Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 725 - 561 Leaving the City_3

On the way, more than a dozen Medical Officers from the Imperial Hospital conducted examinations one after another, and found no problems whatsoever.

The booklet also had several official marks left behind. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Finally, the woman approached Lin Shian.

Although Lin Shian was exalted as the Chief Imperial Doctor, he dared not be negligent towards such common folk at this time. After a careful examination, confirming the plague on her body had been cured, he turned his head and nodded to the soldier guarding the city gate.

Immediately, someone shouted loudly: "Open the city gate—!"

As soon as the words fell, the heavy bolt was removed, and several soldiers stepped forward to slowly push open the huge city gate. A beam of light suddenly poured down on everyone at the gate, illuminating the woman’s eyes filled with hope on her gray, weary face.

She was both shocked and delighted, as if a ghost that had been trekking through hell for years had finally found a way out.

She immediately wanted to walk out, but as soon as she reached the gate, she stopped and turned back to look at those Medical Officers and Yu Wenqian, standing by the roadside—even though still masked, his gentle and clear eyes were revealed—and suddenly knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly to them.

Yu Wenqian said something to the person beside him, and a servant immediately went over and helped the woman up, sending her out through the city gate.

As soon as she left, the people around erupted in cheers.

Even Shang Ruyi heard a soft sigh behind her from Tushere and Wo Xue—they were considered "rivals" on both sides, yet in the end, from within their hearts, they still were happy for those innocent suffering citizens recovered from illness. Therefore, even if their hearts were unwilling, they subconsciously let out a breath of relief, and in the restaurant where they were, numerous laughs and exclamations resounded both upstairs and downstairs, with several people repeatedly praising: "Great, too great!"

"Indeed, Young Master Yu Wen saved everyone’s lives!"

"Young Master Yu Wen is still skillful in governance!"

"If it weren’t for Young Master Yu Wen, how could these people have retrieved their lives? Even if they survived, they would have been skinned alive."

When speaking the last sentence, everyone seemed to have some opportunity as well, and they all fell silent, not speaking further, yet that strange atmosphere lingered in everyone’s hearts.

Shang Ruyi’s brows couldn’t help but furrow slightly.

But she didn’t say much, just listened as more orders for dishes and demands for wine were heard from the elegant room beside them, the waiter running up and down, busy yet irresistibly cheerful, like the woman who finally walked out of Daxing City, ready to go home, as if she had finally seen the light.

And looking towards the gate now, following close behind the woman, other patients were also delighted, eager to proceed forward one by one.

Medical Officers from the Imperial Medical Bureau also began to diligently diagnose these patients.

So, these patients lined up one after the other, stepping forward to be confirmed that the plague on their bodies had been cured, no longer having the possibility of spreading the disease, took their booklet which had several official marks and walked out of the city gate.

One by one, the number of people gradually decreased.

What Shang Ruyi saw more clearly was the deep and dark shadows beneath their feet, stretching little by little, as the sun slowly leaned towards the west, approaching evening.

Wo Xue raised his head to look at the sky, then lowered it to speak softly to Shang Ruyi: "Young Madam, as mentioned earlier, the person from Taiyuan is set to leave the city and rush back tonight, right?"

Shang Ruyi silently nodded.

Wo Xue said: "Then now—"

Before she finished speaking, they heard the crisp sound of horse hooves on the long street, and the originally bustling city gate quieted down, with many people turning to look.

Only to see a rider and horse galloping quickly from the north end of the long street, reining in the speed when approaching Mingde Gate, Shang Ruyi recognized at a glance, that it was indeed Song Shiyuan.

He was about to return.

At this moment, some of the Imperial Guard standing at the city gate went up to stop him, and Song Shiyuan immediately took out a token from his pocket, evidently given by Duke Sheng, a token allowing his departure from the city. The Imperial Guard, upon seeing it, immediately waved their hand, ready to let him pass.

Shang Ruyi stood up, eyes fixed intently on Song Shiyuan.

He was still alone.

There were no packs carried on his horseback, nor did he have any baggage on him.

Then—

Just as Song Shiyuan, with an anxious yet disappointed expression, prepared to gallop past the group of patients and Medical Officers, someone suddenly emerged from the crowd and stopped him.