Chapter 117 Leaving Town]
Chen Fenghe said, "Sir, can you keep the fact that I saved you today a secret? If anyone asks, Sir, can you just say that a miraculous doctor happened to pass by and saved you? Okay?"
Han Dayan was puzzled: "Madam Shen... you are a doctor who saves people and cured typhoid and plague. Even the imperial doctors in the palace are probably not as good as you. Why do you ask us to keep it a secret?"
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm not a resident of this town, but an exile. If this gets out, I'm afraid it will only cause unnecessary trouble."
Han Dayan was stunned for a moment.
He naturally knew that the exile team was in the town, but the village head and other townspeople, even the officers and soldiers responsible for escorting the exiled prisoners, such as Chen Wu and Yuan Xun, were all very respectful to Shen Fenghe. He really didn't expect this.
Chen Wu whispered a few words to Shen Fenghe at this time, and after getting her approval, he lowered his voice and said, "Master Han, can you please excuse me?"
After Han Dayan followed him to the side, Chen Wu whispered, "Master Han, in fact, Madam Shen is none other than the Crown Princess who was demoted to a commoner and exiled. If the court knew that she was the one who cured the typhoid plague, it would probably bring her death!"
After hearing what Chen Wu said, Han Dayan couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock.
"I see... I understand. I will keep this a secret."
Coming from a military background, he admired the prince who was brave and good at fighting and had made great military achievements. He hoped that one day he would have the opportunity to fight bravely under the prince and resist the Northern Rong.
As for the prince's conspiracy to rebel, although he was a rough man, he had heard the storytellers in the teahouse say that the prince's achievements surpassed his master's, which was why he was suspected by the current emperor and brought about the disaster of being killed!
Now that Madam Shen is the Crown Princess, if word spreads that she cured the typhoid epidemic, wouldn't the Emperor be even more suspicious that she, the Crown Princess, is trying to win people's hearts and reverse the Crown Prince's verdict?
This will naturally bring about fatal disaster!
Han Dayan walked up to Chen Fenghe, knelt down again with a plop, and said, "Don't worry, Madam Shen. Even if I die, I will never say a word without Madam Shen's consent."
As he spoke, he suddenly whispered, “Madam Shen, there is one more thing, can you please excuse me for a moment?”
Chen Fenghe followed him to the side, and Han Dayan lowered his voice and said, "Madam Shen, we are following the orders of Lord Zhu, the prefect of Qizhou City, to besiege this town. Although the official statement is that someone reported that there are patients infected with the plague in this town, in fact... this is not the case. Preventing the spread of the plague is just a cover. The order I received secretly is not to let anyone escape from this town... So, in fact, Lord Zhu's order is to kill the Queen, the Crown Princess, and the Ninth Prince!"
Chen Fenghe listened to Han Dayan's words, but there was no surprise on her face.
Han Dayan couldn't help but be stunned: "Madam Shen, you... have guessed it a long time ago?"
Chen Fenghe nodded and said with a smile: "How could those people in the capital city allow the Queen, the Ninth Prince and I to arrive at the place of exile safely? However, thank you, Mr. Han, for telling me this."
If this secret order were leaked, it would be fatal. Han Dayan was willing to tell her, which showed that he really had no intention of harming her.
Han Dayan frowned and said, "Don't worry, Madam Shen. My brothers and I were saved by Madam Shen. All the way to Qizhou City, we are willing to protect Madam Shen, the Queen and the Ninth Prince, and will never let anyone hurt Madam Shen!"
Chen Fenghe shook her head and said, "Thank you, Master Han, but this will only harm you. Master Han, don't worry, I have my own way to protect myself and my family."
Although Han Dayan still wanted to insist, he was eventually pushed back by Chen Fenghe.
After the officers and soldiers' illnesses were almost cured, Han Dayan took his brothers back to report.
Chen Wu and his companions rested in the town for a few days before setting off again.
Qin Mengyue and the three little ones finally saw Chen Fenghe who had returned from the quarantine area.
Seeing her emaciated appearance, Qin Mengyue couldn't help shedding tears and said, "Feng He, you've been really hard-working these past few days. My cooking skills have improved a lot, and I've even learned how to make a few home-cooked dishes from Madam Li. Stay here today, and I'll cook for you."
Shen Yichuan, Shen Qingxing, and Xiao Yunhao all said in baby voices, "Sister, let's help cook for her too!"
At this time, Madam Li and other women from the town came over and said with a smile: "Madam Qin, Miss Shen is our savior. How could we let you take care of it alone? We are here to help and see you off!"
Everyone started to act together after talking about it. The head of the village even slaughtered a pig and asked the chef of the inn in town and the women to prepare a whole pig banquet, including braised pork, steamed pork with rice flour, nine-turn large intestine, cold-mixed pig ears, pig's trotters stewed with soybeans, etc. They set up a long buffet, and people from all over the town came to eat together to see Chen Fenghe and the others off.
Chen Wu and others said goodbye to the people in the town and then set out again on the road to the place of exile.
Not long after leaving the town, everyone was shocked by the scene before them.
In the villages and towns along the way to Qizhou City, there were patients infected with the plague, and there were also many funeral processions. Upon inquiry, it was found that they had all died of typhoid fever.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.
Fortunately, Madam Shen is here, otherwise... they would have died of typhoid fever just like these people!
Chen Fenghe's expression also became unusually serious.
Although she couldn't show up, as a military doctor, she couldn't just ignore the fact that so many people died of typhoid fever.
After thinking it over, she decided to go and discuss it with Chen Wu, Yuan Xun and others.
At this moment, a dying man suddenly crawled out from the bushes beside the road and shouted weakly towards them: "Help... Help!"
Chen Fenghe was stunned for a moment before she saw clearly that this person was actually Jiang Guizhou, who had appeared with Xiao Yunshuo before!
Jiang Guizhou's face was flushed and he kept coughing, which were clearly symptoms of typhoid fever.
Seeing this, the exiles retreated and dared not move forward.
Li Yong came over and said to Chen Wu: "Boss, we can't save this man! We don't have much medicine on us..."
Previously, Chen Fenghe directed everyone in the town to cultivate penicillin. Chen Fenghe left half of it to the people in the town and told Doctor Xu the cultivation method. The remaining half was taken away by the exile team.
It was naturally unrealistic for them to cultivate penicillin while traveling, so Li Yong's concern was understandable.
After hearing this, the other prisoners also said:
"Master Chen, there are people infected with the plague everywhere now. We should just be prudent and protect ourselves, right?"
"Yes, sir, if we save this man, what if other people see us and come around to ask us to rescue him? Not only will we not be able to save him, we might even lose our own lives!"
Yuan Xun felt a little reluctant when he saw the dying Jiang Guizhou. However, they didn't have much medicine on them, and it was a matter of life and death for everyone. Even if he felt reluctant, he would not make any suggestions without authorization.
At this time, Shen Fenghe came over and said, "Master Chen, if possible, I want to save this person."
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