Chapter 234 A well-thought-out plan? A coincidence, perhaps!
"return!"
Qi Yan shouted that he wanted someone to bring the doctor back.
Who knew that the doctor, while running away, was shouting, "I can't cure the plague!"
The doctor's screams were exceptionally loud in the darkness, instantly waking up all the residents near the government office!
Qi Yan's temples throbbed instantly.
"Quickly, capture him!"
The guards hurriedly chased after them, but were blocked by the people who came out of the door.
"What's going on? Didn't Valley Master Pei already quell the plague?"
"That's right, Valley Master Pei has already left, so how come there's still a plague?"
"Did you bring the plague here?"
Qi Yan watched the doctor gradually leave and disappear into the night, his face turning extremely ugly.
"Get out of my way if you don't want to die!"
He roared.
"Who else could it be but you?"
"Exactly, is there no law anymore?"
The people were furious and cursed them, and more and more people were awakened and took to the streets.
"My lord, the crowd is in an uproar, what should we do?"
The guards blocked Qi Yan's path and asked with some concern.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd threw a stone, which hit Qi Yan directly!
"Be careful, sir!"
The guard rushed to block it, but was instantly smashed and his head was covered in blood!
"Could it be that this guy surnamed Qi is in cahoots with Liang Yuanchong?"
Someone shouted something along with it.
This single act caused a great uproar, and the people were immediately enraged.
"Corrupt official!"
"Burn down the government office before the plague spreads!"
"Yes, burn him before the plague spreads!"
The plague initially spread because of Liang Yuanchong, the governor of Jiangnan, and the people had long harbored resentment.
Guided by those with good intentions, many people turned back home to find torches.
Qi Yan's face was grim. He whispered to the guards, "Quickly, call in the troops!"
"yes!"
The guard turned and left.
Don't let them leave!
"Hand over the people suffering from the plague!"
"Yes, hand it over!"
The people blocked his path and pressed him closer and closer.
"what to do?"
Ling Xuerou and her family of three stood in the courtyard of the government office, with Lin Shujing holding her daughter with worry.
Ling Xuerou didn't reply, but silently pondered all of this in her heart.
I'd never heard of repeated plagues in Jiangnan in my previous life!
She vaguely remembered that when news of the Prince of Jin's death reached the capital, His Majesty was saddened by it.
But soon news came from Jiangnan that a plague had broken out there, and the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley had come down the mountain and stabilized the epidemic.
The epidemic had been completely eradicated before summer arrived.
With the Empress's intervention, the Governor-General of Jiangnan was able to redeem himself through his merits.
Medicine King Valley was commended by His Majesty and personally bestowed with the plaque "Miraculous Healer".
How come the plague has subsided but the bubonic plague remains, yet Pei Jishi has already left Suzhou?
What exactly went wrong?
"Clang!"
Before Ling Xuerou could think any further, a torch was thrown in and landed at their feet.
Burn him!
As the people shouted, more and more torches were thrown into the government office.
Sparks flew as Qi Yan was forced to retreat.
"Lord Qi, there's a back door here!"
Ling Ruofeng said in a low voice.
Qi Yan glared fiercely at the people in front of him; the scene was already out of control.
He could only grit his teeth and say, "Lead the way!"
Ling Ruofeng turned and ran.
The Qi family guards escorted them away. As they passed the room, Qi Yan glanced at it subconsciously.
"Sir, it's too late, let's go!"
"Yes, sir, the eldest son has contracted the plague, we..."
The guards hurriedly urged him to leave.
They were afraid that Qi Yan would be concerned about brotherhood and would ask them to take care of the eldest son who was infected with the plague.
As the crowd drew closer, Qi Yan steeled his resolve and ran toward the back gate.
The fire quickly engulfed the side rooms of the government office, illuminating half of the Suzhou night sky.
It seems the heavens are on our side; there is no wind tonight.
In addition, the government office was somewhat luxurious, and the side rooms were quite far from the courtyard wall, so the fire did not spread to the nearby houses.
The next day, when the sun rose, the fire had burned out.
Qi Yan hid in the former villa in a disheveled state, staring at Ling Xue Rou with a gloomy expression.
"Didn't you say you could have precognitive dreams? Why didn't you tell me beforehand!"
Ling Xuerou's face paled, and Ling Ruofeng stood in front of her.
"What are you saying, Lord Qi? It's clearly Young Master Qi who contracted the plague!"
You were the one who brought the person back, and you were the one who invited the doctor.
Why are you now shifting all the blame onto my five-year-old daughter?
Ling Ruofeng was usually a bit of a wimp, but he knew that his daughter shouldn't take the blame for this.
The Qi family lost their eldest son, and no matter what, they cannot allow him to smear the Ling family.
"Lord Qi, you should think about how to end this."
Ling Xuerou steadied herself and gave a reminder.
The Qi family were relatives of the Governor-General of Jiangnan, and they came to provide disaster relief with the imperial decree to make amends for their past mistakes.
Now that Ding Yan has been driven back to the capital, the people have begun to rebel against the Qi family.
If a violent crackdown is carried out now, once the news reaches the capital, Ding Yan will certainly not miss the opportunity to suppress the Qi family.
If the emperor wants to protect the Marquis of Ningqian, there's no guarantee he won't sacrifice the Qi family as a sacrifice to heaven.
If they pin the blame on Qi Qin, they'll have no choice but to swallow this bitter pill!
Qi Yan finally calmed down, took a deep breath, and found a guard whose face he didn't recognize.
"The Qi family cannot intervene. You go and send a message to the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Jiangnan, asking him to take charge of the situation."
The Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Jiangnan did bring back grain after all, and he was not officially a member of the Qi family.
He was not implicated in the corruption case of the Governor-General of Jiangnan, and the people still trusted him to a certain extent.
The situation in Suzhou has been stabilized, but this whole affair is too strange.
After calming down, Ling Xuerou began to suspect that Qi Qin was really infected with the plague.
The previous large-scale epidemic was not the plague. It had been stable for so long, so how did the plague suddenly appear?
Even if there were rats infected with the disease, they should have appeared long ago, right?
But just as Pei Jishi left, the plague broke out?
Even if the changes were brought about by her rebirth, the plague was not man-made.
If there were no two epidemics in the previous life, how could they happen in this life?
She suddenly remembered that there were often rats squeaking in the cell.
Before leaving the cell, Yun Zhao seemed to be squatting there, muttering something to himself.
Could it be that Yun Zhao did something?
Ling Xuerou chuckled and subconsciously shook her head.
How could that be? Even if Yun Zhao could raise tigers, she couldn't possibly command rats to set up a trap for her, could she?
Even if we take a step back and say that she's been gone for so long.
How could she have predicted that Qi Qin would be found and would have a fever?
It must just be a coincidence, right?
Yuezhou.
Xian Pingyan retrieved the carrier pigeon, took down the letter, and handed it to Pei Jishi.
"Master, a letter from Su Cheng."
Pei Jishi glanced at the letter and immediately smiled.
"It worked?"
Xian Pingyan was somewhat surprised to see his master so happy.
"Yes, your junior sister is really smart. The news should reach the capital soon, and the Qi family will no longer be able to gain control of Suzhou."
Xian Pingyan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
Xian Pingyan thought it was impossible to hear the plans that his junior sister had muttered to their master before she left.
Now you've really embarrassed yourself. Your senior sister is still your senior sister, no matter how young she is, she's still more capable than you!
"Alright, send a message to Guanzhou. Your junior sister should be arriving in Guanzhou by now."
Pei Jishi burned the letter and instructed his disciple.
Yun Zhao, who was far away in Guanzhou, was unaware of this matter.
Whether it was from the shock or not, Yun Zhao suddenly developed a high fever and fainted on the night Hu Xu died.
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