A four-year-old medical prodigy descended to the mortal realm, and the entire capital sought her tre

"What are you even thinking about? What could be more important than saving lives?"

Zhou Ruo was dissatisfied with the voice, but felt powerless to do anything about it.

She had only recovered her spiritual power two months earlier than expected, so what was preventing her from waking up?

The heavy snow fell for two days in a row. Fortunately, the epidemic area received tents and bedding allocated by the imperial court, as well as charcoal sent by the Prince of An's mansion.

The common people didn't suffer as much.

Moreover, the cold weather seems to have prevented the spread of the Sirius virus.

The people and doctors were given a moment's respite.

However, the situation remains very serious.

Inside the Ling Shu Hall, Zhao Jinzhong gradually grew accustomed to Zhou Ruo's deep sleep, or rather, he became numb to her suffering.

He had no idea what Zhou Ru had gone through during the days she was unconscious.

Zhao Jinzhong knew almost everything Zhou Ruo had experienced in the past.

But this time, he knew nothing, only worry.

"His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" Eunuch Li's voice rang out at the entrance of the clinic.

The sound wasn't loud, but Zhao Jinzhong could hear it from inside the room.

As he got up to leave, the Crown Prince was led by Jia Yuntian to the door of the room where Zhou Ruo was lying.

They happened to run into Zhao Jinzhong, who was about to leave.

"Greetings, Your Highness! I was unaware of your arrival and have failed to greet you properly!" Zhao Jinzhong bowed to the Crown Prince.

"Young General, you may rise." The Crown Prince walked into the room and stopped when he saw Zhou Ruo lying on the bed.

"Young General, what's wrong with Zhou Ruo?" the Crown Prince asked.

Zhao Jinzhong walked over, took Zhou Ruo's small hand, and said helplessly,

"Imperial Physician Li has also come to see her. He said Ruoruo doesn't have any major problems, but she just won't wake up. I think she might be exhausted."

The Crown Prince also walked to Zhou Ruo's bedside, and Li Shengtang pulled out a chair for him and asked him to sit down.

Zhao Jinzhong also sat down on the edge of the bed.

"The thousands of people in the city who were cured were all thanks to Zhou Ruo. Perhaps she has done her best."

The Crown Prince looked at Zhou Ruo's small face with her eyes tightly closed and spoke to himself.

Zhou Ruo's spiritual consciousness disagreed, "Your Highness, I haven't done my best yet!"

"My spiritual power has recovered. If I can wake up, I could easily heal tens of thousands of people, let alone thousands!"

I don't know if she was bragging or not, but nobody could hear her anyway.

"Have you heard about the Jingxi Pharmacy incident?" the Crown Prince asked Zhao Jinzhong.

Zhao Jinzhong nodded. "I know. They're just taking advantage of the chaos and harming the people."

"In just three days, the number of Fuqi Pills sold in Jingxi Pharmacy has exceeded ten thousand!" The Crown Prince's calm face could not hide his anger.

"What? In just three days, the pharmacies in western Beijing have earned tens of thousands of taels of silver from the common people?"

This number was something Zhao Jinzhong hadn't found out, and it truly shocked him.

It has to be the Crown Prince, as expected.

"With the epidemic in the capital so severe, Wang Changlin, as a marquis, disregards the suffering of the people and dares to profit from the national crisis. I will not let him get away with this!"

"I have ordered the Jingxi Pharmacy to be sealed off. Wang Changlin is under house arrest at the Marquis's residence. We will hand him over to the Emperor for further action once the epidemic has stabilized!"

"They worked through the night to produce Qi-Subduing Pills in that alchemy room, ruining three alchemy furnaces in the process, and they have temporarily shut down the furnaces."

The crown prince was angry when he thought about what Wang Changlin had done.

His actions made Zhao Jinzhong feel much more relieved.

"But the current situation with the Sirius plague is far too severe. To be honest, Jinzhong, there are already people in the palace who have been infected."

Zhao Jinzhong: "What?"

Zhou Ruoling cried out, "Ah? Let me wake up! Let me wake up!"

"One of the concubines in the harem got sick, and the emperor ordered her room to be sealed off, which terrified the other concubines in the vicinity."

The entire harem is now shrouded in panic.

Zhao Jinzhong was stunned by what the Crown Prince said.

He never imagined that the Sirius plague would develop to this extent.

Zhao Jinzhong squeezed Zhou Ruo's small palm and spoke to her in his heart,

"Ruoruo, did you hear what His Highness the Crown Prince said? When will you wake up?"

Zhou Ruo heard this, and she cried, feeling both anxious and aggrieved.

"Brother, I really want to wake up too! But I can't wake up, what should I do?"

The voice inside Zhou Ruo's body sounded again: "Calculating..."

"Who are you? It's been three days, what are you still calculating? If you show your face in front of me, I'll prick you with needles!"

Zhou Ruo was truly angry this time.

He got angry from being anxious.

The Crown Prince stayed in the room where Zhou Ruo was lying for half an hour. "Let it be the will of Heaven! I hope Zhou Ruo can wake up."

He rose somewhat weakly, and then said, "I'll head back now."

Zhao Jinzhong quickly stood up. "Your Highness, why did you come to the Ling Shu Hall?"

The Crown Prince smiled. "I was just a little worried about Zhou Ruo and wanted to come and see him."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Ruoruo... will definitely wake up, and the people will be safe..."

Zhao Jinzhong's words left him unsure of his own position.

Seeing the Crown Prince's concern for Zhou Ruo, he thought he should also comfort the Crown Prince.

After all, moral encouragement is also very important during the pandemic, isn't it?

The crown prince nodded, turned and left.

Zhou Ruo's spiritual sense looked at the Crown Prince, and at the same time, she sensed that the toad spirit that served as the Crown Prince's substitute had begun to be damaged.

"Oh dear, the Crown Prince is about to start his act of feigning illness!"

Not long after the Crown Prince left, An Chang returned.

The Dowager Consort also returned with An Chang.

"Greetings to the Dowager Consort."

"No need for formalities, Jinzhong. And Ruo'er?"

Zhao Jinzhong invited the Dowager Consort into the room where Zhou Ruo was lying.

"Oh dear! Ruo'er, why did you sleep for so long? Don't you miss your grandmother?"

The Empress Dowager walked to Zhou Ruo's bedside, sat on the edge of the bed, stroked Zhou Ruo's small face with a large hand, and spoke to her with heartache.

"Is it because there were too many delicious fruits in your dream that Ruo'er didn't finish eating, so you don't want to wake up?"

The Dowager Princess spoke casually, but her heart was heavy.

Zhao Jinzhong, standing behind the Dowager Consort, quietly inquired of An Chang, "Why has the Dowager Consort come as well?"

With the city in such chaos, it's quite unsafe for the Imperial Concubine to go out.

An Chang sighed softly, "Don't say anymore, no one can stop Grandmother. My father is angry, but Grandmother still insists on coming to see Zhou Ruo."

When Zhou Ruo saw that even the Dowager Consort had come, and listened to what the Dowager Consort was saying, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

I was so moved I wanted to cry, but my body couldn't feel it, and no tears could be released.

The Dowager Consort took out a small package wrapped in a handkerchief, and carefully peeled back the outer layer of cloth to reveal the rice cake inside.

She held the fruit cake to Zhou Ruo's lips and said, "Ruo'er, Grandma remembers you said that you like lemon-flavored cake the most."

Look, Grandma had the chef from the Prince's mansion make this; it's still fresh! Wake up and eat!

An Chang watched from behind and couldn't help but sniff.

Zhao Jinzhong's tears were already welling up in his eyes, but he managed not to let them fall.

"Grandmother..." Zhou Ruo's spirit cried out, "Hey you? Have you thought this through? I don't want Grandmother to be so sad!"

"I can't wait any longer! Please let my spirit return to this body!"

"If you don't let me go back, I'm really not going back! I'm angry!"

"I'll count to three, and if you don't wake me up by then, I'm not waking up!"

"Calculations complete! Please wait a moment..."