Yan Muning looked at Yun Jiangli’s hurried back and wanted to follow him, but after hesitating for a moment, he stopped where he was.
If he follows him now, he might not be able to help but even hinder him. It’s better to go home and wait and see.
Fortunately, although the careful big beauty left in a hurry, he did not forget to put the silver for the pastries on the table; otherwise, he, the great Prince An, would probably be detained in the tavern to wash dishes today.
After returning to the house, Yan Muning could not calm down. He paced back and forth in the yard, thinking about Yun Jiangli and worried about the things in the city.
The little prince was in a state of anxiety, squatting in the front yard in a tangled manner, and was about to pull out Yun Jiangli’s most precious flowers and plants.
He puffed up his face and looked worried, thinking that it was useless for him to worry like this, and he had to find something to do. He bit his lip and thought for a long time, and suddenly some pictures flashed in his mind. The little prince ran to the study room with the little white bird in his arms.
In fact, he had always wanted to find an opportunity to note down the tattoo he saw on the assassin that night.
When he first saw it, he felt that it was familiar, but after he came back and thought about it carefully for a few days, he still couldn’t remember where he had seen it. So he thought that he would draw the pattern based on his impression and then look it up after returning to the capital.
It didn’t take long to draw the pattern. Yan Muning lay on the table, poking the chubby white sparrows with his fingertips and talking to himself—
“Fat Chirp, say, why is the big beauty gone for so long and hasn’t come back yet?”
“You don’t even know this, you only know how to eat…”
“Fat Chirp, I’m a little worried. Do you think anything will happen to Jinzhou City?”
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After waiting for a long time, Yun Jiangli still didn’t come back. Yan Muning was getting anxious. He frowned and looked around for a while, then stood up, picked up his veil, and prepared to go to Renji Tang.
As a result, as soon as he pushed open the door of the house, he saw Yun Jiang walking towards him from a distance.
“How is it? What did you get?”
Yan Muning was a little anxious, so he stepped out of the door, took a few quick steps, walked forward, and asked.
Although Yun Jiangli usually had a cold face, but it was just a sign of his lack of expression. But it was the first time Yan Muning had seen him with this particularly serious look.
Even when the two of them first met, he never showed such an expression.
Yan Muning intuitively felt that something had happened. He swallowed and anxiously waited for Yun Jiangli’s answer.
“Let’s go in first.”
Yun Jiangli raised his hand, as if he wanted to rub Yan Muning’s head as he did in the past, but suddenly stopped in mid-air. He then took a step back and put some distance between them.
Yan Muning’s drooped eyelashes trembled slightly, hiding the worry in his eyes and he nodded and followed him.
The two entered the house one after the other, and Yun Jiangli was always carefully observing the distance between him and Yan Muning.
The little prince noticed that he was deliberately keeping a distance from him, so he obediently took two steps away and followed him silently like a little tail.
He watched him wash his hands and cheeks carefully and then change his clothes and socks.
As sharp as Yan Muning was, he knew something must have happened.
In fact, ever since Yun Jiangli said in the tavern that he wanted to go to Renji Tang again, he already had a vague guess in his mind, but he just couldn’t and didn’t want to confirm it.
Perhaps it was because the atmosphere was too depressing, or because the usually calm Yun Jiangli showed a more solemn and serious expression, even the little prince became depressed.
He was so depressed that even something as exciting as watching the big beauty changing his clothes failed to stir his emotions in the slightest.
“Xiao Qi, come.”
Yun Jiangli led Yan Muning into the pharmacy in the house, found something from the medicine box, put it into a slightly larger incense burner, and lit it, then turned around and leaned against the table as if a little tired and lightly called him.
Yan Muning approached the incense burner and sniffed it, then blinked and asked, “Is this… burning mugwort?”
“Yes, it’s not just mugwort, it’s mixed with some other herbs.” Yun Jiangli raised his hand and pinched his brows. Without too much hesitation, he gave Yan Muning a conclusion directly—
“I just checked it out, it’s probably pox.”
Yan Muning’s eyebrows jumped. As expected.
But according to the discussions among the people he heard in the tavern today, it should have happened for a while already. How come they still don’t have any precautions?
As if he knew what he wanted to ask, Yun Jiangli sighed and continued, “I have asked, and since then, there has never been a pox in Jinzhou, so the people do not recognize it.”
“Besides, the initial symptoms were not serious and looked like a common cold. In addition, most of the patients are children, who are weaker than adults, so people mistakenly thought they just caught a cold.”
“In Jinzhou, the weather is rainy, cold, and humid in autumn, so even if they had some rashes, it was common, so they didn’t pay much attention to it.”
Yan Muning nodded: “Have you reported it?”
Yun Jiangli closed his eyes slightly and leaned against the table with a tired look on his face: “Renji Tang has already sent someone to report to the county government.”
“Xiao Qi, I will definitely go to Renji Tang these days, you…”
“I’ll go with you.” Yan Muning interrupted him before he finished speaking, “Do you want me to stay at home alone?”
Yun Jiangli opened his eyes, as if he wanted to say something: “But you…”
“No, I’m very powerful.” Yan Muning shook his head and stopped him from continuing.
Then he took a step forward, raised his face slightly, and stared into those phoenix eyes seriously, then suddenly showed his white teeth and said, “Besides, I am still your little medicine boy. How can a physician leave a medicine boy at home when he is away?”
After hearing this, Yun Jiangli no longer said any words of refusal. His eyes, which originally were filled with worry, were now filled with relief and a smile.
He finally raised his hand and did what he wanted to do when he entered the house. He gently rubbed the youth’s soft head twice and responded in a gentle voice, “Alright. You come with me.”
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In Yan Muning’s memory, he only vaguely remembered that there was an epidemic in Linyang a few years ago. He was still young at that time, but he also vaguely remembered his Emperor Father and Brothers’ worries and concerns during that period.
That year, the Imperial Medical sent several young and promising physicians to Linyang with medicinal materials to assist in the treatment. It seemed that was also the first time that Yan Muning had an impression of Renji Tang.
He heard from his master that the head of Renji Tang stayed up all night and tried to find an effective prescription several times and then dispatched physicians from the branches of Renji Tang in the counties and prefectures near Linyang to rush to the local area to treat the people before the imperial court. He truly lived up to his mission as a physician to save the world and heal the dying and the wounded.
Yan Muning was the youngest prince of the late emperor. His Emperor Father and Empress Mother treated him differently from his brothers. His strict Emperor Father was kinder to him, and his Empress Mother only wanted him to grow up in peace and without worries.
Even though they grew up in such pampered conditions, their Emperor Father always taught them the same thing: “Virtue comes first, then talent.”
Yan Muning knew from a young age that “without the people, there would be no empire”, and he understood that as a prince, he must be kind, love the people, know the wise, and be diligent.
This responsibility, engraved in his bones, is the driving force that enables him to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yun Jiangli.
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“If it’s pox, there are books containing various strategies and prescriptions from past dynasties. Why are you still so worried?”
Yan Muning was following Yun Jiangli’s instructions and was looking for cases in a pile of medical books.
Yun Jiangli replied without raising his head: “It is slightly different from the previous pox. The existing prescription cannot fully cope with it.”
“You see, in most of these records, the rash appeared before the fever started.”
He pointed to a few passages in a medical book and showed them to Yan Muning. “But according to Renji Tang, the pox in Jinzhou this time, the fever comes first, and then two or three days later, the obvious rash appears, and it is accompanied by abdominal pain, vomiting, and fainting symptoms.”
“So, even though it is pox, we can’t completely follow the methods of our ancestors, especially since we know very little about it now and we are still not sure how it was transmitted.”
Yan Muning listened carefully, nodded, and continued flipping through the medical book.
As the sky gradually darkened, the white sparrow accompanied the two of them and had already fallen asleep under its wings. However, Yan Muning and Yun Jiangli were still buried in piles of medical books.
“Knock, knock—”
Faintly hearing the sound of someone knocking on the door, Yan Muning raised his head and rubbed his sore eyes. He found that Yun Jiangli was concentrating and motionless. Not wanting to disturb his thoughts, the little prince stood up and prepared to go open the door.
The wind started to blow outside. Yan Muning shivered as he came out of the warm room. He gathered his clothes and quickened his pace towards the door.
“Knock, knock, knock—” The visitor seemed to be anxious and knocked a few more times.
“Coming, coming.”
Yan Muning responded by unlocking the door.
“Young…” The person outside the door stopped talking when he saw that the person who opened the door was Yan Muning.
He took a step back with surprise in his eyes, looked up at the door of the house, then turned his gaze back to Yan Muning’s face in confusion.
He looks a little familiar ah. The little prince thought about it with his eyes flashing.
“Ah! You are—the shopkeeper of Renji Tang?” Yan Muning remembered that this person was the one who talked with the big beauty when he went to Renji Tang today.
The visitor seemed to be still confused, but after hearing what Yan Muning said, he thought that it was correct, so he nodded and vaguely said, “Yes, is there a physician living here?”
Yan Muning stepped aside and said, “Is the shopkeeper here to see Physician Jiang about the pox?”
“Jiang…”
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then responded repeatedly, “Cough, cough, ah, yes, yes, yes, I came to discuss this with Physician Jiang.”
The little prince didn’t ask any more questions. He nodded and pointed to the courtyard. “Then follow me.”
Yan Muning led the way in front, thinking, My princess consort is so amazing, he can even get the shopkeeper of the Renji Tang to come to his house in person to ask for advice!
The little prince felt that he had a good vision more and more, and he puffed out his thin chest with pride.
The author has something to say:
The Shopkeeper: My goodness, there is a little beauty hidden in the boss’s house! I discovered the boss’s secret. Will I be silenced?
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Well, the symptoms and herbs are all made up by me. Don’t take them seriously or delve into them. Have fun reading this! Boo Boo ^3^
