General Li took out a pot of wine and handed it to Zi'an, "Take a sip."
Zi'an took it and took three big gulps in succession. The strong liquor rolled down his throat and into his stomach. He felt a burning sensation in his stomach and his whole body became even hotter.
Zi'an handed the wine back to General Li, and then said, "Ni Rong was bitten once many days ago, but at that time he casually applied some herbs outside the city. The herbs were chewed. This time, he did not get sick. We thought that the one who bit him was not a zombie patient. But a few days ago, before I entered the epidemic area, he was bitten again, and there were three other people bitten with him. The situation at that time was very similar to tonight. One of the bitten people was a family member, one was a guard, and the other was Ni Rong. The other two are now under the control of my acupuncture and arsenic, temporarily suppressing their illness, and Ni Rong has no signs of illness at all."
Only then did Rouyao understand why she had stopped Lu from entering the ancestral hall to see Li Er tonight.
She said guiltily: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have questioned your decision."
General Li asked, "So, after you used arsenic as medicine, only Ni Rong recovered?"
Zi'an said, "I still need to study the pharmacology. According to my previous treatments, arsenic does have an effect, but it cannot cure it."
She stood up and said, "Okay, let's stop talking. I've already prescribed some medicine to clear the poison. It doesn't have much effect, but just let them drink it. Once they get sick, it's hard to drink water."
This zombie disease has one similarity with rabies, which is hydrophobia. After flying needle treatment, although this symptom is alleviated, it is still difficult to feed water.
Everybody got busy, bringing in bowls of medicine. The four people who had just been bitten showed no symptoms yet and were able to drink water on their own like normal people, but the others all had to be fed.
Because they could feed medicine and soup, no one had been sent out of the ancestral hall sideways since Zi'an came.
However, everyone knows that this is only temporary.
According to previous records, symptoms usually appear within two or three days, so General Li tied them up the day after they were bitten.
However, until the third day, they still did not show any symptoms, not even their eyes turned red, and the bite wounds began to heal and form scabs.
This was something I had never seen before. Although Mrs. Wang and the guard did not go crazy and bite people, the bottom of their eyes were very red, and the wounds were still festering without any scabs.
"What's going on? They were clearly bitten, but the wounds have scabbed over and there are no symptoms." County Lady Rouyao asked Zi'an in surprise.
Zi'an had been flipping through the records, which recorded their conditions over the past three days, and she had been watching them, and indeed, there were no symptoms.
A light suddenly flashed through Zi'an's mind, and he said, "You guys watch first, I'll be away for two days."
"Where are you going?" asked County Lady Rouyao.
"To verify some things." Zi'an picked up the medicine box and left.
"But you have to come back today. The prince will send people to inspect today. It would be bad if you are not there, right?" General Li shouted from behind her.
Zi'an did not come back, so the prince brought people to inspect, but did not find Xia Zi'an here.
The prince did not want to come, but Taifu Liang and the Queen strictly ordered him to come. This is the epidemic area and the most concerned place in the capital. If he appeared here and cared about the poor and the sick and was not afraid of the zombie disease, he could establish a good reputation among the people.
After the prince returned, he told the tutor that Xia Zian was not in the epidemic area.
The Grand Tutor narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did you go back to the Chen family compound?"
"I don't know, but he's not here." The prince said unhappily, "This Stone Village is so dirty. I have to go back and bathe myself immediately. All these clothes have to be thrown away."
Seeing him like this, Taifu waved his hand in annoyance, "Go, go."
Zi'an did return to the Chen family courtyard, but he did not stay for long. He just gave Wang Yu acupuncture and then left.
Everyone thought she had returned to Shitou Village, and the people in Shitou Village also thought she had returned to the small courtyard. It was not until she did not show up for two days that General Li ordered people to go to the small courtyard to look for her.
People in the courtyard were anxious, so Su Qing sent someone to look for him and went back to inform Murong Jie.
When Su Qing arrived, Murong Jie had just returned from the military camp with the Minister of War. The military camp was currently under investigation and it was very complicated.
"Xia Zian is missing." Su Qing said in a low voice.
Murong Jie glanced at Su Qin, then instructed the Minister of War, "Just inform me of the results of the investigation."
"Yes, then I will take my leave first." The Minister of War bowed and left.
Murong Jie watched the Minister of War leave and asked Su Qing, "What do you mean by missing? Not in the epidemic area or not in the courtyard?"
"Not in the Chen family courtyard, nor in the epidemic area." Su Qing said.
"Could he have returned to the Prime Minister's residence?" Murong Jie asked with a frown.
"That shouldn't happen. What are you doing going back to the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time?"
Murong Jie thought about it and realized that she really had nowhere to go. Moreover, she would not wander around during the treatment period, so it must be something important.
"Where is Xiao Tuo? Let Xiao Tuo take people to look for him. Come in, I have something to tell you." Murong Jie strode in.
Su Qing followed closely behind, "What's the matter?"
"In order to prevent Zi'an from running back and forth, I plan to send all the patients in the military camp and Northwest Street to Shitou Village. I will also order the doctors from the Huimin Bureau and two imperial doctors to enter the epidemic area to cooperate with Zi'an in conducting epidemic research."
"Unified management is good, but if Xia Zian doesn't come up with a good solution, Master Liang will definitely ask to burn the village. At that time, we won't be able to use other places as an excuse." Su Qing said worriedly.
Murong Jie said coldly: "He said he wanted to burn the village, so does that mean I will definitely allow it?"
"I'm afraid that the officials will force you to agree, Your Majesty. Unless you intend to go against all odds and act on your own."
Murong Jie raised his chin slightly, making the lines on his face look even more firm. "So what if I act arbitrarily? Isn't that how they all evaluate me?"
After hearing this, Su Qing thought about it and felt that it was useless to give in now. It would be better to be tough, so he said, "Okay, I will go find Xiao Tuo now. By the way, where is Xiao Tuo?"
After Su Qing's reminder, Murong Jie remembered that he hadn't seen Xiao Tuo for two days.
"Is he in the mansion? I haven't seen him for two days."
Su Qing said: "I'll send someone to find him. He's very weird and I don't like seeing him now."
Murong Jie said unhappily, "Isn't it just because of Chen Liuliu? Is that a small matter worth arguing about?"
"Chen Liuliu? He doesn't like Liuliu, so what's wrong with me being good to her?" Su Qing curled her lips.
"Do you really like Chen Liuliu?" Murong Jie frowned.
Su Qing smiled and said, "Liu Liu has a good temper. If she can't get married, I will marry her."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Murong Jie thought of Rouyao, then shook his head. These things had nothing to do with him and he didn’t want to care!
(End of this chapter)