Liang Juan didn't say anything more. After the yamen runners had all drunk their water, she smiled and left.
The stoves that had been set up had been extinguished, and only Tao Rong was still brewing medicine.
Seeing that some of the young masters' servants were about to pour out the dregs from the medicine furnace, Liang Juan hurriedly stopped them.
"Wait! Sir, don't throw away the dregs yet!"
What's the point of keeping it if you don't turn it over?
"Although this dregs have lost much of their medicinal value, medicinal herbs are in short supply these days. If we add some water and boil it again, we can give some to our masters to drink. Perhaps it can even help prevent the plague."
Although Liang Juan's voice wasn't loud, many people still heard it.
Everyone thought Liang Juan's words made sense, so they all started boiling the dregs of the medicine.
However, just as the cooking started, Su Muxi came over.
"The dregs of the medicine have lost their medicinal effect; this is just a waste of firewood. Don't worry, as long as you don't drink the water or eat the food here, I guarantee you won't catch the plague!"
Fukang County was closed for a month, and the firewood in the town was already running low. It would be a waste to use it to boil some useless medicinal dregs.
Moreover, this plague is a poison in itself, so there is no such thing as infection or prevention.
However, no one knew the truth. They just felt that Liang Juan had finally brought them some hope, but now it had been ruthlessly extinguished by Su Muxi.
Zhou Xun was the first to break down.
At this moment, in his eyes, Su Muxi was not a peerless beauty, nor was she the Princess of Yong'an; she was just a liar who had deceived him.
"You've always made us believe in you, but how are we supposed to believe in you now?!"
You said you've already had people preparing the medicinal herbs, but when will they arrive? When will the plague in Fukang County end? When can we go home?!
Zhou Xun's series of questions silenced Su Muxi.
If she had given a precise answer, they would probably have been taken into custody by Jia Ren before nightfall.
After a moment's consideration, he said, "The medicine will definitely arrive within three days. Once the medicine is available, the plague in Fukang County will disappear, and you will all be able to go home."
Zhou Xun sneered, clearly not believing Su Muxi's words.
"Leaving aside when the medicine will arrive, we've been in the city for over two hours, and it's getting dark. Where are you going to put us to sleep? You can't expect us to stay with these half-dead people!"
Su Muxi was stunned.
It was indeed her oversight that this happened, because the entire Fukang County was destined to be sleepless tonight, so she hadn't considered where everyone would stay.
After seeing Su Muxi's reaction, Zhou Xun sneered again.
"Oh!"
"It's strange, since the princess has a prescription, why didn't she bring any medicinal herbs with her when she came? Now she has to rely on the herbs we brought."
“We brought these medicinal herbs to save our own lives. You took advantage of our kindness and made us use all the herbs we brought. What are we going to do when we all contract the disease? Are we just going to wait for you to send more herbs?!”
"You talk a good game, but we're the ones doing all the work! We came to Fukang County to help, not to be your slaves! Why should we all listen to you?!"
Zhou Xun spoke the minds of most people, stirring up their already pent-up discontent.
Seeing this, Tao Rong reprimanded, "Zhou Xun, watch your words! This is Princess Yong'an! The princess would not lie to us, otherwise she would not have risked her life to enter Fukang County while pregnant!"
Xie Xuan, who was just about to defend Su Muxi, felt that Tao Rong was acting strangely, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.
Qiao Ziming, however, found Tao Rong increasingly annoying.
Zhou Xun had always been Tao Rong's follower and usually obeyed Tao Rong's every word, but now he dared to talk back to Tao Rong.
"Tao Rong, wake up! Don't let beauty be your guide! She came to Fukang County while pregnant because she was ordered by the Emperor. But we are different. We could have been drinking and making merry in Jinzhou City, enjoying life!"
She was unwilling to come here to die, so she tricked us and dragged us into the city. Now she's even asking us to take out the only medicine we have that can save our lives.
Just because she is the Princess of Yong'an, should we listen to her?
If the Emperor truly cared about her and the eldest grandson in her womb, why didn't he send more people? Or perhaps issue an imperial edict to the prefect of Jinzhou?
In my opinion, the Emperor already knew about Su Xing selling fake medicine, which is why he sent Su Muxi alone to clean up this mess!
Zhou Xun had been holding back a lot of anger, and at this moment, without thinking too much, he vented it directly.
"Zhou Xun, are you insane?!"
Tao Rong rebuked him sternly.
He then apologized to Su Muxi on behalf of Zhou Xun.
Although he didn't consider Zhou Xun a friend, they had spent so many years together and had developed some feelings for each other. He didn't want Zhou Xun to offend Su Muxi because of this.
However, Zhou Xun clearly did not understand Tao Rong's good intentions, and only thought that Tao Rong was bewitched by Su Muxi.
I don't know what came to mind, but he suddenly burst out laughing.
"Hahaha!"
"Yes, I must be crazy! I must be crazy to follow you guys into Fukang County!"
"I don't want to stay here any longer! I want to leave the city! I want to go home!"
After saying this, Zhou Xun instructed his servants to pack their things and prepare to leave.
He didn't drink the water or eat the food here, so surely he can leave Fukang County!
Just then, one of the young men suddenly clutched his stomach, cried out in pain, and then began to vomit.
Su Muxi rushed forward to check and discovered that the young master had been poisoned.
"Have you drunk any water here, or eaten anything?"
The young master was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. The maid standing next to him hurriedly replied, "My young master hasn't eaten or drunk anything. He did everything according to the princess's instructions."
"Your Highness, how is my young master? Has he also contracted the plague?"
Su Muxi didn't know how to answer. While she was hesitating, other people with stomach aches appeared one after another.
"ah!"
"vomit!"
My stomach!
…
Within fifteen minutes, a total of eight people were poisoned. They all said they had neither eaten nor drunk anything.
This caused panic among everyone.
Zhou Xun was also frightened. Pointing at Su Muxi, he said angrily, "You told us to trust you, but what happened? This plague can't be avoided by simply not drinking this water or eating this food! No! I want to leave the city! I want to go home!"
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