After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 623 Plague Wind

Princess Nanzhang’s brow furrowed slightly.

Why would the Duke Chong’s Mansion send her something out of the blue?

And what exactly did they send?

Princess Nanzhang opened the brocade box.

Inside the box was a short flute.

The short flute was made of jade, crystal clear, and glistening with a soft glow in the sunlight.

Not only was there a jade flute in the box, but also a flute score pressed underneath it.

Princess Nanzhang casually flipped through a few pages with little interest.

Recalling how the Princess Consort played the zither so well that it attracted the Prince, leading to a pregnancy, Princess Nanzhang gritted her teeth in hatred.

She threw the flute score back into the brocade box and walked away with big strides.

Mrs. Zhao knew Princess Nanzhang was in a bad mood, but since Duke Chong’s Mansion had arranged for someone to specially deliver the jade flute, there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

Taking the tray, Mrs. Zhao hurried after Princess Nanzhang.

After taking a few steps, Mrs. Zhao looked back with deep worry in her eyes.

She had merely walked a few quick steps and already felt extremely hot. Could the Old Madam endure it?

...

After resting for a night, Su Jin woke up refreshed in the morning.

"Miss, are you alright?" Xingxing said joyfully.

Su Jin’s ears turned slightly red, "What’s wrong with me?"

"You were on the verge of death yesterday, I was almost scared to death. If you weren’t better, I would have had to go back and tell the Marquis and Madam," Xingxing said.

"..."

Su Jin felt a pang of panic.

This maid, Xingxing, was famously honest.

If the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion knew how she nearly died, would she still have the face to go back?

Couldn’t this maid show some consideration for her fragile pride?

Su Jin felt exhausted.

"I was affected by the Unity Gu," Su Jin said.

"My lord’s attendant already told me, although I ignored him," Xingxing said.

The Hidden Guard tried to find an opportunity to talk to Xingxing.

But he spoke his piece, and Xingxing simply didn’t respond.

The Hidden Guard looked utterly defeated.

Xingxing assisted Su Jin off the bed, helped her dress, then wash and groom herself.

After breakfast, Su Jin stepped outside.

Hmm.

Just as she stepped down the stairs.

A clatter sounded from a distance.

A young maid had dropped her water bucket, spilling water everywhere.

Dropping the bucket was a minor issue, but when Su Jin glanced over, she saw the young maid sway, fall forward, and land right in the puddle of water.

This caused the maids and old women in the courtyard to panic.

Could it be heatstroke?

The nearby women hurried over to help her up.

Su Jin walked over.

But just as the old woman turned the maid over, Su Jin saw the young maid’s face.

There were red spots on her face, and quite a few, on her neck too.

Su Jin’s heart sank.

"Don’t touch her!"

The woman froze, hastily releasing the maid.

"Heir...Heir’s wife?" The woman seemed a bit fearful.

Su Jin squatted down to check the young maid’s pulse.

Her expression, already not good, grew even more serious. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Miss, is she okay?" Xingxing asked worriedly.

"It’s leprosy."

On hearing these two words, the maids and old women immediately retreated several steps.

Especially the old woman who had just helped, her face turned deathly pale.

Leprosy!

This is an infectious disease!

She hurried to wash her hands.

Su Jin looked at the frightened maids and old women, and said, "When was the last time this maid went out?"

"Two months ago," a young maid shook like a leaf.

She couldn’t help trembling.

She shared a room with the fainted maid and even slept right next to her.

But in the last two days, the young maid had developed a rash, arousing some concern, so a pillow had been placed between them in the bed.

For this, the young maid felt she was being shunned and had a falling out with her.

Never thought the rash was a symptom of leprosy.

Su Jin frowned deeply.

Leprosy is infectious, but there hasn’t been any recent news of a leprosy outbreak in the Capital City.

Even if there was an outbreak, this young maid hadn’t left the mansion recently, so how did the disease cross such a large mansion to reach her?

Without a source of infection, why did this maid contract leprosy?

But now is not the time to investigate this; she needed to prescribe medicine for the maid.

The maid’s condition was quite severe.

Initially, leprosy just causes numbness, then red spots and papules appear, swelling and ulcerating, spreading all over the body, and in severe cases, leading to hair loss, nasal collapse, eye damage, lip cracking, and worst, sole ulcers.

"Has anyone else developed red spots?" Su Jin asked.

With her eyes scanning over them, the maids and old women all shook their heads unanimously.

Xingxing said, "Don’t hide anything, my Miss is highly skilled in medicine and she will definitely save you."

They were skeptical about Su Jin’s medical skill.

After all, Su Jin publicly claimed that Xie Jingchen’s illness was cured by a doctor from Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

Su Jin instructed the old woman, "Take her back inside, I’ll go fetch the medicine."

"Without my permission, no one is allowed to leave the Agarwood Pavilion."

The maids and old women were restless.

Su Jin went to the backyard, gathered some medicine, which Xingxing prepared and administered to the young maid.

Nobody dared to have contact with the young maid, but when Xingxing glanced around, everyone averted their eyes.

If they didn’t feed the young maid the medicine, would they expect Xingxing to do it herself?

As the Heir’s wife, her status was noble, and knowing it was leprosy, she even checked the maid’s pulse.

In the backyard, they also prepared a good amount of medicine as a precaution, Su Jin had everyone drink a bowl, to cure if ill, and for prevention if not.

All this activity went on until noon.

Because Su Jin prohibited leaving the Agarwood Pavilion, word about the maid contracting leprosy didn’t spread.

The small kitchen hadn’t gone to the big kitchen to get ingredients. The big kitchen, thinking the small kitchen wouldn’t operate like the day before, had prepared everyone’s meals and sent them to the Agarwood Pavilion with a maid.

Before reaching the courtyard gate, they were stopped by a young maid, "Don’t come in!"

The four or five maids carrying meal boxes were bewildered.

They had come all this way with meals, afraid they’d have to make another trip, the meals were delivered, so why not let them in?

The young maid looked at them and asked, "What are you here for?"

"The Agarwood Pavilion hasn’t picked up the meal allowance, Mrs. Liu sent us with the meals," the maid replied.

"Just leave the food at the door and go quickly," the young maid said.

"..."

The maids exchanged looks.

What on earth was going on at the Agarwood Pavilion?

Yesterday people weren’t allowed into the courtyard, and today nobody’s allowed out?

"Mrs. Liu wanted us to ask, is the Agarwood Pavilion opening the kitchen tonight?" the maid asked.

The young maid didn’t know if they would open the kitchen or not, "I’ll go ask."

The maids, "..."

What kind of nonsense was the Agarwood Pavilion up to?

The maids didn’t dare enter but waited at the door.

Then there came a cry of, "Can the Heir’s wife really cure leprosy, will we get infected?"

Leprosy?

The maids turned pale.

They set down the meal boxes and ran at full speed.

When the maid returned with an answer, she only saw ten neatly arranged meal boxes and no sign of the other maids.

The maid, "....".

The delivering maids ran back to the big kitchen in one breath.

The big kitchen steward, Mrs. Liu, seeing this, said, "Why are you running so fast, chased by dogs?"

"Worse than dogs!" the maid gasped.

"Someone in the Agarwood Pavilion has contracted leprosy."