I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 505 is a piece of wood
"You know perfectly well what I'm asking." Chu Liuzheng looked at the turtles fighting in the glass jar. "I need a prescription to cure the plague."

"His Majesty already asked me this," Yi Zhen shrugged. "Like I said, I don't know."

"Don't be ridiculous." Chu Liuzheng looked at him, unconvinced. "The prescription for the plague is so important, it's impossible that it doesn't exist in any timeline."

"Really, no." Yi Zhen lowered his head and dug into the watermelon. "I've already told you so much, one more thing won't make a difference, why should I hide it from you?"

That makes some sense.

Chu Liuzheng squinted at him for a moment, then asked, "You should know who was the first to cure the sick people, right?"

“Feng Jing,” Yi Zhen answered readily, “He and Qin Shu jointly developed an effective treatment for the epidemic.”

[It really is Dr. Feng.]

Seeing two bubbles appear on Chu Liuzheng's lips, Yi Zhen comforted him, "Feng Jing has already taken the doctors from Yinsha Island to Qingzhou, and Qin Shu has gone too. With the two of them there, they will be able to find the right medicine sooner or later. In any case, the plague won't spread to the capital, so why are you so anxious?"

“The longer we delay, the more people will die from the plague, so the sooner the better.” Chu Liuzheng fanned himself with his fan. Although he was still anxious, he had received accurate information from Yi Zhen, which at least brought him some comfort.

Yi Zhen sent someone to deliver watermelons and invited her to stay and watch the turtles together.

Chu Liuzheng politely declined, saying, "I have to go to the Imperial Kitchen. I'll be going now."

She got up to take her leave, but suddenly remembered something, sat back down, looked at Yi Zhen and asked, "You said before that Doctor Qin would fall in love with Doctor Feng because of a life-or-death crisis, could it be this time?"

Yi Zhen nodded, his mouth full of watermelon.

Chu Liuzheng's heart skipped a beat, and he pressed, "Is it Doctor Feng or Doctor Qin who is in danger?"

After asking the question, she realized she had asked a pointless question. Feng Jing was immune to all poisons, so Qin Shu was naturally in greater danger from contact with patients infected with the disease.

Without saying much, she hurriedly wrote a letter to Feng Jing, also including all the effective methods for combating the plague that she had collected in the system.

*
The sweltering heat of August made the days particularly unbearable.

Qingzhou was first hit by floods and then by an epidemic. The prices of grain and medicine in the surrounding towns skyrocketed. The grain and medicine that the court had stockpiled in advance came in handy. The Minister of Revenue finally stopped crying when he looked at the accounts and secretly praised the emperor's wisdom.

In order to develop a cure, Qin Shu voluntarily removed her protective gear and contracted the plague. When she was seriously ill, Qin Shu carefully told Feng Jing about her various physical discomforts and even tested the medicine on herself.

Half a month later, Feng Jing developed a prescription to prevent and control the plague, and the plague stopped spreading to the surrounding towns.

Ten days later, the patients who had taken the medicine gradually recovered.

On the seventh day of the ninth lunar month, the last person who had contracted the plague recovered, and the gloom that had hung over the people of Qingzhou completely dissipated.

With the intervention of local governments and the supervision of imperial censors, post-disaster reconstruction work proceeded in an orderly manner.

The emperor was overjoyed and rewarded him for his merits. He bestowed upon Feng Jing an additional golden plaque inscribed with "Miraculous Healing Hands" and upon Qin Shu a golden plaque inscribed with "Benevolent Heart and Skillful Hands".

Feng Jing and Qin Shu entered the palace together to express their gratitude for the reward. The next day, when they left the palace, the two said goodbye at Donghua Gate.

"Don't push, don't push."

"Keep your voice down."

"Dr. Feng blushed."

Chu Liuzheng and the others crouched around the corner, stealing glances at the man and woman talking beside the carriage.

Seeing that Feng Jing couldn't get to the point for a while, Chu Liuzheng became impatient, "Why are you dawdling like this? Just confess already!"

Chen Xing nodded in agreement and whispered, "It's rare to see Doctor Qin so patient. He used to use his acupuncture needles in less than five sentences."

"You jinx." Siyue pinched her, and sure enough, Qin Shu took out three silver needles.

Yu Zhui covered her eyes, "Oh no, oh no, Doctor Feng is going to get pricked again."

"No," Lu Fei, who had come to join the fun, said in a low voice, "It seems that Doctor Qin is going to give the silver needles to Doctor Feng."

Upon hearing this, everyone craned their necks to look, and sure enough, they saw Feng Jing take three silver needles from Qin Shu's hand.

Chu Liuzheng stroked his chin. "Doctor Feng has his own silver needles, so why did Doctor Qin give him this?"

"Shh—" Chen Xing gestured for everyone to be quiet, and together with Si Yue and Lü Fei, they listened intently.

Chu Liuzheng and Yu Zhui stared at the three of them expectantly, wondering what they had just said. Si Yue whispered, "Doctor Qin said that Doctor Feng saved her life. One silver needle is one favor, and Doctor Feng can ask her to do three things."

"You can't break the law, you can't violate morality, you can't..." Chen Xing added, "...to save the man, except for Dr. Feng himself."

Wow! Dr. Feng has even been selected as an exception, that's impressive!

Chu Liuzheng secretly gave Feng Jingdian a thumbs up, feeling that he had a good chance of winning back his wife.

"Huh?" Yu Zhui, who had been peeking, widened her eyes. "Such a good opportunity, why did Doctor Feng let Doctor Qin get in the carriage? Hurry up and confess your feelings with the silver needles!"

If Doctor Feng were willing to force Doctor Qin, he would have already begged the tyrant for a marriage decree; there would be no need to use silver needles.

Chu Liuzheng sighed. It seemed there would be no result today. Just as she was about to wave someone back to avoid being discovered by Feng Jing and the other person for spying, Chen Xing suddenly tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Sister, look! Doctor Feng has caught up with them."

[Frog Fun! Is it time to confess your feelings?]

Chu Liuzheng immediately peeked out.

[Wow, they really caught up! Dr. Qin even rolled down the car window. What are those two saying, one up and one down?]

She pricked up her ears, trying to hear clearly.

But she couldn't hear very well when they were so close, and now that they're farther away, she can hear even less.

Siyue whispered, "Doctor Feng said he wants to go to Xinbao City and asked Doctor Qin if he agrees."

"And then?" Chu Liuzheng pressed, "Do you agree?"

Lu Fei said, "Doctor Qin said that Xinbao City does not belong to her. Whether Doctor Feng goes or not is her own business. There is no need to ask her."

Wow! Isn't this tacit agreement? That's progress!

Chu Liuzheng was happy for Feng Jing, "Anything else?"

“And…” Lu Fei withdrew his gaze, his expression somewhat distorted, as were Chen Xing and Si Yue’s expressions.

Yu Zhui asked in confusion, "Why do you all have that expression?"

Lu Fei said expressionlessly, "Doctor Feng said that since Doctor Qin disagrees, he will not go and will return to Silver Sand Island."

Chu Liuzheng: "..."

Jade Pendant: "..."

Chen Xing added, "Doctor Qin left without saying a word."

Siyue added, "Doctor Feng thought Doctor Qin was angry, so he didn't dare to chase after him."

Chu Liuzheng: "..."

Jade Pendant: "..."

The two of them thought at the same time: Dr. Feng is such a blockhead!

Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but run out from where he was hiding, and sure enough, he saw Feng Jing standing alone, looking up at the direction of the palace gate, like an abandoned puppy.

The carriage that Qin Shu was riding in was no longer visible.

She walked over and said, "If I were you, I would chase after them."

A voice suddenly came from behind, startling Feng Jing. He quickly turned around and saw Chu Liuzheng. He asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"I've come to see you off." Chu Liuzheng waved to the back, and Lü Fei and the others also came out from their hiding place.

Feng Jing was taken aback: "When did you arrive?"

“From the moment you started talking to Doctor Feng,” Yu Zhui replied.

Lu Fei stepped forward and nudged Feng Jing with his shoulder, "The palace gates aren't closed yet, we can still catch up now."

(End of this chapter)