Ning Yuxi wanted to ask for help from Doctor Zhong, but Doctor Zhong looked ten years older since he last treated the emperor. He could hardly walk properly and how could he withstand the bumpy road?
They had to wait for the imperial physician sent to Shangzhou to examine the symptoms of the plague and then report back to ask Doctor Zhong to study it.
The emperor told her that the plague had only appeared in Guo County under the jurisdiction of Shangzhou. Guo County was the hardest hit, with the highest number of casualties. The plague was caused by the corpses not being properly handled in the middle of summer.
At first, there were only a few people. They had high fever in the first two days, then gradually felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, and finally died of respiratory failure. The whole process took only more than ten days.
The disease spread through the air at an extremely fast speed. By the time people discovered it, many people had already died. The government immediately ordered the city gates to be blocked and everyone to stay at home and not go out.
Cheng Zhao took personal action and worked with the soldiers to provide disaster relief, which led to him being infected with the plague. Fortunately, he met a folk doctor, whose prescription alleviated his symptoms.
Ning Yuxi was worried here, but the second prince in Wu'an Marquis' study was excited when he heard about this.
"God helped me, Your Highness. He caught the plague. It's really a case of evil paying off. I have to thank him for going in my place."
Marquis Wu'an, who was sitting beside him, was also stroking his beard in a good mood. What the Second Prince said was exactly what he was thinking. Thinking of the Second Prince's temper, Marquis Wu'an advised: "Your Highness, please restrain yourself when you go back."
If the emperor saw the second prince so happy, he would probably be unhappy.
The second prince responded perfunctorily, "It's here with you, grandfather. Don't worry, I know what to do." He was not a fool. How could he let his father see it!
Besides, that kid will definitely not live long after contracting the plague. What can father do even if he sees him like this? Without that kid, his younger brothers are nothing to be afraid of. Father can only put his hopes on himself.
My grandfather is so nagging and meddling in everything, but he is not a child anymore.
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The official residence of the Shangzhou prefect.
In the quiet and elegant courtyard, Ning Chen stood outside the house with his hands behind his back, his posture straight, and the worry between his brows was obvious.
Cheng Zhao has been in a coma for three days. Although his condition has not shown any signs of worsening, he has not yet woken up.
At this time, a thin and handsome young man came over with a bowl of medicine.
When Ning Chen saw the person coming, his brows relaxed a little. This was the folk doctor who offered the prescription to alleviate the plague.
"Doctor Ye...you're here."
Seeing Ning Chen standing at the door, the young man bowed and saluted, "Master Ning, is the Third Young Master awake?"
Hearing this, Ning Chen frowned again, "Not awake yet, Doctor Ye, when will he wake up?"
The young man frowned, "The Third Young Master's illness has been brought under control. He should be able to wake up today. I'll go and take a look."
After saying that, the young man looked at Ning Chen's haggard face and said, "Sir Ning, Your Highness, just leave this to me. You can go and have a rest. You haven't slept for several days."
Ning Chen thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. I'll stay with you. I can only feel at ease knowing Cheng Zhao's condition."
Although Doctor Ye is not very old, he has excellent medical skills. He has been personally treating Cheng Zhao, prescribing medicine and boiling the medicine these days. There is nothing wrong with him taking care of Cheng Zhao.
But...she is actually a girl.
He had been married to Yinxuan for several years. Whenever he had free time, he would accompany her to go horse racing. To make things easier, Yinxuan always dressed as a man. After watching her for a long time, he could tell the difference between a woman in disguise and a man.
Although Doctor Ye didn't have pierced ears and his speech and behavior were neat and graceful, with no little girl's demeanor at all, he could still tell.
But since the other party is unwilling to disclose it, he naturally won't say it either.
In this case, she couldn't let a girl like her stay in the same room with Cheng Zhao, as it would be bad for the girl's family. It would be better for him to go in with her in the presence of an elder like her.
Ye Qinghuan had no objection, as she knew that nobles usually had many rules.
When the plague broke out before, as a doctor, she naturally couldn't bear to watch the people die in pain one after another. When treating the patients, she tried to make some modifications to the prescriptions that her grandfather had developed to treat other plagues to make them suitable for the symptoms of this plague.
Although the prescription finally developed could not cure the plague, it could alleviate the symptoms.
Later, she was found by Lord Ning's men, who asked her to come here to secretly treat the Third Young Master. During this period, she was asked to stay here and was not allowed to go out.
At first she thought it was someone from the prefect's family. The previous prefect was dismissed, and no one had ever seen the new prefect's family. But after observing for a few days, she was sure that it was not him.
The prefect was very respectful to Lord Ning, and Lord Ning was very concerned about the young man inside, and some respect could be seen in his eyes.
I heard that the emperor sent a prince to provide disaster relief. The prince is only in his teens and happens to be the third young master. However, this is a serious matter. If the people of Shangzhou knew that the prince was also infected with the plague and his life was in danger, it would shake their hearts.
That's why he asked her to stay here to treat him and keep the secret.
She also heard that the prince had issued orders to make all-out efforts to provide disaster relief since arriving in Shangzhou, and he himself had personally gone to the front lines for disaster relief several times. But she must cure such a good man who cares about the people!
Thinking of this, Ye Qinghuan checked his physical condition and finally took his pulse. "His high fever has subsided, and judging by his breathing, his breathing difficulties have also eased. He should wake up soon."
Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief and helped the man up and leaned him against his body.
Ye Qinghuan fed him medicine. When the bowl was almost empty, the unconscious man's eyelids moved. Ye Qinghuan was scooping medicine with her head down and didn't notice. When the medicine spoon was passed to the man's mouth, she found that he was looking at her with his eyes open.
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