âThere have been many people who have fallen ill in Taizhou in the past few days. Most of them have a symptom, such as fever, difficulty breathing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. In severe cases, they will fall into a coma. The doctors in the prefectural city and the doctors in my mansion have gone to see it. I prescribed medicine, but there was no obvious improvement.â Mrs. Yuan described.
Wearing the words, Wei Ruo quickly asked: âIs there a phenomenon of human-to-human transmission of this disease? That is, the person who has this disease will soon have the same symptoms in the people around him.â
âIt seems that there is such a thingâŠâ Madam Yuan described.
Wei Ruoâs heart sank, realizing the seriousness of the problem.
âMaâam, where are these patients now?â Wei Ruo asked with a serious expression and eager eyes.
âMost of them are in their own homes.â Mrs. Yuan explained.
âMadam, please take me to the nearest patient. I need to make a diagnosis in person.â Wei Ruo said.
âBut Iâm afraid that the sickness will infect youâŠâ
âIf you donât make a face-to-face diagnosis, it is difficult to prescribe the right medicine. If you are afraid of infection, I will not be able to treat people well.â Wei Ruo said.
âThen I will go with you.â Madam Yuan said.
âMaâam, you still have brother Sheng to take care of, itâs not suitable to be in danger, just send someone to take me there.â
Of course Wei Ruo didnât dare to let Mrs. Yuan take this risk, not to mention Mrs. Yuan has a son who is under the age of one.
âBut if youâŠâ
âDonât worry, maâam, my medical skills are fair, and I wonât let myself get into trouble easily.â
Hearing that Mrs. Yuan held Wei Ruoâs hand, she said gratefully: âNow we can only rely on you for this matter!â
âDonât worry, maâam, as a member of the Taizhou government, I donât want to see a large number of innocent people die unexpectedly.â Wei Ruo said.
Seeing Wei Ruoâs determined expression, Madam Yuan couldnât help but be moved: âRuoâer, you are really the most extraordinary woman I have ever seen. If you are a man, you must have a place in the court.â
In this world, there are many restrictions on women after all, even Princess Jingmin, who is favored by her father as a princess, cannot avoid it.
âDonât think about some things that canât be changed. What I want to do is the things that I can change. Whether itâs a woman or a man, it doesnât prevent me from doing things in accordance with my heart.â Wei Ruo said.
âOkay, Iâll let Qingyi go with you now, if you have any needs, just tell Qingyi directly and let her do it.â Madam Yuan said.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Yuan took out the jade pendant she was wearing and put it in Wei Ruoâs hand: âThis is my token. If you see this token, you will see me. If you hold it, it will be convenient for you to do things. This is my responsibility. I beg you, you took risks for the people and you took risks for me, and I owe you a favor.â
âMaâam, letâs talk about these things after the incident. Weâd better go see the condition first.â Wei Ruo said.
Madam Yuan stopped talking nonsense, and immediately asked her subordinates to take Wei Ruo to the nearest patientâs home.
In addition to the close-fitting maid and light clothes, Mrs. Yuan also sent six followers to Wei Ruo to ensure Wei Ruoâs safety.
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Xiaowei Mansion, Yingzhu Garden.
âMaster, there is no news about the Seventh Prince from outside, but there is another situation in the city, many people are sick, and the city is going to be chaotic.â
Xiaobei also reported to Wei Jin the latest news from Ke Chongshan and the others.
âDid Miss come back after being picked up by the prefect?â Wei Jin also asked.
Although it is not clear what Madam Yuan is looking for Wei Ruo to do at this time, Wei Jin also knows that it must be related to recent events.
âNot yet.â Xiaobei replied.
Wei Jin also frowned slightly.
âIs the young master worried that Mrs. Yuan asked the young lady to do something? Itâs unlikely. The young lady should not be able to help with the messy things outside. The young lady is only good at farming. It will have to wait until the spring of next year.â Itâs a good time for the eldest lady to show her talents, and looking for the eldest lady now may be just to talk and relieve boredom.â Xiaobei said.
âNot necessarily.â Wei Jin also said, âGo and send a letter, so that Ke Chongshan and the others donât have to go out to find the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince in the next few days, but stay in the house and wait for this year to pass safely.â
âThen Iâll go right away.â Xiaobei hurriedly obeyed.
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Wang Meiyuan.
Hearing that Wei Ruo was taken to the magistrateâs mansion by the carriage sent by Mrs. Yuan, and has not returned by this time, Cui He couldnât help but mutter in front of Wei Qingwan:
âMiss is really good at it. I donât know what kind of ecstasy soup I gave Madam Yuan to make Madam Yuan like her so much. This New Yearâs Eve even called her to the house.â
âPerhaps itâs my sisterâs temper that suits Mrs. Yuanâs appetite. Thatâs my sisterâs ability.â Wei Qingwan said.
âIn terms of skills, I feel that your skills are much better than hers, miss. She just knows how to farm and cook some dishes, which are not skills that a serious lady can do. She doesnât know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.â Cui He said.
âDonât say that I donât have many opportunities to show these skills to others. If there are, Madam Yuan prefers her sister, so what can I do.â
âI donât know, I just feel a little bit wronged for Miss.â
âLetâs not talk about it, go and get ready for the New Year, mother is waiting for it.â Wei Qingwan said.
Wei Qingwan and Cui He continued to help the Yun family with the affairs of the mansion.
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Wei Ruo went to the home of a female teacher in an alley next to the prefectâs mansion. The female teacher and the maid who served her were both infected, and the symptoms looked the same.
Wei Ruo came out of the room after checking her pulse.
Waiting at the door, Qingyi asked Wei Ruo about the situation carefully: âMiss Wei, how is the situation?â
âItâs pneumonia, you need to take medicine immediately, and the disease is contagious, so you donât want to enter the house.â Wei Ruo said.
âIs it contagious? Is that a plague? Will the people of the entire Taizhou government be in danger?â
The expressions of Qingyi and the guards standing behind her changed immediately.
If it is the plague, the problem will be very serious.
If another plague breaks out at this juncture, the Taizhou capital may be full of dead bodies!
âDonât worry, it may not affect the entire Taizhou Prefecture. According to the results of my inquiries now, the disease is not highly contagious, and it can be controlled by taking measures now.â Wei Ruo said.
Before Wei Ruo showed the sick female husband and maid, he asked about the conditions of the people who had come into contact with them and assessed the contagiousness.
And so far, the deaths are all older and poorer people, and most of the people in the prime of life only have some symptoms and no deaths.
The female gentleman and her maid who just checked are not very old. The female gentleman is in her thirties, and her maid is sixteen. The relationship is to move more muscles and bones, and the symptoms of the body are relatively mild.
âThen what are we going to do now?â Qingyi asked.