Su Huo stood up in a daze, looking at the late-night snacks on the table, his mood fluctuating a little.
He has always been a rational person, and the moment he blurted out the words, the emperor knew what was on his mind, and he understood it too.
He Su Huo was attracted to Wen Qingzhu.
In the following days, Wen Qingzhu stayed in the south of the city.
Over at the palace, Jiang Yue also sent people from the Imperial Hospital, which relieved a lot of pressure on Wen Qingzhu's side.
Among the several pathological changes currently occurring, except for the last skin ulcer that has no effective medical treatment, the symptoms of other conditions have been reasonably treated.
In mid-March, it should have been March when the grass grows and the orioles fly.
But due to the emergence of the plague, this spring in the capital has been cast into a dull grayish white color.
It had been raining for more than a month and finally stopped, but there were no sunny days.
The worst news came from Luocheng and Kangcheng.
The plague eventually spread.
This morning, Wen Qingzhu was sorting out medical records at home.
A low-key carriage stopped outside the door, and Liang Pingshu got out of the carriage and came in.
Lu Tao led her all the way to the front hall.
Wen Qingzhu looked up when he heard the sound and saw Liang Pingshu with tears on his face.
"County Lord? What happened?" Wen Qingzhu hurried over.
Liang Pingshu was about to kneel down, but Wen Qingzhu reached out to stop her: "What did you say first?"
"Grandma, hurry up, she's about to die!" Liang Pingshu thought she was a calm person, but she was still a child after all. At this moment, her tears burst out of the dam, like broken beads, falling to the ground continuously.
Wen Qingzhu immediately felt something strange: "Didn't Princess Cheng fully recover before?"
"Yes, but over in Luo City, my grandmother's relatives came to seek refuge and brought a new plague. If they were not checked for a while, it would worsen within a day. The High Court Judge has already rushed over and asked me to come find you."
Liang Pingshu had never been so fragile as she was now. She was crying and talking, and her whole body was in a panic.
"Lu Tao, ask Wei Yu to prepare the car, Shaoyao to prepare the medicine box and spare medicinal materials, and we will rush to the palace." Concubine Cheng and the eldest princess had helped her a lot before, and Wen Qingzhu had to go there in person.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Wen Qingzhu left the capital with Liang Pingshu.
After they left, there was a man on the city wall who looked at them deeply for a long time, and finally told the people behind him: "The plague is rampant over there in Luo City. In order to ensure the safety of the capital, no one will be allowed in."
"Yes, sir!" The person who spoke was Yun Feng, who was demoted from Kangcheng and returned to Beijing.
After he turned around and left, someone immediately quietly sent a letter to the Lei family.
When they arrived at the palace outside the capital, Wen Qingzhu's expression changed after seeing Concubine Cheng's condition.
Concubine Cheng had been infected with the plague before, and most of her body had been consumed. Now she was infected with a diseased plague that currently has no effective medicine.
After thinking again and again, Wen Qingzhu turned around and glanced at the eldest princess.
Jiang Wuyang stood up haggardly and followed Wen Qingzhu outside the house.
"Tell me, I can bear it." Jiang Wuyang had actually heard the diagnosis results from the High Court, but she was unwilling to give up.
Originally, her mother-in-law should not have contracted this.
These days, Wen Qingzhu was used to seeing life and death, and said to Jiang Wuyang calmly: "The best situation is that she can heal slowly on her own, but two consecutive epidemics have damaged the concubine's body. Even if she recovers, , and may not survive more than three years.”
Jiang Wuyang's knees went weak, and the maid serving her quickly stretched out her hand to support her.
But she waved her hand, forced herself to stand firm, opened her mouth for a long time, and finally asked with a stumble: "Then... what's the worst case scenario?"
"Can't survive April." Wen Qingzhu's tone was no longer gentle.
Jiang Wuyang finally couldn't hold on any longer, his body went limp and he fell into the maid's arms.
"Quick! Send His Highness to rest!" The maid holding Jiang Wuyang shouted quickly.
Several maids waiting outside the house hurried in and helped Jiang Wuyang out.
Wei Yu, who was supposed to be out looking for news, suddenly rushed back.
"Sister Wen is not good!" Wei Yu's expression showed a rare crack.
Wen Qingzhu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly went up to him and asked, "What happened on the second floor?"
After Wei Yu stabilized his body, he said in an orderly manner: "I just went to the official road to take a look and found that in the direction coming from Luocheng, groups of people were going to the capital together. I asked an old man and said Someone said that there are famous doctors in the capital who can definitely cure this plague, so they came here."
After hearing this, Wen Qingzhu's face was extremely serious.
However, a large number of infected people flocked to the capital. Given the emperor's temperament, he would not let anyone in again.
In this way, it is driving a wedge between the capital and the people.
"Go to the gate of the capital and have a look, and try the warrants issued by the Wei family and the eldest princess. It's best if you can get in. If you can't get in, just come back and tell me."
Wei Yu nodded and turned to leave.
Wen Qingzhu was not idle and immediately told Liang Pingshu about the incident and asked her to prepare the security of the palace.
Looking at the gloomy sky outside the house, Wen Qingzhu always felt that this incident was just the beginning.
After a while, the steward came over to report.
"County Lord, there are more and more people outside the palace asking for medicine. Some people who couldn't get the medicine wanted to rush in. Fortunately, they were stopped by the guards. However, the people were very excited. Some people were very excited. The yelling started.”
"How could this happen?" Liang Pingshu couldn't think of anything at all.
She glanced at Concubine Cheng lying in the room, turned around and was about to go out: "I'm going out to take a look, I can't let grandma be frightened!"
Wen Qingzhu vaguely guessed that this incident was probably for her, so she quietly followed Liang Pingshu out.
When I was about to reach the door, I happened to meet the judge from the High Court who was about to go out.
Behind him, Angelica was carrying a baggage, and it looked like he was going back to Beijing.
"Master Gao, let's go through another door. There are a lot of people gathered at the front door now." Liang Pingshu said, pointing to the side door at the other end, and then assigned a palace maid to take them there.
The High Court judge felt something was wrong and asked one more question: "What happened over there at the front door?"
Thinking that the capital had to be guarded by someone, Wen Qingzhu said first, "It's okay, Master Gao, please leave first and return to the palace as soon as possible to ensure your majesty's health."
Upon hearing this, the high court judge immediately knew that there was something in her words, so he turned around and followed the maid appointed by Liang Pingshu without asking any more questions.
When they arrived at the door, Wen Qingzhu had no martial arts skills, but Liang Pingshu jumped onto the courtyard wall.
She only looked at it for a moment before her brows furrowed.
Wen Qingzhu, who was standing below, sighed, and it seemed that it was really for him.
After she left the capital, a large number of people flocked to the capital to seek medical treatment.
Now, candidates are starting to gather here at the palace.
When Liang Pingshu came down, Wen Qingzhu asked about the situation outside.
"Among the people who came to receive medicine this time, I found several of them very strange. They looked like they were sick, but their voices were very breathy when they spoke. They looked like-"
"It doesn't look like he's sick, but more like he's here to stir up trouble."
Liang Pingshu finally came to her senses: "Someone wants to deal with grandma!"
Wen Qingzhu turned around and walked into the room, saying, "Not only do you want to deal with the concubine, you also want to deal with me."
After waiting for half an hour, Wei Yu finally came back.
Wen Qingzhu stood up quickly, only to see that there were a few stains on his body, and his usually meticulous hair was a little messy.
"What happened?" Wen Qingzhu looked at Wei Yu carefully and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that he was not injured.
Wei Yu's face looked a little bad: "Sister Wen, the gate to the capital has been sealed. I think we may not be able to go back in the next few days."
Liang Pingshu also followed. She didn't understand what Wei Yu meant, so Wen Qingzhu explained it.
At this time, Liang Pingshu's expression became completely gloomy, and she stared fiercely outside: "Who wants to kill us!"
The sky was getting dark, and people kept coming over to the front door to report news.
The people gathered at the door did not leave at all, and a few younger people even came directly to beg for food.
Wen Qingzhu curled his lips and ordered: "Tell them that we don't have ready-made rice. We will send someone to build a porridge shed and cook porridge for them on the spot."
The person who reported the news retreated, but Wei Yu came back.
Wen Qingzhu stood up immediately: "Have you confirmed who they are?"
Wei Yu, who stopped, hesitated: "There are three people who are definitely not patients, and there are about a dozen suspicious people who cannot be completely sure at the moment."
Wen Qingzhu patted him on the shoulder and praised: "Not bad, not bad. We will deal with these three people tonight. Aren't they just making trouble and need food? You go over and find an opportunity to capture them."
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard from outside hurried in: "Miss Wen is not good, the people said that they don't want to eat porridge, they want to eat meat! They even overturned the porridge shed!"
"Huh?" Wen Qingzhu's expression became solemn, "They want to cause trouble directly!"
Wen Qingzhu no longer hesitated and led Wei Yu to follow the guard to the front door.
Liang Pingshu, who was patrolling the palace, also heard the noise and was now guarding the door with a whip.
Two rows of guards guarded the front door with spears and shields, preventing those people from breaking in.
As soon as he crossed the threshold of the gate, Wen Qingzhu heard a powerful voice shouting excitedly: "Folks! Look! We innocent people are about to die of illness, but they live in this mansion." There are delicious food and drinks served in the courtyard! Why! What's more, the plague we contracted came from the capital! How innocent we are! How innocent!"
The light of the torch illuminated the high-spirited young man.
Even though he was wearing rags, it was obvious that he was an expert.
Wen Qingzhu laughed and was about to walk out, but Liang Pingshu stopped her: "What are you going to do! Those people outside are obviously not good-natured!"
"It's okay. Most of them are unarmed common people. Wei Yu is protecting me secretly and nothing will happen." Wen Qingzhu reassured Liang Pingshu and asked the guards to make way.
She was dressed in white and looked particularly bright in the dark night.
The young man at the head was stunned. After recognizing Wen Qingzhu, he immediately pointed at her Gao Han: "She is Doctor Wen!"
The people who were still weak suddenly looked at Wen Qingzhu with fiery eyes.
When Wen Qingzhu saw that the young man was still shouting, she raised her voice and said, "Yes! I am Doctor Wen! Wen Qingzhu, who has cured countless patients in the capital!"
"Doctor Wen! Doctor Wen! Help!"
Hearing her personal admission, many people's eyes showed hope, and they couldn't help but gather around her.
Seeing that the young man was about to speak again, Wen Qingzhu hurriedly said, "Can you listen to me?"
"good good good good!"
The rising and falling voices sounded, and the young man who deliberately provoked immediately realized that something was wrong.
He took a few steps forward but controlled the distance, and shouted loudly: "Doctor Wen is here! She will definitely let us in! Right!?"
Just as Wen Qingzhu was about to speak, he was overtaken by the young man, whose voice far surpassed everyone else: "Doctor Wen! Your reputation has been spreading for a long time. We all know that Dr. Wen will definitely take us in to rest, eat and treat our illnesses. We are all saved, we are all saved!"