Chapter 1556: Will the Princess Still Love Me When She Comes Back?
The plague that broke out in Xifan was more serious than imagined.
Under Xifan Fuzheng's rule, the people were well fed and clothed, but that was all. Fuzheng only wanted to keep power firmly in his own hands, but never attached importance to agriculture and medicine like the Yu Dynasty did.
Western medical technology was already backward compared to that of the Yu Dynasty, and now it has become even more backward.
This plague caught people off guard. The only witch doctors in Xifan and a few doctors from the Yu Dynasty were helpless against it. They could only use medicine to temporarily relieve the patients' condition. The spread of the plague could not be solved at all.
Wen Ruyu listened calmly to the conversation between Shi Li and the Qizhou official.
I originally thought that the princess was only concerned about her own fiefdom, but the more I listened, I realized that I was wrong.
Between the lines, Her Royal Highness the Princess seemed to be more concerned about Xifan.
Wen Ruyu lowered her head and recalled the story about Shi Li. Everyone in the world knew that this princess was sent to Xifan as a hostage for three years when she was young, and because of this, the emperor and empress always felt guilty about it, and they loved her very much after they took her back.
Everyone naturally believed that the three years in Xifan were an experience the princess did not want to recall or mention, but the princess's current concern for Xifan did not seem to be the case.
The Wen family is not a low-key family. They have their own sources of information. Wen Ruyu also thought that there might be an old friend in Xifan who made the princess worried.
After Shi Li finished talking to the official and the official left respectfully, Wen Ruyu finally got the chance to speak. He asked casually, "Your Highness seems to be very worried about Xifan?"
Shi Li sat on the chair, frowning slightly. She had been worried since the official finished speaking. People in Xifan died of the plague, and Mingshi was powerless, so he must be blaming himself.
At this time Wen Ruyu stood up and spoke, and Shi Li glanced at him indifferently.
"The people of Xifan are also human beings. I cannot bear to see them suffer."
Although there were many more doctors in Qizhou than in Xifan, after all, only a few people were infected with the plague, so the doctors did not have many medical records to study. There was no good way to treat the disease at the moment, and they only came up with many preventive prescriptions to protect the people of the Yu Dynasty from suffering from the plague as much as possible.
Shi Li spent two days carefully checking the situation in Qizhou City, during which time he saw many people hastily fleeing from Xifan.
They were all terrified and fled to Qizhou in order to escape the plague.
This shows how serious the situation in Xifan is now.
In the evening, a piece of secret news made Shi Li stand up from his chair.
Xunli's spy in Xifan Palace sent a message that Xifan Fuzheng was also infected with the plague!
When Shi Li heard the news, all the color drained away from his face.
I thought that no matter how serious the situation in Xifan was, the palace would be safe. Now even Fu Zheng has fallen. This is simply shocking!
[So, Xifan will perish early? ]
[I always feel that Xifan’s fate is over. The drought hasn’t come yet, but the plague has. ]
[What should the Son of God do? After all, he is also a living person. Will he also be infected with the plague? ]
As the barrage of comments was heard, Li's eyelids twitched. She took a deep breath, called the official, and asked him to gather all the doctors with superb medical skills in Qizhou City. She had something to say.
The people below obeyed her orders and soon gathered more than ten or twenty doctors. They came before Shi Li in fear and trepidation, not knowing why she suddenly called them over.
Shi Li stood up and looked at everyone.
"You are the most skilled doctors in the city. I want a prescription that can completely cure the plague."
The doctors were extremely surprised. They looked at each other. They didn't expect that the princess was doing this for this matter.
The bravest among them said carefully: "Your Highness, there is no plague in Qizhou City now."
"How far is Xifan from Qizhou? Will it be too late when the plague spreads through the city?"
Shi Li asked back.
She did have her own selfish motives in saying this, and it did make sense. If Xifan really couldn't withstand the plague, the nearest Qizhou City would definitely not be immune.
The doctors were convinced and expressed their willingness to give it a try.
After letting them all leave, Shi Li thought of Wen Ruyu again.
After following me to Qizhou, he has been very well-behaved and low-key. He never mentioned his work or medical skills, and was obviously waiting for me to speak first.
At this point, Shi Li no longer had the patience to deal with him and simply called the people over.
In front of Wen Ruyu, Shi Li repeated what he had just said to the doctors.
Wen Ruyu listened quietly, then replied with a smile: "Your Highness's order should not be disobeyed. Unfortunately, this medical book is a family heirloom of the Wen family and cannot be easily shared with the world. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
"So...what do you want?" Shi Li suppressed her impatience and continued to ask.
Wen Ruyu stood in the hall with his hands behind his back, looking as handsome as a noble young man. His eyes fell on Shi Li, as if he was deeply affectionate.
"I have admired Your Highness for a long time, and I am willing to use the medical book as a betrothal gift to marry Your Highness, or even marry into His Majesty's family."