Chapter Eighty-Seven: Cholera
When Xiao Fengming heard that Xiao Lingxiao was trapped in the illusion and fell unconscious in the palace, he immediately became anxious like a mouse with a tail, and he had to go to the palace, but Xuan repeatedly passed the word that Xiao Lingxiao was fine, and Xiao Fengming held back. As soon as he saw Xiao Lingxiao today, Xiao Fengming was like he was going to crush her into his body, and hugged her tightly and didn't let go.
After Xiao Lingxiao roared angrily, he saw that he still didn't let go, so he simply kicked and kicked him, and finally kicked this guy away.
Xiao Fengming bent down to rub his leg that had been kicked hard, and asked Xiao Lingxiao with a smile, "Are you okay?" Coming out of the illusion, doesn't it have any effect? ”
Xiao Lingxiao glanced at him fiercely, "How can a little evil art help me!" I don't have anything to do with it! On the contrary, it's you, a missing guy, why do you dare to show up here generously! ”
Xiao Fengming straightened up and gritted his teeth when he heard this, "This mansion is our own territory, it's okay." ”
After that, he took Xiao Lingxiao's hand by himself, smiled at Xuan, and then pulled Xiao Lingxiao towards the inside.
Xuan walked slowly and followed them inside, although there was a smile on his face, there seemed to be some gloom in that smile.
The three of them went to a room in the inner house and sat down, and Xiao Fengming immediately told him what he had brought someone to find.
Evil diseases were rampant in the imperial city, and in just a few days, this disease spread, so that Jing Zhaoyin could only put down the case he was investigating to deal with this sudden evil disease. Those who are sick are vomiting and diarrhea, and those with good physique can last for ten days and half a month, and those with weak physique will not be able to survive in three or five days. However, Xiao Fengming found a suspicion after a little investigation, the emperor's eldest grandson has been ill for about a month, to say the least. The children of several rich and noble families who were sick at about the same time as him had even finished the funeral, but the eldest grandson of the emperor still only reported that he was seriously ill and did not breathe.
Every day, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Physician's Mansion asked Jing Zhaoyin to send a messenger to find many sick and poor people to test the medicine, and on one side were the embarrassed patients, and on the other side came out were carts of corpses, and they were helpless against this evil disease. In this way, why was the emperor's eldest grandson able to hold on for so long?
After careful investigation, Xiao Fengming found that although all the Imperial Physician Mansion was dispatched to study this evil disease, in fact, there were only a few people who could really contact the emperor's eldest grandson in the Great Prince's Mansion and treat the emperor's eldest grandson. And these few people can be said to be the few people who can keep the secrets of the Great Prince's Mansion the most.
The eldest prince and concubine Du's maiden family has been practicing medicine for generations, and the Taiyi Mansion can be said to be their Du family's world. When it comes to officials, the Du family may not be as good as the rest of the families, but when it comes to influence in the court and harem, the Du family can be said to have an advantage. Therefore, this Du family is also one of the several major families in the Wuqi Kingdom, and its strength is not trivial.
The eldest prince has the position of eldest son, but he is not from the queen, and compared with other princes, his temperament is slightly dull, so he does not have much chance in the matter of competing for the prince. But since he and Du had such an eldest grandson, things have changed. The emperor doted on the eldest grandson of the emperor, and even deliberately passed the throne to this smart and clever eldest grandson between generations in words, so the Du family gradually bet all their bets on the eldest grandson of the emperor. If it weren't for this, even if the emperor's grandson was seriously ill, there would be absolutely no reason for the Imperial Doctor's Mansion to come out for diagnosis and treatment.
Several clan elders of the Du clan personally treated the emperor's eldest grandson every day, while the others were sent out desperately to find a way to cure the disease, and they couldn't see the emperor's eldest grandson at all. That's the subtlety.
When Xiao Fengming first went to the palace of the eldest prince, he found the courtyard where they treated the eldest grandson. Many family guards guarded the courtyard heavily, and only a few maids and the old imperial doctors were able to enter. They made everything look like there was really such a thing, but Xiao Fengming immediately discovered that there was no one living in those rooms, and the emperor's eldest grandson was nowhere to be found!
These people must be taking great pains to conceal this fact, and what the eldest lady used to blackmail Concubine Qi must be this matter. But immediately, Xiao Fengming found out something more interesting.
His secret guards squatted for two days before they found out that the eldest prince had sneakily gone to the back garden that night, opened a secret door hidden by the rockery, and didn't know what to do inside. Later, the guard found out that someone brought food there every day, so the guard managed to take the risk of pretending to be a family member, and entered the secret place and saw an amazing scene.
Xiao Fengming said this, and lowered his voice, "Under the rockery, there was a very spacious secret room, and there were two living people and one dead person locked up in the secret room......
Without waiting for Xiao Fengming to continue, Xiao Lingxiao suddenly waved his hand to stop his words, and asked with some annoyance, "Fengming, do you still dare to lie?" It's not your secret guard who ventures into the secret room, it's you, right? ”
Xiao Fengming grinned, "It's all about the same." ”
I don't know how dangerous there is in that secret room, at that time, Xiao Fengming thought that this must be the key to the matter, so he ignored the obstruction of the secret guards and disguised himself to enter. Thinking about it afterwards, it was really reckless to do this, so Xiao Fengming was embarrassed to tell the truth, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Xiao Lingxiao.
"In short, there is a middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest in that secret room, and a young woman who looks submissive, and on the stone bed in the secret room, there is a child who has lost his breath."
There were a lot of strange things in the secret room, and it looked like the Taoist priest and the woman were doing something for the child.
"That child is the emperor's eldest grandson, he died within five days of getting sick, and it has been more than a month now." After Xiao Fengming finished speaking, he saw Xiao Lingxiao glaring at him again. Xiao Fengming smiled more comfortably when he saw this, Xiao Lingxiao would worry about him, which was definitely a good thing for him.
Xiao Lingxiao saw that the guy in front of her was smiling like a flower, and she couldn't wait to slap him. The scene of this guy being seriously injured when he blocked the sword for himself is still in front of him, but he didn't expect him to do such a dangerous thing again.
Xiao Fengming didn't notice Xiao Lingxiao's thoughts, and then continued, "Later, I learned from the family member who was caught by me that the Taoist priest and the woman went to the eldest prince's mansion not long after the emperor's eldest grandson took his last breath, and they were quietly invited in by the eldest prince. I suspect that the Taoist priest and the woman may also be related to the Taoist priest who entered the palace to stir up trouble. ”
Xiao Lingxiao and Xuan glanced at each other, and Xuan frowned and said, "Lord Divine Wolf said that the Taoist priest who entered the palace is a living dead...... Could it be ......"
Xiao Lingxiao nodded, and there was only one explanation for connecting everything.
The emperor loves the eldest grandson of the emperor, this child has the capital to compete for the prince, but now he is sick and dead, if this matter is reported truthfully, the eldest prince can be said to have no hope, and may even lose the support of the Du family and be in danger. If you want to avoid such a situation, the only way that is not a way is for the emperor's eldest grandson to be resurrected.
The manipulators of the old way of the living dead should be the Taoist priest and the woman in the secret room of the Great Prince's Mansion, and those two people can resurrect people with evil magic. Perhaps the minds of the people who have come alive may not be the same as before, and they need to be controlled by others, but even so, the eldest prince and others will definitely pin their hopes on this. As long as the emperor's eldest grandson can speak with kinetic energy, they can keep their current stability. Or maybe a manipulated puppet would be more in line with their wishes.
"Raise the dead...... If there is such a magic spell, it is really powerful. Xiao Lingxiao sighed in a low voice.
Xiao Fengming and Xuan Wenyan couldn't help but look at her, and Xiao Lingxiao realized that she was also a person who came back from the dead.
Fortunately, Xiao Fengming and Xuan both knew that Xiao Lingxiao had the help of a divine wolf, otherwise they might have suspected that she had something to do with evil arts. But in this way, the three of them all thought of one thing, that is, if this matter is not handled properly, maybe Xiao Lingxiao will be involved because of this.
Xiao Lingxiao sighed, "I really fell into the pile of rice cakes, got rid of this one, and brought that one head again......"
Xiao Fengming poured Xiao Lingxiao a cup of hot tea and said softly, "This imperial city is full of sinisters, and entanglement with them is simply endless." ”
Xiao Lingxiao knew that he was going to say that he was going to take her out of here, and said with a smile, "I boasted in front of the emperor that I wanted to find a miracle doctor to save his precious grandson, if I didn't settle the matter, wouldn't I be looked down upon by him?" ”
Xiao Fengming and Xuan Wenyan glanced at each other, and both of them knew that this matter should be settled, it was easy to say, but it was difficult to do.
However, Xiao Lingxiao didn't seem to be worried at all, in her words, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge.
On the same day, a carriage and horse left the Lu Mansion and drove along the west gate of the imperial city. Xiao Lingxiao guessed that the emperor would definitely send someone to monitor them all the time, so he deliberately released the carriage and made a look of going to find a miracle doctor, in fact, Xiao Lingxiao, Xuan and Xiao Fengming all lived in the Lu Mansion.
The next day, the three of them disguised themselves and went outside to check. Xiao Lingxiao wanted to see what was going on with this vicious disease that spread across the imperial city. After taking a turn in the imperial city, the faces of the three people became very heavy. I didn't feel anything when I heard the news that the evil disease was raging, but I saw with my own eyes that the originally prosperous imperial city was closed everywhere, and people who were seriously ill and fell to the ground could be seen in the streets and alleys, and there were coffins lined up to carry out, which was really shocking.
Although Liao Xuan changed into ordinary people's clothes, he still couldn't help but put his palms together and chant the Buddha's name.
Xiao Lingxiao lowered her head and followed the two forward, but said to the divine wolf in a dark voice, "Do you think those people have epidemic infectious diseases?" ”
When the wolf heard this, he replied, "They vomit and diarrhea one by one, and their bodies are seriously dehydrated, and this disease is still spreading so quickly, if you want me to say, maybe this disease is cholera." ”
"Cholera?" Xiao Lingxiao frowned when she heard this, this infectious disease can be regarded as a big name, and Xiao Lingxiao also knows a little. Several cholera outbreaks in history have killed thousands of people, but I didn't expect to be touched by myself now.