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"Take the initiative to resign from the position of Crown Prince?"

In the prince's residence, Chu Huanyan couldn't help but laugh after hearing what Xiao Jinzhi said about what happened in the imperial study.

"Does Emperor Xiao think that if you take the initiative to resign, it will not count as his order to depose the prince? Even if the secret person is still there, he will not immediately make everything public in anger?"

"Maybe." Xiao Jinzhi leaned on the chair and spoke leisurely, "Or maybe I just want to temporarily stabilize the secret person before completely deposing the prince. After all, I took the initiative to depose the prince, and he proposed the dethronement. The message that gets out is naturally different.”

Of course, perhaps in Emperor Xiao's view, if during this period the person in the dark could not hold back anymore and threaten him again not to agree to this matter, and then follow the clues to find out the person in the dark, it would be regarded as an unexpected gain.

"Are you actually trying to use this incident to lure out the secret person?" Looking at Xiao Jinzhi, Chu Huanyan asked.

Xiao Jinzhi curled her lips, "This pool of water has been calm for too long. If you don't drop a stone or two, how can it cause ripples?"

Although it is a bit risky, it is much better than just freezing in place like this. He has people keeping an eye on him secretly, especially among the courtiers. If anyone makes any changes, they should be able to detect it in time.

"Have you ever thought that if something goes wrong with the epidemic, you will really be deposed, and no one will show up until you are deposed?" Chu Huanyan couldn't help but ask.

As a result, it is now very disadvantageous for them.

By then, I am afraid that not only will he lose his position as the prince, but he may also be killed by someone sent by Emperor Xiao.

"I've thought about it." Xiao Jinzhi's eyes deepened, "But I want to bet this time. As for the epidemic, I have to rely on Shen Chi."

"You can rely on me for everything. I'm just a doctor, not a god." Shen Chi's angry voice came from outside the garden.

The next moment, he walked into the garden holding the medicine box and looking tired.

"Doctor Shen, how is the situation?" Chu Huanyan asked.

"It's more troublesome." Shen Chi placed the medicine box on the stone table and sighed softly.

He checked on many patients, and they were all in roughly the same condition: high fever, vomiting, and coma. At first glance, it does look like an epidemic, but it is a little strange.

"Among those infected, almost all symptoms are the same, and there is no difference in severity. Especially those soldiers. Logically speaking, their physical condition should be much better than that of the refugees. Even if it is really an epidemic, depending on their physical condition, the symptoms should be mild. Some are right, but they are almost all equally serious."

"Isn't it because the refugees have been drinking the decoctions during this period?" Chu Huanyan thought, "Maybe the decoctions have played a role in strengthening their physique."

"I have thought about this reason, but it probably isn't." Shen Chi shook his head, "Although the decoctions they often drink do have the effect of strengthening the body and preventing diseases, there should still be subtle effects on a person's body. There are differences. But the symptoms between them are almost the same, which is really strange."

"Is it possible that it was poisoning?" Xiao Jinzhi looked at Shen Chi and asked.

Chu Huanyan took a breath and looked at Shen Chi as well.

The epidemic this time was really too sudden, and very strange. If it was poisoning... it seems that everything would be clear.

but……

"It's not that I haven't guessed this, but for such a large-scale poisoning, unless it was in water or food. But everyone drank water and ate, some people were poisoned, and some were not. This really means that It doesn't make sense." Shen Chi sighed and frowned.

Furthermore, he had not found any evidence to prove that someone had poisoned him, so he couldn't lie.

"Except how he was poisoned, is it possible that poison can cause such symptoms?" Chu Huanyan asked.

Shen Chi nodded, "Of course there are, and there are a lot of them. If you can't determine what kind of poison it is, it will be difficult to prescribe the right medicine in a short time."

Now all he could do was to prescribe some decoctions to temporarily control their condition so that they would not lose their lives due to high fever and fainting.

But whether it was an epidemic or poisoning, for the time being, he had not yet found a cure.

Shen Chi took the medicine box and left. Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Jinzhi also ordered someone to prepare a carriage to take Chu Huanyan back home.

Along the way, although Xiao Jinzhi offered words of comfort, Chu Huanyan still felt a little heavy.

Although there was no evidence, she always felt that this incident had something to do with Xiao Rongxuan or Queen Wei.

But if even Shen Chi couldn't find out the cause of the poisoning, even if they really did something, it might not be easy to find the truth.

More importantly, with so many fallen soldiers and civilians, if the situation worsens again, their lives may be in danger.

If Xiao Rongxuan or Queen Wei really did it, then they really regard human life as nothing!

In the next few days, Shen Chi still did not find out whether it was poisoning or the cause of the poisoning. Fortunately, the situation of the fallen soldiers and civilians did not deteriorate further.

But the trouble is, in addition to Liangshui Lane, some of the victims who were originally housed in the government office are also falling down one after another.

The most puzzling thing is that although they live in the same place, some people fall ill while others are safe.

Gradually, the people became panicked, and the epidemic became more and more widespread. Because those who fell now, in addition to soldiers, were the original disaster victims or refugees in the imperial city, some people began to advocate that all disaster-stricken people and refugees should be expelled from the imperial city.

Some people even ran to the gate of the government office and shouted, asking the court to drive them all out and not stay in the imperial city. Several conflicts broke out for this reason. The atmosphere in the imperial city, which had finally settled down before, suddenly became tense. stand up.

Chu Huanyan opened the door and walked out of the isolation patient's room. After washing her hands carefully, she took off the mask on her face.

Shen Chi walked over from the side and asked, "Did you find anything?"

"Not yet." Chu Huanyan shook her head.

These people had no idea what was going on. They just drank, ate, and worked as usual, and then fell ill, unable to explain why.

Shen Chi sighed, "I've asked about it before, but it's really nothing special."

After finishing speaking, he said to Chu Huanyan: "Miss Chu, what's going on here is between me and the imperial doctors. Don't come here anymore. If His Highness the Crown Prince knows about it, I'm afraid he will cause trouble for me."

Although I always feel that it is not an epidemic and there does not seem to be any risk of infection, the situation is not yet clear after all, so it is better to be cautious.

Chu Huanyan is the eyeball of His Highness the Crown Prince. If anything goes wrong, he cannot afford it.

Chu Huanyan chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, I have taken precautions. Even if he really finds out, I will tell him myself and won't let him embarrass Doctor Shen."

Judging from the time, Xiao Jinzhi should not have gone to the morning court yet. Now that the commotion in the imperial city is like this, it may be difficult for the morning court to calm down.

After leaving the isolated courtyard, Chu Huanyan went to several other places to check, but found no problems.

When I was about to leave, I happened to meet two government servants carrying rice and noodles to the kitchen...