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The prefect did not hesitate and immediately asked someone to lead the way.

It was already dark outside, and a group of people walked towards the locked examination room with lanterns.

The night was hazy, and the faint light of the lantern danced in the darkness, illuminating the path leading to the well.

The group hurried forward, the gravel road under their feet made a rustling sound, breaking the silence around them.

The well is located in a remote corner of the examination room, in a low-lying area. There is an old willow tree within three meters of the well. When a breeze blows, the branches sway gently in the wind.

Song Xile walked to the well, holding a lantern and shining it downwards. Due to the poor light, he could not see the water quality clearly. He could only see the moss exposed on the well wall due to the drop in water level.

Song Xile turned around and asked, "Does anyone use the well here on weekdays?"

The officer shook his head and said, "This place is remote and the gate is usually locked. Basically no one comes here to fetch water."

"Then please fetch a bucket of water."

The officer glanced at his master and saw that he did not object, so he did not ask any more questions. He carried the wooden bucket to the well and soon brought back a bucket of water.

Song Xile walked forward with a lantern and saw fallen leaves floating in the wooden barrel.

Song Xile understood what was going on, and said to the prefect, "Sir, I think the reason why the students in the examination room today have diarrhea is probably because of this well water."

She paused and continued to explain, "This well is located in a remote area, and few people come here on weekdays. In addition, the climate is dry and the water level has dropped. These fallen leaves will rot and deteriorate after being in the water for a long time. Although the decay-causing bacteria cannot be seen with the naked eye, they do exist in the water."

"It would be fine if the water was boiled, but if it was drunk directly, it would not be surprising if diarrhea occurred."

Seeing how confident she was, the prefect looked at Doctor Zheng doubtfully.

Doctor Zheng nodded and agreed with Song Xile's statement.

Although he didn't understand what "pathogenic bacteria" meant, he still accepted that leaves would fall into the water and rot, thus affecting the water quality.

Since both of them said so, the prefect had to believe it.

He was relieved at first, thinking that no one was deliberately trying to harm him, but he, as the prefect, was unaware of the existence of such a problematic well in the examination room.

He further thought that if this matter could not be investigated, if such problems continued to occur in the next two exams, or even worse, someone might die. The prefect shuddered at the thought.

This was his oversight!

He looked at the servant who was fetching water with some anger and asked, "How do you do your job? Didn't you notice that there was something wrong with the water?"

The servant who was fetching water felt wronged and kowtowed to beg for mercy: "Please calm down, sir! I really didn't know there was something wrong with the water! The door is always locked and no one comes here to fetch water on weekdays, so I didn't know that the water in this well..."

The prefect didn't want to hear any excuses at this moment. If he hadn't been alert enough, this incident wouldn't have been so easy to get through.

He said in a stern voice, "Find someone to seal up the well immediately. I don't want to see something like this happen again."

The prefect did not even glance at the officers who were kneeling on the ground and nodding repeatedly, and led the two men back to the side hall.

"The first exam has just ended, and there are still many things waiting for me to deal with. I am sorry to trouble you two today. I have to trouble you to wait for a moment while I make arrangements. I will ask the Changqing in the mansion to take you back later."

Doctor Zheng hurriedly said, "My Lord, please go and do what you need. We will go back after we confirm that the two patients are fine."

The prefect nodded, called Changqing over and gave him some instructions, then strode away.

After the prefect left, the two went back to the room to see the two people whose symptoms were more serious.

Chen Yunyou, who was taking care of Qian Feng, immediately went up to his wife after seeing her and asked her if there was anything wrong.

Song Xile smiled at her husband to comfort him, "It's nothing, the prefect just asked about the conditions of the next few people."

Chen Yunyou also knew that this was not the place to talk, so he nodded and did not continue to ask the reason.

Song Xile walked to Qian Feng and felt his pulse for a while, then took his hand back and said, "The situation is much more stable now. You can go back now."

Qian Feng asked nervously, "Will this affect the upcoming prefectural examination?"

"That won't happen. After you go back home for the next two days, take some medicine to consolidate your health and there will be no problem."

Qian Feng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. After the first provincial examination was over, the second one did not start immediately. The two empty days in between were used to mark the examination papers and announce the results.

If you fail the first exam, there is no need to continue taking the next two exams.

When he was about to finish the test, his stomach suddenly started to hurt, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered. He felt that he had done well in the test and did not want to delay the next test because of this little thing.

Song Xile saw that there was nothing wrong with Qian Feng's condition. Doctor Zheng also examined the other person and confirmed that both of them were stable.

Doctor Zheng then said goodbye to Chang Qing who was waiting outside the door, "The two patients are now fine, so we'll take our leave now!"

Changqing had been waiting outside the door, awaiting instructions.

Hearing what Doctor Zheng said, he couldn't help but smile with relief. His family members should be relieved now.

He hurried forward and said respectfully, "Thank you, Doctor Zheng. The carriage is waiting outside the door. I will see you out."

A group of people followed Changqing out of the examination room.

Suddenly, a person jumped out from the shadows. Before everyone could react, Chang'an hugged his young master's legs and burst into tears.

While crying, she asked Qian Feng, "Master, Master, why did you just come out now? You scared me to death!"

Several people were startled by his actions, especially Qian Feng. He was already weak, and was knocked back a few steps by his own servant, almost falling down.

Fortunately, Chen Yunyou pulled him from behind so that he did not fall to the ground.

After Chen Yunyou calmed Qian Feng down, he quickly comforted him, "Stop crying, your young master is not feeling well right now, if you have anything to say, we should talk about it after we get back."

When Chang'an heard Chen Yunyou's words, he realized his own recklessness.

He quickly let go of her hand and said, "I'll ask Brother Song to drive the carriage here, and Mr. Chen, please help look after my young master." After saying that, he ran away.

When Doctor Zheng saw that someone had come to pick them up, he said to Song Xile, "Thank you for your help today, Madam Song. If you have time, you can come to our clinic and have a seat. We will leave first today."

Song Xile nodded, "Doctor Zheng, take care!"

Soon, a carriage came out from the shadows, with Chang'an and his second brother sitting on the shaft.

The carriage stopped in front of everyone, and Chang'an immediately jumped off the shaft and helped his weak young master onto the carriage.

After a few people got on the carriage, it slowly drove towards Liuer Hutong.