Chapter 196: Outbreak of Plague
"What did you say?" Xin Nianyan frowned, "Where did the news come from?"
"It's spread all over the world, miss, what should I do?"
The little candle was so anxious that it was spinning under the eaves.
"How is your prince?"
Xin Nianyan raised his hand to hold Xiaozhu's shoulder, paused and continued to ask.
"And my uncle, how are they?"
Xiaozhu shook his head, "I don't know, miss, there is no news outside. It means that an epidemic broke out in Xuansha City and many people died."
Knowing that no matter how much he asked, Xin Nianyan looked at Xiaozhu.
"You continue to go out and investigate. If you have any new information, come back and tell me."
Xiaozhu nodded and went out again facing the snow.
Xin Nianyan stood under the eaves, raised her hand to catch a piece of snow, and crushed it in her palms.
No matter what I was afraid of, this day has finally arrived.
She took off the signal fireworks from her waist and planned to set off one, then paused and thought for a moment.
"Spring grass." She raised her voice and spoke.
"Miss." The spring grass waiting under the eaves came over.
"Get ready, I'm going out."
She couldn't wait for the message from Feiyan Pavilion, she had to go and see for herself.
"As ordered." Chun Cao felt blessed and hurriedly turned around and went out to make arrangements.
After it was time for a cup of tea, a carriage stopped at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Xin Nianyan was about to board the carriage when she heard Gu Shuang call her from behind.
"Yan'er, where are you going with such heavy snow?"
Xin Nianyan turned around and said, "Go to the shop and come back later. You don't have to wait for me to eat."
After that, he turned around and got into the car.
The carriage quickly drove out into the heavy snow and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only two long ruts in the snow.
Gu Shuang frowned. She didn't know why, but she always had a bad premonition.
Half an hour later, the carriage stopped at Bieliushan Villa.
The roads outside the city were not plowed and it was difficult for carriages to move, so the delay was longer than usual.
Shi Wu held an umbrella to shield Xin Nianyan from the heavy snow, and walked all the way into the villa.
After entering the villa, Shi Wu went to the living room to wait obediently and did not follow Xin Nianyan.
There was no snow swept in front of the cabinet door. Xin Nianyan was wearing a blue cloak, one foot deep and one foot shallow, stepping on the snow, and the white velvet on his hood was swaying slightly.
When Han Feng upstairs saw this, he frowned, raised his hand to pick up an umbrella, stepped on the window lattice, jumped up, and landed lightly.
"Miss, why are you here?"
As he spoke, he opened the umbrella and held it for her.
The tip of Xin Nianyan's nose was slightly red from the cold, which made her look particularly pitiful.
"I heard news coming from the border."
Han Feng knew clearly in his heart that he really came here for this purpose.
"I have arranged for someone to send a message to the Prime Minister's Mansion, why did the lady come here on her own?"
The two of them were talking and had already entered the cabinet.
The cold wind shook the snow on the umbrella, and I closed the umbrella.
"I don't want to wait, I'm worried about my two uncles."
Xin Nianyan shook his head and walked upstairs.
Hanfeng lowered her eyebrows, but knew in her heart that she was worried not only about her uncle, but also about Prince Han.
"How is the situation?" Xin Nianyan asked.
"Not optimistic." Han Feng also frowned.
When we got to the meeting hall, a heater was lit inside, and everyone was warmed up.
Hanfeng picked up a letter from the long table and handed it to Xin Nianyan.
Xin Nianyan took the letter, sat aside and started reading.
Han Feng walked to her side and raised his hand to brush away the fine white snow on her head.
Xin Nianyan didn't even raise her eyes, staring closely at the letter in her hand.
The letter stated that after King Han arrived at the border, he met General Qiu Xuanji and won several battles in succession, but the prince was not found.
That's why no message came back.
Now there is an epidemic in Xuansha City, which spreads very quickly. In just three days, 30,000 people fell ill.
The tens of thousands of people who have fallen ill have been ordered to be quarantined, but with little success. So far, people continue to be infected with the epidemic.
Xuansha City is located at the border between the two countries. Soldiers on both sides have fallen ill and have now been forced to truce.
Xin Nianyan's eyes kept moving downward. When he saw his uncle's name among the sick generals, he trembled even though he had been prepared.
She suddenly tightened the letter in her hand and clenched it into a ball.
"Don't worry, Miss. Someone in the DPRK has proposed that the imperial physician send medicine to the border to stop the epidemic." Han Feng said in relief.
Xin Nianyan closed her eyes and leaned on the chair, thinking, without speaking.
This time almost all the imperial doctors who went to the border were wiped out, which was meaningless.
In the last life, this epidemic affected both border countries and nearly 300,000 people died.
It was only later that the miracle doctor took action to stop the conflict. The two countries' national power was greatly reduced and they were forced to cease war for several years.
She was silent for a long time. If her brows hadn't been furrowed, Hanfeng would have thought she was asleep.
"Where is Mr. Ning?" Xin Nianyan opened his eyes, his eyes were clearer and more determined than ever before, shining with light that seemed to be able to penetrate all fog.
"In the hospital."
The cold wind responded.
Chapter completed!