Chapter 436 Sister-in-law, you can't do this!
In his dazed state, Chi Heng sensed a sweet aroma wafting towards him, and, having been hungry for a long time, he swallowed it almost instinctively.
After taking several bites, he vaguely realized that he wasn't quite satisfied, so he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth and slowly opened his eyes.
The next second, he was facing the little princess's smiling face.
"How is it? The medicinal porridge I specially cooked for you, how is it? Delicious, isn't it?"
Chi Cheng's mouth twitched slightly in his daze, and the veins on his forehead throbbed several times.
The young princess smiled and fed the porridge to Chi Heng's mouth once again.
This time, Chi Heng clenched her teeth tightly and refused to open her mouth no matter what.
The young princess frowned: "Alright, stop forcing yourself. You were eating so heartily just now. Don't be shy, we've been through thick and thin together."
Then she pried open his mouth and poured another spoonful of porridge into his mouth.
Chi Heng's face turned pale, then dark, then red, and the next second she suddenly slumped over the edge of the bed. With a retching sound, she tried to vomit up the porridge she had just eaten.
After struggling for a while, nothing came out.
The young princess beside her frowned and said seriously, "Is this because you haven't taken enough medicine? Wait a minute, I'll go get the medicine right away."
In a daze, Chi Heng, who was trying to choke herself, suddenly stopped. Her hands trembling, she looked at the departing princess and cried out to the heavens, "What a terrible thing! Ah Rong! Sister-in-law! Where are you?"
Achoo!
Jiang Nuanzhi sneezed and rubbed her nose. Li Rong, who was next to her, subconsciously looked over and asked, "Nuanzhi, how are you? Are you alright?"
"fine."
Jiang Nuanzhi shook her head, then her pupils suddenly contracted: "There really is a problem here!"
After saying that, he pointed to the open prayer mat on the ground and showed it to Li Rong: "Look!"
Li Rong followed Jiang Nuanzhi's finger and looked over. He was horrified and immediately pulled Jiang Nuanzhi back several steps.
Inside the prayer mat where the divine physician was tending to his hands, there was a bulging pile of tattered clothes, some even stained with blood.
Li Rong stepped closer to examine the bloodstains closely, and frowned to himself: "Judging from the appearance of these bloodstains, they must have been there for at least ten days."
Jiang Nuanzhi swallowed hard: "So, the reason why the epidemic broke out in Canglin City this time is because someone poisoned the entire city!"
"It seems I was right!" Li Rong's expression darkened.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "That makes sense then. No wonder those who came to the temple to worship all had problems. But what are the people behind this up to? It's terrifying."
"It's ultimately a malicious scheme. This matter needs to be thoroughly investigated." Li Rong's brows furrowed deeply.
"Anuan, this place is not safe to stay any longer. I'll take you back first. Then I'll have General Wan clear these things out."
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded: "You must be very careful. I will give you a prescription when I get back. Make sure the soldiers drink the medicine to prevent the epidemic before they go to clean up."
Li Rong nodded: "Okay."
The next morning, Li Rong met with General Wan and Lord Lu, but then did not see them for the rest of the day.
Jiang Nuanzhi was running back and forth between Lord Lu's house and Chi Heng's place all day long, and finally let out a heavy sigh of relief in the evening.
Immediately, he stared intently at the bowl of medicine she was brewing, and rushed straight to Heng.
Hearing the noise, Chi Heng suddenly sat up in bed, looking wary.
Upon seeing that it was Jiang Nuanzhi, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister-in-law, you've arrived?"
Jiang Nuanzhi placed a large bowl of dark, murky medicine in front of Chi Heng: "Brother Chi, drink it."
Chi Heng, who had just breathed a sigh of relief: "."
He held the bowl of dark medicine, took a deep breath, and brought it to his lips, but stopped abruptly at the last moment: "Um, sister-in-law, can I not drink it? Or, can I drink a little less? I've already drunk seven or eight bowls of medicine today, and my intestines are bitter."
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "No, I'll drink it now."
"I'll watch you drink."
Seeing that Chi Heng was still hesitating, Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow and then said to the outside, "Little Princess, you..."
"No, I'll drink it, I'll drink it right now."
As Chi Heng spoke, she gulped down the medicine in one go, and then her face contorted in pain from the bitter taste.
Jiang Nuanzhi took his pulse again, then withdrew her hand in a good mood. She took the empty bowl, leaving behind a piece of paper and a plate of candied fruit: "This is the last bowl for today. Get some sleep. Tomorrow, just fill it up as I asked you to tomorrow."
Chi Heng stared intently in the direction Jiang Nuanzhi had left, and the next second she stuffed several candied fruits into her mouth before she came back to life.
The next second, sensing something was wrong, he looked up and saw the person he least wanted to see calmly enter the house.
"Hey, Xiao Nianjun, what are you doing here?"
Princess Xiao crossed her arms and yawned: "Sister Anuan said you're bored and wants me to talk to you when I have time."
Chi Heng: "!!!"
What a terrible thing!
Sister-in-law, you can't do that!
Three days later.
Huge canvases were hung in front of several temples dedicated to divine healers in Canglin City.
The inscription contained two prescriptions that could cure this epidemic.
"It's the Divine Healer appearing! It's the Divine Healer appearing!"
"Yes, yes, yes, this is the handwriting of the Divine Healer!"
The people of the city all knelt and kowtowed. Some old men even knelt on the ground and cried out, "We are saved! We won't end up like Yuguan City! Canglin is indeed a place blessed by the Divine Healer."
"Yes, the Divine Healer has blessed us, sob sob sob, grandson! Quickly kowtow to the Divine Healer! You're saved!" An old woman pressed her four- or five-year-old, bewildered grandson down to kowtow.
“Young man, you can read, right? What else did the Divine Physician Goddess say on this?” asked a thinly dressed, frail old man to a young man who looked like a scholar.
The boy looked carefully and read it aloud, word by word.
"Please remember this, gentlemen."
The art of medicine is profound, yet diseases are varied and their symptoms differ. Do not be foolish and recklessly use remedies! Even the most effective, time-honored prescriptions must be applied appropriately to the specific symptoms. Never administer medicine blindly; follow medical principles, distinguish between deficiency and excess, cold and heat patterns, only then can you achieve a cure.
In spring, we gather flowers to brew sweet dew; in winter, we store grains to nourish our vital essence. The way of life is free and easy, day and night.
May you all gain the wisdom of nourishing yourselves in accordance with the four seasons, and live a long and worry-free life with sound body and mind.
The young man's voice was clear and resonant. He was surrounded by a large crowd, yet no one made a sound. His voice, like a resounding bell, could be heard for miles around.
At the prefectural government office, Lord Lu held a prescription in his hands. In just a few days, his hair and beard had turned completely white. Hot tears slid down his deeply lined face. His hands trembled, and he knelt down in front of the distance.
"Lu Zhiqing kowtows on behalf of all the people of the city to express his gratitude to Doctor Jiang for his great kindness."
"On behalf of my wife and myself, I kowtow to Dr. Jiang for his great kindness."
On behalf of all the people of the world, we bow in reverence to Doctor Jiang!
The prescription he held seemed to carry warmth, burning hot. His eyes reddened, he walked over, took his wife's hand, and silently shed tears.
He was filled with lingering fear; it was so close, so very close. He didn't even dare to imagine what would have happened if it weren't for Doctor Jiang.
Madam Lu squeezed Lord Lu's hand in return, subconsciously stroking the letter in her hand.
That was left to her by Dr. Jiang.
I have asked her countless times what she is really up to.
She gave her the answer in the letter.
She said she owed her a life, and after this, her life belonged to her. What she wanted was to break free from any control, live well, and live for herself for once.
Tears welled up in my eyes.
It turns out there are women like her in this world.
Jiang Nuanzhi was covered in straw and her hands were covered in blood. She came out of the horse pen, looked at the crowd around her, and smiled brightly: "Congratulations, General Wan, your horse is safe."
(End of this chapter)
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