On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1864: Lure the snake out of its hole

The situation in Xicheng District is more serious than Yan Ruyu had imagined.

When she arrived, the abbot and Governor Cao were also there.

The two of them hadn't left yet. Often they would have meals with everyone before leaving.

Let the people develop a mentality that the government is with them and shares the joys and sorrows with them.

This is what the abbot suggested.

The abbot was sweating profusely and hurried over to greet him: "He was fine before, I don't know what happened today."

"At first, there were only a few people who said they felt uncomfortable, but then more and more people started to complain."

A large number of people have collapsed now, at least a hundred of them.

The abbot whispered to Yan Ruyu, "I don't think it's poisoning, and the infection is spreading very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it went from a few people to dozens, and now it's over a hundred."

"I made them drink the spring water, but it didn't work."

“Could it be a plague?”

Yan Ruyu glanced at him and waved her hand: "Don't panic, the plague doesn't have these symptoms."

The abbot was a little annoyed: "It was so hard to calm people's hearts, but now this incident has happened, all the efforts will be wasted."

After the abbot finished speaking, he felt that he had spoken out of turn.

The most annoying person right now should be Yan Ruyu, who doesn't help but makes things worse.

He quickly changed the topic: "It's okay, don't worry too much, no one has died yet, cure the disease and turn the situation around, it's the same."

Yan Ruyu nodded: "I have asked someone to invite Doctor Cao, he should be here soon."

She was treating the patient here, while Huo Changhe and Governor Cao went to see the city guards.

They are the most panicked now.

Because they are responsible for the meals.

Everything else is fine, but some people started feeling uncomfortable after eating, so they cannot escape the blame.

They are several teams, now gathered together, all looking uneasy.

Huo Changhe said in a clear voice: "Don't panic, everyone. I will investigate carefully and ask questions clearly. I will not wrongly accuse anyone, and I will not let anyone take the blame at will."

Many people felt relieved.

Huo Changhe said: "Everyone look around you to see if they are the same people as before, and if anyone is missing."

They have always been drawn from the entire battalion in formation. Even if they don't know each other completely, they can still recognize and remember the people around them during this period.

But after a moment, someone said, "Your Majesty, Wang Hu is not here."

Huo Changhe looked in the direction of the sound and saw the third team, the one responsible for making porridge.

"Come out and say it."

The sergeant stepped out of the line and repeated what he had just said: "Your Majesty, Wang Hu is not here. Before dinner, he said he had a stomachache and went to the toilet. He hasn't come back yet."

Governor Cao frowned: "How could it take so long?"

"My Lord, I'm afraid this matter is related to him."

Huo Changhe immediately said, "Come here, go find this guy called Wang Hu."

"Yes."

The guards went to look for him immediately and came back with a report shortly afterwards.

"Your Majesty, there is no one over there."

The answer is already obvious.

Huo Changhe's face darkened: "Search again, expand the scope."

Governor Cao also sent out yamen runners to look for him.

Huo Changhe thought for a moment and said to Governor Cao: "This matter is of great importance. We don't know how many people will fall in a short time. We must take precautions early."

"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."

"Go and ask Li Chengshi to come and ask him to draw troops from the military camp to guard the city. Make sure to catch the man. I'm afraid that Wang Hu is not the only one who can make such a big fuss."

"Yes."

Governor Cao was startled and did not dare to delay. He quickly wrote a letter and asked Cui Chong to take his badge to see the envoy Li Cheng.

It was already dark. Lanterns were hung in other parts of the city, and countless torches were lit in the West City.

The number of people falling down is still increasing, but not as fast as before. In total, there are now as many as one hundred and forty or fifty people.

Military doctor Cao came, and the father and son of the Sun family also came, and the situation in Xicheng was very busy.

……

Envoy Li Cheng had not returned to the city for the past two days and had been in the military camp. After dinner, he was reading a military book when someone outside came to report that someone had come from the city and wanted to see him for an urgent matter.

There are still more than a hundred soldiers under his command in the city, so he dare not relax.

When I heard that someone was coming from the city, and it was for urgent matters, I became nervous.

"Please."

As soon as Cui Chong came in, he recognized him.

"Cui Chong, what happened?"

After asking this, his heart tensed even more. He knew that Cui Chong was the confidant of Governor Cao, and he would not have been allowed to come if it was not an important matter.

Cui Chong handed over the letter and the token with both hands: "Envoy Li, this is a letter from my master to you, please take a look."

Li Chengshi quickly opened it and looked at it under the lamp.

There were not many words in the letter, just a few simple lines, but it was enough to make Li Chengshi tremble with fear.

"How is the situation? Is it serious? Have you found out who did it?"

He asked three questions in a row.

His nerves are almost broken. God help him, I hope it is not his men who are causing trouble. Otherwise, he will not be able to continue his job as the city defender.

"Don't worry, City Herald. Although the situation is urgent, the prince and princess are here. We have invited Doctor Cao and Doctor Sun."

Li Chengshi did not ask any more questions. He quickly called up the troops and asked several teams to go first. After they finished dealing with the military affairs, he would also lead his troops to follow.

With such a big thing happening, how could he just sit still?

……

Yan Ruyu was busy in the city, ordering people to take care of the sick. If anyone was still feeling unwell, just speak up.

After Huo Changhe's investigation, he found that except for Wang Hu, no one else was suspicious. It was a good strategy to use people, so he asked them to go and help quickly.

No one noticed that a black shadow came and landed on Huo Changhe's shoulder.

Huo Changhe brought Xiaolan to see Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu fed it a piece of dried meat, patted its head, and it spread its wings and flew away again.

The light in West City is brighter than daylight, as if the day has not ended yet.

Huo Changhe ordered the city gates to be opened and the city defense troops would arrive later to facilitate their entry into the city.

Everyone was so busy that no one noticed that Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe were missing.

……

There is a small woods ten miles outside the city.

A team of people moved silently, dormant and patiently waiting.

In the distance, from the direction of the city defense army camp, two teams of troops had passed by. They were all ordered by Li Chengshi to provide support to Youcheng City.

There are three teams in the first batch.

About a quarter of an hour later, the sound of horse hooves was heard again.

The third team has arrived.

However, the third team did not rush forward like the previous two teams, but stopped.

After waiting for a while, the sound of horse hooves came from the direction of Youcheng in the distance.

The third team was waiting for them.

When the two groups met, the leader asked, "Have you brought everyone out?"

"Except for Wang Hu and the other seven, all the others have been brought out."

"Wang Hu disobeyed military orders and he is seeking his own death."

"Everyone is here, follow me!"

At the command, no one said anything and everyone followed him, changing direction and setting off.

As soon as the words fell, a light suddenly appeared in the woods, shining through the dense branches and leaves, straight at them, and into the darkness.

Everyone was shocked and drew their swords: "Who is in the forest?"

"Who is here? Come out!"

I only heard someone's voice ask coldly, "Lieutenant General Li, where are you going?"