After settling everything, Xiao Tuo went to tell Murong Jie that Zi'an had not left the capital, and Murong Jie was furious.
"Do you know that someone mentioned in the meeting room just now that there is a folk rumor that Xia Zian can cure zombie disease? After this rumor spreads widely, how many people will force the king to order her to go to the epidemic area?"
"There is such a rumor among the people? Who spread it? Isn't this harming people?" Xiao Tuo was shocked.
"Who else? Whoever started this incident is the one who spread the rumor." Murong Jie was obviously very angry and exhausted. Just dealing with the panic and speculation of those officials had already made him very angry, and now there was a rumor.
"It was Chen Taijun who intervened in this matter and asked Chen Liuliu to take the person away. Moreover, Chen Taijun learned the news that there were ambushes along the way, so leaving was not allowed."
Murong Jie said angrily: "Since I arranged for her to leave, I naturally took this into account. They sent people to ambush her along the way, but I also arranged people to counter those assassins."
Xiao Tuo was a little annoyed, "I'm sorry, I didn't do this well."
"Forget it." Murong Jie thought for a moment, looked at him and asked, "Then did she say she had thought of a solution if she stayed? Or did she have any clues or something like that?"
"She asked Boss Dao to transfer Ni Rong and the others to the Chen family compound, saying that she wanted to try to treat them."
Murong Jie frowned, "Then we must not let anyone know that there are zombie patients in the capital, otherwise, this Chen family courtyard will be trampled to pieces soon."
"There are people watching outside, but the Chen family's courtyard has an advantage, that is, there are tunnels and secret rooms that lead directly to the outside of the city. If anything happens, we can immediately escape through the tunnel. Now Ni Rong and the others are all placed in the underground secret room."
Murong Jie said in astonishment: "Real? The old lady has this trick? This old general is really unfathomable."
Although he was annoyed at Zi'an's disobedience, after hearing what Xiao Tuo said, he couldn't help but think that this was a good arrangement, at least better than leaving the capital.
He actually felt more at ease being under his nose.
Su Qing came in with the night breeze and said softly, "Your Majesty, the guards who went to Madman Island are back."
Murong Jie suddenly raised his head and said, "Send it!"
A man in his thirties or forties walked in quickly and said, "Your Majesty, I am back."
Murong Jie looked at him and asked, "Have you found out anything?"
The guard said, "According to my investigation, the madman brought back by the Huimin Office officials is the cousin of Liu Imperial Physician. He fell ill when he was 25 years old. He was treated for several years without success and showed the intention to hurt others. He reported it to the government, but I don't know how he calmed down. Later, he killed two servants of Liu's house and was sent to Lunatic Island."
"Liu Changzhao?" Murong Jie frowned, remembering that when Prince Liang was ill, he had taken the initiative to treat him, causing Prince Liang's condition to worsen again.
I just don’t know why the palace didn’t execute him and still keeps his official position.
"Yes, it is Liu Changzhao. Speaking of his cousin, it is a pity. He was a handsome and talented man in his youth. He went crazy for no reason."
"Hmm? From the tone of your voice, I can tell you there's something going on. Don't worry, tell me about the situation on Madman Island. Has anyone else on the island been infected with the virus?"
The guard shook his head. "Your Majesty, none of the patients on Madman Island are infected with the disease. This is really strange. There is no reason why he is the only one who is sick, right?"
Su Qing asked doubtfully, "Could it be that this disease was not transmitted from Lunatic Island? If so, all our previous speculations will be overturned. But why did the doctor from Huimin Bureau bring back Liu Imperial Physician's cousin from Lunatic Island? Where was he placed after he was brought back? The laws of our Great Zhou Dynasty stipulate that any lunatic who kills people will be imprisoned on Lunatic Island. Every three years, officials from Huimin Bureau will go to Lunatic Island for examination. Only those who are cured can return, but they will still be imprisoned for observation."
Xiao Tuo said calmly: "Who knows? Maybe the person is hiding in your Su Qing's house."
Su Qing was startled, "Xiao Tuo, what do you mean?"
Xiao Tuo glanced at him and sneered, "Isn't it obvious? You, Su Qing, like crazy people the most. Haven't you always been in contact with the crazy woman Chen Liuliu?"
Su Qing said, "I think you are crazy. Aren't we talking about serious matters? Why are you bringing up Chen Liuliu? Has she not been bothering you recently?"
Murong Jie looked at the two of them angrily and said, "Alright, if you two don't listen, get out of here!"
Su Qing shut up, but glared at Xiao Tuo fiercely. Xiao Tuo glared back at him. Who has no eyes? Really!
Murong Jie continued to ask: "What else have you discovered on Madman Island?"
The guard replied, "We didn't find anything unusual. The lunatic from the Liu family was imprisoned separately because he was very aggressive. The guards at Madman Island said he went crazy several times a month. When he went crazy, he couldn't find anyone to vent his anger on, so he banged his head against the cage."
"Has there ever been any biting incidents?" Su Qing asked hurriedly.
The guard said, "It has never happened. The guards said that at most it would hit people or bang its head against the cage, but it would not bite anyone."
Murong Jie pondered for a moment, could it be that he really guessed wrong
No, that's right. At that time, he sent people to Shitou Village to arrest someone, and the person he arrested was this madman from the Liu family.
At that time, it was certain that he was the source of the zombie disease, and he was the first to bite the villagers of Stone Village.
Moreover, Xia Huaijun deliberately let this person go at that time, which proves that he had a close relationship with this person.
"Now, what does Zi'an think?" Murong Jie suddenly thought of this.
Xiao Tuo said: "She insisted on staying, and I listened to her talk to Chen Liuliu about how to turn the passive situation into the active one."
"Turning passivity into initiative?"
"Yes, I asked Chen Liuliu to deliver a letter to Miss Hu today."
Murong Jie thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "I understand now."
"What does that mean? I heard that after receiving the letter, Miss Hu took the initiative to ask the prince out, and she made an appointment at the Ci'aiyuan. This matter spread all over the city, and everyone said that Miss Hu was attracted to the prince."
Murong Jie smiled faintly, "Yeah, you said that Miss Hu is attracted to the prince, who should be nervous?"
"Of course it's someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Isn't this extremely worrying? Once the eldest daughter of the Hu family says she wants to be a crown princess, with the financial resources of the Hu family, this crown princess is probably a sure thing."
"Okay, let's make some noise like this to confuse them first." Murong Jie's heart slowly calmed down. It seemed that he had always underestimated Zi'an. Perhaps, he should trust her. She had enough ability to protect herself and also had the power to fight back.
Murong Jie ordered, "Come here, prepare the horses."
"Where are we going?" Xiao Tuo asked.
"Of course I'm going to watch the fun." Murong Jie smiled.
Su Qing and Xiao Tuo looked at each other in confusion, then snorted and turned their heads away with indignation on their faces.
(End of this chapter)