However, the person who came to report the news seemed to have disappeared since then. Liu Hai and the people from Shuntian Mansion searched the entire capital but could not find this person.
When Liu Hai came back to report the news, Su Muer looked at him with surprise.
"You said that patient has no son?"
"Yes, and according to the people nearby, this man is a beggar. Last month he suddenly seemed very rich. He bought a yard and changed into a new set of clothes. He often misses the land of fireworks.
I often take women home to spend the night.”
Hearing this, Su Muer frowned. It seemed that her suspicion was correct. There was indeed something wrong with that young man.
Ye Shihan held his chin with one hand and pondered, and after a while he suddenly said:
"It seems that this beggar was taken advantage of. He didn't just suddenly become rich, but someone gave him a sum of money, infected him with tuberculosis without his knowledge, and then made him live in the hospital.
They wandered around the capital, causing the disease to spread wildly."
His words made Liu Hai's expression tense instantly. He looked at Su Mu'er with some worry.
"Then do you want to investigate the places he has been? If his disease is transmitted to the women in the fireworks land, then the infected people in the capital will not just be ordinary people."
There is naturally something in his words. Everyone knows that most of the officials in the court also like to go to places like fireworks, so once these prostitutes contract the disease, I am afraid that half of the capital will not be able to escape disaster.
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Su Mu'er's face became increasingly ugly. She took a few steps back and sat on a chair. She picked up a cup of tea and took a sip. She pondered for a while, then narrowed her eyes and said:
"Although this disease is serious and highly contagious, it is not very contagious during the period of onset. However, we don't know when he became ill, so just in case, Liu Hai, you should hurry up and get ready in the capital."
Find all the places he has visited, isolate all the people there in an inn, and advertise in the capital that anyone who has been in contact with these people must come to my pharmacy to get medicine, just in case."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
After receiving the order, Liu Hai hurriedly trotted away. Looking at her back, Su Muer's brows twisted into a straight line.
Looking at her pale face, Ye Shihan felt very distressed. He reached across the table and grabbed her hand, saying affectionately:
"Madam, I feel sorry for you that you are so tired. Leave this matter to me. You can rest."
"Then how can we do it? I know a bit about medical skills at least. The disease of tuberculosis is not that terrible, but once it is not controlled well, it can easily become a disaster for mankind. I can't rest no matter what."
"But I'm afraid you'll be tired."
Looking at his concerned eyes, Su Muer gave him a big smile and said, "It's okay, I will take care of myself. By the way, how about Doudou?"
Mentioning Doudou, Ye Shihan shook his head helplessly,
"He will be sixteen next month. Now Guning Country and Fuyang Country have posted marriage proposals, naming their princesses to be betrothed to Doudou. What do you think we should do about this?"
Su Mu'er was a little stunned when she heard this. She never expected that five years later, these two girls would still be waiting for Doudou.
"What did Doudou say?"
"What can he say? He has always insisted on only marrying his sister Xiaoqian, but you also know that Xiaoqian comes from your point of view. He should call her aunt. It was okay to talk about making trouble when he was young. Now that he has grown up,
If you really reach the age of talking about marriage, you will be laughed at if you do this again."
"What about aunt? They are not related by blood, so I don't think there is anything wrong with it."
As a woman who has traveled through the past in the new century, she does not think that Doudou cannot marry Xiaoqian.
Ye Shihan looked at her helplessly, "People's words are scary. Even if you don't care, Doudou and Xiaoqian don't care, then will the emperor of Guning country not care? Will Qing'er not care? Will the people of these two countries not care?"
His words really stopped Su Muer from asking. She had always thought that this question was not a big problem. Xiaoqian and Doudou had known each other since childhood and had a deep relationship. What did this worldly evaluation mean?
But Ye Shihan's words made her fall into deep thought. Yuan Min's matter has always been a knot in her heart. Because they were not blessed and supported by their family, Yuan Min and Jiao Yue both went to hell and became a pair of miserable mandarin ducks. She didn't want this to happen.
It happened again.
Thinking of this, she took a long breath and said, "No matter what, if Doudou and Xiaoqian really have feelings for each other, I will overcome all difficulties for them to be together."
"Mu'er, please don't be so stubborn, okay?"
"I don't call it stubbornness. It's not a big deal in the first place. Their relationship only relies on me and Qing'er. I can't watch them as lovers being sad all day long."
"What about Princess Yongping?"
Ye Shihan mentioned the crux of the problem, "Princess Yongping asked the emperor of Fuyang to write a marriage letter, and before the Eastern Jin Dynasty responded, Princess Yongping was already on her way."
Speaking of this, Su Mu'er really felt that her head was a bit big. Although her son had grown into a decent-looking young man, it was really strange that two women who wanted to marry him suddenly appeared.
A very head-scratching thing.
In the end, she could only smile helplessly, "Let's discuss this issue later. Now I want to go see these patients isolated by bangs to see if they have any signs of infection."
She actually didn't want to discuss this issue with Ye Shihan anymore, so she left as if running away.
Su Mu'er took Liu Ye and a group of people from the government office to a brothel. Before she could enter, she was stopped by Liu Hai.
"Princess, it is best not to go in."
She frowned and looked at her bangs,
"How can I know their situation if I don't go in?"
"They are quite excited now. If the princess goes in, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among these people."
Su Muer frowned, "Open the door, I want to see if they can still eat people?"
Seeing how stubborn she was, Liu Hai reluctantly stepped forward and opened the door.
This place that was temporarily requisitioned as an isolation point was a brothel. Because the man suffering from tuberculosis often stayed here overnight, all the women here were isolated here and were not allowed to enter or leave. Except for those who came to deliver food, they saw
Not as good as others.
This also aroused dissatisfaction among these women, especially the owner of this brothel. She was a middle-aged woman in her forties. Seeing Su Muer push the door open, she stood up from the chair in the main hall in displeasure.
The eyebrows instantly twisted into a straight line.
She waved her handkerchief and came to Su Mu'er, bowing respectfully.
"Princess Jixiang, I wonder how long the princess will keep me in the Yuhongyuan? Are you sincere or intentional?"
Su Mu'er glanced at her, raised her eyebrows and shook her head.
"Even if I am not sincere or intentional, you should have heard that the first consumptive person in the capital often visits your Yuhongyuan. I do this for everyone's safety. If you have any dissatisfaction, Madam, please contact me at
Come to me to settle accounts after all this is over. If you really have suffered too much loss, I will compensate you appropriately."
"Oh, I don't dare. Who are you? You are the princess of the current regent, you are the emperor's aunt, you are the general in front of the emperor, and you are a rich man who can rival the country. I am just a commoner, how dare I
I need to make amends with the princess. Since something like this happened, I can only admit that I am unlucky."
The old madam's words were obviously full of dissatisfaction. It's no wonder that the business was doing well in the past, but now it was suddenly shut down. How could she not be annoyed? If the person who closed her shop hadn't been the princess, she would have wanted him to look good.
The head of the family behind Yuhongyuan is not a vegetarian either.
Seeing the old madam's unwillingness, Su Muer glanced around the room and then said:
"Old Madam, you must not realize the seriousness of this matter. If one person in your Yuhongyuan gets tuberculosis and is not isolated in time, it will infect the entire Yuhongyuan, and you will not be able to escape bad luck.
, so don’t feel aggrieved, there’s really nothing I can do about it.”
The madam pursed her lips and snorted unconcernedly,
"Thank you for your consideration, Princess. It's just that the girls here are all in good health. After so many days, I haven't seen anyone cough or show any symptoms of discomfort, so I think the Princess is really worrying a little too much."
Su Muer didn't want to hear more about her dissatisfaction, and she didn't want to explain too much. For a woman who loves money as much as her life, she would say anything if I delayed her from making money, so she didn't bother to pay attention to her.
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She turned to Liu Hai and said:
"Take good care of the people here and ask them not to walk around in the hall at will and stay in their own rooms. If anyone is disobedient and eventually causes tuberculosis to spread among the crowd, then he will not be lenient. If he insists on not listening to the advice, he will be punished directly.
Just send him to Shuntian Mansion Prison."
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was speaking to the madam, but the madam curled her lips and turned around and left.
Su Muer went to a few more rooms to take a look. Everyone was in normal condition. Some were embroidering in the room, some were practicing dance, and some were just sleeping in. Anyway, everyone was in peace, so she felt a little bit better.
Feeling a little more at ease.
As soon as she came out of Yuhongyuan, someone came to report in a hurry.
"Back to the princess, the man who had tuberculosis died."
"died?"
Su Muer frowned and asked again, "Is it really a dead person?"
The person who came to report nodded directly,
"It's dead, what should I do with the body?"
"Take him outside the city, burn him, and then bury him. You must carefully cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief. Then, incense the house where he lives with wormwood, and then lock it. No one is allowed to enter or exit."
The person who reported the news hurriedly clasped his fists and said:
"I understand, I will do it now."
"Go ahead, by the way, choose to dispose of the corpse at night. There are too many people on the street during the day. Carrying a dead person on the street in full force will cause them to panic."
"The princess is thoughtful, I will do it now."
After the man finished speaking, he got up and trotted away.
Looking at his back, Liu Hai breathed a sigh of relief,
"I hope that after this person dies, no one else will be infected."
Su Muer nodded slightly and then asked:
"Have you found that man?"
Liu Hai shook his head directly, "No, there is no such person in the entire capital. He must have left the city."
She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Who is this person? Why did he do this? If he deliberately allowed this consumptive patient to spread the virus in the capital, what was his purpose?"
No one could answer her question at the moment, so she frowned and said again:
"When we go back home, I'll draw a few portraits of that person. You go to the nearby city to check. We have to find this person first before we can know the origin of this matter and how to deal with it."
"What the princess said is absolutely true, please, princess."
Following Liu Hai's invitation gesture, Su Muer left Yuhongyuan and quickly walked towards the palace.
She had learned painting in her previous life, so she was quite comfortable in drawing people's portraits. After a while, she finished several portraits and handed them to Liu Hai.
"Distribute this and post it in a conspicuous place in the capital. Whoever can provide the thread lock will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver. Whoever can deliver this person to the government office will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver."
Liu Hai took the portrait in her hand and nodded while praising,
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
"Well, go ahead, by the way, bangs, how old are you this year?"
Hearing this question, Liu Hai was stunned for a moment, then said:
"I am one year younger than the prince, and I am 29 today."
Oh my gosh!
Su Muer looked at him in surprise,
"Liu Hai, a man should marry and have children at the age of sixteen. Why don't you get married at such an old age?"
Hearing her ask this, Liu Hai lowered his head in embarrassment.
"I was brought into the palace by the old prince to accompany him since I was a child. How dare I think about getting a wife? As long as I can stay with the prince and have an errand to do, I will be satisfied."
Su Muer frowned and waved her hands,
"This Ye Shihan is such a big-hearted person. Why didn't he arrange a marriage for you earlier? He already has two sons, but you, the person who has always been by his side, are still alone. Besides, he already has two sons.
The emperor has also rewarded you with a favor from the palace, so you are fully qualified to get married."
When the word "marriage" was mentioned, Liu Hai lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Princess, don't blame the prince. He has too many things to deal with and has no time to worry about such a trivial matter as mine."
"How can this be a trivial matter? If a person cannot marry a close friend in his life, then his life will be in vain. Ye Shihan doesn't care about this, I have to take care of it."
Liu Hai lowered his head in embarrassment, "Princess, thank you for your trouble. Liu Hai doesn't have too much extravagant expectations. As long as he can always work by the prince's side, that's enough."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ye walked up with a tray in her hand. She came to Su Muer and bowed her knees.
"Princess, this is freshly brewed tea. You must be tired after running outside for a day. Take a sip."
Seeing this, Liu Hai hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, then slowly withdrew.
Su Muer took the tea and took a sip, then nodded,
"Well, the tea was brewed well today. It was just right, neither cold nor hot. By the way, what are you doing, Ziru?"
Liu Ye pursed her lips and smiled,
"He is learning calligraphy with his husband. In order to let him learn to write in peace, the old lady is also writing and drawing with him with paper and pen."
When it comes to Mrs. Zeng, Su Muer is still very grateful. She has a gentle and jade-like personality and takes good care of Ziru. If she hadn't taken care of Ziru, she wouldn't be so peaceful and busy outside.
cause.
Willow Ye picked up the teapot again and poured her a cup of tea.
"Princess, what were you and General Liu talking about just now? I saw that he was acting a little nervous?"
Mentioning bangs, Liu Ye's face turned red. Su Muer looked at her face that looked like a red apple, frowned and asked:
"Liu Ye, how old are you today?"
Liu Ye pursed her lips and said with some embarrassment:
"I'm not afraid of princess jokes. I'm 25 years old this year. Because my family is poor, I was sold to other people as a girl since I was a child. If I hadn't been lucky enough to meet the princess, I would still be humbly serving others in the homes of my bosses."
"According to what you said, you missed the age of getting married?"
Liu Ye's face turned crimson again, and she nodded sheepishly,
"The princess is right. In our family, we all get engaged at the age of sixteen and get married at the latest at eighteen. If someone like me doesn't get married after the age of twenty, others will think that he is sick or unable to have children, so no one will come to propose marriage at all.
of."
Speaking of this, she lowered her head in disappointment, but Su Muer pursed her lips and smiled.
She squinted at her and asked curiously:
"How about I tell you about your marriage?"
Liuye lowered his head in embarrassment and said in a voice like a mosquito:
"I don't want to get married. When I get married, I have to serve my parents-in-law and the whole family, which is very laborious. Why not serve the princess here? Not only will I get a salary, but I will also be happy."
"But women have to get married after all. You can't stay in the palace and be an old girl all your life, right? Besides, even if you get married, you can still serve me in the palace. When you get pregnant, naturally you can't do it anymore.
These are rough jobs."
Hearing what she said, Liu Ye lowered her head shyly, "What did the princess say?"
Su Muer suddenly pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled,
"Let me tell you about my marriage. If you agree, just nod and tell me. If you don't agree, just shake your head and tell me. I won't embarrass you."
Liu Ye looked at her in surprise, then nodded,
"Thank you, Princess, for thinking about me. It's definitely true that the Princess can propose marriage to this slave, but I really want to serve the Princess for the rest of my life."
Su Mu'er knew that even if these slaves wanted to get married, they didn't dare to say it directly. They were afraid that their master was testing them, so they could only tell lies against their will.
She pretended not to know this and nodded slightly,
"This is best. I think you and the bangs you just went out with are very suitable."
Hearing this, Liu Ye was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly knelt down,
"The princess is exalting my slave. I am just a girl. General Liu is a general. How could he like this slave? Please don't fool me, princess."
Seeing her panic, Su Muer frowned. She looked at her kneeling on the ground and said softly:
"Get up, now that I have said what I said, I am not joking with you. Liu Hai has also been an orphan since he was a child. He has a stubborn character and refuses to admit defeat when faced with difficulties. The prince has delayed him for so many years. Otherwise, why would he be nearly thirty years old?
We are still not married. I think you two are about the same age. He is more impatient and you are gentle."