si-mexico Chapter 370 Hesitated
Chapter 370 Hesitated
When Long Chuqing drove the carriage back to the west of the city, it was already completely dark.
Without lanterns and hampered by wind and snow, visibility was poor, but fortunately, the surrounding area was covered in snow, making it barely possible to see the road.
Prince Xiao Yue of Jin arrived in the west of the city earlier than Long Chuqing.
When he received the letter from Qing Tong, the yamen was just about to close for the day. Fortunately, no one had left yet, so he didn't question the contents of the letter, knowing that his younger brother wouldn't joke about such a thing.
He immediately gathered his men and set off for the west of the city, finding the location of the Huang residence according to the address given in the letter.
Prince Jin was faster than Xiao Han had expected. The distance between the east and west sides of the city was quite far, but they came on horseback, which made them much faster than Long Chuqing's carriage on the snow.
"Control zone ahead, passage prohibited."
As Long Chuqing was about to enter the alley where the Huang residence was located, she was stopped by the guards stationed at the entrance.
The guards informed us that if we were not residents of the western part of the city, it would be best not to go in at this time, because from now on, we would only be allowed to enter and not leave.
Long Chuqing was not surprised to see these guards. She knew that Xiao Han had taken action after reading her letter, but the action was much faster than she had expected.
Long Chuqing truthfully replied, "I am a doctor, and my destination is the Huang residence ahead."
When the guards heard Long Chuqing claim to be a doctor and that he was going to the Huang residence, which they had sealed off and isolated, they immediately became alert.
"Wait a moment, I'll go and inform them." With that, the guard immediately turned and ran into the alley.
A short while later, someone rode over on horseback.
Only when they got closer could they see each other's faces clearly.
"Miss Long, it's you."
The person who arrived was none other than Lan Yu, Xiao Yue's personal bodyguard.
Lan Yu dismounted and went to the carriage.
"I heard from a guard that you intend to enter the Huang residence?"
As Lan Yu asked this question, she suddenly realized that the person who delivered the message to the prince was His Highness Prince Qin, so the person who discovered the epidemic here could be Miss Long.
That must be her, otherwise she wouldn't be here.
"Yes, I brought some medicinal herbs with me."
Long Chuqing lifted the carriage curtain, revealing large and small packages of medicinal herbs inside.
"Can you let me in now? I'll follow the rules and only go in, not out."
"This..." Lan Yu thought for a moment, "Alright, then come with me!"
At this moment, Xiao Yue and a group of guards holding torches were standing about half a mile away from the Huang residence, seemingly waiting for news from inside.
Lan Yu brought Long Chuqing to Xiao Yue. "Your Highness, it's Miss Long."
Upon hearing of Long Chuqing's arrival, Xiao Yue's tense expression softened slightly.
Both the person who diagnosed the epidemic and the person who delivered the message were Long Chuqing, so he wasn't particularly surprised that she was here.
On the contrary, his tense heart was somewhat relieved after seeing her.
"Miss Long..."
Long Chuqing stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Jin."
“Miss Long, there’s no need for such formalities.” Xiao Yue reached out a hand in a gesture of support.
"Is the young lady going to enter the Huang family mansion?"
Long Chuqing replied, "Yes, I brought some medicinal herbs."
He thought that his seventh brother wouldn't let Miss Long come here to risk her life after learning the seriousness of the matter, but he didn't expect her to come anyway.
Xiao Yue glanced at the carriage behind her, then looked at her again and asked, "Are you really going to enter the Huang residence? I can arrange for these medicinal herbs to be delivered in."
"No need, I can bring it in myself. I went out to get medicine, and the patients inside are still waiting!"
Xiao Yue's slightly relaxed brows furrowed again.
“Once the epidemic is confirmed, this place will be taken over by the Imperial Hospital. They will send medical officers to treat patients here. You don’t need to risk going in,” Xiao Yue advised gently.
Long Chuqing politely declined Xiao Yue's offer: "I appreciate Your Highness's kindness, but I still need to go by myself this time. I have two physician friends left at the Huang residence!"
"There are many physicians in the Imperial Medical Academy, and quite a few doctors and physicians in the capital. You, a young lady, don't need to be at the forefront. You don't absolutely have to go."
Long Chuqing looked at Xiao Yue in silence for a few seconds, then sighed softly, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
She turned around and got back into the carriage: "The epidemic is dangerous. Your Highness, please take precautions when you go out next time. I'll be going now."
Seeing that Long Chuqing's mind was made up, and that he had no right to decide her choice, Xiao Yue could only instruct her, "I will remember this, Miss Long... please be careful in everything."
Long Chuqing nodded in response: "Giddy up..."
The carriage slowly drove towards the Huang residence ahead.
In the hour or so that Long Chuqing went out to deliver the message, Boss Huang and his three bodyguards' conditions suddenly began to deteriorate.
At this moment, Doctor Qiu, whom Xiao Yue had brought, entered the Huang residence, and Doctor Yuan explained Huang's symptoms to him in detail.
The doctor Qiu's expression changed as soon as he heard the doctor Yuan's description, and when he heard the coughing sounds coming from various corners of the mansion, he immediately sensed that the situation was not good.
On the way here, the prince mentioned to him that there were suspected cases of the epidemic and asked him to get a diagnosis, but he didn't take it seriously at the time.
After all, quite a few people catch a cold in winter, and occasionally there are cases of people dying from severe colds. But after hearing Dr. Yuan's description, he couldn't stay calm.
Even though he was a doctor, he was still afraid of dying when faced with such a highly contagious and deadly epidemic.
At this point, he was already having second thoughts.
However, given the prince's instructions, I had to personally confirm the information before I could give a proper reply.
He asked Dr. Yuan to accompany him inside to diagnose the patient, but Dr. Yuan refused without hesitation.
Later, after he spoke kindly to Doctor Yuan, Doctor Yuan reluctantly agreed to go in with him.
Both of them took full precautions before entering the ward. Dr. Qiu arrived just as Mr. Huang's condition worsened and determined the cause of his illness without needing to conduct a detailed diagnosis.
It's one thing to hear it from others, but it's quite another to diagnose it yourself. In the freezing cold of a snowy day, Dr. Qiu was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat.
When Long Chuqing returned to the Huang residence, the situation of Boss Huang and the three bodyguards was already extremely critical.
"Miss Long, you're finally back." Upon seeing Long Chuqing return, Doctor Yuan excitedly stepped forward: "Go and see Master Huang quickly, his condition is deteriorating, and the situation doesn't look optimistic."
Long Chuqing handed the three prescriptions to Doctor Yuan: "Okay, I'll go take a look. The medicinal herbs have already been delivered to the front yard. You, Doctor Qiu, and Xiao Zeng go and prepare the medicine according to the prescriptions, and have Madam Huang arrange for someone to decoct it."
"The potent medicine prescription was prepared for four people, specifically for Boss Huang and three other patients. The other prescription was prepared in a large pot for everyone, and those with cough symptoms were given an extra bowl to drink."
Doctor Yuan took the prescription: "Okay, I'll go right away."
He pulled Dr. Qiu away as well: "Come on, Lao Qiu, now that we're in, we're not going out for the time being. Let's help with the work!"
"It's not Old Yuan." Dr. Qiu was clearly still a bit confused: "Why are you listening to her..."
Doctor Qiu turned to look at Long Chuqing's retreating figure and muttered, "That girl looked somewhat familiar, like I've seen her somewhere before!"
Doctor Qiu lived near the government office. Whenever officials or prisoners in need of medical treatment were injured, they would call on Doctor Qiu to come and treat them.
The reason he felt Long Chuqing looked familiar was because he had seen her before when Doctor Qiu was treating the playboy's injuries in the back office after she had caused a scene by assaulting someone and getting into trouble with the authorities.