The next day, the county lord ordered someone to post a notice.

"The mother of the lord of Wan'an County does not know what strange disease she has suffered, and she has not been cured for a long time, so she is now calling famous doctors and famous people within a radius of Wan'an County to gather at the official mansion, if you can cure the old lady's illness, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

Because the princess didn't want too many people to know about her infection with the plague, she was afraid that it would reach Xiao Jue's ears and make Xiao Jue worried, so she asked the county lord to claim that she was his mother.

"A thousand taels!" Someone in the crowd shouted, and his shouting attracted more people around. One thousand taels is enough for the people of Wan'an County to be rich and prosperous for three generations, and some people are happy and some are sad at this time.

"It's a pity that I won't see a doctor, it's a pity." An uncle selling pork shook his head and left.

"I can go and see, if the blind cat meets a dead mouse and treats the old lady, I will be developed hahahaha." A young man said with a smile on his face, as if he had cured Princess Yu's illness.

……

Everyone talked about this matter, and for a while, the official mansion, which no one went to on weekdays, became crowded.

After everyone arrived one after another, the Ling guards came out, and at this time, people who came from all over the world were discussing all kinds of medical issues.

"Everyone, be quiet." Guard Ling said. "I have gathered everyone here today, not because the old lady is suffering from any strange disease, but because the old lady is suffering from the plague."

"What!? Pestilence! For a while, everyone had different opinions and debates.

"Listen to me, as long as everyone wears a veil on this plague, they will not be infected, everyone can rest assured." After Guard Ling finished speaking, everyone quieted down.

"Presumably, as a doctor, everyone must have a heart to save people, and will not let the patient die and sit idly by." Guard Ling said this deliberately.

"Of course, the heart of the doctor is the heart of the parents, and it is our greatest wish to cure the disease and save people." A middle-aged man took the lead and said.

"Yes, yes, so do I!" Everyone agreed.

"Then I'll talk about the current arrangement, everyone will go to Madame's room first, and see if there is any way to alleviate Madame's condition. Those who have a way to stay in the house to heal their wife, and those who can't go to the village to find the source of the plague, Li Langzhong of Wan'an County has already gone to check, and he has set an example for everyone. Rest assured, whether or not the lady's illness is cured, the reward will not be less than everyone. ”

After saying that, Guard Ling took them to Madame's room.

In the end, only a very small number of people stayed in the official palace, and some people were afraid of the plague and were reluctant to go to the village. Most of the people went to the village, either for the money, or because they really wanted to save people.

Li Langzhong initially thought it was the plague, so he put medicine in the well of the village, but people's conditions did not improve at all, and Li Langzhong also tried many different medicines, all of which were useless, which stumped Li Langzhong.

On the other hand, in the official mansion, Princess Yu, who had dragged on her illness for a long time, seemed to have become resistant to the medicine, and her physical condition dropped sharply. Finally, one day, when it was time to drink the medicine, I couldn't wake up Princess Yu.

"Doctor, doctor, come and see what's wrong with our wife!"

The doctor hurriedly ran over and found that Princess Yu had no pulse.

"I've done my best, this disease came quickly, my wife was already weak, and it was a miracle that she could rely on medicine to maintain it for so many days." After the doctor finished speaking, he packed up his things and left.

Mama Zhang suddenly felt dizzy and weak, and Princess Yu just left. Mama Zhang combed Princess Yu with her favorite hair ornament during her lifetime, changed her favorite blue tassel clothes, and put on exquisite makeup for her.

"Don't be afraid, princess, the slave will go with you." Mama Zhang took Princess Yu's hand and took one last look at her face, turned her head and crashed into the pillar next to her, and went with Princess Yu.

Guarding Ling heard the movement in the house and broke in, he couldn't believe what he saw in front of him, Princess Yu... It's up.

Since the death of Princess Yu, there has been a large-scale outbreak of plague in Wan'an County, and the news has spread throughout the country.

The Ling guards hurried back to the Shizi Mansion.

"What... Mother actually died! Xiao Jue's beautiful face showed a look of pain, and he couldn't believe the news.

It's been less than a month since my mother left, but she just... That's it.

After waiting for his mood to calm down, Xiao Jue asked, "Has the cause been clarified, is my mother simply infected with the plague or was she killed by someone?"

"Princess Yu's maidservant went to the village with the epidemic to ask for directions and was infected with the plague, but the maid's resistance was stronger than that of Princess Yu, so the maid did not get sick quickly after being infected with the plague, but Princess Yu was indeed infected with the plague by the maidservant, and her subordinates were really ineffective in taking care of her, and she asked the prince to punish her!" Ling Guards were also upset by Princess Yu's death.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner!" Xiao Jue was extremely angry, he felt deeply remorseful for his mother's death, he regretted why he didn't go with his mother in the first place, if he went, it might not have turned out like this.

"Princess Yu is afraid that you will know the news and will not be able to concentrate on the affairs of the court, which will delay your future, so she won't let us tell you."

"Enough! In the final analysis, you are not doing well, and you will get the 20th board yourself! Ling Guard knew that Shizi's punishment was all light, and he was willing.

At this time, Sheng Zi'an was not happy due to the menstrual affairs in the past two days, and was still resting in the room.

The "squeak" door opened. Sheng Zi'an slept lightly, and she knew that Xiao Jue had come in. So as usual, he waited for Xiao Jue to hug her from behind, but not today.

Sheng Zi'an felt strange and turned to look at Xiao Jue, and found that his face was pale today, wearing black clothes that were different from usual, his tall body looked a little thin, and some not very dense beards appeared on his usually clean face today, which was very different from the past.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?" Sheng Zi'an hugged Xiao Jue from behind, and she gently stroked Xiao Jue's chest, hoping to soothe Xiao Jue's restless heart.

"Ma'am." Xiao Jue lowered his eyes, pursed his lips, and after a long time, a choked voice came: "Mother... Mother she,. After Xiao Jue finished speaking, he covered his eyes with his hands that had been trembling, and it took a long time before he slowly moved away, and a series of tears flowed silently from Xiao Jue's face. He couldn't show his soft side to the guards outside, but in the face of Sheng Zi'an, he could show his emotions without any scruples.

Sheng Zi'an didn't speak, and quietly held Xiao Jue in his arms, Xiao Jue was now fragile like a child, since she and Xiao Jue knew each other, they had never seen Xiao Jue like this. Seeing Xiao Jue choking and trembling in his arms, Sheng Zi'an was in great pain.

After Xiao Jue calmed down, he said slowly: "Mother, she was infected with the plague in Wan'an County, and she was afraid that she would not be able to concentrate on dealing with the affairs of the court after I knew about it, so she kept saying in the letter that she was fine. But I... Why am I so stupid, I should have sent someone to follow my mother and let them explain her every move to me. But now it's too late, and my mother is gone. ”

Sheng Zi'an knew that Xiao Jue was sad and sad now, but at this time she could only comfort Xiao Jue, "Husband, I am also very sad when my mother dies, and my mother treats me like her own daughter." But since Mother is gone, she must not want us living people to be miserable, she must hope that we should live well after expressing a moderate amount of sorrow. Mother will bless us in another world! ”

The outbreak of the epidemic in Wan'an County spread throughout the country, and naturally it will also reach Yang Xiuting's ears.

"There is a plague in Wan'an County." Yang Tingxiu was surprised. He naturally wanted to go to Wan'an County to find out, on the one hand, to help the people of Limin, and on the other hand, he also wanted to improve his medical skills. So Yang Tingxiu immediately packed up his things, planning to say goodbye to Sheng Zi'an and leave.

Early the next morning, in the court.

"Smack!" The emperor's face was flushed, and he threw the fold on the ground with bruised muscles. "You bunch of waste, what did the imperial court raise you for, there was such a big thing in Wan'an County! None of you have known about it for so long! ”

The ministers were frightened by the emperor's anger, and the emperor had not been so angry since the beginning of spring.

"Your Majesty, the minister has already sent someone to inquire. It's all to blame for the county magistrate of Wan'an County! After the plague appeared in the villages of Wan'an County, the county magistrate of Wan'an County not only did not report it in time, but also privately sent people to kill the people infected with the plague and blocked the news. ”

"The emperor is angry, and Weichen has sent a skilled imperial doctor to Wan'an County."

"Wechen has already sent 300 catties of grain to help Wan'an County." The ministers began to extricate themselves.

"Enough!" The emperor took the case. "What about the county order of Wan'an County? Something so big happened, and life was devastated. He could not escape the blame, gave the destruction of the nine clans, and made a decision. ”

"Now that the plague has spread, it is natural that someone will go to the relief of the disaster, and who of you will want to go." The emperor glanced at the four princes and the seventh prince with his spare eyes. Frightened, the two of them quickly turned their heads and pretended not to see it, this plague would die if it was not good, so they didn't want to go to that kind of ghost place.

Just as the big guys were saying that they were pushing each other, Xiao Jue stood up.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Wan'an County to help the people infected with the plague. Chen's mother died of the plague, and Chen didn't want more people to be homeless and lose their parents because of the plague. "Xiao Jue looked ten years old in an instant today because of his sadness all night.

"Well, since the prince is willing to go to disaster relief, I naturally feel relieved."

"The minister has another request, I hope the emperor can grant it. When his mother died, he hoped that the emperor would agree to allow his father to come back to attend his mother's funeral and send his mother on her last journey. "Xiao Jue has not seen his father for many years since he entered Beijing, and at this time he used the title of ordinary people's family.

The emperor thought for a moment, "Okay, I agreed." ”