The general's wife knows medicine

Chapter 128 Meeting Yang Tingzhen

Tang Peipei adjusted her mentality slightly and said to Eunuch Cai: "Thank you, Eunuch! I want to ask General Xiao something."

After hearing what Tang Peipei said, Eunuch Cai moved aside, revealing Tang Peipei behind him.

Tang Peipei bowed slightly to General Xiao and said, "General Xiao, do you know where my general is right now?"

Xiao Jinwen turned slightly sideways. This was the wife of General God of War, and he dared not accept this courtesy.

"Madam? Madam!" a voice suddenly interrupted.

Everyone looked at the man, but no one knew who he was.

They didn't know each other, but Tang Peipei knew him, and they were old acquaintances.

Tang Peipei looked at Yang Tingzhen in surprise and asked, "Deputy General Yang, why are you here?"

Yang Tingzhen stepped forward and said with a smile: "I came here with the general. Why did Madam come to Qianzhou?"

When Tang Peipei heard that he came with Mu Jintang, and saw that he was standing here well, she felt a little more relieved.

"I came to Qianzhou to treat the epidemic at the order of the emperor."

Yang Tingzhen was a little surprised, but seeing that there were too many people around, he didn't say much.

The prefect's wife invited someone into the house, helped arrange accommodation, and then went about her own business.

Yang Tingzhen gave Tang Peipei a look, and Tang Peipei understood what he meant. She sent away all the maids left behind by the magistrate's wife, and started talking with Yang Tingzhen in the yard.

Tang Peipei asked: "Where is the general now?"

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he stumped Yang Tingzhen.

Seeing him hesitating, Tang Peipei had a bad feeling in his heart and asked anxiously, "But what happened to him?"

Seeing that Tang Peipei was anxious, Yang Tingzhen was afraid that she would think too much, so he waved his hands and said, "No, the general is fine."

Tang Peipei looked at Yang Tingzhen with a hint of suspicion and said, "Very good? Really? Then why are you hesitating so much?"

Yang Tingzhen scratched his head and said, "In fact, I have been looking for the general these days."

Tang Peipei stared at Yang Tingzhen with an inquiring look, and Yang Tingzhen broke out in a cold sweat.

I had no choice but to explain myself: "Just half a month ago, the epidemic suddenly became serious and the fifth prince was also infected. The general and the fifth prince noticed something strange, so they discussed pretending to be sick and secretly investigating to see what went wrong."

When Yang Tingzhen said this, he stopped and looked at Tang Peipei. Seeing that she was listening attentively with no expression on her face, he continued, "Then, they found someone to pretend to be a general. In order not to arouse suspicion, I stayed behind."

Then he stopped again.

Tang Peipei was a little impatient. What can't you say in one breath? Why do you always pause?

So he looked at Yang Tingzhen with dissatisfaction, and Yang Tingzhen felt uneasy.

Tang Peipei asked, "Is there something wrong with the general?"

Although Tang Peipei's tone was flat and no emotion could be heard, she was already getting nervous, fearing that Yang Tingzhen would confirm this idea.

Fortunately, Yang Tingzhen shook his head and said, "The general should be fine, but I haven't heard from you for several days."

Tang Peipei's mood was up and down, but when he heard that there was no news, he felt relieved.

After all, as the saying goes: no news is good news.

Tang Peipei comforted herself like this, and looked at Yang Tingzhen and asked, "What about the fifth prince? Where is he now? Is his condition serious?"

Yang Tingzhen said: "The fifth prince has been sent to the epidemic area for isolation since he fell ill, and the general went with him." The general was the one who disguised himself as Mu Jintang.

Tang Peipei was originally ordered to come to Qianzhou to treat the epidemic, so he had to go to the epidemic area.

Who knew that Yang Tingzhen would reveal another bombshell piece of news next.

Yang Tingzhen said: "I don't know what happened, the epidemic suddenly became serious. The governor of Qianzhou, Lord Luo, and the garrison have been strictly investigating for the past half month. All the people who were found to have any signs were locked up in the epidemic area."

Tang Peipei nodded, and agreed with Governor Luo's method in her heart. This was the only way to effectively control the epidemic.

Tang Peipei was stunned, and suddenly thought of something. She stared at Yang Tingzhen with a hint of inquiry and asked, "Why are you here?"

Yang Tingzhen was stunned. Didn’t I just explain it?

Seeing that he didn't say anything, but looked at her in confusion, Tang Peipei asked directly: "You said you stayed here to avoid suspicion, then shouldn't you be in the epidemic area? Why are you here?"

Yang Tingzhen then realized why Tang Peipei suddenly became wary of him, and said, "I came out to look for the general. I haven't heard from him for a few days, and I'm a little worried."

Tang Peipei didn't know why, but she always felt that Yang Tingzhen's words were full of loopholes. Tang Peipei carefully observed Yang Tingzhen's facial expression, but didn't find anything wrong.

Since I couldn't tell, I would ask all the questions. So I asked, "Since the general has been infected with the disease and sent to the epidemic area, if you want to come out, will Magistrate Luo let you out so easily?"

Yang Tingzhen said: "Of course not, I told Prefect Luo that I came out to find the jade pendant for the fifth prince."

Tang Peipei felt that this excuse was too poor, although she still didn't quite believe Yang Tingzhen in her heart.

However, she was familiar with Yang Tingzhen, and thought that no matter what the matter was, at least this person would not harm her.

So Tang Peipei stopped asking any more questions.

After all, she was sent by the emperor to treat the epidemic, so naturally she had to be familiar with the specific situation of the current epidemic first.

Considering that Yang Tingzhen had also been here for quite a long time, he should know it.

So he asked about Yang Tingzhen's current condition.

Yang Tingzhen naturally told him everything he knew and explained the current situation in Qianzhou one by one.

Only then did Tang Peipei realize that the epidemic in Qianzhou had become very serious.

Qianzhou has a total of five counties with a total population of 830,000.

Qianzhou first suffered from drought, which killed many people, and then suffered from floods, which killed many people again. Some people also fled Qianzhou.

Because many people died from the epidemic, the population of Qianzhou has now been reduced by two-thirds due to death or escape.

One can imagine how serious the natural disaster in Qianzhou was this time.

Tang Peipei was filled with emotion. It was the first time she had seen such a serious disaster. Although about half of the population loss in Qianzhou was due to fleeing, it was still an unimaginable number.

Tang Peipei looked at Yang Tingzhen and asked, "What is the situation in the epidemic area now?"

Speaking of this, Yang Tingzhen was also very sad. Nowadays, at least dozens or even hundreds of people die from the epidemic every day.

Under this situation, I'm afraid...

Seeing that Yang Tingzhen's face didn't look good, Tang Peipei knew that the situation was probably very serious.

Tang Peipei suddenly shouted towards the gate of the courtyard: "Lüzhu."

Lu Zhu was the wife of the prefect who left Tang Peipei to do her bidding when she saw that Tang Peipei did not bring any maids with her.

After all, it is a prefectural government office. No matter its size or what Tang Peipei wants, Tang Peipei, an outsider, cannot be familiar with it.

Having a maid in the mansion would cause a lot of trouble for Tang Peipei, so Tang Peipei kept her.