Chapter 147: Infection
I saw Wuchen leaning down calmly, picking up his Buddha beads, as if nothing had happened, and passed behind the two of them leisurely.
Mu Yu coughed dryly, glared at Xie Chongning, bypassed him, and jumped directly from the carriage, when she passed by Xu Zhifeng, she happened to see Xu Zhifeng staring at Zhang Wei's back, although it was only for a short time, but her intuition, this glance, was definitely not a coincidence.
Because of the need to travel a long distance, the team simply prepared some dry food, and in the evening, they would find a large pot to boil a pot of rice porridge and eat smoothly.
Mu Yu and a few people just formed a circle, waiting for the rice porridge in the pot to mature, Xie Chongning and Xu Zhifeng discussed the future course of action, Wuchen listened carefully on the side, and occasionally said a few words.
The burns on Zhang Wei's feet are not yet healed, and she is limping when she walks, which is really inconvenient, obviously there is a position next to Xu Zhifeng, Zhang Wei has to go around and sit beside her.
Mu Yu looked at it in his eyes, "Miss Zhang, how is the injury on your foot?" If there is any inconvenience, I will ask Biyue to help you? ”
"Madame laughed, your maid, I can't move, people like us who are farmers can't enjoy your blessings." Zhang Wei tilted her head sideways and glanced at Mu Yu with her peripheral eyes, her tone full of sarcasm.
"Why does Miss Zhang care so much about her background?" Mu Wei smiled, this Zhang Wei is really strange to say, people with a bad background will always deliberately avoid mentioning their identity, but this Zhang Wei has a backbone, the more she minds her background, the more she uses this matter to ridicule others.
"I think Miss Zhang is proud of her background."
"Madam, where is it, people's voices can't be chosen, I have to accept it, don't I?" Zhang Wei stiffly picked the corners of her mouth and replied.
"Miss Zhang is from the south." In fact, she had already guessed in her heart that this Zhang Wei never said her life experience, and she didn't have an accent when she spoke, but when she said the word "fu", Zhang Wei always subconsciously said the sound of "hu", but soon she realized it herself and changed her mouth.
But it is precisely this point that aggravates the speculation in Mu Yu's heart.
"Madame cares so much about me?" Zhang Wei tilted her head sideways and smiled disdainfully, but she didn't answer positively.
Mu Yu looked at this Zhang Wei like a fried cat, his eyes were full of defense, and he knew that he had guessed correctly, "The porridge is good, Miss Zhang wants to eat porridge, I'll help you serve a bowl." ”
As he spoke, before Mu Yu stretched out his hand, Xie Chongning took the first step to pick up the spoon on the side of the pot and scooped a bowl of porridge for her.
Isn't it a coincidence, as soon as she finished speaking, she had an extra bowl of porridge in her hand, but this was scooped by Xie Chongning for herself, if she gave it to Zhang Wei like this, wouldn't it be a bit of a shame for Xie Chongning?
She looked at Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei also stared at the bowl of porridge in her hand, waiting for her action, she quickly lifted the bowl, took a sip, and forgot what she just said as if nothing happened.
Zhang Wei saw her drink porridge, so she gave up, Xie Chongning put down the spoon, and only served a bowl of porridge for Mu Yu.
All the way they traveled south, the Marquis of Guangping didn't even send pursuers? Impossible, this Guangping Marquis is absolutely impossible to be so peaceful. When Mu Yu was having doubts in his heart, he happened to see Xu Zhifeng and Zhang Wei walking towards each other, and the two did not stay together for long, and soon separated.
Obviously deliberately distancing themselves, the two of them were parallel for a short time, and it didn't seem like they had said anything, but after that, the two of them seemed to avoid suspicion, and neither of them took the initiative to talk to anyone.
"What are you thinking?" When Xie Chongning came over, he saw her sitting alone under the tree, sleepwalking in too illusory realm, and her eyes were empty and she didn't know where to look.
Mu Yu gestured to Xie Chongning, motioned for him to sit down, and then glanced at Zhang Wei in the distance, "Where is Zhang Wei from?" ”
"The people I sent to investigate that she came to the north from the south with her parents, who were also farmers, but when she was a child, they sent her to a pharmacy as an apprentice."
"You've been checking this very carefully." She raised her eyebrows slightly, "Then in which pharmacy did this Zhang Wei do as an apprentice?" ”
"Jishitang, a very small pharmacy in the capital."
No, this Zhang Wei's background looks clean, but her heart is full of doubts, "I think Zhang Wei should know Xu Zhifeng." ”
"Why do you say that?"
Mu Yu pouted, a little embarrassed, she had no evidence, the only evidence was intuition! However, her intuition has always been very accurate, but she has to put it another way, "Don't you think that the atmosphere between Xu Zhifeng and Zhang Wei is very awkward?" ”
"I didn't pay attention." Xie Chongning glanced at the two people in the distance, they were far apart, and they couldn't see anything.
"Xu Zhifeng is my father's right-hand man, he is loyal to his father, but he has nothing, but I always feel that this Zhang Wei came to the south for a purpose."
Xie Chongning was silent, "Thinking so much every day, can your little head still fit?" ”
"Do you think I'm too suspicious?" Mu Yu bit her lower lip, she also felt that she was becoming more and more suspicious, sometimes the grass and trees were soldiers, but these people always gave her a bad feeling, and she always felt unsteady in her heart.
Xie Chongning patted her head, "It's okay, your suspicion is right." ”
"You ......" Mu Yu's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but be surprised, Xie Chongning obviously knew that Zhang Wei had a problem, so why did he let Zhang Wei follow them?
It's just that Xie Chongning stretched out his index finger and gestured slightly in front of his thin lips, wanting to silence Mu Yu.
At night, Mu Yu was just lying on the bed, Xie Chongning on the side suddenly sat up and lit the candle, the action was so sudden that Mu Yu was startled, sat up straight like a groundhog, and watched the man's every move.
Xie Chongning shone under the candle flame and said in a deep voice, "You put on a face towel and go out quickly." ”
"What's wrong?" Mu Yu put on his shoes in a daze and walked towards him, but was sternly stopped by the man, "Don't come here, go put on a veil." ”
"What the hell is wrong with you?" She watched the man's actions, her heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad premonition, she picked up the thick veil on the side and put it on her face, and asked in a muffled voice, "Are you also infected?" ”
Xie Chongning calmly said "um", "Call Wuchen, after you go out, don't come in again, and let Xu Zhifeng give you a tent." ”
Mu Yu took half a step forward, "How did you confirm that you were sick?" Will it be ......?"
Xie Chongning followed the light and showed the red rash on his arm to Mu Yu, although there were only a few small ones, but the symptoms of the epidemic had already appeared.
Mu Yu knew the seriousness of the situation, quickly put on his clothes, and went to the tent next door to wake up Wuchen, "Master Wuchen, please put on your veil and come out." ”
There was a sound of rustling in the tent, and then Wuchen, who was also wearing a white veil, walked out of the tent, "Madam, but what happened?" ”
It was too late, and the results were not confirmed, Mu Yu didn't dare to be too loud, she pointed to her tent and said in a low voice, "My lord, he seems to have been infected with the epidemic as well." ”
Wuchen didn't make a sound, but on his always cold face, he frowned, they couldn't find a medicine that could treat the epidemic, if Xie Chongning got sick at this time, it would undoubtedly be worse for their entire already flustered team.
Mu Yu listened to Xie Chongning's words, didn't go in, just stayed outside the tent, the faint candle flame could only print a blur of light and shadow on the tent, Xie Chongning should be sitting, dustless to check his condition.
The two discussed in a low voice, and finally fell silent.
Waiting outside the tent, she didn't know the results inside, and she was curious, like a family member waiting outside the operating room, nervous.
Wuchen walked out calmly, and his cold voice was a little hoarse, "My lord is indeed sick, my lord said, let the team go first tomorrow, and I will slowly catch up with my lord behind." ”
"I know, I'll go tell Xu Zhifeng." Mu Yu nodded, and looked at the straight figure sitting upright on the tent, she tried her best to keep her face calm, but she was already panicked in her heart.
Xie Chongning was the first person in their entire team to be infected, why? Obviously, he is in good health, and if there are many people who have more contact with patients, why is he the first person to be infected?
"Master, I feel more and more strange about this disease." Mu Yu raised his own questions.
"Madame, please."
"This disease is inevitably too targeted." Mu Yu thought of Mingzhou City, and then thought of Xiao Wan, "Mingzhou City and Xiao Wan are hundreds of miles apart, this disease first broke out in Mingzhou City, even if someone brings this disease from Mingzhou City to Xiao Wan alive, then along the way, hasn't he been in contact with anyone?" ”
"And along the way, the soldiers who took care of the sick are all fine, why do adults get sick?"
Wuchen nodded, "That's what I'm wondering about. ”
"This disease was spread by someone." Xie Chongning, who was in the tent, stood up and walked to the place near the door, "The target, it's just me." ”
The target is just Xie Chongning? Mu Yu thought of the Marquis of Guangping, and then thought of the cabinet, it is right that they want Xie Chongning to die, but they will also attack all those who stand in their way, there is no need, as long as Xie Chongning lives alone.
That is, who will be the person who doesn't want to hurt them and wants Xie Chongning to die? She couldn't figure it out, but if it spread
She told Xu Zhifeng about Xie Chongning's illness, "How come? How can an adult suddenly get sick? ”
"We don't know the specifics." She paused and asked, "How long is it from Xiao Wan?" ”
"At our current pace, five days will do."
Mu Yu nodded, "Okay, speed up the pace, let's gather all the patients together first, concentrate on treatment, as for the adult side, you don't have to worry." ”