Donggong Zhangjiao

In Fengxuan Palace, when all the concubines were paying their respects early, the eldest maid next to Lin Chan, A Jin, came to ask for leave on her behalf.

"Concubine Yan is sick?"

After hearing this, the queen frowned.

"Since you are sick, can you ask the imperial doctor to see you?"

"Returning to the Queen, when the slaves came out, someone else went to ask the imperial doctor. I don't know the situation yet. Yanfei had a high fever last night. Originally, the Yining Palace also had pills on hand, and the slaves took them. The fever has subsided. I was inconvenient in the middle of the night, so I didn’t disturb anyone and went to ask the imperial doctor. But when I woke up this morning, my mother suddenly had a fever again, so I asked the imperial doctor to take a look."

Ah Jin answered politely.

While she was speaking, Fang Yunzheng was looking at her silently.

Seeing that Ah Jin looked haggard and worried, as if he had indeed stayed up all night, he felt a little strange for a moment.

Are you really sick now?
  "Then during this period, Concubine Yan doesn't have to come to pay her respects. After the imperial doctor has seen her, remember to send someone to talk to me." The queen said solemnly.

Ah Jin responded and retreated.

Qiu Baolin sat in his seat and frowned.

She went to bed last night but did not stay in the Yin Ning Palace. Unexpectedly, Concubine Yan was ill. She would go back later and had to take a look.

But that's what she thinks now, but when she returns to Yining Palace, she won't be able to avoid it.

After the imperial doctor examined Lin Chan, he said she had smallpox.

For a time, the entire harem wanted to kick Yining Palace out of the palace.

Smallpox is a deadly disease.

The one who is most worried is the Queen.

Not to mention that the Queen's own fifth prince was only over a year old, and when he was still weak, the sixth princess that Pei Yao ordered her to take care of on her behalf was only a few months old.

Both children are immune to any risk.

Similarly, Fang Yun was also very worried about his children.

The second princess is better, and children who have had smallpox will not get it a second time, but the fourth prince is different and is in danger.

As a person who had suffered from smallpox herself, Song Consort took close care of the third prince for fear of being infected.

The queen thought about it and proposed to Pei Yao that she wanted to seal off the Yining Palace and move Qiu Baolin, who was not sick, to live elsewhere temporarily. In order to reduce mutual infection, the concubines in the harem must move less among themselves and do not need to come to Fengxuan Palace. Goodbye.

Because most of the children in the palace were young, Pei Yao naturally agreed for the sake of the emperor's heir.

But while agreeing, I was also a little surprised that Lin Chan was so good, why did she contract smallpox?
  But the answer came quickly.

In the afternoon of the same day, the maid in charge of sorting Lin Chan's clothes in the Yining Palace was found to have hanged herself in her residence.

After the imperial doctor examined the body, he found that the young palace maid had also contracted smallpox and had begun to develop herpes, indicating that she had been ill for longer.

Therefore, it is speculated that the little palace maid contracted the disease, infected it with Lin Chan, and committed suicide out of fear of guilt.

"It's smallpox again. This disease is really endless." Yanwei used water boiled with mugwort leaves and sprinkled it everywhere in Yuzhang Palace to eliminate the epidemic.

Qingrong also frowned, "Isn't it? This disease is very difficult to deal with. Concubine Yan, don't let this disease kill you, it will be too easy for her."

"Yes, he died of illness now. Fortunately, he was born out of the palace and can be buried in the concubine's mausoleum." Yan Wei said.

Fang Yun was drinking tea and thinking about something. After hearing Yan Wei's words, he suddenly thought of something and raised his head.

"I remember that not long ago you discovered that Concubine Yan intended to bribe the guards and palace people on her way out of the palace. Is this possible?"

"Yes." Yan nodded slightly, "Do you think something is wrong?" Fang Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you don't say she will die, I can't remember it. If you say she has smallpox at this moment, will it? Yes, do you want to escape?"

Hearing this, Qingrong and Yanwei looked at each other and immediately became alert.

Qingrong said seriously, "If we want to verify the authenticity, we need to check whether Concubine Yan really has smallpox."

"No need to look for her, look for the body of the little palace maid who hanged herself out of fear of crime!" Fang Yun immediately ordered.

Yan Wei also immediately followed, "Smallpox is contagious. If you get this kind of disease, you must find a place to burn all the people and objects you have used. The news has just been transmitted, and it should not be dealt with yet. , slave, go now!"

After saying that, he immediately took action.

"If you really are pretending to be ill and want to escape, then you must be one step away from it, and you will start to find a way out for yourself at this moment." Fang Yun thought quickly, "Qingrong, stare at Yining Palace, As for Qiu Baolin, it is impossible for Concubine Yan to come out to see anyone now. The only person related to her who can still see the emperor is Qiu Baolin!"

"Yes, I will give you the instructions right now!" Qingrong nodded immediately.

But it is still too late to say this now.

Because after Qiu Baolin said hello early, when he returned to Yining Palace, Liuli, who was beside Lin Chan, had already given Qiu Baolin the last Meigu Pill.

So no matter how much Fang Yun stepped up his surveillance, there would be no more contact between Lin Chan and Qiu Baolin.

But sending Yanwei to find the little palace maid who got sick and infected her master and committed suicide out of fear was the right thing to do.

Because this task of dealing with smallpox victims was so unlucky, no one wanted to take it, and they delayed it for a long time. When Yanwei came over, the two young eunuchs wrapped the person in a straw mat and prepared to transport him out of the palace through the small door. Burned.

Naturally, people will not be burned in the palace. No matter how unlucky they are, they will be dragged out.

So Yan Wei stopped him and asked Dr. Zeng to take a closer look.

The person died, and the pulse could not be verified. It could only be judged from the superficial symptoms. It was indeed symptoms of smallpox, but Dr. Zeng saw the clues elsewhere.

There were signs of a heavy blow on the back of the little palace lady's head. It seemed that she had been knocked unconscious and then hung from the beam, creating the illusion of hanging herself.

This is enough to prove that there is a problem.

With this news, Yan Wei quickly returned to Yuzhang Palace and informed Fang Yun of the matter.

Fang Yun thought for a while and ordered someone to pass the news to Pei Yao.

In Jingqian Palace, after Pei Yao found out, he got up and went to Qiu Baolin's current temporary residence.

He wanted to see what Lin Chan wanted to do with his last move.

When Qiu Baolin saw Pei Yao coming, he put on a weak and pitiful look, cried and said a lot of sad words for Concubine Yan, and complained that he might have a bad fate.

Wang Cainu, who lived with her, died in a fire. Not long after she moved to Yining Palace, Concubine Yan fell ill again.

Pei Yao was naturally comforted, but what surprised him was that when he approached Qiu Baolin, whom he took the initiative to look for today, he never smelled the faint but very appealing fragrance from the previous few times.

Even if he takes a closer look, Qiu Baolin does not seem to be as radiant as when he took the initiative to go to Jingqian Palace to look for him yesterday.

His mind moved slightly, and Pei Yao vaguely felt that there was something fishy in this.

So he tentatively said, "Okay, don't think too much. Look at you. Yesterday you looked very good, but today you are not as good as yesterday. I think it's because she is sad. Concubine Yan is under the care of the imperial doctor, so don't It’s so sad, just take care of yourself.”

Sure enough, when Pei Yao said that she didn't look as good as yesterday, a slight panic flashed across Qiu Baolin's face.

He immediately wiped his tears and nodded, "Yes, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will take good care of myself."

"That's right." Pei Yao curled his lips, smiled softly, and said, "I don't have time to spend more time with you today. Come to Jingqian Palace tomorrow night, and I will ask the kitchen to cook your favorite peach fish." ( End of this chapter)