The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

The dead rat in the package looked like it had been soaking in water for a long time. It was swollen to twice its original size, and as time went on, it was rotting. The rat's fur had peeled off in pieces during the retrieval, exposing its internal organs.

No wonder everyone felt nauseous when they saw it; even Li Muxia felt her stomach churn when she saw this scene.

However, she suppressed her nausea and went to check on her.

After the inspection was completed, Li Muxia said to Dongfang Jincheng, "Your Highness, it can now be confirmed that the source of this plague is the rats in this well."

Dongfang Jincheng had already guessed what was going on when the rat was pulled up from the water. He nodded when he heard Li Muxia's words and looked at the package in deep thought.

Then Li Muxia's voice came: "Your Highness, the contents of this package need to be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise there is a possibility of secondary infection."

Dongfang Jincheng: "Okay, then let's burn it."

The soldiers received their orders, picked up their belongings, and prepared to leave.

Dongfang Jincheng looked at the packages in the soldiers' hands and shouted, "Wait!"

Seeing Dongfang Jincheng looking at the package in the soldier's hand, Li Muxia followed his gaze and saw that there seemed to be a pattern on the outside of the package.

Dongfang Jincheng walked closer and looked at it. He felt that the pattern was familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Li Muxia also looked at the pattern, which was just a very ordinary design. She wondered why Dongfang Jincheng was staring at it so intently.

After Dongfang Jincheng memorized the pattern, he had the package and the dead rat burned.

Back in the temporary room, Dongfang Jincheng drew the pattern, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.

Li Muxia was also in her room, thinking about the package.

That thing was clearly thrown into the well maliciously, but who would do such a thing? Was it someone who had a grudge against Wang Fugui, or someone who had a grudge against Chaoxi Village?

The more Li Muxia thought about it, the stranger it seemed. So she decided not to make things difficult for herself and instead go and make things difficult for Dongfang Jincheng.

Li Muxia knocked on Dongfang Jincheng's door.

A voice came from inside: "Come in."

Li Muxia pushed open the door and saw Dongfang Jincheng bent over his desk, looking at something.

He wasn't wearing a mask, and his expression was very serious. It has to be said that good-looking people look even better when they're serious.

Li Muxia was a little stunned. Dongfang Jincheng heard the sound of the door opening and then fell silent. He looked up.

Their eyes met, and Li Muxia snapped out of her daze.

However, Dongfang Jincheng still noticed her infatuated look.

It turns out that he wasn't so repulsive to her after all; at least his face still attracted her.

Since no one was around, Dongfang Jincheng directly called out Li Muxia's true identity: "Miss, is there something you need?"

Li Muxia approached Dongfang Jincheng somewhat awkwardly, her eyes falling on the pattern on Dongfang Jincheng's desk.

"Your Highness, this is... Your Highness also suspects this matter."

Dongfang Jincheng: "Hmm, this pattern seems familiar."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia leaned closer to examine it and said, "Isn't this just a common pattern?"

However, as she looked at it, she felt something was off; the more she looked at the pattern, the more familiar it seemed.

Li Muxia reached out and picked up the painting on the table, examining it carefully and attentively.

Dongfang Jincheng watched Li Muxia without disturbing her.

Time seemed to stand still; the room was quiet, save for the sound of Li Muxia's fingers stroking the paper.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Li Muxia's eyes lit up. She remembered that this pattern was exactly the same pattern that the black-clad men wore when she and Long Ziheng were assassinated during their travels with her master.

Dongfang Jincheng naturally saw Li Muxia's expression as well.

He asked, "Did you remember something?"

Li Muxia was still pondering why the person who assassinated Long Ziheng was involved in this matter, or whether it was just a coincidence.

Upon hearing Dongfang Jincheng's question, Li Muxia frowned, organized her thoughts, and said, "Your Highness, I have indeed seen this pattern before. A year ago, when I was traveling with my master, I made a friend on the road. At that time, a group of men in black were after my friend, and the clothes they were wearing seemed to have this pattern."

Upon hearing Li Muxia's words, Dongfang Jincheng also remembered that all the men in black had been killed by Zhu Feng, except for their leader who had escaped.

What Li Muxia didn't know was that the group of men in black didn't want to kill the merchant Long Ziheng, but Prince Rui, Dongfang Jincheng.

He had always thought that his boss had done this to him. After returning, he also asked the Shadow Pavilion to investigate. However, it turned out that it was not what he thought. The people behind those men in black were very mysterious, and the Shadow Pavilion could not find out their background.

Now that something related to those men in black has been discovered here, Dongfang Jincheng feels that this epidemic is not so simple, and neither is Tide Village.

Li Muxia sensed a conspiracy, but she also thought that the person who orchestrated this wouldn't be so stupid as to use something representing their identity to plan this, which would be tantamount to openly telling everyone that she was the one who did it.

Little did Li Muxia know that the person who orchestrated the scheme never expected to be discovered.

Dongfang Jincheng put the painting away from Li Muxia's hand. He didn't want Li Muxia to get too involved in this matter, and said, "Miss, you don't need to worry about this. I will send people to investigate."

Li Muxia didn't want to get involved, but she felt something was off about the whole thing, as if she had fallen into a big trap.

Just as Li Muxia was about to say something, a servant's voice came from the doorway: "Your Highness, dinner is ready."

Seeing Dongfang Jincheng leave, Li Muxia had no choice but to follow him out.

Having identified the source of the outbreak, Li Muxia felt much more relaxed. The exhaustion of the past few days allowed her to fall asleep as soon as she got into bed, enjoying a rare good night's sleep.

Dongfang Jincheng, however, was not as fortunate as Li Muxia, who made many arrangements in one night.

"master."

Looking at the guards below him, Dongfang Jincheng ordered in a deep voice, "Go and investigate Tide Village."

Then he pushed the drawing paper forward and said, "Check this pattern."

The guard said "Yes" and disappeared with the drawing paper.

When Li Muxia woke up in the morning, she felt refreshed.

The epidemic has been brought under control, and Li Muxia is not as busy as before. Every day, she accompanies several imperial physicians to see patients and treat the villagers who come to see her. Five days have passed quickly.

For the past five days, Li Muxia has kept herself very busy, trying to avoid being alone with Dongfang Jincheng. Every time they ate, Dongfang Jincheng would send someone to invite Li Muxia to join them, but Li Muxia always refused and ate with the imperial physician instead.

After several attempts, Dongfang Jincheng could see that Li Muxia was intentionally avoiding him. It would be a lie to say he wasn't sad, but he couldn't rush things now. He needed to let Li Muxia accept him slowly.

Seeing that the villagers' conditions had almost fully recovered, Dongfang Jincheng prepared to leave Chaoxi Village.

After learning that she would be leaving the next day, Li Muxia stopped seeing patients for the villagers. She decided to take a day off today. She had finally come to the seaside, so how could she not go and see the sights?