Childhood Sweethearts of a Family: The Delicate Girl

Chapter 118

"Although His Highness the Crown Prince has a legitimate son and three concubines, they are all mediocre and not liked by His Majesty the Emperor. Now that His Majesty the Emperor has shown such great expectations for the second prince's children, His Highness the Crown Prince will naturally be unable to sit still. Originally Thinking of the invitation you received from the Pingyang Palace, it might have something to do with it, so I specifically notified His Royal Highness the Second Prince and the Sixth Prince, and I think the Eldest Princess and Fourth Princess will appear because of this."

After Qi Haoran's instruction, Lin Yuan straightened things out completely.It turned out that it was premeditated early in the morning, but it can also be said that it was stopped by silence, just waiting for the opponent to make a move, and then saw the tricks to destroy the opponent's plan and prevent them from succeeding.This is probably... also because the prince's thoughts are too obvious and easy to guess, so it is easy to know what he will do.

If the standards of the next crown prince are assessed from various aspects, it is obvious that the prince who is now in his 30s does not have a child with excellent qualifications, which is somewhat disadvantageous to him.No matter what the position is, as long as there is something promising, they understand that at least the throne should be passed on from generation to generation, and it cannot be left in their own hands.In this way, it is naturally necessary and important to have an excellent heir.

In addition to this, as the saying goes, "The heart of an emperor is unfathomable." If he is like the prince, with a simple mind and easily seen through by others, it is undoubtedly easy to be led away by the nose.If he was in that position, but he looked like this, it made people worry that there would be a situation where treacherous ministers would be in power or someone would usurp the throne.

These two items are enough for His Majesty the Emperor to seriously consider whether the Eldest Prince is qualified for the position of the next Crown Prince. Once His Majesty starts to think about it, although it cannot be said for sure, it is very likely that he will change his mind.After all, without that thought, there would be no thought.

"The matter of the epidemic this time is the same as when His Majesty the Emperor sent people to the border. Originally, His Highness the Crown Prince was supposed to be responsible, but he thought it was a hot potato and left it to the Second Prince to do it. He probably still counted on Why did the second prince mess things up and make His Majesty the Emperor unhappy, but he didn't know that he had already made His Majesty the Emperor unhappy."

Lin Yuan heard that Qi Haoran brought up the epidemic again, so she asked, "There is nothing wrong with the rumors outside now, has it been suppressed?"

Qi Haoran shook his head, "It's not that easy... Now I'm trying to control it, but no one had any problems in the early stage, so it doesn't seem serious. Once it spreads, it's hard to say what's going on. Also It’s not easy to create panic, if it spreads, it’s easy to cause trouble, after all, there are more people who are willing to save their lives, and it’s inevitable that they will be fine if they run away, so this matter is really tricky.”

Lin Yuan was silent, and said after a while, "It's getting late, let's have dinner first."

Qi Haoran nodded, and Lin Yuan went outside to order the maid.

It has been almost four days since the epidemic spread completely.

Temporarily control the disease first... Speaking of control, it is just to temporarily watch anyone who has some symptoms of headache and fever.It's just that there is no way to check every household, only to wait at the medical clinics.

The source of the disease was found to be the source of the disease spread from the group of refugees in the suburbs of Beijing.The investigation found that among those refugees, several people had already died, and among the remaining people, there were not many people who had no problems at all.

It's just that there is no good medicine that can cure the disease, which means that there is no way to completely deal with the source of the disease for a while.If it is to directly take the lives of these infected people... it is not feasible, and there is no major problem for a while, and I thought it was temporarily controlled, but I didn't expect it to explode all of a sudden.

The outbreak of the epidemic is first reflected in the sudden increase in the number of people with headaches and fever symptoms.Not only ordinary people as before, but also some officials' ladies or young masters.What's more, those infected people who were discovered at the beginning suddenly became more ill one after another, and all of them died within three or two days.

When the news was reported to the emperor earlier, the emperor sent a number of imperial doctors, including the doctor and deputy doctor of the imperial hospital, to try to find a way to cure the disease, but they hadn't had time to research it. Effective measures were encountered when an epidemic broke out.

It looked like a small cold at first, but even if it was treated, it still killed people.When the epidemic broke out, it could no longer be suppressed.The gates of the city were blocked, and no one was allowed to enter or exit. It was equivalent to locking the city to death. If people in the city could not get out, they would not bring the source of the disease to other places.For a while, people were panicked, and many people hid in their homes and did not dare to come out.

Lin Yuan was eating breakfast alone—Qi Haoran went out early today, and before Lin Yuan woke up, Mother Gu came in and said to her, "Miss, those who went shopping today only bought a few things. There is really no way, everyone hides and doesn’t go out, and they don’t come out to sell things.”

Because she didn't know when the epidemic would pass, and since she was the only one eating it, Lin Yuan ordered to change the hearty breakfast into porridge and side dishes.She ate a little, and was putting away the bowls and chopsticks, when she heard Gu's mother's reply, she asked, "What did you buy?"

Mother Gu replied, "Some eggplants, some cabbage, some pumpkins, and a little beef."

"These days are hard now, and I can only bear with it. It's okay to eat badly. I'll talk to my mother later." Lin Yuan thought for a while, and then said, "I'll write down a few dishes for lunch. Let's cook according to the menu I gave you for dinner. If I remember correctly, Mama Gu is from Sichuan?"

Mama Gu nodded, and Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I heard that the Dengying beef in Chuanshu is very good. If mom remembers how to make it, you might as well ask the kitchen to do it."

"I really don't remember what the lady didn't say. Since the lady said it, I happen to remember it, so I will tell the kitchen to do it later." Gu's mother also replied with a smile.

Lin Yuan confessed a few more words, and Gu's mother withdrew.

A little later, people from Lin's residence came, and brought a lot of food, even snacks.It was Xu Yueshan's mother in charge who brought the things, and Lin Yuan recognized her, so she politely invited her to sit down.The mother in charge just declined, "I have come to deliver something to Miss, so I have to go back to the house to answer, and I dare not delay any longer."

The mother in charge refused, and then said again, "The old lady and the lady have both confessed. When they see the young lady, they will tell the young lady that if there is something missing, if there is not enough food, just send a message to the house. The young lady knows." Yes, the mansion always likes to stock up on some food, so they don't worry about not having enough to eat."

Lin Yuan's eyes became hot, she nodded with a smile and said yes, and asked Biyi to reward the mother in charge with a high-quality package, and asked Mama Gu to send her out in person.At this time, there are not many people who can still think about whether she is well or not, except for family members.

For a while, Lin Yuan thought of asking Qi Yingyu and Xu Yueqiu what was going on there, so she sent people to Zheng Guogong's mansion and Zhang's mansion to ask.As for characters like the Fourth Princess, she doesn't need to worry about them. No matter what happens, they don't need to worry about eating and drinking.

After the person who went to inquire about the situation came back to report the situation, Lin Yuan went to Zhu Bicong's place to talk about the situation at Qi Yingyu's side, so that she could rest assured.

Who knows, my mother-in-law laughed after hearing this, "You are one year younger than her, but you are still worried about her situation. She is in Zheng Guogong's mansion and is protected by General Li, so she will not be wronged. If you really suffer I must be the first to send someone back to the mansion, otherwise I will run back to the mansion by myself, there is no need to inquire in advance."

Zhu Bicong's words were somewhat joking, but if you think about it, Qi Yingyu really has that temperament, so she has to say "the best daughter is like a mother".After Zhu Bicong finished speaking, he paused, and said, "What are you having for lunch today? It sounds like a fresh dish."

Lin Yuan felt that...her mother-in-law's focus seemed...not so right...but she still talked to her.

On this day, Qi Haoran didn't return home until midnight. When he returned home, he brought a lot of things, including rice noodles, meat and vegetables.When he came back, he called the servant to move it into the kitchen.I don't even know what words to use to describe such a battle.

He was wearing a black cloak and a face scarf, and he came in from the outside, bringing a chill into the room.

In recent days, the temperature has dropped a little.

Lin Yuan had fallen asleep at first, but Qi Haoran hadn't come back, and his heart was not at ease, so he didn't fall asleep after all.So as soon as Qi Haoran came into the room, she knew it, sat up on the bed, took a look, put on embroidered shoes and put on clothes to meet Qi Haoran.

Qi Haoran had just untied his cloak when he saw Lin Yuan coming out from the inner room. He had no choice but to hug her back to the bed before washing up, so he had to say to her, "Why don't you sleep? It's nothing, it's cold at night, you go back first Lie down, and after I wash up, I will go in and rest."

Such words came out through the mask, and the voice was a little low.While talking, Qi Haoran unbuttoned his veil, revealing something covering his mouth and nose, which was exactly what Lin Yuan helped Zhu Bicong make earlier, and she didn't know what it was.

Lin Yuan raised her head to look at Qi Haoran, knowing that he was tired and not much ink, so she just asked, "Have you ever asked someone to bring hot water in?" Then she asked, "Are you hungry? I asked the kitchen to make some small wontons today. When I was hungry, I ordered someone to cook a bowl, and it was pretty quick."

Qi Haoran nodded, "Someone has brought hot water in, you go to lie down first, and I will order anything you need. It's really cold outside, if you get out of bed like this, what if you get sick?"

Lin Yuan lay back on the bed obediently. At first, she felt that she was not at ease, but now that Qi Haoran came back in good condition, that feeling of unsteadiness disappeared all of a sudden. Put it down immediately.

After Qi Haoran finished his bath, he ordered the kitchen to cook a bowl of small wontons and came in. Lin Yuan lay on the bed and watched him eat. After watching him like this, she fell asleep in a daze after a while.

(End of this chapter)