After the Lantern Festival, the days of morning and morning courts resumed, and the atmosphere in the courtroom was still tense. The four years of Yongzheng was destined to be an uneasy year.

On the 28th day of the first lunar month, the emperor said to the ministers: "I have repeatedly sent strict decrees to Yunsi's wife, and asked the queen to enlighten her face-to-face. There is no sense of gratitude. Yunyu has a different heart in the end, and he will not change it. It may not be caused by Yi's wife's instigation, so Yunyu's wife should not stay in Yunyu's house!"

What's more, the emperor directly threatened the lives of Guo Luoluo and Hongwang, and forced Yunyu to follow the old practice of the Qing Dynasty, remove Guo Luoluo's Fujin position, and return to his natal family, and ordered people to guard him strictly. Allow Yunhu and his wife to exchange information secretly.

This matter is not a secret, although it is not to the point where everyone in the palace knows it, it cannot be hidden from anyone who cares.For this matter, Ling Rong was very surprised.As the saying goes, it's worse than a wife and children.Even the abolished prince is only imprisoned, never to the point of forcing people's wives to disperse. The reason for this is really puzzling.For the woman who dared to fight for her own happiness, Ling Rong admired and even envied her, but now she only regrets it.

But soon, Ling Rong no longer cared about others.

On the morning of the 29th day of the first lunar month, Ling Rong had just gotten up and hadn't washed up yet, when Qing Yu came in anxiously and said, "My little master, little elder brother and little princess have a fever!"

"What!" Ling Rong stood up in shock, smashing the teacup in his hand, and the tea soaked the hem of his clothes, leaving an indelible mark.Not caring about wiping the clothes, Ling Rong hurried to see the two children, only to see that Hong Xi was so burned that his face was flushed, and was crying loudly, while He Shun was so burned that he almost didn't even have the energy to cry.

"A bunch of idiots! This is how you take care of the little elder brother! If there is any mistake in the little elder brother, I will ask you all to pay for it!" Ling Rong couldn't help being angry when he saw the pain and weakness of the two children.She was so careful and careful, but something happened to the two children. They were fine when they went to bed yesterday. Who is going to harm her children!

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" A group of palace maids knelt on the ground, waiting to be punished.Ling Rong had no intention of understanding them, and only asked Qing Yu, "Have you invited the imperial physician?"

"I've already gone to invite you, little master, don't worry, Liuli has already boiled the antipyretic soup. Little master is the favored one of heaven, and with the blessing of heaven, nothing will happen." Qingyu comforted.

"Hmm." Ling Rong touched the hot foreheads of the two children distressedly, worried.

"What are you doing here? Hurry up and prepare the handkerchief and hot water to cool down the little master!" Qingyu said to the maid who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Yes, yes!" Everyone hurriedly retreated, and after a while, warm water was delivered with handkerchiefs, and everyone stood aside in fear.

The nanny originally wanted to come forward to help, but was rejected by Ling Rong. Ling Rong no longer believed in these people, let alone pretending to others, she carefully wiped the hot little bodies of He Shun and Hong Xi, only hoping that the heat would be quick some down.Xu Shi felt comfortable, and Hong Xi's crying gradually subsided.

"My lord, Physician Wen is here." Hu Po hurried in and reported.

"Quick! Please come in!" Ling Rong said anxiously.

"My minister sees..."

"When are you going to use these empty rituals! Come and get Heshun Hongxi's pulse!" Ling Rong interrupted Wen Shichu's unspoken greeting impatiently, and shouted.

"Yes!" Wen Shichu hurried forward to give Hongxi and Heshun a pulse.

As time passed by, Wen Shichu's face became more serious.

"How?" Ling Rong asked anxiously.

"Returning to your mother... the two young masters are probably... happy to meet you." Wen Shichu said.

"What did you say!?" Ling Rong staggered, almost passed out, Qing Yu quickly supported Ling Rong.

"Are you sure?" Ling Rong took a deep breath, stabilized his figure, and asked, feeling terrified in his heart.

"I'm seventy-eight percent sure." Wen Shichu bit the bullet and said.

Hearing this, Ling Rong's heart couldn't help but fall to the bottom.

The Qing Dynasty has been threatened by smallpox since it entered the customs, and many princes and princesses died of smallpox.According to legend, Emperor Shunzhi's most beloved concubine Dong E and the fourth elder brother also died of smallpox, and the late emperor also suffered from smallpox when he was young.

Because of this, the Qing Dynasty not only built a special acne shelter, but also had an extremely strict acne inspection system.Every year when smallpox occurs frequently, there will be strict screening, and the targets of pox screening will expand from the soldiers and civilians of the Eight Banners to the residents of the capital, traders going abroad, and those who come to Beijing.Once symptoms were found, they were quarantined, forcibly expelled residents with pox from the capital, and even decreed that foreign feudal clans who had not developed pox did not have to come to Beijing.Later, human pox appeared again. Although it was dangerous, it was considered effective.

Therefore, in the past few decades, there has been no smallpox in the imperial palace. For some reason, Hongxi and Heshun are happy to meet Lingrong!

This is not the time to pursue responsibility, Ling Rong only thinks about getting through the difficulties with Shun Hongxi safely.She originally thought about the vaccination until the two children were grown up, but she never thought that the accident would happen so quickly.

"Has Doctor Wen ever had acne?" After pondering for a moment, Ling Rong asked.

"Weichen already had acne when he was young, so he won't be infected again." Wen Shichu said truthfully.

"Okay, the lives of the sixth elder brother and the seventh princess will be handed over to Imperial Physician Wen." Ling Rongqiang said calmly.

"My minister will do my best." After finishing speaking, Wen Shichu continued to diagnose and treat the two children, with two nurses helping them.

"Qingyu, go and gather everyone in Changfu Hall, let those who have had acne come here to serve, and those who have not had acne all move to the side hall to avoid acne. From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave Changfutang. Futang." Ling Rong ordered.

"Yes, servant girl will do it now." Qingyu took the order and left in a hurry.

"Amber, have you and Fu Hai ever had acne?" Ling Rong asked Amber.

"Both Numaid and Fu Hai have been vaccinated against human pox," Amber said.

"Okay, you find a way to report to the emperor, and remember to see what's going on in the palace now." Ling Rong ordered.

"Yes, the servant will leave." Hu Po also left in a hurry, and only Ling Rong, Wen Shichu and two nurses were left in the room to take care of He Shun and Hong Xi.

Ling Rong looked at the two nurses standing next to the two children, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.Regardless of whether these two nuns have had acne or not, Ling Rong does not intend to let them leave to avoid acne. Regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with her two, they are all to blame, and she will not let them go!If Hong Xi and Shun can get through the crisis safely, she will leave them a whole body, otherwise, she will let their whole family be buried with them!

"My lord, the antipyretic decoction is ready." Liu Li came in with the decoction and reported.

"Liuli, you're here." Seeing the people beside him, Ling Rong couldn't help but choke up, and the fear of being suppressed surged into his heart in an instant.

"Little master..." Liuli worriedly looked at Lingrong's fragile and helpless appearance, and her heart ached.

"It's okay, you can take the decoction and show it to Doctor Wen." Ling Rong took a deep breath, suppressed the choked sobs that were about to utter, and said.

"Okay. My lord, you..." After all, Liuli could not utter her comforting words, and could only turn into a silent sigh.

Wen Shichu took a look at the antipyretic decoction that Liuli brought, and it was considered to be symptomatic, so he asked Liuli to help feed the medicine to the two children.

"Wow...cough cough..." Hong Xi cried heart-rendingly. He didn't feed much medicine, but choked on the medicine, and his crying became louder.

He Shun on one side was already unable to cry, and could only grunt like a milk cat. He looked very pitiful, but he swallowed a little bit of the medicine he was fed, and then fell asleep exhausted.But Hongxi was still crying and fussing, and couldn't get any medicine.

"Liuli, give me the medicine, I'll feed Hongxi." Ling Rong who had calmed down a lot stepped forward and said.

"Okay." Liuli made room for Ling Rong and handed the medicine to Ling Rong.

"Hold Hong Xi to the bed, it's inconvenient to take care of the two children together," Ling Rong said.

"Okay." Liuli carefully picked up the crying Hongxi and put her on the soft bed.Ling Rong sat on the soft edge, carefully cooled the medicine, and fed it to Hong Xi.

Xu felt the familiar and reassuring breath, Hongxi's crying became weaker, and she stretched out her small hands to tightly hold Lingrong's loose hair. Lingrong coaxed him patiently for a long time before Hongxi was willing to drink the medicine, but It was hard to swallow.

After finally taking the medicine, Ling Rong was sweating all over, and Hong Xi was also exhausted, so he fell asleep after a while.

At this time, Qingyu also came back with the selected court ladies and eunuchs. There are no longer a few servants in Changfutang, but not many have had acne. Fortunately, the few capable people around Lingrong have all had acne. Yes, it calmed Ling Rong's heart a lot.

At this time, both children were asleep, and Lingrong was relieved to let Baojuan and Qingyu watch, while he arranged for the rest of the people to boil water, disinfect, and prepare meals.After everything was arranged properly, Ling Rong rushed to the side of the two children again, and looked at the two children with a good look.

"My lord, you haven't had a single grain of rice since you got up early, so let me help you wash up first." Liuli came in with a basin of hot water.

"Okay." Ling Rong's voice was a little hoarse, and his expression was tired.

After simply washing up and drinking two mouthfuls of porridge, Ling Rong stood by the two children's beds again.

"I'm watching here, you go down and eat first." Ling Rong said to the Qingyu three people beside him.

"You guys go first, come back later and replace me." Liuli said.

"Okay." Qingyu and Baojuan looked at each other and retreated.

The room was quiet, and the atmosphere was very depressing. It was not until the return of Amber that the heaviness was broken.

"My lord, all the nobles in the palace have moved to the acne shelter to avoid acne. The emperor sent imperial physicians Zhang, Li, and two Jiang imperial physicians to stay in the palace for treatment." Hu Po said.

"Can smallpox spread widely? Do you know where the source is?" Ling Rong rubbed his sore forehead and asked.

"Qianqing Palace, Changchun Palace, Yanxi Palace, Yikun Palace, Suiyuxuan, Yuhuayuan, Yushanfang, Lenggong and more than a dozen other palaces have people infected with smallpox. The situation is not optimistic." Hu Po reported.

"So many? There are also Qianqing Palace? Is the emperor okay?" Ling Rong asked anxiously.

"Young master, don't worry, your majesty is fine. The emperor has sent a few experienced nuns to help take care of the little elder brother and the little princess, so don't worry, my lord," Hu Po said.

"Does smallpox spread in other parts of the capital?" Ling Rong asked worriedly, thinking about his brother who hadn't heard from him for a long time, and was a little worried.

"There is no smallpox spreading in the capital." Hu Po hesitated for a moment, but said truthfully.

"What?" Ling Rong asked in surprise, seeing Hu Po's hesitant to speak, Ling Rong had a guess in his mind.

"Is it only in the palace?" Ling Rong asked with a trembling voice.

"..., yes." Amber said after pondering for a moment.

The room suddenly fell into silence, Ling Rong covered his face in pain, tears streaming down uncontrollably.It took a long time for Ling Rong to take off his hand, his expression was completely calm, only the reddish eyes showed the grief in the master's heart.

"Is the emperor okay?" Ling Rong asked hoarsely.

"Not very good." Amber said in a deep voice.

"Liu Li, you all go down first, and it's good for Amber to stay and serve." Ling Rong ordered that after everyone had left, Ling Rong continued: "Tell me, there is nothing you can't tell me now. It's gone." Ling Rong said with a sad smile.

"Smallpox spread in the palace, and there are rumors everywhere, saying that it is... that the current emperor usurped the throne first, killed his brothers, slaughtered loyal soldiers, and aroused the wrath of the heavens, so he committed crimes to the world." Hu Po said.

"So... that's it." Ling Rong sat down on the chair, not knowing what to think for a moment.

Misfortune is not as good as wives and children, what is this sentence under the temptation of the supreme imperial power?She was too stupid and naive to know that power would dehumanize people so much.

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