Chapter 590 To prevent the plague, the emperor and the queen live in separate palaces
A woman, desperately holding a three- or four-year-old child in her arms, kept asking the officials around her for help.
"Please, save my child, he is still so young and his life has just begun."
The official sent the child to Anminfang after receiving a report.
Now I saw the child in his mother's arms, with his little hands and feet hanging feebly. He frowned and stretched out his hand to feel the child's breath.
"My condolences, the child is gone. Leave him to us and we will give him a good burial."
The woman shook her head like crazy, hugged her child tightly and refused to let go.
"My son is not dead! He called me mother yesterday, how could he be dead? I beg you, don't take my child away, don't burn him, he is afraid of fire!"
The official looked intolerable, but what could he do?
If the plague-infected bodies are not burned quickly, other people who come into contact will also become sick and die.
"Let go, this is for the sake of those who are still alive and can live well."
The officer sighed and forcibly separated the mother and son. The woman fell to the ground crying.
"My child, my child! Cough cough cough..."
The officer looked at the woman's face and exclaimed:
"She is also infected with the plague! Send her to Anminfang quickly."
The people nearby only dared to poke their heads through the crack in the door to take a look at the situation outside, and then quickly retreated, covering their mouths and noses.
They don't even dare to cough loudly now, for fear that they will be reported to the government and they will be taken away next.
Once infected with the plague, rashes, headaches, coughs, and high fevers can kill a person in just two or three days.
None of the people who were brought into Anminfang by officials have come out alive. We only saw dead people being carried out and burned every day.
They are all ordinary people, and they don’t know what’s going on. Who can not be afraid?
Chu Wenjin said to Qing Feng and Qing Juan:
"Qingfeng, Qingjuan, go to the government to inquire about the situation and see how serious the shortage of medical treatment and medicine is. Then ask what herbal medicines are mainly lacking."
"yes."
The two of them took the order and went.
Chu Wenjin walked like this, understanding the people's sentiments along the way,
It was discovered that this plague has spread so widely that it has never been seen before.
In the past, plagues usually started in one place and spread to surrounding areas.
The government can seal off a city until the plague subsides to keep other cities safe.
But this time, epidemics broke out in many places almost at the same time, making it difficult for people to guard against them.
Even the capital has not been spared, and officials have been infected. However, the lives of the people in the capital are still much better than in other places.
After all, there are many doctors and herbal medicines in the capital.
When Chu Wenjin arrived in the capital, he had already recorded what he saw and heard along the way in a book for the court to use as a reference for the distribution of relief supplies.
Chu Wenjin thought that on his way back to Beijing, he would be too close to the plague, so it would be better for him not to enter the palace just in case.
He then presented this booklet and his report on his trip to the Northern Barbarian Kingdom to the Emperor Jun Lingyun in advance.
He found an inn to stay at, and sent a message home to reassure the Chu family that he would return home in five days.
After Mrs. Chu and Princess Shengya received the letter, they cried with joy.
In the palace, Jun Lingyun saw what Chu Wenjin handed into the palace and admired Chu Wenjin's carefulness in his heart.
He put down the book and went to the queen's palace.
Since Jun Lingyun ascended the throne, Chu Yunxi has almost always stayed in the emperor's palace. But now he has changed places and returned to his own palace.
It was only because Jun Lingyun met with civil and military officials every day and was worried that if he also contracted the plague that he would infect Chu Yunxi, he had to live in a separate palace with her.
Chu Yunxi now has three lives at the same time, so he cannot be careless.
This plague is so fierce that even if timely treatment is obtained, some people still die without treatment. Otherwise, how can people talk about the change of the plague!
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Hearing the little eunuch singing loudly while Chu Yunxi was copying out the prescription, he hurriedly got up and walked a few steps outside, and finally saw Jun Lingyun.
But there were two layers of curtains, and Jun Lingyun covered her face with a cloth.
"Ling Yun, I have looked for some more prescriptions to treat the plague, but I just don't know which one is useful. You can leave it to the imperial doctors to discuss."
Xiaolian went to pick up the prescription that was not yet dry, blew on it, opened a corner of the curtain, and handed it to the palace maid.
The palace maid opened the outer curtain again and handed it to Eunuch Fu who was beside Jun Lingyun.
Jun Lingyun said:
"Xi'er, third brother is back, father-in-law and eldest brother are fine too."
"real?"
Chu Yunxi's eyes instantly became moist, and she shed tears unsatisfactorily.
She quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, not wanting Jun Lingyun to see such a vulnerable side of her.
But as soon as I wiped it dry, it became wet again.
These days, the situation outside is getting worse day by day, and she becomes more and more worried every day.
She was afraid that her father and brother outside would accidentally catch the plague, and she would have to experience the separation between heaven and earth again.
Now that she knew her family was safe and sound, how could she hold it back? Her tense emotions were released in an instant.
Jun Lingyun nodded.
"Of course it's true, Xi'er, don't cry, we will be fine."
Jun Lingyun felt a little pain in his heart. He had witnessed Chu Yunxi's life in two lifetimes. He didn't understand how much Chu Yunxi cared about his family.
Lost and found, unforgettable!
Jun Lingyun wanted to take Chu Yunxi into her arms, give her support, comfort her and protect her.
But for Chu Yunxi's safety, he could only look at her dimly through two curtains and comfort her helplessly.
"Xi'er, give birth to the child. I will protect our child."
It was now several days later than Chu Yunxi's originally planned date. He was afraid that if the child got older, Chu Yunxi's body would not be able to bear it.
Jun Lingyun's obsession with Chu Yunxi is not something he has lost but found again.
The closer Chu Yunxi was to give birth, the less he dared to think about the worst possibility.
I can only tell myself over and over again that Xi'er is a person worthy of the heavenly curtain, and will definitely be able to turn misfortune into good fortune, and any adversity into good fortune.
Chu Yunxi touched her belly and found that it was indeed not appropriate to delay it any longer.
"Okay, let Po Wen and Dr. Zhang get ready. I will give birth tomorrow."
She has been working harder and harder these days, and she always feels chest tightness and shortness of breath, especially at night.
Sometimes, I even have to sit half-sitting to fall asleep.
At this time, she was actually a little lucky that Jun Lingyun was busy with official duties and was not by her side all the time, otherwise Jun Lingyun would definitely feel distressed.
Fortunately, there are three loyal maids, Xiao Lian, Si Qi, and Can'er, accompanying her.
Chu Yunxi didn't know that Jun Lingyun knew her situation better than anyone else, and because of this, he didn't want her to delay it any longer.
But with Chu Yunxi's correct words, Jun Lingyun's worry did not weaken at all, but became more nervous. He was too afraid of losing Chu Yunxi again.
"Xi'er, I'm thinking that your birth should not be known to the outside world. The birth of the child should also be kept secret for a while. When the plague is over, we will announce it to the world and celebrate it. What do you think?"