In the He Mansion, Lao Du's illness became more and more serious.

From the fever at the beginning, to the abdominal pain and diarrhea later, to the bleeding gums and vomiting blood, and now Lao Du even has symptoms of skin oozing.

The skin was pressed slightly with a finger, and it was about to sink into a piece, and it couldn't recover in half a day.

However, in just three or four days, Lao Du was completely changed, like a skeleton wearing a rotten skin that was about to peel off, and he was completely lifeless.

Zhang Zhong and Tong Qiongzhi teamed up and stayed up for a few nights to come up with one recipe after another, but they still couldn't save people.

When Lao Du went, all his internal organs were necrotic and rotten, and he was very emaciated, and he almost vomited all the blood.

From the onset of illness to the loss of breath, it was only six days.

So fast and terrifying!

Lao Du is the porter, and many people come and go in the house and have contact with him, although he was only on duty for one day after returning from leave, but he also came into contact with many people on this day.

If the epidemic spreads widely, it will be bad!

The only thing to be thankful for is that although the epidemic is menacing, except for one kitchen helper who has symptoms of coughing and chills, the rest of the people in the house have no signs of infection.

Even Li Er, who lives with Lao Du, is still normal.

It stands to reason that this kitchen helper has no contact with Lao Dudang, so why was he the first to be infected with the epidemic?

Under Qiong Zhi's inquiry, it turned out that on the night when Lao Du came back from leave, because he was unwell, he went to the back kitchen to ask for a pot of hot water, and then he had contact with the helper.

And the two people who were infected with the epidemic have one thing in common, that is, they did not wear the amulet sent by He Lingjiang earlier.

When Lao Du returned to his hometown to visit relatives, it happened that the junior in the family was seriously ill, so he gave the amulet to the junior, thinking of protecting him.

And the talisman on the helper's body was accidentally shaken out of his arms when he was working two days ago, and he fell into the water and got wet, so he received it in the box, thinking that he would ask He Lingjiang for one another day.

Unexpectedly, these two people were infected with the epidemic at this time.

"In this way, the talisman drawn by the Seventh Lady before should still play a big role in resisting the invasion of the epidemic." Zhang Zhonghe breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but be glad that the Seventh Lady had sent amulets to everyone in the mansion.

Although it was for everyone to avoid the influence of the ruler at that time, but now, it is also an accident to resolve the catastrophe of Hefu.

Otherwise, with the speed and scope of the epidemic, it would not have been possible for there to be just two cases in Ho province in the past few days.

He Lingjiang did not have a relaxed look on his face: "The talisman may have some effect, but as long as the infection is not gone, the entire He Mansion will still be in danger, and Mr. Lao will have to worry a lot." ”

The symptoms of this epidemic were very different from the plagues that Zhang Zhonghe had heard and seen in ancient books, and they were even more ferocious.

He tried many things, but nothing could be done.

The imperial court also secretly sent a imperial physician to diagnose and treat Lao Du, but after seeing his condition, even the two old imperial physicians who had experience in dealing with the plague shook their heads again and again, and then withdrew from the He Mansion.

Seeing is to leave the patient to fend for himself.

As for the He Mansion, once it can't be dealt with and the epidemic spreads, then the vitality of the entire He Mansion will be greatly damaged, and it will definitely be questioned by the imperial court afterwards.

In addition to controlling the epidemic, it is more important to find the source of the disease.

In general, the incubation period for diseases such as plague ranges from three days to half a month.

Although Lao Du was sick in Hefu, the source of this illness may not necessarily be in Fuzhong.

After several investigations, He Lingjiang finally set his sights on Linquan Village, where Lao Du visited his relatives a few days ago.

This Linquan Village belongs to Wan'an County, which is under the jurisdiction of Yingdu, and is a fairly densely populated village and town, about 100 miles away from the city of Yingdu.

She immediately sent a message to Pei You, asking him to send someone to Linquan Village for a run, and now that she thinks about it, there is almost news.

Sure enough, that night, Pei You avoided the eyes and ears of the imperial court and quietly sneaked into the He Mansion.

Seeing the familiar figure, He Lingjiang frowned slightly: "How did you come in person?" ”

Now that the He Mansion is in a bad situation, not to mention that there are people from the imperial court staring outside, so the news exchanged between the two in recent days has been transmitted by Qi Kuo.

Pei Yu said: "It's okay. I am also a practitioner of art, and I am not afraid of the epidemic. As for the outsiders, it is not difficult to avoid them. ”

He hadn't seen her for several days, and although he knew that she had a mysterious power to protect her body, he couldn't help but worry about it.

He Lingjiang was helpless: "It's better for you to be careful." ”

She raised her hand and motioned for Pei You to sit down at the table: "How is that place in Linquan Village?" ”

At the mention of Linquan Village, Pei You's face couldn't help but become solemn: "As you expected, there are indeed many people in Linquan Village who are infected with this disease. Mild cases include coughing and chills, and severe cases have reached the point of vomiting blood, so dozens of people have died. ”

He Lingjiang's heart was cold, so the epidemic in Linquan Village must have spread and become a scale, so it would become such a situation.

"Does the court know about this?"

Pei You shook his head, and there was a hint of anger in his words: "The local officials were afraid that they would take responsibility and lose their heads, so they didn't report the matter for a long time. ”

So far, only officers and soldiers have been sent to block a few entrances and exits in Linquan Village to prevent villagers from entering and leaving without permission. The rest is left to fend for itself. ”

Therefore, when his subordinates went to investigate, they also took great pains to avoid the officers and soldiers who were very vigilant.

He Lingjiang's eyes were filled with anger, this kind of practice is undoubtedly a great inaction.

Let's not say that the people who are infected with the epidemic need help, let's just say that the people in the same village, because they live here with the sick, they have not been infected before, and they will face a great threat in the future!

It's a living life!

"Ridiculous!" He Lingjiang couldn't help but say angrily.

She rarely showed such anger, Pei You put his hand on the back of her hand and comforted him softly: "I have told He Zhongcheng about this, and he must have entered the palace to see the saint at this time." ”

"As for the rest of the matter, the court will deal with it, and I will ask for help tomorrow, you can rest assured."

"The most important thing at the moment is to solve the crisis of the He family first."

He Lingjiang lowered his eyes: "Yes." The He family has not been able to close the house, and it is not a long-term solution. Nowadays, there must be a lot of rumors in Yingdu, right? ”

Pei You was silent.

The He family, which has always been in the spotlight in Yingdu, suddenly closed its door, and both the powerful people of the world and the common people naturally talked about it.

When the two were silent, He Zheng suddenly hurried over: "Seventh lady, it's not good!" Our mansion is surrounded by people! ”

(End of chapter)