The East Palace is the place where the prince lives, modeled after the palace of the Emperor of Heaven, although the sparrow is small, it has all five organs.

Concubine Ning arrived one step earlier than the Queen Mother, and when the Queen Mother rushed to the East Palace, she saw Wei Qian stop the crown prince: "No, this matter can't be spread south!" ”

"You stay in the East Palace these days to take care of you, but you must not affect Your Majesty's southern expedition."

"You demon woman, father and son, now that there is an accident in the East Palace, and the court and China are in turmoil, why do you care about the southern expedition?" The white-bearded old man blew his beard and glared, and almost rushed to Wei Qian's side to reason with her.

A few guards stopped the crown prince, and Wei Qian said quietly: "You only know the safety of the East Palace, but you know the people of the world?" The people of Jiangnan are caught in the flames of war, if His Majesty can't be pacified, how many wives will be separated, and the north and south will be separated? This southern expedition to mobilize the power of the country cannot be cut off by the blessings and misfortunes of one person. ”

The prince contracted the disease, and the East Palace, headed by the prince Taibao, wanted to invite the emperor back to take charge. But Wei Qian absolutely did not allow the southern expedition to fail. If this step fails, what will be lost is the national fortune of the next hundred years.

"Besides, what can you do when you return? Can he heal the prince? It is the business of the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat the prince, and it is the business of you ministers to take care of the government. If there is no owner in the palace, the queen mother can come forward to appease people's hearts. ”

Seeing the Queen Mother coming, Wei Qian hurriedly stepped forward.

Seeing that the two were arguing, Empress Dowager Chen's face was pale, and she didn't have a good face for Wei Qian, so she ignored her, snorted, and went directly into the palace to see the prince.

When the prince saw this, a group of imperial doctors gathered around the outer room and frowned and sighed.

"I thought it was ordinary typhoid fever, but I didn't expect it to be ......"

Everyone is worried, the imperial doctor in the palace is the worst, there has been interference from the Medical Bureau over the years, and the rights of the hospital have been repeatedly suppressed. Now that he has been diagnosed and treated several times by nobles, the imperial doctors do not dare to take medicine lightly. First, he was afraid of responsibility, and second, he was unwilling to intervene in the harem battle.

"Smallpox can be called an incurable disease, and now there is an accident in the East Palace......"

Seeing the arrival of the Queen Mother, the imperial doctors did not dare to say much, and stood on the side after saluting.

"This palace just asks, can it be cured?"

The imperial doctors wiped the beads of sweat from their heads and dealt with them carefully, but the meaning of the words was that Wu Fuhe did his best to obey the destiny of heaven.

"Forget it." The Queen Mother ignored them and summoned Du You to let her diagnose and treat her.

After Du You's diagnosis and treatment, he discussed with a few imperial doctors, shook his head and said: "The prince is very ill this time, and he can only stabilize it with decoction for the time being. ”

"Smallpox is a fetal poison, so it's good to send it out. What I'm afraid of now is that the prince can't send it. An old lady opened her mouth, discussed with Du You for a while, and came up with a temporary plan.

Temporarily wipe it with medicinal wine, take it internally with soup, and as for whether it succeeds, then two words.

Wei Qian was silent, and suddenly said: "Second Highness's side is also dangerous, you have been diagnosed by several people in the past, and if the symptoms are the same, you will be drugged together." ”

The imperial physician ordered the three imperial doctors to go to the Fengzao Palace, and the others were on the side of Wei Qian and the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother stretched out her head to look in, and the prince lay on the bed and kept moaning: "Thirsty ......"

The old lady was in her heart and wanted to take care of her nearby, but Wei Qian hurriedly ordered someone to stop her: "The prince wants to drink water, but you still don't serve!" ”

The two little palace maids cowered and stepped forward to hand water to the prince.

However, the prince suffered from smallpox, and the two little palace maids were afraid and did not dare to approach, their hands were unsteady, and the tea fell to the ground.

"Bastard!" The Queen Mother was furious, and Wei Qian hurriedly let Hongchun in: "You go and take care of the prince." ”

Then persuade the Queen Mother to sit outside. "Niangniang's phoenix body is violating harmony these days, don't come to these dangerous places again."

"What? The grandson of the mourning family, can't you even look at it? "Although Empress Dowager Chen understands that Wei Qian thinks about herself, she refuses to accept it in her heart, and she has to take care of it personally." The prince is the mourning family's hand-holding, and if this happens, the mourning family must come in person. ”

Wei Qian persuaded for a long time, but couldn't persuade him. Soon after, Concubine Wen brought all the concubines to arrive.

Wei Qian frowned and said, "My sister still has a princess under her knees, how can she come over casually?" ”

But everyone was there, persuading the Queen Mother together, and finally let the Queen Mother sit down safely.

Concubine Wen said: "I asked your sisters in the palace, and there are two sisters who have had smallpox when they were young, but they can be taken care of nearby." ”

The Queen Mother was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked the two Baolin to take care of the prince: "You are so good to take care of the prince, if the prince recovers, the mourning family will be rewarded!" ”

The two Baolin are in a low position, and they have just entered the palace, so they should bow their heads and lower their eyebrows, and go in to replace the palace maid to take care of them.

Seeing the two rough palace maids, the Queen Mother snorted coldly and was about to fall. Wei Qian spoke: "You two go and boil the medicine." Together with the Imperial Doctor, sprinkle the potion all over the East Palace. By the way, I brought the ministers outside to boil a decoction for prevention. ”

Suddenly, Wei Qian remembered something and asked the crown prince: "How is the Chongwen Pavilion over there?" How many students should be in class today? ”

"Fortunately, Lord Zheng took the imperial doctor to examine them, and if they are fine, they will be sent home."

"Going outside the palace at this time?" Wei Qian shook her head: "Stay in the palace for the time being, find a side hall to live in temporarily, look back and observe for a few days, and then send it back if it's completely fine." This can be regarded as the emperor's grace. ”

Chongwenkan is opposite to Menxia Province on the edge of the front court, and it is a place where the prince studied and his subordinate officials worked. There are also many ministers' heirs who listen to the teacher's lectures here, and have a relationship with the prince since childhood. Now that the prince is happy, of course they will be affected.

"Going home made a group of people worried, and stayed in the palace for the imperial doctor to take care of by the way. By the way, the source of the disease has been found? ”

"It was a little palace maid in the East Palace who infected the prince, and someone has been ordered to deal with it." The crown prince Taibao looked fierce, and then said: "The East Palace has ordered people to blockade it, and idle people are not allowed to enter or leave. ”

Wei Qian nodded, these officials are the prince's descendants, and they don't need to point fingers at themselves, and they have been done thoroughly.

Then, Wei Qian looked at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother rubbed her head, in the early spring, she was infected with wind and cold, and her body was weak, and she has not healed yet.

"Niangniang will go back and rest first, and the concubine here in the East Palace will take care of her."

Seeing what the Queen Mother wanted to say, Wei Qian smiled and said: "Don't worry, Niangniang, these days the concubine will live in the East Palace and take care of it nearby." Please take charge of the affairs of these six palaces. ”

"You?" The Queen Mother frowned: "The mourning family knows that you haven't been sick since you were a child, and you haven't been infected with smallpox." What are you doing here? ”

Wei Qian said with a smile: "Don't worry, Niangniang, these imperial doctors are not here, and the concubine is fine." "She holds herself and walks profoundly, and the body of human immortals is not invaded by all diseases.

"It's just that the main palace is guarding the East Palace, but you can't let others go to your majesty's big things." Wei Qian coldly swept the crown prince Taibao: "Even if His Majesty returns, he can't be with him in the East Palace in person." When the time comes, it will be nothing more than a few concubines to help take care of it. So you'd better stop thinking about it. Majesty, I haven't had smallpox. He has a golden body, what if something goes wrong? ”

The Queen Mother originally intended to let Situ Yun come back, but when she heard Wei Qian's words, she pinched her thoughts. Yes, Situ Yun also didn't see Xi, what's the use of him coming back?

"So what are you going to do?" The Queen Mother asked rhetorically.

"The prince is happy, but he has no worries about his life, and several of our concubines take turns to take care of it. The crown prince is not very old, and we concubines don't have to shy away from it. ”

Wei Qian's organizational language: "Close the palace gate, the East Palace and Fengzao Palace are the key blockade objects, except for the imperial doctor, the palace maids and eunuchs are not allowed to enter and exit." ”

"Everywhere the two princes passed, they were sprinkled with potion to clean, and the people of the palace took decoction three times a day to avoid infection."

"Clean the Taiji Pavilion and send the three princes and several princesses to the Taiji Pavilion for temporary refuge."

"Prepare to sacrifice to the pox god, sacrifice the soil, and sacrifice the temple."

One by one, Wei Qian and Jia Yuanchun took care of the two princes in the East Palace and Fengzao Palace respectively. The Queen Mother sat in the Middle Palace, and Concubine Wen led the remaining imperial heirs to Taiji Pavilion for temporary refuge, and only let Baolin, who had been infected with smallpox, take care of the prince with Wei Qian.

The ministers of the East Palace temporarily returned to the Chongwen Pavilion. The crown prince listened to Wei Qian's order and nodded with satisfaction: "What this lady said is true, Your Majesty must not return to the palace now." ”

A group of palace officials had a dull atmosphere and were worried. They are tied to the fate of the prince, and if something happens to the prince, Situ Yun will never let them go when he comes back.

"Concubine Ning is right." The crown prince said, "What's the use of His Majesty coming back at this time? The battlefield is changing rapidly, and even if His Majesty wants to leave, he will lose his country, which will make the soldiers feel cold. And when he pulls out the village and returns to the city, at least half a month later, the prince may be fine at that time. ”

The crown prince and the prince understood Wei Qian's approach: "Concubine Ning personally stayed in the East Palace to take care of it, which shows that she attaches great importance to it. ”

Seeing that the palace people changed their clothes with a stern face, they began the sacrificial ceremony of inviting the pox god. The crown prince sighed faintly: "Fortunately, it is this lady who presides, and fortunately, this lady has no children, so she can still maintain some fairness." ”

Wei Qian is not close to the prince, but he has never harmed him, and he has no motive to harm him at present. If it weren't for the same accident on Jia Yuanchun's side, I'm afraid some people would suspect that it was related to Jia Yuanchun.

The crown prince nodded: "Yes, this lady has always been calm, and it should be fine." "At least it's better than the queen Wang, if the queen encounters this kind of thing, I'm afraid she would have messed up the rules and regulations a long time ago, and she would bite indiscriminately, leading the harem to a bloody storm.

"But there is something wrong with the East Palace, what should I do about those things at the moment?" An official said sullenly: "Peace talks with the north, as well as daily reports to His Majesty, do you want to talk about this matter?" ”

"The report must be said, but in a light manner, don't let Your Majesty worry. As for the peace talks...... "The prince and the prince groaned, yes, the prince is sick, no one speaks, and they don't dare to make a final decision."

"Peace talks? What else to talk about! Maybe it's these barbarian wizards who are doing it! The crown prince slammed the table: "The old wizard next to the khan is not a good person at first glance, he must be secretly casting a witch spell on His Highness." ”

"Nonsense!" The two elders glared at their companions, the prince and the prince, the prince and the prince, and the prince and the prince, corresponding to the three princes of heaven assisting the prince.

"How can you talk nonsense about such witchcraft?"

"At the current critical moment of peace talks, there are no renewable waves."

The two held their companion down and looked to the other side. Wei Qian asked people to clean up, and several of their concubines temporarily lived in the Lihua Hall of the East Palace. Fortunately, the prince is young, and the huge East Palace is clean, so he doesn't have to worry about etiquette.

"Mother drink medicine." Xiangling came in with a decoction, and Wei Qian waved his hand: "You drink, this palace doesn't need it." ”

Thinking about what he had just seen, the prince was seriously ill, and there seemed to be a trace of Taoist interference. But she can solve it, she asked to stay in the East Palace, just to take care of the neighborhood.

Subsequently, he wrote a letter to Situ Yun, and this matter was mentioned at his discretion, and then it was mostly a word of advice. Find a guard and send it away with today's letter.

Hurry up and send it to the camp soon.

Situ Yun and Xue Baochai played chess for fun. First of all, I looked at the twists and turns of the court, and saw that the ministers all mentioned that the prince was happy, and his heart was shocked, and he almost ordered someone to pull out the village and return to the palace.

Immediately tore open the informant's secret letter, read it, and then read Wei Qian's handwriting.

There is also the fact that the prince is happy, but the second prince is ignored in comparison.

Xue Baochai glanced at the fold, didn't dare to look more, and stared down at the chessboard.

"The world comes first, and the community is the most important. The conquest of the south today has made contributions with the strength of the country, and the world must not be destroyed because of the gains and losses of one person. ”

"Although the prince has fetal poison, it is just human common sense, and there are many people who are happy and cured. There is nothing more than a catastrophe, but the prince is blessed with a deep fate, and the gods are blessed, and there is no big problem. ”

"The concubine is willing to use the head of the Xiang to protect the prince from harm. When his majesty returns, he will be reunited with his father and son. If the prince dies, the concubine will cut herself. ”

Wei Qian was ruthless, Wei Qian would never let Situ Yun fail in the southern expedition at this time. She's about to go south to participate in the fight!

So, the prince is safe!

Situ Yun saw Wei Qian's handwriting, and for some reason his heart suddenly settled down, probably because of the trust that the two had cultivated over the years.

Situ Yun closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief: "Concubine Xue, keep this game of chess for now, and I will accompany you to play it when I come back." ”

"Your Majesty wants to go back to the palace?"

"No, there is Concubine Ning in the palace, and I want to defeat the entire Jiangnan, so that I can live up to the world."