Chapter 9: As expected



The capital was cold and gloomy in the first month of the year, but that did not stop people from pouring into the streets. The entire street in front of the Jiuling Hall was packed with people. Although the Jinyiwei were standing there, the people did not shrink back in fear, but looked towards the Jiuling Hall with expectation.

In addition to the Imperial Guards, there were also several eunuchs standing there.

"Miss Jun, thank you for your help." An eunuch handed over the imperial edict.

Miss Jun stood up and took it.

"I must do my best," she said.

"Miss Jun, you are in charge of all personnel and materials related to smallpox. The Five Cities Military Department and the Imperial Hospital are all under your command." said the eunuch.

Miss Jun nodded again and said yes. The eunuch gave her a few more instructions and then left. The people from Jiuling Hall hurriedly saw her off.

When the crowd saw Miss Jun coming out, they were immediately in an uproar.

"Miss Jun, are you really going to treat your acne?"

"Miss Jun, are you going to bring all these people into the city?"

A noisy sound came, accompanied by the crying of women.

The news of how terrible smallpox is has spread widely in the past period of time. Now think about the fact that the city is surrounded by so many smallpox patients on all sides. Although a wall can separate the people, it may not be able to separate the smallpox. If the wind blows, who knows if the disease will blow in.

Now the children at home are all confined, not to mention going out, they dare not even leave the house.

This New Year's Day is really a panic among the people.

The eunuch tried to calm the noisy crowd, but no one paid attention to what he said until Miss Jun raised her hand and signaled that the noisy crowd immediately quieted down.

"Don't be afraid, everyone." Miss Jun said, her voice as gentle as ever, echoing in the quiet street.

Everyone listened attentively, as if hearing this sound could ward off acne.

"I will go and treat acne," Miss Jun said, "and I will set up a place outside the city to treat acne. I won't let patients come into the city, and it won't affect everyone's lives."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present cheered.

Miss Jun raised her hand again and everyone quieted down again.

"Don't worry, go back and look after the children. Don't go out for the next two days and don't gather in crowded places. I will ask the adults in the Five Cities Military Department to inform them of the specific arrangements," she said.

Once again, the people responded with joy.

"Alright, alright, everyone disperse. Miss Jun said not to gather together." said the eunuch.

The people immediately dispersed upon hearing this, and in the blink of an eye the street with hundreds of people was cleared.

The eunuch was amazed and smiled at Miss Jun.

"Miss Jun's words are still effective." He said, "Then I'll leave this matter to Miss Jun."

After that, they walked along the street under the escort of the Jinyiwei, and Miss Jun also returned to Jiuling Hall.

Doctor Geng, who was standing on the street corner, looked away and curled his lips.

Of course what she says works now, that's because everyone believes that she can cure acne and get rid of the troubles they are facing. But when everyone finds out that she can't cure it, they will see if anyone still listens to her.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment; the higher the praise, the harder the fall. The royal family has given her so much face, so it will definitely be very satisfying when they fight in the future.

A gust of cold wind blew, and Doctor Geng shivered. Looking at the deserted street, he seemed to hear faint crying coming from outside the city. Those were the patients who came to seek medical treatment. It was only one day, and several of those patients had died. It showed that smallpox was really ferocious.

It was indeed too unsafe to be separated by a city wall. Doctor Geng shuddered again and quickened his pace to leave.

Looking at the imperial edict placed in the hall, Chen Qi rubbed his hands with excitement on his face.

"With this, you can mobilize the troops of the Five Cities Military Department?" he said, "In the blink of an eye, your family has two imperial edicts that can overthrow the city."

Fang Jinxiu glared at him, then frowned and looked at Miss Jun.

Miss Jun was sitting at a desk, writing something with a pen, but her brows were furrowed.

"Is this a difficult thing to do?" Fang Jinxiu asked directly, "Although Prince Huai was cured, the condition of smallpox is different, so it is not a sure thing, right?"

Chen Qi couldn't help but tug at Fang Jinxiu's sleeve.

"Don't destroy your prestige," he whispered.

Miss Jun stopped writing and looked at Fang Jinxiu.

"I have never cured pox." She smiled and said, "Prince Huai is not pox."

Chen Qi almost choked himself to death with one breath.

What?

So, she doesn’t actually know how to treat acne?

Fang Jinxiu also widened her eyes.

She guessed that Miss Jun might have some trouble with her acne treatment this time, but she didn't expect it to be such a big trouble.

As night fell, the lights in Jiuling Hall were lit, just like usual. However, unlike usual, Miss Jun, Fang Jinxiu, and Chen Qi, who were discussing things in the front hall, never came out.

Chen Qi paced back and forth in the room, the sweat on his forehead having not stopped since Miss Jun's words just now.

"What can I do? What can I do?" He kept saying, and scolded the imperial physician, "These shameless people, if they can't cure Prince Huai, they will say that the disease is incurable."

Having said that, I remembered that Miss Jun did not expose the truth but instead said that she cured acne. This was also shameless.

Chen Qi raised his hand and slapped himself.

"It's all my fault for being so smart and promoting how terrible acne is," he said. "This has scared everyone and caused panic."

Now it's ready, being roasted on the fire.

He turned his head and looked at the imperial edict placed on the table. He previously thought that this thing was the imperial sword, but now it was on their necks and could kill them in the next moment.

It’s over, it’s over, we’ve gone too far.

"Stand aside." Fang Jinxiu shouted angrily, "What are you talking about? If we want to talk about ending, our Fang family would have ended long ago. Why wait until now? It wasn't ended before, and it won't be ended now."

Chen Qi stopped immediately when he was called.

Miss Jun also smiled, still holding the pen in her hand, although she hadn't written for a long time.

"It was expected that things would turn out this way," she said. "After all, it was smallpox. If I cured Prince Huai, it would definitely cause a stir, and it's inevitable that many people would come to me for treatment."

Then why did you make a mistake and say that Prince Huai had acne? Chen Qi couldn't help but mutter as he looked at her, not only muttering in his heart, but also speaking out.

Miss Jun smiled.

"Of course I plan to wait for this opportunity," she said.

This opportunity? This opportunity to treat acne?

"So you can cure it." Chen Qi said, patting his chest with his hand, and he was about to collapse to the ground. "My Miss Jun, my aunt, if you have something to say, please say it in one breath. Your heavy breathing is really scary."

"Shut up." Fang Jinxiu shouted again, and then looked at Miss Jun with a frown on her face, "Are you not sure?"

Miss Jun looked at the medicine box beside her.

"Actually, I'm not a doctor," she said.

She never thought about curing diseases or saving lives, she just wanted to save her father.

But Master, you are a doctor.

You said this acne can be cured, so why don’t you treat it?

The man clicked his tongue.

"Who said I was a doctor? I'm not a doctor." He said, stuffing the fruits and food on the table into his bag and her sleeves, while listening to the crying outside, "This disease is too difficult to treat, so don't make it difficult for yourself."


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