With a cold snort, he felt anxious and angry, but he still couldn't resolve the current predicament.
Luo Qin Quan insisted that the grain had been looted by refugees, and not a single soldier in the city dared to refute him. Xiao Wang Ye had no evidence himself, so he couldn't do anything to him for the moment.
The most important thing now was not to punish this corrupt official who disregarded the safety of the people, but how to rescue all the citizens.
Seeing Luo Qin Quan's unhurried demeanor, Xiao Wang Ye knew that the other party was probably well-prepared. It would be extremely difficult to get the grain back from him.
He was alone here, and his only reliance was the guards. He couldn't confront the other party head-on for now.
The urgent matter was still how to procure grain!
Moreover, the young emperor couldn't help him; he was just waiting for him to make a mistake. How could he possibly help him?
Xiao Wang Ye was aware of this.
After thinking it over, he could only lead his men to fetch grain from the nearby towns.
This method was a bit clumsy, but it was the fastest and most effective at the moment.
With this thought, Xiao Wang Ye no longer paid attention to Luo Qin Quan, who was still putting on a show of distress, and immediately ordered his men to prepare to depart.
While preparing everything, he rushed to the infirmary and found Ye Qing Cheng, who was busy working.
"The city's granaries are critically low. I plan to go to the nearby towns to transport grain to help. You should come with me."
As soon as they met, Xiao Wang Ye stated his intention directly, in a hurry to take Ye Qing Cheng with him.
This trip to procure grain would take at least three to four days, not counting the travel time, and it would take a lot of time to prepare the grain.
Moreover, almost all the royal guards in the city would be taken with him, as the officials in Fengdu City were all loyal to Luo Qin Quan, and he couldn't trust them.
This meant that Ye Qing Cheng could not stay in the city alone. Xiao Wang Ye was worried about her encountering any accidents and also reluctant to be separated from her.
However, Ye Qing Cheng shook her head firmly, refusing his request.
"No, I must stay here, not just for my bet, but for these patients, and to guard this city for you. Don't worry, I will wait for you here and be your support."
Looking at her sincere and serious eyes, a warm current flowed through Xiao Wang Ye's heart, and he subconsciously agreed.
With a beloved person willing to share hardships and shoulder difficulties together, what more could he ask for?
With this thought, he stepped forward, took Ye Qing Cheng's hand, and pulled her into his arms.
The strong embrace made Ye Qing Cheng struggle to breathe, but she did not push him away. Instead, she hugged him back, offering her comfort.
After embracing for a while, they parted reluctantly.
The disaster was urgent, and the remaining grain in the city was not much. Xiao Wang Ye no longer hesitated and directly led a vast procession out of the city.
The city gate closed again, severing the two pairs of eyes that were still gazing at each other.
Ye Qing Cheng, who hadn't parted from Xiao Wang Ye for a long time, sat in the infirmary, feeling a sense of loss.
However, when she looked up at the people suffering from illness around her, her heart was filled with infinite courage and drive. She stood up again to diagnose and prepare medicine.
More and more people in the city fell ill, and the entire infirmary was packed with patients. Fortunately, Ye Qing Cheng strictly enforced isolation, and no mixing occurred.
With Xiao Wang Ye gone, she had no intention of returning to the Luo mansion to rest alone. Instead, she stayed directly in the infirmary.
After a simple dinner, she put down her chopsticks and continued to dedicate herself to her work, staying in the infirmary all night.
Perhaps it was because of Ye Qing Cheng's efforts that from that night onwards, no new patients were admitted to the infirmary.
This situation continued until noon the next day. The infirmary entrance was clean, and the usual busy figures were gone.
The patients who had been accommodated in the infirmary had drunk their medicine and had fallen into a deep sleep, resting.
It was at this time that Ye Qing Cheng could finally find time to go out and head to the large mansion.
The number of ordinary citizens had stabilized. She also knew that the powerful and wealthy were unwilling to send their family members to her area for the common people.
As for the people in the large mansion, she had to go and check on them herself to see how they were being managed.
When Ye Qing Cheng walked into the main hall of the large mansion, all the doctors fell into an eerie silence again. This time, however, their expressions were not filled with disdain.
Most of the gazes directed at her were filled with inquiry and curiosity, with a hint of praise.
"Since this morning, we haven't received any new patients here either, and it's been like this until now."
The doctor closest to Ye Qing Cheng spoke out inexplicably, perhaps intentionally to be heard by her.
No new patients for an entire morning, this was the first time such a situation had occurred since they were concentrated here due to the mysterious illness.
Subsequently, these doctors sent people to inquire, and the newly built infirmary had not received any new patients either.
This proved that Ye Qing Cheng's claim of controlling the number of patients had indeed been achieved.
"I don't believe it. You must have used some sorcery to create such a false impression."
Doctor Qi, who had been publicly proven wrong, could not sit still. He fiercely pushed through the crowd and pointed directly at Ye Qing Cheng.
He was arrogant and had always been an undisputed authority in Fengdu City over the years. How could he tolerate being upstaged by such a young person who had suddenly appeared?
Seeing that he still refused to admit it and was spouting nonsense, Ye Qing Cheng smiled coldly.
"The number of patients has been controlled, as everyone can see. What kind of falsehood can I create?"
Turning her head, Ye Qing Cheng no longer wanted to deal with this unreasonable old man and explained her methods to the other doctors.
"Although I haven't figured out what this strange illness is, all infectious diseases can be isolated using the same methods to prevent them from spreading to healthy people."
"I had all the patients' used clothing burned, which prevents others from coming into contact with it and contracting the strange illness. They are also disinfected daily of the things they use after being brought together, for the same reason."
Meticulously explaining each step of her method and its principles, Ye Qing Cheng did not intend to keep it to herself but wanted these doctors to work with her to diagnose patients and resolve the strange illness as soon as possible.
In addition to isolation and preventing the further spread of the disease, she also shared some simple methods for dealing with infectious diseases.
"Also, patients with different degrees of severity must be separated and treated according to their symptoms; the same medicine cannot be used for everyone. Otherwise, some people will not achieve good results with the same dosage."
This reasoning greatly resonated with the doctors present, and they couldn't help but nod their heads.
Listening to Ye Qing Cheng's well-reasoned treatment methods, the doctors no longer cared about the bet they had made earlier. Each of them wished they could find paper and pens to jot down every word she said.
Seeing this scene, Doctor Qi, who had been holding his breath and remaining silent, knew he had lost favor. He stomped his foot and said resentfully,
"Since you are all willing to listen to her, then listen. I will leave!"
Doctor Qi leaned on his cane and was about to leave, his face still showing a look of indignant resentment.