"Squeak."
Mu Nanxi pushed lightly and the door opened on its own.
The door that should have been bolted was now wide open.
An ominous premonition quietly grew in Mu Nanxi's heart.
The inn was quiet, without any sound, only the sound of her opening the door echoed in the air.
Looking around, Mu Nanxi didn't see the store owner.
She turned around and stepped onto the stairs to go to the room upstairs, only to see the cold food lying on the ground in front of the door without anyone putting it away.
An uneasy feeling spread in her heart.
"mother!"
She felt nervous and hurriedly opened the door and entered.
The light in the room was dim, and Mu Nanxi saw Chu Ning lying on the bed at a glance, with a little girl lying inside.
"Mom!" Mu Nanxi called softly, but there was no response from the person on the bed.
Chu Ning closed her eyes tightly, her face was as pale as paper, and her breath was so weak that it was almost undetectable.
Mu Nanxi strode to the bedside and checked Chu Ning's pulse, but found that Chu Ning's fingers had signs of decay.
Her fingers trembled slightly, and she felt a chill rising from her heart.
It's a plague!
And have been infected for a while!
Looking at Chu Ning's pale face, Mu Nanxi's heart was full of self-blame. If she could take time to come back and take a look, she wouldn't be like this, or if she brought him with her from the beginning, she wouldn't...
The medicinal materials are now stored in the west of the city. Now in order to take better care of Chu Ning, she must take Chu Ning to the camp!
Mu Nanxi's expression was solemn. She quickly stood up and walked out of the inn.
"Is there anyone there?" Mu Nanxi's shout echoed in the empty streets.
Soon, several patrolling soldiers appeared in her sight.
The soldiers covered their mouths and noses with white cloth, staring at her with cold eyes, their rough palms holding the sabers at their waists tightly.
"Kill anyone who goes out without permission!" A murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the leading soldier.
"Wait!" Mu Nanxi shouted hurriedly, "I am the doctor from the camp in the west of the city. The plague has been controlled. I have to come back to get some things when I am free."
She took out a token from her waist, put it in her palm and handed it over.
The token shone brightly in the sunlight, and the emblem and words engraved on it were clearly visible.
The soldier took a few steps forward, took the thing from Mu Nanxi's hand, and after repeatedly confirming that it was a token that allowed him to enter and leave the camp, the expression on his face relaxed.
The soldier returned the token and asked, "What's the matter with the little lady shouting on the street?"
Mu Nanxi put the token away and said, "I found someone infected with the plague at the inn. I want to ask some big brothers to help me carry the person to the camp."
"where?"
"follow me."
Mu Nanxi led the group back to the inn and carefully searched every corner of the inn.
At the door of the chaotic latrine, they found the shopkeeper who had fainted, still holding toilet chips in his hand.
The soldiers carried the store owner, Chu Ning and the little girl to the camp.
When they arrived at the camp, Mu Nanxi quickly settled them in and began to perform acupuncture.
Her technique is skillful and meticulous, and every acupuncture is accompanied by deep prayer.
After administering the acupuncture, she personally fed them the decoction.
In order not to reveal his identity, Mu Nanxi specially covered Chu Ning with a veil to prevent Shen Yi from recognizing him.
Just when Mu Nanxi breathed a sigh of relief and was about to rest for a while, he was interrupted by a commotion.
She stood up and walked out of the shed, looked up and saw a group of people who had just recovered from their condition gathered at the entrance of the camp.
"We have been drinking rice soup for several days! Are we going to starve to death?" a man asked loudly.
The woman beside him echoed in a sharp voice: "Does the court not care about our life or death? It wants us to starve to death here!"
"Let us out! We don't want to die here!" the man shouted angrily, about to break through the obstruction of the guarding soldiers.
They had finally survived the deadly plague, so why were they willing to starve to death here?
The man responded to his call, and the people behind him rushed forward as if they were possessed.
"Let us out!"
The soldiers were afraid of hurting the people, so they were all timid and could only hold their spears in front of the people, at a loss.
Shen Yi stood in front of everyone, pulled his neck and shouted: "Everyone, calm down!"
Shen Yi was the one who saved their lives, so his words naturally had some effect.
Some people stopped shouting and moving, and others also became quiet, all staring at Shen Yi alone.
Shen Yi shouted: "Although there is currently a shortage of food, the disaster relief food sent by the imperial court has arrived in Lihua, and it will arrive in Youzhou in less than three days."
"What if you are just looking for an excuse to deal with us! When the prince came before, he said he had brought relief food, but there was no rice in the porridge. We could only eat bark to fill our stomachs. The court didn't care at all. Our fate!"
As soon as the man's words came out, they immediately ignited the anger in the hearts of the people, and they began to curse one after another.
"My father and husband were forced to build a dam. My father was old and frail and couldn't move the stones. As a result, he was whipped to death by the prince's men! Why do they regard human life as nothing?"
"The prince made us work day and night. We couldn't rest, and we didn't even have something to stutter. I don't know how many people died there!"
"The imperial court doesn't care about our life or death. We can't sit still and wait for death. I don't want to be trapped and die here!"
Sobs and cries could be heard in the crowd, and the people became more and more angry with each other.
Just when the people were accusing Qi Kuo of his evil deeds and unfair fate, Qi Zhiheng came after hearing the news, followed by two carriages.
Shen Yi was so anxious that he didn't even notice the movement behind him.
Seeing that the people in front of him began to lose control, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "The prince personally went to Youzhou to control the flood. One carriage after another came to Youzhou carrying medicinal materials. Everyone did not believe the prince or the court. , Don’t you still believe in our prince?”
The people were quiet again. Shen Yi thought that his words had an effect. He just breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed an additional figure around him.
He turned his head and saw Qi Zhiheng, and immediately bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty."
The prince is here, and he can finally let go of the stone hanging in his heart.
Shen Yi retreated behind Qi Zhiheng and left all the difficult situations to Qi Zhiheng.
The common people ignored the commotion and focused their attention on the grain cart behind Qi Zhiheng, with excitement on their faces.
Qi Zhiheng glanced at everyone coldly, making people involuntarily break out in cold sweat.
"The imperial court's disaster relief food has not yet reached Youzhou, but I have already raised food from other places." Qi Zhiheng's voice was rich and reassuring.
"I will send people to cook porridge and distribute the food to everyone as soon as possible."
