Chapter 518 (First Update)
The silver fox man still intended to suppress the news that Prince Yi had contracted the plague. After all, they had just suffered a defeat and their morale was already low. If news of Prince Yi's infection with the plague were to spread, it would likely destabilize the army and could even lead to a more uncontrollable situation.
The silver-foxed man summoned the physicians who were treating Prince Yi to a nearby cabin.
He sat behind a screen, at least ten steps away from the physicians.
The medical officers assumed that he was worried that they had just been in contact with Prince Yi and were afraid of infecting him, so he took such precautions.
Behind the screen, the silver-foxed man sat in a cushioned chair and asked in a normal tone, "How is my uncle doing? I want to hear you tell me yourself whether my uncle has truly contracted the plague and whether he can be cured?"
"this……"
The physicians exchanged glances, unsure how to broach the subject with the silver-foxed man.
His first two questions were easy to answer, but the last one was difficult.
Finally, the most senior physician, Chen, dared to answer him: "Sir, after our careful diagnosis, His Highness Prince Yi has indeed been infected with the plague. As for whether he can be cured... we dare not make a definitive conclusion."
The silver-foxed man's expression turned very ugly.
"Have you all... contacted my uncle?" the silver-foxed man asked in a deep voice.
The physicians' expressions all became complicated. They hadn't known that Prince Yi was a plague patient, so they hadn't taken sufficient precautions and directly examined and treated him. Now, they feared...
"yes."
It was Physician Chen who answered the silver fox man's question.
The silver-foxed man's expression darkened further, and he subtly clenched his fist: "Have all the physicians treated my uncle?"
If that's the case, then there will be no medical officers in the military camp who can avoid being quarantined, which is very disadvantageous for their current situation.
What if... he meant what if someone who wasn't infected got sick? Who should they go to for treatment?
Physician Chen said, "One of the physicians was taken away by Deputy General Feng. He said that you ordered him to treat a hostage. He has been taking care of the hostage for the past two days and has not gone to His Highness Prince Yi's side."
The silver-foxed man remembered that such a thing had indeed happened, and when he thought of that soldier from Zhao Kingdom, his expression became unpredictable.
The plague is not like a cold, which you can catch by being exposed to a cold wind or getting chilled; it requires transmission.
The silver-foxed man was absolutely certain that he and the Prince Yi had not been in contact with the plague patients; the only suspicious person they had come into contact with in the past two days was that young man from Zhao Kingdom.
"Could it be him?" the silver-foxed man murmured, frowning.
The silver-foxed man thought of the group of plague patients who had escaped, and the assassins and pursuers who never returned.
If it was that boy who let it escape, then everything makes sense.
He killed the group of assassins and pursuers, and he also contracted the plague, then he took the seriously ill man back to life...
Thinking of this, the silver-foxed man clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.
No, he still didn't believe it!
He wants to go and see for himself!
The silver-foxed man became so excited that he started coughing uncontrollably.
The physicians' expressions changed, and they exclaimed in unison, "My lord?!"
The silver-foxed man covered his mouth with a handkerchief, pretending not to see the bloodstains on it, and said calmly, "I'm fine, I just caught a cold, do you understand?"
The group exchanged a fearful glance, resignedly lowered their heads, and replied in unison, "Yes, we understand."
The silver-foxed man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said coldly, "I don't care what methods you use, you must cure the plague, otherwise, you and your families will all die!"
The medical officers all shuddered!
Gu Jiao only realized she was infected after hearing the news that Prince Yi had been diagnosed with the plague.
"Is the information reliable?" Gu Jiao asked the doctor, who was sitting on the edge of the bed receiving an IV drip, his eyes gleaming as he looked at her small medicine box.
She already knew his surname was Tong.
He was from Yecheng and made a living as a doctor. Because of the impending war, he was forcibly conscripted into the army by the remnants of the previous dynasty.
"Of course it's reliable! When I went back to get the medicine just now, I saw that they all had their faces covered. When I asked, I found out that Prince Yi had contracted the plague. Tell me, how did Prince Yi get the plague?" Physician Tong couldn't understand.
Gu Jiao understood.
If Prince Yi contracted the plague, it could only be from her.
She wasn't sure if she had been infected by Zhao Yuanwai's blood, but just in case, she still wore a mask under her helmet.
When she woke up in this room, the mask on her face was gone.
It's obvious who picked it.
The physician told her that she had returned in the carriage of Prince Yi and his consort, so it was highly likely that they had been infected in the carriage.
Gu Jiao never considered using the plague as a means of attacking the enemy, so even when she went to kill Tianlang, she took precautions.
But some people were greedy and wanted to take her away, and even tried to take advantage of her.
The physician was completely baffled. He couldn't believe it was Gu Jiao, since she had been there for three days and didn't seem to have contracted the plague. Her coughing up blood seemed more like frostbite.
And it is improving rapidly every day.
If it's a plague, it will only worsen, not improve.
Besides, he's been "treating" her here for the past few days, and he hasn't been infected!
"You should take your medicine," Gu Jiao said.
Taking medicine every day became the happiest moment for Doctor Tong, because Gu Jiao allowed him to personally open the small medicine box and take out the pills from it.
That feeling was absolutely amazing!
Doctor Tong washed his hands and opened the small medicine box with great reverence. He didn't recognize any of the medicines inside, but he felt a sense of awe and wonder.
He knew which medicine he should take, and he recognized the box.
He skillfully pressed out two tablets and swallowed them with warm water.
Both pulmonary edema caused by frostbite and this epidemic can cause symptoms such as coughing up pink foam. Because of this, Gu Jiao was never sure if she was infected, and Doctor Tong also thought it was just a lung disease caused by frostbite.
Gu Jiao also developed a high fever, but the fever subsided quickly under the effects of the medication.
On the contrary, Doctor Tong has not shown any symptoms.
She wasn't sure if chloramphenicol had played a preventative role, or if Dr. Tong was an asymptomatic carrier.
Asymptomatic carriers of the plague are not infectious. In other words, if the young doctor is indeed the latter, then he is the safest person in the entire village, and he can come into contact with anyone.
I'm not worried about getting infected, nor am I worried about infecting others.
The young physician was completely unaware of his special abilities.
He finished his medicine and was about to put the medicine box back.
He smacked his lips reluctantly, closed the small medicine box, and then began to look forward to the next time he needed to take his medicine.
Once an epidemic breaks out, without proper treatment, the body will rapidly deteriorate.
At noon, Prince Yi was still able to talk to people, but by evening he had a high fever and became delirious.
The silver fox man originally intended to come to Gu Jiao's house to find out what was going on, but he was summoned away by the Prince Yi's men halfway there.
Prince Yi was delirious with fever, calling out the name of the silver fox man, so the others had no choice but to call the silver fox man over.
"Zheng'er... Zheng'er..." Prince Yi called out to him in a daze.
The silver-foxed man covered his face with a veil, came to the bedside, and took Prince Yi's hand: "Uncle, I'm here."
“Zheng’er…” Prince Yi gripped the silver-foxed man’s hand tightly, “Zheng’er, I’m so scared…”
The silver-foxed man looked at the Prince Yi, who was ravaged by illness and barely recognizable as a human, and his heart ached with sorrow: "Uncle, don't be afraid, I will definitely cure you..."
Prince Yi stammered, "It's him... Zheng'er, it's him..."
Prince Yi is a cruel and ruthless man. The method of punishing Gu Changqing and the Gu family army was suggested by one of his advisors. However, he is kind to his nephew.
Even after such a big incident, he didn't blame his nephew for not listening to him.
Prince Yi said, trembling, "Kill him... Zheng'er... kill him..."
A wave of immense regret and pain washed over the silver-foxed man: "Alright... Uncle, wait here, I'll go kill him right now!"
Meanwhile, Gu Jiao asked Doctor Tong to inquire about which people in the village had developed symptoms similar to the plague.
The physician said, "Prince Yi has been diagnosed. The prince consort...it is said that he also coughed a few times. In addition, there is Feng Shi."
"Who is Feng Shi?" Gu Jiao asked.
Physician Tong said, "Deputy General Feng, the man who dug you out from under Tianlang's corpse was also seen coughing up blood. And several of his brothers are said to be in bad shape as well."
Doctor Tong spoke rather subtly and cautiously, but Gu Jiao was almost certain that the Prince Consort and Feng Shi, among others, had also been infected.
The very methods they used to deal with Gu Jiajun ultimately backfired on them.
What should have been a tragedy for Gu Jiajun has now become a tragedy for the former dynasty's army.
(End of this chapter)
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