My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 338 - 339: Suddenly Unconscious

Chapter 338: Chapter 339: Suddenly Unconscious

He didn’t even know how restrained he had been just to keep himself from rushing forward to separate those two!

That vile woman, did she really enjoy flirting with other men so much?

His anger was aflame, and he couldn’t even care about the mess before him as he swept away with his robes flying.

On the other side, after calming the upheaval here, Ye Jiuxiao quickly made his way back to Chu Nanli.

"Are you hurt?"

Only he knew how tense he felt deep down when he saw Chu Nanli was almost injured just now.

"Prince, don’t underestimate me too much," Chu Nanli waved her hand at him, "Besides, am I that delicate?"

In fact, even if Ye Jiuxiao hadn’t taken action in time, she reckoned she would have suffered at most some minor physical injuries, not life-threatening.

However, Ye Jiuxiao’s timely arrival indeed touched her heart as well.

"Sorry, I indeed came late this time, I got held up by other matters."

If he had been there earlier, he would never have allowed Ye Yunting to act so recklessly.

Let alone causing such a mess.

Chu Nanli nodded at him, "You did indeed arrive a bit late, Prince, but not too late, at least these children are all safe now."

If it were not for these children, she would not have taken such a risk.

Ye Jiuxiao naturally disapproved of Chu Nanli’s actions as well.

He was just worried that Chu Nanli would get hurt because of it.

"By the way, Prince, what were you doing just now?"

Chu Nanli was well aware that Ye Jiuxiao had been secretly investigating the events that had taken place in these villages for the past two days.

"Naturally, I was capturing the mastermind behind all this."

A trace of coldness flashed in Ye Jiuxiao’s eyes, for he had traced the source of the plague yesterday.

This outbreak of the plague was indeed man-made.

Someone intentionally distributed items used by sick people among the villages, causing so many to become infected at the same time.

That Old Madam Huan was nothing but a decoy set up by the people behind the scenes.

Their goal was not just these villages; they wanted to incite chaos throughout the capital.

"These people really have no regard for human life!"

Chu Nanli clenched her fists in righteous indignation, though she still did not know which power was behind it all, anyone who used the common people’s lives as a bargaining chip certainly was not a good person.

"Did the Prince find out anything else? The people today, having Old Madam Huan create an uproar, they wouldn’t be trying to escape, would they?"

Ye Jiuxiao nodded appreciatively, "They probably didn’t expect that the Imperial Court would act so swiftly this time, and they certainly didn’t expect you to actually be able to quell this plague."

Those people thought their plan was flawless, but after a series of disturbances, the outcome could not possibly unfold as they had anticipated.

They had no choice but to flee to avoid exposure.

Little did they know, once Ye Jiuxiao had gathered all the clues, he traced back to the puppeteers behind the scenes.

As soon as they made their move today, Ye Jiuxiao directly led his men over and captured everyone involved.

But it was this very matter that had delayed him a bit; moreover, he had not anticipated that Ye Yunting would order an attack outright, which almost led to Chu Nanli getting injured.

"Of course, but I didn’t expect these people would truly be so despicable," he said.

Although the turmoil just now didn’t result in any deaths, quite a few of the common people were injured.

If it weren’t for those people brainwashing them behind the scenes, how could the common people have become so fanatical?

She couldn’t help but speak up, "Prince, what do you plan to do with those people?"

"Naturally, we must first find out who sent them."

Ye Jiuxiao actually had a faint suspicion in his heart.

Those who attempted to use the plague to cause chaos in the capital seemed to be working for the same master he and Ye Yunting had encountered near Xingshan Temple three months ago.

But who it was, he still hadn’t a shred of a clue.

"It must be difficult to track down the person behind this, right?"

Chu Nanli knew very well that these people had been able to lurk in the capital suburbs for so long and brainwashed so many villagers without anyone noticing; the strength of the person behind them should not be underestimated.

Of course, that was Ye Jiuxiao’s worry.

Nowadays, what was most important to her were obviously the villagers of these few villages.

After the turmoil had subsided, Chu Nanli had people bring back all those children.

What she hadn’t expected was that just now among the crowd, the biological parents of these children were actually all there.

The common people had already been brainwashed and were firmly convinced that the Imperial Court was their enemy.

Such brainwashing ability was indeed terrifying.

Chu Nanli had been busy for a whole day and night and had finally managed to get all the sick villagers to drink their medicine and reduce their fever; all they needed now was to continue drinking nourishing herbal medicine for a few more days, and they could fully recover.

"In that case, I should be able to go back and report to His Majesty."

She took a deep breath and looked at Ye Jiuxiao, who had been with her all along, showing a relieved smile.

Being able to research a new prescription in such a short time, she truly had exhausted all her energy.

"After returning, regarding the Emperor’s brother..."

Ye Jiuxiao’s expression suddenly changed, and he quickly reached out to catch Chu Nanli as she collapsed towards him.

"Nanli? Nanli?"

Ye Jiuxiao called her a few times before realizing that her face had turned a strange flush, and when he touched her forehead, it was already burning hot.

He had already noticed that Chu Nanli looked somewhat pale yesterday, but at that time, he thought she was just overworked.

Now it seemed likely that she had started feeling unwell at that time.

His expression grew grim, and without a second thought, he scooped Chu Nanli up in his arms and quickly arranged for Zhuang Muyan and Doctor Lin to be called over.

When the two of them learned of Chu Nanli’s fever, their expressions were not very good.

Doctor Lin dared not look directly into Ye Jiuxiao’s eyes. "Prince, Miss Chu has been with these plague patients for so long; it’s very likely that she too has been infected!"

"But my master has been here for so many days; why didn’t anything happen earlier, and only now there’s an issue?"

Zhuang Muyan furrowed his brows, quite puzzled.

He clearly remembered his master telling him that her special constitution meant she wouldn’t catch the plague!

Could it be that when his master had spoken those words to him, it was merely to comfort him?

"Even if it is the plague, don’t we have medicine here?"

Ye Jiuxiao interrupted the two impatiently; all he wanted to know now was what should be done for Chu Nanli’s current condition.

"But she has a child in her womb," Doctor Lin hesitated to speak, "The medicine used in the prescription is too aggressive and not suitable for pregnant women; if used directly on her, it might also endanger the child in her womb."

Ye Jiuxiao spoke in a deep voice, "Are there any other prescriptions?"

Doctor Lin gave a wry smile, "There are indeed a few alternative prescriptions, but none have been tested and none have been used on people."