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Yesterday, she had spent a long time with Concubine Xu. If Concubine Xu had contracted the plague, she certainly wouldn’t have been able to escape it either.

Shen Chuwei immediately took her own pulse.

Chun Xi anxiously asked, "My lady, how is it?"

Shen Chuwei slowly lifted her head, "Judging from the pulse, I seem to be fine."

Chun Xi patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s good. You scared the life out of me."

Shen Chuwei looked at Chun Xi, "Give me your hand, I’ll take your pulse."

Chun Xi, puzzled, stretched out her hand and meanwhile rolled up her sleeve, exposing a section of her fair wrist.

Shen Chuwei placed two fingers on Chun Xi’s pulse.

Since Concubine Xu had been diagnosed with the plague, anyone who had close contact with her could potentially contract it.

Chun Xi was extremely nervous.

Shen Chuwei frowned, "It seems like you’ve caught it."

"Ah!" Chun Xi stepped back in fright, "What do we do, my lady?"

"Put on a mask and call over the others."

Shen Chuwei calmly took out some masks, handing one pack to Chun Xi and using disinfectant to wash her hands before masking herself.

Disinfectant and masks were always kept in a drawer, just in case.

Chun Xi called everyone over, each person wearing a mask, as Shen Chuwei took their pulses one by one.

As expected, they were all infected.

Frightened, they dared not approach Shen Chuwei, for she was the only one who had not caught the plague.

Standing outside the door, Chun Xi called out, "My lady, what should we do?"

Shen Chuwei took out some Spiritual Spring Water from her Space and poured it into a cup.

Spiritual Spring Water could neutralize all poisons, which included toxins from medicines and poisonous insects and snakes.

As for the plague, it was caused by toxic cells inside the body, and it was unknown if the water would be of any use.

For now, it was a case of trying anything in the hope it might work.

After pouring the Spiritual Spring Water, Shen Chuwei placed disposable cups at the door for them to take themselves.

"Drink this first and see if it helps."

Knowing that Shen Chuwei was knowledgeable in medicine, Chun Xi and the others were willing to try any method she proposed.

If they couldn’t recover, they would surely be taken away for quarantine, but then who would take care of their lady?

Chun Xi walked to the door, picked up the tea cup, then turned and returned to her original spot.

Without waiting for Chun Xi to speak, the others picked up their cups and brought them to their lips, drinking it all in one gulp.

They thought it was medicine, but upon tasting it, they found it didn’t seem like medicine but more like mountain spring water, sweet and refreshing.

About an hour later, Shen Chuwei took their pulses again, one by one.

To her surprise, the Spiritual Spring Water actually had an effect.

Spiritual Spring Water could cure the plague.

"You’re all fine now."

What a false alarm!

"Really, my lady?" Chun Xi almost jumped for joy, relieved that without the plague, she could continue to serve her lady.

The others also showed happy smiles.

Shen Chuwei filled a bottle with some Spiritual Spring Water and asked Qin Xiao to send it to Yixiang Hall.

Chun Xi ran all the way back, panting, "My lady, the East Palace has been sealed off, and there are many more Imperial Guards outside. Each young master has been locked in their rooms, not even a fly can get in. For now, we cannot notify Qin Xiao."

Hearing this, Shen Chuwei became somewhat anxious.

Meanwhile, inside Yixiang Hall.

The entire Yixiang Hall had fallen to the plague, and all the maids and servants had been locked inside.

Concubine Xu’s daily affairs were managed by Xia He.

Xia He, afraid of catching the plague, wrapped herself up tightly and only entered the room to bring food and water to Concubine Xu. She stayed outside the rest of the time.

Awaiting the prescription to treat the plague.

Concubine Xu lay on the bed, her head aching and feverish, her body weak, and her usually rosy lips were chapped from not drinking water for a long time.

She hadn’t seen Xia He come in all afternoon.

"Xia He, pour me a cup of water,"

Concubine Xu called out several times, but no one paid attention to her. Being extremely thirsty, she had no choice but to brace herself on the bed with both hands, planning to get up and pour some water for herself.

She stood up with the support of the bed, but before she could take a step, her legs gave out and she fell to the ground.

When the man in black entered, he saw her fallen on the ground, quickly walked over, bent down, and picked her up in his arms.

Concubine Xu struggled to lift her head and saw a pair of beautiful eyes. She was stunned to find the man in black.

If it had been before, she wouldn’t have been surprised that he appeared suddenly in her bedchamber.

But now, she had contracted the plague, and the entire Yixiang Hall had been affected.

The East Palace had been sealed off, and the man in black who often lingered in the Imperial Palace would have known it was impossible not to.

"Why have you come?"

Her voice was hoarse and very weak after not speaking for a whole day.

"I heard you had caught the plague and came to see you," the man in black said as he carried her to the bed and lay her down gently.

Concubine Xu was too surprised to speak.

The man in black asked, "What were you trying to do just now? A high-ranking concubine like you, how come you don’t have anyone attending to you?"

Concubine Xu also regained her senses and instead of answering, she counter-asked, "You know I have the plague, yet you still came? Aren’t you afraid of catching the plague? People die from it!"

Concubine Xu herself never thought she would contract the plague, not once in her life had she imagined it.

But she knew the chances of recovering from the plague were very low.

Since the Imperial Doctor told her she had the plague until now, the fact that she could speak calmly, there was actually a great transition in between.

The man in black pointed to the black handkerchief on his cheek, "Don’t I have a mask on?"

Concubine Xu paused for a moment, staring at the black handkerchief on the man’s cheek, feeling the urge to pull it off.

She was somewhat curious, what did the man in black look like?

Would it be proportional to his eyes and stature?

"You could still catch the plague despite that,"

"I’m a martial artist; my body is much stronger than yours," the man in black said, nonchalantly.

Concubine Xu widened her eyes, curiously gazing at the man in black, "Do you have the ability to be immune to all poisons?"

The man in black leaned in close to her ear, "My entire body is poison."

Concubine Xu glanced at the man in black’s tall figure, skeptical, "Really?"

The man in black was serious, "Of course, this is called fighting poison with poison."

Concubine Xu instinctively moved back, "Then keep your distance from me. What if I get poisoned?"

The man in black said in a very cold-blooded tone, "It’s too late. I embraced you just now, so I’ve already been contaminated."

"You’re so bad. What if I could be cured? But now you’ve sabotaged me. I’m so young, to die this early in life," Concubine Xu complained, nearly in tears.

The man in black snorted, "Look at the state you’re in."

Hearing this, Concubine Xu was taken aback, feeling like she had heard this phrase before.

The man in black looked at Concubine Xu, who had been weak and on the verge of passing out just moments before, and now seemed invigorated by his few words.

"What did you want to do just now?"

Now, Concubine Xu remembered how incredibly thirsty she was, "I wanted to drink water."

Without a word, the man in black went to the table, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of water. He then went to the bed, effortlessly propped up Concubine Xu with one hand.

"Drink."

Concubine Xu looked at the tea in front of her and glanced up at the man in black. Unable to hold back, she began to cry.