Chapter 528 The Emperor Has Two Kinds of Sons——
After autumn, it is usually rainy and cool, but the rain on this day is more like something finally settled after several days of brewing. of madness.
So, the heavy rain swallowed up the entire Daxing city without any surprise.
When they temporarily dealt with the matters at hand and returned to the Duke's Mansion, it was already late at night, and the news of the plague had naturally spread here long ago. As soon as they entered the door, they saw the lights in the mansion brightly lit, but It was filled with smoke and had a strong smell of burning moxa.
It was Aunt Hui who was instructing everyone in the family to burn moxa smoke.
It was raining heavily, and the air was filled with the fishy smell of rainwater, mixed with the smell of burning moxa, which almost made people breathless, but Aunt Hui was not careless, and ordered everyone to hold umbrellas, even in the corners. To smoke.
Not only that, she also closed several side doors of her home in advance, restricted the movements of her servants, and prepared hot water boiled with herbs earlier for bathing of several owners.
Seeing how effective she was, Yu Wenyuan nodded with satisfaction and still ordered : "People at home, please don't go out of the house for the next few days. Once you find a patient, report it immediately and send it to Yanzuofang for treatment. Don't be selfish."
Aunt Hui responded hurriedly: " Yes."
Hearing the words Yanzuofang, Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly.
But she didn't say anything, but Yu Wenyuan had already turned around and faced Yu Wenzhen. Yu Wenye said to her: "Okay, it's been a busy day today. You can go down and rest - tonight may be your next one." It was the only night I could sleep well."
A few people immediately leaned over and said, "Yes."
So, everyone went back to their respective rooms.
Pushing open the door, a burst of smoke, wrapped in a strong medicinal smell, rushed towards me. Shang Ruyi, who had been smelling the medicinal smell along the way and was already used to it, made Shang Ruyi cough twice. Two vague figures immediately jumped out of the room: "Miss, uncle, you are back!"
It was Tu Sheer and Wuxue.
Their faces were also covered with veils, they were holding mugwort that was still glowing with sparks in their hands, and their eyes were red, obviously they were quite choked by the smoke.
Shang Ruyi said: "Why does the smell here smell so much worse than outside?"
While talking, he walked in and wiped the tip of his nose with his hand from time to time. Tu Sheer and the others hurriedly took the moxa The grass was extinguished and he said: "Just now Aunt Hui They had people come and smoke it once, but the servant was worried, so she smoked it again."
Wuxue also nodded: "The residence of the second young master and the young lady cannot be careless."
< br>“Where’s the evergreen?”
"The slave also gave her some mugwort, and she went to fumigate the room for the next man."
Because Wo Xue did this every day when she was in Fufeng, and now she is familiar with the business, Shang Ruyi knew that they could not trust them. Aunt Hui, but this is indeed too careful. Even if Aunt Hui really favors one and the other, the disease of plague is different from other things. If something really happens in the house, the remaining people can't help themselves. What about danger?
So Shang Ruyi waved his hand and asked them to retreat.
She and Yu Wenye only rested for a while, and then went to the bathroom to take a bath respectively. After washing away the dust and fatigue, when they returned to the room, the lights in the entire Duke's Mansion were also turned off. Most of it. The night was dark, and a little residual medicinal fragrance permeated the heavy rain. The sound of rain was like a waterfall, which invisibly added a bit of worry to people's hearts.
Shang Ruyi sat in front of the dressing table and asked Tu Sheer to comb her long, wet hair neatly, while Yu Wenye sat in front of the couch beside him, drinking tea brought by Chang Wan. His brows were furrowed, thoughtfully.
Obviously, neither of them planned to go to bed immediately.
After a while, I heard the sound of footsteps coming from the rain outside. It was Mu who had come to report today's events.
He stood at the door and took off his heavy raincoat, then walked into the room with moisture all over his body, saluted Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi, and said: "Second Young Master, Young Madam, now The sick villagers who were guarding outside the city have entered the city, and some of them were brought to Changlefang for temporary resettlement. There were nearly 200 people in total. The condition is relatively serious."
Yu Wenye said: "Has Changle Square been emptied out? What is the situation inside the square?"
Mu Xiandao: "Changle Square is close to the city gate, and the epidemic situation is relatively high. Seriously, when my subordinates sent people to clear out the city, there were already many patients inside, but not many people were cleared out.”
"Where are these people placed?"
"My subordinates placed them in Da'anfang. If there are any more patients, they can be sent back immediately."
"Yes. Then Xicheng What is the situation in other cities?”
“The people from Youweiwei have already The patients in every city were gathered together, but his subordinates and Cheng Qiao were worried and sent more people to search again. Now, except for Changlefang, no other patients have been seen in Xicheng."
"How many patients are accommodated in Changlefang now?"
"Two thousand one hundred and fifty-four people."
"..."
Yu Wenye frowned, but said nothing, but Shang Ruyi's breathing could not help but sink.
She made a rough estimate in the Taiji Hall today. It was estimated that there should be two to three thousand patients admitted in the city this time. Unexpectedly, the actual situation was even worse. There were more than two thousand people in Xicheng alone. .
She subconsciously wanted to ask, but she couldn't speak directly. However, Mu Xian knew what was going on, so he said: "The number in Dongcheng is unknown, but Wei Chen sent someone to inquire, and it seems that there are more than two thousand. People.”
Yu Wenye looked solemn and waved his hand: "Okay, I understand."
Mu Xian saluted and was about to retreat when Shang Ruyi immediately stopped him and asked: "Xian Mu, what are those Do you know the origins of people who come to the city to seek medical treatment?"
Mu Xian immediately said: "My subordinates also asked about it. Most of them are villagers from the southwest outside Daxing City, but some of them are from farther away."
"Further away? Where?"
“It’s out to the west of Daxing, close to Fufeng County.”
Having said this, his tone became heavier, he looked up at Shang Ruyi and Yu Wenye, and said, "That is, the abandoned village we found on the way back from Fufeng."
Yu Wenye's eyes flashed. Shen: "Where is it?"
"Yes,"
Mu Xian continued: "I listen to those people. , people in their village began to fall ill and die. It was during the time of the Fufeng War. I can’t figure out the reason. I only know that people who drank the water from the river were infected with cold, and they didn’t get better after taking medicine. , but the condition became more serious. In the end, the patient suffered from headache, abdominal pain and diarrhea, until he vomited blood and died."
"..."
"These people thought they had offended some gods and were punished. In order to survive, they had no choice but to move and leave the village."
"..."
"Later, they lived in the southwest of Daxing City In the villages where I live, the people there are also infected Some of them went to the city to seek medical treatment - they were probably the ones who contracted the disease; but many people outside the city died in these days, and they had no choice but to burn those people every night. The corpse..."
Hearing this, Shang Ruyi took a deep breath.
Yu Wenye turned to look at her: "What's wrong?"
Shang Ruyi said sadly: "Two nights ago, I kept vaguely seeing a red light outside the window. At that time, I thought I was wrong. It turned out that people outside the city were burning corpses."
She felt like needles pricking her heart when she thought that they only cared about their own success or failure, but the people outside the city had been tortured by the epidemic and even burned corpses every night.
In fact, after hearing the Golden Dragon Drum today and knowing that the plague had spread in Daxing City, she had completely pieced together the truth of the whole thing. However, now that she has really heard this fact, she still cannot help but feel... Somewhat sad and painful. The plague, the disease that almost killed Yu Wenye, eventually spread.
The source is the Jingguan built by Xue Xian.
The Beijing temple built with the corpses of 80,000 Fufeng guardsmen was so tragic that it was unbearable to look at. It also polluted the water of Xiaolin River. In addition, that month, there was a severe drought in Fufeng, and even a drop of rain did not fall. The disease could not be diluted and spread to the village, infecting everyone who drank the water. These people were so frightened that they had no choice but to leave their homes, but they also brought the disease to both inside and outside Daxing.
Now, it is even more true to the saying - when the star appears, disaster will arise.
So many people were killed and injured in the Battle of Fufeng, but they never expected that after the tragic war, there would be terrible diseases waiting for these innocent people.
In troubled times, you have to be a human being...
Yu Wenye also sighed softly, but he did not indulge in that emotion. He only listened quietly to what Mu Xian reported, and then Asked: "How is the situation in the military camp outside the city?"
Mu Xian immediately said: "Second Young Master, you can rest assured that there is no epidemic in the army yet."
Yu Wenye nodded, and then ordered: "Strictly guard them, they are not allowed to go out of the military camp these days. , but you can’t relax in your daily training. I will send someone else to deliver food and water.”
Mu Xian said: "I understand. I will go and send the message right away."
Seeing that he was about to leave after saluting, Shang Ruyi immediately said: "Mr. Mu, wait a minute. "For a moment."
Mu Xian stopped quickly: "What else do you have to say, Madam?"
Shang Ruyi winked at Tu Sheer, who nodded, and immediately went down to get a pack of things and handed it to him. Mu Xian opened it and took a look. Inside were several items that Yu Wenzui had given him when he was in Fufeng. Shang Ruyi's kind of veil that covers the mouth and nose.
Mu Xian was surprised: "This is -"
Tusheer smiled and said: "This is what the lady asked me to make last night. It was too urgent, so I didn't Brother Mu, you and Brother Cheng, Shantong'er, Brother Shen, and Nie Chong will all share it while we wait. Make some more in the house and send them to you so that all your subordinates can use them."
Shang Ruyi also nodded and said: "Your subordinates have to guard Changlefang. Protect yourself."
Mu Xian said immediately: "Thank you, Madam."
After that, he took the baggage and left.
Tu Sheer finished arranging Shang Ruyi's hair and was about to leave, but Shang Ruyi asked again: "I asked you to sort out the medicinal materials I bought earlier last night, have you finished arranging them?"
Tu Sheer hurriedly said: "My servant has sorted it out. The medicinal materials are well kept and there is no loss at all."< br>
Shang Ruyi nodded and said: "Ask Jiang Kesheng and the others to send more manpower to guard the batch of medicinal materials. Loss is the second priority. The most important thing is to prevent theft and theft. Do you understand?"
Tusheer's eyes lit up, he came to his senses immediately, and said immediately: "I understand, this slave."
After saying that, he turned around and hurried down.
It was already past midnight, but the heavy rain outside not only did not stop, but started falling like crazy. Heavy raindrops hit the windows and the roof, and the sound of crackling could be heard endlessly, which seemed to indicate that, There was no way they could spend this night peacefully.
In the messy sound of rain, Yu Wenye said: "The medicines you mentioned are-"
Shang Ruyi turned around and said, "It's the ones I asked Tu Sheer to take before Jiang Kesheng and the others left Tongguan to find the medicines."
"..."
"At that time, Tusheer brought a pack to Fufeng and cured your illness. Although the remaining medicine is temporarily useless, I still let them keep it."
"..."
“I didn’t expect it to come in handy.”
She said it very plainly, as if she was really just doing a simple thing, but who would have thought that this What a seemingly ordinary arrangement will have great power!
Yu Wenye said: "It turns out that you have been prepared for a long time."
Shang Ruyi sighed and said: "Actually, after you recovered from your illness in Fufeng, I have been worried about this matter - the plague. I have never heard of only one person getting sick."
“…”
“But later, I didn’t hear that the epidemic was spreading widely, so I thought it was God’s kindness.”
“…”
"But I didn't expect that the real disaster is here."
Hearing this, Yu Wenye couldn't help but frown and said: "If it is true that the water of the Xiaolin River was polluted by the Jingguan, and all the villagers downstream were infected with the disease, then the people further downstream - "< br>
Shang Ruyi immediately said: "You shouldn't worry about this."
"Oh? Why?"
"The disease in the river was so severe at that time because it was very close to Jingguan, and there was a drought in Fufeng for a month, and not a drop of rain fell; but after that, it rained several times, and the river was washed away, and along the way There are also various streams and rivers flowing in. I think the disease should also be diluted."
"..."
"Otherwise, the downstream villages and towns should have reported the epidemic long ago."
Yu Wenye nodded: "That's true."
"..."
"So now -"
Shang Ruyi raised his eyes and looked at him and said: "So now, our most important thing is the problem at hand, the epidemic and patients in Xicheng."
"..."
The light in Yu Wenye's eyes suddenly flashed.
However, both he and Shang Ruyi understood that there was one more thing that she did not say, that is, they needed to eliminate this epidemic faster and earlier than Dongcheng.
Today in front of the Tai Chi Hall, Yu Wenyuan’s last words seemed to be an understatement, but they were more earth-shattering than the thunder that exploded above his head. You must know that as soon as this plague passes, he will be able to take over naturally. The imperial power ascended the throne and became the emperor, and the status of his sons naturally changed with his changes, almost reaching the sky in one step.
In this case, the words "everything comes with a reward" do not have a profound meaning.
After all, the emperor's son is already rich and powerful, almost ruling the world, especially Yu Wenzhen and Yu Wenye are not ordinary dudes. The "big reward" for them is only a further step in their status!
Because, the emperor has two kinds of sons -
One is the prince.
One is the prince!
(End of this chapter)