Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Chapter 136 Waiting to die?

Xiao Guoer immediately guessed that this was most likely Wu Zinian's way of using his daughter to curry favor with the Eighth Prince.

Tsk tsk, this Eighth Prince is really lucky. It's a pity that such a beautiful lady is treated as an object and given to the deep-minded Eighth Prince.

Xiao Guoer felt a little sorry for Wu Qingqing, but it was only for a moment. Looking at Wu Qingqing's expression, she might even be happy with it. Why should she care about others?

She quickly turned her attention to the plague.

According to Wu Qingqing, the several villages in Huaiyang where the plague broke out were not scattered. Most of them were in the southwest. Apart from those villages, the plague had not been found in other places.

Xiao Guoer felt a little puzzled. Even in this era, with underdeveloped transportation, it was impossible that no villager suffering from the plague would leave the village and come into contact with people outside if these villages had not been blocked and isolated.

But no one in other places was infected with the plague.

What does this mean? Even if the plague is not transmitted through droplets, can it not be transmitted through direct contact?

Xiao Guoer also learned that some people had gone to see doctors for treatment at the beginning, and some were actually cured, but they were infected again not long after. This cycle repeated itself and could never be cured.

Gradually, no doctor was willing to treat him.

Since it can't be cured anyway, why bother with the medicine and endure the torture in vain?

Xiao Guoer frowned, what kind of infectious disease is this?

How weird!

Is it contagious only in those few villages? Is it not contagious outside those few villages?

Xiao Guoer was puzzled and immersed in her own thoughts, not noticing the changes around her.

Suddenly, Wu Qingqing stood up and asked, "Is that Master Tang coming back?"

Xiao Guoer looked up when she heard the voice and said, "Yes, it's him."

"Then Mr. Xiao Guoer, I'll be leaving first. We can talk again another day."

"Okay, go ahead."

In just two quarters of an hour, Xiao Guoer had already had a great chat with Wu Qingqing and they quickly became familiar with each other.

Tang Jingchen also saw her, so he walked to the pavilion. As soon as he sat down, he saw Xiao Guoer shaking her head and sighing.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, such a good girl is going to be ruined by the poisonous snake of the Eighth Prince. What a pity."

Tang Jingchen burst out laughing.

He vaguely heard the two of them saying goodbye just now, and their conversation didn't sound unfamiliar as if they had just met. How long has it been since she became so close to the third daughter of another family?

This girl's mouth is so good that she can get along with people wherever she goes.

"She is just the daughter of Lord Wu's concubine. If she is really favored by the Eighth Prince, it would be her blessing."

Xiao Guoer curled her lips and glared at him, "None of you men are good. You have someone at home, but you still go out and mess around. Doesn't the Eighth Prince like Miss Xie very much? Is that how he likes her? He doesn't even forget to take in women when he's doing things outside? Bah! Scumbag!"

Tang Jingchen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He would not accept this unprovoked disaster. "I didn't do anything to provoke anyone! You are the only one in my heart!"

Xiao Guoer couldn't help but think of the maid who knocked on the door last night to ask for Tang Jingchen's feet to be washed, and she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"Don't get too close to that Lord Wu in the future. He is not a good person. He is not upright. He thinks about these crooked ways all day long!"

Tang Jingchen's smile grew even wider, and he whispered, "We are living in someone else's house, it's not good to say bad things about them like this, right?"

Xiao Guoer squinted at him and said in a pinched voice, "Hey, what good did he do to you that you speak for him like this? Could it be that he also gave you a beautiful woman?"

It was delivered last night but Tang Jingchen didn’t see it.

Xiao Guoer knew the answer but still asked this question because she wanted to see how Tang Jingchen would react.

"I will resolutely draw a clear line between myself and Lord Wu from now on! If he sends me a woman, I will sternly refuse!"

Xiao Guoer looked at Tang Jingchen's serious assurance, nodded with satisfaction, and smiled like a little fox.

Closer to home.

"Have you agreed on a solution to the plague? What exactly does the Eighth Prince plan to do?"

Hearing this, Tang Jingchen sighed in his heart and looked at her with a sad expression.

He knew that she wanted to save those people. If she knew the Eighth Prince's decision, she would be very sad...

His voice deepened, "The Eighth Prince must seal off those villages to prevent the spread of the plague."

"And then what? Leave them to die?"

Tang Jingchen avoided her aggressive gaze and nodded with difficulty.

"Will a doctor be sent to treat the disease?"

"Master Wu said that it would be useless to treat it..."

Xiao Guoer stood up in a rage, "So we're just going to not treat it now? Let them fend for themselves?! The Eighth Prince came all the way to Huaiyang and planned to treat the plague like this? Isn't he afraid that the villagers will complain and ruin his good reputation?"

Tang Jingchen quickly reached out to cover her mouth, and nervously lowered his voice and said, "Auntie, please keep your voice down!"

Xiao Guoer waved Tang Jingchen's hand away.

At this moment, the tragic scenes she saw in Shanglin Village and Yuanyuan’s innocent and lovely smiling face kept flashing through her mind.

She also told the woman not to give up!

Humph, she is so ridiculous!

Xiao Guoer clenched her fists tightly, then slowly loosened them. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "This plague is only spreading in those villages and has not spread to other places. Does the Eighth Prince know?"

"know."

"Perhaps this plague doesn't even require a lockdown of the village, and it won't spread outside, so why must it be locked down?"

Tang Jingchen gently held her hand, trying to calm her excitement.

"There is no effective way to cure the villagers infected with the plague, but the Eighth Prince cannot just distribute some protective equipment to the people and do nothing else. If those villages are blocked, the villagers inside will complain that the court and the Eighth Prince don't care about their lives, but the other people in Huaiyang will thank the Eighth Prince for ensuring their safety. His Majesty has also been informed."

Xiao Guoer fell silent.

Why was she so confused? Her anger was about to burn away her sanity.

Those villages infected with the plague were blocked off, so how could the complaints inside be heard?

As for the other people in Huaiyang, how many people would really care about the lives of those infected with the plague? They were going to die anyway. Just don't let them get hurt.

Human nature is complex. When faced with danger, the first thing people think of is how to save their own lives. As the saying goes, "It is better to save my friends than to let me die." As long as one's own life is safe, what does the life and death of others have to do with oneself?

I have to say, the Eighth Prince is truly a master who understands people's hearts and human nature!