Su Muer placed the cakes she brought at the door of Tingyu Pavilion and left quickly.
But she didn't leave, but stood looking at him from a distance. She wanted to see him, but she was really worried if she didn't see him.
Ye Shihan probably knew that she would do this. He tugged at his somewhat messy clothes and combed some scattered hair in front of his forehead, then straightened up and opened the door.
The moment the door opened, Su Muer's heart was in her throat. She stood not far away and stopped to look at him, and he also saw her.
He gave her a big smile, but even so, his pale face still gave her clues. She knew that his situation was not good, even a little bad.
She waved her hand to him and deliberately raised her voice:
"Mu'er, go back, I'm fine, go do what you want to do."
He was always like this to her, he allowed her to do what she wanted to do, and he never stopped her from doing what she wanted to do.
Su Muer tried hard to control her tears. She couldn't cry in front of him, otherwise he would feel distressed.
Watching him bend down to pick up the pastry bag she placed at the door, his hand inadvertently supported the ground, and then he stood up with force.
He didn't stop for much, just looked at her seriously again and smiled at her.
Su Mu'er also gave him a big smile, "Ms. sir, wait for me when I come back."
She didn't dare to say too many words, she was afraid that her tears would fall if she didn't live up to expectations.
Ye Shihan nodded heavily. He did not stay any longer, but turned around and entered the door. The door was closed heavily again.
The moment the door closed, Su Muer's tears fell like raindrops. His condition was very serious, far more serious than she imagined. He was just trying not to show it in order not to worry her.
Thinking of this, she leaned against the wall, her body sliding weakly along the wall, tears falling into her mouth, and the salty feeling made her heart even more sour.
"Ye Shihan, you have to wait for me to come back."
"Ye Shihan, you have to wait for me to come back."
"Ye Shihan, you have to wait for me to come back."
These were the only words she could say. She was so frightened that she didn't dare to stay for a moment. She wanted to go to the palace immediately to inform the emperor about the matter, and then find her as quickly as possible.
Medicinal materials that appear in dreams.
Ye Shihan in Tingyu Pavilion kept coughing, and the handkerchief in his hand was stained red by the blood he coughed up.
He glanced at the veil, which was given to him by Mu'er, and he couldn't bear to throw it away, but it was stained with his blood, and those blood stains were all left by this terrible plague, so he had to throw it away.
He came to the brazier, threw the veil into the brazier, and then sat down helplessly.
He knew that his condition was very bad, and he had even reached the advanced stage of tuberculosis. Although he couldn't understand why the disease developed so quickly in him, he vaguely felt that his time was running out. He really
He wasn't sure if he could wait until Su Muer came back, so his heart ached as if it was being torn apart.
Su Muer rode on the horse she came on and quickly went to the palace.
The emperor was pacing back and forth in the royal study. He was puzzled by Ye Shihan's sudden disappearance.
At this time, Eunuch Liu came to report,
"Your Majesty, the princess is here."
Hearing this, he waved hastily, "Please come soon."
Su Mu'er came to the Imperial Study Room with a tired look on her face. Just as she was about to salute, the Emperor stopped her with a weak support.
"Is Auntie Huang feeling well?"
"Thanks to the Emperor, it's no big deal."
"That's good, that's good. Uncle Huang has been missing these days, but was he delayed by some urgent matter?"
When Ye Shihan was mentioned, Su Muer's eyes were instantly filled with mist. When the emperor saw this, he looked at her with some doubts.
"Why is this happening, Auntie Huang? What's wrong with Uncle Huang?"
"Shihan, he has contracted the plague."
"What?"
Hearing this, the emperor took two steps back and asked, "How could this happen, uncle?"
"It's been three days. I've been in a coma these past few days and haven't had time to see him. I just went to see him and he was not in good condition."
Hearing this, the emperor kept clapping his hands together and pacing back and forth anxiously.
After a long while, he finally stopped and looked at Su Muer,
"Thousands of people have died from the plague across the country in the three days since the emperor's aunt was comatose, and the number of sick people in the capital is also increasing. Although most of these people come from isolated severe cases, it is still a huge number, and now medicinal materials
There is a shortage of medicinal materials. Only the Eastern Jin Kingdom has abundant medicinal materials among the nearby countries, so I am really worried."
Su Muer understood the emperor's mood. As the king of a country, he must be impatient and impatient when he sees the people of his country fall one by one.
Su Muer cupped her fists and said:
"Your Majesty, the medicinal materials I listed before have been maliciously taken away. I came up with new prescriptions when I was in coma these days, but I need to go to the mountain to collect them. Now please send me some people to follow me up the mountain.
Go collect medicine."
Hearing what she said, the emperor looked at her very excitedly, "Really? Does the emperor have a way to deal with this plague?"
Su Muer shook her head solemnly, "I'm not sure yet, I can only give it a try."
The emperor nodded slightly, "Okay, then Auntie Huang will go to the military camp to dispatch some people. If it is not enough, she will go to Shuntian Mansion to dispatch people."
Although the emperor said this, Su Mu'er knew that there were no idlers in the military camp now. Bai Chen and Doudou were training these soldiers day and night. They also had to be prepared to respond to the enemy at any time, and asked these soldiers to go up the mountain to find medicinal materials.
That's really something wrong.
Although there are officials in Shuntian Mansion, these officials are now deployed to various places to monitor and take care of these isolated patients. Where is the extra manpower? Perhaps Wang Biao is the only one she can use.
But now if she asks the emperor for someone else, he may not be able to do anything about it. Thinking of this, she nodded slightly,
"I understand, without further ado, I'll leave now."
"Auntie Huang..."
The emperor looked at her as if he had something to hide.
"Is there anything else, Your Majesty?"
"Auntie Huang, this plague is raging in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Auntie Huang has been working hard these days."
Su Mu'er smiled and shook her head, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. As a citizen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when the country is in trouble, every man is responsible."
The emperor just nodded solemnly, "Uncle Emperor, I will send someone to take care of you."
"Don't worry Your Majesty, I will make arrangements. He is not suitable to see people now, so Your Majesty does not need to worry about him."
Although the emperor still had many worrying things to say, he finally suppressed them.
Su Muer came out of the palace with a face full of sorrow. Now she could not use the people in the military camp, and there was no one available in the government office. However, she could not explain these reasons to the emperor in detail, otherwise the emperor would be even more embarrassed.
After much thought, she decided to go back to the palace and gather all the maids and servants in the palace. There were more than thirty people in the palace, and it was enough to go up the mountain to find medicinal materials.
Thinking of this, she hurried to the palace. After entering the door, she asked housekeeper Zhou to summon everyone in the family to discuss matters in the courtyard in front of the main hall.
She came to the main hall and sat down. When Ziru heard that she was back, he ran in with his short legs.
His appearance was somewhat imaginary to that of Doudou back then, and she seemed to have seen some of the things she had experienced in those years, which made her even more determined to make this frightening plague disappear in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and she wanted Ye Shihan's body to be restored.
Back to normal.
"Mom, you're back. Why hasn't dad been back for a few days? Is he busy?"
Su Muer touched his little face and nodded sadly, "Yes, dad has been busy in the military camp recently, so he can't come back to accompany Zi Ru. Zi Ru must be obedient, and dad will be back in a few days."
Ziru nodded sensibly, "Ziru knows, Ziru will definitely be obedient."
"Ziru, mother has to go out for something today. Can you and grandma be obedient at home?"
"Where are you going, mother?"
"My mother is going to find medicinal materials. Now the people in the city are infected with the plague. Mother must find medicinal materials to save them."
She resisted the urge to tell Ye Shihan that he was also infected with the plague. She couldn't let Ziru and Doudou worry.
Ziru thought for a while, pursed her lips and nodded,
"Ziru knows, mother, don't worry. Ziru will listen to grandma, and Ziru will obediently wait for mother to come back. How long will mother have to go?"
Regarding this issue, Su Mu'er didn't know. She didn't know how long she would go there, she wasn't sure how long it would take her to find the medicinal materials, and she wasn't sure even if she found the medicinal materials she wanted, this case was not limited to the capital.
They were all over the country, and she had to deal with them personally, so she didn't know how long it would take for her to come back, so she couldn't answer Ziru directly.
Thinking of this, she touched his head and looked at him tenderly,
"Ziru is a good boy. Now the people of the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty are troubled by this plague. If mother doesn't help them, they will be at risk of getting seriously ill or even dying. So mother can only wrong Ziru. Mother
I’m not sure how long it will take for me to come back, so I can only promise that I’ll come back as soon as possible, okay?”
Ziru pursed her lips and looked at her aggrievedly. After a while, she raised her head and said:
"Well, Ziru knows that mother is very busy, and Ziru feels ashamed that she can't help her, so even if mother goes to work, Ziru will study with her husband at home obediently, and will also listen to grandma, and won't
I’m mad at grandma.”
Seeing Ziru's well-behaved and sensible look, Su Muer smiled happily.
Housekeeper Zhou has summoned all the servants in the family to the courtyard in front of the main hall. Everyone, men and women, stood side by side, waiting for Su Muer to come out.
She stood in front of people and looked at everyone, her face solemn.
"Everyone has been in my palace for a long time. Now the Eastern Jin Kingdom is ravaged by plague. Not only in the capital, but also in other cities, people are dying from the plague. If we want to cure these people, we need enough medicinal materials.
Now the people in the military camp are stepping up their training to prepare for war at any time, and the people from Shuntian Prefecture are maintaining order in the capital, so I can't find anyone else to do the work of collecting herbs in the mountains, so I can only draw some people from among you.
.”
After listening to her words, everyone began to look at each other, and some people in the crowd began to whisper.
Seeing that no one made a clear statement, Wang Biao, who was standing at the door, was the first to stand up.
"Princess, I am willing to go. Now this plague is not only a matter for the sick people, but also a matter for each of us. Now we are safe in this palace for the time being, but our family members are all troubled by this plague, so as long as there is
I am willing to go wherever I am needed."
"We would also like to go."
Everyone looked around and saw two women standing at the door of the west wing. They were Xiaoqian and Princess Yongping.
It's rare that they stand on the same line and have the same purpose.
Looking at the firm eyes of the two of them, Su Muer shook her head quickly.
"No, you are too weak. Not only will you not be able to help when you go up the mountain, but you will also easily drag everyone down, so you should wait at the house."
Hearing what she said, Princess Yongping pursed her lips in dissatisfaction.
"What the princess said is wrong. Although we are weak in body and bones, we are not bad in spirit. And since we live in the Eastern Jin Kingdom, if there is trouble here, we have the obligation to do our part, and the servants we brought here can go with us.
.”
Xiaoqian also nodded in agreement, "Yes, the two of us have discussed it. Instead of letting us wait in the mansion, it is better for us to go together. Even if we can't be of much help, we promise not to cause any trouble to you, Princess.
Just let us go."
Seeing the firm attitude of the two of them, Su Muer frowned. She was really not sure that these two little girls could go up the mountain to collect medicine, but since they wanted to go, she had no reason to forcefully stop them. After all, they were in short supply now.
manpower.
So she nodded and said:
"Okay, in that case, the two princesses will go with us. However, you must be more careful and act according to your ability. If you feel inconvenient, you must go down the mountain as soon as possible. You must not make any mistakes."
Xiaoqian and Princess Yongping nodded heavily together, "We know, we will not let the princess down."
After saying this, the two of them looked at each other and then smiled slyly.
Seeing these two princesses from a foreign country saying this, someone in the crowd raised their hands again,
"I am coming too."
"I am coming too."
"I am coming too……"
"..."
The crowd was buzzing with comments. Seeing everyone rushing to go, Su Muer felt a little moved.
She looked at everyone, pursed her lips and nodded, "Okay, since everyone agrees to go, only a few people will stay in the palace, and the rest will follow me to the mountains to collect herbs. I will tell you what various medicinal materials look like when the time comes."
Wang Biao shouted again:
"Princess, you'd better not go. The mountain road is difficult to walk. Just tell us what the medicinal materials look like."
Someone in the crowd echoed again,
"Yes, Princess, don't go, we can go."
"You're right, the princess' health is very important. If you fall, the entire palace, including the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty, will be destroyed."
"..."
Seeing everyone's concerned words and worried eyes, Su Muer shook her head in relief,
"Everyone is worried about me, and I am very grateful to everyone, but this matter is not trivial and cannot be sloppy, so I have to go in person. Since everyone has no objections to this matter, let's set off early tomorrow morning."
For this trip up the mountain, she was ready for a last-ditch effort. If what happened in her dream was God reminding her in the dark, then she could eliminate this plague from human life. If not,
, the Eastern Jin Kingdom may really be facing disaster.
In the evening, she found Xiao Yuanyuan and told her that she was going to deliver food to Ye Shihan. She also asked her to boil some of the remaining medicinal materials in the house for him and send them over. She was not worried about him at all.
Xiao Yuanyuan naturally remembered her words one by one. She pursed her lips and looked at her with sympathy and distress in her eyes.
"Sister Mu'er, I feel really sad seeing you like this."
That night, Su Muer couldn't sleep. As long as she thought of Ye Shihan's expectant eyes and pale face, her heart ached tightly. She was really worried that he wouldn't be able to hold her back, so her heart was
At this time, I feel uncomfortable scratching my head and head.
In the early morning of the next day, the servants and girls at home stood at the door early to prepare for departure. Xiaoqian and Princess Yongping were even dressed in simple plain clothes. It seemed that they were fully prepared.
Su Mu'er specially ordered people to prepare ten carriages and more than a dozen horses. The girls would ride in the carriages and the servants would ride on horses. This would save a lot of time and the medicinal materials collected could be loaded into the carriages.
She looked at everyone with a solemn look and a little tenacity in her eyes.
This time she went out, she was bound to win. She believed that she was not dreaming out of nowhere, and that the scenes in that dream did not come out of thin air.
She looked at everyone and then thought of Ye Shihan's weak look. She bit her lip and said bitterly:
"No matter how many difficulties and obstacles we encounter on this trip, we must move forward bravely. Let's set off now."
After hearing the words, everyone stepped onto the carriage one after another. Su Muer and Wang Biao rode in front, followed by the rest of the people.
The capital is not far from Sujiazhuang, so they arrived at Sujiazhuang two hours later.
She ordered people to put all the daily necessities she brought into the old house where she lived before. The arrival of their group aroused the curiosity of the people in Sujiazhuang, and everyone rushed to the Sujiazhuang old house to watch the excitement.
Liu Yeniang, who was relatively familiar with Su Muer in the crowd, opened her mouth and asked:
"Princess, what are you doing? Why have you all moved to Sujiazhuang?"
Another woman also asked curiously:
"Yes, and we have brought so many girls and servants. Could it be that the plague in the capital is out of control?"
"Oh, now that you are here, will you bring this plague to Sujiazhuang? We have always been very safe here."
"Yes! Yes! Don't bring the plague to us. We don't want to be infected."
Listening to everyone's discussion, Wang Biao waved his fist angrily,
"Why do all of your mouths smell so bad? Where did the virus come from? The princess brought us here to find herbal medicine. If you are afraid of infection, go home quickly."
Princess Yongping also pointed at these people angrily, "You country women, you really have long hair and short knowledge. Didn't you see that we are all very energetic? How can we look like we are sick? We are here to save everyone."
Medicine collectors, why do all the words you say sound so unpleasant to you?"