C12

"An'er is here..." When Madame Jiang saw Xia Yi An, she felt much more at ease. Auntie Xue had come to see her out of good intentions. It wasn't good for her to chase them away, so she got annoyed just now.

Xia Yi An deliberately sat beside Auntie Xue and pushed her away. After that, she greeted Lady Jiang with a sweet smile, "Mother, how are you feeling today?"

Auntie Xue stood up angrily, but couldn't do anything. She could only watch from the side.

"I feel much better now. My hands and feet have some strength." Madame Jiang's reply was still dispirited and listless, and her complexion had not improved in the slightest.

Xia Yi An observed her for a while and naturally knew of her situation. She probably said this because she didn't want Auntie Xue to know about it.

This Auntie Xue really didn't have good eyesight. Seeing the matriarch struggling to cope with the situation, she actually held on.

Xia Yi An turned around to look at Auntie Xue and saw that she was just watching the show. She frowned and panickedly said, "When I came over, I saw Yi Xuan looking for you. Auntie Xue, go take a look."

The moment she heard it was Yi Xuan, Auntie Xue immediately left. Madame Jiang heaved a sigh of relief as she leaned against the soft pillow and closed her eyes. These two aunts couldn't wait for her to fall ill, even if she had to pretend as if nothing had happened.

Xia Yi An felt her pulse. The obstruction and sluggishness were indeed due to Qi and blood being obstructed. The prescription was also correct. Why didn't they have any signs of recovery?

"Jinju," she asked Jinju at her side, "did anything happen to you when you were serving your mother?"

Jin Jiu tried his best to think about it. Yesterday, when he was helping his wife wipe her body, there were a few red spots on her back. It was not very obvious, so he didn't take it to heart.

After she told the truth, Xia Yifan immediately told her to close the door and have Madame Jiang lie on her side. She gently lifted the hem of her clothes to look at her.

"It was just a little yesterday," Jin Jiu said in astonishment. "How come it's grown so big today?"

Mistress Jiang was frightened by Jin Jiu's tone and asked Xia Yi An nervously, "Is it very serious?"

Xia Yi An laid her down and said gently, "It's nothing. I just got a rash and it's detoxifying me."

Madame Jiang's worries were finally relieved. She waved her hand at Xia Yi An and said, "I'm a little tired. You can go back first."

"Yes, I'll come see my mother later." Xia Yi An stood up and withdrew with a calm expression.

The moment she stepped out of the room, her expression turned grave. The red rash on Madame Jiang's back was showing signs of festering and would fester when the time came. This was clearly the sign of a plague.

She walked out of the courtyard and asked the servant outside, "Has Master come back yet?"

That manservant replied, "Master has not returned."

"When old master comes back, the first thing I want you to do is to tell me." After giving her orders, Xia Yi An left in a hurry. She needed to find out what the source of the plague was so that she could cure it properly.

… ….

When Xia Yuanbin returned, it was already afternoon. The emperor left him with a few ministers to discuss matters in the imperial study. Right now, the matter of the riots in Jing Prefecture was becoming more and more serious. King Han's army had yet to arrive, and Xia Yimo had already set out with his relief supplies. They were intercepted at the border of Jing Prefecture, and Xia Yimei was also captured.

The disorderly party took advantage of the chaos to occupy two nearby states of Jingzhou, and the tendency to expand to the side.

Xia Yi An was writing down the prescription in her room. Now that she wasn't sure which cause the plague, she listed all the recipes she knew in case she needed them.

"Eldest Miss, the old master is back!" The valet hurried through the rain.

Jin Lei hurriedly chased after him with the green bamboo umbrella.

… ….

"Father." Xia Yi An walked into the lobby with a serious expression. She couldn't even stand in front of Xia Yuanbin and bowed.

Xia Yuanbin glanced at her. He put down the white porcelain teacup in his hand and said, "I heard that you have something to discuss with me. Tell me."

"Father, please reject us."

Xia Yuanbin had the butler bring everyone out of the house, leaving only the two of them inside.

Xia Yi An walked closer and said in a low voice, "Please ask father to come to the palace and beg the emperor to send an imperial physician to treat mother's illness."

Xia Yuanbin looked at her in astonishment. He paused for a moment before his expression turned serious, "Your mother is that sick? Have you invited the doctors in the capital to have a good look? "

For the past two days he had been too busy with the affairs of the court to consider his sick wife.

She already knew the cause of Madame Jiang's illness. If she were to call for a doctor from outside, it wouldn't help, because the best medicine to cure the plague was in the palace.

"Mother is infected with the plague. Ordinary doctors are helpless."

"What?" Madam, she … " Xia Yuanbin stood up in shock and looked at her seriously, "How are you sure?"

Xia Yidao frowned and sighed, "Mother's body has already started to fester. Moreover, she's vomiting nonstop and has a high fever. If you don't treat her now, I'm afraid …"

It had only been half a day, but Madame Jiang's condition had already worsened. If she were to continue delaying this, she would miss the best treatment time.

She had already ordered people to make the soup with green artemisia selengensis and fed it to Madame Jiang. Then, she smoked the wormwood in the yard to prevent the spread of the virus.

There was no vaccine and no artemisinin in ancient times, so she could only use some basic methods to alleviate the disease. According to her knowledge, the Imperial Physician Guild had a special pill to prevent and treat the plague: An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Zhi Bao Dan and Zi Xue Dan. As long as Madam Jiang could obtain one of them, she would be saved.

At this moment, Steward Xia pushed open the door and anxiously said, "Master, Madame has fainted. The two maidservants by her side have also fallen ill!"

"Father, quickly go to the palace and ask the imperial physician to bring along An Gong's Yellow Ox Pill, Supreme Dan Pill, and Purple Snow Pill. Even if it's one of them, it's still fine!" After Xia Yi An finished her sentence, she left, not caring about whether Xia Yuanbin remembered it or not.

… ….

Xia Yi An had sent people to isolate the academy and seal off the news. She carried the shawl into the yard, and a thick smoky smell wafted out.

A few maidservants came in and out with scarves and bowed as they saw her.

"Don't worry about me. Go and busy yourselves." Xia Yi An waved her hand and quickly walked into Madame Jiang's room.

Jin Jiu and the other servant, Jin Lian, were placed on the bed in the neighboring room. They did not faint but only coughed from time to time, their faces turning blue.

Xia Yi An instructed a few maidservants to feed the concocted medicine to them while she went to look for Madame Jiang.

She picked up Madame Jiang's hand and pulled up her clothes, revealing her festering wounds. The white, rotten flesh was mixed with traces of red blood, making it extremely disgusting. The two maidservants beside her could not help but vomit. Seeing that she had more wounds on her body, Xia Yi An didn't even frown.

She calmly ordered, "Bring me the medicinal paste that I made."

One of the maidservants passed the medicinal liquid that was already prepared to her, and she turned her back, not daring to look.

Xia Yi An glanced at her before lowering her head to scoop up a spoonful of medicinal paste and applied it to Lady Jiang's festering spot.

… ….

The imperial physician didn't arrive until two hours later. Xia Yuanbin was about to follow behind him but was stopped by the imperial physician. "Boss Xia, the plague is different from ordinary diseases. It's very contagious, so you'd better not enter."

Xia Yuanbin did as instructed and stayed outside. When Auntie Xue and Aunt Mei heard the news, they all came to join in the fun. The two of them covered their faces and bodies tightly, afraid that they might be infected.

Xia Yi Qing and Xia Yi Xuan had also arrived. The few of them were anxiously waiting outside. Some of them were truly worried, while others wanted to confirm if Madame Jiang had really contracted the plague.

When everyone was present, only Xia Yi An was nowhere to be seen. Aunt Mei mocked, "Aiya, your mother is already so ill. It's really unfilial for your child to not come over to take a look!"