Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 666 - 529: Yu Wenye, How to Choose?! _2

"Ah, don’t speak so harshly!"

Pei Xingyuan slapped the table and said, "You all promised to host a banquet for me outside the city when I arrived, and now I’ve not even had a sip of wine. I’m eating your bowl of porridge and getting gossip for it."

Shang Ruyi was amused by him to the point that her eyes had narrowed with laughter.

Yu Wenye knew this person was quite informal. If they let him continue jesting, they might not accomplish anything today. So, he sternly said, "What exactly are you here for? Speak clearly!"

Pei Xingyuan quickly adjusted his posture and then replied with a smile, "Well, I heard about yesterday’s events, so I came to inquire. With so many markets in West City, plus Changle Square, what do you plan to do?"

Upon mentioning this, the atmosphere, which had been joyous thanks to his teasing, suddenly became heavy.

Shang Ruyi’s brow involuntarily furrowed.

Pei Xingyuan continued, "Last night, I sent my household’s servants to search across the city for medicine. They visited several clinics but found none that could treat the illness. A few said they had recently stocked small amounts, but they were sold out by people flocking to the clinics. In such a large Daxing City, there are no drugs left!"

Shang Ruyi’s eyebrows furrowed even tighter.

She murmured, "As expected."

Pei Xingyuan, with sharp ears, immediately sensed something was amiss upon hearing her words, quickly asking, "As expected what?"

Shang Ruyi sighed and explained to him the events: someone had been hoarding medicinal materials in the city, Yu Wenye had fallen ill while on a campaign in Fufeng, and she had sent Tushere and Jiang Kesong beyond Tongguan to buy medicine, which finally saved a life.

Pei Xingyuan listened with wide-eyed amazement.

He immediately turned to Yu Wenye: "Then you now—"

Yu Wenye calmly replied, "Don’t worry, I’m fine."

"..."

"According to Ru Yi’s speculation, the plague that entered the city should be the corpse plague previously spreading in Little Forest River. Since that formula cured me, it should also cure others in the city."

Pei Xingyuan heard this and was overjoyed, grinning ear to ear, "That’s great then!"

Speaking, he beamed at Shang Ruyi, saying, "Madame, no wonder you are the wife; you have clairvoyance and foresight, Feng Chen is blessed with such a virtuous wife, as if guided by the gods!"

His words praised Shang Ruyi and complimented Yu Wenye skillfully, leaving no gaps in his flattery.

Normally, Shang Ruyi would have laughed heartily at this.

But at this moment, although she felt a bit relieved, the reminder of the lingering worry pressed heavily on her heart again. She said with concern, "I dare not accept Mr. Pei’s compliment."

"..."

"At least for now, I have no confidence."

Pei Xingyuan was surprised, "Why?"

Shang Ruyi raised her head and glanced at him, then at Yu Wenye, and said, "The medicine needed to treat this plague mainly includes talc, atracylodes, and magnolia bark, supplemented by other herbs such as atractylodes and phellodendron. Of the latter, if I’m not mistaken, major clinics and pharmacies in the city should still have stock or these herbs only play a supplementary role, their absence merely reduces potency without affecting the medicine’s efficacy."

Pei Xingyuan said, "So the key is the first three herbs?"

Shang Ruyi nodded heavily and continued, "Previously, I sent Tushere and Jiang Kesong to buy medicine. They found these herbs only after passing through Tongguan, but due to time constraints and the proximity to Luoyang bringing potential danger, they bought some and hurried back."

"..."

"Currently, I have five hundred catties of the three herbs combined."

Pei Xingyuan’s eyes lit up, "That’s not too little."

Yu Wenye said, "Though she has a considerable amount, in the city— there are already two thousand confirmed patients gathered in Changle Square."

Pei Xingyuan’s face darkened, "That many?!"

Shang Ruyi nodded and said, "I calculated last night. Previously for Feng Chen’s medication, each dose contained approximately seven to eight qian of the three herbs, three doses a day, and it took over twenty days to completely recover."

Yu Wenye, upon hearing this, furrowed his brow.

If that’s the case, then a normal patient would need nearly five catties of medicine to be fully cured.

Currently, there are over two thousand confirmed patients in Changle Square alone, which means they need nearly ten thousand catties of medicine!

In other words, Shang Ruyi’s stored medicine isn’t even a tenth of what’s needed!