Mu Fengqie took out a handkerchief and tied it over her face before walking in. She was a doctor. Although there was already a government doctor in the governor's mansion, it was still in a complete mess. This meant that even the government doctor was at a loss.
When she reached the bedside, she saw that both the governor's wife and Lingniang were lying weakly in bed. Red rashes had appeared on both of their bodies.
Mu Fengqie knew the answer at a glance, but she still needed to feel their pulses to confirm. As expected, the result of feeling their pulses was exactly what she had thought.
Only then did she feel relieved. This disease was called smallpox in ancient times and chickenpox in modern times. It was highly contagious but actually not very serious. One just needed to take some heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine.
However, in ancient times, some people didn't know how to treat it. If the disease was left untreated for a long time, it might even be life-threatening. She had already had chickenpox once in her previous life, so she wouldn't be infected again. But the body she was in now hadn't had smallpox yet, so she still needed to cover her nose and mouth.
She quickly wrote down a prescription on paper and gave it to a servant to go and get the medicine. It was just an ordinary heat-clearing and detoxifying prescription. But soon, the servant came back.
"Madam, there's a medicinal herb on this prescription that can't be found in Pingzhou City. What should we do?" the servant said anxiously.
Mu Fengqie looked up in confusion and asked, "What's going on? Which medicinal herb can't be found in Pingzhou City?"
"Honeysuckle. Only Tianlin Kingdom has honeysuckle. It can't be found anywhere else. If we need honeysuckle, we can only go to Tianlin Kingdom to buy it."
Tianlin Kingdom... wasn't that her mother's homeland? Her mother was a princess of Tianlin Kingdom...
Jing Xinche was worried and followed her in. Coincidentally, he heard this conversation. "I'll go and get the honeysuckle. How much time do the madam and Lingniang have left?"
He knew that the condition of the madam and Lingniang was very serious, so there was no time to waste. Although he had never been to Tianlin Kingdom, he would definitely bring back the honeysuckle no matter what.
"No! You can't leave Pingzhou. What if the Tule tribe attacks again if you're gone? This smallpox outbreak is very strange. It might be a trick of the Tule tribe."
Mu Fengqie always felt that something was wrong. This sudden outbreak of smallpox was really strange. And there was no honeysuckle here. Maybe this was a plot of the Tule tribe.
If everyone left to look for honeysuckle, wouldn't the city be in danger? So she absolutely couldn't let them go to look for honeysuckle. It would be most appropriate for her to do this.
"I'll take care of this. I'll take a few people to Tianlin Kingdom. You stay in the city to defend against the Tule tribe and be careful not to fall into their trap."
Mu Fengqie also wanted to visit her mother's homeland. She wondered what Tianlin Kingdom was like. Since her mother was a princess of Tianlin Kingdom, surely they wouldn't do anything to her.
Jing Xinche disagreed. He strongly opposed it. "No. It's too dangerous to let you go alone. You're only a few months away from giving birth. You can't endure the long journey."
"Really, it's okay. Besides, I won't really go alone. I have Zhu Fei and the secret guards. They will never let me get hurt. And since my mother is a princess of Tianlin Kingdom, I won't be in any danger." Mu Fengqie said firmly.
No matter how much she pleaded, Jing Xinche still disagreed. How could he stay in the city in peace while Mu Fengqie went to look for honeysuckle? Was he still a man?
"Absolutely not. No matter what, you can't leave. Don't interfere in this matter. I will definitely bring back the honeysuckle within seven days."
With that, Jing Xinche turned around and didn't want to listen to what Mu Fengqie had to say anymore.
Mu Fengqie sighed heavily. She knew that he said this for her own good, but now they couldn't sacrifice the many for the few.
"Do you really want to watch Pingzhou City fall? I know you care about the country. As a former war god, you should defend Pingzhou. If you're worried about me, just send more people to follow me. I'm useless staying in the city. I don't know any military strategies. I'll just be a burden."
Saying this, Mu Fengqie sighed again. "Besides, look at this situation. Don't you think it's more dangerous for me to stay here?"
Hearing this, Jing Xinche frowned tightly. He could give up his life for the country, but since Mu Fengqie appeared in his life, she had become more important than his life.
But Mu Fengqie was right. Now was indeed a crucial time for Pingzhou. The total defeat of the Tule tribe last time might have inspired the fighting spirit of the grassland people. And the reinforcements would take at least a day to arrive.
If the Tule tribe suddenly attacked the city at this time, then Pingzhou would be in great danger...
Jing Xinche thought for a long time and finally made a decision. "Then I'll send more people to follow you. Promise me you'll come back safely."
Even a woman like Mu Fengqie put national affairs first. How could he, a seven-foot man, still hesitate? As long as he sent all the secret guards around him to protect Mu Fengqie, it should be okay. Besides, there was also the Dark Pavilion. The people in the Dark Pavilion were all experts and would never let Mu Fengqie get hurt.
Hearing this, Mu Fengqie nodded happily. She quickly packed her things with her people and left Pingzhou City.
Before leaving, she instructed the government doctor to give the patients medicine on time and also taught the doctors a set of acupuncture techniques. But it was only a temporary solution and could only delay the situation for a while.
Mu Fengqie looked at the scenery outside the mountain and felt a bit complicated for a moment. She was about to reach her mother's homeland. She wondered if anyone in Tianlin still remembered her mother after all these years.
Zhu Fei was beaming with joy. Since childhood, she had been by the madam's side and had heard a lot about Tianlin Kingdom. Now she finally had the opportunity to go and take a look.
After traveling for a whole day and night, they finally arrived in Tianlin Kingdom before nightfall. They pretended to be merchants coming to purchase goods and sneaked into the city. Mu Fengqie didn't dare to waste any time and immediately went to look for honeysuckle.
To everyone's surprise, there was no honeysuckle in Tianlin Kingdom either. The reason was that it had been bought by the Tule tribe. It seemed that the real culprit behind this incident was definitely the Tule tribe.
Xiao Mu was so angry that his teeth were itching. He said angrily, "The Tule tribe is clearly doing this on purpose. They're really hateful!"
Mu Fengqie also found the situation a bit tricky. But there were so many lives depending on her, so she would never give up. "There must be some place in the city that sells honeysuckle. Look for a black market. As long as the price is right, we don't have to worry about not getting honeysuckle."
The group searched all the way and finally found the black market. There were all kinds of things sold in the black market, but the most common honeysuckle was surprisingly rare.