Updated: 2013-07-20

Chapter 101 - The Plague Emerges

On the dusty road, Duan Qingming's carriage left, and Zheng Ji also left with the silver.

On the official road, which is already rarely walked, it is even more silent and lonely! At this moment, two figures on horseback appeared in the place where Duan Qingming had just left.

At this time, a man wearing a hood stood on his horse, looking at the direction of Duan Qingming's departure, panting heavily!

Hmph, this little fox, I really don't know what kind of heart I have! Over there, he helped the son of a prime minister, and this one came to help a kid who had no money to buy medicine. It seems that she really has nothing to do!

No, it's this little fox who never does useless work. She is willing to help this silly boy named Zheng Ji, naturally, because of this Zheng Ji, there is something worthy of her help!

Could it be that it's another Liu Yuan? This Zheng Ji's father, which upstart of the imperial court, or a high-ranking official?

Or is this man more handsome and has been favored by this little fox?

As soon as this thought came to mind, a certain master's heart quickly dispelled this thought. If you want to say that it is a good year, Zheng Ji, who is so thin that he doesn't have a few taels of meat, compared with himself in Yushu Linfeng, this is not a grade!

It's just that, for the sake of safety, he still asked someone to check this Zheng Ji, what is the origin of it-Hmph, little fox, whatever you want to do, you have to get his consent. Otherwise, he'll break you up!

Thinking like this, this master beckoned behind him:

"Weak water, but help me check the eight generations of Zheng Ji's ancestors!" Oh, now, even the eight generations of people's ancestors have been checked, it seems that this master is really idle......

However, the people behind him were dumbfounded!

Yan Lingyu turned his head in surprise, only to see the weak water behind him looking at the long string of medicine bags in his hand, and he was worried and worried!

Because, the master said that these medicines were prescribed to him by the divine doctor, so on this day, two doses, one dose is indispensable, and he must drink a fine light - of course, a certain master will not force people to do anything. Because, when he pushes people too much, he will never be soft!

In front of the weak water, there are two paths to choose. First, he obediently drank the medicine and was not allowed to spit it out. Second, he consciously went to replace the clean water and went to investigate the case of the corrupt official Liu Shen!

The lesser of the two, of course, drinking medicine is much better than going to it! Therefore, poor weak water, looking at the medicine bag in his hand, was thinking in his heart, after going back, should I buy more licorice and mix it with it?

Yan Lingyu was furious and shouted:

"Weak water!"

Weak water a wit:

"In!"

Yan Lingyu was displeased, he frowned and looked at the weak water:

"What are you thinking?"

Weak Water reflexively replied:

"When I go back to Your Highness, I want to buy some licorice to boil medicine!"

Before the words came out, Weak Shui was immediately dumbfounded-how dare he say what was in his heart in front of his master?

Although, this pair of masters must maintain twelve points of loyalty, but the problem is, such a trivial matter such as drinking medicine, there is no need to report everything to the master, right?

Because, if the master knew his thoughts, I am afraid that he would double the medicine and let him drink it!

The weak water has a bitter face, but his heart is turning rapidly, what do he want to do, so that he can justify himself!

However, a certain master just waved his hand:

"You, go and check out all the eight generations of Zheng Ji's ancestors for me, remember, you can't miss a single one!"

Eight generations of Zheng Ji's ancestors?

Weak water almost choked on his own saliva. He rolled his eyes and lifted the medicine in his hand:

"But, these medicines!"

How can a certain master remember these medicines in his heart? He waved his hand and said impatiently:

"See for yourself!"

Look at it yourself, but don't you need to drink it?

As soon as the weak water heard it, the confidence immediately came up:

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

After speaking, without waiting for Yan Lingyu to speak again, he carried the medicine bag and ran away!

Hey, do it yourself? Look at this medicine bag, if he doesn't throw it into the pond to soak for a few days, he is not weak water!

Zheng Ji, Zheng Ji, it seems that he really has to thank you for appearing, because, if it weren't for you diverting the master's attention, I'm afraid that these big bags of medicine will start to eat tonight!

Woo, it's really a life-saving benefactor - weak water has decided, in order to express his gratitude to Zheng Ji for saving his life, he would rather check all the eight generations of Zheng Ji's ancestors, what side branches, what concubines, all find out clearly!

Well, that's it!

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When Duan Qingming returned to Zhuangzi, it was already noon. As soon as she sat down, Uncle Xu, the steward in Zhuangzi, came with Xu Liang, another steward in Zhuangzi, and they brought Duan Qingming a very bad news!

That is, Erdan and his mother in Zhuangzi died of illness last night, and this disease is said to be the plague!

Hearing the word "plague", Duan Qingming couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly!

In her previous life, Duan Qingming had never heard of a "plague" near the capital, Mo said that she didn't have it when she was a teenager, and even after she married into the White Mansion, she hadn't heard of it! Moreover, the concurrent season of plague is usually in the summer, when the breeding of mosquitoes, or the spread of diseases after floods, should not occur in this late autumn or early winter! Moreover, the place where the disease occurred should not be in a Zhuangzi that has been quiet for many years and thus isolated from the world!

Duan Qingming's intuition was that this thing was wrong, but what was wrong? She really can't say it!

So, she stood up and said to Uncle Xu:

"Let's go, let's go to Erdanzi's house and have a look!"

When Xu Bo heard this, he was immediately stunned. He hurriedly waved his hand at Duan Qingming:

"Miss, this can't be helped, this plague is contagious!"

This eldest lady really doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, does she really not know that this plague disease is contagious, and it can easily kill people?

Duan Qingming looked at Uncle Xu and frowned slightly:

"But if you don't take a look, how do you know if it's a plague?"

When Uncle Xu heard this, his face turned even paler:

"Needless to say? It must have been the conclusion that the doctor came to after he was diagnosed and treated, right now, the house of these two Danzi has been sealed, if it is really found out to be a plague, it will burn their family! ”

When Duan Qingming heard Uncle Xu's words, her face became even more ugly:

"You mean, you want to burn Erdanzi's family alive?"

People have always been secretive about the scourge of the plague. When the plague starts, it gathers people who are infected and have not even been infected, and burns them alive, both people and clothes!

Xu Bo sighed slightly:

"There's no way to do it...... Please also ask the eldest lady to stay in the Zhuangzi these days, and don't move around at will! ”

Duan Qingming thought for a while, and then said:

"You call the imperial doctor first, I want to ask about the situation, and besides, the affairs of Erdanzi's family, let's talk about it later!"

This matter, since it fell on Duan Qingming's head, then Duan Qingming will definitely not ignore it, and leave nothing else, just the dozen or so lives of these Erdanzi family can't be burned alive!

In his previous life, Duan Qingming had heard the tragic situation of those who were burned to death - those people, trapped in a small house, before and after, were piled with straw, the house, was poured with oil, once the fire burned, it could not be stopped, and when it got there, the screams of people, and the sound of crying, the fire burned on the skin and flesh, and the mushy smell and stench emitted could be transmitted for several miles!

Not to mention these, Duan Qingming himself in the previous life was burned alive by Duan Yulan in the name of the plague, the mother and son!

In front of me, it seems that a fire from the previous life is permeating again. In Duan Qingming's eyes, a blood-like darkness spread again. She clenched her palms quietly, and said lightly:

"Uncle Xu, you call the imperial doctor who diagnosed the plague, and I want to ask carefully what the situation is!"

Uncle Xu agreed, and called the Imperial Doctor Zhou who was treating him over - this Imperial Doctor Zhou was also in the capital and returned to Zhuangzi to retire, at this time, when he saw Duan Qingming, he first saluted dignifiedly, and then said with a serious expression:

"I've seen the eldest lady!"