During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Qin Shuangshuang was shocked when she heard this, never expecting that You Tie was such a person.

She thought that the person was just a high-ranking official who was a little vicious, but she never expected that he would be so cruel to the elderly, women and children.

As a woman herself, Qin Shuangshuang's face instantly turned pale. She clenched her fists, squatted down, and said to the mother and son, "Auntie, don't worry, I'm here and I'll definitely be able to cure your illness. How many of you are there? I'll have someone send the medicine over in a bit."

The woman muttered to herself and carefully counted, then counted on her dirty fingers and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "I've counted, and there should be more than 20."

Qin Shuangshuang clenched her fists even tighter, took a deep breath, and tried her best to suppress her feelings of indignation.

She tried to remain calm and said to the woman in front of her, "Auntie, don't worry, with me here, all of you will live well."

The thought of those twenty, an astonishing number, fueled Qin Shuangshuang's hatred for him to the core.

Since he's like that, if we just let him get better for nothing, wouldn't that be letting him off easy?

It would be better to let him suffer through this illness for a while longer.

Qin Shuangshuang turned around and saw the medicine soup in the pot. She went over and ladled a bowl of medicine for the mother and son in front of her, and then ladled another bowl and placed it on the stove.

Looking at the medicine in front of her, Qin Shuangshuang thought that since the soup was so concentrated and had excellent medicinal properties, she added some water, sand, and small stones to it.

Then, he couldn't resist taking some chili powder out of his bag and putting it in the bowl.

Qin Shuangshuang looked at the contents of the bowl and smiled slightly. "I reckon this medicinal soup will give him an upset stomach all night."

After calming the mother and son down, Qin Shuangshuang took the bowl of soup to the iron tent.

As soon as I entered, I saw him lying on the couch, his face covered in sweat and his lips pale, looking extremely weak.

So weak that Qin Shuangshuang couldn't suppress the satisfaction tugging at the corners of her mouth.

Then she went to him, placed the medicine she was holding beside him, and said, "Your Majesty, this is medicine I specially prepared for you. Drink it quickly."

Everyone's drinking this now, don't worry, it's not poisonous.

Tie looked at the bowl with a cold expression. "Your medicine is so bland and watery. It does look like Chinese medicine."

He looked up and asked, "Is it really drinkable?"

He still sounded somewhat doubtful when he asked Qin Shuangshuang.

Qin Shuangshuang then picked up the bowl and took a small sip, but didn't actually drink any.

She said confidently, yet feigning anger, "If you don't drink it soon, I'll finish all the medicine. Everyone outside is scrambling to drink it. I've already gathered all the herbs, so there's only a little left. Please go ahead."

Seeing Qin Shuangshuang's words, Tie had no choice but to pick up the bowl and gulp it down. It did indeed taste somewhat like Chinese medicine. He looked up, his face contorted in pain, and said to her, "The medicine from the Central Plains is not only bitter, but it also tastes strange. Drinking it makes my throat feel like it's wrapped in stone. But thank you anyway."

If I really recover from this illness, I will be extremely grateful to you and will thank you properly then.

Qin Shuangshuang was secretly pleased; as long as the taste was good, that was fine. She then maintained a cold expression and replied to him, "Let's talk again after you're better."

Qin Shuangshuang then turned and left.

As the burly man watched Qin Shuangshuang's departing figure, he felt discomfort in his throat again, coughed several times, and felt a strange taste in his mouth.

Already feeling weak, I didn't think much of it and gradually fell asleep on the bed.

Qin Shuangshuang returned to her tent and saw Lu Jun taking care of the mother and child.

Qin Shuangshuang hurried forward and asked him curiously, "Why did you bring them into our tent?"

Lu Jun said, "I just went to the place where they were cooking and saw the mother and son. They told me about your conversation with them."

So I simply brought them to our tent to take care of them, which was quite convenient.

Later I'll go check on the other elderly, weak, women and children from the Central Plains. Don't worry, I've left some herbal medicine for them; it will help alleviate the children's illness.

They'll have an easier time too.

Qin Shuangshuang thought for a moment and smiled with satisfaction, "I didn't expect you to have the same idea as me. This is also what I was thinking. I was originally planning to bring the medicine over by myself, but now that you know, let's go together."

Lu Jun nodded, and the two tidied up and, taking advantage of the late hour, went to the slave quarters.

The place they lived in was not a human dwelling at all. It was a circle made of wood, with at most two abandoned tents inside. The tents were tattered and looked like a place where livestock used to live.

Qin Shuangshuang looked inside, at those pairs of eyes, one after another.

She stared at me with such a pitiful look, it made my fingers tremble.

Qin Shuangshuang clenched her fists, trying hard to suppress her emotions.

I never imagined that anyone would live in a house like this.

It's hard not to feel pity for yourself.

Qin Shuangshuang carried the medicine in her hand and walked forward step by step. She saw Lu Jun leading the mother and child behind him. The two of them also came forward. Some of them knew the mother and child.

There was a woman whose head of black hair was completely tangled up in knots.

Her long braids looked like she hadn't washed her hair in years and hadn't taken a bath; she had a faint salty smell all over her body.

The woman stammered, "Young lady, are you here to save us?"

Qin Shuangshuang said cautiously, "Yes, we are all from the Central Plains. Don't worry, I will definitely save you."

The thought that Qin Shuangshuang was actually from the Central Plains made them all very happy.

One after another, they exclaimed, "Our savior has finally arrived! Our savior has finally arrived!"

Qin Shuangshuang suddenly had tears in her eyes at this moment.

Lu Jun said to her, "Don't think too much about it now, just distribute the medicine to everyone quickly."

Qin Shuang looked at the children in everyone's arms, their faces flushed and hot, and knew that they had caught a cold and were coughing incessantly.

Qin Shuangshuang said to them, "Drink this medicine. Children should drink less, and adults should drink more. Children can get better from a cold with just a little medicine. In fact, it's only adults who might have a slightly harder time with a cold."

At this moment, everyone looked at each other for a while, feeling worried.

They weren't sure if Qin Shuangshuang was truly sincere towards them.

Qin Shuangshuang was much more patient than usual, and said to them, "Don't worry, I will take you away from here. This is my promise to you. Please believe me. I will definitely take you away from here in less than three days."

Everyone was overjoyed to hear such a promise from someone they never expected, and they all drank the medicine together.

After drinking it, Qin Shuangshuang felt relieved and went out with Lu Jun.

The next morning, Qin Shuangshuang lifted her curtain and saw many soldiers standing at the door.

The expressions on their faces were all different, and Qin Shuangshuang didn't know what they meant. Could it be that the medicine wasn't working and they had come to settle scores?

But she felt that the herbal medicine must have been effective.

At this moment, she noticed that the soldiers who had been criticizing her earlier came up to Qin Shuangshuang with fawning faces and said apologetically, "We were wrong and misunderstood Miss Qin before. We hope you can forgive us."

Qin Shuangshuang learned from them that everyone was already more than halfway recovered.

They now hope that Qin Shuangshuang can provide them with herbal remedies to save them.

Just then, Qin Shuangshuang became curious and asked the person in front of her, "How is your Khan doing?"

At this moment, Qin Shuangshuang saw her attendant, who was armed with iron, step forward and kneel down without hesitation. He said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Miss Qin, please save our Khan! He seems to be on the verge of death!"

All the other brothers are better, but his condition seems to be getting worse.

Qin Shuangshuang pretended to be very surprised, "Really? This... it seems that I really have no other choice. You should hurry up and find another doctor."

Beneath that surprised mask were Qin Shuangshuang's bloodshot eyes.

This is the consequence of offending the Central Plains.