The princess of the Western Jin Dynasty and the young princess were placed under house arrest in their respective courtyards and were not allowed to step out of their rooms, so they could not take Wei Ting and Su Xiaoxiao to visit the young prince.

After Wei Ting came out from the Western Jin Dynasty princess's place, he went to the little princess's courtyard and took Su Xiaoxiao out.

The two came behind a rockery.

"How?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

Wei Ting took out a drawing of a Western Jin Dynasty princess and pointed to a small dot on it and said, "This is where we are now. The young prince's courtyard is over here."

He pointed to another small spot.

"So far?" Su Xiaoxiao was slightly surprised. The two small dots almost spanned an entire mansion.

Wei Ting said: "The young prince wanted to recuperate, so he chose a relatively quiet courtyard. His courtyard is heavily guarded all around."

Su Xiaoxiao frowned slightly: "Wait, why is a patient's yard heavily guarded? It is understandable that there are heavy troops outside the palace to prevent the princess of the Western Jin Dynasty from escaping, but why is even the yard of the young prince strictly guarded? He is so sick, he can't walk out even if the door is opened."

Wei Ting stared: "This is also what puzzles me. There are not too many soldiers outside the courtyards of the Princess of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Little Princess."

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, "I have a bad feeling in my heart."

Wei Ting nodded: "I'm afraid the matter is not simple...someone is coming!"

He pulled Su Xiaoxiao behind him and used his large body to block her.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the man who stood in front of her without hesitation, and her heart was slightly touched.

No matter how harsh this guy's words are, once he encounters danger, he will really fight back.

She touched her heart.

This was obviously not the first time, so why was her heart beating so fast? She thought of the kiss in the inn at an inopportune time. His lips were cold and soft.

"tasty."

"What?" Wei Ting asked her.

Su Xiaoxiao closed her mouth and shook her head, saying it was nothing.

Damn, I still want to kiss him.

"It's me!"

Mo Xie whispered.

The person who came was Moye, and Moye thought Wei Ting was calling him.

Hearing Moye's voice, the two of them walked out from behind the rockery.

Su Xiaoxiao learned from the young princess that Moye and the other masters in the mansion were all locked up, but she was not surprised to see him appear.

As the situation was urgent, the three of them skipped the greetings.

Moye handed a set of clothes to Su Xiaoxiao: "The young prince's courtyard is strictly guarded. It is best not to break in unless it is absolutely necessary. Two of the doctors who came this time are your highness's men. One of them is already hiding in my courtyard. Here are his clothes and token. Please dress up as him to treat the young prince. Doctor Zheng inside will fully cooperate with you."

The princess of the Western Jin Dynasty was very thoughtful.

Although it is possible to sneak in quietly, it is still difficult to get close to the young prince with so many imperial doctors guarding his bedside all the time.

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Take me to see the imperial physician, and I will disguise myself to look like him."

…

Two quarters of an hour later, Su Xiaoxiao, dressed as an imperial physician, came to the young prince's courtyard carrying a food box.

The heavily armored soldiers not only surrounded the front and back doors, but also the surrounding walls. Not even a fly was allowed to enter or leave freely.

The heavily armored soldier at the door checked Su Xiaoxiao's token and food box, and saw that there was only a bowl of medicine in the food box, so he put Su Xiaoxiao in it.

Su Xiaoxiao’s disguise skills are okay, but her voice is not so good. She tries not to speak if possible.

She found the young prince's house according to Moye's description.

The door was ajar, and the young prince's bed was blocked by a four-sided landscape screen. She could not see the young prince's condition. There were two imperial doctors in the room, one was pounding medicine and the other was writing medical records. The other imperial doctors were in another room at the end of the corridor, discussing how to treat the young prince's condition.

Su Xiaoxiao went straight into the young prince's room.

"Doctor Liang, you are here."

Su Xiaoxiao handed him the food box and tapped the handle twice with her fingertips.

He nodded back twice.

The code matched.

It’s Doctor Zheng.

Doctor Zheng coughed lightly, turned around and said to another doctor, "Doctor Zhang, you've been busy for most of the night. Go and take a rest. Doctor Liang and I will be here."

Doctor Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go see what they say. You guys help me pound the herbs."

"Yes!" Doctor Zheng responded.

After seeing off Doctor Zhang, Doctor Zheng looked around the door and made sure no one was following him. He quickly pulled Su Xiaoxiao's wrist and walked to the side of the screen, pointing at the patient on the bed and said:

"This is the young prince."

"I know." Su Xiaoxiao said.

Doctor Zheng was startled and quickly let go of her hand: "You, you, you... are you a girl?"

His Highness actually sent a girl over? He looked at Su Xiaoxiao's wrist, then at his own hand, "I'm sorry for what happened just now! I was rude!"

"It's okay." Su Xiaoxiao said nonchalantly, took out a mask from her arms and put it on.

It was the first time that Imperial Doctor Zheng saw such a strange face covering and he was stunned with his mouth wide open.

Su Xiaoxiao came to the bed and lifted the curtain to hang it up.

The young prince is less than two years older than the young princess. He is thirteen this year. Due to his long-term illness, he looks about the same age as the young princess. His facial features are very delicate, but unfortunately he has lost weight.

Su Xiaoxiao put on gloves, took his pulse and checked his forehead temperature.

In addition, maculopapular rashes of varying sizes were found on his cheeks and arms.

"It is smallpox."

Su Xiaoxiao gave a diagnosis.

Doctor Zheng had just remained silent, just wanting to see how good her medical skills were. Unexpectedly, she diagnosed smallpox in just a few words. The doctor that His Highness had found was indeed a very capable person.

It’s a pity that smallpox is a terminal illness. Even if it is diagnosed, it is useless because it cannot be cured.

Smallpox is indeed a tricky disease. It is highly contagious, has a very high mortality rate, and most importantly, has no targeted drug.

The reason why the smallpox virus was completely eradicated in the past was not through treatment, but through prevention.

Su Xiaoxiao understood why the young prince's courtyard was heavily guarded. This was to prevent the spread of smallpox.

Smallpox has no symptoms during the incubation period. Afterwards, the patient begins to experience high fever, chills, headache, back pain and other pains in many parts of the body. This is the invasion period. After that, maculopapular rash will appear on the body, which means that it has entered the status period.

"How long has this maculopapular rash appeared?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

Doctor Zheng said, "According to the doctor on duty, it was discovered yesterday."

Su Xiaoxiao thought: "So today is the second day."

By the third day, the maculopapular rash will quickly ulcerate and turn into blisters, and develop into pustules on the seventh day.

These days are the most dangerous. If you can survive them, you can survive, but most patients cannot.

"Let's lower the temperature first and try antiviral treatment."

Su Xiaoxiao said to Doctor Zheng, "Doctor Zheng, please stay outside and don't let anyone in. I need to give him medicine."

"Yes, is it the tiger and wolf medicine?"

Doctor Zheng felt that this must be the case, otherwise he wouldn't have sent him away. "Don't be impulsive... If anything goes wrong, I will have to take the blame with you!"

I had insomnia these two days and just took a nap. Here is the third update. Double monthly votes have started, so you can vote for me!

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