The ugliest queen ever

Chapter 98 103 Roots
Early the next morning, the sky was dimly lit.
Su Xueqing asked people to place flowers around the corpse, and then threw all the clothes, pillows and other items used in life into it.
He muttered some words in his mouth and said: "You can go on the road with peace of mind. After this difficult period, I will find someone to cross over for you."
After finishing speaking, Su Xueqing sprinkled some kerosene around, then struck a match, and threw it among the dead bodies.
Just listening to the sound of "boom--", the flames rushed around.The surroundings were all red, illuminated by the fire as if it were daytime.
Tie Zhu stood beside him, weeping.There were some names that Su Xueqing couldn't understand, and they must be people he knew.
However, thinking that so many people would soon turn into ashes and disappear, Su Xueqing couldn't help but feel a throbbing pain in his heart.
"Okay, don't cry, the dead are gone, the important thing is to live. Let's continue to save people!"
Tie Zhu nodded, and wiped away the tears, the eyes washed by the tears were extraordinarily clear.
At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the patients lying on the ground screamed and scratched, almost tearing their bodies to pieces.
Seeing the bloody scene where everyone's life was worse than death, Su Xueqing hurriedly recruited people to build a tent, and then brought well water from a bucket to wipe them one by one.Trying to make them cool and feel better.
After everyone calmed down a bit, Su Xueqing took "Peace" from the carriage again, and lit the fumes behind the patients one by one.
At this moment, You Feng came over, saw this move, and asked curiously: "My Lady, what are you doing?"
Su Xueqing poked her head out and explained with a small smile: "This is Anxi. I read it in the "Treasure of Eastern Medicine" and said that igniting it has the effects of enlightening one's mind, warding off filth, and promoting qi and blood. You bring Passing one in the past and letting them smell it also has the effect of preventing epidemics."
You Feng smiled unexpectedly when he heard this: "Young lady, do you also know medicine?"
"Hehe, I read some medical books when I came out. If you don't know anything, how can you save people, don't you think?"
You Feng nodded, with a strange brilliance in his eyes and said: "Okay, I'll go there now."
As soon as You Feng left, Tie Zhu ran over panting again. After a night of contact, Su Xueqing found that the boy was not infected with the plague, and after giving him some food, he was as energetic and energetic as a normal person.Therefore, no one suspects him now, and he has been used as one of his own.
"I heard from them that you are the empress?" Tiezu walked behind Su Xueqing with a look of incredulity and curiosity.
Although Tie Zhu was 20 years old, he looked only about fifteen or sixteen years old.It may be due to lack of nutrition since childhood, or it may be due to family inheritance. His face is yellow and thin, his voice is dry and hoarse, which makes him look like a child.
Su Xueqing raised her body, looked at him calmly and asked, "What's wrong?"
Seeing Su Xueqing admit it, he was even more overjoyed: "No... no... it's just the first time I've seen the empress grow up..."
"You're so fat, right? I now understand why you can recognize me at a glance when everyone is wearing white coats and masks, with only one pair of eyes showing. It turns out that my figure told you all."
Tie Zhu quickly waved his hand, denying: "No... no... I mean, the first time I saw the Empress, she appeared before me alive, and she came to save me. It's really amazing. .”
Seeing the anxious and shy look of the other party, Su Xueqing shook her head and smiled slightly: "Fool, if you are free now, please do me a favor."
"What's the matter? Tie Zhu is willing, willing!" Seeing that the empress asked for help with something, Tie Zhu was overjoyed with excitement, and immediately agreed without asking.
Su Xueqing calmly took out a sachet, then took out a round black granular pill, shifted her eyes to Tie Zhu and said: "This is my homemade rat poison, it contains arsenic, you crushed these pills Put them inside some sweets, and hide them in dark corners, like where mice like to go. Let them enjoy this last lunch!"
"Ah? Ma'am, are you going to kill them?"
Su Xue rolled her eyes, nodded and smiled sullenly: "That's right, if they don't die, we will die."
After receiving the order, Tie Zhu ran away with a "swoosh": "I'll do it right away."
A day passed in a blink of an eye.
Half of the people in the entire Moon City have been sorted out.
Day and night, the thirty or so people who did not sleep, did not eat or drink, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Su Xueqing fetched some dry food from the carriage she had prepared, and then called everyone over.Everyone turned from rocks to tables and formed a group.
After taking off their masks and gloves, everyone looked a little embarrassed.
Su Xueqing handed out the food to everyone one by one, and said with concern on her face: "Everyone has worked hard, let's eat something!"
Everyone took the things and started chewing one after another.At this time Tie Zhu also came over, Su Xueqing gave him a portion of the food, and he ate with everyone.
You Feng poured a glass of water and drank it alone.When Su Xueqing handed him the food, he said he had no appetite.There was an unconcealable sadness on his handsome face.
Su Xueqing knew that he was for the common people, so he didn't have the heart to eat.At that moment, she also put down her food, and took advantage of this moment of rest to talk to him.
"Have you found out the root cause of their illness? What's going on?"
"I have just checked the symptoms of the patients. When they first contracted this plague, they will first lose their appetite, discharge from the eyes and nose, and dry cough. If it is slightly severe, they will show vomiting and/or diarrhea. Among them, they will have a fever and see Hallucinations, weakness, and lack of energy. In the later stage, there will be neurological symptoms, such as shaking the head, drooling, or uncontrollable chewing movements, etc., as well as cramps and seizures. Furthermore, self-harm, suicide, Or starve to death."
"Then what did you give them to drink just now?" Su Xueqing couldn't help but feel heavy after hearing these terrible symptoms. Yes, this plague is much more difficult than imagined.
"I boiled Angong Niuhuang Pill, Zhibao Pill, and Zixue Pill into a soup and let them take it. These medicines were prepared by myself at home. At present, they can control their illness, but they cannot eradicate."
Hearing this, Su Xueqing nodded a little reassuringly and said, "Then is there any record of this kind of illness in the medical books? Or, is there any mention of remedies?"
Wasn't the ancient plague very violent?Should there be a precedent recorded?If there is a similar situation, someone must have found a solution. In this way, they don't have to go around in circles, and they can follow the precedent and save people directly.
You Feng shook his head in disappointment and said: "There are records in medical books, but unfortunately, the symptoms of each plague are different, so the medicines used are different. Moreover, we have not found the root cause of the plague, so it is difficult to make a decision. "
"The root cause?" Speaking of the root cause, Su Xueqing suddenly thought that that boy Tie Zhu was an exception. He was born in Moon City, so he must be able to find clues from him.Thinking of this, she quickly walked to Tie Zhu, grabbed the boy's hand, and dragged him to You Feng.
Tie Zhu swallowed the steamed stuffed bun in his hand, choked and said, "Your Majesty...wh...what's the matter?"
"Tie Zhu's life is at stake right now, you have to answer our questions properly."
Seeing Su Xueqing's serious face, Tie Zhu was taken aback, and his expression became serious: "Mother, tell me... Tie Zhu's answer is yes."
Su Xueqing walked over and put it on his shoulder, trying to make him relax: "What does your family do?"
"My father is a doctor in the city."
Speaking of the doctor, Su Xueqing and You Feng looked at each other, nodded at the same time, and then turned their eyes to Tie Zhu: "Okay, tell me, is it because your father knew that the plague was coming, so he gave you something to eat so that you would not be punished?" Infected?"
Tie Zhu shook his head without thinking: "Impossible, if my father knew that there was a plague and it would be contagious, he would definitely not let me eat it, but let my mother eat it first. Besides, in those days, my father They didn't let me eat anything, my daily meals were with them."
"That is to say, your father doesn't know at all? There is no solution?"
"Well, if there is, our family will not be destroyed. My mother is dead, and my father's whereabouts are unknown now." Speaking of this, Tie Zhu seemed to have been exposed to his scars. He was so sad that he couldn't help crying.
Su Xueqing patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, and coaxed him softly: "Don't cry, let's find a way first, and you'll be fine if you live. Tell me, do you know when the plague started and who Was it stained first?"
"This..." Tie Zhu tilted his head, thinking with some effort.When You Feng and Su Xueqing were full of anxiety, his black eyes sparkled, and he said as if he had discovered a treasure: "I remembered that half a month ago, the old man Zhang from the Zhang family suddenly brought his son to see the doctor. That is to see my father to see a doctor."
"What happened next?" Seeing the clue, Su Xueqing and You Feng were so excited, they stared at Tie Zhu for a moment.
Tie Zhu's eyes were surprisingly clear and black. He stared into the distance and continued to recall: "That day, I saw that Zhang Bao's expression was not right, just like the current patient, weak all over, and was being held by his father. At that time, my father asked His situation. The old man Zhang said that there is no rain, the farmer has no harvest, the family is poor, and the children have not eaten meat for a long time. He clamored for broth every day. and the rats formed a nest. When I thought of those rats stealing food from his house, they were still so impoverished as they walked through the market and came and went freely. In a fit of anger, I killed one or two. Seeing that the meat of those rats was fat and tender, like He came up with the idea of ​​eating meat. So that day he cooked a pot of rat meat for his son. After eating, the child felt uncomfortable, and then he became like this. Later, all of the old man’s family fell seriously ill. Immediately afterwards, the people of Yuecheng also began to show this symptom."
"Ah, so it was caused by eating mice?" Su Xueqing opened her mouth in disbelief after hearing this.In modern times, Su Xueqing often saw adults eating rats when she was a child. Later, some experts suggested that if rats ingested harmful substances such as chronic rat poison and heavy metals into their bodies, people would happen to eat the meat of such rats, poisons and heavy metals, etc. Harmful substances will enter the human body and cause chronic poisoning.
Even the chefs of rat meat restaurants are prone to serious diseases when they are in close contact with the fur, feces, internal organs, blood, etc. of rats during the process of slaughtering rats.Therefore, from the perspective of health and epidemic prevention, it is not recommended that humans eat rats.
But this time, old man Zhang's son, Zhang Bao, must have been infected with the virus because of rat meat, and then infected the entire population of Yuecheng.
"Your Majesty, I'm going to read the medical books now to find out the treatment methods." Seeing that the truth had come to light, You Feng couldn't help himself, and turned around to look for the prescription to treat the common people.
At this time, Su Xueqing pulled him back, glanced at him with deep meaning, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, in fact, the antidote is already available, Tie Zhu should have taken this kind of medicine, so he is lucky." Survive."
Hearing this, You Feng immediately turned his gaze to Tie Zhu, looked at him with complicated eyes, and said bitterly with the corners of his lips: "Tie Zhu, tell me, what did you eat?"
Tie Zhu was confused by the two people's questions, and stomped anxiously on the spot: "I don't know, these days, my father and I eat and drink the same. It's just..."
"Just what?" Su Xueqing and You Feng asked at the same time with a tacit understanding.
"It's just that I was called by my father to gather medicine on the mountain. On the way back, because I was hungry, I went to the river to catch a fish, and set up a boiler outside to make soup."
"Fish?" The two were startled, and looked at each other in disbelief.
"Can this fish cure plague?" You Feng has been practicing medicine for several years, but he has never heard of it.
"Yes, can fish prevent it?" Su Xueqing only heard that eating fish can help recovery and healing when sick or wounded:
Moreover, EPA and DHA in fish meat can lower blood lipids and avoid the threat of heart disease.This treatment of the plague should not work, right?
"Really, I didn't lie to you. If there is one thing that eats differently from Dad, it is this fish." Tie Zhu didn't know how to say it, so he could only spread his hands in embarrassment.
Su Xueqing and You Feng were silent for a moment at the same time, finally raised their heads, and said decisively: "Whether it works or not, we have to try it."
"My lady, are you really going to do this?"
"That's right. Now, let's send people to catch fish and make soup to see if there is any improvement."
"Okay!" You Feng waved to his subordinates, and everyone obeyed the order.
Su Xueqing gestured and said: "Now, let's divide the number of people into two groups, one group rests, and the other group works. After the group that has finished resting wakes up, we will take over the shift of this group."
"We can't sleep, there are so many people waiting for us to save." One of the volunteers said impassionedly, yes, now here, no one can just watch others die, they just want to do their best My last effort to help these people.
After hearing what he said, the others said passionately, "Yes, how can we sleep at this time?"
Su Xueqing raised her hand, with an indifferent face, signaling everyone to calm down: "Listen to me, you are human, not iron. If you don't rest now, if you get tired all at once, how will you save people? I'll let you take turns to rest, It is to let everyone have a healthy body. If anyone is weak, the plague will soon invade your body and infect you. Even if you are not doing it for yourself, you must also speak for the next people. force."
"Your Majesty is right, Zhao Er, Ziyuan, Dongjiu... you guys rest. For the rest, wait for your Majesty's order." Back off as he said.
"Okay, the remaining people will be in groups of three, and each will take orders. One group will catch fish, and the other group will go shouting around Moon City, so that the patients can hear our help. Right now, our manpower is unable to catch all of them. Bring them here, if those patients who are not serious hear the sound, they will definitely follow. We can also save some manpower. The other group of people, now immediately go to urge the imperial court to send them quickly. The next Two groups, your group is in charge of taking care of the patients. If you find that the condition is serious, you should first use Mongolian sweat medicine to stun and carry it to the side. It is best not to disturb other patients to rest. The last group is in charge of collecting herbs on the mountain. It's for you. Do you understand? If you understand, we will split up."
"Yes!" A loud reply seemed to burst the entire eardrum.
Under the orderly command of Su Xueqing, everyone acted one after another.Even though their eyes are red and their bodies are covered with dust, they still persist and regard the life and death of the common people as relatives.Seeing this scene, Tie Zhu was very moved, "Plop—" he knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Su Xueqing and said, "Mistress, you are such a good lady, Tie Zhu represents the villagers of Yuecheng, thank you."
Su Xueqing lifted Tie Zhu up, and said with a little reproach: "Don't do it, what are you kneeling for? Everyone is so busy now, you are in the mood to kneel, but I am not in the mood to bear it. Tell you Tie Zhu, you The task now is to go to the edge of the entire Moon City to see if there are any survivors. No, it should be said that there are people like you who have not been infected with the plague. "
"Okay, Tie Zhu will follow what the empress says, and Tie Zhu will go now."
After Tie Zhu left, You Fengfeng could see the admiration in Su Xueqing's eyes, and he said, "Mother, I am more and more impressed with you now."
"Hehe, it's too much of an award, Dr. You is not bad either."
"No, empress, without you, You felt that the rescue of the people this time was just on paper, and had no practical effect. But empress is very wise, and the people of Yuecheng should be saved in your hands."
"It's also due to Doctor You. If I didn't have you this time, I don't think I would be able to solve so many things. You know, I'm not sure about leaving the palace this time. If it wasn't for Doctor You to bring this group of volunteers Righteous men, I don't think I can do anything."
"Because of such a lady, we have this group of passionate righteous men."
"So, the people of Yuecheng should thank you."
"Your Majesty is humble. However, this trip, I really want to thank them for their heroic behavior."
"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)