Dai Yi went to give Zhu Xiurong a pox, and the person stayed in the west hall of Kunning Palace and did not come out.

That night, Zhu Youzhi went to see his wife.

When Empress Zhang saw her husband, she cried: "...... Your Majesty, why do you listen to the people in the market and give some medicine of unknown origin to your children? The child is still so young, ordinary medicine cannot withstand it. ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "I didn't believe it originally, but after thinking about it carefully, Jiangnan Township tried to solve the yuan and the children of the Chengguo family recommended together, even if it is not harmful, it is just fishing in troubled waters, what is the benefit of doing this?" I was originally looking for ministers to discuss countermeasures, but now that there are people who dare to speak up and offer medicine, is it necessary for me to refuse people thousands of miles away? ”

Empress Zhang thinks about it, and that's right.

The minister has no idea, and now someone finally has an idea, if he ignores it, who will speak out in such a life-and-death matter in the future?

"Don't worry, the queen, my daughter Jiren has her own natural appearance, and I believe that she will not be sick......"

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After the pox, the palace was calm.

After a few days, it seems that the people in the DPRK and China have forgotten about this incident...... However, the smallpox epidemic is still spreading in the capital, because smallpox has reached the palace, and Zhu Youzhi occasionally asks.

In the past few days, palace maids and eunuchs will be sent out of the palace gate every day, and the spread of smallpox epidemic in the palace has not stopped.

On the morning of 12 September, the court meeting was still going on.

It was just an ordinary court meeting, and only civil officials participated.

Zhu Youzhi was listening to the report on the grain storage in Jingcang, which was a summary report before and after the autumn grain was put into storage, but an attendant came in a hurry, and he just said something in the emperor's ear, Zhu Youzhu got up and was about to go out.

"Your Majesty......"

Liu Jian reminded the emperor.

This court meeting is still going on, if there is something urgent, then let us continue to wait for you, or will we dissolve it first and wait for tomorrow?

Zhu Youzhu said with a sad face: "Ladies and gentlemen, I ...... The little princess has a pox, and I want to visit her. ”

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon."

The ministers were also sad in their hearts, but they had to persuade Zhu Youzhu to refrain from meeting the little princess who was born with smallpox.

Zhu Youzhu said sadly: "I know, let's go back first." I'll talk about it tomorrow. Today's feast, let's stop first! ”

"Yes."

Liu Jian was very considerate of the emperor.

The emperor's daughters all had smallpox, can they still force the emperor to be diligent and self-denying at this time?

When the ministers came out of the palace, Xie Qian said coldly: "What are you talking about?" Believing the words of the folk scholars will cause endless troubles. ”

Li Dongyang said: "I can't say that, there is one point that was said by that priest." ”

"Oh?"

Xie Qian was stunned for a moment, and then thought, didn't the priest predict that the little princess would have an illness on September 12 or 13?

Isn't that accurate?

Someone on the side asked, "How is this calculated?" ”

No one can answer.

The words could not be talked deeply, and the ministers sighed and left in regret.

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Regarding the time of Zhu Xiurong's illness, it is very easy for Zhang Zhou to calculate, that is, to go back to the 16th day of the ninth lunar month when Zhu Xiurong's death was recorded in history.

Smallpox usually dies in three or four days, with an average incubation period of 12 days......

When the news of the little princess's smallpox spread outside the palace and also to Zhu Fu, Zhu Fu was furious.

"Go and call the son of a! Kneel in front of the church! ”

Zhu Feng was dragged to kneel.

was punished to kneel together, as well as Zhu Daqi, who came with Zhu Feng.

"How is that possible, you say? It's all medicated, how could the princess get acne? ”

At this time, Zhu Feng still trusted Zhang Zhou very much.

Zhu Daqi couldn't stand it anymore, and said coldly: "Second son, you haven't understood it until now, that Zhang Gongzi is deliberately using you." ”

"Utilization?"

"That's right, even if he is Xie Yuan, the second son can't trust him, this person only talks about some strange things, but the son still listens to him...... This time, I'm afraid that even the Guogong Mansion will be affected. I heard that my grandfather had already instructed me to send someone to Nanjing City to teach that Zhang Zhou a good lesson! ”

"No! This is what I have consulted with him, and it is not his own responsibility. ”

When Zhu Feng heard this, he almost got up to find his father to theorize.

Zhu Daqi said with a casual expression: "It's useless to say, he used the second son to involve the Chengguo Mansion in such a matter, of course he will be punished!" If it's just a lesson, it's cheap! After the second son goes back, he must not associate with him again! ”

"Ahh

Zhu Feng shouted to Tianchang, "Zhang Jieyuan treats me sincerely, I'm afraid I'm going to hurt him!" ”

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Following.

The minister was still waiting for the court meeting, but it was the eunuch Chen Kuan, the master of ceremonies, who arrived in a hurry and informed him that the court meeting would be postponed.

The ministers also expected it.

Smallpox is equivalent to waiting for heavenly judgment.

The little princess was still young, and smallpox was more dangerous, even if she was a royal daughter.

Li Dongyang said a piece of news: "It is reported that no one in the Tai Hospital left the palace gate yesterday, perhaps because the epidemic in the uterus has spread further. ”

Tu Tu, the secretary of the ministry, said: "I hope that Your Majesty will be okay, and I also hope that the princess can turn the corner." ”

"Hmm."

The ministers were nodding.

The little princess has become ill, there is no way, I hope this disease will not spread to the emperor to be true.

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It took more than half an hour for the court meeting to proceed.

And Zhu Youzhu dragged his tired body to come.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let you wait for a long time." Zhu Youzhu looked very tired, sitting there and running out of breath to speak, which made the minister feel distressed when he saw it.

"Ahem!"

Zhu Youzhi also coughed twice.

This made the ministers present vigilant, wouldn't even the emperor be sick?

"Where did you go yesterday?"

As soon as Zhu Youzhu came up, it seemed that he wanted to reopen yesterday's topic and continue to talk about the storage of autumn grain.

Wang Ji of the Governor Kuraba came out and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't rest well, it's better to postpone these things." ”

"Oh."

Zhu Youzhu was stunned at first.

Probably because he didn't sleep enough and his head wasn't very bright, then he thought of something and smiled in front of everyone, with a relieved look.

When the ministers saw this scene, they were all dumbfounded, the emperor was still laughing at this time?

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand to Wei Bin, the eunuch next to him, meaning to let Wei Bin speak.

Wei Bin said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the little princess's condition has improved greatly. ”

"Huh?"

The ministers present were stunned.

Got sick yesterday and got better today?

When we don't know how bad acne is, right? Even a sturdy young man who has acne has to stay in bed for three or four days, and those who can escape death will basically leave scars from acne.

Wei Bin said: "Yesterday, the little princess had acne sores, and she was very sick, but after the onset, it was strange to say, there was only a red rash on her body, and there were no pustules, even if she had a fever, the fever was not serious, and by yesterday afternoon, the fever had subsided." Last night, several imperial doctors and Dai's father-in-law were all on the side to take care of them, and in the morning, even the rash on the little princess's body had subsided, and the little princess was very normal with food and medicine, and she was able to play on the ground......"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers present couldn't help but look at each other.

Liu Jian walked out and asked, "Your Majesty, was there any misdiagnosis of the princess's condition before?" ”

In the minister's opinion, if the condition is unusual, then the illness must be misdiagnosed.

Zhu Youzhu said with a look of relief: "I asked the imperial doctor, and they also said that there is no doubt about acne, but the situation of the little princess is extremely rare, maybe the princess has the blessing of God." However, I even felt that it was because of the meritorious contribution of the children of the Chengguo family in donating medicine, and he was able to avoid suspicion and go all the way to Beijing to donate medicine, and he was a good boy. ”

"This ......" Originally, Liu Jian wanted to deny that the two things were related.

But the question is......

Liu Jian also couldn't explain clearly.

The pox disease also occurred, indicating that the little princess had indeed been in contact with the acne patients, but the illness was strangely light, can this be explained by common sense?

"I also asked the imperial doctor, saying that Dai Yi had been taking care of Dai Yi for a few days, and he had a rash on his arm, but it quickly faded...... It seems that this medicine does have miraculous effects, and I am ready to use it myself. ”

Zhu Youzhi said another piece of news that surprised the people present.

This time, the ministers were almost unanimous in their disapproval: "Your Majesty, no! ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "I know your worries, but even the princess is fine, do you still think there is anything wrong with that medicine?" However, I am not in a hurry, I have used medicine for the palace attendants first, they often enter and leave the inner garden of the palace, and it will be fine when they have used it, I and the queen and the crown prince, it is not too late to use it! ”