Chapter 233 Sending Someone
To be precise, the epidemic spread to the camps outside the third camp in the capital.
The commanders of the other battalions clutched their stomachs, looking at the lively and healthy Third Battalion soldiers, none of whom were infected. With stern faces, they questioned Commander Xuan, "Did your Third Battalion spread this dysentery to ours?"
The autumn hunting season is approaching, and all the camps in the capital will follow Your Majesty to the hunting grounds to compete in horseback riding and archery.
Once they get dysentery, they can't even go to the hunting ground, let alone win a reward from His Majesty.
Damn it, I never realized before that Xuan Pingbai is a guy who appears to be carefree but secretly makes things difficult for others.
Admiral Xuan’s eyes opened wider than copper bells.
"Tell me again? Who spread dysentery?"
"On the first day I returned from Hezhou, I gave each of you a copy of the epidemic prevention note that Doctor Feng gave to our Third Battalion."
"He also repeatedly reminded me to drink boiled water, to eat fruits and vegetables washed with boiled water, and to wash my hands with soap after using the toilet..."
"How did you make fun of me?"
"'There's no disaster or epidemic in the capital, so why are you so particular?' 'Who would wash fruits and vegetables with boiled water? Even the ladies of high families are not as particular as you are.' 'Old Xuan, you went to Hezhou, why are you so frightened?'..."
"Now that you've been tricked, you're accusing us of spreading the plague and accusing us of spreading the plague? Even filing a accusation in the underworld wouldn't be as absurd as you."
"Ask the soldiers of our Third Battalion. Who didn't follow the epidemic prevention manual word for word? The horses in our battalion all drink hot water."
The commanders of the various camps were speechless.
"Who would have thought that dysentery would spread to the capital?"
The commander of the first battalion frowned.
"Now that the weather has cooled down, our camps are also provided with boiling soup every day. Only fruits and vegetables are washed in stream water. The stream water is crystal clear and not dirty..."
Admiral Xuan snorted coldly, "Not dirty? That's because you can't see its dirtiness. Can you see the plague with your naked eyes?"
Even a noble man like Pei Yunzhan was deceived by the mountain spring water polluted by pus, blood and feces, let alone you bunch of rough guys.
"You'd better just follow Doctor Feng's epidemic prevention notes. Who knows what might have happened to the water source in the camp?"
The commanders of each battalion angrily cursed the mastermind behind the incident and returned to their barracks to look for the epidemic prevention notebook that they had stuffed under the foot of some table.
However, the infection of the soldiers in the capital was just the beginning.
The refugees rushing in from the northwest then broke through the checkpoints, entered the capital area, and headed towards the gates of the capital.
The imperial court had to provide temporary disaster relief.
When refugees surrounded the city, major markets in the capital were hit by thunder bombs one after another, causing heavy casualties.
Some people even broke into the houses of wealthy families in the middle of the night and looted their homes.
For a time, people inside and outside the capital were in panic.
Pei Minru was worried that the academy would become a target of attack, so he dismissed the students, closed the school, and returned to the Pei family.
After meeting her parents and brothers, she and her maid Wenxin left the house with the local rituals they brought back from Qingquan Town and met Pei Yunzhan in the corridor.
"Second brother."
She stopped and shouted with a stern face.
"You're back?" Pei Yunzhan responded and looked at the things in her hand. "Where are you going?"
Pei Minru said calmly: "Meet a friend."
"Mrs. Feng?"
Pei Minru didn't expect that he guessed it right. He immediately remembered the previous argument and his face suddenly darkened.
"So what? Are you going to stop me, brother?"
"Why are you being stopped?"
Pei Yunzhan shook his head.
"The capital is not peaceful right now. Every household is on high alert. The Ji Mansion may not have enough guards. Ask Madam Feng if she needs help. The Pei family can allocate a dozen guards to them."
Pei Minru almost thought he was dreaming.
She glanced up and down at Pei Yunzhan, her heart full of doubts: Could it be that my second brother was possessed by a wandering ghost?
Previously, she was asked to stay away from Madam Feng, for fear that Madam Feng would try to get close to the Pei family.
In the blink of an eye, he actually took the initiative to send a guard to Madam Feng?
Pei Yunzhan noticed her astonishment and said uncomfortably, "I was ignorant and narrow-minded before and misunderstood Madam Feng."
"On my way to Hezhou to provide disaster relief, I contracted an epidemic disease and was misdiagnosed. Thanks to Madam Feng's timely detection and assistance, I was saved."
"Prince Ji once appointed me as a temporary county magistrate, which benefited me greatly. I am deeply grateful for his training."
"That's why I'm worried about the safety of the Ji Mansion and want to use your help to provide assistance."
After hearing this, Pei Minru's expression softened.
"It's great that Second Brother has come to his senses. I'll go visit Madam Feng first, and then I'll come back to talk to Second Brother in detail."
Pei Yunzhan nodded: "Take the guards with you first. If Madam Feng needs them, they can stay here."
"good."
Pei Minru and Wen Xin then went to Ji's house with a group of guards.
"You mentioned earlier that you loved the dried tofu from Qingquan Town. I brought some back to Beijing, along with some spiritual spring water and the fruits and vegetables from the town."
After meeting Feng Qingsui, she presented the local ritual.
Feng Qingsui was overjoyed: "Thank you, I just wanted to eat it."
Then he asked about the recent situation of the academy.
Pei Minru said, "I'll suspend classes for now. Let's wait until the chaos subsides."
Feng Qingsui nodded: "People are in a state of panic right now, it would be good to take a break."
Pei Minru then asked, "Do you have enough people to guard the house? If not, I have about ten people here who can be deployed."
Feng Qingsui burst out laughing.
"Have you forgotten that I sent people to the academy to protect you? I have enough manpower, don't worry."
Pei Minru smiled and said, "Of course I haven't forgotten. I just thought it would be safer with more people."
Feng Qingsui nodded in agreement.
The two chatted for a while, and Zi Su came in and said, "Madam, Master Zong Si is here to visit."
"Please ask him to wait in the hall." Feng Qingsui said, "I will be there in a moment."
Zi Su took the order and left.
Pei Minru smiled and said, "Since you have guests, I will return home first. We will talk again tomorrow."
Feng Qingsui said hello.
Pei Minru walked out of the gate of Ji Mansion and found that in addition to the dozen or so guards she brought with her, there were about twenty strong men standing outside the gate. She was slightly surprised.
Were these people brought by Master Zong Si?
Mr. Zong Si has traveled far and wide and has seen all kinds of storms. He would not take so many people out just because of a little unrest.
These people most likely also wanted to give it to the Ji Mansion.
I didn’t expect that the Zong family and the Ji family have such a good relationship.
Just as she finished sighing, she saw two young men, one wearing the uniform of the imperial guard, the other wearing the uniform of the fish-dragon chaser Siti, leading twenty energetic men, and stopped at the gate of Ji's house.
His expression was dull.
Are these two also here to provide guards for the Ji Mansion?
Then a young man in the uniform of an imperial guard handed the visiting card to the doorman and said in a friendly manner, "Please inform us that we are here with the palace soldiers to assist in the defense, following the orders of my father, Xuan Ping Bai."
Pei Minru: "..."
She actually guessed it right.
She smiled, turned around and got into the carriage.
Pei Yunzhan saw that she brought the person back as it was, and frowned and said, "Did Madam Feng confiscate it?"
Pei Minru sighed softly: "She can't collect them all."
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