Chapter 263: Lord Rouyao

Amid General Li's complaints, Zian didn't want to return to the ancestral hall until nearly dusk.

She knew that if she didn't go back, General Li would explode.

At first he only whispered to Su Qing, but later he simply told Yao Yao loudly so that Zian could hear him.

After returning to the ancestral hall, a stench of rotting corpses rushed out. Zian hadn't eaten today, his stomach was churning, and he couldn't help retching.

Su Qing supported her, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, are you hungry?" Zi'an waved his hand, it wasn't that the smell made her feel uncomfortable, it was because she was hungry.

General Li didn't look at his eyes, he was annoyed in his heart, and he knew that a young lady had come, and they had to wait on him if he didn't treat the illness later.

Sure enough, Su Qing turned her head and said to General Li: "Go get some food, she hasn't eaten."

General Li turned back angrily and told people, the prince is really, why did he let such a person come? She also publicized it a lot, and said that she can cure the epidemic. Now everyone in the epidemic area knows it. If it is not stopped today, I am afraid that they will all rush out to see this female Bodhisattva.

General Li's anger came from Xia Zi'an letting everyone down.

After coming for so long, the patient didn't look at any of them, but only knew that he wanted to eat.

Su Qing helped Zi'an into the ancestral hall.

The patients in the ancestral hall were all tied up on simple wooden beds. Several doctors shuttled among them, and one of them was a woman in blue clothes.

She was squatting in front of a patient's bed, cleaning the bitten wound. The patient made a roaring sound and his throat was rattling, very fierce, but the woman seemed not to see it.

Hearing someone come in, she turned around and stood up slowly.

Seeing Su Qing and Zi'an, she frowned slightly.

The oval face, the phoenix eyes, the face without makeup is not fair, the hair is simply rolled up, the facial features are outstanding, and there is a beauty of flames.

This is the first time Zi'an has seen a person who can have such a flaming style without relying on makeup.

"County Lord?" Su Qing was taken aback and called out.

Zian's heart suddenly became alert, the county lord? Could it be such a coincidence that she is the Lord Rouyao?

"Su Qing, why are you here?" The woman put down the things in her hands and walked over, but her eyes were fixed on Zian's face, sizing her up wantonly.

"I brought Dr. Xia here. When did you come back? Why didn't you tell us?" Su Qing looked very happy and asked eagerly.

"I've been back for a few days. I heard that there's an epidemic here, so I'll come and have a look." County Lord Rouyao looked at Su Qing's hand, which was supporting Zi'an, "This Doctor Xia is not your fiancee. Bar?"

Su Qing smiled and said: "How is it possible? She is the prince's fiancee."

"My lord? Which lord?" asked the Lord Rouyao.

"Of course it's the regent, your cousin." Su Qing introduced without any grievances, but after the introduction, he seemed to think of something and quickly changed the subject, "Why did you come to the epidemic area? How dangerous is this?"

But the Lord Rouyao obviously did not intend to answer his question, but kept staring at Zi'an, "Cousin's fiancée? It doesn't look good."

Her attitude was presumptuous and obviously hostile, even if her words were ignored, Zian could clearly feel it.

Su Qing hurriedly said: "No, don't get me wrong, Zi'an is the daughter of the Prime Minister's family. She is a very nice person, with excellent medical skills and a bodhisattva heart."

Hearing Su Qing's admiration, the Lord Rouyao was obviously even more displeased. She glanced at Zian coldly and said, "Working here is tiring and dirty, and life-threatening at any time. Missy like you can't bear it." If so, let's go."

How could Zi'an be willing to show weakness to the provocation of his love rival? She looked directly at County Lord Rouyao, "The county owner has a noble status, and he can serve patients here, so why can't I bear it?"

General Li has never known the identity of this Rouyao, and only learned of it after hearing Su Qing's conversation with her, so he couldn't help but respect Rouyao County Lord.

After all, the magistrate of the dignified county is willing to come to this dangerous epidemic area and do the low-level work of serving people. It is not something everyone can do if he is an ordinary person.

Because of his respect for Rouyao, when he heard Zi'an's provocative words, he said: "Master Rouyao has been here for three days, only eats one meal a day, and spends the rest of the time serving patients. This is the real bodhisattva." heart."

Lord Rouyao threw Zi'an a pair of fish-gut gloves, "Since you're here, let's work."

Su Qing said: "Don't be busy, she hasn't eaten yet, let her eat something first."

"Hmph!" County Lord Rouyao gave Zian a faint look, "If you want to eat, you can eat here, if you can eat."

Zian put the fish sausage gloves aside and looked at the scene. There were about fifty patients here. It can be seen that people have been dying in the past few days.

These people were in great pain. Although they were tied up, they kept trying to struggle. Their eyes were red and crazy, as if they had lost consciousness and were only driven by the virus.

The soldiers came in with some steamed buns, which was ordered by General Li.

General Li said to Zi'an: "That's all, the eldest miss will deal with it, this is already excellent."

Zi'an said: "You can improve the food of the villagers."

General Li sneered, "Improvement? Missy said it nicely, where did you get the money? The money from the court hasn't been allocated yet."

Zian asked Su Qing, "Is there no money from the imperial court?"

"My lord has already signed the approval document for the appropriation, and has ordered Mr. Jingzhao Yinliang to purchase supplies." Su Qing turned around and asked General Li, "Didn't the yamen send supplies over?"

General Li said with a bitter face: "Where did you send it? This general has urged you several times, and now all the grain stored in the villagers' homes has been taken out, because not all the villagers are farming, and some small businesses can't get out now. Even if we have money on hand, we can’t buy it, and we don’t have enough manpower, so we can’t go away.”

"Is the garrison outside sent by the prince?" Su Qing asked.

"It was sent by the prince, but the prince issued a strict order not to allow them to leave a step. They must be stationed at the defense line to prevent anyone from entering and no one from going out. It is not easy for us to go out."

"This Mr. Liang didn't even send the supplies. It seems that his official career has come to an end." Su Qing said coldly.

After hearing this, Rouyao county magistrate said calmly: "Master Liang is obedient and obedient, so there may not be no one behind the scenes."

Zian said to Su Qing: "Go to the small courtyard of Chen's family and ask Xiaosun to withdraw the money. The Hu family said that all the expenses of Shitou Village are paid by Dingfeng, and Dingfeng also sent a thousand taels of silver today. , is in Xiaosun’s hands, after you ask her to withdraw, take someone to buy food, the food must keep up, you can’t just eat steamed buns.”

Being under house arrest here, uncertain about life and death, panic in my heart, if I can't even eat a good meal, it is really unreasonable.

Su Qing smiled and said, "Look at what I said? A living Bodhisattva?"

Lord Rouyao sneered, "It's really easy for this Bodhisattva to be generous with money from the Hu family."

Zian turned around, gnawed on the steamed bun, and said firmly in his heart: "I really don't like her."