Qi Zhiheng only got a little bit of the drug before he fell down on the bed with a thud.
Shen Yi looked at it and couldn't help but click his tongue: "Princess's special drug is really effective!"
But he was still worried that such a small dose of the drug would not be enough to stun Qi Zhiheng for the whole night, so he simply poured the remaining half of the bowl of goo into Qi Zhiheng's mouth, choking him so much that he didn't notice it.
Um?
"Why did the prince's face become livid? A new symptom of poisonous hair!?"
He quickly made a detailed diagnosis and found out that the mushy drug was difficult to swallow and had choked the prince's throat.
He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and slowly helped Qi Zhiheng to spit out the paste...
Above Youzhou City, thunder roared and echoed endlessly, accompanied by lightning piercing the night sky, and the entire city was enveloped in a dull and depressing sense of fear.
"The whole city is under martial law! You are not allowed to go out!"
The urgent shouts of the soldiers and the sharp sound of gongs echoed in the streets, striking everyone's heartstrings.
A haggard and thin mother held a crying baby tightly and looked out of the broken window.
She hummed softly, patting and comforting the baby in her arms, but tears fell down her face, and her withered and sunken eyes were full of uneasiness and fear...
In the small and closed guest room of the inn, there was only a weak light from a candle.
"What's going on?" Chu Ning heard the sound, sat up from the bed, and nervously hugged the damp quilt tightly.
Mu Nanxi, who was lying next to her, also opened her eyes, and the sleepiness that had been brewing was swept away.
Mu Nanxi glanced at the door of the house with several holes. There was still some candlelight outside the house at this time, so she thought she had not rested in the store yet.
"I'll go down and ask the store." Mu Nanxi, who was neatly dressed, lifted the quilt and walked out of the house.
Opening the door, she leaned on the railing on the second floor and looked down. Sure enough, she saw the store owner sitting there.
She walked down the stairs, and before she got closer, she heard the store owner sighing and choking slightly.
"Store." Mu Nanxi called softly.
When the seven-foot tall man heard the sound, he immediately shrank up and pretended that nothing happened. He raised his hand and touched his face.
The store owner turned around and saw that it was the guest who was checking in today. He forced a smile and said, "But what's the problem with staying in the room?"
Mu Nanxi sat across from the store and noticed the store's wet cuffs, but didn't say anything.
"I heard soldiers on the street saying that the whole city was under martial law. I wonder what happened?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's raised lips immediately dropped.
"It's not because of the flood! The people have contracted the plague! We all have to die!"
He clenched his fists tightly, with nowhere to vent the fear and unwillingness in his heart, so he could only pound the wooden table hard.
Mu Nanxi frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice, "When I entered Youzhou today, I didn't hear about the plague?"
The store owner's eyes began to moisten, and he could no longer control his choking voice, "My brother was working as an errand next to the county magistrate, and he learned about the plague. He was thinking about me, thinking about how one of our Wang family could escape, and thinking that we would always be able to escape." Give our Wang family a queen. But it is a plague. Once infected, there is no possibility of survival. If the plague spreads out of Youzhou, we will not be the only ones to die!"
He remembered what his ancestors had told him about the plague in the previous dynasty when he was young.
The imperial court could not develop a medicine to control the plague, so it burned all the sick people, and even those who had been in contact with the sick people.
He looked at the young lady in front of him and shook his head helplessly, his voice full of pain and sympathy, "We the people of Youzhou will never escape the fate of being burned to death."
He sighed softly, "I just feel sorry for you two. You are so innocent, but you are implicated in this unreasonable disaster."
Mu Nanxi didn't respond, she just got up and walked silently to the guest room upstairs.
As long as the plague is not eliminated, the gates of Youzhou City will not be opened.
I wonder if the officials sent by the imperial court to control floods in Youzhou have ever seen her...
Chu Ning, who was still waiting for news in the room, heard the creak of the door being pushed open, and immediately looked over, and saw Mu Nanxi coming back with a solemn face.
When Chu Ning saw this, his heart tightened and he hurriedly asked: "What's going on? But the court found out our whereabouts? Closed the city to search for our traces?"
Mu Nanxi rolled on the bed and whispered: "There is a plague in the west of the city, so the city gates are blocked and no one can go in or out."
"Plague!" Chu Ning screamed, his whole body tense up.
"I plan to go to the west of the city tomorrow to take a look and maybe find a way to prevent and cure it. The day the plague is lifted will be the day we regain our freedom."
"Although you know some Qihuang skills, plague is a life-threatening disease. You..." Chu Ning's voice trembled, tears welling up in his eyes.
Mu Nanxi smiled softly and said leisurely: "Mom, don't worry. I'm confident to handle it. Let's rest early."
As she spoke, she turned around and lay down, closing her eyes lightly and breathing gradually steadily.
Chu Ning didn't want to disturb her Xi'er's rest, so she stopped talking and sighed deeply.
She tossed and turned in the dark, unable to sleep.
The early morning light shone through the window lattice into the room, and she fell into a deep sleep tiredly...
At this time, Mu Nanxi was already sitting in front of the bronze mirror, using some simple tools to change her face.
The fair skin and willow-shaped eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes no longer exist, replaced by yellow-black skin full of pockmarks, messy eyebrows and squinting eyes that are only the size of a slit.
Even if she was standing in front of Chu Ning now, Chu Ning wouldn't be able to see through her disguise. Moreover, those officials who had only seen her from a distance would definitely not be able to recognize her.
She also wore a hat, so she would be safe.
News of the plague in the west of the city spread like wildfire, and the people of Youzhou City were in danger. They stayed behind closed doors, hoping for a chance of survival.
When Mu Nanxi went out, he stopped a soldier patrolling the street and said he was a traveling doctor passing by. Hearing that there was a shortage of doctors in the city, he asked himself to treat the people in the city.
When the soldiers heard this, they did not become suspicious and immediately took her to the west of the city.
"It's very busy over there in the west of the city. It would be great if my lady can help with a little help." The soldier said as he walked.
There are only two doctors in the entire Youzhou. Counting the young master who went to the west of the city to help out this morning, only three of them can't take care of so many people.
"But on the west side of the city, the plague is very serious. Is the little lady scary?"
Mu Nanxi smiled lightly and replied: "A doctor is kindhearted and his good deeds know no bounds."
…
Not long after, the soldiers took Mu Nanxi to an open area in the west of the city. There were many simple sheds built around them, and people were guarding them. No one was allowed to enter or exit at will.
The soldier stopped and said, "Little lady, I can only send you here. You go over and explain your purpose to the guards, and they can let you in."
Mu Nanxi nodded and stepped forward alone.
As she got closer, she could smell a disgusting stench filling the air, which made her sick...
