On the second day, Shangguan Xi suddenly tiptoed into the cabin.

Liang Yan was reading a book, but she snatched the book.

"Master! You've guessed it, they're not targeting me! Shangguan Xi opened a pair of big round eyes, the bright eyes flashed brightly, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and the dimples on his face were full of smiles, "Guess who it is?" ”

Liang Yan was a little inexplicable, "What is who?" ”

"The one who colluded with the water thieves!" Shangguan Xi's eyes widened, "Didn't Master even think about it?" Water thieves generally do not dare to be enemies of the government and court, and they just rob a passing boat or caravan to buy money. How can you see that we have all lit the banner of the imperial court and still don't retreat? There must be someone on our ship who colluded with the water thieves and emboldened them! ”

Liang Yan raised her eyes to look at her, "You think so too?" ”

Shangguan Xi nodded again and again, "Well, I think what they are talking about is very reasonable!" Master, listen to me and analyze it! First, the water thieves did not have the courage to rob it, knowing that it was a ship of the imperial court. Unless someone on board is colluding with them, who is on board, and why would they collude with water thieves? We all know that this ship is going to Jiangdong to treat the people of Jiangdong and control the plague. Let the pirates hijack the ship, just to sabotage this thing. Master, you say, who wants to sabotage this? ”

Liang Yan shook her head, "I don't know." ”

"Doctor Qian!" Shangguan Xi slapped the couch violently, "Imperial Doctor Qian has long looked at the master unpleasantly, jealous that the master is more talented than him, and the official position is greater than him, and he also dislikes the master as a woman." If you are not convinced, everyone can know it! In order to sabotage Master's major mission to Jiangdong, Imperial Physician Qian did not hesitate to collude with water thieves and let them rob our ship, we can't go to Jiangdong, or delay the trip, the Holy Lord will definitely punish him, and then the unlucky one will be you, Master! That's why, I only had senna in the first place, but he had diarrhea for two days in a row! He wanted to force the Imperial Physician away so that he could live alone in a cabin, which would make it easier for him to act without being noticed! ”

Shangguan Xi shook his head, lowered his voice, and said everything was the way.

Liang Yan glanced at her, "You analyzed this?" ”

Shangguan Xi looked proud and proud, held back for a long time, but shook his head like a leak, "No, I heard what others said!" Everyone thinks so! That's definitely the way it is! ”

"Did someone see that Imperial Physician Qian was in contact with the water thief, or did he personally see Imperial Physician Qian prescribe medicine to himself, which made him have diarrhea?" Liang Yan asked.

Shangguan Xi shook his head, "How can he let others see this?" ”

"Since I didn't see it, it was chasing after the wind, and such a discussion could only make people bear the black pot for no reason. It seems that everything is justified and well-founded, but in fact, it is all speculation. Liang Yan shook her head, her eyes continuing to fall on the pages she had retrieved from Shangguan Xi's hand.

Shangguan Xi frowned and pouted, "Hmph, I don't know anything else, he's jealous of Master, I can see it really!" It's just a little man with a small belly! Whether it is a black pot or not, let him taste the taste of being talked about! ”

Liang Yan looked through medical books, and sometimes wrote down her own medical cases, and the prescriptions and cases in her memory. She wants to record what she has learned and record the advanced medical knowledge of future generations, and when she has the opportunity in the future, she may be able to carry it forward.

She focused on her own affairs, and she didn't hear the idle outside the window, but she didn't know that on the boat, the discussion about Imperial Doctor Qian's collusion with water thieves was intensifying.

Li Xuanyi was on patrol when he heard about it by chance.

After Li Xuanyi learned about this, he did not talk to Imperial Doctor Qian, but sternly ordered everyone not to discuss this matter anymore. The damage to those being discussed is immeasurable.

Although he couldn't get used to Imperial Doctor Qian's attitude towards Liang Yan. But this matter, he felt that it was not done by Imperial Doctor Qian.

I don't know if Imperial Doctor Qian also heard the discussion, he locked himself in the cabin for a whole day, and he didn't even let others bring him food. I didn't eat a grain of rice for a whole day.

It's dusk.

The people who had been ordered by the prince not to talk about it saw that Imperial Doctor Qian was leaning on his back, quietly going up to the third floor, and begging to see him outside the prince's door.

The prince let him in.

When Imperial Doctor Qian entered the door, he said in a hoarse voice: "It's not a lower official, the lower official has never colluded with water thieves!" ”

Liang Yan happened to come to look for Li Xuanyi, and before she reached the door, she heard the voice of Imperial Doctor Qian.

She stopped, planning to wait for Doctor Qian to finish speaking, and then she went in.

But I heard that Imperial Doctor Qian said: "It must be Liang Tingshi, who is dissatisfied with the attitude of the lower officials towards her, so he made up such a lie to slander the lower officials!" Please give me justice! ”

Hearing this, Liang Yan took a deep breath, and a sneer appeared on her face.

There are still people who are so stupid, and they can say what they believe in so justifiably, and they are really insightful!

Li Xuanyi raised his eyes and glanced at Imperial Physician Qian lightly, "What evidence does Imperial Physician Qian have, saying that it was a rumor spread by Liang Tingshi?" ”

"This ......," Doctor Qian paused, "we all know that Xia Guan and Liang Tingshi do not deal with each other, and Xia Guan admits that his attitude towards Liang Tingshi is not respectful enough." On this ship, only Liang Tingshi looked at the official unpleasantly! It's not Liang Tingshi, Xia Guan can't imagine that others would slander Xia Guan like this! ”

Liang Yan didn't come to eavesdrop, but hearing such remarks made her feel like a waste of energy even to sneer.

Li Xuanyi smiled, "So, Imperial Doctor Qian is also a baseless speculation?" ”

"This ......" Doctor Qian was speechless for a while.

"What is the difference between Doctor Qian's words and others' comments about you? Aren't they all vainly imposing their own speculations on others? Li Xuanyi asked rhetorically.

Doctor Qian lowered his head, a little uncomfortable for a while.

"I believe that Imperial Doctor Qian did not fornicate with water thieves." Li Xuanyi said slowly.

When Imperial Physician Qian heard this, his face was full of surprise, "Thank you for your trust!" ”

Li Xuanyi nodded, "I believe even more that Liang Tingshi will not be the one who spreads these discussions." ”

Imperial Physician Qian froze for a while, then nodded slowly, "The prince of the world is naturally the most accurate when he looks at people. ”

"Rumors stop at the wise. Our entourage shoulders the holy order, and we will go to Jiangdong to work together to help the people of Jiangdong. If Imperial Physician Qian has a grudge against Liang Tingshi, if he continues like this, I am afraid that it will not be conducive to completing the Holy Lord's explanation! Li Xuanyi said.

Imperial Physician Qian bowed down and responded, "The lower official knows, and the lower official will definitely correct his mentality and actively cooperate with Liang Tingshi." ”

Liang Yan raised her feet and gently went downstairs.

At this time, if you go face-to-face with Doctor Qian, it will be a little embarrassing.

She returned to the cabin and couldn't help but think to herself, there was no doubt that the discussion about Imperial Doctor Qian was not what she said. But who is saying this?

Li Xuanyi secretly ordered people to keep an eye on the three imperial doctors and pay close attention to the people on the ship.

After he ordered no discussion, no one was talking about it.

Nor was anyone who spread the rumor in the first place.

This matter is just in the river water that flows down the river, and it disappears invisibly.

When they entered Huainan from the Grand Canal, they found that the lively scene on the river was no longer visible.

Most of the boats on the riverside are empty, no one is fishing on the river, even the ships carrying grain and goods are hurrying by, and the lively and bustling scene on the Huaishui River is described in the poems of the past, and there is no trace at all.

Shangguan Xi lay on the side of the ship, looking around, very surprised.

"What's going on? Above the Huaishui, the ships of Cao Yun come and go, all year round. Why can't you even see a figure on the shore now? ”

Liang Yan's heart suddenly became heavy, smelling the lifeless breath in the wind, she only felt depressed.

Maybe the epidemic in Jiangdong is really more serious than she imagined.

After all, in her opinion, the plague is not a big disease.

But this is ancient times, and it is an ancient time when a typhoid fever could kill people!

When she came to the third floor, she saw Li Xuanyi standing on the side of the third-story ship, and her face was also solemn.

"Lord Shizi, let's dock here, right?" Liang Yan said in a low voice.

Originally, it was planned to stop the ship in Kure.

Now that they have just entered Huainan, they have seen this desolate scene, and they have to get off the ship in advance!

"Prepare to dock!" Li Xuanyi commanded on the deck.

The men below answered, began to put away the sails, and began to hang the boat down the river.

Li Xuanyi looked back at Liang Yan and said, "Are you ready?" ”

Liang Yan's heart trembled, she stabilized her mind and nodded heavily, "Ready." ”

The two of them took Shangguan Xi, the three imperial doctors, and some small guys to take a small boat and docked first.

Because they landed here on an impromptu basis, they did not order the officials here in advance.

And there was no one to meet them.

This also gave them the opportunity to see the epidemic area, the most real face.

Li Xuanyi led everyone forward.

Before they approached the city gates, they smelled a foul smell of rancidity.

Shangguan Xi covered his mouth and ran to the side of the road and vomited wildly.

She was nagging again and again, and when she looked up sharply, she saw a rotting corpse in the deep artemisia grass beside the road, which seemed to have maggots wriggling on it.

She screamed, almost jumped up, and threw herself into Liang Yan's arms, unable to say anything trembling: "Master...... Master...... There...... There......"

Liang Yan looked at her finger and nodded, "The smell of rancid here is strong, I'm afraid that there are a lot of abandoned corpses, don't run around, let alone deviate from the avenue." ”

Shangguan Xi nodded again and again, his face pale.

The people who followed behind all saw the place where Shangguan Xi was pointing, and even if they couldn't see the appearance of the corpse clearly, their faces changed one after another.

The three imperial doctors also faltered.

Li Xuanyi looked at everyone's faces, and his eyes fell on Liang Yan.

Although her face was solemn, she was not flustered, and her eyes were sad, but she was not afraid.

She is a woman, and she is not even afraid of dead bodies?

Even "I'm afraid of abandoning a lot of corpses" is so calm, what is her heart doing? Is it so invulnerable?