She couldn't remember when Huo Baichuan had said it before, only that he said, "With me around, no one dares to say my sister won't get married."
In truth, deep down she didn't expect to rely on anyone, but this kind of warmth was something she envied.
It's fate that we met, and it's a blessing that we can be siblings. She cherishes this opportunity.
Wei Tingsi squeezed her hand, and the warmth made her feel a little better.
Turning to Zhao Xie, he said, "Whether you are real or not, you will never be the heir of the Yongwang Mansion. Even if my father doesn't remarry and adopts a son, it will not be you. I will not kill you now, but if you make the slightest move, I will kill you with my own hands."
In the end, Zhao Shu did not have the heart to completely eliminate the future trouble.
They brought the person back to Jiangnan Prefecture, assigned people to keep an eye on them, and everyone went about their respective duties, beginning to save this shattered land.
Holding the imperial edict, Zhao Bi left Jiangnan openly and legitimately, while Zhen Qizhong and the others disappeared without a trace, and could not be found no matter how hard they searched Jiangnan.
Yan Shiren and Chen Jianbo rushed to the source of the plague to investigate. When they returned, their faces were grim. After everyone gathered together, Chen Jianbo said in a cold voice, "There are actually people who specialize in studying this stuff. Not only is there plague, but also smallpox, typhoid fever, etc. As long as you get infected, you're sure to be infected."
"It's truly chilling. In all my decades of life, this is the first time I've ever seen someone so ruthless and insane." Yan Shiren felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it.
Zhao Shu, the Crown Prince, and Wei Tingsi thought more deeply than the other two. Back then, Ouyang Ping's medical skills were so high that he was called the Immortal Physician, but he died. There was also someone who looked exactly like him. The three of them did not believe that the other Ouyang Ping did not know medicine. Moreover, the man they had met last time was obviously a descendant of Ouyang Ping.
With such high medical skills, and working alongside Zhao Bi, it's possible that he was conducting some kind of insane research.
"Everyone's gone?" Wei Tingsi asked.
"No, we caught the doctor." Yan Shiren gestured for the man to be brought up.
It was the man who looked somewhat like Ouyang Ping. He glared resentfully at Zhao Shu, the Crown Prince, and Wei Tingsi.
He especially looked at Zhao Shu, as if he wanted to tear her to pieces.
"Does he have a grudge against me?" Zhao Shu glanced at him sideways. "Who is Ouyang Ping to you?"
The man turned his head away and didn't reply; clearly, he was determined not to confess.
"Men, torture him. If he still doesn't confess, feed him the meat of plague-ridden rats and see if he confesses then."
Zhao Shu was no saint. The man knew she would keep her word. He struggled, but couldn't break free. He was tied up tightly. "Even if you kill me, you won't get what you want. Before long, everyone will die. None of you will escape."
“You’re wrong. The imperial physicians will cure everyone, but you will be the only one who dies. It’s pitiful. After you die, there won’t even be anyone to collect your body.” Zhao Shu didn’t care at all. “Don’t think that just because you know a little medicine you can do whatever you want. You should know that there are always people more skilled than you.”
"Hmph, those quacks think they can cure the plague? Dream on! Don't try to trick me into saying anything, I won't tell you anything." He spat at Zhao Shu.
The grudge must be immense; Zhao Shu didn't even need to ask—it must be something like the murder of her father.
Despite her stubbornness, Yan Shiren ordered someone to take the message away, saying, "People are already dying one after another. I'm afraid Physician Lu won't be able to come up with a solution in a short time. Let's follow the princess's method. I'll go and get started on making artificial isolation suits and gathering medicinal herbs."
Now it's a race against death. If we win, all will be well; if we lose, we'll all die together.
"I will go and oversee the flood control efforts," the prince said.
"I'll go and supervise the maintenance of order and the arrangements for the disaster victims," Chen Jianbo said.
Everyone had something to do, so Zhao Shu naturally couldn't be idle either. She prepared to personally take pulses and prescribe medicine.
Everyone went off to do their own thing, and Wei Tingsi said to Zhao Shu in the hall, "I'm leaving."
He held Zhao Shu's hand. "Will you come with me?" What did it matter to him whether those people lived or died? All he cared about was the person in front of him.
Zhao Shu's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Is the Emperor urging you?"
"No, both King Xiao and King Su have raised troops one after another, I can't stay any longer, and the Xiongnu have also taken the opportunity to invade." He just wanted to see her one more time, he couldn't get enough of looking at her.
The Xiongnu bordered the Western Liang, and Zhao Shu was somewhat worried. In her previous life, King Jing was the most difficult one to deal with. "Be careful of King Jing, don't underestimate him." She was afraid that he would be arrogant and underestimate his enemy, and get injured.
“I’ll worry if I don’t see you safe and sound. Will you come with me? There are so many people in Jiangnan, they won’t miss you.” He pleaded, “I can protect you.”
She hadn't even met the hermit Jiecao, the matter of Empress Yide hadn't been investigated, and her mother's matter wasn't over yet. How could she leave? Zhao Shu shook her head. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. The person in this world who can kill me probably hasn't been born yet."
But in Wei Tingsi's eyes, this arrogance was particularly endearing.
Wei Tingsi knew her personality and knew he couldn't persuade her, so he pulled her into his arms. "Hu Yichen and Jize will be back soon, don't worry. I'll have them tell you whatever you want to know. Don't work too hard, you're so thin, it's all from being tired."
"Okay." Zhao Shu felt a warmth in her heart. "You also need to be careful and come back to see me unharmed, or I won't talk to you anymore."
"You know, I'm most afraid of you ignoring me; I'd rather die than accept that."
Zhao Shu thought that this was probably how it was when people were in love; the things they said were so cheesy that they gave her goosebumps.
"Then don't get hurt, just be well."
Reunions are always short, and partings are always sad. After seeing Wei Tingsi off, Zhao Shu stared blankly in the direction he left. She had never known that worrying about someone could be so heart-wrenching, nor that waiting for someone could be so sweet.
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