In the palace.

After two days of sleeping, Qi Ranran finally woke up.

Every time she thought of Feng Yanyan, she felt heartbroken and blamed herself even more.

She always thought that if Feng Yanyan didn't investigate Jiang Li, nothing would happen.

Today, the palace has entered a state of total martial law, and no one is allowed to leave the palace unless summoned.

You could feel the tension in the air just in the palace. Qi Ranran glanced at the sleeping child and asked, "How is the condition under control in Jingzhong?"

Caiyue whispered, her voice was extremely low, "I heard that hundreds of people die every day...·"

In just a few days, the number of casualties in the capital reached tens of thousands. Except for those who had been infected with the disease and were quarantined, even those who were temporarily safe were panicked.

Today's capital city is not as prosperous as it used to be, and there are endless cries and screams.

Those wealthy households who could not leave the capital simply hid in their respective houses.

Those who encountered even the slightest symptoms were beaten to death and burned before receiving treatment.

The disease came quickly and violently, and the capital was directly divided into two groups, one wave of people who were not infected with the disease, and the other wave of people who were infected with the disease.

Those who are safe are on guard, and if they encounter anyone with symptoms at all, they will be thrown out, beaten, killed, or burned, and the methods are extremely cruel.

As for those who contracted the disease, everyone shunned them. Except for those in the imperial court, no one showed mercy. Even daily survival was difficult to sustain. The living environment was poor, and the deaths and injuries were even greater.

Even hearing it from Caiyue's mouth was so frightening, let alone those who spent their days outside the palace walls.

Qi Ranran struggled to get up, and Caiyue's expression immediately changed when she saw him, "My Lady, you still need to cultivate yourself."

"I'm fine."

The current moment is peaceful for the time being, but what about the future?

Now that the capital is in such a miserable state, what if someone has extreme ideas, turns the finger on the palace, and crowds attack the palace?

Everyone wants to live and is a citizen of Beiyu. Whoever gets hurt or dies is Beiyu's loss.

What's more, her current identity is the queen of Beiyu.

Since you have this identity, you must shoulder your responsibilities.

After leaving Changle Palace, we went directly to the Imperial Pharmacy.

Although she has no knowledge of medical skills, she has seen many difficult and complicated diseases in modern times, and maybe they are diseases she recognizes.

I almost looked through ancient books.

Looking only at the patient's symptoms, it can be seen that the disease is not transmitted through breathing, but is closely related to people. The only thing people need every day is water.

Qi Ranran asked: "Where is the water source? Has the water source been checked?"

The imperial doctor replied: "I'm telling you, I've checked the water source and it's not poisonous."

Qi Ranran hesitated: "Maybe... it's not poison."

Maybe...bacteria.

Bacteria are more infectious than poisons. The Black Death in history killed nearly one-third of the population in Europe. No toxin reaction was detected in the water source, which means there may not be bacteria. Since we can’t find the cause, we must do more.

Assumptions are verified and eliminated one by one.

She asked again: "Do the water sources in the palace and the water sources outside the palace come from the same place?"

So far, outbreaks of disease have occurred outside the uterus and have not yet occurred inside the uterus.

If the water source is different, it may cause this situation.

The palace attendant heard this and said, "If I tell you, the water source in the palace is indeed different from that outside the palace. The water source in the palace comes from the back mountain, which is a separate water source."

The royal supply and water are needed every day, so there is no room for error, and there are even guards stationed on weekdays.

Qi Ranran murmured: "This is it."

The symptoms of these patients were somewhat similar to what she had seen on the news. She was not proficient in medical skills, so she had to conduct experiments if she wanted to confirm it.

"Go and get some water from the water source outside the palace. It will be useful to me."
Chapter completed!