And so, on the next day, Zhong Muyu still went to visit Lu Ziqing and Jinfei as usual, not daring to delay their treatment.
On her way back, Zhong Muyu suddenly heard a commotion and several servants rushed towards the door.
Zhong Muyu was very puzzled and grabbed one of them, asking, "What happened?"
"Your Highness, there are people causing trouble at the gate of the Prince's residence. His Highness the Crown Prince has ordered us to stop them!"
make trouble?
Remembering that Lu Ziyuan was still with the Crown Prince, Zhong Muyu quickly turned back and headed towards the front hall.
The further they went, the louder the noise became. The servants in the mansion blocked the door, while the guards stood watch over the wall to prevent anyone from climbing over it.
"Yu'er? What are you doing here? Go back quickly, it's dangerous here!"
Lu Ziyuan ran out from the front hall and immediately shielded her in front of him. Zhong Muyu asked, "What's going on?"
"His Highness the Crown Prince's plan to concentrate on dealing with those who are terminally ill has aroused their dissatisfaction."
This centralized disposal, to put it bluntly, is to designate a place, lock them up, and wait for them to die, and then dig a special pit to bury them all together. No one would be happy to be in this situation, especially those whose families have some financial resources.
In fact, the people who caused the most trouble were indeed those with some money.
Lu Ziying, standing to the side, didn't seem to care at all: "This is for their own good. After all, those people are beyond saving. It's better to take them out and let them die than to infect others with the disease."
Zhong Muyu said, "But public resentment is boiling over, and things will only get worse if this continues."
“Princess Consort, there is no need to worry. The people cherish their lives. If their commotion is fruitless, they will naturally give up. No one will risk their own life.”
"Isn't there already a prescription for treating the epidemic? Why not just give it a try?"
Lu Ziying sneered: "Naive. Some people can't be saved even if there's a prescription."
After saying that, Lu Ziying directed his men to go over and shout, "Anyone who dares to trespass again will be killed without mercy!"
The shout was effective; the noise outside subsided considerably, but we still couldn't let our guard down.
Lu Ziyuan said, "This method can only deter them temporarily. We can't guard against them forever. If they break in at night when we're not paying attention, that would be a big problem."
Lu Ziying turned his head and looked at them with great interest: "What does the Seventh Prince think?"
"It would be best to offer some reassurance."
"Are you going? Seventh Prince, I know you're used to seeing corpses strewn across the battlefield, but people who die from disease are different from those who are killed. If you're not careful, you can get infected."
Zhong Muyu said, "I'll go. I'll bring the imperial physicians and doctors to treat them. I'll pay for the medicine. Is that alright?"
"Yu'er!"
Lu Ziyuan looked anxious. He had said he was only coming to visit Lu Ziqing, so why was he meddling in other people's business?
Zhong Muyu patted his hand: "It's okay. I don't know any medicine. I'm just here to pay and oversee things. I can't just stand by and watch them riot. I don't want someone to rush in and kill me in the middle of the night."
Lu Ziying didn't mind, since they were just visiting Lu Ziqing on a whim, and he subconsciously believed that his seventh brother, who only knew how to fight, and his seventh sister-in-law, whom he had watched grow up, were simply incapable of subduing a group of rioters.
Besides, it was Lu Ziyuan and the others who paid for it, so he didn't suffer any loss at all.
So Lu Ziying casually said, "Go if you want to. It's good to see what it's like. If you encounter this situation again in the future, you'll know how to deal with it. The physicians in the manor and the imperial physicians I brought are at your disposal."
Lu Ziyuan and Zhong Muyu were stunned when they saw that he agreed so easily.
Without hesitation, Zhong Muyu first personally led a group of doctors to testify, reassuring them, and then took them to a place where patients were centrally treated.
In that dilapidated villa, there were only half-dead people.
Before they arrived, Zhong Muyu gave each of them a set of protective gear, covering them from head to toe, and stipulated that they should be disinfected every few hours.
On this trip, Zhong Muyu also brought along the old physician from the imperial family who had treated Consort Jin.
While the medicine was being prepared, Zhong Muyu instructed him, "Old sir, I'm counting on you this time. Please shield me from them. Everything about the treatment is none of my business."
"Your Highness, why bother? Sigh, leave it to me."
The old physician had never seen anyone like Zhong Muyu before. If anyone else had such skills, they would have made a name for themselves long ago.
Zhong Muyu just smiled and didn't say anything. She came here to do the right thing. She didn't care for too much fame, and she didn't pursue any higher status.
Besides, the titles of princess and county princess are already high enough for her, and she is very content.
...
Three days passed in this way. Apart from the elderly and seriously ill patients, the condition of everyone else had stabilized considerably. Even the imperial physicians had to sigh in admiration. As for Zhong Muyu, in accordance with the previous rules, he gave all the credit to the old physician.
When the news reached the Rong Prince's residence, even Lu Ziying couldn't help but sigh, "I thought she grew up in the deep palace and couldn't stand that kind of environment, but I didn't expect that she could actually calm them down."
The guard said, "In the end, it was because we found a cure for the epidemic that those patients were able to be saved."
"Yes, there are truly talented people in the Rong Prince's mansion."
Lu Ziying put down his teacup, seemingly sighing.
"By the way, is the Seventh Prince still there?"
"Yes, His Highness Prince Ling stayed there the whole time. Although he couldn't do much, he always stayed close to Princess Ling."
"This is interesting. He really disliked this princess when we last met. What made her change her mind?"
Lu Ziying couldn't understand it. The two people had changed a lot in the past six months. It seemed that something interesting had happened in Lingqing that he didn't know about.
At that moment, another guard delivered a message: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
"explain."
"The people are rioting again. This time they've gathered at the villa and are demanding an explanation from Prince Ling and his wife!"
I knew it wouldn't be that easy.
"What's the reason this time?"
"It seems that the Princess Consort of the Prince of Ling forbids relatives from visiting the patients. It is rumored that this is just to delay them. In addition, corpses are being carried out every day, so there are rumors that they are just superficially appeasing the people while secretly dealing with the patients."
Lu Ziying rubbed his head. In their anxiety and fear, these people could come up with all sorts of outlandish ideas.
“Send a team to protect them. If there are any violent mobs, deal with them directly.”
Meanwhile, at the villa, the few people there couldn't hold the door shut at all, so Zhong Muyu had no choice but to go and take a look with the doctors.
Zhong Muyu and the others repeatedly assured that they were doing their best to treat the patient. Because of the testimony of the imperial physician, the onlookers were somewhat convinced. At this moment, someone suddenly shouted from the crowd:
"If that's the case, why don't you let us go and take a look?"
"We're just taking a look from afar, not getting close. Do we have to hide the fact that we're treating patients?"
"You're dressed like this, as if you want to avoid contact with them. Does this look like you're seeking treatment?"
...
Goodness gracious, even protective suits are wrong?
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