My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 336 - 337: Something Happened

Chapter 336: Chapter 337: Something Happened

"Who are you? How do you know my master?"

But it just so happened that the person she was holding onto was Zhuang Muyan; had it been any other Imperial Physician, they might not have bothered with her.

No sooner had Zhuang Muyan heard Chu Nanli’s name from her lips than he became instantly alert.

"Miss Chu met me a few days ago. Don’t ask so many questions; I have something very important to tell her. Can you take me to find her?"

"Taking you to her is no problem, but I can’t leave here at this moment."

After hearing what Liu Yinyin had said, Zhuang Muyan actually already believed her considerably.

However, his master had instructed him to stay put, so he could only arrange for his personal Servant Boy to take her there.

Seeing Liu Yinyin’s arrival seemingly surprised Chu Nanli as well.

"Why are you here? Is there something you need to find me for?"

Liu Yinyin calmed her mind before speaking, "Miss Chu, something terrible has happened!"

"What happened?"

Her expression was so solemn that it clenched Chu Nanli’s heart.

Not wanting to delay, Liu Yinyin quickly related what she had seen.

Just yesterday, soldiers had been going door to door announcing that the Imperial Court had developed a medicine for treating the plague and that the lifesaving remedy would be delivered to everyone’s hands tomorrow.

This news finally brought some relief to the oppressive mood in all the villages.

Liu Yinyin was naturally pleased to hear this news.

Her younger cousin was still so young, and her parents had both died in this plague; if something happened to her cousin as well, she truly didn’t know how she would cope.

But luckily, Chu Nanli really hadn’t deceived her.

Just then, Qiaoqiao said she wanted to eat almond pastry, but they had no almonds at home, so she thought of borrowing some from the Grandma at the village entrance.

But who knew that this visit would make her overhear

"Then I heard people in the village discussing, saying that they can’t let the Imperial Court cure the plague so quickly, otherwise, their efforts during this time would be in vain."

"I also heard them saying that they planned to move their plans forward and also wanted to... "

Before she could finish, someone rushed into the house, one of the Hidden Guards Ye Jiuxiao had left by her side.

"Miss, something terrible has happened outside!"

"What happened?"

Chu Nanli furrowed her brows and looked over.

The Hidden Guard spoke succinctly, "Just now, many villagers directly blocked the road out of the village, claiming that if the Imperial Court’s people didn’t let them out, they would break through the blockade and spread the plague to other villages."

"Moreover, these people were well-prepared, carrying many items used by the plague patients, even including blood taken directly from the patients."

These villagers had lived here generation after generation and naturally knew the terrain around them extremely well.

They didn’t even need to use any other method; by merely contaminating the water source, the virus could easily spread.

Their plan really was targeting a critical weakness of the Imperial Court.

"The Prince has instructed you to stay in the village for now. At the village road, the War King has already arrived with his men and is negotiating with those villagers."

If a conflict were to erupt now, then Chu Nanli and the Imperial Physicians in the village could potentially find themselves in grave danger.

"Ye Yunting is here too?"

Upon hearing that Ye Yunting had already arrived, Chu Nanli felt the ominous premonition in her heart intensify.

That Ye Yunting, he’s only good at making things worse!

The elderly, weak, sick, and disabled here had already taken the medicine and there had been no reactions for the time being.

Chu Nanli hesitated for a moment but still spoke to the Hidden Guards, "You two, one follow me and the other go get Zhuang Muyan over here to watch over this side."

The two Hidden Guards had already received orders from Ye Jiuxiao that Chu Nanli’s commands were to always take priority.

Thus, even though they were still somewhat worried, they could only do as Chu Nanli had said.

Under the escort of a Hidden Guard, Chu Nanli quickly arrived at the village path.

Here, a large group of villagers were gathered, led by an old woman with a head full of silver hair.

This must be Liu Yinyin’s Grandmother Huan, whom she had mentioned before.

At a glance, she looked no different from the kind-hearted elderly women in the village.

Under her leadership, these villagers had already become passionately excited.

Chu Nanli also saw several children with faces red from fever, being held in their parents’ arms, confronting the officers.

Ye Yunting had yet to show himself.

This actually allowed Chu Nanli to breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, with Ye Yunting’s temper, it wouldn’t take many words before he would surely deepen the villagers’ disdain for the Imperial Court.

"Everyone, may I have a word?"

Chu Nanli’s sudden appearance had already been noticed by quite a few villagers.

And now that she was speaking outright, it drew all attention to herself.

"If you claim that the Imperial Court has abandoned you, then why would the Imperial Court still send an Imperial Physician your way?"

"Blocking the paths into the village is for the sake of the nearby villagers, who have relatives and friends in your village as well. Do you want to see them suffer disasters too?"

Chu Nanli’s forceful words did make many of the common people reveal thoughtful expressions on their faces.

They were not completely hopeless towards the Imperial Court.

Rather, in their darkest moments, someone told them that as long as they did as told, they and their families could be saved.

Their grievances against the Imperial Court had certainly been instigated by Grandmother Huan and others taking advantage of the situation.

"Don’t listen to this witch’s nonsense!"

Seeing the villagers’ expressions soften, Grandmother Huan immediately couldn’t contain herself.

She exchanged glances with some people in the crowd and soon raised her arm and shouted aloud.

"This disaster is a punishment from Heaven, but it’s also our chance for a new beginning."

"It’s this corrupt Imperial Court and this witch that have disturbed the plans of Heaven. The Heavens will bring down punishment on us again!"

"We should break out now, and Heaven itself will ensure we are all safe!"

Provoked by her, the villagers’ emotions began to stir up once again.

Meanwhile, externally from the village, Ye Yunting, though not appearing before the villagers, had been keeping an eye on the situation here all the time.

Especially since Chu Nanli had appeared, his attention had been completely focused on her.

Upon seeing Chu Nanli say something that stirred up the villagers once again, his brow unconsciously flashed a hint of concern.

But his tone was still impatient, "What chaos is this woman causing now?"

Doesn’t she know how dangerous it is here?

The Emperor had only asked her to research a cure for the plague, and now that the prescription had been found, doesn’t she know to leave this place first?