Mo Jiuye stopped him.
"There's no need to go in. The person you are looking for is in this courtyard."
Ma Junshan was stunned for a moment, then asked somewhat puzzledly: "Ninth... Ninth Lord, that's smallpox... How can you stay so boldly here?"
He Zhiran explained: "The little girl didn't get smallpox at all. The doctor at the clinic misdiagnosed her."
Ma Junshan was instantly dumbfounded, with his mouth wide open, not knowing what to say.
After a long time, he asked: "Is what the Ninth Lady said true?"
He Zhiran nodded: "It's true."
Ma Junshan was so happy he almost jumped up.
"I'll go back right away to give this good news to my master."
After he finished speaking, Ma Junshan pulled his companion, who was still dazed on the spot, and ran away like smoke.
Seeing Ma Junshan, Mo Chuhan must also be busy with this matter.
Mo Jiuye discussed with He Zhiran for a while. They would go to the yamen to see, and go home together with Eighth Brother.
The two of them headed towards the yamen on a mule cart.
Along the way, there were almost no people to be seen. Every household had their doors closed tightly, as if the end of the world was about to come.
The mule cart was faster than walking. When He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye arrived at the yamen, Ma Junshan hadn't arrived yet.
At the moment, Meng Huaining was a little frustrated. It wasn't that he lacked governing ability, but when faced with such epidemics, he really couldn't think of a perfect solution.
In order to prevent the spread of smallpox, he could only order the city to be sealed off, so as to prevent smallpox from spreading to more places.
Not only that, as soon as he received the news, he had ordered people to go to the prefectural yamen. With such a big thing happening, it must be reported upwards.
All the officials had been sent out to handle affairs, and only Meng Huaining was left in the yamen.
When Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran arrived here, they walked in directly without needing to announce themselves.
Seeing them, Meng Huaining hurriedly came up to greet them.
"Ninth Brother Mo, Sister-in-law, why are you still in the city?"
After receiving the news, he had sealed off the city. That was already in the morning.
Currently, no one was allowed to enter or leave Yun City, which meant that the two of them had entered the city early in the morning, but still hadn't left at this time.
The two of them knew that Meng Huaining was in an anxious state at the moment. He Zhiran quickly explained: "Brother Meng, it is pure nonsense that someone in the city has contracted smallpox."
"Nonsense? What does Sister-in-law mean?" The news Meng Huaining received was from the clinic. It couldn't be wrong. How could Big Sister Mo say this?
"The little girl who the doctor diagnosed with smallpox, I have examined her. She didn't get smallpox at all, but another disease called chickenpox.
Chickenpox looks very similar to smallpox. It's not surprising at all that the clinic doctor misdiagnosed it."
Upon hearing this, Meng Huaining didn't even bother asking if He Zhiran understood medicine. Just based on the medicine she gave him to treat the plague, it was enough to prove her skills.
"Is what Sister-in-law said true?"
He Zhiran solemnly nodded: "Of course it's true. I've already given medicine to the little girl to treat her illness. I believe it won't be long before she recovers."
Mo Jiuye was worried that Meng Huaining didn't believe his wife's words, so he added: "What my wife said is all true. She has been studying medicine since childhood and would definitely not misdiagnose this."
In fact, Meng Huaining had never doubted He Zhiran's words at all. In his heart, he had an inexplicable trust in the Mo family.
"In that case, I will immediately order the blockade on Yun City to be lifted."
As they were talking, Ma Junshan also ran back panting, together with an official.
Seeing that Mo Jiuye and his wife were there, Ma Junshan figured the explanation didn't need to come from him.
Seeing someone return, Meng Huaining hurriedly ordered: "Ma Junshan, go to the prefecture at top speed immediately and tell the Prefect that the smallpox in Yun City was a misdiagnosis."
Hopefully the Prefect hadn't submitted his memo yet. Otherwise they'd have to send people to chase it down on the road.
Not long after Ma Junshan had just left upon receiving the order, an official brought over several worried-looking doctors.
"My Lord, the Prefect has sent over some doctors." The official reported.
Meng Huaining just glanced at those doctors and knew that they must have been forced to come.
When faced with smallpox, a highly contagious disease that was hard to cure, coming here was a dead end.
There were historical records of a severely smallpox-stricken county where even the commoners who were not sick were trapped alive inside.
Therefore, upon hearing about smallpox in Yun City, Meng Huaining had already prepared for the worst.
He didn't expect this to be a false alarm.
"Doctors, thank you for the trouble. This official will have someone send you back soon."
The doctors were puzzled. They had already prepared themselves for death before coming to Yun City, and had even tied up loose ends.
But what did the county magistrate say?
He was going to send them back?
"My Lord, are you really sending us back?" A slightly younger doctor asked in disbelief.
Meng Huaining nodded: "It has been verified now that there is no smallpox outbreak in Yun City."
After speaking, he ordered the officials: "Send these doctors back now!"
For a moment, the doctors felt as if they were hallucinating. Some even dug hard at their ears.
Eventually they confirmed that this was not a dream.
The officials were also somewhat puzzled, but the magistrate's words were indisputable. They beckoned to the doctors and went out.
At the same time, at the prefectural yamen in the prefectural city.
A man in brocade robes was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back in the study.
Feng Prefect earnestly advised: "Your Highness Rui Wang, Yun City is too dangerous. This insignificant official implores you to reconsider!"
Nan Rui waved his hand: "Feng Daren need not say more. This is my Great Shun's land. Even if I was in the capital right now and heard such news, I would still ask my Royal Father for permission to come and provide relief.
Now I am only a stone's throw away from Yun City. How can I just stand by and watch?"
Feng Prefect was already sweating profusely.
He had just taken office here, and such a big incident happened. Fortunately, it just so happened that Prince Rui who had just arrived stumbled upon it.
If anything untoward happened to Prince Rui because of this, not to mention his own official position, even his own life would be lost.
However, seeing the Prince's resolute attitude, Feng Prefect knew that persuasion would be futile.
"Your Highness, if that's the case, this insignificant official is willing to accompany you to Yun City."
"No need. I will go alone."
The things he came here to do absolutely could not see the light of day. The fewer people around him the better, how could he possibly bring Feng Prefect along?
Upon hearing this, Feng Prefect instantly relaxed.
He knew how much courage it took for him to say that he would accompany Prince Rui. Now that the Prince didn't need him to accompany him, his life was temporarily still safe...
Nan Rui looked at the sky, and loudly ordered outside: "Prepare a horse. Follow me to Yun City."
This trip to the northwest was not a public action to begin with. If not for Yun City being sealed off, and him not knowing what was going on, Nan Rui would not have shown up at the Prefectural Yamen at all.
