sbdcsierra Chapter 363 My heart was pounding.
Chapter 363 My heart was pounding.
"What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, it is Doctor Yuan who is looking for Miss Long. He is currently waiting at the gate of the mansion."
The guard looked at Long Chuqing: "Miss Long, Doctor Yuan said he has something very urgent to discuss with you, and he said he needs to talk to you in person to find out the details."
Is there an emergency you need to contact her?
Xiao Han and Long Chuqing exchanged a glance.
Although Doctor Yuan has temporarily returned to the pharmacy, he can freely enter and leave the Prince's residence.
Normally, once you've arrived at the gate of the mansion, there's no reason not to come in.
If it's an important matter, wouldn't it save more time to just come in and talk?
Xiao Han asked, "Doctor Yuan is already at the door, why doesn't he come in by himself?"
"That's what I asked at first, but Doctor Yuan didn't even get out of the carriage. He told me to hurry in and inform Miss Long."
Long Chuqing stood up.
"It looks like something urgent has happened. I'll go check it out!"
Xiao Han also stood up: "I will go with you."
Upon arriving at the gate of the mansion, they saw Doctor Yuan pressing his head against the carriage window, peering out.
"Miss Long, over here."
Upon seeing Long Chuqing appear at the door, Doctor Yuan quickly beckoned her over.
Long Chuqing walked towards the carriage, and Xiao Han followed behind her.
Doctor Yuan quickly stopped him: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I have some important matters to discuss with Miss Long. Why don't you go back first?"
Doctor Yuan waved his hand vigorously, signaling Xiao Han not to come closer.
Xiao Han's gaze darkened: Was Doctor Yuan finding him a nuisance?
What exactly is he up to?
Long Chuqing stopped and turned to look at Xiao Han: "Why don't you go back first? Doctor Yuan probably encountered a difficult patient. I'll go with him to take a look."
Dr. Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, he is a difficult patient."
Xiao Han thought about it and realized that he really couldn't help with anything related to the patient.
He glanced at Doctor Yuan, then looked at Long Chuqing and nodded: "Yes."
Long Chuqing boarded Doctor Yuan's carriage, and the young apprentice drove the carriage away from the palace.
Inside the carriage, Doctor Yuan explained the matter to Long Chuqing.
This morning, a lady paid him a large sum of money to come to her home to treat a patient with a fever.
After observation and diagnosis, his symptoms were similar to those of common cold and fever, so Dr. Yuan gave him a few acupuncture treatments.
After the patient's fever subsided slightly, he prescribed a few more doses of antipyretic and wind-cold-dispelling medicine and then left.
But at noon, the patient's family came again, informing them that his condition had not only not improved, but had even worsened.
Dr. Yuan then accompanied the patient's family to the patient's home.
Upon arriving at the scene, he found that the patient's condition was indeed much more serious than it had been that morning.
In addition to high fever, the patient also experienced chills, nausea, and vomiting, accompanied by symptoms such as general weakness and muscle aches.
Moreover, several other patients with the same symptoms appeared in the patient's residence at the same time; these people were all the patient's bodyguards.
Dr. Yuan suspected it might be caused by infection, but he also noticed that while colds are contagious, the symptoms are not as severe as they appear.
Dr. Yuan sensed something was amiss, so he called the patient's wife to inquire about where the patient had been recently, whether he had come into contact with anything unclean, or if there were any other abnormalities, etc.
The lady thought about it carefully and actually remembered some things.
She said that the patient had gone to the mountains two days ago and complained when he came back, saying that he was really unlucky today, as if he had been bitten by rats in the mountains.
被老鼠咬？
Upon hearing this, Doctor Yuan's face turned deathly pale, and his heart pounded wildly.
The word 'epidemic' immediately popped into my mind.
His symptoms, including high fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and body aches, matched those he had read about in medical books.
He quickly checked the patient's wounds from rat bites, and what he saw shocked him.
The wound, which originally only had small teeth marks and scratches, has now swelled and turned black. The wound has also begun to ulcerate and fester, and many dark purple bruises have appeared on the surrounding skin.
Something is wrong.
He suddenly realized that things might be a bit tricky.
Although he had some medical knowledge about epidemics, he had never actually encountered such a disease in his decades of life.
This matter is of utmost importance and cannot be determined by him alone; it requires extremely careful handling.
If it really is an epidemic, then the situation is very serious.
A series of unpleasant thoughts immediately popped into his mind.
You must know, this is the capital city!
The imperial city was home not only to ordinary people, but also to the emperor, imperial relatives, civil and military officials, wealthy merchants, and so on... These were the lifeblood and foundation of a dynasty.
The capital city also has the largest population. If it were truly an epidemic, the entire dynasty would be in danger once the risk of transmission emerged.
This is terrible, this is terrible! He dared not speculate any further.
I dare not easily determine the accuracy of this matter.
At the same time, he immediately thought of Long Chuqing.
So he rushed back to the palace to find her and take her with him to confirm the matter.
All the way, he prayed that it wasn't what he thought, and that he was just making a mistake due to his lack of skill.
"Since I have never seen a real case of the epidemic, and I know the seriousness of the matter, I dare not make any rash conclusions on my own. That's why I came back to the manor to find you."
"I have been in contact with patients and I am afraid of the risk of infection, so I dared not enter the Prince's residence. I did not get out of the carriage to pay my respects to Your Highness just now because I was afraid that I might pass on my illness to him. I hope Your Highness will not blame me for my rudeness."
Long Chu was also shocked after hearing this; if it really was the plague, then the matter was very serious.
Long Chuqing looked at the anxious Doctor Yuan sitting opposite her and said, "You're afraid of infecting the Prince with your illness, but aren't you afraid of infecting me?"
Dr. Yuan: "..."
"Sigh, you..." Doctor Yuan was speechless: "Miss Long, what time is it? Don't joke with me like this. I'm already so anxious."
Long Chuqing was just teasing him. Seeing how tense he looked, she said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. It hasn't been confirmed yet! Maybe it's not an epidemic. Don't be so tense."
Doctor Yuan tucked his hands into his sleeves and looked at Long Chuqing with a complicated expression: "I am not as optimistic as you. It is an epidemic, and many people will die."
"I was the first doctor to come into contact with the patient, and now it's over..." Dr. Yuan looked up at the roof of the car, a sorrowful expression on his face as he faced impending death: "If it really is an epidemic, I'm afraid my old bones won't be able to withstand it, alas..."
Long Chuqing comforted him, "We can't make wild guesses right now and lose our composure. I'll know once I go to the scene."
Dr. Yuan rolled up the car window and looked out: "Sigh... I'd better take a good look at this sky now! Take a good look at this peaceful capital city, remember the hustle and bustle of today, and cherish every moment."
Long Chuqing: "..."
She sensed a tragic grandeur about Dr. Yuan, as if he were about to bravely face death.