He Shulan laughed dumbly: "Girl, what is there to argue about at this time? There are so many sick people in the capital now. If you follow them out, you will easily get sick."

Qiu Dong looked worried: "Then why did you go out?"

"The situation in the capital is getting worse and worse. I have to go out and take a look."

"Oh." After hearing what He Shulan said, Qiu Dong stopped making a fuss and wanted to follow her out.

He Shulan went out without taking a carriage, but walked slowly on the street.

There were only a few passers-by walking on the streets which were usually bustling with people.

The street vendors disappeared, the shop doors were closed, and there was a faint smell of herbs in the air.

He Shulan frowned at the bleak scene. The situation in the capital was more serious than she had imagined.

Chun Xia was frightened: "Princess, the capital is too dangerous now, let's go back to the Prince's Mansion."

"We've already come out, we can't give up halfway, let's go to the front and take a look."

There was no other way, Chunxia could only follow He Shulan and continue moving forward.

After walking for a long time, I didn't see any civilians, not even a sick person, and I walked to the corner.

Seeing a middle-aged woman carrying a basket of vegetables passing by, He Shulan hurried forward to stop her and said, "Sister, do you know where those sick people can get medical treatment?"

The middle-aged woman's heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously stepped back, keeping a distance from the two men.

Looking at He Shulan in front of him, her face was ruddy and she didn't look sick, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "In order to prevent infection, the sick people were all arranged to stay in temples outside the capital."

"Thank you." He Shulan walked towards the suburbs.

The middle-aged woman stopped him and said, "Do any of your relatives fall ill? I advise you not to go. With so many sick patients gathered together, you will be easily infected."

He Shulan smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, but I have to go and take a look." Then she turned and left.

Chunxia was very scared, but followed anyway.

The middle-aged woman looked at the master and servant who were leaving and shook her head: "Young people really don't know how to live or die."

The master and servant came to the city gate, but were stopped by soldiers: "This is an emergency, you are not allowed to leave."

He Shulan replied: "I am the Princess of the Prince's Mansion. I want to go and see how the sick people are doing."

The soldier said the same thing as the middle-aged woman: "All the sick patients in the capital have been sent to the suburbs. If you go there, you will easily be infected. I advise you not to go."

"I know that things are getting more and more serious. The prince hasn't returned home during this period. I want to go and take a look and help the prince."

The soldier hesitated, then opened the gate: "When you get there, follow the doctor's instructions and be careful not to get sick."

"Thanks for reminding."

The temple in the suburbs was not far from the capital, and the master and servant arrived there quickly.

Chun Xia was timid and held He Shulan back, "Princess, I'm afraid of getting sick."

He Shulan consoled him, "This disease is not so easily transmitted, otherwise, the capital would have become a living hell long ago."

These words made Chunxia feel a lot more at ease, but the fear in her heart still did not disappear.

He Shulan sighed and pointed at Chunxia's head with her slender white fingers: "You girl, you are usually arrogant and domineering in the mansion, but you are scared at this time. It turns out that you are just a paper tiger."

"You can't say that. When have I ever been so arrogant and domineering? I am more obedient than anyone else." Chunxia retorted unconvinced.

He Shulan laughed out loud: "Yes, yes, you are not arrogant or domineering, you are more obedient than anyone else."

When Chunxia heard these words, she thought of the servants and maids in the mansion who often made mistakes or got into trouble and would be scolded by her.

The way he pointed his fingers at others was no different from being arrogant and domineering, and he lacked the confidence to speak: "You are laughing at me."

"No, why would I laugh at you? Of course, I am complimenting you."

Chunxia glared at He Shulan, no longer feeling the fear she had before.

He Shulan continued, "If you are afraid, wait for me at the bottom of the mountain."

"How can that be possible?" Chun Xia exclaimed, "I will not leave you alone. I am afraid in my heart, but as long as the Princess is here, I am not afraid anymore."

He Shulan didn't respond and turned and walked towards the stone stairs.

When I arrived at the temple, I didn't see the desolateness as I had imagined, but instead it was clean and tidy.

There were many patients, but they were arranged in an orderly manner. He Shulan walked to the entrance of the temple.

He was stopped by a little medicine boy who was boiling medicine. The boy was wearing white clothes, a white hat, and his mouth and nose were wrapped with white cloth.

The childish voice slowly spoke: "Madam, the temple is full of patients, you can't just go in."

"Of course I know. I came here specially to see it."

The little medicine boy continued, "The master has ordered that no one is allowed to enter except the patients and the doctors."

Although He Shulan wanted to go and see, she also knew the importance of it: "Is the prince here?"

"Yes, in the small house upstairs." The little medicine boy pointed to a makeshift wooden house not far away and said, "Go find him there."

He Shulan walked forward and saw rows of stoves and racks along the way.

The shelves were piled high with medicines and there was medicine boiling on the stove, but there were very few people boiling the medicines and the pharmacist was busy running around.

This made He Shulan very curious, and she couldn't help but stop and ask, "Why are there so few people working?"

The little medicine boy replied as he worked: "Everyone is unwilling to come after hearing that it is an infectious disease. The soldiers in the capital need to maintain law and order and cannot come to help, so we are the only ones left."

He Shulan did not reply. She pushed open the door of the wooden house and saw the prince standing next to the imperial physician, checking the newly purchased medicine.

He looked tired, and the clothes he was wearing were still from a few days ago. It seemed that he had been staying here for the past few days without washing.

She stood at the door silently without saying a word.

When the prince was done, he turned around and saw He Shulan, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"You haven't returned home during this period, and more and more people are sick. I want to come and see you and help you."

The prince disagreed with He Shulan coming here: "You are not a doctor, you can't help much here, not to mention that there are patients everywhere, it's easy to be infected, and I have to take care of you when the time comes."

"I'm not that weak, nor as useless as you think. Although I don't know medicine, I can do other things."

This surprised the prince. He never expected that a young lady from a wealthy family who grew up in the backyard of a mansion would be willing to do such rough work.

"These are all rough jobs, I'm afraid you can't do them." The prince was still worried.

"If you don't let me try, how do you know it won't work?" He Shulan was married to Liu Chen in her previous life. Before Liu Chen became successful, she did many things by herself.

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