Chapter 107 Disobey the imperial decree and leave the East Palace
She tossed and turned for a long time, her head really hurt more and more, and her earlobes, which no longer hurt, felt a little uncomfortable.
She stretched out her hand irritably and scratched it lightly. Something seemed to be scratched, and there seemed to be blood on her hand, which was painful and itchy.
"Here comes someone."
She sat up, feeling increasingly irritated. Why were she so worried about Zhao Zong?
The wound he pricked on her ear hasn't healed yet, so if she is so unmotivated and worried about Zhao Zong, she should never be done with Zhao Zong!
"Girl." Today is Candy's vigil. He listened to her call and hurriedly opened the bed curtain: "But do you want to get up at night?"
It's past midnight.
"My ear is broken again. Let's get some medicine." Li Can took the handkerchief and wiped his hands.
"No way? Take a look, slave." Candy went to light the candle, took the candlestick and illuminated it, and came to Li Can to take a closer look.
She also felt strange in her heart that the girl's ears had begun to heal. Under normal circumstances, they should not be broken.
Li Can turned his head and turned his ear to her.
"It's broken." Candy frowned, a little confused: "But it's not where the ear is pierced, but underneath, there seems to be a pimple.
May I ask someone to invite Xu Yuanzheng to come and take a look?"
"No need." Li Can shook his head and told her, "Just bring the ointment."
It was in the middle of the night, she didn't want to bother others, it was just a small pimple.
She no longer plans to follow Zhao Zhen, and naturally she can't take advantage of him. Why should she invite Xu Jing?
"Yes." Candy brought the ointment and applied it on her behalf.
The earlobe felt cool and cool, and he no longer felt the pain. Li Can lay down again.
I don't know how long it took, but she fell asleep in a daze, her eyebrows tightly knitted together, and she felt very uncomfortable.
"Here comes..." She called out, and as she spoke, she couldn't help but hold her head with both hands.
My head hurts!
"Girl, oh, girl, what's wrong?" Candy opened the bed curtain and was surprised.
Li Can curled up on the bed holding his head, looking very painful.
Candy quickly ordered some sugar cakes, and Grandma Zhang and others came.
"The girl is sick." Tang Qiu took one look and said firmly, and then he ran out: "I am fast on my feet. You take care of the girl. I will go and ask for Xu Yuanzheng."
"What do you think, girl?" Nanny Zhang came closer and asked distressedly.
Li Can only felt a severe headache, his body was getting chills, and he was so uncomfortable that he couldn't say a word.
Grandma Zhang stretched out her hand, touched her forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, she didn't have a fever."
"But the girl looks very uncomfortable." Tang Cake said worriedly.
"Do you want to tell the old lady?" Candy looked at Grandma Zhang.
After all, Grandma Zhang is old and encounters a lot of things. When the girl is not around on weekdays, she still has the final say in the yard.
So when encountering such a thing, the maids are also used to asking her.
Grandma Zhang hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "The girl is usually most afraid of calling you old lady, and the eldest lady is worried.
It’s better not to talk about it yet, let’s wait until Xu Yuanzheng comes to take a look.”
Tang Cake, Tang Guang and others all thought it made sense, so they did as they were told.
Two quarters of an hour later, Candy dragged the panting Xu Jing into the inner room.
"Let go, you are going to... kill me..." Xu Jing almost fainted.
Where did Miss Qi find this maid? She is so honest and straightforward. If the road had been any further, he would have died on the road.
"Isn't this girl sick? I'm in a hurry to bring you here." Tang Qiu let go of his arm in embarrassment.
"I think you want to send me away." Xu Jing put the medicine box on the table, and without taking a breath, he went to the bed and asked, "What's wrong with you, girl?"
"Sister, she was mumbling just now, and she seemed to have a severe headache." Nanny Zhang said and coaxed Li Can: "Sister, Xu Yuan is here, let's feel his pulse, wait for Xu Yuan to prescribe the decoction, and the girl will be fine after taking it.
It’s not uncomfortable anymore…”
Li Can had a splitting headache, as if someone was stirring her brain with a mace. The pain made her dizzy in waves. She had no strength in her body, and she allowed Granny Zhang to pull her hand away from her head.
Xu Jing raised his hand, about to feel his pulse, when his eyes inadvertently glanced at Li Can's ears, and suddenly turned back again, his eyes widening in an instant.
Why does this pimple...why does it look like red chicken pox?
He was startled and put his hand on Li Can's wrist, but saw that next to his fingertips, Li Canhao's jade-white wrist also had a small light red blister, which was very conspicuous on Yingying's skin.
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He already knew it in his mind, so he stood up and said: "Mother Zhang, please quickly order someone to close the courtyard door. No one in the courtyard is allowed to go out."
"Yes." Nanny Zhang looked at his solemn look and realized something was wrong. It seemed like something big was going on.
She hurriedly gave the instructions and then asked eagerly: "Xu Yuanzheng, what happened to our sister?"
Tanggao and others also looked at Xu Jing, waiting for him to speak.
"The seventh girl's face is red, her palms are red, her earlobes and wrists are all broken out, and her pulse is mysterious." Xu Jing frowned tightly and said with a heavy face: "This is a symptom of red chicken pox!"
"Chickenpox syndrome?" Grandma Zhang's face changed instantly. She looked at Li Can who was lying on the bed in agony and shed tears of distress: "Oh, how good is this, my sister?
I’ve suffered a lot this time…”
"It's up to you." Xu Jing pointed at the candy ball: "Go to the East Palace and tell His Highness the Crown Prince, remember not to stop on the way, and if you meet someone, walk farther away."
It's just around the corner, so there shouldn't be anyone outside.
The discovery of the red chickenpox epidemic in the imperial capital is a major event, not to mention that the person affected by the epidemic is the seventh girl. Naturally, such a major event should be reported to His Highness the Ming Prince.
"Yes." Tang Qiu turned around and ran out in a hurry.
In fact, she invited Xu Jing and wanted to go to the East Palace to inform His Highness the Crown Prince. However, she felt that Xu Jing was walking too slowly and was afraid of delaying the girl's condition, so she took him back to Lumingyuan first.
"I'm going to prescribe Yi Jing Fang Bai Du Powder and ask people outside to buy it later. People in this yard must not go out again, otherwise they will only worry about the spread of the pox.
I also have some ointment that can be applied to the girl's acne area, which can alleviate the problem a little." Xu Jing twirled his beard with his hand and warned carefully: "Remember, the maids who have not entered the house today should not enter the house again to serve you.
To avoid getting infected.
Which of you has ever had acne?"
He said, looking around at the people in front of him.
"My slave has been here before." Tang Cake said.
Aunt Zhang said: "My slaves have been out too."
"Okay, you two stay in the house and wait." Xu Jing ordered: "The rest of the people go outside and wait."
As long as a person has had this pox epidemic, his body will produce natural antibodies, and he will never get it again in the future.
"Open the windows more. The room needs to be ventilated, but the wind cannot blow directly at the girl." He then ordered: "Just wear the clothes alone. There is no need to cover her with a thin quilt."
"yes."
Tang Cake and Aunt Zhang naturally followed suit.
"Xu Yuanzheng, is there anything else we should pay attention to?" asked Nanny Zhang.
"And..." Xu Jing looked at Li Can on the bed: "The blisters will become more and more itchy later on. Make sure the girl doesn't scratch the blisters, especially on the face, which is prone to leaving scars."
"Yes." Nanny Zhang nodded: "Then can we only eat some porridge?"
"Well, it's best to make porridge or clear soup. Don't let it get oily and stir-fry." Xu Jing replied.
Li Can could hear them talking and his mind was still clear. However, he had a severe headache. His eyes turned slightly and seemed to burst open, and he almost fainted from the pain.
The skin and flesh all over her body ached indescribably, as if they were all stuck to her bones. She hugged herself tightly and shivered from time to time.
It was so uncomfortable, it was worse than death!
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In the East Palace, in the middle of the night, a bright moon hangs high, and there is no other sound except the chirping of insects.
"Your Highness." Wu Zai raised his hand and knocked on the door of the east bedroom.
There was silence in the dormitory for a moment, and then Zhao Ye's cold voice came out: "What's the matter?"
"Tangqiu is here, saying that the girl is infected with pox." Wu San was anxious and spoke a little fast.
"Come in and dress me."
This time, there was almost no pause before Zhao Zong gave the order.
Wu Zai opened the door, walked in, took his clothes and went to wait on him. He hesitated several times before finally reminding him: "Your Highness, His Majesty got very angry just yesterday and grounded you. Now you can't leave the East Palace.
Why don't you go and take the girl back to the East Palace?"
"No need." Zhao Zhen held up the cuffs of his dark-striped sleeves and said, "Let Wuhuang call Yue Ming."
"Yes." Wu Zao ordered hurriedly.
When the moon came, Zhao Zong was already standing on the porch. In the dormitory, someone led a horse.
"Your Highness." Yueming saluted.
"Come down, Longyou's net will be collected immediately." Zhao Zong walked down the jade-white steps and took the reins from the servant's hand.
Yue Ming was startled: "Your Highness, this is not appropriate. If you wait a month or two for all those things to be transported to Prince Qi's Mansion, Prince Qi will definitely not be able to please you, so I can vent your anger on Your Highness."
The reason why Zhao Ji was banned was that a batch of weapons and armor he ordered to be transported to the border was diverted to Jiaozhou halfway.
The generals in the Jiaozhou camp happened to be the old subordinates of the East Palace.
King Qi brought this matter to His Majesty's side. His Majesty was very suspicious, so he suspected His Highness the Crown Prince, and became furious on the spot. He ordered His Highness the Crown Prince to go back to the East Palace to be grounded, and he quickly sent people to Jiaozhou to find out the truth.
Although the truth is not yet known, they all know it in their minds and estimate that this matter is closely related to King Qi. Everyone is holding a breath in their hearts, waiting to deal with King Qi.
"Do as I say." Zhao Zhi didn't say much and just ordered lightly.
"Your Highness." Yue Ming took a step forward: "Aren't you being grounded? You can't go out..."
Isn’t this resistance?
The things that King Qi has done are not over yet. If His Highness goes out now, wouldn't it be an added crime?
"Lord Yueming, Miss Seven is infected with pox!" Wu Zao reminded him in a low voice.
"Then we can't go." Yueming became anxious, ran to the horse, and knelt down on one knee: "Your Highness, King Qi just came back from Guanzhou. The seventh girl contracting the pox must have been planned by King Qi, just to call His Highness.
He went out of the East Palace and disobeyed the imperial edict, so he could go to His Majesty and complain!"
Zhao Jie ignored him and sat on the tall horse. He grasped the reins tightly in his hands, scolded him, and the horse spread its hooves and ran away.