I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Chapter 434: Are Kings and Nobles Born with a Special Kindness?

Since ancient times, have kings and nobles been born with a special destiny?

Fang Xiaoxiao knew that in this feudal dynasty era, human life was as worthless as grass or ants. How could those in power possibly care about the lives of those below them? If they wanted to, the people would be a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

Back in Su Muwan's bedroom.

Fang Xiaoxiao glanced at Li Wan'er, who was slumped over the table.

"Princess, what are you thinking about so intently?"

Li Wan'er sighed.

"What else could I be thinking about? Naturally, I was thinking about how the people in the city could get through this disaster."

Fang Xiao shrugged and shook her head, indicating that she had no solution.

She would first explain the specific situation to Li Wan'er, and then say that the only thing she could do now was to save people.

Li Wan'er was not a dullard; she understood that the only thing to do right now was to save people, and everything else would have to wait for Pei Yan's news.

late at night.

Fang Xiaoxiao sat at the stone table in the courtyard, looking up at the bright moon. More than a year had passed in the blink of an eye. A lot had happened since she came here, some happy and some sad, some living and some dying, but fortunately, everything was in the past.

No matter how big the trouble we are facing now, it is only a matter of time before it will pass.

At this moment, Li Wan'er and Su Muwan walked gracefully in, both wearing long robes.

Li Wan'er remained as lovely and charming as ever, showing no sign of worry despite the current predicament.

In contrast, Su Muwan appeared worried. The thought of the fierce garrison outside the city about to burn down the entire city of Suzhou made her heart pound with anxiety.

She walked up to Fang Xiaoxiao, her eyes filled with worry.

“Sister, there are only half a day left before the garrison massacres the city. I don’t know what to do.”

Fang Xiaoxiao took the hand of this older sister, a smile on her face, and looked at her with her watery eyes, saying leisurely.

"What is meant to be will be, and we cannot escape it. All we can do is try our best and leave the rest to fate. Sister, there is no need to worry too much. Everything will eventually be resolved."

She knew that offering words of comfort would be pointless, so she decided to tell the truth.

Upon hearing this, Su Muwan's expression darkened considerably, but she quickly regained her composure and smiled.

"My sister is right. Since we're here, we might as well make the best of it."

The two started chatting.

During this period, Wan Wuyao came once and informed Fang Xiaoxiao that Banlangen (Isatis root) could be distributed to people suffering from the epidemic on East Street, West Street, North Street, and South Street the next day.

Fang Xiao nodded to indicate that she understood.

Tomorrow's schedule is simple: Su Muwan and the princess will distribute Banlangen (a traditional Chinese medicine) to the people in North Street to treat the plague, while she will go to the villa in North Street that the garrison is using as a dumping ground for corpses to retrieve the plague virus in order to extract the toxin.

Just in time.

Pei Yan appeared out of nowhere and walked towards them.

Su Muwan looked at the handsome man who had suddenly appeared in surprise, covering her mouth.

Li Wan'er was already used to Pei Yan's elusive style, so she focused on fiddling with teacups on the stone table.

In contrast, Fang Xiaoxiao remained calm as she stood up and walked towards Pei Yan.

Pei Yan said with a strange expression.

“Xiao Xiao, your analysis during the day was indeed correct. The prefect had just sent someone to deliver the letter out of the city gate when they were intercepted and killed by a group of garrison soldiers, and their bodies were hung on the city gate.”

"I had long suspected that these guys would resort to such a desperate measure. Although there may be ministers in the court secretly manipulating things, once the emperor finds out about the Suzhou incident, he will definitely need to send someone to investigate, or at least make a show of it."

Fang Xiaoxiao said meaningfully.

Pei Yan neither confirmed nor denied what she said.

Back then, he was framed and falsely accused of treason within the palace. Instead of sending anyone to investigate, the emperor sent people to hunt him down. Fortunately, he managed to hide in disguise and save himself. It is clear that his father was incredibly foolish.

Think about this.

Pei Yan sighed, expressing the frustration in his heart.

Fang Xiaoxiao, however, did not think about why he was acting this way. Instead, she was making plans for disposing of the body at the villa the next day.

It would be best to have Pei Yan accompany me tomorrow, in case we encounter any danger.

"Pei Yan, tomorrow you will come with me to a villa at the end of North Street."

Pei Yan didn't ask why, but subconsciously nodded in agreement.

In his eyes, as long as Fang Xiaoxiao asked him to do something, there was no need to ask too many questions.

A dreamless night.

The four of them split into two groups. One group was led by Su Muwan, who guided Li Wan'er to apply medicine in front of the Wanjia Pharmacy on North Street. Her group, naturally, went to the villa with Pei Yan.

Fang Xiaoxiao led Pei Yan through the crowded throng and soon arrived at the detached house where the body had been disposed of.

As soon as she arrived at the gate, a nauseating, rotten stench hit her. Fortunately, Fang Xiaoxiao had made preparations in advance and produced some protective masks. Although the masks were not as effective as N97 masks from her previous life, having them was far better than having none.

Upon entering the courtyard, one finds mutilated corpses scattered everywhere, with many of them being gnawed on by swarms of rats.

Suppressing her nausea, Fang Xiaoxiao pulled Pei Yan straight to the nearest corpse, squatted down, and took out a glass bottle from the medicine box.

These glass bottles were something she started making and selling back in Kyoto. However, the craftsmanship wasn't very advanced at the time, so the finished products were extremely rare. They were generally not sold to the public and were used for display in the store.

She didn't bring many bottles with her on this trip, only about three or four, so she had to use every single one of them on the blade.

After gathering what she needed, Fang Xiaoxiao got up to leave.

Just then, rustling footsteps and voices came from outside the courtyard gate.

"Boss, I feel really itchy all over, and I'm having some difficulty breathing. Could I have caught a disease?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I'm still feeling just as bad. We can only wait until we've disposed of this truckload of corpses before we go to Wan Jia Pharmacy and get some Banlangen (Isatis root) to try."

"Brother, is Banlangen really that miraculous? I heard that it can completely cure the epidemic."

"How would we know all that? We'll just eat as long as there's food. It doesn't cost us a penny."

Fang Xiaoxiao pulled Pei Yan to hide behind a rockery, listening to the burly men chatting.

Pei Yan prepared to draw his sword from his waist, intending to kill the men with a single blow, but she stopped him.

"Don't act rashly, observe the situation first."

Fang Xiao muttered to herself.

Fortunately, the group did not stay for too long, and left the villa in a hurry after only a quarter of an hour.

Fang Xiaoxiao glanced at the corpses lying on the ground and noticed that there were quite a few garrison soldiers wearing straw armor.

In this chaotic and filthy era, many armies did not have enough money to pay their soldiers, let alone provide armor for every soldier. Only generals could wear armor, while ordinary soldiers wore armor woven from grass or vines for psychological comfort.

After leaving the villa, Fang Xiaoxiao hurriedly headed to Wanjia Pharmacy.

She had previously instructed Wanwuyao to help clear out an empty room in the backyard of the shop so that it could be used for researching and refining the virus bacteria.

It should be done now.