Chapter 139 You are asking for too much!
inside the house.
Xiangying stood near the bed and directed a maid to pat Lord Li's back, while another maid used salt water to rinse his mouth.
Lord Li was breathing heavily and there was blood around his mouth.
Xiangying walked forward and tilted his head to look at him: "Master Li, how are you? Are you feeling better?"
Lord Li has lost all his strength from vomiting.
He panted for a moment before nodding: "It's much better. What did I vomit just now?"
Xiangying smiled: "Bugs, judging by the number, there should be about ten."
Lord Li was almost sick to his stomach.
"You mean, this thing has been living inside me?"
"To be precise, it's in your stomach and intestines. Adults eat something with eggs in it, so these parasites stay in the body and gradually grow bigger."
Upon hearing this, Lord Li subconsciously vomited twice, but fortunately, he found that he couldn't vomit at all.
"I feel so hungry!"
Xiangying nodded: "I have already asked the servants to prepare salt porridge and side dishes for you, sir. Bring it up."
A bowl of hot porridge was brought in by the servant. It was the right temperature and Lord Li swallowed it in one gulp.
It was not enough to finish it, so he ate four or five more bowls.
He nearly cried for joy.
I haven't had a good meal in more than a month since I got sick.
Lord Li looked at Xiangying happily and asked, "Can I eat from now on?"
Xiangying nodded: "Indeed, but the master's spleen and stomach are weak now, and he needs to eat porridge for at least a month before he can eat other meals normally."
Lord Li agreed immediately.
He had been hungry for a long time, so it was good to have something to eat.
However, what he was most concerned about was how Xiangying was treated.
"Since sheep dung is used as a medicine guide, why is Zhao Yushi's useless?"
"It's true that sheep dung is used as a medicine, but the other medicines must also be properly matched. Miss Zhao's prescription cannot cure the disease."
Lord Li's eyes suddenly became vicious, and he threw the rag he used to wipe his mouth at the butler next to him.
"You bastards, didn't you find out that Zhao Yushi cured the escorting soldier?"
The housekeeper knelt down in panic: "I don't know what happened, but I did hear that she cured the soldier. Moreover, when she first took the person here, she didn't say that she couldn't cure him!"
Xiangying opened her red lips and said, "Sir, Zhao Yushi's prescription was taught to her by someone else."
"Perhaps there is someone hiding behind you and trying to harm you. With a little interrogation, we will definitely find out who it is."
Lord Li immediately ordered: "Go! Take Zhao Yushi to the court for trial. I don't care what means you use, I must conduct a thorough investigation!"
Xiangying watched the housekeeper leave in a hurry.
The voice of Lord Li rang in my ears: "Your name is Xiangying, right? As expected of the eldest princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty, you know more than others. I am saved by meeting you."
Xiangying raised his head slightly and said, "If you had not massacred those 3,300 innocent people from Xizhou when you entered the city, you would have recovered faster."
Hearing her words, Lord Li's eyes, which had just been smiling, instantly turned cold.
He stared at her and said, "What do you mean? As an official of South Vietnam, killing a few people from the captive country is no different from slaughtering pigs, cattle and sheep."
Xiangying's face was calm, and her fair skin was shrouded in the evening light coming in from the window.
"Among the people you killed, there was a family named Zeng. Their descendants have been running a pharmacy in Mangzhou for six generations. Their unique prescription can cure the local water bug disease."
Lord Li was shocked.
"What did you say?"
"Have you never thought about it, sir? How did the people here deal with this disease before you came to Mangzhou?"
Xiangying said, a cold sneer appeared on his lips: "My lord, you killed the person who could save your life, so of course you can only suffer deeply."
In fact, this was an accidental discovery by Xiangying.
Last night she lay in her tent, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, thinking about this question.
Did this disease exist in Mangzhou before? If so, how did the people here live?
As she was thinking about it, she went into the study room in the space to look for information to study.
Finally, she discovered the reason.
This disease has existed in Mangzhou for a long time and is called water bug disease by the locals.
Therefore, there is a family of doctors named Zeng, whose ancestors have been researching treatment methods for generations.
Finally, they developed an exclusive secret recipe. If any local people in Mangzhou got stomach upset after drinking the water, they could go to his house to get medicine to cure the illness.
Unfortunately, Xiangying discovered the fate of the Zeng family in a memorial that her father had not read.
When officials from Nanyue took over and massacred the city of Mangzhou, the Zeng family took the lead and followed other wealthy families in resisting tenaciously, but were eventually wiped out.
Lord Li felt that Xiangying's tone was very graceful. He became suspicious and raised his hand to scratch his throat, but found that he couldn't make anything come out, so he pointed at Xiangying.
"You want to seek revenge for them? Is there something wrong with the medicine you just gave me?"
Xiangying lowered his eyes, standing in the light and shadow, with a cold expression: "My lord, you are overthinking. Of course, there is no problem with the medicine I gave you."
"I just want to remind you, sir, that this medicine can only drive away parasites, but it cannot cure water bug disease, unless you never drink Mangzhou's water for the rest of your life."
Lord Li was anxious: "Are you saying that I will have this problem again in the future? What should I do then!"
Xiang Ying remained calm: "It's very simple. My Lord, there are two things you must do. First, be kind to the remaining people in Mangzhou. In case someone among them knows the prescription, they can save your life. "
"Second, we need to protect the cleanliness of Mangzhou's water source. This is something that you will have to figure out on your own."
Lord Li pinched his brows and said, "How did things come to this?"
It was more difficult than he had imagined.
This damn disease can't be cured.
"If everything is alright, sir, I will go back first."
"Wait!" Lord Li suddenly called her.
Xiangying endured his cold gaze.
But Lord Li said, "I want to reward you. Just tell me what you want."
Xiangying pursed his lips and smiled secretly.
She knew that Lord Li was going to publicize that she had cured him of his illness, so he rewarded her generously.
This is equivalent to reminding the people that they can receive rewards by providing prescriptions.
The fact that he made such a decision also meant that he believed what Xiangying said.
So Xiangying said directly: "My Lord, please give me a hundred pairs of thick fur shoes and boots."
"One hundred pairs? You're asking for too much!"
“The rewards are generous, which is enough to convince people.”
Lord Li closed his eyes and gritted his teeth: "Butler! Give it to her as she says!"
Xiangying bowed and smiled: "Thank you, sir."
She turned and walked out.
Zhao Yushi was no longer at the door. Instead, Xiang Qianqian and Shufei were brought in with terrified faces.
Jie Chen followed behind them.
Compared with their panic and embarrassment, Xiangying's swaggering walk out of the city garrison was particularly eye-catching.
Seeing Jie Chen, Xiangying waved happily: "Come and help me move the things."
Xiang Qianqian was stunned and her face turned pale.
Zhao Yushi had already been subjected to the sheep-leading ceremony, so how could Xiangying still be fine?
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