More than twenty people died within a few days.
Finally, this sudden cold caught the attention of the imperial court, but it was already too late.
Shao Shao noticed that recently, there has always been a lingering fishy smell in the fish soup.
Hu Tianqin would never cook so carelessly. After drinking the fish soup twice because it tasted fishy, Shao Shao refused to drink any more.
Yi Mu coaxed her with candied hawthorns.
"Shao Shao, be good. The fish soup is so bitter because there's medicine in it. If you think it's fishy, just hold your nose and drink it. Then you can eat candied hawthorns."
Shao Shao loves candied hawthorns, but the old lady who sold them just passed away yesterday. Everyone contributed firewood and burned her as a offering.
This might be the last string of candied hawthorns.
With a wrinkled face and pinched nose, Shao Shao gulped down the awful fish soup.
"Good girl." Yi Mu patted the top of her head.
Ziruo's eyes were fixed on Yimu's exposed wrist.
About two weeks ago, Yimu's right wrist was bandaged with white gauze.
Did Zi Ruo first ask what kind of new outfit it was?
Yi Mu casually changed the subject, diverting his attention.
One day, Ziruo saw Yimu in the kitchen, using a small knife to cut open the wound on his wrist and squeeze a lot of blood into the pot.
The fish soup has a fishy smell because it contains the blood of an Imur.
Zi Ruo recalled what the Immortal Physician had told her: her senior brother's blood was extremely poisonous and should be able to defeat the plague.
The doctor was right; all the neighbors were infected with the plague, except for Shao Shao and Hu Tian Tan.
As a result, people began to look at their family differently.
Zi Ruo couldn't quite explain what those scarlet gazes contained; she only knew that she felt very uncomfortable every time she was looked at like that.
A few days ago, the academy announced that all teachers and students should go home, but the dean did not say when they would be able to return to school.
Zi Ruo and Shao Shao spend their days in the courtyard. Affected by the environment, the once vibrant alley is now gloomy and desolate.
They dared not laugh or make a fuss loudly, because if they did, curses would come from the neighboring courtyard.
The voice wasn't directed at them, but as Ziruo and Shaoshao lowered their voices, the surrounding area also became silent.
After several such incidents, Ziruo and Shaoshao realized that they had better not make loud noises.
The entire alley was gripped by terror; there was no reason why their family would be the only one safe and sound.
Shao Shao said they were jealous, jealous that her family hadn't contracted the plague.
There's a kind of cynicism that makes me miserable. You'd better also be plagued by a serious illness, otherwise I might kill you and drag you down to hell with me.
The people were gripped by panic, and the situation in the central government was also quite unstable.
Having just finished arguing with those old scoundrels, the Sixth Prince, suppressing his urge to unleash a massacre, went to the Crown Prince's residence.
With less than seven days until the Crown Prince ascends the throne, a plague suddenly breaks out in the capital.
Throughout history, dynasties have suffered great calamities because they were sent down by Heaven.
When Heaven retaliates, it must be because it is dissatisfied with the emperor's rule.
Although the weather was not perfect during the reign of the late emperor, the people lived in peace and comfort, and there were no droughts or floods.
Why did a great plague strike just as the crown prince was about to ascend the throne?
Somehow, those old fogies in the court spread an absurd conclusion that Heaven was actually unhappy with the Crown Prince becoming the ruler.
The Prime Minister approached the Sixth Prince three times, urging him to kill the Crown Prince, ascend the throne immediately, and appease the people.
From birth until now, the Sixth Prince has never had the slightest interest in the throne.
In his heart, his elder brother was the rightful emperor.
He will assist his elder brother after he ascends the throne, so that he can become a wise ruler who brings blessings to the people.
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