Chapter 176 Force Her to Leave
Sima Han did not answer, but quickly rolled up Shen Ningning's trouser legs.
There were two small blood holes above her white and tender ankles, and the edges of the wounds were deep black.
Sima Han's expression changed: "It's the plague."
Xie Mingxu was shocked: "He must have been bitten in the cell."
Sima Han quickly grabbed Shen Ningning's chin and looked at her tongue coating.
After reading it, he also had a look of panic in his eyes: "It's over, it's over, this child is in danger."
Xie Mingxu frowned: "The plague is coming fiercely, but it won't be like poison. It can kill people in an instant. You should give her an injection and prescribe medicine immediately."
Sima Han stamped his feet and said: "The top priority is to isolate everyone from her. Young Master, you can't even enter this room. The plague may be contagious. Get out quickly!"
He pushed Xie Mingxu, but Xie Mingxu frowned.
Xie Mingxu glanced hesitantly at Shen Ningning on the bed.
He said in a steady voice: "It doesn't matter, I carried her back. Maybe she was infected on the way here. It won't help if she goes out now. You should treat her first."
Sima Han looked at him in surprise: "Young Master, you...hey, okay, okay, little old man, I won't say anything anymore, I'm going to prescribe medicine right now."
Throughout the afternoon, in Xie Mingxu's yard, servants covered their faces with white cloths and hurried in and out carrying hot water.
Mrs. Xie, the second roommate, came here once and saw this formation, but she didn't dare to come in.
He only asked a maid at the door: "What's going on? Is Mingxu sick?"
There is no mistress in the Xie family's main house, so the second wife is now responsible for the management of the house's internal affairs.
The maid lowered her head and replied: "The little girl brought back by the eldest young master was infected with the plague. The miracle doctor told us not to get close to her, and she left the things outside."
The second lady was startled: "Plague? Then drive her out of the house quickly!"
But the maid said: "The eldest young master refuses, and has already treated the little girl inside with the miracle doctor."
After finishing speaking, the maid hurriedly brought the hot water in.
The second lady was so frightened that she was dizzy and was barely supported by the aunt beside her.
"Second Madam, please take care of yourself. This yard is not clean. Don't come near it again."
"I'm worried about Mingxu. Why did this child bring a patient in? He's so impulsive." The second lady shook her head helplessly.
After saying that, she hurriedly said: "Quickly find some mugwort and smoke it in the yard of our second room to remove the poison!"
"Also, prepare the food and deliver it to the eldest master's yard, but be careful not to come into contact with them."
Grandma wrote it down and quickly went to tell her to do it.
The second lady returned to the yard in shock, where Xie Yuanjiu was practicing calligraphy under the window.
Seeing his mother's distracted look, he put down his brush and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
The second lady wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "Jiujiu, please don't play in your eldest brother's yard these days. He brought back a little girl from nowhere and got the plague!"
Just mentioning this disease makes the second wife's scalp numb.
That's an infection, it can be fatal!
Xie Yuanjiu was startled: "Is she the little girl that the elder brother brought back at noon?"
"Yes, why, you recognize it too?"
"I don't recognize her, but last time when I brought the miracle doctor back, I encountered a float blocking the road, and it was her."
The second lady's eyes widened, and her expression became a little angry.
"What? Why didn't you tell your elder brother about this? Such a child is our enemy. He has a conflicting character!"
"Brother is busy with his affairs, how can I bother him with such a trivial matter." Xie Yuanjiu's tone was filled with a hint of grievance.
Seeing the panic on the second lady's face, she repeatedly said that she must be kicked out of the house.
Then he said, "Mom, don't worry too much. Isn't the miracle doctor there? He will definitely be cured."
The second lady groaned and was very anxious: "You don't understand, if the eight characters are in conflict and her illness is cured, we will be affected by her!"
The Second Madam has always believed in horoscopes. She always consults the almanac for everything she does, and asks the goddess to ask for divination when encountering important events.
Now that something like this happened in the house, in her eyes, it was equivalent to the sky falling.
"No, I have to go to the goddess and ask if this is unlucky." The second lady said and left in a hurry.
At night.
The second lady came back with a horrified look.
"Jiujiu, it's not good, the goddess made a prediction, it's going to be a big disaster."
Xie Yuanjiu was about to fall asleep when he heard this and frowned: "Is it so serious?"
The second wife looked worried and haggard: "If our second wife is also affected, it will make things worse."
"You are about to take the exam for the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It's a critical time. You can't be sick, and your father is paralyzed on the bed. If something really happens, it will kill him."
"No, I must find an opportunity to throw that little girl out while your elder brother is not in the house."
Xie Yuanjiu hesitated for a moment: "Mom, this is not good, big brother will be angry."
Although the second wife is now in charge of the accounting and internal affairs in the mansion, the real decision maker is the eldest house.
After all, the eldest master Xie Suzhi is the prime minister of the dynasty, and the eldest young master and the second young master are both famous and have important positions in the court.
Therefore, irritating Xie Mingxu would do no good to their mother and daughter.
The second lady was also worried, but she was short-witted and couldn't come up with any good ideas.
"Jiujiu, you are smart. Please think of a way for me to drive that little girl out?"
Xie Yuanjiu pondered, her eyes gloomy.
After a moment, she said: "If I remember correctly, the person my eldest brother brought back is called Shen Ningning."
"She was the lucky girl who brought rain to the capital to solve the drought a while ago. If mother really doesn't want her to stay in the mansion, just use the maid to tell her that she is very ill and will implicate my eldest brother."
"Shen Ningning is not very old. We can use her innocence to deepen her guilt. As long as she has a breath, she will find a way to leave by herself."
The second wife's eyes lit up: "Jiujiu, you are still smart. Okay, okay, mother will find someone to arrange it."
However, for the next three days, Xie Mingxu did not leave the Xie Mansion.
He initially lived in a side courtyard, separated from Shen Ningning by only a wall.
But after three days of observation, he did not have any symptoms, so he went back to take care of Shen Ningning.
The little one's condition was more serious. Sima Han prescribed three strong medicines, but she drank them without any effect.
She could only barely reduce the fever.
This morning, Sima Han gave Shen Ningning acupuncture all night.
The old man was exhausted, but fortunately, Shen Ningning finally opened her eyes.
She was very weak, and when she saw Xie Mingxu, she called out softly: "Brother..."
Xie Mingxu was decocting medicine for her, and he hurried to the bedside.
"How do you feel? Are you still uncomfortable?"
"Uncomfortable..." Shen Ningning nodded, but she was afraid that Xie Mingxu would worry, so she forced a smile: "But it's much better now, I'm a little hungry."
Sima Han breathed a sigh of relief: "Knowing that you're hungry is a good thing."
Xie Mingxu hurriedly asked the maid to bring a bowl of vegetable porridge and fed Shen Ningning one mouthful at a time.
Sima Han's expression was not relaxed.
He said, "This disease is still a bit tricky. I have to go back and look at the medical books again, but before that, let me sleep for an hour, otherwise I will be exhausted and there will be no miracle doctor to treat this girl."
With Xie Mingxu's permission, Sima Han left in a hurry.
Shen Ningning finished the porridge, still weak, and asked weakly: "Brother, what's wrong with me?"
Xie Mingxu pursed his thin lips, afraid that she would think too much, so he said: "You are scared and have repeated high fevers, but don't worry, Sima Han's medical skills are world-renowned."
"With him, your illness will definitely get better, sleep for a while."
Shen Ningning lay down obediently, just opened her mouth, wanting to ask something.
Xie Mingxu guessed her thoughts and said directly: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fine, I will go to the palace now, report to the emperor, and ask for two more days of rest."
After not going to the palace for three consecutive days, the emperor had sent someone to ask once.
He still had to take two days off to see Shen Ningning get better.
The little girl nodded obediently: "Brother, go ahead. I'll sleep well by myself."
Xie Mingxu looked at her pale little face and felt a little distressed.
He got up and left, and told the maid outside to remind her to take medicine regularly.
After Xie Mingxu left, Shen Ningning forced herself to take out a bowl of spiritual spring water from the fairyland and drank it all.
In fact, she could feel that she was sick, and it was not as simple as Xie Mingxu said.
The spiritual spring water is now extraordinary and can cure ordinary illnesses. The little girl just hopes to feel better.
Sure enough, after drinking the spiritual spring water for only half an hour, she felt that her hands and feet had regained strength.
Her head was not so heavy anymore.
However, at this time, the voice of the maid at the door was heard.
"Tan Xiang, aren't you serving the second lady? Why are you here?"