“Physician Jiang—”
Yan Muning led the person to the door of the study, opened the door a little, and poked his head in: “The shopkeeper of Renji Tang is here.”
The shopkeeper followed Yan Muning and listened to his words with shock in his eyes: Young Hall Master1Tang is translated as hall., is this a beauty keeping in your golden house2(Idiom) to take a concubine or wife, to keep a mistress in a luxurious house or apartment.? What kind of fun is this! Oh my God! Physician Jiang… Fortunately, he reacted quickly just now. If he had ruined the boss’s good deeds, wouldn’t he have been killed?
Yun Jiangli raised his head from the pile of books on the table and was stunned. He didn’t know when the youth went out. Now a little head appeared from the crack of the door, looking extremely cute.
Seeing his reaction, Yan Muning curled his eyes, opened the door, and walked in first. Yun Jiangli looked past him and looked at Shopkeeper Qi, who was following behind him.
Shopkeeper Qi had just stepped over the threshold when his legs went limp and he met his boss’s eyes.
Done for.
Shopkeeper Qi was in tears and blinked desperately, trying to tell his boss with a sincere look that he was very smart, really.
“What is it?”
Yun Jiangli did not successfully receive the signal from Shopkeeper Qi. He just glanced at him lightly and asked proactively.
Shopkeeper Qi felt that he had seen the warning in his boss’s casual glance. He swallowed and spoke carefully, “I want, want to discuss the pox issue with you.”
Yan Muning, who was listening to their conversation quietly, had his eyes lit up: Good guy, you are so polite to such a beauty!”
“Sit down and talk.” Yun Jiangli put down the book in his hand.
Shopkeeper Qi looked at his boss, then at the youth standing next to him, wondering if he needed a better eye.
“Then how can we let Madam stand here? Madam, please sit down…”
Before he finished speaking, two pairs of eyes with different expressions were fixed on Shopkeeper Qi’s face, interrupting the second half of his sentence.
“You, you… me!” Yan Muning stared at him with his eyes wide open, pointed at himself in disbelief, then looked at the big beauty again and rolled his eyes at Shopkeeper Qi, “What did you call me?!”
What’s wrong with this shopkeeper? What kind of gaze is that ah! Even if it was a madam, it should also be the big beauty ah!
The little prince puffed up his face and was secretly angry.
Yun Jiangli originally looked at Shopkeeper Qi with a cold gaze, but for some reason, he felt pleased by the youth’s reaction. He then lowered his eyelashes and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
Shopkeeper Qi was stunned by Yan Muning’s reaction, and then he was hit hard by his boss’s barely perceptible smile as well.
His young hall master’s thousand-year-old iceberg face! The notorious cold-faced King of Hell! Actually smile?
If he hadn’t been dazzled by the sight just now, he might not have survived the night…
Shopkeeper Qi was still immersed in the sorrow of his impending death when Yun Jiangli gently knocked on the table, interrupting his wandering thoughts.
“Let’s get down to business.” Yun Jiangli glanced at him indifferently and ordered in a deep voice.
“Ah, alright.” Shopkeeper Qi came back to his senses and said seriously, “The news has been reported to the county government. A notice will be posted soon to let the people know the current situation.”
“In addition, through questioning several children currently in Renji Tang, we initially concluded that it was caused by skin contact or by touching items used by the children.”
Yun Jiangli’s expression relaxed a little when he heard this.
Yan Muning also heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had read a lot of ancient medical books. The most serious and difficult to control was the so-called “heavenly emission”, which was transmitted through breathing.
The emission from skin contact is relatively easier to control.
“Alright. So, the most important thing right now is to find an effective prescription as soon as possible.” Yun Jiangli tapped his fingertips on the table rhythmically, paused for a moment, and then asked, “How is the situation with the other pharmacies in the city that I asked you to contact?”
Shopkeeper Qi quickly responded, “We have asked the staff to contact them, and the owners of each shop have expressed their full support for Renji Tang.”
“Oh, by the way, the owner of Chenji Pharmacy happened to have a vacant yard in Yongle Fang, and he offered to use it as a place to house quarantined patients. I went to check it out before I came here, and it’s suitable in size and ventilation.”
Yun Jiangli nodded slightly and said, “Thanks for your hard work. This is the arrangement for now. Tell the physicians to take good care of the patients. Also, if they don’t quite understand the county government’s notice after it’s posted, you can ask the staff to go around the streets and see if there is anything they can help with.”
“Yes, Young…”
Shopkeeper Qi stood up and prepared to say goodbye, almost biting his tongue, and quickly changed his tone—”Master, I will go back first.”
It was a close call! Shopkeeper Qi secretly glanced at his boss with his heart pounding.
Yun Jiangli: “……”
His identity was not shameful, and he had no intention of hiding it from Yan Muning either. He also had no idea what kind of messed up his subordinate was thinking.
Fortunately, this is not a big deal at the moment. The most urgent thing is to solve the pox as soon as possible.
He was too lazy to explain and just waved his hand as a farewell.
Shopkeeper Qi immediately understood the meaning of his boss’s wave of hand—alright, Young Hall Master, I will get out of here right away.
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After seeing off Shopkeeper Qi, the little prince, who had just witnessed the entire conversation, now had an even better impression of the big beauty.
Yun Jiangli was well organized and remained calm in times of crisis. He considered every aspect carefully and thoughtfully. No wonder the shopkeeper of Renji Tang came to discuss the matter in person and was so polite. It must be that his princess was too outstanding ah!
A certain little prince who has already regarded the big beauty as one of his own family truly feels honored.
They were busy reading ancient medical books and preparing prescriptions, so the two of them just casually dealt with their meals.
Yun Jiangli walked back and forth in the medicine cabinet, and Yan Muning did not return to the bedroom but stayed beside him quietly.
The little prince was so sleepy that he took a nap sitting among a pile of books. When he woke up again, he found himself covered with Yun Jiangli’s cloak without knowing when.
He raised his eyes and saw Yun Jiangli still sitting at the desk with his back straight, writing something down.
Yan Muning turned his head and looked out the window. The sky was already slightly light, and it should be the beginning of the Yinshi33-5am.
He raised his hand and rubbed his stiff neck, looked at Yun Jiangli’s dry, thin lips, then gently got up and went to the kitchen to prepare some hot tea.
In the early morning of late autumn in Jinzhou City, there was heavy frost and dew.
Walking in the corridor, the little prince wrapped his cloak tightly around himself and raised his hand to touch the wound on his chest and abdomen that had not yet healed. He was too busy last night and forgot to change the bandages. The wound that had been there for half the night was now aching slightly.
Yan Muning quickened his pace, preparing to go back to the bedroom to change the ointment while the water was boiling.
The big beauty had been up all night thinking about the prescription for pox, so why should he bother him with such a small matter?
Normally, when he saw the big beauty changing his bandages, he did it very simply. But when it was his turn to do it, the little prince felt that his hands were as clumsy as two hammers.
Not only did he grimace in pain from the wound, but the bandage looked so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.
Yan Muning, who was competing with him, had red eyes and a wooden face as he put on his clothes expressionlessly.
That’s it. It’s fine even if it’s ugly. Anyway, it’s covered by clothes and can’t be seen…
When he returned to the study with a cup of hot tea, Yun Jiangli happened to stand up from the desk.
“When did you wake up?” Yun Jiangli was surprised.
Yan Muning handed over the hot tea and grumbled in a mock complaint, “I’ve been out for an incense stick of time already, aren’t you afraid that I’ll get lost?”
Yun Jiangli took the teacup and held it in his palm to warm it: “You can’t be lost. You’re both fierce and hard to raise. I’m afraid no one would be willing to take you home.”
The little prince bared his teeth at him, as if he was going to bite him.
The big beauty raised his hand and smoothed his hair immediately, then asked, “Would you like to go to Renji Tang with me?”
“Good!” Yan Muning nodded heavily. No need to ask, going to Renji Tang naturally meant that there was progress on the prescription.
Yun Jiangli drank the hot tea in one gulp, picked up a few pieces of paper covered with words on the table, folded them up, and put them in his sleeve pocket.
He then raised his hand to take off Yan Muning’s cloak, took out a thicker one from the side, and helped him put it on, then carefully put the hood on his head, and then led him out.
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The following day, following the county government’s announcement, more and more patients were sent to Renji Tang, and Yan Muning was busy traveling back and forth between Renji Tang and the house in Yongle Fang where the patients were housed every day.
Not to mention Yun Jiangli, he had been sleepless for several days and had become visibly thinner, which made the little prince feel distressed.
Fortunately, the initially formulated prescriptions seem to be effective, and the experienced physicians have slightly adjusted the use of several herbs according to the severity of the patient’s symptoms. Yun Jiangli also personally handles any slightly complicated situations.
The control of pox was proceeding in an orderly manner under Yun Jiangli’s calm and orderly arrangement.
Today, just after noon, the sky became overcast, and soon a light drizzle began to fall.
The temperature dropped drastically.
Most of the patients with pox this time were children with fever who needed ventilation and warmth. Yan Muning led two assistants to go to Renji Tang to get some charcoal.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of Renji Tang, the little prince heard several medical store owners talking about something anxiously. He listened for a long time but still couldn’t understand what they were saying.
Fearing that something might have happened again, he took a few quick steps and turned to the front hall, where he saw Yun Jiangli, with his back to him, discussing something with Shopkeeper Qi and the owners of several medical stores.
Seeing those shop owners looking anxious and gesturing with both hands, Yan Muning took the initiative to step forward.
“You’re here?” Yun Jiangli saw Yan Muning from the corner of his eye and greeted him in a low, hoarse voice due to fatigue.
The little prince nodded and motioned for them to continue.
As soon as he stood beside Yun Jiangli, he was already keenly aware of the man’s suppressed anger.
Although he still looks cool on the surface, but his aura was frighteningly cold.
He secretly glanced at the big beauty’s profile a few more times—
He had lost weight, and his handsome face was full of fatigue. Although he always liked to keep himself clean, a little stubble appeared on his chin, making him look even more haggard.
Those beautiful phoenix eyes were slightly drooped, and the long eyelashes hid the suppressed anger in the eyes.
Yan Muning frowned and listened carefully for a while before he understood.
It turned out that due to the pox, the gates of Jinzhou City had been closed for many days, the movement of caravans had come to a standstill, and all the medicinal materials in and out of the city had to be transferred in and out through the government office.
All the medicines available for treating pox in all the pharmacies in Jinzhou City were running low. Renji Tang had already reported the situation to the county government, but emergency medicines from surrounding counties and prefectures had not arrived yet, not to mention the supplies and herbs transferred from the capital.
Simply put, the current situation in Jinzhou is that they cannot send news from the city, nor can they know the situation outside the city, and the remaining herbs are only enough to support them for two or three days.
All they got when they went to the county government was an excuse. He heard from a medical store owner that he went to the county government to ask to see the magistrate today, but he didn’t even see his face.
After hearing this, Yan Muning was so angry that he wanted to curse.
What kind of a crap official is this county magistrate? He must be doing something behind the scenes!
The little prince now only regretted that he had nothing on him that could prove his royal identity, and an official like the Jinzhou’s county magistrate would definitely not recognize Prince An.
Just as he was clenching his fists in anger, he heard Yun Jiangli beside him open his mouth.
The hoarse and cold voice was miraculously soothing and reliable. He did not deliberately suppress his anger, but he did not complain either.
“I’ll figure it out. Please just do your job and trust me.”
The author has something to say:
Little Prince: Dog official! &%##——beep—— (furious)
The Big Beauty: I’m here, believe me.
The little prince immediately became obedient and well behaved.
