Xiao Chengyi sighed, looking at the gray sky outside, it seemed like it was going to snow.
In half a month, it will be the New Year, but now they and their group can't feel the slightest joy.
Xiao Miaoer's whereabouts were unknown, Han Qiancheng and Princess Qinghe couldn't wake up, and his mood was also in a mess.
Hope that all the suffering will end and they can usher in a new life.
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Shu County.
Xiao Youan and Shen Rui took Xiao Miao'er. They found a carriage and had already left Jiangnan.
It's just that Xiao Miao'er's condition is very bad, and the weather gets colder as we go north.
They had no money on them, so Shen Rui pawned it off as his own jade pendant, and exchanged some silver for Xiao Miao'er to buy clothes and medicinal materials to keep out the cold.
The carriage left Shu County and headed north.
Xiao Youan was driving the car, thinking about how many days it would take before he could return to Beijing, when he heard Shen Rui exclaim: "You'an, You'an."
Xiao Youan hurriedly stopped the car, opened the curtain and saw Shen Rui's panicked face: "Look, look, what's wrong with my sister?"
I saw that Xiao Miao'er in Shen Rui's arms was twitching all over and foam was spitting out of her mouth.
Xiao Youan was shocked: "It seems to be a convulsion. We need to find a doctor. Shen Rui, sit still."
He drove quickly and entered the city and found a medical clinic.
Shen Rui ran in with the child in his arms and shouted: "Doctor, where is the doctor?"
Seeing a doctor in the hall, he hurriedly said: "Doctor, please save my sister quickly."
The doctor looked at the child in Shen Rui's arms and his face turned purple. It was obviously caused by convulsions and he was holding his breath.
If he came a little later, the child would not be saved. He hurriedly pricked the child with a silver needle a few times to smoothen the child's breath.
Seeing the child crying, he stretched out his hand to feel the pulse. His expression changed, and his eyes widened with fear: "Smallpox? Your sister has smallpox."
He took a few steps back in panic and said hurriedly: "Come quickly, report to the official, someone has smallpox!"
Xiao Youan was startled and said hurriedly: "Doctor, we are leaving now."
With that said, he pulled Shen Rui to leave.
But the doctor said: "Stop them quickly. If we let them go, thousands of people in Qingzhou will be in great trouble."
He was a doctor, so he naturally knew how serious smallpox was. This disease was extremely contagious. If they were allowed to leave, they would be harming the people.
The guards of the medical center blocked their way.
Xiao Youan said: "We are in a hurry to go to the capital to seek medical treatment. Please be accommodating. We have been very careful along the way and will not let the epidemic spread."
The doctor said: "What do you know? There is no cure for this disease. You may even die. I can't let you leave like this. I will notify the government and let them deal with you."
"Get out of the way."
Shen Rui shouted loudly. He held the crying Xiao Miao'er and looked at the guards blocking the road: "Who dares to stop me from trying."
The guard was actually very scared, especially for a child suffering from an epidemic.
Just when they were hesitating, Shen Rui rushed out with Xiao Miaoer in his arms, followed closely by Xiao Youan.
After they got in the car, Xiao Youan drove the car and left quickly.
After leaving the city, I heard the sound of horse hoofbeats behind me, but it was people from the government who were chasing me.
Xiao Youan knew very well that if they fell into the hands of the government in this situation, they would die. They would not be able to prove their identity, let alone Xiao Miao'er's identity.
So, there is no other way but to escape.
They were chased by officers and soldiers to the mountain road. Suddenly, the wheels hit a stone, and then the carriage suddenly lost balance and turned over toward the cliff on the roadside.
There was a loud bang, and the car, people, and horses all fell down.