A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

Xia Tian looked at the sign in Shen Nian's hand that read "As if I were here in person" and suddenly felt the burden on his shoulders was heavy.

Before I left, Lord Lin came again.

"Your Majesty, we are running low on medicinal herbs." We have recently collected all the medicinal herbs that could be found in the city, but there is still a shortage of them.

"Then quickly transfer it from other places and find the Minister of Revenue." The emperor ordered.

There's no point asking him about this now, so we can only let the people below find a solution.

"Your Majesty, everything that can be allocated has been allocated. Even the medicinal material merchants have been mobilized to search everywhere." Lord Lin replied with a bitter face.

There are no medicinal herbs here, so what can he do even if he has a prescription?

It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!

"Your Majesty, I can prepare a potion that may be more effective than this prescription." Xia Tian hesitated for a long time, but when she saw that both of their faces were wrinkled, she couldn't help herself.

She had spiritual spring water and could use it directly, but she had no suitable excuse, so she could only secretly add a little bit to the medicine soup every time.

There is a shortage of medicinal materials in the capital now. If we want to control cholera as soon as possible, we have to use the spiritual spring water.

But she didn't dare to take it out directly.

If someone with ulterior motives finds out, won’t she be in danger?

Even if the emperor trusts them now, she doesn't dare to take the risk directly.

"Mrs. Shen, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Lord Lin, who was impatient, asked loudly when he heard that she could mix the potion.

Shen Nian glanced at her, probably thinking of something, his eyes flashed, but he didn't say it in the end.

Before Xia Tian could figure out how to explain, Lord Lin spoke again, "Since there's a faster way, then weren't we wasting time?"

Lord Lin had no other ill intentions, he just thought so simply.

After all, he was the chief physician, and he wanted to control the cholera as soon as possible and restore the city to normal more than anyone else.

Xia Tian was also afraid that the emperor would misunderstand that she was hiding something valuable, so she quickly explained, "Lord Lin, it's not that I didn't tell you earlier, but this potion is rather troublesome to prepare, and it requires precious medicinal herbs, which are not easy to collect."

"Tell me what medicinal herbs you need." Lord Lin asked anxiously.

He just didn't believe that there were any medicinal herbs that his Imperial Hospital couldn't find.

"We need Tianshan Snow Lotus and Millennium Ginseng..."

Since Lord Lin didn't believe it, Xia Tian didn't hesitate and directly reported all the precious medicinal herbs she knew.

She didn't know how to make potions anyway, so she was just looking for an excuse.

The more expensive it was, the more they would understand how precious and hard-earned her potion was.

You won’t cause trouble for yourself in the future.

This was a good idea that she had just thought of suddenly.

When Xia Tian finished speaking, Lord Lin's face turned dark. No wonder Mrs. Lin didn't mention this.

Wow, these medicines are really hard to get together.

There were some medicinal herbs that he had never even seen or heard of.

I just thought there was a better way to treat cholera, but after hearing this, hope turned into despair.

Seeing that Lord Lin was silent, the Emperor asked, "Lord Lin, does the Imperial Hospital have the herbs that Madam Shen just mentioned?"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Hospital probably can't even gather half of the staff." Lord Lin's voice sounded somewhat desperate.

"Take out whatever you have first." The Emperor instructed Lord Lin again, then turned to Eunuch Xu and said, "Go to my private storehouse and take out any useful herbs. If there are any missing, go to the Empress and the Queen Mother and ask them to collect them as well."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Xu agreed and went to search the emperor's private treasury first.

After the emperor finished making the arrangements, he looked at Xia Tian and said, "Madam Shen, just go ahead and make the arrangements. Tell me what you need and I'll get it for you."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Xia Tian quickly nodded in agreement.

After waiting for half an hour, Lord Lin and Eunuch Xu brought people to find all the medicinal herbs she had just mentioned.

There were many herbs that Xia Tian didn't recognize, but luckily Lord Lin was there, checking them one by one and carefully making a list, including the herbs that were not available.

Xia Tian pretended to be calm and took Lord Lin's list and read it over. Then she pretended to check all the herbs again before nodding and saying, "Your Majesty, I will take these herbs first. I will find a way to deal with the rest."

"Okay, if you need money, just go to the Ministry of Revenue to withdraw it." The emperor agreed straightforwardly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xia Tian was not polite.

Now was not the time for her to be polite. She took out the spiritual spring water, and it was reasonable for the emperor and others to pay some of the expenses.

So as to avoid being ungrateful for a small amount of food!

After thinking about it, she still couldn't take out the potion quickly. "Master Lin, it will take at least three days to prepare this potion. During these three days, please continue to use the prescription to make the medicine for those who have been infected."

Three days should be enough. If it's longer, she's afraid the infected people won't be able to bear it.

"Don't worry, Madam Shen." When Lord Lin heard that she would find a way to deal with the remaining herbs herself, hope rekindled in his heart. It would only take three days, and the herbs in his hands would still be enough to last.

The matter of looking at medicinal materials was also resolved. The emperor said to Lord Lin, "How to control the plague in the future, you in the Imperial Hospital will listen to Lord Shen and Madam Shen."

Lord Lin was surprised, but he didn't object. "Yes, Your Majesty."

Later I thought about it and realized that this was true. The prescription for treating cholera was also provided by Mrs. Shen, and the medicine had to be prepared by her. Mrs. Shen should know better how to make it most beneficial.

Seeing that the matter here was finished, Xia Tian said goodbye to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I will go back and prepare the medicine as soon as possible."

Before leaving, he was still worried, so he asked Eunuch Xu for paper and pen, and wrote down some epidemic prevention methods he had discovered and summarized in the north of the city, and asked Lord Lin to arrange them to reduce the infection of people as much as possible.

The entire capital city is so big that everyone needs to be mobilized to better control it.

Otherwise, if they are busy and other people don't pay attention, it will be of no use.

Lord Lin took the notes she wrote and left in a hurry.

Xia Tian and Shen Nian also said goodbye and prepared to return to Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Eunuch Xu had the medicinal herbs delivered to their carriage parked outside the palace gate, and then the two of them got on the carriage.

It’s still early, so I want to go to Yuejin Pavilion and Linglong Lane first in the summer.

Shen Nian followed along.

I don’t know what’s going on at the restaurant now.

And are the people in Linglong Lane okay?

When we arrived at Yuejin Pavilion, we found that the door of the restaurant was closed. Xia Tian knocked on the door, but there was no one there. It was probably closed for the past few days.

He turned the carriage around and went to Linglong Lane.

Linglong Alley was always bustling with people every time I came here before, but this time the whole alley was much quieter.

The carriage arrived at the door. Uncle Chen heard the sound and opened the door a crack to look out.

When he saw it was Xia Tian’s carriage, he quickly opened the door and walked out.

Shen Nian got off the carriage first, and Xia Tian followed behind.

This was Shen Nian's first time coming to this courtyard, and Uncle Chen's first time meeting his wife's husband.

Xia Tian introduced Shen Nian to Uncle Chen, and Uncle Chen quickly bowed and greeted him. "Greetings, sir, and madam."

Shen Nian nodded.

Xia Tian smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, let's go in and talk first."

Uncle Chen opened the door and let the two of them in.

Xia Tiancai led Shen Nian into the house.

After they sat down in the room, Uncle Chen asked Aunt Chen to make tea.

The tea came, and Xia Tian took a sip before asking questions, "Uncle Chen, is everyone okay at home? Is anyone infected?"