The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 371 Pox epidemic ([-])

The emperor turned over on the couch like a rabbit, and asked outside in a panic wearing shoes and socks: "Why do you faint? Come in and answer!"

Seeing that the emperor was married for the third time without seeing Qipo, Wanyu calmed herself down, got up and leaned down to help the emperor sort out his clothes.

At that time, the person outside the house came in in a hurry. The person who came was Li Qin, the eunuch who usually served beside Yinrong. Seeing that the emperor couldn't even speak a whole sentence, he just said that Yinfeng was kneeling and reciting a book. , suddenly fell to the ground.

After waiting for the emperor to change his clothes, Wan Lai asked, "Is the imperial doctor Xuan?"

Li Qin timidly nodded, the emperor got up without saying a word, and went to the side hall by himself, leaving Wanyu alone in the room.

The momentary embarrassment spread all over her body, Wan Yu paused for a moment, then got up and followed out slowly, seeing Li Qin still kneeling before going out, she said without hesitation: "Why are you still kneeling here? Why don't you hurry up and serve the prince?"

Li Qin fell on the ground, his lips and teeth trembling and said: "Ms. Concubine Wan, slave"

"Speak as soon as you have something to say, what are you talking about?"

"The prince has red sores all over his body, this servant looks like smallpox!"

Hearing the word 'smallpox', Wan Lai's feet went limp and she almost fell to the ground.

This 'smallpox' is commonly known as the pox epidemic, one person is infected and the first palace is infected, it is fierce, and the fatality rate is extremely high.

In the past, there was a pox epidemic in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the embroidered lady in the mansion fled the disease and came to the capital with her family.

Afterwards, Beijing also had this disease. In the past, Shen Ye's parents died suddenly due to the pox epidemic, and Shen Ye was entrusted to Ye Bilong.

This disease is so severe that five out of ten will not be cured, and the children's death is even more serious, with hundreds of cases per day.

The emperor also suffered from this disease when he was young, and it took a long time to recover. Although his appearance was not damaged, there were ugly pockmarks on his body.

Thinking of this, Wan Yu realized the seriousness of the situation, so she ignored Li Qin and hurried to the side hall.

When he came, Yinfeng was lying on the couch, his immature face was flushed red, the emperor was sitting on the couch and comforting him carefully, the child's mouth was full of heat, itching and pain, and he couldn't say anything else.

The court judge Fu Zhuo came to ask a doctor. Seeing Yinreng's symptoms, he became vigilant, took a plain scarf to cover his face, and handed two volumes to the emperor Tong Wanyu.

The emperor took the plain towel, suddenly his expression changed, and he said sharply, "Why are you taking such a thing?"

Because he suffered from smallpox when he was young, he vaguely remembered the horrible days when Aunt Su Ma took care of his side day and night.

At that time, whether it was the birth mother Cihe Empress Dowager or the grandmother the Empress Dowager who came to see her, they all covered their faces with plain scarves, for fear of getting sick.

Seeing the emperor's anger, Fu Zhuo hurriedly persuaded him: "The crown prince's symptoms seem to be infected with pox. Although the emperor has suffered from this disease and will not relapse, it is better to be careful." After he finished speaking, he consulted the doctor himself. After half a stick of incense was released, people broke out in cold sweat, knelt down and said in a low voice, and it was confirmed that Yinfeng's illness was smallpox.

The emperor was full of astonishment, and only ordered the imperial hospital to treat him with all his strength, so as to ensure that Yinfeng was safe.

Although he looks strong, but what is the chance of recovering from this disease, he has walked through the door of hell in the past, how can he not know?
Wan Lai leaned forward, put one hand on his shoulder blades, and softly comforted him: "Your Majesty, the prince is auspicious, and he will be fine."

The emperor frowned and nodded, patted the back of her fair hand, suddenly remembered something, raised his head and asked her: "Has Wan'er ever suffered from this disease?"

Wanyu shook her head in a daze, the emperor immediately became alert, and ordered Wanyu to leave quickly, so as not to contract this disease.

Wanyu wanted to take care of her with the emperor, but she was ordered to leave the palace by the emperor. Seeing that the emperor's attitude was so firm, she could no longer be willful.

The news that Yinfeng had suffered from smallpox was widely spread in the palace, making people panic in the palace and everyone was in danger.

The emperor issued an order to thoroughly investigate the cause of the illness, and learned that several internal eunuchs serving Yinreng's meals had a high fever for two days, and there was a slight erythematous herpes on their bodies, but they were not cured. They thought that they might have passed the illness to them Yinfeng.

In a rage, he ordered the eunuchs to be beaten to death, dragged out of the palace and buried indiscriminately.

But what's the use even if a person dies?
On the third day of Yinreng's illness, he was half a man.

There was only fever in the head, and spot papules appeared on the skin.

Now it is even more chills, fatigue, sore limbs, convulsions and coma, large and large herpes pustules, like stars all over the sky, bright red all over the body.

The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Renxian worried about the safety of the emperor's grandson, so they found the Mongolian imperial doctor who had cured the emperor's smallpox in the past, and now returned to the palace to treat Yinfeng's illness in person.

And because Aunt Su Ma suffered from this disease, the Empress Dowager appointed her to take care of her.

The emperor, who thought he could be changed, was relaxed for a moment, but who knew that the emperor attached great importance to this son-in-law far beyond everyone's imagination.

Not to mention taking care of him day and night, people even moved to the side hall to live and eat with the prince.

It was decreed that in the previous dynasty, from November 27 until the prince recovered, the memorials of various ministries and courts would be sent to the cabinet for approval, and he himself would wholeheartedly take care of the prince. ①
Officials of the previous dynasty were not allowed to see the emperor, let alone the concubine.

People stay by Yinreng's side every day and refuse to move. If they want to see him, they have to go to Qianqing Palace.

But everyone has never suffered from that disease, who would dare to provoke the taboo?
Not to mention that once you get sick, life and death are up to you, even if you recover, there is a high possibility of leaving horrible pockmarked scars on your face.

A woman is a king with her looks. If she becomes a spoiled child, should she want or not for her own future?

In the harem, Rong Yue, as a noble concubine, ordered the Imperial Hospital to take mugwort leaves and vinegar, distribute them and burn the six palaces to get rid of the disease.

On this day, the Sixth Palace invited An Chengqian Palace, and they discussed in panic for a long time, only when Rong Yue finished dressing and entered the main hall, the buzzing of Yingyans stopped slightly.

Luo Fu swept Qijuanzi and nodded his nose, and said with a look of disgust: "The smell of vinegar is mixed with mugwort leaves, which makes people sleepless all night. Do you want to pass this day?"

Concubine Rong Ma Jiaxiu glanced at her, and said in a choked voice: "We are all worried about the crown prince's comfort every day, but Mrs. Luo only cares about whether I can sleep well or not? After all, the crown prince is also your nephew. Aunt, it's really bad luck."

Luo Fu snorted, moved Juanzi down, calmed down and said, "Why am I not worried? I went to Qianqing Palace to beg a few times, but the emperor won't let me see it."

Yipin Rou Jia Yingying said with a smile: "If you have the heart, even the gods and Buddhas in the sky can't stop you. Who doesn't know how to put on airs?"

Seeing that everyone always quarrels when they meet, Rong Yue pressed her index finger against her temple, and said in an irritable tone: "This kind of thing happened in the palace, and it has something to do with Guo Zuo, so you guys still have the heart to bicker here?"

Everyone was dumb for a moment, and they all stopped talking.

On the contrary, Suspicion suddenly arose in Wanyu's heart, she glanced at Lian Xin behind Rong Yue, and saw that she seemed to be smiling, so she felt even more inappropriate.

After thinking for a moment, Fang asked: "The crown prince and eldest elder brother are studying together in the Shangshufang, but don't let the eldest elder brother get sick."

　Remark ①: Historical records: In November of the 17th year of Kangxi, the 5-year-old (false age) crown prince Yinfeng had acne.Acne, also known as smallpox, is a highly contagious acute eruptive disease that was incurable at the time, and once the acne appeared, it would cause people to panic.Out of love for his son, Emperor Kangxi decreed that from November 27th to December [-]th, all the government offices of various ministries would send all the memorials to the cabinet, and he would wholeheartedly take care of his son and accompany the prince through the critical period.

　　
　
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