Chapter 239 It's the Sixth Prince's Turn to Fight for Xiangying
The next morning, Qianqian was woken up by the cold before daybreak.
She was awakened three or four times in one night by the cold wind, and the snow and wind blew in through the carriage windows.
Xiang Qianqian couldn't stand this kind of life any longer. She sneezed several times in succession and went to the Sixth Prince's door again to beg for mercy.
Xiang Qianqian happened to meet a military doctor who came to see a patient, so she followed him in closely.
The guards wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
As soon as Xiang Qianqian entered the room, she knelt on the ground and burst into tears before she could even see clearly.
"Your Highness, you can't ignore Qianqian. It's freezing outside. Qianqian can also take care of you if she stays..."
Her voice gradually died down because when she looked up, she saw the Sixth Prince lying on the bed, his eyes were groggy and his body was red!
Moreover, there were many medicine bowls placed nearby.
Is this...sick?
Xiang Qianqian looked at him in horror, feeling that the Sixth Prince's condition was very similar to that of Jie Chen a few days ago.
She had a terrible guess: was the Sixth Prince also infected with the disease?
The military doctor glanced at her with a helpless expression as if he was looking at a dying person.
The Sixth Prince stared at Xiang Qianqian: "What did you see?"
Xiang Qianqian hurriedly lowered her head: "Qianqian... Qianqian saw that she was sick, and Your Highness the Sixth Prince searched everywhere for medicine for Qianqian and even invited a military doctor to see her. Thank you, Your Highness!"
As she spoke, she put her hands on her forehead, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Because of her words, the Sixth Prince's eyes lit up.
From this point of view, Xiang Qianqian is not a stupid person.
You can also use the excuse that she is sick to look for medicinal herbs everywhere.
The Sixth Prince narrowed his eyes and stared at Xiang Qianqian for a long while, until her clothes were soaked with sweat, then he chuckled.
He reached out his hand and helped Xiang Qianqian up: "Qianqian, I said, you are my concubine, how can I ignore you? Since you are sick, you should have a good rest."
Xiang Qianqian lowered her head, her voice trembling: "Yes, Your Highness is right..."
The Sixth Prince looked at the military doctor and asked, "How is it going? Have you found the medicine for the concubine's illness?"
The military doctor bowed and said, "Your Highness, I found a new prescription in an ancient book and have given it to your guards. Give it to... give it to the concubine to boil and take, and see how it works."
The Sixth Prince said in a grim tone: "Okay, but you have to hurry up. This prince has given you only two days left. If you can't cure the concubine, you will die together."
When he said the word "you guys", Xiang Qianqian inevitably trembled.
She was very clear that she was offering herself as a pretext for the Sixth Prince to see a doctor, but she knew that if the Sixth Prince's illness could not be cured, she would also die.
This is the end. The Sixth Prince has already made a rule that anyone who contracts the disease will be burned to death.
She doesn't want to die yet!
A whole day passed, and the military doctor brought a lot of medicine. Xiang Qianqian served the Sixth Prince and made him drink them all.
It was of no use at all. Not only that, the Sixth Prince's condition became even worse.
My whole body started to feel hot and I spent more and more time drowsy.
Xiang Qianqian was really scared.
In the second half of the night, the Sixth Prince finally woke up, but he was furious.
"Waste, all of you waste!" He kicked over the brazier beside him.
Xiang Qianqian was originally kneeling beside them, not daring to make a sound, when unexpectedly the brazier fell directly on her.
She screamed in pain from the burn and quickly stood up, patting the sparks off her body. However, the scalding charcoal fell on the bottom of her cheek and neck, leaving red marks immediately.
If nothing unexpected happens, blisters will definitely form.
The Sixth Prince's cold eyes swept over her. Xiang Qianqian didn't even dare to cry. She knelt down and sobbed, enduring the pain.
She couldn't help but think of Xiang Yuanxiao cursing her for disfigurement, and tears immediately fell.
When the guards around saw that the Sixth Prince had lost his temper, they immediately used knives to drag the military doctor in.
The Sixth Prince pressed his forehead and said, "Kill him and throw him into the glacier behind."
The military doctor was so frightened that he fell to his knees.
"Your Highness, spare my life, Your Highness! I have heard that the wife and daughter of the marching general were originally sick with the plague, but after taking special medicine, they have actually improved in the past two days."
"really?"
"It's absolutely true. It was said by their family's servants. The city garrison commander also asked Bu Feng where the medicine came from. Bu Feng said he got it accidentally. Now the medicine has been eaten by his wife and daughter!"
"Bring Bu Feng here. I want to ask him where the medicine came from!"
The military doctor bowed and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to ask. I know because I saw with my own eyes that day when Bu Feng came out of the granary, he was holding a medicine bag in his hand."
The Sixth Prince's eyes lit up.
"You mean, this medicine was given by Xie Chen and Xiang Ying?"
The military doctor nodded: "It's not impossible. I heard that Xiangying had treated plague and insect diseases before. Could it be that she really has some skills?"
The Sixth Prince narrowed his eyes and recalled carefully.
Even though he didn't say it, he admitted in his heart that he was indeed infected with the disease.
But the strange thing is that he was the only one in the entire team who got sick.
Did everyone else keep it secret?
But it doesn't look like that, especially Xiangying's children, they seem to be fine.
The Sixth Prince made a prompt decision and stood up: "Come with me to tear down the door of the granary immediately!"
Last time he sealed it with pepper paste, and now I regret it very much.
Just as the Sixth Prince led his men to the door, he saw a soldier running towards them in a hurry.
"Your Highness, it's bad. The sick civilians who were previously under guard have started to rebel! General Bu, please arrange for the soldiers to go and provide support."
How could the Sixth Prince have time to care about those rebellious people?
Without looking back, he ran straight to the granary.
The most important thing now is to get Jie Chen and Xiang Ying out!
The cold wind was howling and light snowflakes were flying.
The granary is like an ice warehouse, standing in the vast sky and earth.
The Sixth Prince rushed over and ordered everyone to start smashing the granary.
The guard touched the mud and said anxiously, "Your Highness, it's as hard as stone!"
"I'll smash them with rocks! I'll use gunpowder to blow them up, but I won't care what method you use, even if you use your hands to dig them out. If you can't find them, I'll kill you!"
The Sixth Prince's eyes were bloodshot and he grabbed the guard by the collar and roared.
The guards did not dare to delay and could only step forward and start looking for things to smash the granary.
The window was the first to be breached.
The Sixth Prince could not wait to go over and look inside, but he could not see anything in the dim light. He could only vaguely see a pile of clothes scattered on the ground, which looked a bit messy.
He panicked.
“Xiangying, you can’t die!!!” The Sixth Prince tried to break the mud and rocks with his bare hands, his eyes bloodshot with anxiety.
Three days ago, he could never have imagined that he would risk his life so hard for Xiangying...
Two bodies were hugging each other inside the bed curtains. Xiangying's snow-white hands were on Jiechen's arms. She moved slightly and murmured, "Who's here again?"
Jie Chen held her head, hugged her to his chest, and said, "Don't worry about it. Let him go crazy for a while, and you can sleep for a while."
At this moment, Xiang Qianqian was looking at her face in the mirror with trembling eyes.
The skin that had just been touched by the charcoal fire was covered with blisters.
She is really going to be disfigured!
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