Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 83

Shen Lingjun felt that it couldn't be simply called a coincidence. After all, it was quite abnormal for a three-year-old to have such dreams.

She couldn't help but become solemn and serious.

He asked Qin Chuyao, "Yao'er, can you tell me in detail about your dream last night?"

Qin Chuyao then began to speak haltingly.

His words were certainly rather naive, but Shen Lingjun could still clearly hear that in his dream, there would soon be a plague in Kyoto.

The situation is still quite serious.

Shen Lingjun asked all the details she could, then sent the two children outside to play, while she herself fell into deep thought in her room.

Should we take Yao'er's dream seriously?

Kyoto has a population of nearly one million. If there were to be such a severe epidemic, with so many patients, a shortage of medical care and medicine would be inevitable, and it would be a huge disaster.

She knew in advance that if she could take precautions, it would be of great benefit to both her and the people of Kyoto.

Now that her relationship with the Marquis of Yongning's mansion is so strained, and her maternal family is weak, she needs to increase her bargaining power to improve her ability to protect herself.

This is a golden opportunity for her.

After thinking for a long time, Shen Lingjun finally decided to make preparations first.

She assigned her maids, Hongqing and Yan'e, to purchase large quantities of medicinal herbs from the prefectures and counties near Kyoto.

Yan'e is skilled in calculation, interpersonal relations, and business acumen. She used to be Shen Lingjun's deputy, helping her manage the shops and estates.

With her and Red Dragonfly, who is skilled in martial arts, completing this great task should not be a problem.

The medicinal materials needed to treat the epidemic are not expensive and can be used for common colds. If you buy them and stock up, you won't lose too much even if there is no epidemic.

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In the first ten days of the twelfth lunar month, the weather became increasingly cold.

As a result, the number of sick people in Kyoto suddenly increased.

The symptoms were similar to those of a cold: dizziness, fever, cough, and runny nose. However, the disease was highly contagious and spread throughout Kyoto in just a few days.

The number of patients was countless, and every clinic and pharmacy in the city was crowded with people seeking medical treatment and medicine.

Many people who were unable to afford treatment or whose treatments were ineffective quickly suffered from worsening conditions and lost their lives within days, with the death toll rising daily.

The Imperial Medical Academy quickly confirmed that this was a serious plague.

The emperor still had some concern for the people. According to past practice, when a large-scale plague occurred, the court would open pharmacies to provide free medical consultations and medicines to ordinary people.

Huimin Pharmacy was under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Medical Academy, and the staff working there were all medical officers from the Imperial Medical Academy.

Now that the plague is raging, countless people are coming to seek medical treatment, and the Imperial Hospital is suddenly short-staffed.

It was only then that people remembered that Liu Manman was also a physician in the Imperial Medical Academy.

When Liu Manman returned with Qin Shaoze, she was granted the position of sixth-rank physician by the emperor, becoming the first female physician in Beiyi.

But she was just a figurehead; the Imperial Medical Academy didn't actually need her to do any work. Plus, she later married into the Yongning Marquis's household and became a noblewoman, and then her reputation was ruined, so much so that people almost forgot the Imperial Medical Academy even had a person like her.