The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

Lao Er and his group rushed back to the team and reported what had happened to Zheng Chengyuan. They also secretly told him about the strange behavior of the refugees on the road, but they did not dare to publicize it loudly for fear of causing panic.

"We must enter the city. Guandu County still has the money to donate, which means there is surplus food in the city. However, the silver required to enter the city is not a small amount."

Zheng Chengyuan knew clearly that those who were exiled this time were all wealthy people, and they would be able to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. However, after all the journey, everyone had very little money left, and it was still a question whether they could afford the money to enter the city.

However, when Zheng Chengyuan was about to look for Mu Yibai, the soldiers guarding the city arrived.

They said: "The county magistrate said you can enter the city now, but you need to check your health. Let's go."

The second brother asked in surprise: "So we don't need to pay the entrance fee?"

The officers and soldiers replied: "No, we just need to pass the inspection of the doctor at the city gate." After that, the officers and soldiers went back to the city gate to wait.

They were also very confused. Originally, there was a fee to enter the city, but the county magistrate suddenly sent someone to say that the team had already paid the fee and let them pass directly. They were just following orders and did not ask any more questions.

"Great, the problem has been solved. Let's go into the city." Zheng Chengyuan didn't think much about it. He just felt that the magistrate of Guandu County was very easy to talk to and was worthy of being the parent official of the people!

Zheng Chengyuan led the team and set off, hoping to purchase sufficient supplies in Guandu County. After all, there was no larger county town in the northern part of the country.

The porridge distribution outside the city was coming to an end. Most people were drinking the porridge. Mu Yibai noticed something unusual: "There's something wrong with these refugees."

People here live together and drink the same sweet potato porridge. Only a few people who distribute the porridge wear masks, while the rest of the refugees do not. However, it is obvious that some people in the crowd are sick. They cough incessantly and spit bloody phlegm on the ground.

Liu Yue had studied medicine with Fu Yunxi for a few days and could see some problems: "An epidemic may have broken out here. What should we do now?"

Fu Yunxi did not jump to conclusions. There are many types of epidemics. The medical level in the previous life has developed drugs to treat the plague, which are essentially antibiotics. However, the plague is divided into many categories, and the pathogens carried by rats are also countless. It is necessary to prescribe the right medicine and check the specific symptoms of these people before making a judgment.

If the problem can be solved with Chinese medicine, that would be even better!

"Well! Let's go into the city first and everyone wear masks." Mu Yibai also thought so, so he drove to catch up with the team.

Everyone walked very fast. After all, the cars were loaded with supplies, and Zheng Chengyuan was worried about being targeted by the refugees!

"You can't go in, put on your mask and come over here for inspection."

Everyone entering the city needed to be checked by soldiers and doctors at the city gate. The people in the front passed quickly, but at the end of the team, Cai and others were stopped.

Cai was indignant. Why were others allowed to enter the city, so why was she the only one stopped?

"You can't go in now. We'll make a decision after inspection."

Seeing that Cai was so impulsive that she was about to take action, the doctor just wanted her to calm down and accept the examination as soon as possible.

He just discovered that these people were different from the previous ones. Although they were wearing masks, one could still see that they looked haggard, their eyes were red, their necks were red and swollen, and most importantly, there was an unconscious little boy on the cart.

How could the doctors and soldiers let them go so easily? Now the city is strictly checking for epidemics, and if anyone is found, they will be expelled from Guandu County.

The county magistrate was kind and did not kill them all. Instead, he gave out alms outside the city every day, and each person could receive a bowl of sweet potato porridge.

But the doctors in Guandu County were helpless against the epidemic.

"What exactly are you investigating? It's unclear. How can we cooperate?"

Cai yelled a few words weakly and then sat back on the cart. In fact, she had a fever last night, and the conditions of the second aunt and others were not optimistic either.

They vomited several times at the back door of the temple in the past two days. In order to avoid being discovered by the officers and soldiers, they mostly pretended to be asleep, so that the officers and soldiers guarding them would relax their vigilance.

Because Mu Yuanzhang is young and has poor immunity, he has been in a coma since morning, his forehead is burning, and he has not eaten a single grain of rice.

The one with the mildest symptoms is Mu Xianya, who only suffers from weakness in her limbs, and has no other more serious symptoms.

"Check for diseases. No one with diseases will be allowed to enter the city. Are you feeling unwell?"

The officers and soldiers were too lazy to waste time talking to Cai. Since the doctor said there was a problem, he must not let her go. He drew his sword and pointed it at Cai's neck, while keeping a certain distance to prevent infection.

"So they are investigating the epidemic. Sir, please calm down. We will definitely cooperate. We are not feeling unwell."

When the second aunt saw the soldiers drawing their swords, she quickly held back the urge to vomit and spoke.

"Put your arms out."

The doctor didn't believe what they said. If the county magistrate had not personally ordered them to pass, he would have directly refused to let Cai and others in. Now that the county magistrate had spoken, he still had to confirm it.

"There's no need to stretch out your arms! We are really fine. There's no way we have any disease."

Cai still wanted to get away with it, but when the soldiers were about to swing their swords, Mu Xianya's crisp voice came from behind, "No need to take the pulse, the person in the car has been unconscious for a day and a night, some of them are vomiting, some have fever, but I am not traveling with them, can you let me enter the city first?"

Mu Xianya's voice was like a huge rock falling into the water, causing huge waves.

"Ya'er, what's wrong with you!"

Liu and others were full of suspicion and disbelief. When did she become like this?

"Sir, don't listen to her nonsense. She is just a child."

Cai regretted very much that she shouldn't have given the food to Mu Xianya. Like Mu Yifan, she had Mu Yiguo's blood flowing in her veins. They were both selfish and didn't care about the lives of others.

"Aren't you with them?" the doctor at the side asked Mu Xianya. He no longer paid attention to Cai and others. Since the symptoms corresponded to the epidemic, he didn't need to take the risk of taking their pulse.

"Yes, this is my package, separate from theirs." Mu Xianya took out the package from her shoulder and showed it to the officers and soldiers and doctors. Just as they were about to believe it, a messenger boy suddenly arrived and whispered something in the ears of the officers and soldiers guarding the city.

The officers and soldiers immediately ordered: "You are in the same group, you are not allowed to enter the city, retreat 100 meters, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

"I said we are healthy. I am going to find Zheng Chengyuan. We are on the same team." Cai was still arguing, and Mu Xianya took advantage of Cai's throwing a tantrum and tried to sneak into the city.

She had not run a few steps when the soldiers guarding the city rushed forward, drew their swords and pointed them at Mu Xianya, making her unable to move.

Just like that, dozens of officers and soldiers pointed their swords at the second family and retreated a hundred meters before stopping.

Cai and others who were driven out of the city cried bitterly. They could not understand why things had turned out to this point.

At first, they did take medicine to prevent the disease and were safe and sound in the first two days in the temple. However, they then developed various discomfort symptoms, such as fever, cough, vomiting, and redness and swelling of the neck.

What chilled Cai the most was Mu Xianya’s betrayal. She actually reported them in public, which was really despicable.