Chapter 60: A Kiss in Sickness Don’t waste time, be quick.
The young doctor paused on his way back to the tent, turned around and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll take care of you, Junior Sister. You'll be fully recovered in two days at the latest."
Min Shi'an felt a little relieved, and took his men to travel around the villages in Suiyang City, comforting the people and sending them some food and silver. If he encountered anyone suffering from the plague, he would order them to be taken back to the command center for treatment.
Her eyes were sore, her mind was extremely tense, and her veil was tied tightly, not daring to loosen it even a little.
Min Shian returned to the command center and saw the young doctor looking down at the prescription. After leaving Song Yanxuan's tent, she dodged and sneaked into the tent.
Song Chen must have been sent somewhere to help, which gave her some time to visit him.
Song Yanxuan, who was also lying on the hay couch, had a flushed face, but his lips were extremely pale, with only the dry cracks on his lips showing a slight blood color.
Min Shian came closer and knelt on one knee. She reached out her hand and touched his face with trembling hands. In a moment, her cold palms became hot.
Song Yanxuan's face in front of him gradually became blurred. Min Shian blinked and a few tears fell on Song Yanxuan's face.
She hurriedly withdrew her hand and wiped away the tears that had not yet fallen.
Min Shian lowered his eyes again, only to meet a pair of deep and somewhat tender eyes.
Song Yanxuan woke up!
She was startled and said in a hoarse voice, "Song Yanxuan, how do you feel? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Does the wound still hurt?"
Then Min Shian stroked his forehead with the back of his hand, and when he withdrew his hand, he wiped away the tears that had just fallen on his face.
"Your Highness..."
Min Shian could hardly hear his voice. Her voice was a little damaged because she had been running around these days and the environment was too noisy most of the time, so she had to increase the volume.
But at this moment, Song Yanxuan could only see his cracked lips opening and closing, but could only hear the barely perceptible sound of his breathing.
Song Sheng was stunned for a moment, raised his hand with difficulty, gently pushed her, and mouthed: "Shi An, go quickly."
This was the first time he called her by her given name.
It was to let her go.
After Min Shian saw his lip shape, tears burst out and could no longer be concealed. She bit her lip and whispered, "Song Yanxuan, you drove me away."
"you……"
Before she could finish her words, Song Yanxuan raised his hand again.
Min Shian was stunned and subconsciously thought that he was going to push him again, so he leaned back slightly, trying to avoid his hand.
At that moment, she saw the hand, which was so white that the blood flowing in the blue veins under the skin was faintly visible. It was slender and long, with distinct joints.
The next moment, the hand touched her cheek, wiping away the tears that kept falling.
"Shi An, don't cry."
Min Shian heard a voice of comfort that seemed to be far away and unclear from the horizon, yet seemed to be close at hand like a whisper or sigh.
She knew that Song Yanxuan had guessed that he was not unconscious this time because of the wound infection. He knew his own body best, so he was eager to let her go.
However, she had just experienced a heartbreaking separation not long ago, so how could she be willing to let go now?
The sound of footsteps could be heard faintly outside. Min Shian recognized it as the footsteps of the young doctor. She clenched the somewhat withered hand and took off the veil with the other hand.
Under Song Yanxuan's surprised gaze, she leaned over and kissed him.
Like a dragonfly skimming the water, it separates as soon as it touches the water.
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"Master, Master!"
Min Shian stroked her lips, and her fingertips were stained with residual warmth. She couldn't tell whether it was hers or Song Yanxuan's.
She came back to her senses, looked at Chun Tao, and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
Chuntao was a little confused as to why her master had looked so absent-minded just now and now suddenly became so unkind.
"The sewage in the East and West Districts has been completely treated, leaving only a small amount in the North District." Chun Tao continued in a serious tone, "Most of the bodies have been disposed of."
Before the outbreak of the epidemic, Min Shi'an, Jiangzhou Mu and others had already started cleaning up the sewage in order to prevent excessive amounts of filth in the water from causing a large-scale epidemic.
Unexpectedly, it was still a step too late and the epidemic still spread.
Min Shian frowned, feeling that Chuntao's next words were probably something she didn't want to hear.
As expected, Chun Tao paused for a moment and continued, "The plague spreads very quickly. Within just a few hours, there were people infected in every corner of Suiyang City."
"Song Chen and Lord Jiangzhou Mu have mobilized all their manpower to take the sick away and isolate them from the healthy."
"I've finished all the medicine. Xiao Shi's stay is expected to take another half day."
Min Shian's heart sank little by little, the situation eventually developed into the worst state.
"Walk."
She took Chuntao with her and found Jiangzhou Mu and others.
A light drizzle began to fall from the sky again, washing away the filth in the air and sending it to the ground.
"Sir, search for those who have no abnormalities in their bodies and send them to the command center. After confirmation by the little doctor, they will be settled there."
She spoke very quickly and continued, "All those who were sick with the epidemic in the command center have now recovered, but their bodies are still in the recovery stage and they still have high fevers."
"The number of infected people far outnumbers the healthy. Simply gathering and isolating the infected is too slow. The medicine will arrive in half a day at the earliest, and by then we can still save a number of people."
"Don't waste time, be quick."
Although Jiangzhou Mu was a little dull in dealing with official circles, he was very efficient and decisive in his work. He immediately followed Min Shi'an's instructions and sent people to search for the people who had not developed a high fever.
Min Shian and Chuntao also joined in.
Everyone was racing against time to snatch the person from Yan Luo, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, you are finally here!"
A white-haired old woman knelt down, her old face was full of sickly red, and she was holding a child who looked about two or three years old in her arms.
The old woman's house was not affected by the flood because it was located on a high ground, but the dilapidated and depressed atmosphere inside the house revealed that the owner was not having an easy time.
"Your Highness, please save my grandson."
Tears welled up in the old woman's cloudy eyes. The kneeling just now had exhausted all her strength. She collapsed to the ground, her arms like two thick but dying branches, holding the child tightly in her arms.
Min Shian could tell at a glance that the old woman was suffering from an epidemic. The child was still young, so his resistance was naturally weaker, and he must have been infected as well.
She held her breath, walked quickly forward and took the child from the old woman's arms, then handed the child to Chuntao behind her, indicating that she should put the child in the carriage first.
Then, Min Shian helped the old woman up, retreated two or three steps without leaving a trace, and slowly said, "Don't worry, old lady. I will send someone to treat your grandson."
"It's just that we are short of medicinal materials right now. The child is not a problem. I will do my best to treat him. I'm afraid you will have to wait a day before you can receive the medicine."
Her words were half true and half false. There were still some miscellaneous medicinal herbs at the command office, which should be enough to make a bowl of medicine for the child.
The old woman trembled all over, and the wrinkles on her face smoothed out. She smiled with relief, as if she had survived a disaster, and said hurriedly, "I thank Your Highness the Princess on behalf of my grandson for saving my life."
"May Her Royal Highness the Princess live a long and healthy life."
Min Shian waved his hand and said a few words to comfort them before walking towards the next house.
Checking door to door is the simplest and most brutal method nowadays, which can avoid omissions or other accidents to the greatest extent.
And with enough people sent down, the entire city should be checked within three days.
The only drawback is that it is too tiring.
Not to mention that she not only has to conduct house-to-house inspections, but also has to keep a close eye on the movements of nearby Sangyan City, the physical condition of the people in the command tent, the sewage treatment situation, etc.
The tedious and complicated, but all very important things, big and small, made her feel a little breathless.
Song Yanxuan's body, which had not yet recovered, was like a haze in her heart that could not be cleared away. It was neither up nor down, making her extremely irritated.
A few hours later——
Min Shi'an had a tense face and was trying hard to hold on to her exhausted body. She first took the pulse of each person she brought back, and after confirming that everything was normal, she handed the person over to the young doctor for examination.
Once the young doctor confirms that the person is free of the disease, someone will go to provide him with accommodation and porridge, food and water.
The child Min Shian did not take him off the carriage. Instead, he and the young doctor properly arranged for the rest of the people, then left the tent and walked towards the carriage.
"Junior Sister, the prescription is ready. The original ingredients remain the same, but I've adjusted the dosage slightly. It will be more effective than the original prescription, but the medicinal properties will also be more potent."
The young doctor blew on the half bowl of medicine in his hand and said helplessly: "Junior sister, this is really all the herbs. I can't squeeze out any more. Please don't make it difficult for me."
Min Shian nodded and replied softly, "I understand. Don't worry, a new batch of herbs will be arriving soon. You'll be busy then. Don't make a fuss about leaving if you're tired."
"I never feel tired of saving people." The little doctor chuckled when he heard this, and then said in a rather carefree manner: "I wish I could grow three heads and six arms so that I could save more people."
Min Shian sighed softly and said, "I am no different."
Half a minute later, the young doctor came out with an empty medicine bowl. He put away his cynical smile and said in a low voice, "That child probably won't survive."
"Let it be."
Min Shian felt empty inside as he recalled the old woman's limp body but her arms still firm while holding the child. He also recalled the child with his eyes tightly closed, his body terribly hot, and biting his lips unconsciously.
Various faces emerged in her mind, all of them, without exception, were filled with pain and struggle, and there were also pairs of sad eyes that were afraid of death but had to face reality.
"When did you start saying things like that?"
The young doctor looks a bit childish, and his skin is even more delicate than Song Yanxuan's. Perhaps it is because he is still young and has not yet fully grown up, but from his eyebrows and eyes, it can be seen that he will be a suave, unrestrained and uninhibited young man in the future.
Min Shian subconsciously felt that such a person would not say something like "leave it to fate" just now.
However, this topic did not continue.
Because she saw a person standing under a sycamore tree not far away.
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