"No need to go in, the person you are looking for is in this courtyard."
Ma Junshan was stunned for a moment, and then asked with some confusion: "Jiu... Master Jiu, that's smallpox..." Why are you so bold and still staying here?
He Zhiran explained: "The little girl didn't have smallpox at all. The doctor at the medical center made a mistake."
Ma Junshan suddenly became dumbfounded, his mouth opened wide, and he didn't know what to say.
After a long while, he asked: "Does Madam Ninth really mean what she said?"
He Zhiran nodded: "Seriously."
Ma Junshan was so happy that he almost jumped up.
"I will go back now and tell the adults the good news."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Junshan took his companion who was still stunned and ran away.
Seeing Ma Junshan, Mo Chuhan must have been busy with this matter as well.
Mo Jiuye discussed it with He Zhiran. They went to the Yamen to have a look and went home with Bage.
The two drove the mule cart towards the Yamen.
Along the way, there were almost no people to be seen, and the doors of every house were closed, giving the impression that the end of the world was coming.
The mule cart was faster than walking. When He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye arrived at the Yamen, Ma Junshan had not arrived yet.
Meng Huaining was a little worried at the moment. It was not that he had no management skills, but that he really couldn't think of a perfect solution to a disease like the plague.
In order to prevent the spread of smallpox, he could only order the city to be closed to prevent smallpox from spreading to more places.
Not only that, as soon as he received the news, he ordered someone to go to the prefect's Yamen. Such a big thing must be reported.
All the officials were sent out to work, and there was only one person in the yamen, Meng Huaining.
When Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran arrived here, they walked in directly without announcing anything.
Meng Huaining saw them and rushed forward to greet them.
"Brother Mo Jiu, Sister-in-law Jiu, why are you still in the city?"
He sealed the city after receiving the news, and that was already in the morning.
No one is allowed to enter or exit Yuncheng now. In other words, these two people got up early and entered the city, but they have not left yet.
Both of them knew that Meng Huaining was in a state of anxiety at this moment. He Zhiran quickly explained: "Brother Meng, it is pure nonsense that someone in the city has smallpox."
"Nonsense? What does Sister-in-law Ninth mean by this?" The news Meng Huaining received was sent by someone from the medical clinic. It couldn't be false. But why did Sister-in-law Mo say this?
"I have examined the little girl that the doctor said had smallpox. She did not have smallpox, but another disease called chickenpox.
Chickenpox looks very similar to smallpox, so it’s not surprising that medical doctors would misdiagnose it.”
Hearing this, Meng Huaining no longer bothered to ask He Zhiran whether she knew medicine. The prescription she was given to treat the plague was enough to prove her ability.
"Does Sister-in-law Jiu really mean what she said?"
He Zhiran nodded solemnly: "Of course I take it seriously. I have already given the little girl the medicine to treat her illness. I believe her body will recover soon."
Mo Jiuye was worried that Meng Huaining would not believe her daughter-in-law's words, so she also explained: "What your sister-in-law said is true. She has been studying medicine since she was a child, and she will never look away from it."
In fact, Meng Huaining never doubted He Zhiran's words at all. In his heart, he had an inexplicable trust in the Mo family.
"In this case, I will immediately order the lifting of the blockade on Yuncheng."
While several people were talking, Ma Junshan also ran back panting with an official.
When Ma Junshan saw that Mo Jiuye and his wife were both there, he probably didn't need to explain.
When Meng Huaining saw someone coming back, he quickly ordered: "Ma Junshan, rush to Fucheng immediately and tell the prefect that the occurrence of smallpox in Yuncheng is purely a misdiagnosis."
I hope the prefect's coupons haven't been sent out yet, otherwise people will have to be sent to recover them on the road.
Not long after Ma Junshan took the order and left, an official came over with several sad-looking doctors.
"Sir, the prefect has sent some doctors." The official reported.
Meng Huaining just glanced at the doctors and knew that they must have been forced to come.
When encountering a disease like smallpox, which is highly contagious and incurable, it is a dead end.
There are records in history that there was once a county where smallpox was so severe that even those people who were not sick were trapped and died alive.
Therefore, when he heard that smallpox had also appeared in Yuncheng, Meng Huaining had already prepared for the worst.
Unexpectedly, this turned out to be an own mistake.
"Thank you for your hard work, doctors. I will send someone to send you back later."
Several doctors were stunned. They were all ready to die. They had even explained their funeral arrangements before coming to Yuncheng.
But what did the county magistrate say?
You want to send them back?
"Sir, are you really sending us back?" the doctor, who thought he was younger, asked in disbelief.
Meng Huaining nodded: "Now it has been found that there is no smallpox in Yuncheng."
After saying this, he ordered the official: "Send these doctors back now!"
Several doctors once felt that they were hallucinating, and some even tried to pick out their ears.
In the end, I am sure that it was not a dream.
The official was actually a little confused, but there was no doubt about what the Lord said, so he greeted a few doctors and went out.
At the same time, inside the prefect's Yamen in Fucheng.
A man in rich clothes was pacing back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back.
Magistrate Feng was earnestly advising: "Your Highness Prince Rui, Yuncheng is too dangerous. I beg you to think twice!"
Nan Rui waved his hand: "Lord Feng, there is no need to say anything. This is our great destiny. Even if I am in the capital at the moment, I will ask my father for help when I hear such news.
Now that I am only a stone's throw away from Yuncheng, how can I sit back and ignore it?"
Magistrate Feng was already breaking out in a cold sweat.
He had just come here to take office, but something big happened. Fortunately, he was encountered by King Rui who had just arrived.
If King Rui had any shortcomings because of this, not to mention his official position, he might even lose his life.
However, seeing how resolute King Rui was, Magistrate Feng could not persuade him even if he wanted to.
"Your Majesty, in that case, I would like to accompany you to Yuncheng."
"No need, I can go alone."
What he came here to do was completely shady. The fewer people around him, the better. How could he take Magistrate Feng with him?
When Magistrate Feng heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
You know, how much courage he had just used to say that he would accompany King Rui. Now it’s okay, he doesn’t have to accompany him, and his life is still safe for the time being...
Nan Rui looked at the sky and shouted outside: "Get your horses ready and follow me to Yuncheng."
His trip to the northwest was not a public action in the first place. If Yuncheng had not been sealed off, who knows what happened, Nan Rui would not have shown up at the prefect's Yamen at all.