Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 875 - 873_1

Chapter 875: Chapter 873_1

Gong Qinghua came with the imperial doctor specifically to diagnose Xiao’er’s condition, but intended to avoid administering any medicine if possible.

However, now that the Princess of Rui’an County has been infected with the plague, he is unable to withhold treatment!

Otherwise, these two shameless individuals would certainly stay here and spread the disease to the people of Nangong Country.

Gong Qinghua didn’t believe that they used up all their medicine. He was well aware that these two came to seek revenge!

But in order to prevent the plague from spreading, he had no choice but to give them the medicine and ensure Xiao’er consumed it before leaving.

Reluctantly, Gong Qinghua proffered the pill, "Princess Rui’an, please take this medicine quickly to avoid spreading the disease, otherwise, you can forget about leaving Nangong Country!"

"I don’t understand what you’re saying. You seem to be confused! You, the Nangong Country, are the ones who tried to harm us! I was infected with the plague on Zhan’er Island. Don’t you think we can guess you deliberately released those flea-carrying germs? You’re lucky I’m not seeking revenge from Nangong Country!"

"You have no proof!" Gong Qinghua retorted. Those plague-infected fleas were not released by Nangong Country, but given by people from Japan.

He never understood how twisted the Japanese’s minds were, yet they always conjured up such sinister tricks.

Xiao’er seized the pill, removed its stopper and sniffed it. Unable to help herself, she sneezed, spraying saliva on Gong Qinghua’s face.

When Gong Qinghua noticed Xiao’er sneezing, he stepped back. But he didn’t expect Xiao’er to be so shameless as to sneeze in his direction!

Infuriated, Gong Qinghua quickly wiped his face clean: "Princess Rui’an, don’t you feel disgraceful?"

"I’m sorry, the medicine is so fragrant I couldn’t help myself!" With that, Xiao’er swallowed the pill.

"Princess! Don’t you wonder if the pill has been tampered with? What if it’s poisoned?" Yang Mei couldn’t help but exclaim when she saw Xiao’er swallow the pill with no hesitation.

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t utter a word, he just handed Xiao’er a cup of water.

"If I’m poisoned, I’ll just ask the Second Prince for an antidote!" Xiao’er took the water from Shangguan Xuanyi, took a sip, and put the cup down.

Gong Qinghua rolled his eyes when he heard this, "Don’t worry, the poison won’t kill you!"

"Of course, I won’t die. However, Second Prince, as we all know, most infectious diseases can be spread through saliva. Just now, I sneezed directly onto you. I think you might have a very high chance of getting infected with the plague. But, since you dared to release plague-carrying fleas in Zhan’er Island, I’m sure you know how to treat plague. It’s really none of my business!"

"You..." Gong Qinghua’s face turned pale at these words!

Unable to utter a single word, he quickly left to wash his face!

He believed that one could only get infected by consuming food, water contaminated by a plague patient or direct contact with their saliva. Could he really get infected just by being sneezed at?!

"Oh yeah, Second Prince, remember to disinfect the places I’ve been to, to prevent infecting others." Xiao’er shouted to the retreating figure.

"You better not step out of this room! Don’t blame us, Nangong Country, for being rude if you do! And please leave Nangong Country as soon as possible!" His fear was so intense, his first instinct was to strangle them if they stayed!

Angrily, Gong Qinghua commanded his inn staff to, "Anyone not wanting to die quickly, go to the medicine shop and buy some Atractylodes to burn!"

Although they lacked modern equipment such as UV lamps for air disinfection, it didn’t mean they couldn’t do it at all.

The ancients burned Atractylodes root with pig’s toenails to produce smoke that was thought to possess antimicrobial properties. Therefore, in an epidemic or at the beginning of the year, burning Atractylodes was a common practice to avoid misfortunes.

Xiao’er didn’t know how effective this was, but she knew a lot of people did it as a preventive measure.

But of course, just burning Atractylodes didn’t guarantee the complete elimination of harmful germs and the room couldn’t simply be considered safe.

However, these measures would at least provide some degree of protection.

"If it weren’t for your evil intentions, unleashing plague-infected fleas on Zhan’er Island, do you think we would want to come here?" She was not at all keen on coming here!

Gong Qinghua made no response. He had run away too far.

He needed to hurry back home to wash his face and bath, as well as burn the clothes he wore.

Gong Qinghua wished he could fly away. If he were to get infected with the plague, he would make Shen Xiao’er pay with her life!

What a despicable act!

Only when Gong Qinghua was out of sight did Xiao’er speak, "I guess we indirectly helped the princess, right? Perhaps she can rest a bit easier now?"

Gong Qinghua had lost all his food resources. Not only the food in Nangong Country was gone, he also had his food stolen from two granaries in Minze Country. One granary was not successfully plundered, so it was set on fire. He made up his mind - better to destroy it than let Gong Qinghua have it.

Now, he had even attracted suspicions from the Nangong Emperor. His intentions to take the throne were even more remote. He would have to lay low for quite some time.

Surely, this was good news for the Crown Prince Gong Zixuan!

As for whether he would die from the plague, Xiao’er did not dare to think about it - for a disaster, once released, could last for a thousand years!

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded upon hearing this. "Gong Qinghua will definitely behave for a while, Shangguan Wanru will deliver her child safely, so don’t worry!"

"Let’s leave as soon as possible! I’ve contracted the plague and it’s inappropriate to bid her farewell. Although the disease will quickly improve after the treatment, I think it’s still better to keep my distance. Moreover, if Gong Qinghua was truly infected by me, he would never let us get away! "

"Alright, we’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

"So I have to continue eating seafood congee for dinner tonight, right?"

"Yes!" This time, Shangguan Xuanyi agreed without hesitation.

"Ah, we’re too soft-hearted. If the princess hadn’t married into Nangong Country, we could simply catch those fleas and throw them back into Nangong Country. That would’ve been more satisfying." Yang Mei complained in frustration.

Becuase the princess lived there, they were always somewhat restrained. They tried to ensure their actions wouldn’t cause unnecessary trouble for Shangguan Wanru.

In the evening, Shangguan Wanru sent a maid over to deliver a lot of replenishing foods.

She was aware that Xiao’er was sick, but due to her pregnancy, she didn’t dare to come in person, so she sent her maid to send her apologies and tokens of care.

Early the next morning, Xiao’er wrote a farewell letter to Shangguan Wanru. Then, while the sun was still not up and the weather was not too hot, they quickly left Nangong Country.

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