Chapter 559 Searching for Medicine
As if struck by a sudden heavy blow, Yuwen Yuan's tall body swayed abruptly. He hurriedly braced himself on the table with both hands to barely regain his balance.
However, the table wobbled slightly, and the stacks of documents on it scattered and fell to the ground in a mess.
When he looked up again, Yuwen Yuan's eyes were even redder, but his voice was even lower, as if he was forcefully suppressing the turmoil he felt at that moment. He said in a deep voice, "What happened? How could this be!?"
"..."
"Taiyuan was perfectly fine, why did an epidemic break out?!"
"This—this humble general is also unsure."
Yuwen Yuan held a high position and wielded great power. He usually possessed an imposing aura even without anger. At this moment, his full beard almost stood on end, and with his bloodshot eyes and furious expression, he looked exactly like a bloodthirsty tiger. Just one glance at him was enough to send chills down one's spine and fill one with terror.
Yu Dingxing subconsciously took a few steps back.
At this moment, Yuwen Ye suddenly said, "Father, it might be those people who left Daxing before."
"What?!"
Yuwen Yuan turned to look at him, and after thinking about it again, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
He then remembered that Yuwen Ye had sent his men out of the city several times to search for patients infected with the plague. When he inquired about it later, Yuwen Ye told him that some of the infected people had left the area and might have gone east.
At that time, he only told him to be careful not to let the people in Dongdu know that Daxing City was currently ravaged by plague. Otherwise, if the other side took this opportunity to send troops, it might bring them a fatal blow.
But he had no idea that there was another place to go if he continued eastward—
It's Taiyuan!
Those people actually went to Taiyuan!?
Yuwen Yuan felt his eyelids twitching. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists on the table. After a long while, he looked up at Song Shiyan and asked, "So, what is the situation in Taiyuan City now?"
Song Shiyan said, "I am not very clear about the specifics either."
"..."
"However, the Third Young Master has fallen ill and has had a fever for several days, making him unable to get out of bed. Lord Huang sent me to ask the Prime Minister for help, because there is no suitable medicine available in the city."
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yuan frowned again.
Even Yuwen Qian's expression changed. He stepped forward and stared at Song Shiyan: "There's no medicine in Taiyuan City?"
Song Shiyan glanced at him, then lowered his head: "Yes."
"Why?"
"I've heard that after the Third Young Master fell ill, the people in the manor went to get medicine, but they couldn't find the right remedy. They then searched the entire city, only to discover that all the usable medicines were gone. It's as if—"
Yuwen Qian asked, "What does it seem like?"
Song Shi hesitated for a long time before saying softly, "It seems like it was looted beforehand."
"...!"
Yuwen Yuan's face immediately darkened, and then the entire Chengqing Palace fell into an indescribable, suffocating silence.
However, this silence only lasted for a moment.
It might not even take a moment, since the people here have absolute ability and responsiveness to deal with emergencies. The next moment, Yuwen Ye stepped forward and said solemnly, "Father, we must quickly allocate medicinal herbs to Taiyuan to save our third brother."
"right,"
Yuwen Yuan nodded repeatedly, but when he spoke, his expression and tone were somewhat disordered, and he kept repeating, "We must allocate medicinal herbs and save Cheng'er."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and looked up at Yuwen Ye: "Your medicine—"
Before he could finish speaking, Shang Ruyi said softly with an apologetic expression, "Please forgive me, Father, the medicinal herbs in Chang Le Fang were already sold out yesterday."
Yuwen Yuan's gaze flickered slightly.
Yuwen Ye continued, "Father, yesterday, because the medicine had become diluted, there was almost trouble in Chang Le Fang. I already reported this to you last night. Also, the reason why Pei Xingyuan was tricked by those black market merchants last night and almost burned to death in the East Market was also to buy medicine."
"..."
"He has no medicinal herbs left."
"..."
"The herbal medicine distributed by Chang Le Fang today is just a supplementary medicine to relieve cold symptoms, and it cannot cure the plague."
"..."
"It seems we won't be able to spare any medicinal herbs from Chang Le Fang; we can only wait and see—"
As he spoke, he looked up at Yuwen Yuan, his eyes flickering slightly, and said, "Could you find some medicine that can save my third brother from someone else?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Yuwen Qian.
Apart from Yu Dingxing.
In fact, ever since Song Shiyan said that there was no medicine in Taiyuan City that could cure Yuwen Cheng, he had been keeping his head down, his face gloomy, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
Yuwen Qian, standing to the side, also looked far from calm.
At this moment, sensing everyone's gaze upon him, a flicker of light finally appeared in his clear and calm eyes. He looked up at Yuwen Yuan and whispered, "Father—"
Yuwen Yuan said with a solemn expression, "Qian'er, it seems that there is no shortage of medicine in Yanzuofang."
"No."
"Where is the person who administered the medicine? Has he shown his face?"
"Not yet."
"Although he hasn't shown his face, he has medicine on him, right?"
"……yes."
"good!"
At this point, Yuwen Yuan's aura turned cold, and he said firmly, "I don't care who that person is, what his status is, or whether he associates with others. In short, go and tell him that since he can save the people in Yanzuofang, he must provide medicine to save the people of Taiyuan, especially my son!"
Normally, he would never have such an unreasonable, even arrogant and domineering attitude. After all, being in a high position, his words and actions would determine the actions of his subordinates. To restrain them, he had to restrain himself even more. Moreover, his words and actions also represented the honor and cultivation of his family. Even on the battlefield, he would not have shown such obvious moral depravity.
But now, he is no longer the powerful prime minister, nor the Duke of Sheng, whose family has been in high rank for generations.
He was a father who was terrified of losing his child.
Yuwen Qian said softly, "I will find a way to ask that person for the medicine."
Yuwen Yuan did not speak immediately, but nodded. His sharp and fierce gaze swept over the people standing in the hall. His face was as cold as iron. After a long while, he slowly said in a low and intimidating tone: "If I find out who has the medicine but refuses to save my son—I will not let that person off easily!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soft, almost inaudible gasp rang out in the silent atmosphere of Chengqing Hall.
Someone gasped in shock.
Shang Ruyi lowered her head without making a sound, her eyes slightly raised. She saw Yu Dingxing, who was standing at the very back and had not attracted anyone's attention, raise his hand and gently wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
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