The system favors me so much, I get eight meals a day while escaping from famine

Two days later, Jiang Qingyi received a task from the system to go out for a walk.

She thought to herself, is the system afraid that I will get bored staying at home, so it created such a task? However, the reward for this task was still quite attractive to her, because the reward was a set of top-grade silver needles that could be used to save people or kill people, and how to use them depended on the owner of the silver needles.

When Jiang Qingyi went out, she saw many people running in a hurry with scarves on their faces.

Her heart sank immediately. Looking at the situation, the plague at the refugee settlement outside the city was not under control. Moreover, everyone in the city knew about it now, causing some people to panic. It was estimated that these people were stockpiling food in an emergency.

An old lady saw a little girl named Jiang Qingyi walking outside, so she kindly reminded her, "Little girl, you should go home quickly. There is a plague outside the city. You can't go out!"

Jiang Qingyi smiled and said, "I see. Thank you, Auntie. I'll be back soon."

Although the eldest prince told the emperor the news after hearing it, the plague has a latent period in the human body, and symptoms will not appear until six to ten days after infection.

The people who had previously provided porridge to the refugees lived in the city, and they were the first to show symptoms.

One of them was infected but was unaware of the situation. When he developed a cough, he thought he had a cold and went to the clinic to see a doctor.

The result of carrying the pathogen around can be imagined, and many people in the city have been infected.

Now everyone is afraid to go out and can only hide at home.

The emperor has been extremely worried about the plague these days and could only order the people from the Imperial Hospital to deal with it quickly.

There were people delivering meat and vegetables to the palace every day. The people in the Imperial Hospital were not sure whether these people would bring the plague in, so they first fumigated the palace with vinegar to disinfect it, and ordered everyone in the palace to stay indoors.

Even though all precautions had been taken, someone in the palace still fell victim to the attack, and the person who fell victim was the Queen Mother.

In the first two days, the imperial physician only treated the empress dowager for a simple cold, but by the third day, not only did her condition not improve, it even worsened.

The imperial physician then diagnosed that he was infected with the plague.

The emperor was furious. "Come here, check for me. I want to know how the empress dowager contracted this disease!"

The people around were kneeling on the ground, and one of the palace maids couldn't help shaking, because her family was sick, and she bribed someone to send money to her mother.

The emperor's men acted quickly and soon found out what the maid had done. The emperor immediately ordered her to be executed, and even her family members were not spared.

After dealing with the palace maid, the empress dowager's condition still did not improve. The emperor was still worried about this matter. Everyone in the Imperial Hospital felt that their heads might not stay on their necks well.

On this day, the Empress Dowager's condition worsened and bad news came from the imperial physician.

The emperor was anxious but there was nothing he could do. All the concubines in the palace rushed over after hearing the news, and the princes and princesses also came, roughly preparing to see the empress dowager off for the last time.

The second prince approached the emperor and said a few words in a low voice.

The emperor reacted strongly, "Really? I will order someone to find him right away."

Soon, a eunuch from the emperor's service arrived at Jiang Qingyi's house in a carriage, and it was Jiang Qingyi who opened the door.

She asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Eunuch Wang received the emperor's order and his attitude was still very good. "Excuse me, is this Miss Jiang Qingyi's home?"

Jiang Qingyi knew from the way they were dressed that they were not simple people. She did not want to cause trouble to her family, so she simply admitted, "I am Jiang Qingyi."

Eunuch Wang's face lit up with joy, "You are Miss Jiang, that's great, come with us quickly, the emperor wants to see you!"

Emperor Jiang Qingyi would only know a commoner like me unless someone said something in front of him, and that person could only be Sikong Zhuxuan.

Before Sikong Zhuxuan, she had only demonstrated martial arts and medical skills. The emperor couldn't find anyone with high martial arts skills, so he must be looking for her because of her medical skills. The emperor needs her to save someone!

Jiang Qingyi's mind was full of thoughts. "Excuse me, sir, wait a moment. I'll go tell my family."

Although Eunuch Wang was anxious, he still agreed, "Miss Jiang, please hurry up."

Jiang Qingyi went in and told Old Lady Jiang and Zhao, then followed Eunuch Wang into the carriage.

Half an hour later, the carriage drove into the palace.

When they reached a place where the carriage could not go, Eunuch Wang pulled Jiang Qingyi and ran towards the Cining Palace.

Twenty minutes later, the two appeared at the gate of the Cining Palace.

Eunuch Wang tidied himself up and calmed his breathing. He was a little surprised to see Jiang Qingyi standing there like nothing had happened. Then he said, "Miss Jiang, wait a moment. Let me have someone report it."

Jiang Qingyi nodded.

Soon, someone asked Eunuch Wang to take Jiang Qingyi in.

Jiang Qingyi followed him in and blinked when she saw a lot of people standing in the yard, but there was nothing different in her expression.

Eunuch Wang brought Jiang Qingyi to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have brought the person here."

Jiang Qingyi knelt on the ground and said, "I, Jiang Qingyi, pay my respects to His Majesty."

The emperor couldn't help but frown when he saw Jiang Qingyi, "Are you Jiang Qingyi, and you know medical skills?"

Jiang Qingyi didn't dare to look up. This was a feudal society. If you were not careful in front of the ruler, you could lose your head. She didn't dare to take the risk, nor did she want to bring trouble to the Jiang family.

"Your Majesty, I do know medical skills."

Although the emperor did not believe in Jiang Qingyi's medical skills, he still trusted the second prince and said, "The queen mother is ill, you go and see her, and make sure she gets well!"

Afterwards, Jiang Qingyi was brought to the empress dowager's bedside by a palace maid. There were many people kneeling beside her, some of whom were wearing official uniforms. They were probably imperial doctors.

Jiang Qingyi looked at the person lying on the bed, leaned over and began to take her pulse. Soon she confirmed that the empress dowager had also been infected with the plague and was already terminally ill. If she hadn't come, she might have really died.

As for how the Queen Mother became infected, that was not her concern.

Jiang Qingyi looked indifferent, and then said to a doctor beside him, "Sir, can you please help me?"

The doctor replied tremblingly, "Young lady, please speak."

"Two liang of Cimicifuga, one liang of Angelica sinensis, one liang of Sichuan pepper, two liang of licorice, a piece of roasted turtle shell, half a liang of realgar, boil four bowls of water until one bowl is left, and bring it here."

"Miss, can this prescription cure it?"

Jiang Qingyi nodded, "It's useful, but it can't cure everything."

At this moment, the lives of all the imperial doctors and palace maids nearby depended on Jiang Qingyi. After she finished speaking, the imperial physician immediately went to prepare.

When the emperor saw the imperial physician coming out, he angrily asked, "Wang Qi, why are you coming out here instead of trying to save the empress dowager? Don't you want to keep your head?"

Doctor Wang knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, spare my life. It was Miss Jiang who gave me a prescription. I am going to make the medicine. Please understand, Your Majesty!"

The emperor asked again, "Oh, you mean that girl really has a way?"

"Your Majesty, Miss Jiang only told us to boil the medicine and send it over, but Miss Jiang was very professional when she treated the Queen Mother. She is indeed talented."

"If that's the case, why don't you go and make the medicine!"

"Yes, yes, thank you, Your Majesty!"