Finally, Jing Jinhe had to stay outside the city for one more night. In the inn, he put Duan Gouqiong to bed. Just as Ni Yueshan sat down, Jing Yuchen pushed open the door and walked in.
"I just asked around at the inn. The city gates have been closed for two days. Although the other guests at the inn were driven away by Jing Jinhe, there are too many refugees everywhere, most of whom are coughing. There are also many corpses lying on the streets. I'm afraid this is a plague."
Ni Yueshan frowned. Although plague is nothing in modern times, in ancient times, plague meant the coming of death.
"So, what do you want to do?"
"We must enter the city tomorrow. Now is not the time for the Queen Mother and I to fight. The most important thing is to survive this plague."
"Those who fled to the capital naturally thought that the capital could give them hope for survival. However, there are too many wealthy and noble people living in the capital, and they will only guard against them. If not handled properly, it may cause riots."
"You who live outside the city, I..." He said, looking at the bed worriedly. Duan Gouqiong was still unconscious. He thought it would be easy for him to get in, but Duan Gouqiong and Ni Yueshan needed to find a way to enter the city.
"It's okay. We still have Qingfeng protecting us secretly. Qingluan and Qingfeng are both good at martial arts. We also have Jing Jinhe's guards who will protect us well."
Jing Yuchen's brows were still furrowed tightly. "Guards are also human beings. They will also be infected with the plague. By then, they will be unable to take care of themselves. How can they protect you?"
Only then did Ni Yueshan realize the seriousness of the matter.
"I'll go talk to Jin He. If she's willing to cooperate, I can let you go into the city first."
Ni Yueshan nodded, and Jing Yuchen turned and walked out.
When Jing Yuchen came back, Ni Yueshan had already fallen asleep with his hands supporting his forehead.
She opened her eyes and looked over. Jing Yuchen came over and sat down. "Yueshan, go to bed!"
However, when he touched Ni Yueshan's wrist, he found that Ni Yueshan's body temperature was also a little high.
His expression changed: "Yueshan, you also caught a cold?"
Ni Yueshan opened his eyes and tested his forehead: "Maybe he got infected while taking care of Gou Qiong."
She stood up and distanced herself from Jing Yuchen: "Stay away from me, don't let me infect you."
Jing Yuchen looked at Ni Yueshan worriedly: "We can't be sure whether you are infected with the plague or a cold. Gou Qiong, it's best to let Qingfeng take care of you. Qingluan will take care of you. Tomorrow, someone will take you into the city."
"Then why are you going?"
"Leave the refugees behind." After saying this, Jing Yuchen sighed and said, "Take good care of yourself."
As he spoke, he walked out, looking a little busy.
It seems that Jing Yuchen has persuaded Jing Jinhe.
On the second day, Ni Yueshan forced himself to cheer up and sat in the carriage with Duan Gouqiong. Not far away was the closed city gate. Outside the city gate, many refugees were sleeping on the ground, blocking the road to the city gate. If they wanted to get in, they could only jump over them.
But if the city gates were opened, all these people, sick or healthy, would rush in at once, and the city would become a mess.
Ni Yueshan was still looking through the curtains when she heard someone shouting, "Someone's giving out porridge and steamed buns up ahead, everyone hurry up and get some!"
Sure enough, many of those who were lying dejectedly on the ground got up excitedly, rushed over and got food.
Looking at the city gate, there were not many people blocking the way, and the people who came to collect food had also gone far away. The city gate slowly opened, and the carriage where Ni Yueshan was started moving and rushed towards the city gate.
After the carriage entered the city gate, Ni Yueshan lifted the rear curtain and looked outside. He saw someone holding steamed buns and rice porridge. He wanted to follow the carriage into the city, but found that he could not catch up.
Some people thought that the porridge distribution was a deliberate conspiracy to lure them away. Someone shouted, "Smash it! Smash the shop!"
The scene fell into chaos. Ni Yueshan lowered the curtain, shifted his gaze, and coughed lightly twice.
Qingluan said worriedly, "Princess, take good care of yourself when you return home. Otherwise, if the Queen Mother finds out that you have also caught a cold, who knows what she will do to you."
Ni Yueshan nodded in understanding. What she was most worried about was Duan Gouqiong.
The carriage drove into the city, and Jing Jinhe breathed a sigh of relief: "These useless people finally did something good and entered the city."
The news of Jing Jinhe's successful entry into the city soon reached Miao Qinghua, who immediately asked, "Where's the Regent?"
"The Regent King is still outside the city in order to allow Princess Jinhe to enter. However, Princess Jinhe has detained Jing Lecheng. I also heard that Princess Gou Qiong of Canglie has been ill for a long time. I wonder if she has the same strange disease as the refugees outside the city."
"What about Ni Yueshan?"
"The princess has returned to the Regent's Palace."
Miao Qinghua snorted, "Let's see how they explain this to the civil and military officials and the common people. Send Jin He to see me."
"Queen Dowager, no! Princess Jinhe has returned to the capital from outside. Although she disdains to have contact with any outsiders, there is still a risk of infection. If you summon her, you will most likely be infected as well."
"Then let Jin He stay in her palace and don't run around. Wait a few days and if there are no more symptoms, come back to see me."
"The Queen Mother is wise."
When Ni Yueshan returned to the palace, he immediately sent a pigeon to the prime minister's residence, asking about the latest situation in the city and reporting that he was safe.
At this time, Qingluan brought the medicine and said, "Princess, please take the medicine. Some medicines are hard to buy in the city now. If Princess Gou Qiong and you, Princess, don't recover for a long time, I'm afraid the reserve in the palace will not be enough."
"How is Gou Qiong?"
"I went to ask Qingfeng, who felt that the high fever had subsided a little, and the person even woke up once."
Ni Yueshan nodded.
If those refugees really had the plague, and there were no doctors who could cure them, if Xiao Chu'er were here, I wonder if there would be a way...
Ni Yueshan felt a little irritated: "If the carrier pigeon from the Prime Minister's Mansion comes back, remember to give me the letter."
After saying that, Ni Yueshan went to rest.
In the evening, Ni Yueshan woke up and found that she was sweating a lot. Qingluan came in and handed her the reply letter from the Prime Minister's Mansion.
She only said that there was nothing serious in the court, but there were too many refugees outside the city. Even though the city had taken protective measures early on, there were still many patients, so she should be more careful and take good care of herself.
The reply was very short, perhaps because I didn’t want to make her worry too much.
Ni Yueshan asked, "Is there any patient in your house?"
Qingluan nodded: "Yes, but the housekeeper worked efficiently and isolated the person."
"I'd like to know more about their symptoms. I want to know if there are any people among them who have developed immunity."
Although Qingluan didn't quite understand what was said, she still went to inquire.
Ni Yueshan frowned, hoping that Jing Yuchen could return to the city safely.
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