Most of the people in the Southern City went to the city gates to receive relief food.
At this time, Jiujiu brought the group of imperial physicians to visit the patients who were quarantined because of the plague.
It wasn't until Jiujiu followed the crowd to visit the quarantined patients that the imperial physicians realized that Jiujiu wasn't a maidservant who only knew how to serve people, but a physician.
The people who came to the Southern City were already on the brink of death, so the imperial physicians who came to treat the plague were all prepared to die. However, the difference was that they were all old men in their forties or fifties. But Jiujiu was different. Jiujiu looked young and tender, and her cheerful appearance in the past was more like a carefree little girl.
They always thought that Jiujiu was by the Sixth Prince's side.
Even if the people who entered the southern part of the city could not get out, the Sixth Prince was the Emperor's son after all. It must be different. Therefore, as long as Jiujiu followed the Sixth Prince, she might be able to wait until the day she could get out.
But who would have thought that Jiujiu was actually a physician like them?
The imperial physicians who were originally happy because of Jiujiu now had mixed feelings. But they all made up their minds to take care of Jiujiu.
The plague was a contagious disease.
Jiujiu was confident that she could cure all diseases, but the premise was that she could see the people who were infected.
Because the plague in the Southern City was too contagious, the place where the people who were infected were placed was not guarded at all. Those who were infected were used to seeing people die around them. Most of them had family and friends, so they knew that once they went out, the first ones who would be infected would be their family and friends. So, those who were infected with the plague were almost resigned to their fate and lay in the place arranged for them, quietly waiting for death.
Jiujiu didn't let the imperial physicians in. Instead, she had people stop them outside and went in alone.
Seeing Jiujiu's back, the imperial physicians were anxious.
They were already old, so it was fine if they died, but Jiujiu was different. She was still young, and what they wanted more was for her to be alive. However, when they came here, the Sixth Prince had already ordered them to listen to Jiujiu's orders, and the soldiers who came with them directly obeyed Jiujiu's orders and stopped them. When they thought that Jiujiu would have to face the highly infectious plague patients, the imperial physicians were anxious. However, because of the soldiers' obstruction, they were so anxious that they could not stop Jiujiu.
After Jiujiu went in, she was surrounded by a group of people with ashen faces. They were probably certain that they were going to die. Everyone had a numb expression on their faces. The people inside, from children to the elderly, all looked numb to the extreme.
Jiujiu frowned and walked in front of a child.
After seeing Jiujiu, a trace of amazement flashed in the child's eyes. Then, she looked at Jiujiu with sympathy and whispered, "Beautiful big sister, are you sick too?"
After saying this, the child's beautiful big eyes blinked and a few drops of tears fell. She sobbed and said, "Mama said I'm going to die. Big sister, are you going to die too?"
The child's rhetorical question made Jiujiu's heart ache.
Jiujiu bent down and picked up the child. Lowering her head, she kissed the child's forehead and said gently, "Big sister is here to treat your illness. Big sister won't die, and you won't die either."
"Really?" The child's crying little face was stunned. Then, a sweet smile appeared on her face. She hugged Jiujiu's neck and continued to ask, "Big sister, I really won't die?"
Jiujiu nodded with certainty, "Big sister won't die. You won't die either. None of you will die."
After hearing this good news, the smile on the little boy's face became even more obvious. He patted Jiujiu's arm and whispered, "Big sister, put me down. I want to tell my mama that she doesn't have to die."
"Okay." Jiujiu put the little boy down. The little boy immediately ran into the house. Soon, a middle-aged woman walked in. When she saw Jiujiu, she was startled at first. Then, she said, "Miss, please don't make fun of a child. So many imperial physicians came from the palace and couldn't treat him. What can a little girl like you do?"
This was not because the middle-aged woman looked down on Jiujiu, but because there were too many imperial physicians who had come before. It was said that even the most reputable imperial physicians in the capital were unable to treat the illness. What could Jiujiu, who looked like she had just reached marriageable age, do?
Jiujiu pursed her lips, "Big sister, there's a saying that goes, 'a wise man doesn't show his true colors'."
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she didn't wait for the woman to speak. Jiujiu directly held her arm and began to take her pulse.
The woman's complexion was clearly better than the little boy's. Jiujiu looked at the woman and then at the little boy. She felt sad in her heart again.
This was because she knew that this woman didn't have the plague. She probably ran in because she was worried about her child. Therefore, her complexion was better than the little boy's.
Many people had said that the world's parents were pitiful. However, when she saw this scene, Jiujiu couldn't help but sigh again.
Jiujiu had never seen this kind of plague before. It would be troublesome to develop an antidote. Moreover, judging from the woman's pulse, she probably wouldn't be able to hold on for more than half a month. If they really developed an antidote, more people would die.
When Jiujiu came, she didn't think of developing an antidote. She simplified the prescription of her antidote pill again and again. Then, she prepared to use an antidote pill that could cure all kinds of diseases to treat this plague.
Although it felt like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, it was the fastest and best way.
As the little boy's illness was getting serious, Jiujiu took out an antidote pill that she had prepared beforehand from her pocket and stuffed it into the little boy's mouth, "Eat it. You'll be cured."
When he heard Jiujiu's words, the little boy who was about to swallow the pill immediately stopped.
The little boy spat out the pill and was about to split it in half to leave half for his mother.
Seeing this, the woman's eyes reddened. She hurriedly stuffed the pill into her son's mouth and said, "Big Sister has more. Eat it first."
When he heard his mother's words, the little boy's eyes turned and he subconsciously looked at Jiujiu.
Jiujiu took out another antidote pill and handed it to the woman, then asked, "How many people do you have here?"
"Five to six hundred." The woman swallowed the pill and said, "There were originally one to two thousand people. Now, there are only five to six hundred left. If you don't send more people, they'll probably all die."
Jiujiu lowered her eyes. She thought for a moment and said, "Call everyone here. Tell them that I've given them the antidote."
The woman actually didn't really believe Jiujiu's words. However, after she swallowed the pill, her originally heavy body instantly felt lighter. This pill took effect so quickly. It was clear that Jiujiu really didn't show her true colors.
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