Therefore, as soon as the Yang family left the dormitory, he ordered the lights to be turned off in the Chuxiu Palace, and ordered the palace maids and eunuchs who did not go to night to blow out the lights early to rest, and they were not allowed to come out and walk around if they had nothing to do, so as not to disturb the master.

Chuxiu Palace gradually fell into darkness, and the noise everywhere gradually faded away, leaving only the occasional insects and frogs.

"Squeak—"

The door of a room in the northeast corner was gently pushed open, and a man shrouded in a black hooded cloak stepped out lightly.

The man came to a large water tank in the dark, gently lifted the lid a little crack, and poured a packet of white powder into the water tank.

The man ran away after this unsightly deed, and quickly withdrew into his room, and after taking off his cloak, he lay back on the bed unconsciously.

…………

The next day, just after dawn, two palace people knelt at the gate of Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan didn't sleep much when she got older, and she woke up after only five watches.

Mama Liu said while passing her head for the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan: "There are two palace maids from Chuxiu Palace outside, saying that there is something important to report, do you see it or not?" ”

The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan had no dreams last night and slept very well, and at this moment she was in good spirits, but she had a few thoughts about taking care of things, and ordered with a smile: "The mourning family is a little curious about what they have to do, let them come in and talk back!" ”

The little palace maid behind him heard the crisp answer "yes", and after going out for a while, she led the two palace maids in.

The two palace maids didn't dare to come in when they arrived at the door, so they knelt on the ground with a "plop" from a distance, bowed their heads, and begged in unison: "I ask the Queen Mother to be merciful and save the palace people of Chuxiu Palace!" ”

"Oh? What happened to Chuxiu Palace? Empress Dowager Xiaoduan asked.

The slightly older green-clothed palace maid replied: "The whole Chuxiu Palace, including Zhao Zhaoyi, is probably suffering from a disease worse than smallpox!" But Zhao Zhaoyi was afraid that she would be known and sent to the cold palace for confinement, so she didn't allow the slaves and maids to reveal the news. ”

"But that disease is extremely dangerous, if you don't invite the imperial doctors to come for treatment in time, in the end, I'm afraid that everyone in Chuxiu Palace will be infected with this disease, and no one will be spared!"

Another red-clothed palace maid took over the conversation and said in a low voice: "The slaves and maids will die when they die, but it is impossible for the people of Chuxiu Palace not to come into contact with outsiders, if this illness is given to people outside Chuxiu Palace, and then it will be passed on to ten or ten hundred, and in the end, it may cause the entire palace to suffer!" ”

"The slaves and maids didn't dare to commit such a big crime, so they dared to go against Zhao Zhaoyi's will and secretly came to tell the Queen Mother!"

The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan was shocked when she heard this, and immediately ordered Mama Liu to take someone to Chuxiu Palace to verify the words of the two palace maids.

Mama Liu soon came back to her life, and told her what she had found one by one: "Zhao Zhaoyi's body is really covered with red rashes, and even the Yan Jiu girl who lives in Chuxiu Palace has not been spared. ”

The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan closed her eyes slightly, and the Buddha beads in her hand turned extremely fast, "How many people in Chuxiu Palace have the same disease?" ”

Mama Liu replied in a solemn tone: "In addition to the two of them, there are dozens of palace maids and eunuchs who also have the same symptoms. No one has been found to be suffering from this disease in other places other than Chuxiu Palace......"

That is, it can be determined that Zhao Zhaoyi's illness is extremely easy to pass on to others, and first to people close to him.

Mama Liu said: "When this disease occurred, the symptoms were like smallpox, but it was a little more domineering than smallpox, and if the palace was not sealed in time, I am afraid the consequences would be unimaginable!" ”

When the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan heard this, she decisively ordered, "Spread the decree of the mourning family, seal the Chuxiu Palace first, and don't allow the people inside to come out!" ”

"Yes." Mama Liu was ordered to leave.

The news soon spread from Cining Palace to the palaces, and at the beginning, the masters of the palaces heard that Chuxiu Palace had been sealed, and some of them didn't take it seriously, gloating jokes Zhao Luan, who would have thought that only an hour had passed, and they found that there were people outside Chuxiu Palace who had this disease!

For a while, people in the palace were panicked and rumors were spreading, some people said that whether this disease would be infected depends on their fate, and people with bad lives will wake up with red spots all over their bodies, and people with good lives will be safe and sound;

Some people say that if you talk to someone who is sick, you will get the disease. It is also said that if you touch something of a sick person, you will be infected...... In short, all kinds of rumors spread around, and they also spread with noses and eyes, so that the palace people took a detour to avoid Chuxiu Palace, and they didn't dare to deal with anyone who had been to Chuxiu Palace!

There were even concubines who made a proposal to Emperor Wu, asking Emperor Wu to order Zhao Luan and all those who had been sick to be burned to death, so as not to spread the disease in the palace!

Zhao Lingxi knelt outside the Jinluan Palace and begged desperately, only to ask for a glimmer of life for Zhao Luan - Emperor Wu gave Chuxiu Palace the last three days of time limit, and if Zhao Luan's condition did not improve within three days, he could only be sent to the cold palace to wait for disposal.

The people in the Tai Hospital have also gone to see Zhao Luan's illness, but they have never seen this smallpox-like but not smallpox disease, and they are helpless for a while!

The bold imperial physician who treated the sick palace maid according to the prescription for smallpox not only failed to make her better, but also made her sicker......

Just when the people in the entire palace were panicking, the county lord of Wuyang appeared as a savior and announced in a high-profile manner that she could cure Zhao Luan's illness!

The words of the county lord of Wuyang were like a life-saving straw that made everyone ecstatic, and they all worshipped her as a living bodhisattva, and even the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan and Emperor Wu treated her differently.

Why is the county lord of Wuyang so conceited?

The words also start from when the lord of Wuyang County introduced Wei Qingqing into the palace......

Speaking of which, the reason why Wei Qingqing was able to freely enter and leave the palace to treat the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan was also thanks to the county lord of Wuyang who took great pains to "introduce" her.

The lord of Wuyang County deliberately "introduced" Wei Qingqing into the palace last time, originally wanted to make Wei Qingqing ugly by changing the party, but who would have thought that in the end, Wei Qingqing would become famous and get the opportunity to freely enter and leave the palace to diagnose and treat the stubborn illness of the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan...... Such a result made the lord of Wuyang County so angry that he threw the teacup for several days after returning to the palace.

She threw several sets of tea cups in a row and lost her temper several times, causing her mother, Princess Chen, to teach her a hard lesson, scolding her for losing to others and only knowing how to lose her temper at home, and not knowing how to reflect on how to earn back the lost face!

After teaching the county lord of Wuyang, Princess Chen sent her directly to Mr. Liu, and ordered her to calm down and follow Mr. Liu to practice medicine, and then compete with Wei Qingqing after completing her studies!

The lord of Wuyang County was scolded by his mother as if he had been empowered, and after three months he disappeared and followed Mr. Liu to do penance in the mountains.

The lord of Wuyang County couldn't wait to compete with Wei Qingqing again, so as soon as he returned to the capital, he handed a sign into the palace to ask to see the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan.