Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 165

Hearing Chang Gui and his wife's words, Ning Chun was like a thunderbolt, feeling dizzy and dizzy, so anxious, he kicked away the officers and soldiers next to him, and ran forward desperately.

The officer and soldier who was kicked was in a hurry, cursing: "Where did the bastard come from, dare to kick me, master?" He raised his hand and wanted to slap Ning Chun.

As soon as he raised his hand, someone grabbed his wrist, and then someone said affectionately in his ear: "Brother Wang, I misunderstood, I misunderstood... This is the master I am waiting for."

The person who came was Zhang Yi, a long-term follower of Cao's mansion.According to Cao Yong's instructions, he and the other chief of the Cao family, Zhao Tong, stayed outside Qiuniang's yard to take care of them every day, and sent some fruits and vegetables to eat, medicinal materials and supplements, and waited for Ningchun to come back by the way.

Because of guarding here for a few days, Zhang Yi became familiar with this group of officers and soldiers.Just now he was holding back his urine and went to find a quiet place to relieve himself, and when he came back, he saw a group of people huddled together, shouting from outside the courtyard and crying inside, so it was expected that Ning Chun came back and rushed over to try to persuade them to fight.

Zhang Yi took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into the leader of the group of officers and soldiers, begging everyone to let Ning Chun go.

These officers and soldiers knew that this family was relatives of the Cao family, and they had benefited a lot from Zhang Yi in the past two days, so they took advantage of the steps to let go.

Ning Chun recognized Zhang Yi, and after being released, he immediately reached out and grabbed Zhang Yi who was about to hit Qian'er to greet him, and said anxiously: "Qiu Niang...Qiu Niang..." As if suddenly remembering something, he Before Zhang Yi could speak, he pushed it away again, rushed to the door, slammed on the door and shouted, "Chang Gui? Qiu Niang she... Qiu Niang she...she..."

Ning Chun really didn't dare to say the word "death", for fear that if he uttered it, everything would be a foregone conclusion, and he held a glimmer of hope in his heart, as long as he didn't say it, maybe...

Zhang Yi hurriedly followed, pulled Ning Chun hard and said, "Master Ning, Lord Ning, my condolences! My condolences!"

The officers and soldiers next to him looked at Zhang Yi in embarrassment, and smacked their tongues: "Brother Zhang, please advise this master, don't make it difficult for us to do well."

Zhang Yi fully agreed, pulled Ning Chun aside, and persuaded Ning Chun: "Master Ning, Lord Ning, you still have to express your condolences! Zhao Tong went to invite our uncle, and he will be there soon!"

The word "sorrow" made Ning Chun stunned. He was stunned for a while, then Fang grabbed Zhang Yi's wrist as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and shouted: "Why do you mourn? What will happen to Qiuniang? She will definitely Ok, where else can we go?"

Zhang Yi was in pain and grinned: "Master Ning, please spare the little one, hey, Miss Qiu... Who would have thought of this? We have been guarding for several days, and we have asked several times every day according to the master's order, because we are afraid that Miss Qiu There is something bad about my body, but I only say that it is getting better without hindrance..."

Ning Chun glared, staring at Zhang Yi: "Since it's getting better without any hindrance, why don't you spend a lot of time mourning? Don't think that you are just because you are from the Cao family, so you will be fooled by me. Otherwise, I will teach you a lesson on your behalf. !"

Zhang Yifang was about to speak, when the sound of horseshoes sounded, several fast horses galloped over from the entrance of the alley, and Cao Yong arrived.

Cao Yong got off his horse and walked up to Ning Chun: "Jingming..." He only called out, but was speechless again.I sent people to deliver supplements and medicinal materials in the first few days, and it was reported that everything was fine, why did they suddenly disappear?Qiuniang was six months pregnant, and after such an accident, it was useless to comfort her.

Ning Chun gradually calmed down, and murmured: "Xiao Cao, what's going on?"

Because Zhao Tong got the letter and went back to Cao's mansion immediately, and didn't ask the reason in detail, so Cao Yong didn't know why?Even though he was seriously ill, he had prescriptions, and delivered high-quality tonics like flowing water, how could his life change?
Cao Yong knew that Ning Chun attached great importance to Qiuniang, besides, he entrusted this to himself before leaving Beijing, and felt so guilty that he didn't know how to respond.

Ning Chun turned aside and kicked the door: "Chang Gui, tell me, what happened to Qiuniang?"

At first, there were officers and soldiers who wanted to stretch out to stop them, but they were stopped by others and motioned him to look over to Cao Yong.Judging by Zhang Yi's appearance, this should be his uncle.

At this time, Chang Gui also woke up inside, and Wei Er came, crying back: "Third Master, the servants should be damned, they didn't take good care of my aunt. A few days ago, the uncle of the Cao family asked the imperial doctor to see her illness and prescribed a prescription Afterwards, my aunt seemed to be getting better. She was impatient to take the medicine, and the servant-in-law persuaded her several times, but she refused to drink it, and she specifically asked not to mention it to Master Cao, so that Master Cao would not be worried."

Then came the voice of Chang Gui's daughter-in-law: "Third Master, my aunt and grandma are fine this morning, but it's not good until noon. Before the servants and maidservants came out to report to Master Cao, I saw Hong, gone!"

Cao Yong came here with Chen Taiyi a few days ago, remembering the doctor's order that day, in this detoxification and antipyretic prescription, there are several medicines such as Bupleurum, Cangzhu, Scrophulariae, etc., which are not good for pregnant women.Doctor Chen specifically told Qiuniang to use more tonics to take care of her body. After all, the baby is already six months old. In case of miscarriage, the mother should be protected from danger.It must be because of the child in her stomach that Qiuniang refused to drink the medicine, she just persevered, but she couldn't get over it after all.

After receiving the news from Bingma Si, the officials and government servants of Shuntian Mansion drove a mule cart to transport the corpse.According to the regulations stipulated above, the corpses that died suddenly due to the epidemic will be cremated in the refinery after fainting.

As if she had drained all the blood from her body, Qiuniang's face was frighteningly pale.Although she had lost her breath, she actually looked more beautiful than before.She crossed her hands and put them on her stomach. Even though she was stiff, she did not let go. The expression on her face froze at the moment when she changed from sorrow to resignation.

But Ning Chun couldn't cry anymore, called "Qiu Niang", vomited a mouthful of blood from his heart, and passed out.Cao Yong hurriedly supported him, and while sending people to the training ground to collect Qiuniang's bones, he asked people to find a carriage and take Ning Chun back to Cao's mansion.

Ning Chun rushed back from Baoding on a fast horse, already exhausted, but after such a blow, he couldn't stand it anymore.He has always been clever, and after hearing Qiuniang's illness, he naturally thought of the reason why she refused to take medicine to treat her illness. He couldn't help but regret and regret, and said to Cao Yong: "It's all my fault. She talked about the child, and said that when the child was born, she would be picked up and placed home, so as not to be so sneaky and not see each other for ten and a half months! She only thought that I valued the heir, but she didn't know me...I just wanted to find an excuse to continue Come here, give her a title!"

Although I specially invited Dr. Chen to come to see her, but because of a heart disease, I had to say that I was slowly persuading her.

Because Prince Yong came over in turn, he asked Cao Yong to inquire.When Ning Chun learned that he was going to be on an errand for epidemic prevention, she was also worried about him, and told him carefully.

Cao Yong would rather Ning Chun scold him, if he had thought of this earlier and persuaded Qiuniang earlier, perhaps such a situation would not have happened.

After resting in Cao's residence for one night, although Ning Chun was still weak, he still struggled to bid farewell and went back to the residence.

This kind of life-and-death parting is not just staged in one place. Not only are small civilian families in the outer city violently killing many people due to the epidemic, even princes and noble families are not spared.The most shocking news for Prince Yong and others was that the five grids of Yuqing Palace were gone, which seemed to be a symptom of the epidemic.

Although the emperor and the queen mother are not in the palace now, there are still concubines and several young brothers in the harem who have not yet followed.If something happened to them, then even the prince would not be able to bear the responsibility.

Immediately, after discussing with several cabinet ministers and princes, Prince Yong sent someone to send the booklet to Rehe.

Rehe's decree regarding the epidemic in the capital came down on the fifth day of the lunar new year, ordering all yamen to follow the name of the two chief elder brothers and do their best to prevent the epidemic so that the epidemic could be contained as soon as possible.

As the number of people involved in epidemic prevention increased, the news of the epidemic in Beijing could no longer be suppressed.It's okay for the small households of the common people, and the rich and powerful people are well-informed, and they heard it vaguely, but now they are believed, and people are really panicked.

Because Cao Yong was going to investigate the epidemic situation in the inner city with the admirals of Jiumen, Mr. Zhuang was also worried, but he had no other way.It's not difficult to make Cao Yong avoid such an errand with some small tricks, but no one is a fool, so why can't he think of it as deliberate?
Because Cao Yong didn't want to worry Chuyu, he didn't tell her the exact details, but only said that there was something wrong with the yamen of the household department.

After leaving the gate, Wei Hei, Wei Bai, Xiaoman and others were waiting with their horses.When Cao Yong saw Wei Bai, he remembered that he had shown off a little proudly a few days ago that his daughter-in-law was pregnant and he was going to be a father.Thinking of Qiuniang who had gone again, Cao Yong said, "I have to entrust some things to Brother Wei!"

Wei Bai patted his chest and said, "Leave it on me, Lao Bai, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"

Cao Yong pointed to the gate of Cao's Mansion: "The patrolling camp will send people to check every household in the past two days, and Shuntian Mansion may also send people to inquire and register. How old is the housekeeper? You can stay in the mansion to take care of it." , Come forward and deal with it!"

Wei Bai scratched his head, very puzzled: "Didn't you say that the young master is going to patrol the camp today, why do they still come to investigate in our mansion?"

Cao Yong said: "Don't say it is our mansion, even the prince's mansion is inevitable!"

After hearing this, Wei Bai didn't think about it, and responded straightforwardly: "Young Master, you can be on duty with peace of mind. I'll leave this to Lao Bai, and you don't have to worry about staying in the house!"

"Yeah!" Cao Yong nodded immediately: "Then please trouble Brother Wei!"

After leaving the alley, Cao Yong's expression turned solemn, and he could no longer relax.In the face of natural disasters and the god of death, human life is plundered wantonly, and there is no room for you to resist.

"My lord, if it's really so dangerous, then you can't go!" Wei Hei rode his horse forward, grabbed Cao Yong's rein, and said with a frown, his attitude was very decisive.

When Cao Yong was seven years old, Wei Hei and Wei Bai secretly protected him. It can be said that they watched him grow up.In Wei Hei's heart, he treated Cao Yong more like a nephew.

Cao Yong knew that he was doing it for his own good, so he didn't get annoyed at his rudeness. He just smiled and said, "Where is it so serious? Even Prince Yong and the others are busy with this. If something really happened, they would have avoided it long ago!"

Wei Hei still didn't believe it: "The young master sent my second brother in the mansion?"

Cao Yong knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he said truthfully: "It's just in case, we are men, and we are stronger. Even if there is a little mistake, we can survive it with medicine early. Brother Wei has to take care of Fangcha. , after all, you have a body, it's better to be safe!"

Wei Hei refused to let Cao Yong go more and more: "Young master can take care of my second brother, so can't he cherish himself? We don't have to take this dangerous risk!"

Cao Yong turned his head and looked in the direction of Cao's mansion: "Right now, it's not the time to be alone! If the epidemic in the inner city cannot be contained and spreads, our mansion will not be spared!" Speaking of this, his expression became more and more serious. Firm: "Speaking of which, I still have to thank Prince Yong for arranging this job for me. It's related to the safety of the entire family, and I'm really worried!"

"My lord, can't we take everyone to Changping Zhuangzi? It's in the mountains, so it's much safer than Beijing!" Wei Hei was full of worry.

"It's too late to say this, since the second year of junior high school, going out of the city will be restricted, and the city gate has been officially prohibited from entering and exiting since last night!" Cao Yong shook his head, and comforted him with a smile: "Brother Wei, don't worry, I am one who cherishes my life." People, will not let themselves have a mistake!"

Wei Hei had no choice but to let go of the reins when he heard that the city gate had been banned from entering and leaving.He also understands that there is no way out of this inner city, and if he does not find a way to contain the epidemic and make it rampant, then no one will be able to escape.

Wu Mao, Wu Sheng, and Xiao Man were listening, and their expressions became serious.Cao Yong glanced at them and asked: "Are you afraid? If you are afraid, go back to your house. I won't blame you!"

In a word, Wu Mao and the three of them were in a hurry. Wu Mao said: "You are not afraid, what are we afraid of? Isn't our life more noble than the uncle? Isn't it just a epidemic? The uncle took us out, naturally It is invincible!" While speaking, he looked full of morale.

Xiaoman couldn't help complaining: "Master is used to underestimating people! Even if it's not for others, just for the sake of a hundred or so people in the mansion, don't talk about checking this, even Daoshan Youguo Xiaoman also went, or it's not a bad idea." What man! ""

The phrase "man" made everyone laugh.Xiaoman is fifteen years old this year, and he is in the period of changing his voice, his voice is hoarse, and he looks like an adult, which is really funny.

The atmosphere was not as dignified as before, Cao Yong pointed to the direction of Chongwenmen with his horsewhip: "Since we are not afraid, let's go!"

Everyone smiled and followed, no one would have thought that accidents always occur suddenly and people are caught off guard; no one would have thought that their own destiny would be completely changed because of the current choice.
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