Chapter 337 - Chapter 337: Everyone Is Trash

Chapter 337: Everyone Is Trash

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Yun Er agreed. Yun San was half a beat slower. He was thinking about a question. Master said that Miss would be his mistress in the future and asked him to listen to Miss. If Miss asked, should he say it or not?

As she already knew the condition of the illness, Xiaoxiao slept especially soundly. When she woke up and went to the kitchen, she saw that Doctor Gongsun’s eyes were dark and she was a little embarrassed.

Seeing that it was her, Gongsun Zhongjing immediately took a few steps back and covered his mouth and nose. “Miss Xiaoxiao, why are you here? Didn’t you say that there’s a small kitchen in the front yard?”

Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows. “You guys know how to cook?”

Gongsun Zhongjing was speechless.

However, between his desire for food and the lives of innocent people, he could still distinguish between priorities. “It’s fine. Someone will send steamed buns over. I still know how to boil hot water. I’ll just soak them in water.”

Xiaoxiao suggested sincerely, “Why don’t you do this? Since you think it’s not appropriate for all of us to come to the kitchen, this place will be given to me. None of you can come. You can eat by yourselves when I’m done cooking.”

Gongsun Zhongjing was about to reject her when Xiaoxiao counted with her fingers and reasoned with him. “You’re all doctors. You’re good at treating illnesses and saving people. I’m a chef and I’m good at cooking. We can only increase our efficiency if we all show our strengths. It can’t be good for you doctors to use the method of brewing medicine to cook and eat until you’re dizzy and your limbs are weak to administer acupuncture to the patients, right? If you all fall sick if you’re not careful, who will treat the patients? Me?”

Gongsun Zhongjing didn’t like to talk and was only slightly eloquent in front of Li Muyan. He really couldn’t find a reason to refute Xiaoxiao’s words. Xiaoxiao took the opportunity and said, “Why don’t I bring the prepared food to the courtyard every time and you can take it yourself? If you’re sure that everyone has smallpox, you can boil the bowls and chopsticks after eating. If not, you can wash them yourself and boil them or expose them to the sun. You can use them again next time. How about that?”

She was too considerate. Gongsun Zhongjing was urged to check on the patient’s condition, so he could only put this matter aside for the time being. He thought that he would discuss it next time. Unexpectedly, when he returned from the patient’s office, two large buckets of fragrant food and simple bowls and chopsticks were already prepared.

Everyone felt that the Third Prince sympathized with the soldiers. Even though he knew that they had a serious illness, he did not give up on them. However, Gongsun Zhongjing felt that most of the credit belonged to Xiaoxiao.

She even specially prepared a large bucket of warm water with a note on it. “The raw water is not clean. This is warm water that has been boiled and cooled. Let everyone drink this.”

The doctors all praised Xiaoxiao for being meticulous, so when they felt that the warm water was a little bitter, they treated it as an illusion and ignored it.

After confirming that the patients had all drunk the water with anti-inflammatory medicine, Xiaoxiao returned to her residence and locked the door.

She was worried about the outside world, so she entered the space and used the exit positioning function to slip into the military camp.

Because the Crown Prince was incompetent and could not do anything wrong, the news of the so-called “smallpox” could not be handled in a low profile manner. It had long spread.

This illness was too shocking. It was impossible not to cause panic. Even though Yun Er and Yun San had already explained quickly and strictly forbidden the commoners to discuss it, it could not be appeased.

At this moment, some people among the military and civilians began to question Rong Yan.

Xiaoxiao changed her clothes in the space and heard such comments when she was strolling on the street—

“In my opinion, the Third Prince is still a little young. Those experienced veterans should be the commander-in-chief.”

“That’s right. He’s short of food and was ambushed. Now that something like smallpox has happened, it can be seen that he’s still a little young.”

The people who heard this sighed repeatedly, their expressions heavy and panicked. It was obvious that they were persuaded and were dissatisfied with Rong Yan.

The troublemakers took the opportunity to take the next step. “If His Highness the Crown Prince takes over…”

Xiaoxiao tightened her fists. Xiaoxiao’s small hand, which was covered by her sleeve, moved. The NPC who was on standby in the space raised his head. A light flashed on his body, and his clothes embroidered with the word “empty” suddenly changed. The next moment, he appeared in the crowd out of thin air. “What about letting His Highness the Crown Prince take over? Is he going to be late as he was delivering grain?”

The person who caused trouble just now frowned and looked in the direction of the voice with an unfriendly expression. However, no matter how he looked, he could not find the figure that flashed past just now. He could only clear his throat and say, “The weather is unpredictable. The weather at the border is variable and the road is difficult. His Highness the Crown Prince tried his best and was already sick when he arrived. It can be seen that he was very attentive to this matter. Wouldn’t we be ungrateful and heartless if we criticize him because of this?”

The voice from before immediately continued, “Third Prince turned the tide when the military rations were running out. Not only did he resolve the soldiers’ food shortage crisis, but he also saw through the Xiongnu’s scheme to infiltrate and avoid a disaster. Isn’t that worthy of admiration and gratitude?”

The man rubbed his molars and lost track of the person who spoke again. Seeing that these foolish people were showing signs of changing their opinions, he hurriedly said, “But Third Prince actually didn’t notice that the people who returned from Xiongnu were sick!”

The mysterious person continued to retort, “If you’re capable, go ahead. You have such good eyesight. You can tell who’s sick at a glance. Why don’t you become a military doctor? With you, perhaps the 100,000 people in the entire military camp will be free of illness, pain, and calamity.”

Some of the surrounding commoners couldn’t help but burst out laughing. This made the Crown Prince’s spies fly into a rage out of humiliation. They slammed the table and stood up. “Who? Who’s hiding there?”

A man in green walked out of the crowd with a smile. “Who’s hiding? I’m so big. Only you are blind and can’t see me.”

The Crown Prince’s spy knew very well that if he could not get back at them today, he would definitely not be able to destroy the Third Prince’s increasingly powerful prestige in the army and messed up the Crown Prince’s big plan. Hence, he said loudly, “It’s an undeniable fact that the Third Prince knew how terrifying smallpox was and still let those sick people enter the city, right? He has a good reputation, but where does he place the safety and lives of the entire city’s soldiers and citizens?”

When the commoners heard the word “smallpox”, their hearts started to tremble. They instantly forgot about the Third Prince’s kindness and only blamed him.

Xiaoxiao sighed secretly. She didn’t blame the commoners for being stupid, but she couldn’t let this person ruin Rong Yan’s reputation. Hence, she narrowed her eyes and started to pass her lines to the NPC.

The NPC in green raised his head and puffed out his chest. “Then according to you, how should we deal with this matter? Do you want to kill the soldiers who fought with the Xiongnu for the sake of stability at the border, and chill the hearts of the soldiers who are also fighting for the peace of the world outside the borders, so that no hot-blooded men in Great Xia are willing to fight for the country from now on? At the same time, you want the citizens who can live and work in peace to become accomplices who repay kindness with enmity and live in guilt and sin for the rest of their lives?”

The commoners and the spy were stunned at the same time. The commoners, who were really persuaded by the latter and indeed thought that the infected deserved to die, could not help but lower their heads to hide their shame. Xiaoxiao secretly raised her eyebrows and smiled smugly. She also knew how to gaslight. Hmph, she could say without modesty that everyone present was trash..