Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 849

Qian Yin was always efficient. In the afternoon of the second day, she caught four rats, locked them in a cage covered with black cloth, and brought it back to Crown Prince's Mansion.

When Qian Yin arrived at the mansion, Luo Qingyan had already returned and was reading in the room. Seeing that Qian Yin came in with Doctor Zheng, his eyes fell on the cage. He frowned slightly and looked at Yun Shang.

Yun Shang didn't explain to Luo Qingyan. She asked Qian Yin to take the rats to a yard in the mansion where very few people went. Then she washed her hands and asked the wet nurse to take Bao'er away. Then she asked Qin Yi to put on a long robe and a curtain hat for her.

Luo Qingyan frowned and looked up at Yun Shang. "Rats? Why?"

Yun Shang knew that she couldn't hide anything from Luo Qingyan, so she smiled and said, "You know there is a pestilence in the Jin City recently? I asked Qian Yin to inquire about the pestilence and found out it was caused by rats, so I asked them to catch some back. I'm also a doctor. If I find out the cause of the pestilence, I will definitely find a way to deal with it."

"Don't go." Luo Qingyan frowned, "Are you kidding? Since you know the pestilence is caused by rats, how could you bring them into the mansion? The pestilence is raging in the city and there are people being infected every day. Many people have died of this. What if you get infected?"

Yun Shang pouted and said, "Someone frame Empress Hua deliberately with the pestilence, so I tried to find a way to settle this matter? Don't worry. Once I enter the yard with Qian Yin and Dr. Zheng, I'll ask someone to lock it up and just put the food for us at the door. Even if any of us get infected, we won't let the pestilence spread."

Luo Qingyan's face darkened. "You know I'm not worried about this. What I'm worried about is your safety."

Yun Shang lowered her head and didn't respond. Luo Qingyan could see the stubbornness in her eyes. Luo Qingyan sighed and said in a softer voice, "The antidote can't be made in a short time. Will you three stay in the yard until you find the antidote?" After a pause, he continued, "What if Bao'er misses his mother?"

Biting her lips, Yun Shang said vaguely, "He has the wet nurse and you."

Luo Qingyan still disagreed, "Zheng Qiming is a disciple of Doctor Xue Yan. He has superb medical skills and could deal with it alone. No matter what, I won't let you out today."

After Luo Qingyan finished speaking, he called in a secret guard and ordered, "Ask Zheng Qiming to investigate the pestilence. If he needs anything, just let me know."

The secret guard answered and left.

Frustrated, Yun Shang took off her curtained hat. Knowing that Luo Qingyan was a man of his word, she pouted and ignored him. Luo Qingyan didn't care about it at all. He lowered her head and read again.

Dr. Zheng was so capable that he found out the truth on the second day. The secret guard reported Zheng Qiming's findings to Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan, "The rats are not infected, but poisoned. It's a kind of poison called Tianxian. After being poisoned, there would be a series of poisoning reactions, such as pupils dilating, heartbeat accelerating, skin burning, dryness, mouth dryness, loss of sense of direction, hallucinations, weakened vision, and behavior of attack, coma, death. From poisoning to death, it would take a few hours or a few days.

"Dr. Zheng said that the poison is not infectious. He thought that someone must have put the poison in a well or somewhere like that."

Both Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan were shocked and looked at each other. If it was a pestilence, it could be just a coincident, but if it was a poison, it must be done by someone on purpose.

"Oh, I see. No wonder I ordered people to isolate all the people who have been infected with the disease, but there are still more people infected with the disease every day." Luo Qingyan put down the book in his hand, stood up, and turned to Yun Shang. "I'm going to the Palace to report this to the Emperor. You don't need to worry. Have a good rest."

Yun Shang nodded slightly. If it was poison, then it would be easy to get rid of Empress Hua's image as a comet. The so-called pestilence was still spreading rapidly in the past two days, so there must be someone who was still poisoning. As long as they found out where they put the poison, they could just wait there and catch the poisoner.

Thinking of this, Yun Shang felt a little relieved.

Yun Shang went to bed early. On the second day, Qin Yi told her that Luo Qingyan didn't come back all night. Yun Shang knew that Luo Qingyan must have discussed with Xia Huanyu and probably had taken action last night.