The capital of Nishihara County is Nishihara Castle, which is one of the most livable places in the world, which is not as hot and dry in summer as it is mild and rainy in winter. It is precisely because of this unique climate that the trees of the West Plains are evergreen, and the vast majority of flowers can only survive in the West Plains, as well as insects, fish, birds and beasts.

Xiyuan is one of the most important fortresses in the west, most of the past business travelers went east from here, coupled with the vast sea that stretches for thousands of miles on the western border, countless merchant ships come and go by sea, and it is inevitable to pass from Xiyuan, of course, there are also merchants who will take the waterway of the only wharf in Xiyuan, but the waters of the wharf by the sea are really not big, if the ship is big, I am afraid it will not stop and drive away. In this kind of Western Plains, you can often see people of different races, and there is an endless stream of traders and pedestrians.

However, at this moment, Li Xiang stood in front of the window of the Tianzijian, the largest peaceful inn in the Western Plains, and could only see the soldiers burning medicinal herbs in the distance and the guards who were patrolling and distributing the soup from door to door.

Don't talk about people, even the cats and dogs in the streets and alleys are gone, and the branches are still as lush as those contained in the county annals, but not even half of the birds and finches are missing, and the only cries that can be heard are crows and vultures.

In just half a month, Nishihara became an empty city, shrouded in gray, and everywhere was filled with death.

Retracting his gaze, Li Xiang closed the window and sat back at the table, the county chronicles spread out on the table of the Eight Immortals and the number of dead and injured recorded in the past half a month were put together, which was particularly shocking.

With the successful cure of the epidemic a few months ago and the prescriptions that had already spread to all parts of the country, as well as the imperial doctors and medicinal materials quickly delegated by the imperial court, the capital of Xiyuan County still died 50,000 people in half a month, and the county capital had a total of only 300,000 locals! Of the more than 500,000 people diagnosed in the entire Seighara County, 200,000 have died.

This is far more serious than she imagined, the imperial doctor has already arrived, and when this matter is reported back to Kyoto City, someone is boiling medicine according to the prescription of the previous epidemic, but it doesn't seem to be of any use, that prescription can cure the epidemic indirectly caused by the snowstorm a few months ago, but it can't cure this time.

Under natural disasters, no one is exempt.

This is the third day of Li Xiang's arrival in Xiyuan, and she already regrets it a little, if she doesn't go to the Northland, will Murong Jin have already arrived in Xiyuan? So, will this matter not be reported after 6,000 deaths, will it be controlled a little earlier, will not so many people die, will it be because there is a prince and a princess who is pregnant with the emperor's eldest grandson in Xiyuan, and the Tai Hospital will do its best?

Unfortunately, no one has a chance to know.

Before she came, she suspected that this was **, but this is too terrifying, if she has to have something to do with **, it can only be someone who wants to take advantage of natural disasters to make things happen, but now at this time, unless she can guarantee that she will not be infected, who can be so troubled? If it's really **, maybe it's also a turning point, what if there is a prescription available?

Li Xiang poured a glass of water to drink, and then he felt that he was probably stunned, what do you think, where are there so many **, anyway, Xiyuan is also a big county, and it has always been under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the local military mansion and garrison mansion are all famous local century-old families, which are quite loved by the people and have outstanding political achievements. If it is really **, people who can do it to this level, I am afraid they have to be inseparable from the military government and the garrison government, at this time, there is no need to rush to accountability, saving people is the key.

Silently closing the county chronicle and the roster, Li Xiang looked at the pastries on the table without half an appetite, struggled for a moment, or reached out to get a piece, and before he could feed it in his mouth, he heard a knock on the door outside.

"Princess Niangniang, I am Zhou Shi, the three-day period has arrived, come and ask for the last pulse."

Li Xiang put down the pastry, wiped his hands, and went over to open the door, "You're tired, please." ”

When she went out, Zhou Shi didn't come in, just at the door, Li Xiang stretched out a hand and went out, standing and letting Zhou Shi check his pulse.

"Niangniang is safe and sound, you can rest assured, from now on, the princess Niangniang can walk around the inn at will, except for the backyard, where people often come in and out, it is still a little dangerous." Zhou Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief, probably because he was overworked, his face was a little pale, and he was a lot more relaxed in and out of his words.

Li Xiang also breathed a sigh of relief, although she didn't feel that she was lucky to be able to carry it to that point, but now she is really relieved, the imperial doctor They studied for a while, and found that some people may not have any symptoms in the first three days of this epidemic, so as soon as they arrived at the place, they were locked in the house for three days. The people in the city were also ordered to close their doors because of this reason, but they were ordered to close their doors more to prevent each other from infecting each other.

"Sister!" Xiao Mingyue listened to the flower pot next to her for a while, breathed a long sigh of relief, and watched Mr. Zhou leave, and came out.

Xiao Mingyue has lost a little, the original baby fat has fallen a lot, and the whole person is more and more dazzling, even if it is plain clothes, it is difficult to hide her beauty.

Li Xiang suddenly realized that it was the end of June, and Xiao Mingyue's twenty-eighth birthday was just a few days away.

"Bright Moon." Li Xiang welcomed people into the door and poured tea.

"Sister, Your Highness has finally taken you over, we are worried about it!" Xiao Mingyue looked at Li Xiang cautiously, and couldn't help but complain: "Won't the maids on Zhuangzi take care of it?" My sister's body has been in the past six months, why can't she see plumpness? ”

"Maybe they're all fat on the stomach!"

"That's not good!" frowned without thinking about it, Xiao Mingyue saw that some of her father's concubines died in childbirth, and even had two lives, but this is absolutely unspeakable.

Li Xiang smiled and sighed, "Are you still serious about a few jokes?" It's not all fat belly, you touch the flesh on this arm, but it doesn't look obvious. ”

As he spoke, he grabbed Xiao Mingyue's hand and saw that she didn't mean to refuse, so he put it on his arm, "You try?" ”

Xiao Mingyue was embarrassed to move her hands and feet, and quickly retracted her hand, blushing.

"Actually, it's all fat there, except for the face, and the fat ones are not excessive, so it doesn't seem to have changed much." Li Xiang smiled, it's true, of course, whether it's fat or swollen has to be born to know.

Xiao Mingyue looked at it silently, reluctantly believed it, and said something more, but before she could speak, she heard someone talking outside, not just a few people, not Beijing dialect, but the official dialect, mixed with a few words that could not be heard clearly.

"Sister, you sit down first, I'll take a look." Xiao Mingyue didn't wait for Li Xiang to speak, she went over, slowly pulled a gap and took a look, and immediately closed the door and came back, "It's no one, don't worry about them, sister, let's continue, where did you just go?" ”