The letter on the table was not sent by King Yuan, but by a close confidant of Fang Qishan in Hebei.

According to the letter, all the medicinal herbs in Changchun City, Hebei Province were purchased yesterday, and now it will take five or six days to expedite the purchase in other places.

After reading the letter, Fang Qishan was very angry in his heart, it was obvious that someone wanted to take advantage of his illness to kill him!

"General! Checkmate! Good news! The doctors have already tried out the prescription, and now they can immediately fly pigeons to Hebei to send the book to make people expedite the purchase of herbs. The ecstatic Zhang Xiang ran in with the prescription.

Hearing that the prescription had been tried, Fang Qishan was also overjoyed, but remembering that the medicinal herbs in the city had been bought out, the joy on his face was fleeting.

Zhang Xiang was also shocked when he heard that the herbs in Changchun City had been bought out: "Who can have such a big hand to take away all the herbs in the city?" ”

Fang Qishan snorted: "Hmph! I'm afraid of people who want our lives. ”

Zhang Xiang: "General, what should we do now?" ”

Fang Qishan had a gloomy face, paced around the house, and then turned around and said, "Now I can only send people to other places to purchase herbs, let everyone hold on for a few more days..."

"This.... Zhang Xiang wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, so he had to respond: "No! ”

If it's late, things will change, five days, can you wait?

The patient's body deteriorates every day, and a person dies a minute late, and a person can save a person's life a minute earlier.

Zhang Xiang felt very uncomfortable, and he had already found a prescription, but he fell off the chain at this juncture.

.....

In the tent on the deck, Zhang Xiang whispered to Dr. Huang about herbal medicine, and Dr. Huang was also full of sadness after hearing this, and the hope that had finally ignited in his heart was suddenly extinguished by cold water.

However, when Dr. Huang faced everyone, he immediately changed his expression, and said with a happy face: "General Fang has already sent people to purchase medicinal herbs, everyone hold on for a few more days, and there will be medicine soon!" ”

He knows very well that everyone is living with a breath of spirit now, and as long as there is hope in their hearts, with this breath of spirit, everyone can live a few more days.

Now that the decoction for the test has been drunk, Shen Yinxing looked at Haoyue, who was lying weak on the bed, anxious and regretful.

If you had known that this prescription was right, you should have let Yue'er drink it first, and it would have to wait a few days, who knows if Yue'er's body can hold it.

"Ahem, cough, cough.... A-Niang don't worry, now that she has tried a prescription, Yue'er can hold on. Haoyue, whose face was pale, stretched out her little hand covered with blue spots and patted Shen Yinxing's back.

Haoyue's two arms were a little swollen, and the edges of some of the blue spots were already soft and ulcerated.

Xu Jingyang also felt distressed for a while, he stepped forward to stop Zhang Xiang and asked, "Vice General Zhang, how long will it take for this herb to arrive?" ”

Zhang Xiang's answer was a little vague: "If you are fast, it will take two or three days, and if you are late, it may take four or five days..."

Xu Jingyang saw that Zhang Xiang's eyes were a little evasive, thought for a while, and then took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, and stepped forward in a low voice and asked, "Vice General Zhang, what's wrong here?" Xu is not talented, maybe he can help something. ”

Xu Jingyang is just a homeless person now, and he can't help if he really has something, he just wants to find out some information, after all, it is always beneficial to have more information.

Zhang Xiang looked at Xu Jingyang, thinking that he was usually a little clever, maybe he could have any good ideas now, so he told him about the herbs, and then asked him not to make a noise.

After hearing this, Xu Jingyang said that he didn't have any good way, and then turned his head and told his daughter-in-law.

Shen Yinxing, who knew the news, immediately frowned, according to Yue'er's current physical condition, how could she last so long.

"No, you can't just wait!" Shen Yinxing stood up with a slam.

Xu Jingyang hurriedly grabbed Shen Yinxing: "What are you going to do?" ”

Shen Yinxing hurriedly said, "I'm going to find General Fang." ”

Xu Jingyang: "You.. You are seriously ill, so you still stay here honestly, and I will say something for you. ”

Hearing the little concern in Xu Jingyang's tone, Shen Yinxing's heart softened, and then said softly: "We may be able to ask General Fang to ask Nalan Shuo for help." ”

Then, Shen Yinxing told Nalan Shuo that he wanted to recognize Haoyue as his righteous sister.

As a result, after Xu Jingyang heard this, he scolded Nalan Shuo: "He is so bold, he actually dares to rob my emperor"

"No", Shen Yinxing covered his face: "Now the focus is not this...."

"Hmph" Xu Jingyang understood what Shen Yinxing meant, snorted unhappily, and then flicked his sleeves to find Fang Qishan.

.....

Hebei city, Changchun streets.

The fragrance of flowers is ten miles, the song blows for the wind, the crowd is crowded, and the powder sweat is the rain.

A horse-drawn carriage with ebony wood inlaid with gold rimmed slowly walked on Changchun Street.

Nalan Shuo in the car was lying on the couch eating grapes, and the round grapes in the jade plate were exactly the same color and size, and even the grape seeds spit into the jade plate were the same size.

Yu Fei was kneeling on the side to peel grapes for Nalan Shuo, the black and purple round grapes, and gently tore off his coat, immediately revealing the sweet juice and green flesh, and there was a trace of grape sweetness in the air.

The carriage swayed, but the plate of peeled grapes in Yu Fei's hand was not affected at all, lying firmly on the plate.

Nalan Shuo picked up a cup of tea casually, and through the clear and fragrant tea soup, he could see that each tea leaf in it was exactly the same thickness, slenderness and length, standing straight at the bottom of the white tea cup.

Judging by the perfectly symmetrical decoration of the interior of the carriage and the tassels that even swing in unison, the owner of this carriage is probably already a terminal patient of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Nalan Shuo drank tea slowly, and the teacup in his hand was still unexciting.

"The toothbrush that Yue'er gave me, can the craftsman make it?" Nalan Shuo asked.

Yu Fei blessed his body and said: "Back to Gongzi, I heard that the toothbrush has been made, so I'll go and get it when I go back." ”

"No, let the coachman reroute, we'll pick it up now" After speaking, Nalan Shuo said again: "Count the days, is the big boat Yue'er on arriving in Hebei in three days?" ”

Yu Fei: "Yes, Childe. ”

At the beginning, the place where the nobles lived was far away from the cabin, and they usually did not come into contact with the homeless, so no one in the wealthy family fell ill. They didn't even know there was an outbreak on board.

When the epidemic first appeared, Fang Qishan found a reason and ordered someone to send them to Hebei by fast boat first, so Nalan Shuo didn't know what happened on the boat behind, and he didn't know that Haoyue was in danger now.

After Yu Fei conveyed the instructions to the groom, the carriage galloped all the way to the Qiaogong Pavilion.

Qiaogongge has the best craftsmen in Hebei, and is good at making some very delicate objects for those wealthy families to play.

As soon as Nalan Shuo got out of the carriage, he was warmly invited into the store by the shopkeeper, and then took out an ebony box wrapped in yellow satin, and as soon as the box was opened, a toothbrush made of green jade and white pig's bristles appeared in front of everyone.

The toothbrush stick made of green jade is polished to a smooth and recognizable shape, and the toothbrush bristles made of white pig bristles are fine and dense but have distinct roots, straight and straight, and the length is the same.

The fineness of this jade toothbrush looks much better than Haoyue's plastic toothbrush.

Nalan Shuo was very satisfied after reading it, and asked the craftsman to make a few more handfuls as usual.

Just as Nalan Shuo left the Qiaogong Pavilion and boarded the carriage again, a black-clothed attendant rode a fast horse and rushed to Nalan Shuo like a whirlwind.

The guard dismounted, knelt down on one knee and said, "Young Master Nalan, General Fang Qishan is in a hurry." ”

"Fang Qishan?" Nalan Shuo frowned when he heard this somewhat unexpected name.

He has no intersection with Fang Qishan, and people in the army generally do not interact with wealthy families, how can this Fang Qishan have an urgent letter to himself?

Nalan Shuo waved his hand and said, "Present it." ”

Inside the carriage, a letter with Jiang Feng was opened by Nalan Shuo.

Nalan Shuo only glanced at it, and his eyes immediately changed suddenly.

"Brother Nalan, our ship is now suffering from the plague, and the doctor has prescribed a prescription, but the herbs in the pharmacy in Changchun City have been taken away, I don't know if Brother Nalan has any way to help us, now the situation on the ship is extremely urgent, please Brother Nalan think of a way to help collect the herbs needed, Yue'er is grateful."

Herbs attached: Schisandra chinensis, Angelica sinensis, Angelica dahurica, Licorice, Huang Ling, Zhimu, and pepper.

After reading the letter, Nalan Shuo understood that the situation was very serious now, and immediately shouted: "Yu Fei! ”

"The subordinates are here!" Yu Fei was taken aback by Nalan Shuo's sudden roll call, and wondered in her heart what happened to make her master so nervous.

"Open the medicinal herb warehouse in the mansion, collect all the herbs on this prescription within half an hour, and then send someone to send it to General Fang's ship by clipper" Nalan Shuo stuffed the prescription for dispelling the plague into Yu Fei's hand, and then said: "Send someone to find out who bought the herbs in Changchun City two days ago, and then find the whereabouts of this batch of herbs." ”

"Do all these things in two hours, or I'll see you later!"

"No!" Yu Fei knelt on one knee and hurriedly responded, then flew out of the carriage.

Nalan Shuo lifted the curtain and shouted, "Coachman! Immediately turn around and rush to the Ganjiang wharf. ”

"Bang~" The crisp sound of horsewhips echoed on Changchun Street, carrying billowing smoke and dust towards the Ganjiang Wharf.

Yu Fei had never seen her master so nervous, and gave her a death order, it seems that the current situation must be extremely urgent.

Between the cornices, Yu Fei took out the purple whistle from her arms, and after a quick whistle, there were several more purple-clothed guards behind her.

"A few of you go and check the people who bought all the herbs in Changchun City two days ago, and then find the whereabouts of this batch of herbs, and give me the news within an hour, otherwise you will come and see you."

"You guys come back to the house with me, and then find all the herbs on this recipe."

Purple-clothed guard: "No! ”

......

Outside Changchun City, Fulai Inn.

A team of exotic Hu merchants, leading a team of horses loaded with goods, rested in the inn.

A big man with a long beard in the team touched his shiny bald head, and then sat at the table and drank wine and ate meat.

A thin red-haired man next to him asked, "Boss Hu Litu, why do you want to burn these herbs, can't we take them back?" How precious, we don't have a lot of medicinal materials, and we can exchange a lot of money for bringing them back. ”

"You know a fart, don't ask what you shouldn't ask" Hu Litu took a bite of the fat pig's trotters and said viciously: "Hurry up and eat, you have to do something after eating." ”

The red-haired man, who had been reprimanded, didn't dare to speak anymore, lowered his head and began to eat hause, and a large piece of pig's head meat was directly put into his mouth.

After half a cup of tea, everyone swept away the food on the table.

"Shop, checkout!" Hu Litu directly slapped a few pieces of broken silver on the dining table, and then left with the horse team in style.

The southeast corner outside the city is sparsely populated and the terrain is complicated, which is a good place to kill people and set fires.

Hu Litu found a suitable place, ordered all the herbs on the horse's back to be dumped on the ground, and then lit the torches.

For Hu Litu, this is the easiest business he has ever done.

Buy herbs, burn herbs, and you'll receive a bounty.

This kind of easy and profitable work, when can I do more.

Hu Litu, who lit the torch, looked at the piles of herbs, and suddenly felt in his heart that it was a pity to burn them directly, and if he brought this batch of herbs back, he would make a lot of money.

He was a little hesitant in his heart, but after thinking about it, he still decided to abide by the agreement with the owner, after all, he needs to talk about reputation when mixing in the road.

So he raised his arm, which was holding the torch, and lit it up to the pile of herbs.

However, when it was too late, it was too fast, and only a swishing sound was heard in the air.

Several sharp arrows pierced Hu Litu's arm in an instant, and the torches also fell to the ground.

The arrows were shot so accurately that they hit his arms and ankles, and the people around him fell one after another, rolling to the ground, crying and wailing.

Several men in purple clothes and purple boots came up with bows and arrows, and then kicked the torches on the ground into the distance.

Then one of them drew his saber, put it on Hu Litu's neck and shouted: "Say! Who told you to do these things? ”

At this time, Hu Litu's face was already distorted in pain, and he struggled to sit up from the ground: "Yes....."

However, before he could finish his words, the red-haired man lying next to Hu Litu suddenly burst out of the ground, pulled out the arrow on his wrist, and then stabbed Hu Litu in the heart with a hard stab.

His stab caught everyone present off guard.

"Uh..... You...."Hu Litu's eyes widened, staring at the red-haired man deadly, and then he fell to the ground with a bang.

The red-haired man pulled out the arrow on Hu Litu's body again and stabbed him in the chest.

The purple-clothed guards reacted immediately.

This man can't die!

So the purple-clothed guard flashed behind him in an instant, and knocked the red-haired man who was about to commit suicide unconscious with one palm.

"Report this matter to Gongzi immediately, and then take these herbs to the Ganjiang Wharf!" The purple-clothed guard who led the team commanded.

"No!"

......

At the Ganjiang Wharf, Nalan Shuo and Yu Fei, who had all the herbs in the house, boarded the fast boat one step ahead and headed for the big ship where Fang Qishan was.

Nalan Shuo, who boarded the boat, looked at the waves of the river, and the thousands of anxieties in his heart converged into one sentence: "Yue'er, you must wait for me!" ”