Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 941 - Killing Someone Is Just a Drop in the

Chapter 941: Chapter 941: Killing Someone Is Just a Drop in the Land

Chapter 941 -941: Killing Someone Is Just a Drop in the Land

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This is coercion!

The three imperial physicians looked at each other with faces full of distress, all reading the difficulty in each other’s eyes.

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“Old Master Marquis, at present, the most urgent matter is to immediately quarantine! This is an infectious disease, and once it gets serious, let alone the manor, even the entire capital city could be at risk of untimely death! Old Master Marquis, this matter must not be delayed!”

The three imperial physicians all pleaded earnestly.

Liu Sisi had woken up at the moment and, through her grogginess, had understood the conversation clearly.

She originally thought she had merely caught a cold, but to her surprise, it turned out to be smallpox. As a modern person, she was well aware of the disease, which is caused by the smallpox virus, incurable by drugs, and even if one recovers, it leaves pockmarks on the face, hence the name “smallpox.”

A self-mocking smile curled the corners of her mouth.

Smallpox! From ancient times to the present, it’s always been a greatly feared disease. Who would have thought that Liu Sisi’s life would come to end because of it!

“Nonsense! This is clearly just malaria. You three are so eager for success that you’re exaggerating the seriousness of the illness on purpose. Are you trying to take advantage of me, the Marquis? Don’t stand around here any longer, go and handle the follow-up matters!”

Di Yelei’s face was ashen, and veins stood out angrily on his forehead, obviously on the verge of exploding with rage. It seemed that if these three dared to say another word, they would be torn to shreds on the spot.

The three imperial physicians trembled with fear, exchanged glances, and then slowly edged toward the screen. Seeing Di Yelei’s gaze soften slightly, the three physicians felt bitter. This was smallpox, a terrible infectious disease! Who wouldn’t flee at the news, whereas they had voluntarily come closer, probably being the only ones to do so.

They craned their necks to sneak a peek inside from the edge of the screen. Liu Sisi was still lying on the bed in a feverish daze, her face seemed to have a slight red rash, they exchanged looks and immediately withdrew, refusing to come any closer.

The three of them knelt with a thud: “Old Master Marquis! To kill a man is to go just an inch above the ground, we are just ordinary people who rely on our medical skills to earn a living, and we have families at home to support. Please, Old Master Marquis, be magnanimous, considering our old age and frailty, spare us! Old Master Marquis, spare our lives! Old Master Marquis, spare our lives, please!”

The three kowtowed repeatedly on the ground, tears and snot streaming down their faces.

Di Yelei immediately snapped out of his daze, feeling his back soaked with sweat, his heart filled with annoyance! He had actually lost his senses, just now he truly harbored a murderous intent!

“Enough! You may go back for now. However, there is one thing I hope the three imperial physicians can do for me.”

The three imperial physicians trembled like chaff: “Old Master Marquis, please give your orders.”

“What I, the Marquis, require is very simple. I only ask that after you return to the palace, you conceal the Princess’s condition for two days. Can the three imperial physicians do this?”

The three stammered: “Old Master Marquis, to be honest, we carry tokens when we go out on medical visits. When returning to the palace to report, we have to return the tokens. The medical consultation process is recorded by a clerk and compiled into a book to be managed by the archives. As soon as we return to the palace, these procedures naturally go forward, and even if we wanted to hide it, we couldn’t.” They added, after all, with such a terrible disease, they would not dare conceal it even if they wanted to!

Di Yelei’s eyes narrowed sharply, he chuckled coldly twice, folding his arms behind him: “In that case, I can only ask the three imperial physicians to stay for a few days. Be at ease, once I, the Marquis, have taken care of the related affairs, I will apologize to the three imperial physicians.”

To their astonishment, the three imperial physicians had not expected Di Yelei to be so bold. They gasped in shock, “You, you have quite the nerve! You…”

Di Yelei laughed coldly: “The Princess is unwell and not improving, so the three imperial physicians have decided to stay at Marquis Yongping’s Mansion, keeping watch over the Princess’s condition all night. Someone! Prepare the best rooms for the three imperial physicians, assign people to take good care of them. If there is any negligence, only you will be held accountable!”

“Yes, Old Master Marquis.”

Before the three imperial physicians could struggle further, a few trusted soldiers surged forward and promptly “invited” them out.

Ms. Gao quickly stepped forward to report, “Old Master Marquis! The imperial physician just now did prescribe a remedy, please take a look…”

“Immediately gather the medicines according to the prescription and quickly prepare it to bring up!”

Di Yelei gave the direct order and lifted the bead curtain to enter behind the screen, only to be called out by Old Cheng from behind.

“Old Master Marquis! Old Cheng has something to say to you.”

“Speak!” Di Yelei furrowed his eyebrows.

Old Cheng clenched his teeth, “Your Honor, are you planning to take care of the Princess? This smallpox pandemic is contagious; in the history of the Great Zhao, it’s been quite common for one or two cities’ worth of people to die in an outbreak. Even if you don’t consider yourself, you should think about the Young Master and Miss. If it truly spreads and the infection is passed on, what then?”

Di Yelei paused in his step and turned to look back at Old Cheng.

Old Cheng stood his ground against the pressure, “Just now, the Young Master also said he wanted to attend to the Princess with soup medicine.”

Indeed! How innocent the children are!

He pivoted on his heel and went straight out of the inner room. A few children were waiting in the outside room, not only Niuniu and Chou Chou, YingEr was there too, as well as Di Xuan and Di Qiu, Di Cheng, and even Feng’er, who was pregnant, seemed to have been frightened by the three imperial doctors being taken away. Everyone’s eyes were round with bewilderment, clearly not understanding what exactly had happened inside.

This situation weighed heavily on Di Yelei’s steps. Eventually, he sighed deeply and scolded loudly, “It’s late, what are you all doing staying here? Hurry up and return to your rooms!”

The fierce words caused a jolt of fright among the children!

“We… we wanted to spend more time with mom…” Chou Chou murmured softly, hanging his head under Di Yelei’s stern gaze.

At that moment, Di Yelei’s heart was filled with a particularly complex bitterness. Originally, Niuniu and Chou Chou were confined to the Ancestral Hall, with absolutely no chance of coming into contact with Sisi, let alone worrying about contracting smallpox. But he had gone out of his way to release the two children. If anything were to happen to them, he…

“What vigil are you keeping? Everyone, go back! Now is not the time to show filial piety. Everyone return to your rooms. Without my orders, none of you may wander around the mansion. Go!”

Naturally, no one dared to provoke the wrath of Di Yelei, and so they all hurriedly stood up to take their leave.

“Wait! All of you…”

Di Yelei called out again, stopping everyone in their tracks. As they all turned their heads to look at him, he found himself uncertain of what to say next, “After returning to your rooms, make sure you all wash up properly. Understood?”

This remark appeared superfluous, and even Di Yelei couldn’t help but frown.

After the children had left, he pondered for a moment, finally making a decisive choice.