Chapter 293 Plague
When Qin Shu received the news and rushed over, she heard the news of the plague, and her mind went blank in an instant.
[Wuwuwu, my poor elder brother, he can't pick up his sweetheart. ]
When Xiao Xixi thought of her elder brother and future sister-in-law, they hadn't seen each other for so long, but now because of the plague, they had to postpone the time to meet again, and Xixi couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Qin Qixuan also missed Wen Yanya a little in his heart. However, in the face of the plague, his mission as an official of Daliang was like this. The people of Daliang might suffer deeply from the plague. If he indulged in love now, more people might die from the plague.
Qin Qixuan felt a little sad, but he still rubbed Xixi's head gently.
After comforting Xiao Xixi, Qin Qixuan quickly stood up and asked about the current situation of the plague.
"What is the current situation of the plague, and who first determined that this was a plague?"
Patients will most likely be diagnosed with common symptoms at the beginning. If people had not discovered early that this was a highly contagious disease, the scope of the plague might have spread even wider. Therefore, the person who determined the plague has made a great contribution.
But if this was not a plague, it would undoubtedly cause panic among the people at this time. When
the man heard Qin Qixuan's question, he did not dare to be vague and spoke immediately.
"To answer your question, it was a doctor named Lin Qingye who made the initial judgment."
Lin Qingye?
Qin Qixuan frowned. Yes, Lin Qing did tell the second brother that she was on duty in the Imperial Hospital.
But didn't Lin Qing come to the Imperial Hospital just to study? Her medical skills were so amazing that she could diagnose the plague that even the imperial doctors couldn't.
The visitor continued.
"Although Doctor Lin is not from the Imperial Hospital, her medical skills are indeed amazing. Later, it was confirmed by the head of the Imperial Hospital that this was indeed a plague."
The man couldn't help but pause, and then began to relay the patient's symptoms to Qin Qixuan.
"In fact, this symptom appeared on New Year's Eve, but no one noticed it at the time. When the symptoms first started, the face started to rot, and then the hands and feet became stiff and unable to move. Then they died."
The visitor had a reluctant expression. He had actually seen the condition of the deceased, and had also observed the state of the deceased from illness to death. It was indeed very helpless, which made people feel both scared and sympathetic.
Qin Qixuan couldn't help but frowned when he heard about the terrible symptoms. It sounds like this plague not only spreads very quickly, but also that as long as you get sick, you are very likely to die.
"Has anyone determined what the root cause of the disease is?"
Qin Qixuan wanted to start everyone to prevent this disease as soon as possible. It sounds like the possibility of this plague being successfully cured is not great.
The visitor just shook his head somewhat dejectedly.
"No one knows what the source of infection is. However, Doctor Lin speculated that the cause of all the illnesses was that they were exposed to the same toxin at the beginning. If treatment is not started when the toxin is exposed, the patient cannot be successfully saved. However, the specific composition of this toxin cannot be determined, and no one knows what caused it."
In other words, there is no way to cure the plague at all, and prevention is impossible. Qin Qixuan can't help but worry.
This is equivalent to the enemy in the dark and them in the light. People keep dying and new people keep getting sick. If a real cure cannot be found, I am afraid that more and more people will be infected, and even those doctors who actively treat them will be infected in the end.
"Is there any way to relieve the disease now? Even if we can't cure it, we can suppress their symptoms and slow down their death."
The visitor nodded quickly after hearing this.
"There is a way. Doctor Lin has developed a way to relieve the disease. Most patients are now being kept alive by Doctor Lin. If we can't find a way to save them, they may not be able to survive..."
He didn't say anything else, but Qin Qixuan also knew the urgency of the situation.
For a moment, Qin Qixuan didn't know what to say and could only fall into deep thought.
The visitor also sighed and told Qin Qixuan the purpose of his visit.
"I was sent by the eldest princess. She is really worried about the head of the Qin family and Miss Qin."
If he hadn't said it, Qin Qixuan would have almost forgotten that Qin Xixi and Qin Shu were also in the palace on New Year's Eve.
In other words, everyone who enters the palace may be infected.
Thinking of this, Qin Qixuan's face changed immediately.
However, in recent days, his mother and sister have not shown the situation that the visitor said. Now he can only believe that his mother and sister are lucky people, and such a coincidence will not happen.
"The eldest princess also said that now that the palace is sealed off, it has not been decided whether to inform the ministers about the plague. Please keep it secret for the time being, and wait until the emperor makes a decision before spreading the news." Qin
Qixuan expressed his understanding. Once the common people knew about the plague, there would be a panic. Sometimes the more you know, the worse it is.
The man came to deliver a message and then went back.
Qin Qixuan has been worried since he got the news. Even Xiao Xixi, who was so lively on weekdays, didn't say a word, not even a word of his thoughts.
However, someone came to see Qin Qixuan again after a while.
This time the visitor was a guard from the palace.
"Young Master Qin, there is an urgent matter in the Ministry of Justice, and you need to go first. Please keep it secret and don't tell anyone else."
If it was before, Qin Qixuan would still be wondering why he had to keep it secret when going to the Ministry of Justice. But after the princess sent someone, Qin Qixuan no longer had any doubts. He just nodded and told the guard that he would go over right away.
When Qin Qixuan was packing up, another soldier came to the Qin Mansion, but this time he was looking for the second son.
"Announce the second young master of the Qin family to enter the palace."
The second son understood that now was the time to need him. So he went to pack up and prepare to enter the palace without saying a word.
Although Qin Shu was a little worried about her two sons, she did not stop them in the face of the plague and the lives of the people were at stake. She just watched their backs leave.
Qin Shu pondered for a while, and then asked someone to call Boss Yang Chong over.
The situation was urgent, and she didn't say much nonsense, and told Yang Chong about the epidemic situation directly.
Yang Chong was also very shocked when he heard the news, and it took him a long time to recover.
"You also understand that the current situation is very urgent. If the plague spreads carelessly, the people in the capital will suffer."
Yang Chong nodded heavily.
"So now, we need to let our people pay attention to the situation of the people and see if there are similar cases. But remember, you must not cause panic among the people."