Chapter 463 Zhou Xiangrong
Wei Zhongming looked at those merchants with a look of fear on his face: "It's not me, don't accuse me, I'm just a little bastard."
He also felt that these businessmen should not be so courageous.
"Go check and see who is so bold as to hinder my future."
"Yes, I'll send someone to check it out right away."
As more and more people in the city fell ill, Wei Zhongming found an abandoned temple and placed the sick people there and had them guarded by soldiers.
A horse-drawn carriage with a green canopy arrived outside the dilapidated temple, and a woman in green clothes got off the carriage.
As soon as she reached the gate of the ruined temple, she was stopped by soldiers. "Who are you?"
The woman said, "My name is Zhou Xiangrong, and I am a doctor treating patients."
In the past two days, doctors have been called to the city to treat patients, so the officers and soldiers opened the door and let Zhou Xiangrong in without thinking too much. This is an epidemic area, and no normal person would be willing to come here, so they didn't think she had any other purpose.
Although this is an abandoned temple, the buildings inside are still relatively well preserved. The walls, doors and windows are a bit old, but they can still provide shelter from wind and rain.
Patients with mild symptoms were placed in the lobby of the dilapidated temple, while those with serious symptoms were placed in guest rooms in the backyard.
There were wailing and vomiting sounds in the lobby, and you could smell a disgusting odor as soon as you walked in.
Zhou Xiangrong frowned her delicate brows, but still walked forward to examine the patient lying on the ground.
The doctor who was arrested to treat the patient walked into the lobby and saw a woman inside. He was puzzled, "Why is the girl here?"
Zhou Xiangrong turned around and said, "I am a doctor who is here to treat the epidemic."
The male doctor frowned upon hearing this, thinking that Zhou Xiangrong was really ignorant of the world. "This disease is not an ordinary one. I see that the girl is not very old, so why not ask her family to ask the adults for mercy and leave as soon as possible."
Zhou Xiangrong shook his head and said, "I asked to come here on my own initiative. I couldn't bear to see the victims suffer, so I wanted to help them."
The male doctor looked at Zhou Xiangrong as if he was looking at a fool, "Young man, just take care of yourself."
Zhou Xiangrong ignored the doctor and took out a pill from his pocket and fed it to the patient, then went on to treat other patients.
After treating all the patients in the lobby, she stood up and walked towards the backyard.
As we passed by, several soldiers came out of the backyard carrying corpses. These were victims who had died of disease and were to be taken to a pit in the back mountain to be burned.
Zhou Xiangrong took a look at the corpses and sighed helplessly.
She pushed open the door of the guest room and someone suddenly rushed out. Zhou Xiangrong was so scared that she stood there in a daze. Fortunately, the officer who was walking over reacted quickly and pulled her away to avoid her being hit.
The officer let go of his hand and turned to chase the patient who was trying to escape.
The patient was seriously ill and already weak, so he was no match for the young and strong officer. He was caught by the officer before he could run a few steps.
The patient's body tilted and he fell to the ground. He started foaming at the mouth, his body began to twitch, and his face turned deathly pale.
"Doctor, where is the doctor?" Seeing the patient like this, the officer hurried to find the doctor.
When he rushed back with the doctor, he saw Zhou Xiangrong kneeling on the ground treating the patient. The patient, who had looked deathly dead just now, gradually looked better and came back to life.
The officer looked at Zhou Xiangrong in surprise. He didn't expect that she was actually a doctor.
"His condition is not very good, and his heart pulse is very weak. But I gave him some medicine, and he should be better tomorrow. Let's carry him back first."
The two men called by the officer carried the patient back into the house.
After the young official walked out of the house, he found that Zhou Xiangrong had entered another room. He followed her out of curiosity. She looked young, but seemed to have good medical skills. It was unknown where she was from.
"Young lady, is this the doctor that the master invited?"
Zhou Xiangrong shook his head and said, "No, I came here uninvited. I heard that many people in the city were sick with the disease and I was worried so I came to take a look."
Others were busy trying to hide from the epidemic, but she actually came to them eagerly. The officials thought she was really stupid, but also kind-hearted.
"The patients here are all very ill. If you need anything, just tell me."
Zhou Xiangrong looked at him and smiled, "Thank you very much."
The officer's face turned red when he saw her eyes curved into crescent shapes.
The next morning, on the official road leading to Los Angeles, a wild horse was seen galloping madly, its hooves raising a cloud of dust.
The man and the horse galloped to the gate of Luo City before slowly stopping.
The man sitting on the horse was tall, with cold brows and eyes, and his deep black eyes fell heavily on the officers and soldiers guarding the city.
"Open the gates."
The wild horse shook its head, and the flag emblem of the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion hanging around its neck swayed and jingled.
At a glance, the officers and soldiers were shocked by the man's momentum.
"Who are you?"
The man took out a gold medal from his waist, which was a token unique to the Imperial Guards.
When the officers and soldiers saw him, they quickly knelt down and saluted, thinking that this man might be someone sent from the capital to gather information.
"Greetings, sir."
"Open the door."
The officers and soldiers did not dare to delay for even a moment and quickly opened the city gate to let the enemy in.
"Take me to see Wei Zhongming." The man said to the officer.
Anyone who dares to address Lord Wei by his name must be of a higher official rank than him. The officers and soldiers quickly brought a horse over to lead the way, and before leaving, they sent someone to take a small path to report to Wei Zhongming.
Wei Zhongming was worried when he got the news. The official just said that there were more and more patients and the dilapidated temple could no longer accommodate them, so he had to find another place.
The housekeeper hurried into the room and said, "Sir, sir, someone has come from the capital, and they will be at the government office soon."
Wei Zhongming paused, "What? Someone is coming from the capital? Who is coming? What official? How come I didn't hear anything about it?"
The butler shook his head and said, "I don't know what kind of official he is. The soldiers guarding the city said that he was holding the imperial guards' gold medal. I don't know if he came here because of the drought. I just asked the soldiers to bring him to see you."
Wei Zhongming's knees went weak and he almost fell to his knees. If it was just an official, it would be fine. But what did the emperor want the imperial guards to do? There was no need for the imperial guards to provide disaster relief, right?
While Wei Zhongming was thinking, the visitor had already arrived outside the government office.
After the attendant came to deliver the message, Wei Zhongming did not dare to delay at all and got up and walked out.
When Wei Zhongming walked out of the door, he saw a tall figure riding on a horse. Even after Wei Zhongming came out, he showed no intention of getting off the horse.
Wei Zhongming's heart skipped a beat. With such arrogance, he must be a close minister to the emperor.
"Your humble servant greets you, sir."
The visitor's dark eyes fell on Wei Zhongming, and he asked in a deep and powerful voice: "Where is the Queen now?"
(End of this chapter)
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