used for. That's why I said I would send you to the government office to ask for clarification."
"Why are you asking about the origins and destinations of our medicinal herbs for no reason?" Feng Zhu shouted back unconvinced, "You must have some other plan in mind..."
"Feng Zhu!" Su Yunruo shouted.
Feng Zhu stopped talking and looked at Su Yunruo, "Miss..."
"You must not speak without thinking and jump to conclusions before you have made clear the matter." Su Yunruo looked at Feng Zhu with a sharp gaze, and then said to the Third Prince, "I am rude, please forgive me."
"I just don't know why you insist on asking me about the origin and whereabouts of this medicinal material. But what's the matter?"
Although Su Yunruo was dressed as a woman at this time, she was wearing a tight suit, very capable, and looked very heroic. Her aura was quite sharp, which made people feel afraid.
The Third Prince did not answer Su Yunruo's question, but smiled slightly and bowed, "Hello, Miss Su."
"Do you recognize me?" Su Yunruo was immediately surprised and looked at the person in front of him unconsciously.
He was of the same age as her, with outstanding looks and a noble temperament. He was wearing an exquisite brocade robe. He did not look like an ordinary person, but Su Yunruo could not remember where she had seen such a person.
"I can't say I recognize him. I can only say that I heard Master Su mention him." The Third Prince said with a smile, "Master Su was previously in charge of transporting food for disaster relief. I often saw him and heard Master Su mention that he had a younger sister at home."
"Just now I heard your servants mention that they are servants of the Anmin County Zi family. Since they call you Miss, I guess you are the strong-willed, intelligent and capable little sister that Master Su mentioned."
"I heard from Master Su and Doctor Su that Miss Su was ambushed by criminals while escorting a batch of disaster relief grain and was severely poisoned. Is Miss Su doing well now?"
I see.
Su Yunruo nodded slightly, looked at the Third Prince again, and bowed, "Thank you for your concern, Doctor Su is a skilled doctor, and he has recovered a while ago."
"How does Miss Su know my identity?" This time it was the Third Prince's turn to be surprised.
(End of this chapter)
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