Hiding her pregnancy and divorce, she stopped licking and the general panicked

Chapter 39: Giving Birth to a Litter of Piglets

As Lu Ziqian passed by Gu Heng, he deliberately lowered his voice: "A breeding pig is not bad either. At least Jiaojiao can give birth to a litter of piglets for me."

"It's a pity for Master Gu. I'm afraid the one inside won't be able to give birth to a piglet even if he wants to."

"Hahaha……"

Looking at Gu Heng's dark face, Lu Ziqian was in a good mood.

Gu Heng stared at the arrogant young general with a gloomy look. This bastard is not worthy of Jiaojiao at all!

The next morning, the large army set out for Qicheng, which was the first county town infected with the plague they encountered during this trip.

Everyone was fully armed and ready for battle, knowing how severe the test they were about to face would be.

"Didn't I ask you to protect Miss Chen?"

Lu Ziqian looked at the two people who had been waiting at the city gate with a puzzled look on his face.

One of them clasped his fists and said, "Miss Chen asked her subordinates to come here."

"Miss Chen said that the epidemic area is in urgent need of manpower. She doesn't want to waste too much manpower, so leaving Liu Wu alone is enough."

The prince couldn't help but sigh: "Miss Chen is really a good girl who knows the big picture."

After hearing what the prince said, Lu Ziqian had no choice but to agree.

After several days of trekking, Lu Ziqian led his army and finally arrived at Qicheng.

At this time, the city gates were closed and the guards on the city wall were asking questions loudly.

"Who is coming down from the city?"

A young general beside Lu Ziqian stepped forward in frustration and shouted, "Are you blind? Why don't you kneel before the Crown Prince?"

"Open the door quickly and come to welcome you."

The defenders on the tower were visibly startled, then immediately shouted, "Hurry and report this to Magistrate Zhang and General Chen."

"Just say that the court has sent someone, the prince is here in person, and we are saved."

"Go quickly!"

Soon, two dusty men appeared on the city wall. One was wearing official uniform and the other was wearing armor, but they were both covered with black triangular scarves, so their faces could not be seen at all.

The first to speak was General Chen Wei, who recognized the leader Lu Ziqian at a glance.

"This humble general greets General Lu."

"General, the plague is raging in the city, and countless people have died and been injured. You should take the prince back to avoid unnecessary casualties."

"This general and Lord Zhang have decided to defend Qicheng to the death and will not allow the plague to spread further."

"All the people of Qicheng are ready to sacrifice themselves. Let this damn plague trap them in Qicheng."

Lu Ziqian listened to Chen Wei's choked and desperate words, and his eyes became slightly moist. The 30,000 people in Qicheng could not sacrifice in vain.

"General Chen, open the city gate."

The prince also got out of the carriage and said in a commanding tone: "General Chen, open the city gate."

"Since I have been ordered to control the plague, I am also prepared to make sacrifices."

General Chen's eyes instantly turned red when he heard the prince's words: "Your Highness, you can't do that!"

"Your status is precious, you must not put yourself in danger."

"Open the city gates! If I'm unfortunately infected with the plague, it's my fate!"

Magistrate Zhang also shouted, "Your Highness, this is a plague. No one can control it. Your presence will only increase the casualties."

The prince said sternly, "Open the city gates. This is an order."

Seeing that persuasion was futile and not daring to disobey the prince's order, the officials on the city wall had no choice but to open the city gate.

"Prince, please wear this."

At this time, Su Yujiao suddenly handed over a bird-face mask. The mask was made of cowhide, and the eyes were made of fragments of white crystal. Although it was not as transparent as glass and plastic, due to limited conditions, she could only use white crystal instead.

The prince stared at the strange bird-faced mask in Su Yujiao's hand and frowned.

"What is this?"

Su Yujiao explained: "This is a bird-face mask made by ordinary people. The whole mask is airtight and can effectively prevent infection."

"Airtight? Wouldn't that mean you'll suffocate to death?"

Su Yujiao pointed to the beak and said, "There are air holes here."

"The beak is key to preventing plague. Fill the beak with mint, cotton, camphor, and other spices..."

"We are about to enter the epidemic area, and protection is crucial."

"Please, Prince, please wear this mask."

Su Yujiao said, and took out a few sachets: "Wear a few of these sachets too."

"This is a specially prepared sachet for epidemic prevention. It's made with Atractylodes lancea, Platycodon grandiflorum, Asarum, Aconite root, and Aconitum, all ground into a fine powder. Carry it with you to prevent the plague. Do not ingest it."

The prince took the sachet and mask without hesitation and said, "Doctor Su, you are so thoughtful. How many of these masks and sachets did you make?"

"Crystal is expensive and difficult to polish. My ability is limited, so I only made three pairs."

"There aren't many sachets, but there's plenty of powder. We can give each soldier a sachet. They need their own sachets to carry the medicine. If they don't have sachets, they can use purses."

"I have already written the prescription to the imperial physician. Once we enter the city, as long as there are enough herbs, we can immediately prepare the medicine and distribute it to the people in the city."

"Well, well, Doctor Su, you have helped me a lot. I will definitely reward you after we return to the capital."

"Come here, pass out the powder."

The prince looked at the other two masks in Su Yujiao's hands and did not act on his own.

He knew that this mask was life-saving and extremely precious, and he had no right to distribute it.

However, he also guessed in his heart that Doctor Su would keep one for himself, and the remaining one would definitely be Gu Heng's.

After all, Doctor Su and Gu Heng are close friends, so there is no reason for her to give it to someone else.

Sure enough, Su Yujiao walked up to Gu Heng and handed him a mask and two sachets.

And reminded: "To be on the safe side, put on a mask after putting on a mask."

"Ah."

"After entering the city, you must be especially careful. Never come into contact with patients infected with smallpox, and do not use their used cups or clothing. Be sure to wash your hands frequently."

"The main route of transmission of smallpox is droplet transmission, such as breathing, coughing, sneezing, etc."

Su Yujiao had already explained the transmission routes of smallpox many times on the way here, but before entering the city, she still reminded everyone again and again.

I was afraid that they would not take it seriously. After all, the ancients had no concept of air.

I didn’t know that it could be transmitted by breathing the air, and I thought it could only be transmitted by contact with patients.

Lu Ziqian rode on his horse, watching Doctor Su giving instructions to Gu Heng over and over again like a woman. While he felt contempt for him, he also thought of his wife who was praying for him in the capital.

If she were here, she would definitely remind him like this over and over again.

The city gate was already open, and Lu Ziqian shouted impatiently, "Are you leaving or not?"

"If you're so afraid of death, why don't you just go in?"

Su Yujiao paused and walked over. Lu Ziqian looked down at her.

What? Does this little eunuch want to hit someone again?

Su Yujiao looked up at him and handed over the last mask: "Put on the mask first before you put it on."

"what?"

Lu Ziqian thought he had misheard and stared at her in surprise.

No one expected that she would give the last mask to Lu Ziqian.

Even Lu Ziqian himself was confused. He just sat on his horse and looked down at the eunuch who handed him the mask.