Chapter 107 Plague
I hope so.
Jiang Ruohua glanced at her father, then said silently: "Dad, I know my business."
With his father's irritable temper, he might really rush into the Prince of Ying's mansion to argue about the cancellation of the engagement. The real Prince of Ying has changed, but the idiot in the shell can't stand her father at all. She is worried that this idiot will be exposed one day, so don't let her father go there again to cause trouble.
"My daughter..."
Jiang Shizi lowered his hands, looking a little dejected. After being told by his daughter, Jiang Shizi's heart to make trouble also withered, but soon he became happy because his daughter picked food for him.
This time back to Beijing, Jiang Shizi will stay in Beijing for a few years. Although the emperor has divided part of the military power, he has to be wary of these soldiers with military power. For this reason, the soldiers stationed in the border have always been replaced every few years. From time to time, they are transferred back to Beijing to keep under their noses, so as to prevent some people from holding military power and being restless in remote places all year round.
Jiang Shizi himself was very happy. After all, he had not been home for many years and missed his family very much.
In the past few days at the beginning of the year, Jiang Shizi stayed at home and did not go anywhere. He almost became his daughter's follower. Helplessly, Jiang Ruohua thought about it and found something for her father who seemed to have nothing to do.
This was also what she promised Gan Yunsheng, that she would definitely cure her sister and give her sister a stable life.
But just helping Gan Yunsheng's sister to get rid of the debt may not be enough. Gan Yunsheng didn't want his sister to work with him, so Jiang Ruohua planned to look for someone from his father's subordinates to see if anyone was willing to adopt an adopted daughter or something.
In the early years of the war, many of the old soldiers in the army suffered misfortune in their families. There were not a few who lost their wives and children. Some people also became disabled and did not marry and have children again, but there were also some honest people among them. They needed someone to fill the pain of losing their families. Similarly, Gan Yunsheng's sister needed a good identity, which was also a mutual need.
The matter was handled quickly, and the right candidates were found soon. The couple were over fifty years old, and the man had a good official position and had just retired from the battlefield. He and his wife were in love and harmony, but most of the children they gave birth to were weak and none of them were raised. When they heard about Gan Yunsheng's sister's experience, the couple felt distressed and patted their chests to promise to love the girl as their own daughter.
Just when everything was going in a good direction, the plague that Jiang Ruohua thought would not happen broke out.
It was as if that place would eventually have a disaster. Although it escaped the drought, it did not escape the plague. Jiang Ruohua frowned slightly, watching the servants in the mansion busy boiling vinegar and pouring it. The mansion was filled with a strong sour smell. After thinking about it, he decided to ask people to prepare porridge.
At the same time, she summoned the palace doctor. The palace doctor she arranged to work in the palace was actually a genius she had found from somewhere else after Gan Yunsheng. In the dream, these people had been accepted by the King of Ying and became a great help to the King of Ying. But since she knew all this, she would not let the King of Ying get away with it again.
The palace doctor's surname was Yuan. She found him on the way back to the palace to accompany her to study. Just as she learned in the dream in the Prince of Ying's palace, this doctor Yuan was taught by a famous medical expert in the world. This time he was driven out to practice, and he lost his money and almost starved to death on the street.
Calculating the date, Jiang Ruohua intercepted the person before the King of Ying, and exchanged a meal for the loyalty of this doctor Yuan.
His medical skills were indeed superb. He not only helped Concubine Yuan give birth to a child safely, but also helped Concubine Ying recover from the damage she had suffered from Yang. If it were a normal doctor, he would have run away with his medicine box overnight after discovering that Concubine Ying had taken in so many poisons that harmed the mother and the fetus through diet and medicine. However, Doctor Yuan solved the problem. If nothing unexpected happened, Concubine Ying would give birth to a healthy child after ten months of pregnancy.
"This plague is coming fiercely and it concerns the lives of the people of the world. Doctor Yuan, I know you have superb medical skills. Do you have any way to cure it?"
Not to mention the outside world, even the people in the mansion seemed to be in danger. Although they were methodically fighting the plague according to the methods they knew, there were already refugees pouring into the capital, and the plague seemed unavoidable.
Doctor Yuan pursed his lips and said, "Perhaps... I can get the answer by seeing it in person."
But he immediately said, "But I am indebted to the eldest lady. If I go, I am afraid I will not be able to take care of the Duke's Mansion."
There are many old and young people in the mansion now, and there is also a concubine Ying who is about to give birth. Once they are infected with the disease, it will become very difficult. Jiang Ruohua is also very entangled. On one side is her family, and on the other side is the people of the world. If Doctor Yuan is asked to stay in the mansion, it will definitely be safe for everyone in the mansion, but she thinks she also knows what will happen outside.
Looking at Doctor Yuan, Jiang Ruohua frowned and fell into deep thought. This plague is several months later than in the dream. She has no way of determining whether it will cause trouble. She naturally does not want her family to get into trouble, but she also does not want to ignore the outside world.
In the dream, King Ying recruited Doctor Yuan one month after the plague appeared. He appeared in front of everyone with a prescription that could cure the plague. Thinking about it carefully, King Ying should have asked Doctor Yuan to study it in the palace first, and then present it to the emperor after ensuring that the prescription could cure the plague, so as to win the credit.
But in just this month, no one knows how many people outside died.
"There is no shortage of medicine or food in the mansion. The most urgent thing is to find a way to cure it once and for all." Jiang Ruohua made a decision after careful consideration. "There is a clinic and several pharmacies in my mother's dowry shop. I will discuss the matter with my father and clean up some places. If you can develop a life-saving prescription as soon as possible, this plague will be nothing to fear."
The Jiang family has been loyal for generations. The plague will definitely make the emperor worry and work hard. If he can share the worries, he will not disgrace the reputation of loyal ministers and good generals. The education he received since childhood has prevented Jiang Ruohua from only caring about his family and ignoring others, and he is even more unwilling to use other people's lives to establish his own merits when human lives are at stake.
Prince Jiang took the task and led people to maintain order and guard against the rioters outside. However, the situation outside was serious. Although the imperial physician was sent out to consult, it was useless. The refugees wanted to go to Beijing for medical treatment and to have a meal, but the medicine and food distributed by the palace were just a drop in the bucket. People died every day, and they were desperate every day. Facing this situation, they were helpless. Everyone who was worried about it was quite unbearable and felt pressured.
"Daughter? Why are you here? Go back quickly."
"I'm here to deliver food." Jiang Ruohua covered her mouth and nose with a thick cotton cloth. "I counted the harvest of the farm this year. There is a large part of the surplus. I asked people to take it all out. At least give some food to go out first, so that Dad can relax a little."