Yuan Cuiyu didn't care about her sarcasm, and raised her lips lightly, "Aunt, please be patient. I'm not asking you to frame the old lady. You know in your heart that all this was planned by the old lady and Prime Minister Xia, right? I just want you to tell the truth."
Aunt Cuiyu said sarcastically: "The county lady's brain is not very good. It seems that there is nothing to talk about today. I will take my leave."
Yuan Cuiyu was not in a hurry, she just said calmly: "Okay, aunt, you can go back first. By the way, go back to see your family when you have time."
Aunt Cuiyu turned her head sharply and stared at Yuan Cuiyu, "What did you do to them?"
Yuan Cuiyu waved her hands, "I'm not the type to attack innocent people. Auntie, you asked this question because you haven't been back home for a long time. Don't you know that your family members have been bitten by zombie patients? When Auntie's brother was found, it happened to be a time when the patrol was catching zombie patients. Taifu Liang was also there to direct the operation. He ordered your brother to be beaten to death."
Aunt Cuiyu said angrily: "You are talking nonsense!"
"Is it nonsense? Auntie, just go back and take a look. That night, the zombie patients were rampaging and biting thousands of people on Yuanchang Street. None of your family members were spared. Who did all this? Auntie knows it. The old lady knew that your family members were all in Yuanchang Street, but she didn't tell you before the action and asked you to evacuate your family in advance because she was afraid that the news would leak out."
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it. Don't even think about alienating me and the old lady." Aunt Cuiyu said sternly, but her eyes were already red and her body was trembling slightly.
Yuan Cuiyu raised her hand, and Nanny Yang came over with a list, "This is the list of people who were bitten that night. Take a closer look, are your family members among them? This is the list sent by the prince, there must be no mistake."
Aunt Cuiyu snatched it away and opened the list, but her hands were shaking so much that she could hardly turn the page. When she saw her family's names, she was petrified and the list slipped from her hands.
Big tears fell, she squatted down, hugged her knees and cried.
She never got married in her life and followed the old lady, not because she wanted to live a life of wealth and glory. Unlike Lan Yu, everything she did was for her family.
Yuan Cuiyu stood up, gently helped her up, and said earnestly: "Aunt, please accept my condolences. Your brother has passed away, but your nephew and nephew are still alive. They have been bitten and are now sent to the epidemic area. You can go and take a look. I have already informed them, and they will let you in."
After saying that, she motioned to Nanny Yang to take her out.
Aunt Cuiyu bent her legs and knelt down. She didn't know whether to believe it or not, but she didn't dare to take the risk of offending Yuan Cuiyu. She asked in a nasal voice: "County Lady, you must have a way to cure the zombie disease, right? The eldest lady is not dead yet, right?"
Yuan Cuiyu held her forehead, sighed softly, raised her sad eyes and said: "Cuiyu, now Zi'an's life or death is uncertain, I hope she is alive more than anyone else."
Aunt Cuiyu remembered what the killer said, that it was very difficult to survive in that vast ocean.
She cried in despair.
"Get up. Your brother is watching you in heaven. He died unwillingly. He was beaten to death with sticks. You can imagine how tragic it was." Yuan Cuiyu said.
When Aunt Cuiyu thought of the nun’s tragic death, her heart sank and her whole body trembled.
"I promise. I promise to go to the Ministry of Justice to testify. I only ask the county princess to do her best to find the eldest daughter and save my family." Aunt Cuiyu kowtowed continuously and cried miserably.
"Let's go, I'll take you to meet your family first." said Nanny Yang.
Only after seeing it would she have the heart to testify against the old lady and Prime Minister Xia, because they were the people she had served for most of her life.
You can't be completely cruel unless you are completely hurt.
Nanny Yang took Aunt Cuiyu to the epidemic area. She saw with her own eyes that her nephews and grandchildren were staying helplessly in the epidemic area and had already shown symptoms. When they saw her coming, they just looked at them and then revealed a ferocious expression.
They were tied up with many other patients. There were no beds available, so they had to squeeze in the open space.
Aunt Cuiyu was heartbroken. Her nephew's grandson was born the year before last. He was a big fat boy, so adorable. But he was only two years old, and now he was with a bunch of epidemic patients. He had lost his previous cute appearance.
Nanny Yang looked at her and said calmly, "There are many patients like this."
She pointed and saw the open space behind her was filled with heads of people.
Aunt Cuiyu didn't care about other people, she only cared about her family, so she looked at him blankly and said to the nanny, "Please take me out, I want to go to the Ministry of Justice."
Nanny Yang didn't seem very proud, as if she wasn't surprised at her compromise at all, "Let's go."
Aunt Cuiyu went to the Ministry of Justice and told everything she knew.
She gave out the doctor from Huimin Office, the imperial physician Liu in the palace, Prime Minister Xia and the old lady.
Based on the clues he provided, the Ministry of Justice found the family of the doctor from the Huimin Office. His family had been sent away after his death. The Ministry of Justice issued a wanted notice, but he was captured in just two days.
On the other hand, after Xiao Tuo escaped from danger, he went to the Madman's Island with the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital and two imperial doctors to make pills according to the dosage that Zi'an had mentioned before.
But this matter was kept very secret, and Murong Jie ordered the news to be blocked, so no one knows until now that the zombie disease has been brought under control.
The dens of zombie patients have all been destroyed, and now only the patients in Stone Village are left.
Murong Jie ordered that all doctors on record should enter the epidemic area in batches and take care of the patients first, because it takes about ten days for a zombie patient to die from the onset of the disease, and as long as they can keep themselves alive by drinking rice soup, they can wait for the antidote.
The good deeds of Xia Zian, the daughter of the prime minister, were praised among the people.
Not only the Cao Gang, but many people who are good at swimming are searching for Xia Zian's body on the Jichun coast.
The Queen Mother also went to visit in person. Seeing that the people were all looking for Xia Zian, she couldn't help but sigh and said, "Eunuch Sun, I'm afraid there has never been such a person who can win the hearts of the people since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, right?"
Eunuch Sun sighed softly, "It's a pity that good people don't live long."
The Queen Mother turned to look at him, "Ajie is also in Jichun, right?"
"After the prince explained the matter in the capital, he has been in Jichun. He has personally led people into the sea to search."
"Let him look for a few days. He will come back if he can't find it. He is a sensible man and knows that the court cannot do without him now." said the Queen Mother.
"Yes, the Ministry of Justice is currently investigating the zombie disease. The Ministry of Justice is fighting against the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the prince has to be in charge."
"Fortunately, the Prime Minister's previous beating of Princess Danqing has already aroused public outrage, so it won't be difficult for the Ministry of Justice to convict him."
The Queen Mother looked at the vast sea, feeling a little uncomfortable. "When the ancestor asked me to use her, I felt a little resistant, thinking that she was overrated. But now, it seems that I underestimated her. This Xia Huaijun really disappoints me. People are really greedy."
Eunuch Sun said softly, "Queen Mother, if the zombie disease cannot be controlled this time, the capital of the Great Zhou will be in complete chaos. Once the capital is in chaos, what will be the consequences? The regent will be impeached and removed from office. Who will come to power then? Who is behind Prime Minister Xia?"
The Queen Mother nodded, "I know, and that is why I am grateful to Xia Zian for everything he has done for the Great Zhou."
She was silent for a moment, "I hope Xia Zian can survive. God bless good people."
(End of this chapter)