Twenty spacious meditation rooms have been cleaned in Xingjiao Temple, and the houses are all adjacent to each other, and the location is also quiet. Taohua took Jiang Bohua in her hand and turned around, and said with a smile to the abbot: "Thank you for your kindness." ”

"Amitabha-" The abbot put his hands together and recited a Buddha name, "The princess is the real holy hand benevolence, and the matter of planting pox is the world, and it is a blessing for the temple to be able to bow to the grand event and make a little merit." The princess can rest assured that the monks of this temple are ready to be sent by the princess at any time. ”

Jiang Bohua rolled his eyes and suddenly asked, "Sister, am I planting pox here?" ”

"Yes." Taohua looked down at him, "Don't be afraid, my sister is also here to accompany you." ”

"I'm not afraid!" Jiang Bohua puffed up his small chest, "Is my brother-in-law coming?" ”

Taohua smiled: "Brother-in-law can't come these days, he has other things." She didn't know what Shen Shu was doing recently, Shen Shu only told her to give Jiang Baihua a pox with peace of mind, and the rest didn't have to be distracted.

Jiang Bohua was a little disappointed: "Then when I finish planting pox, will my brother-in-law come?" ”

"Of course. When the time comes, my brother-in-law will come and pick us up and go home with us. "In fact, if everything goes well, Jiang Bohua will only have a fever for two days, but how to verify the efficacy of pox after that requires him to live with smallpox patients for a few days, which is more troublesome.

As soon as Jiang Bohua heard that Shen Shu would come to pick him up, he immediately burst into laughter. Taohua touched his little head and said to Mint who was following him, "Go and tell the eldest uncle to send the first batch of children in." ”

One hundred free places, the first batch of thirty people came first, and they were planted with pox on the same day as Jiang Bohua. The whole process is public, and the children register at the mountain gate, are accompanied by a relative to enter the Xingjiao Temple, and after the pox, they move into the meditation room. All this is not forbidden to be watched, but it is just a request that everyone should not make noise and not enter the mountain gate.

Although it has long been said that there are pox, and the things in the northwest are also well known, but after several twists and turns, the people of the capital can not see it with their own eyes until today, who doesn't want to come and see? Outside the Xingjiao Temple, there was a crowd of people, and it was not much worse than the Buddha's birthday.

How can such a major event not be passed on to the palace. The emperor flipped through a copy of the recital in his hand, threw it aside, and asked Du Neijian: "Xingjiao Temple is very lively, right?" ”

Prisoner Du picked up the fold and put it aside, and replied, "I heard that there is a huge crowd of people, and they are all crowded there to watch." In fact, you can't see anything outside the mountain gate. "Otherwise, how can the princess of the county let every child be accompanied by her family, how to plant pox, and what reaction she has after planting, these accompanying family members can see it.

"Did you recruit smallpox patients from outside?"

"It's like there aren't many people." Smallpox is basically dead when you get it, and sometimes it's really not easy to find someone who happens to be alive. Smallpox patients have a lot of clothing, but it doesn't always seem to be as convincing as the patient, for example, how do you prove that you will get smallpox if you wear it without pox? Maybe the garment wouldn't have been infected with smallpox at all.

"When these children are done with the pox, bring out a few of the people on death row and put on those clothes together." The emperor said lightly, "If there are any more unbelievers, ask them to wear them themselves." ”

Du Neijian hurriedly said: "What the emperor said is true. Whoever doesn't believe it, let him try it himself. "No one would dare to try it. However, there is never a shortage of people on death row, both horizontal and vertical, and it is most appropriate to use them for testing.

"How is the case of the Zhang family in Dali Temple?"

After sorting out the news he had received in the past few days, he replied: "That Zhang kept saying that the princess's medicine had cured her child, but some people testified that before the medicine, the princess had stated that the medicine was very powerful and was only given to those who were going to die, but it was not necessarily that everyone could stop it, and it was up to the family to decide whether to take it or not. This Zhang also admitted that the princess of the county had asked her......"

"Since you have asked, then what is there to blame!" The Emperor sneered.

"She said that when her son was not about to die, she was the princess of the county." Du Neijian lowered his eyebrows and said, "The meaning of Dali Temple, whether this son will die or not, it seems that it should not be decided by the princess of the county alone, so ...... "So it is not to judge her that the medicine is improper, but to judge her that the evidence is not accurate."

"It shouldn't be up to the princess of the county to decide, so who can prove that this son was not certain to die at that time?" The Emperor asked sarcastically.

Who can prove this? However, it is precisely because neither side can provide evidence that this matter is difficult. Dali Temple has been instructed by the Yu family, and a mind is going to make a fuss about it.

"No wonder the Jiang family wants to make some agreement." The emperor casually picked up another copy of the memo, unfolded it and looked at it a few times, and then threw it to Du Neijian again, "Find out all the memorabilia for me to impeach the Marquis of Dingbei, and see how many there are." ”

Du Neijian said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, there are so many that I can't count the days these days." ”

The emperor was amused by him and laughed: "Dali Temple has not yet come to the trial, this fold is already like snowflakes, it seems that the king of Anjun and his wife have made a lot of enemies." ”

Du Neijian was originally for Emperor Bo to smile, but when he saw the emperor smiling at this moment, he hurriedly said with a smile: "It's not." However, the slave and maid are also relieved to see the king of Anjun, and they haven't even gone to Xingjiao Temple these days. ”

"There is his daughter-in-law in Xingjiao Temple, what do you want him to do, do you want him to cause chaos?" The emperor didn't care about the authentic and said, "He just needs to show me the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the two battalions of troops." ”

When he heard the names of the two battalions, he immediately lowered his head. The Yu family is still tossing over the thinning of the military power in the northwest, if they know that the emperor trusts Shen Shu so much now, they don't know how to panic, right? However, of course, this secret is only known to him, a personal inner prisoner, and even in this Mingguang Palace, the emperor does not trust the people around him.

"Your Majesty, King Anjun has entered the palace to ask for peace."

The voice from outside the door made the emperor laugh again: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives." Let's just say I'm busy, let him wait outside. ”

Du Neijian smiled: "The slave is going to pass the word." "Now everyone knows that the emperor also wants to take this opportunity to weaken the strength of the Dingbei Hou Mansion, and in addition to contacting the people who were going to plant pox before to intercede with the Yin Mansion, King Anjun can only enter the palace to intercede with the emperor in the name of asking for peace. In that case, shouldn't he be allowed to stand outside the temple a little longer?

The Mingguang Hall is the emperor's dormitory, and the palace people are more free to come and go than the Yinghua Hall or the Imperial Study to discuss politics, so it doesn't take half a day to get the news that King Anjun has been waiting outside the Mingguang Hall but is not summoned, and it has been spread to every corner of the palace by these palace people.

Shen Shu stood under the corridor. With his ear, he could naturally hear the whispers of the palace people as they walked behind him, and although not all of them could hear clearly, he could also know what they were discussing. However, all this was like a breeze in his ears, and at this moment he only stared at the pillar in front of him, except to control his expression and make a look that was both impatient and not daring to be disrespectful.

The regulation of the corridor outside the Mingguang Hall is different from that of the Yinghua Palace, but the color of the corridor pillars is the same, they are all red lacquer columns, and a new layer of paint must be put on before every year, and the color is still very bright at this time.

However, Shen Shu had never seen this bright red, in his eyes, these pillars were all gray-brown, but sometimes darker, sometimes lighter. But this time, he felt that the columns seemed to be a little different, the color seemed to be brighter, not too gray.

Is it the colonnade that has changed color? Shen Shu studied it carefully for a while, and felt that it was unlikely. This is the old system, the color used by the emperor, in addition to bright yellow is red, no one will dare to change the paint color of the pillars here at will, so this must still be the original red, as for the change in his eyes......

Could it be that his eyes are changing? Shen Shu rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and then realized that his action was a little silly. These days, he is not more idle than Taohua, and some things will be ignored when he is busy, so that when he stands under the porch and sees these red painted pillars, he suddenly realizes that something is wrong.

Shen Shu looked back at the courtyard in front of the Mingguang Palace, although the Mingguang Hall was dominated by trees, and the corridors on both sides were not full of flowers, but he did feel that the entire courtyard seemed to be a little different, but he couldn't tell what was the difference.

Is it really a change in his eyes? Shen Shu suddenly remembered that he was wearing a red regular clothes, and hurriedly lowered his head to take a closer look. Sure enough, he remembered that this dress was specially made by the Internal Affairs Office after he was named the king of the county, and when he wore it on his body, it really didn't look the same as it does now.

In this way, Taohua's acupuncture has worked? Shen Shu only felt a burst of surprise rush to his heart. He wasn't surprised by himself, but for Momoka.

Although Taohua didn't say anything, Shen Shu was the one who followed Dingbei Houxue to lead the troops to fight, and his observation power was naturally extraordinary, and he had long seen that Taohua was downplaying this acupuncture on the surface, but in fact, he attached great importance to it in his heart.

Shen Shu is not a fool, on the contrary, he is very smart, as long as he touches Taohua's mind a little, he knows that Taohua is afraid that he will not be cured in the end and will disappoint him. And although she didn't mention it herself, she was afraid that she would be pressed heavily by this matter.

Now that his eyes have changed, he doesn't know what Taohua will be happy about! Shen Shu only felt that he couldn't stand outside this Mingguang Palace, and he just wanted to go to Xingjiao Temple immediately and tell Taohua the news. Finally, he was still a little sensible, and knew that this was not the time to be happy, so he could only stand still, but his feet were like stepping on pins and needles, and he moved around uncontrollably.

However, his appearance is just like a restless appearance in the eyes of others, which is suitable for his current situation. In the end, when the emperor did not see him under the pretext of exhaustion, in the eyes of the palace people, the king of Anjun stepped heavily and urgently when he left the palace, and he was restless.

Things are just as people speculated, the case of Princess Anjun's medicine to treat the dead is still entangled, but the matter of fake pox seedlings quickly came to a conclusion: Dingbei Hou is not effective in governing the army, and the imperial court has sent officials to the northwest to investigate the matter thoroughly, and along with them, there are several military generals who are ready to replace the bribed generals.

The case was decided very quickly, and by the time Taohua led the first batch of children who had finished planting pox seedlings out of the Xingjiao Temple, the investigating officials had already left the capital and went to the northwest.

However, these are all major events in the court, and the most concerned about ordinary people is, of course, the matter of pox, so there was another crowd outside the Xingjiao Temple, except for the families of the thirty children, who came to inquire about the situation.

There are so many people, naturally some are in front and some are behind, the front can still be seen, and the back can only see a bunch of back heads: "How is it, is it coming out?" ”

"It's out, it's out! The one who wears red is the princess of the county! Hey, there is still a little brother in his hand, he must be the little son of the Jiang family. ”

The words started from the front row and went back like waves: "It's thirty children, it's not a lot!" ”

"Did you have a pimple?"

"Shhhh

"We can't hear ...... again"

"Hey, the princess let those children show the places where they have acne!"

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze! The princess said, don't squeeze the child! This time, only some people at the forefront will see it, and there will be two batches of people who will have pox in the future, and it will be seen by people at that time, what are you anxious about! ”

"I said it earlier, I really saw it, some of them are on the arms, some are on the neck, it's really a pox!"

"Have you ever seen smallpox? What is a pox? ”

"Of course I did! I have a cousin who was born with smallpox and has a □□ on his face, exactly like the scar left on the child's neck! It must have been a pimple, and you can't be wrong! ”

"So, this pox is really useful, and it doesn't kill people?"

"Nonsense, don't you know how to count? Thirty people go in, thirty people come out, do you think there will be deaths? ”

"In case someone changes in the middle......"

"It's a fart! When I went in, Lao Tzu also came to see, but these thirty children, none of them were changed! ”

"But how fast? Smallpox has to be tossed for ten days and eight days, and everyone has to peel off a layer of skin, which is only three days, and I don't think these children are very thin at all. ”

"Not only are you not thin, I heard that the temple eats well, and there are fat people. The princess has said that this kind of pox is different from smallpox, it is very light, and of course it gets better quickly. If it's really the same as smallpox, then it's a pox-avoidance. ”

"If that's the case, my two sons will also send pox! You don't have to worry about this anymore. ”

"But—I don't know if I can really avoid smallpox......"

"The princess of the county has taken some smallpox patients outside the city, and some of the clothes worn by the sick, and these children will be sent there when the time comes, and they will not come back until they have lived for ten days."

"Could it be that the little son of the Jiang family is also going?"

"Nature is going. The princess herself accompanies her. Haven't you heard? When I was in the northwest, it was the two little sons of the Marquis of Dingbei who tried this pox vaccine first, and when they arrived in the capital, the princess's younger brother came to try it. If you dare to do this, you are naturally sure. I don't care, I must send the child to get pox! ”

"I'll send it too!"

"Hey, if you want to say that, isn't it a good thing to promote pox in the northwest? Why do you want to punish Dingbeihou? ”

"Haven't you heard? This is not because of pox, but because some generals in the army took bribes in private, used fake pox vaccines, and died. ”

"Oh-that's not about Dingbeihou, but even the two sons have been sent out to test the medicine."

"But he's not good at managing the army."

"What about the case of the princess? I heard that someone sued the princess of the county for death? ”

"Phew, how could the princess of the county kill someone! I have a relative in Lantian, he was cold and fever at that time, and he was also sent to the quarantine area as malaria, if it wasn't for the princess of the county who diagnosed the wrong diagnosis and released him, maybe he would really have contracted malaria and would have died in it. No one can compare to the princess of the county's medical skills, treating people to death? It's ridiculous! ”

"Yes, I heard that Cheng Enbo, the Queen Mother, at that time, the illness was treated by the princess of the county, and the hospital couldn't do it."

"It is said that the princess of the county has diagnosed the wrong pulse, what is the evidence? Who dares to say that his medical skills are better than that of the princess of the county, and he can prove that the princess of the county has diagnosed the wrong pulse? ”

"That's it! Hey, do you know that the people who made the pox vaccine this time were all selected from the Tai Hospital, Huimin Pharmacy, and those places, and they all learned from the princess of the county. There is also a imperial doctor, hey, I heard that he served the lady in the palace, because he admired the medical skills of the princess, and went to the northwest with him. You say that the imperial doctors have to learn from the princess of the county, who else dares to say that they are better than the princess of the county? ”

"That's definitely not going to be anymore. I also heard that this imperial doctor's surname is Gu, and he was not famous in the Tai Hospital, but now it is good, I heard that the pox vaccine made by him in the northwest is the most famous, second only to the princess of the county. Now this time in the capital, he was immediately transferred to the pox department and was promoted. ”

"Ouch, so to speak, if there is no pox vaccine made by the princess of the county, this Gu Taiyi is also good?"

"Anyway, it was passed down by the princess of the county. Do you calculate how long you can study with the princess of the county when you go to the northwest? How long have these people who are now making pox vaccines on Huangzhuang been learning? ”

"Oh my God, if only my children could plant pox vaccines made by Gu Taiyi when they grow pox......"

"Who doesn't think so. But it is estimated that it will not be our turn, how many dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, I am afraid that they will not be able to rob it......"

"Hmph, I heard that when there was an accident in the northwest a few days ago, these people who rushed to invite the princess of the county in the past were also snubbed, do they still have the face to fight again this time?"

"What's this, it's thick-skinned...... Anyway, we ordinary people, just try our luck. ”

"Hey, look, the princess of the county has gone out of the city with people, let's go and see it too?"

"It's smallpox outside the city, these children are not afraid of pox, and you are not afraid? I don't dare go! ”

"The princess of the county is not afraid."

"Haha, you are so angry, dare to compare with the princess of the county! The princess of the county is the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva, and she is immune to all diseases, what are you? Besides, the princess of the county didn't let smallpox patients enter the city, it can be seen that it is amazing, if you go out, don't blame others if you can't enter the city! ”

"That's it, let's be honest. Go home and get ready, it's important to get pox for your child in the future......"

"Hey, I'll have to wait another ten days......"

"What's the hurry, if it's really effective, don't say ten days, in March this year, it was said that the pox would be promoted, and now it's almost June, it's not like I'm waiting......"

"Did you hear that? The emperor ordered some death row prisoners from the death row to wear the clothes worn by smallpox patients, and see if they were infected or not......

The crowd in front of Xingjiao Temple dispersed in all directions like boiling water, and naturally brought the news to every corner of the capital.

In the alley where the Liu family lives, of course, this flow of water is indispensable, because the houses are shallow and the houses are narrow, and the voices of the people on the street are louder, and they can be heard in the yard.

Chen Yan cowered under the window, slowly picking a handful of vegetables in her hand, pretending not to hear the sound outside. But in fact, it's useless to pretend, the matter of Xingjiao Temple is not a day, and the neighbors are talking about it these days, and it is not okay to pretend not to know!

Succeeded again. Taohua, she can always get things done.

Chen Yan unconsciously grabbed a vegetable leaf, although she heard her mother-in-law coughing again, she didn't want to move. She was so tired, she had never worked so hard at home. Mrs. Liu was sick and uncomfortable, so she tossed others to follow suit. Liu Zhijing is her son, she is still a little distressed, Chen Yan, the daughter-in-law, can't get the slightest pity, she has to work day and night.

"Chen Yan, bring hot water!" Liu Zhijing's somewhat irritable voice came from the house, and Chen Yan had to put down the dishes in his hand and shouted at the kitchen: "Goji berries, quickly bring hot water!" She didn't understand, there were several people who let her marry, why did the mother and son love to call her?

Goji Berry is now in charge of boiling water and boiling medicine in the kitchen, and hurriedly brought a pot of hot water over when he heard this. If Mrs. Liu is in charge, she can't burn the fire under the stove when she has nothing to do, so as not to waste firewood. But now she can't control it, Chen Yan asked the wolfberry to keep a stove to boil hot water every day, so that it can be used at any time, so as not to have hot water in the house and burn it now, and when the time comes, Liu Zhijing will lose his temper again.

Mrs. Liu coughed heartbreakingly again. These days, she has lost weight rapidly, she can't eat or sleep, she doesn't even have the strength to speak, and when she doesn't cough, she just lies down cowardly, teaching Chen Yan to see it, and there is some pity in the joy.

"Mother, put this on." Licorice pills are not used much anymore, but it is better to have them than not to have them.

Mrs. Liu shook her head: "Fei ......" This licorice pill is specially made, and it is twice as expensive as ordinary licorice pills.

"Outside...... What do you say...... "Old lady Liu's ears are still quite good," the king of the county...... Concubine ......"

Liu Zhijing has been very depressed these days, but it is not good to have a seizure in front of his mother, but at this time, Mrs. Liu mentioned it again. He is not a clay sculpture and wood carving, but he is not angry with his mother, so he turned his head and attacked Chen Yan: "I really shouldn't have listened to you at the beginning, I am in a dilemma at this time!" ”

Chen Yan was stunned for a moment: "I, I also had good intentions at the beginning......"

"Phew!" Old Mrs. Liu spit out hard, and a little yellow phlegm flew out and splashed on Chen Yan's hand, "What kind of intentions, Jing'er just listened to you, so she broke her leg and came back......"

The phlegm was yellow and thick, Chen Yan only felt nauseous, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands vigorously. The fatigue and boredom of these days rushed together with anger, and she lost her mind for a while: "What is listening to me!" Really listen to me, don't play any tricks in the Northwest at the beginning! Look at the people Gu Taiyi, how beautiful is it now? I'm scared, but I turn around and blame me, you-"

The second half of the sentence choked in Chen Yan's throat, because Mrs. Liu sat up suddenly, stretched out her thin finger and pointed at her, gurgled a few times in her throat, and fell off the bed......