Your majesty, Empress Xianyu doesn't want to leave the cold palace

Chapter 856

in the palace.

After two days of coma, Qi Ranran finally woke up.

Whenever she thought of Feng Yanyan, she felt heartbroken and blamed herself even more.

She always thought that if Feng Yanyan hadn't investigated Jiang Li, the accident wouldn't have happened.

The imperial palace is now under a state of total martial law, and no one is allowed to leave the palace unless summoned.

The tension in the air could be felt just in the palace. Qi Ranran glanced at the sleeping child and asked, "How is the disease in the capital under control?"

Caiyue whispered, her voice as low as possible, "I heard that hundreds of people die every day..."

In just a few days, the casualties in the capital reached tens of thousands. Except for those who had been infected and isolated, even those who were temporarily safe were in a panic.

The capital city today has none of its former prosperity, and the sounds of wailing, crying and screaming are heard everywhere.

Those wealthy families who could not leave the capital simply hid back in their own houses.

Anyone who showed the slightest symptom was beaten to death or burned before they could receive treatment.

The disease came suddenly and violently, and the people in the capital were divided into two groups: one group consisted of people who were not infected with the disease, and the other group consisted of people who were infected with the disease.

Those who were safe and sound were on high alert, and if they came across anyone showing the slightest symptom, they would simply throw them out, beat them, kill them, or burn them, using extremely cruel methods.

As for those who were infected with the disease, everyone avoided them. No one showed mercy to them except those in the imperial court. They could hardly survive in their daily lives. The living environment was poor, and the casualties were even more severe.

Even hearing it from Caiyue's mouth was so terrifying, let alone those who were spending their days like years outside the palace walls.

Qi Ranran struggled to get up. Caiyue's face changed immediately when she saw her. "My queen, you still need to recuperate."

"I am fine."

  It is still peaceful at this moment, but what about the future?

The capital is in such a dire state now. What should we do if there are extreme ideas and they turn their attention to the imperial palace and force him to abdicate?

Everyone wants to live, and they are all citizens of Beiyu. Anyone who is injured or dies is a loss to Beiyu.

What's more, her current identity is the Queen of Beiyu.

Since I have assumed this position, I must shoulder the responsibilities. After leaving Changle Palace, I went directly to the Imperial Pharmacy.

Although she is not proficient in medicine, she has seen many difficult and complicated diseases in modern times, and it might be a disease she is familiar with.

I have read almost all the ancient books.

Just looking at the symptoms of the patients, it can be seen that the disease is not transmitted through breathing, and it is closely related to people. The only thing people need every day is water.

Qi Ranran asked: "Where is the water source? Have you checked the water source?"

The imperial physician replied: "Your Majesty, I have checked the source of the water and it is not poisonous."

Qi Ranran hesitated: "Maybe...it's not poison."

Maybe... bacteria.

Bacteria are more infectious than poisons. The Black Death in history killed nearly one-third of Europe's population. No toxin reaction was detected in the water source, which does not necessarily mean that there are bacteria. Since the cause cannot be found, we must make more hypotheses and verify and eliminate them one by one.

She asked again: "Do the water sources in the palace and outside the palace come from the same source?"

Up to now, the outbreak of diseases has occurred outside the palace, and no problems have occurred inside the palace.

If the water source is different, this situation may occur.

Upon hearing this, the palace servant said, "To answer your Majesty's question, the water source in the palace is indeed different from that outside the palace. The water source in the palace comes from the mountain behind. It is a separate water source."

The royal supply of water is needed every day, so naturally there can be no mistakes. There are usually guards stationed there to guard the water.

Qi Ranran murmured: "That's it."

The symptoms of these patients were somewhat similar to those she had seen in the news. She was not well versed in medical skills, so she had to conduct experiments to verify the facts.

"Go and fetch some water from the source outside the palace. It will be of use to me."

"Yes."