Ling Qingwan had just woken up from fainting and was still weak. Xiaobao also had smallpox, and it would be terrible if he was infected.
Qiao'er and Madam Park were also worried about Xiaobao and felt sad to see him sick, but they didn't want to see another person they cared about in danger.
"Xiaobao's condition has eased. Hongshang is now developing medicine to save Xiaobao. Madam has also arranged someone to take care of him. You don't have to worry." Nanny Park told Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan kept shaking her head.
"Xiaobao has smallpox. He is so young and he has it. How can I not be worried?" Ling Qingwan said with tears in her eyes.
A feeling of powerlessness and panic surged into her heart. Ling Qingwan didn't dare to think about what she would do if something really happened to Xiaobao.
Ling Qingwan couldn't hold back any longer, she pushed Qiao'er away and rushed out of the room as fast as she could.
As Qiao'er said, the East Courtyard had been sealed off. When Ling Qingwan arrived, two servants were standing at the gate of the courtyard, guarding it and not allowing anyone to enter or leave at will.
"Miss… "
"Let me in." Ling Qingwan said to the two of them.
"No, ma'am..."
"I don't want to embarrass you, and you don't want to embarrass me." Ling Qingwan looked at the two servants in front of her with a firm gaze.
There was no other way, the two looked at each other, and finally opened the door.
Xiaobao has fallen asleep.
When Ling Qingwan entered the room, Aunt Fang was standing next to Xiaobao, fanning him gently.
"Miss, it's dangerous here, please go out first." Aunt Fang said to Ling Qingwan. "I am enough here."
Ling Qingwan shook her head.
"You don't know how important Xiaobao is to me. If I could, I would rather get smallpox today and be the one being tortured to death."
Looking at Xiaobao's tired and weak face, Ling Qingwan felt extremely sad.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Chang brought in a bowl of medicine.
Suddenly, a herbal scent hit my nose and quickly filled the entire room.
"How is Xiaobao's health?" Ling Qingwan asked Hongshang.
She was afraid that everyone would worry about her, so they hid something from her.
"It's confirmed, it's smallpox. This kind of disease, to put it bluntly, you can only endure it. If you can endure it, you will get through it. If you can't endure it..." Ling Qingwan knew the rest of the words even without Hongxiu saying it.
If you can't get through it, there's only one way out, and that's death.
Ling Qingwan hadn't been this nervous in a long time. The last time was when she set out to Suiyang to look for Ling Xiao's whereabouts.
But now was not the time for her to panic.
Ling Qingwan first asked Hongshang to check everyone who had contact with Xiaobao in the past two days to see if they were infected with smallpox. Then she checked if there was anyone in the general's mansion who had had smallpox and summoned them to the East Courtyard.
Fortunately, no one is infected so far.
Nanny Park and the others quickly brought over the servants from the general's mansion who had contracted smallpox, about five or six in number.
Looking at these five or six people, Ling Qingwan felt a glimmer of hope in her heart.
These five or six people are enough to prove that smallpox can be cured. If they can, Xiaobao can too.
Smallpox is easily contagious, but one thing is that people who have had smallpox have antibodies in their bodies and will not be infected again. Ling Qingwan summoned them here to arrange for them to be responsible for patrolling the East Courtyard and taking care of Xiaobao during this period.
As for Aunt Fang, she has been with Xiaobao for the longest time, knows Xiaobao best, and is close to Xiaobao, so Aunt Fang must be there.
Hong Chang's roommate gave her a lot of instructions. As long as she followed them strictly, it would be difficult to be infected. Ling Qingwan also stayed with Xiao Bao.
She is worried about Xiaobao's current condition.
Ling Shen came to persuade her several times, but was dragged away every time. In the end, she was not even allowed to enter the East Courtyard. Ling Qingwan was determined, and Ling Shen was worried but there was nothing she could do.
Naturally, what happened in the general's mansion also reached Wei Xun's ears.
"What?" Wei Xun was shocked. "Xiaobao has smallpox, and Wanwan has been taking care of him closely these past two days?"
"That's right." Wei Shi reported.
Wei Xun was extremely worried about Ling Qingwan's safety.
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry too much. I remember that Miss Ling has a maid with excellent medical skills. She should know some preventive measures against smallpox and will take care of Miss Ling." Liu Yutang comforted.
Wei Xun shook his head.
"Uncle Liu, you don't understand Wanwan." He took a deep breath.
Wei Xun knew how much affection Ling Qingwan had for him, and how important Xiaobao was to her. In this situation, how could Ling Qingwan care about her own safety
She wished the disease would be transferred to her.
"Uncle Liu, come with me to the general's mansion." Wei Xun ordered Liu Yutang.
Afterwards, he asked Wei Shi to go to the palace and find a few experienced and skilled imperial physicians to go to the general's mansion together.
Soon Wei Xun brought seven or eight doctors and came to the backyard of the general's mansion in a mighty manner.
"Is Wanwan in there?"
Wei Xun stopped at the gate of the east courtyard.
"Your Majesty, the young lady is inside." The gatekeeper responded.
Wei Xun was anxious and was about to rush in, but was stopped by the gatekeeper.
"I am so sorry, Your Majesty, but the young lady has ordered that no one may enter."
The prince's status and position are higher than Ling Qingwan, but Ling Qingwan is Miss Sun of the general's mansion. Moreover, everyone in the capital knows that Wei Xun likes Ling Qingwan and dotes on her. Not to mention the gatekeepers, even Wei Xun listens to Ling Qingwan.
But the situation now is unusual.
Seeing the gatekeeper's firm attitude, Wei Xun turned around and told Wei Shiyi something, then jumped over the wall and entered the yard.
Seeing this, Liu Yutang followed him in.
In the blink of an eye, Wei Shi got a ladder from somewhere and placed it next to the gate so that the imperial doctors who did not know martial arts could enter the yard.
"Why are you here?"
When Ling Qingwan saw Wei Xun, her eyes widened in shock.
She thought she was hallucinating.
"Come out with me." Wei Xun was anxious and pulled Ling Qingwan towards the door without saying a word.
Ling Qingwan refused, and the two of them struggled for a long time.
"I won't go out! I want to stay here with Xiaobao!" Ling Qingwan's attitude was very firm and did not allow any rebuttal.
"Xiaobao has smallpox! Did you know that smallpox is contagious? It can even kill people! You won't be of any use staying here." Wei Xun stamped his feet in anxiety, but he was helpless with Ling Qingwan.
"If I can die, then I will die. If I can die in place of Xiaobao, I will die now." Ling Qingwan coldly shook off Wei Xun's hand.
She felt that Wei Xun didn't understand her.
"What are you talking about, death or not? What nonsense are you talking about!" Wei Xun scolded Ling Qingwan in a low voice. "Don't talk about death anymore."
When she calmed down, Ling Qingwan could understand that Wei Xun was worried about her safety, which was why he was so anxious.
"You go out first." Ling Qingwan said to Wei Xun.
Just as Wei Xun said, there is a risk of being infected by getting close to Xiaobao, and it is also dangerous for Wei Xun to stay here.