However, how could he possibly outrun Qingfeng? A moment later, he was caught and brought before Situ Yao.
Wang Shouli glared at Su Mengyan angrily, "How did you escape?"
He clearly hired martial arts masters, so how could he not be able to keep an eye on a woman and an old man?
Su Mengyan stood in front of him, her expression sarcastic, "You're still dreaming of your Spring and Autumn Dream."
"Do you know why I was able to escape?" Su Mengyan pointed upwards, "Because God couldn't stand what you did."
"Bah!" Wang Shouli was agitated, staring at Situ Yao with murderous eyes, "You framed me."
"You are the one who has done so many evil things. You can't blame anyone else." Situ Yao pulled Su Mengyan away, "Take him back."
Wang Shouli, knowing that there was no hope of escape, went crazy. After being taken into the prefect's mansion, he kept muttering to himself, and no one could hear clearly what he said.
The governor of Chucheng had just finished visiting his family and came to see Situ Yao. "This humble official greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Master Xu, there's no need to be so polite." Situ Yaoxu gave him some support. "Although Wang Shouli has been captured, the plague hasn't been resolved yet. I'll have to trouble you to take care of it."
"This is my duty," said the governor of Chucheng, a conscientious official. "How is Chucheng doing now?"
Situ Yao told him the general situation of the plague, and He Xuyu also discussed it with him.
Most of the officials in Chu City were in cahoots with Wang Shouli, and almost all of them were arrested by Situ Yao. Now there are only a few who can be used.
"Miss Su, please stay." Xu Chuyun caught up with her from behind.
Su Mengyan stopped and asked, "Brother Xu, what's the matter?"
Xu Chuyun bowed with his hands clasped and a sincere expression, "Thank you, Miss Su, for bringing my father out."
"Brother Xu, you don't have to be polite. It should be Lord Xu who saved me." Su Mengyan answered politely without asking for too much credit.
Xu Chuyun smiled and took out a jade pendant and handed it to her. "This is my token of love. If Miss Su needs any help in the future, I am willing to do my best."
Jade pendants usually have special meanings. Su Mengyan did not take it casually, and quickly waved her hand to refuse, "This is too valuable, Brother Xu, please take it back."
"It's just a little thing, don't despise it, Miss Su." Xu Chuyun handed the jade pendant to her without hesitation.
As the two were pushing and shoving, Situ Yao, who came from behind, saw them and asked with a dark face, "What are you doing?"
Xu Chuyun was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he explained the whole thing.
Situ Yao's expression brightened slightly, and he turned to Su Mengyan and said, "Since it's a thank you gift, you can accept it."
Su Mengyan didn't know what it meant, but she finally accepted the jade pendant.
The jade pendant was engraved with cloud patterns, which was very beautiful. Su Mengyan looked at it for a long time and couldn't let it go.
"He's already gone, and you still want to see?" Situ Yao felt inexplicably jealous, but both of them were slow-witted and no one noticed that something was wrong with him.
Su Mengyan hurriedly put the jade pendant away. "Looking at the appearance of this jade pendant, it should be his personal keepsake. Your Highness, can I really accept it?"
"He gave it all to you." Situ Yao snorted coldly, "Do you think you're going to give it back?"
"How's the plague going?" Su Mengyan realized belatedly that he didn't seem to like mentioning the jade pendant, so she readily changed the subject.
"Something must have gone wrong with the letter I sent back to the capital." Situ Yao sat upright, "If it could have been delivered to my father successfully, the imperial physician would have arrived by now."
"Should I write another letter back to the capital now?" Su Mengyan pressed. "It will take at least ten days to get from the capital to Chu City. I don't know if I will make it in time."
"Let's find the doctors in the city first. It would be great if the plague doesn't spread." Situ Yao frowned and said that only the people outside the city could handle it.
"Your Highness, do you want to go with me to see Qing'er?" Zhao Qing was not sent to the refugee camp outside the city and was still recuperating in the yard.
"Doctor Gu gave him a new prescription, and I heard it's working." Su Mengyan said with some joy in her tone, "If it really works, then all the people can be saved."
"Go and take a look." Situ Yao also wanted to know the result.
The two arrived at Zhao Qing's room and opened the door to see Cui Mixue feeding him medicine. Seeing Situ Yao coming, she hurriedly stood up and said, "Young Master and Yan'er are here."
"Why are you taking care of it yourself?" Su Mengyan asked doubtfully, "Didn't you hire a servant before?"
Cui Mixue gave Zhao Qing the last sip of the medicine and said with a wry smile, "The young lady the young master found ran away without a word after hearing that Qing'er was infected with the plague. No amount of silver would help."
"Thank you for your hard work these days." Su Mengyan said and slipped into the inner room, "I'll go see Qing'er first."
Cui Mixue and Situ Yao were the only ones left outside. She secretly glanced at them several times and took the initiative to bring up something he was concerned about, "Sir, how do you plan to deal with Wang Shouli?"
"Take him to the Heavenly Prison and await execution." Situ Yao's answer did not include a single extra word.
Cui Mixue was very unwilling and asked immediately, "Is there anything I can help with?"
"No need. This is not the place you should come to." After Situ Yao finished speaking, Cui Mixue's face turned visibly pale.
"Then why is Yan'er allowed to come?" Cui Mixue's lips were filled with indignation. "She only causes trouble for Master Tiao, but you didn't drive her away. Why are you excluding me?"
She took advantage of the fact that there was no one else around and spoke out her true feelings directly and boldly.
Situ Yao frowned as he heard this. "She is she, and you are you. Why bother comparing them?"
"If you really want to do something, go to the refugee camp to help. There is a shortage of people there." Situ Yao said this to her sincerely.
Cui Mixue misunderstood. What was a refugee camp? It was full of people with the plague. Normal people could get infected at any time. If Situ Yao asked her to go there, it would be like asking her to die.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, sir. I'll go outside the city to take care of the patient tomorrow." Cui Mixue suppressed the pain in her heart and smiled softly, "Since they're short of people there, I'll take Yan'er with me."
Situ Yao subconsciously didn't want Su Mengyan to take risks and wanted to reject her.
But Su Mengyan just came out and asked with a smile, "Where are you taking me?"
Cui Mixue hid all her jealousy deep in her eyes and said nonchalantly, "I was just telling you that I want to go outside the city to help, so I wanted to ask Yan'er if she wants to go?"
"Can I go?" Su Mengyan turned to ask Situ Yao. After all, she was just a concubine and had no right to run around.
Cui Mixue noticed Situ Yao's hesitation and added fuel to the fire, "Yan'er stays in the yard every day. She must be bored. It would be good for her to go out for a walk."
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