Qiao's flower party was still held as scheduled, but the scene was a little deserted.
After seeing off the guests one by one with Mrs. Qiao, Qiao Ruolan finally couldn't keep the smile on her face. These people said they were coming to the banquet, but they asked why the concubine didn't come, clearly because they wanted to take advantage of their own flower festival to get close to the concubine! Knowing that the imperial concubine will not come, she left early with various excuses.
Although I and Xiao Fei are the twin sisters of Southern Xinjiang, Xiao Fei has never liked to socialize, and the ladies in Southern Xinjiang still respect me. However, the concubine came to Southern Xinjiang, and she became the most attention-grabbing and noble woman in Southern Xinjiang... Even in her lifetime, she would never be able to match her.
Thinking of this, Qiao Ruolan couldn't help clenching her fists tightly.
The mother wanted her to marry into the princess mansion, but even if she married into the princess mansion, so what... Extreme minister!
And in this southern border, apart from Fu Yunhe, who else could be worthy of him!
The more Qiao Ruolan thought about it, the more upset she became.
With such good looks, she can only be confined to this small southern border, which really makes her very unwilling.
But what can she do if she is not reconciled...
The fact that the crown prince and the eldest daughter of the palace were absent from the Qiao's flower festival soon spread in the Gaomen mansion in southern Xinjiang.
The Qiao family and the Wangfu are related by marriage, and Miss Qiao is the eldest cousin of the eldest son, so it is impossible for the imperial concubine to be absent. But unfortunately, Shi Zifei just blatantly did not give the Qiao family face.
Reminiscent of Qiao Shenyu being scolded by Xiao Yi, Qiao Shenyu, he seems to be able to understand the current situation.
It turns out that Bixiaotang and Qiao's Mansion are at odds!
Many people felt that they had realized the truth, and secretly thought about it.
Nangong Yue had actually already thought about the speculation that her absence would lead to this.
In this southern border, with my own identity, no matter what I do or say, I will make everyone speculate. Just like in the royal capital, the women in the house always pay attention to the movements of the queen and favorite concubine in the palace, so they can also figure out the holy meaning to a certain extent.
Since I didn't go to the flower fair in Qiao's mansion today, it will definitely make it difficult for the Qiao family in southern Xinjiang.
However, it's time for the Qiao family to learn some lessons.
Nangong Yue didn't care about it. At this time, she was teasing a chubby little girl in the main room.
That little girl is Xiao Rongyu, the fifth daughter of the Xiao family. She is wearing a pair of big red grape-wrapped gowns with dark patterns. Her white and tender face is flushed like a peach blossom, her cheeks are chubby, and she is as cute as an enamel doll. .
Seeing Xiao Rongyu's pink and tender appearance made Nangong Yue's heart soften, and he picked up a piece of easily digestible snack and gave it to her.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Xiao Rongyu blessed in a childish voice.
Nangong Yue touched her head with a smile, her eyes stopped for a moment on the coral bead strings on her two glasses, and she said with a smile: "The coral bead strings are really suitable for fifth younger sister."
After receiving the compliment, Xiao Rongyu smiled shyly, revealing two lovely dimples at the corners of her mouth.
Mrs. Wei looked at her daughter with a smile on her side, "The concubine Shizi looks good. Sister Yu likes it very much. I must let my concubine bring her here to thank my sister-in-law." , a dark blue pleated skirt, a peony bun, and only a white jade lotus hairpin on her head, which is dignified and elegant.
Nangong Yue ordered some bead flowers in Jin Yuzhai earlier, and they just delivered them today, and she sent some to all the girls in the mansion.
No, after sending it out, Mrs. Wei brought Xiao Rongyu to thank her.
The nurse hugged Xiao Rongyu and sat down on the armchair beside her. Naturally, her feet couldn't touch the ground, but they hung there obediently, holding the piece of snack in both hands, and eating earnestly.
Nangong Yue suddenly noticed that there were a few small red pinholes on her white and tender fingers, she couldn't help but frowned slightly, and said, "I heard that Fifth Younger Sister is learning female red recently?"
"That's right." Wei smiled, but there was unavoidable distress in his eyes.
Nangong Yue saw it in her eyes, thought for a while and said: "Fifth sister is young, the palace has its own embroiderer, so don't rush into the matter of female celebrities, just listen to it."
Wei Shi understood what she meant, and quickly agreed.
In fact, she is not willing to let her daughter learn some female celebrities at a young age, but she can't go against the prince's intention.
Hey, it's not too early after all, and Ye Yili will come to teach Sister Yu's son and daughter red in a while...
Naturally, Ye Yili did not forget that today is the day when the five girls of the Jiaowang Mansion are the female celebrities, so she returned home from the tea shop an hour earlier than usual.
The three of them lived in a small house deep in Xi'anju Lane in the city. Although the house was small and old, it was quiet and clean, and it was suitable for scholars to study here.
Hearing the commotion outside, Ye Yinming who was at home put down the book in his hand, and shouted with a smile: "Sister!"
Ye Yili walked into the house carrying a bamboo basket, and said with a smile, "Brother, you haven't eaten lunch yet, I'm going to cook for you and grandma."
"Sister Li, let me do it!" Aunt Ye also heard the sound and came from the backyard, and said, "You just came back from the tea shop, and you have to go to the palace to teach in the afternoon, so take a break while you have lunch."
"Sister, what grandma said is that you should rest for a while." Ye Yinming hurriedly pulled Ye Yili to sit down, and poured her a cup of herbal tea with his own hands.
Ye Yili looked at her grandmother and elder brother moved, took the herbal tea, and sipped the tea in small sips.
Looking at Ye Yili's flushed cheeks, Ye Yinming had a trace of guilt in his eyes, and said, "Sister, thank you for your hard work." After all, he was too useless as a brother, so he let his sister go out like a girl To make a living, one person does two jobs.
He must redouble his efforts in studying, and when he is named on the gold list, his sister will be able to live a good life!
Ye Yinming has always motivated himself like this, so even though he is now a secretary in the palace, he studies harder.
"Brother, don't think too much. I'm not tired at all." Ye Yili gave her elder brother a comforting smile, "I just go to the tea shop to help out for two hours a day, and the palace is teaching Miss Xiao Wu a little sewing , it doesn't take much effort at all. Besides, Concubine Wei is a very kind person, Miss Xiao Wu is young, but she is smart and cute."
"That's good..." Ye Yinming breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, even if she is a concubine, she is also a girl from the palace, and her character is naturally not comparable to those ordinary ladies..."
Hearing Ye Yinming's tone was a bit unusual, Ye Yili asked curiously: "Brother, do you mean you have seen the girl from the palace?"
Ye Yinming hesitated for a moment, and finally told Ye Yili concisely that he bumped into Xiao Fei and Nangong Yue in a bookstore that day, and how Xiao Fei saw through the forged ancient books.
Although he tried not to add any emotion, Ye Yili could hear his appreciation for Xiao Fei from his brother's few words.
Her elder brother is extremely smart, and has always been a little arrogant. This is the first time Ye Yili heard from her elder brother that he praised the girl's family.
Ye Yili didn't miss the sparkling look in Ye Yinming's eyes, and said in her heart: My brother really has yearning for Miss Xiao.
Ye Yili pondered for a moment, and suddenly said bluntly: "Brother, my fair lady, a gentleman is so good, but you treat Miss Xiao..."
A flash of panic flashed in Ye Yinming's eyes, and his face flushed. On the one hand, he felt ashamed because his sister had hit his mind, and on the other hand, he was a little ashamed when he thought of Xiao Fei's identity.
"Brother, I don't think it's impossible for you and Miss Xiao!"
What Ye Yili said made Ye Yinming look at her in disbelief. Although he didn't speak, his eyes had expressed his thoughts.
Ye Yili smiled confidently, and said softly to Ye Yinming: "Brother, you are outstanding in learning, and even the prince praised you. In my opinion, the prince is not such a pedantic person. He just waits for the title of Xin Ke's brother to be named on the gold list. You have the qualifications to propose marriage to the palace."
A spark of hope ignited in Ye Yinming's eyes, which became more and more brilliant.
At this time, Aunt Ye came over rubbing her apron, and said with a smile: "Brother Ming, Sister Li, lunch is ready..."
Ye Yili hurriedly got up and said, "Grandma, let me serve you the dishes."
The grandparents and grandchildren had lunch together with He Leledi. After that, Ye Yili took a short rest and set off for Zhennan Palace.
It has been some time since she came to the palace to teach female celebrities, and she is basically familiar with the way. After entering through the corner gate of the palace, the little maid from Yulinju was already waiting there.
After the little maid saluted her, she led the way ahead.
Ye Yili had a smile on her face, it was no wonder that Concubine Wei was so favored by King Zhennan, she was really impeccable in her work, even if she had been in the palace for many days, she would never let herself walk around the palace alone, and the concubine was so respectful to her. He has always been very polite and never arrogant.
The more Concubine Wei was like this, the more vigilant Ye Yili became, and she told herself that she must be careful when doing things, and she must not make any mistakes.
Ye Yili was led to Xiao Rongyu's room by the maid.
Although Xiao Rongyu is young, she has already learned the rules very well. When she saw Ye Yili coming, she asked the nanny to carry her to the ground, and saluted Ye Yili decently: "Master Ye."
The way the little people salute looks cute and funny.
"Fifth girl." Ye Yili quickly stepped forward and politely returned the salute.
Then, the nurse carried Xiao Rongyu to Luohan's bed again.
Xiao Rongyu picked up a red scarf from the bamboo basket next to her with her chubby hands, handed it to Ye Yili, and said in a childlike voice, "Master Ye, I embroidered this this morning."
Ye Yili took the handkerchief, saw a few red dots on Xiao Rongyu's white and tender hands with sharp eyes, and then looked at the crooked lines of stitches on the scarf, she knew that what she said was true.
Xiao Rongyu is learning the most basic acupuncture at the moment, which is not difficult, but after all, she is too young, and she is not very dexterous even in pinching the needle.
Ye Yili gave Xiao Rongyu an encouraging smile, and said softly: "Fifth girl, you have improved a lot compared to the previous few days, but what makes perfect, you still need to practice more. May I practice with you?"
Xiao Rongyu nodded, and Ye Yili sat beside her, intending to guide her to practice hand in hand.
Seeing this, the nurse hurriedly said: "Miss Ye, Concubine Wei said that the fifth girl is still young, and it's a little early for her to learn the Women's Red Committee, why don't you embroider some more patterns for her to see, or stop sewing .”
Ye Yili was startled for a moment, then responded, and said, "The fifth girl, let me embroider for you."
As she said, she picked up the needle and thread and threaded the needle and thread on the red square scarf embroidered by Xiao Rongyu...
The nurse who was serving on the side finally breathed a sigh of relief, her heart was still distressed: Hey, the fifth girl is only so young, I don't know what the prince thinks, even if the girls in the palace want to learn from female celebrities, they are not in a hurry. Will it
But since the master above has spoken, what can they do as slaves? !
Ye Yili taught Xiao Rongyu how to be a female celebrity for nearly an hour, and then told her to practice hard as usual, and then she left.
No one cared that Ye Yili came and left again. To the Zhennan Palace, she was just an insignificant person.
In the first two days after Ye Yili came here, Que'er occasionally reported the whereabouts of Miss Ye to Nangong Yue. After a few days like this, Que'er saw that there was nothing special, so he stopped mentioning Ye Yili.
Until late at night, Nangong Yue, who was sleeping, suddenly heard a noise from the yard, as if someone had come.
Nangong Yue opened her eyes, and then there was a sound of raising the curtain, and familiar and light footsteps entered the inner room.
"Shizifei..." Baihui called out tentatively.
Nangong Yue hugged the thin blanket and sat up, still a little sleepy, yawned and asked, "Baihui, what happened?"
Baihui's complexion was a bit strange, and after bowing her knees and saluting, she said: "Shizi Concubine, it's Concubine Wei who is here, and now she is kneeling in the yard and refuses to get up..."
Nangong Yue frowned slightly, with a vague premonition in her heart. Concubine Wei has always been good at dancing with her sleeves, so she acted so recklessly, presumably something serious happened.
Baihui continued: "Concubine Wei said that the fifth girl has a high fever and she has asked the doctor to see it an hour ago. The doctor said that the fifth girl has a seven-day rash. As long as the fever subsides, seven days will come. The illness will heal itself every day. Although the government doctor prescribed medicine, the fever of the fifth girl could not be relieved, but the fever was even worse. The government doctor said that it might be a little dangerous... The side concubine Wei came over to ask the concubine Shizi Show it to the fifth girl."
Seven-day rash is basically a disease that only children get. The patient first develops a high fever, and often has symptoms such as headache, cough, and runny nose. The more severe the high fever, the more serious the condition will be. The patient's lips, palms, and soles of the feet will gradually develop red herpes, which usually disappear in about seven days, so it is called seven-day rash.
The disease can be big or small, most of the patients can recover on their own as the government doctor said, as long as the care is taken properly, there will be no scars on the skin, but there are still very few patients whose brains are burned out due to high fever , or even die of illness.
That's why Wei Shi was so anxious, he ran to find Nangong Yue in the middle of the night.
Nangong Yue is not incomprehensible to Wei Shi's loving mother.
Many years ago, my mother Lin also went to my grandmother to seek medicine for her sick self.
Thinking of the past, Nangong Yue felt a little moved in her heart, she quickly got up and said, "Baihui, let side concubine Wei get up, first let her sit down and wait."
"Yes, Princess Concubine." Baihui took the order and left, while Huamei came in with a little maid to help Nangong Yue dress, and neatly helped her with a baby girl.
The maids' hands and feet were extremely neat, and after a while, Nangong Yue came out of the house wearing a white summer dress embroidered with indigo flowers.
In the yard, Wei Shi, who was dressed in green and gold embroidered cotton trousers, was sitting restlessly on the stone bench under the willow tree, looking towards the entrance of the house from time to time with a pair of red eyes.
Baihui stood beside Wei Shi and poured her a cup of tea.
But at this moment, Wei Shi couldn't be in the mood to drink tea, so he brought it to his lips and touched his lips, then put down the teacup again.
Seeing Nangong Yue coming out of the house, Wei couldn't wait to stand up and greet her.
Mrs. Wei blessed Fushen apologetically, with anxiety and worry in her eyes: "Concubine Shizi, please forgive me for being rude and disturbing my concubine's sleep. It is really Sister Yu... she..." As he said, Wei's A layer of crystal clear tears appeared in the eye sockets, and he choked up. Her daughter is her lifeblood and her sustenance in this life!
Nangong Yue gave Wei a soothing smile, and said softly, "You're welcome, side concubine Wei... Let's hurry over and see Fifth Sister."
Wei Shi took out a handkerchief, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and nodded again and again: "Thank you, Shi Zifei..." Wei Shi was very happy in his heart, but fortunately, he was always cautious in his words and deeds, and he only got the face of Shi Zifei today.
Nangong Yue and Wei's group hurriedly left Bixiao Hall and went to Yulin Residence on the other side of the palace.
At this moment, Yulin was in the center, brightly lit, and gloomy.
Subconsciously, Wei walked faster and faster, and led Nangong Yue into her daughter Xiao Rongyu's room.
"I've seen the concubine! I've seen the side concubine!" The maid in the room saw Nangong Yue and Wei's coming in, and she instantly became shorter.
The government doctor who was originally sitting on the twig next to the couch heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stood up and bowed.
Wei didn't bother to pay attention to them at all, and hurriedly said to Nangong Yue: "Concubine Shizi, please treat Sister Yu."
On the bed, Xiao Rongyu's white and tender face was flushed, her eyes were closed tightly, her originally rosy lips were bloodless, and she let out whimpering moans from time to time, her expression looked very painful, and Wei Shi, who was watching beside her, felt very distressed , Eyes suddenly red again.
Nangong Yue walked to the side of the couch, first tested the temperature of Xiao Rongyu's forehead with her hand, and then leaned over to check Xiao Rongyu's lips. She slightly opened the lower lip of the girl doll, and sure enough, there was a patch of red herpes growing on the inside of the lip, which was a bit shocking to look at.
Wei Shi on the side bit his lower lip, not daring to disturb him.
Afterwards, Nangong Yue checked Xiao Rongyu's palms and feet, and then sat on the chair, and put her hand on the girl's right wrist to feel her pulse. She narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression serious...
Wei Shi stared intently at Nangong Yue's every move, until Nangong Yue withdrew her hand, and she couldn't wait to ask: "Shizi Concubine, how is Miss Yu?"
Nangong Yue looked dignified, nodded and said: "Wei side concubine, the government doctor's diagnosis is good, the fifth sister has a seven-day rash, the fifth sister is young, and the fever is a bit severe, it is really dangerous. Let me prescribe a prescription, fried Let Fifth Sister take the medicine and take care of it carefully... let the fever subside first."
Wei Shifu thanked him: "Thank you for your trouble, Princess Concubine."
While speaking, a maid had already prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk beside her.
Nangong Yue thought for a moment, picked up a pen and began to write quickly. After she finished writing, Baihui helped to dry the ink, and then handed it over to a maid in the room, who instructed the precautions for decocting the medicine. The maid hurriedly went down to grab the medicine.
Nangong Yue said seriously: "Concubine Wei, although the seven-day rash is usually only seen in children, it is not absolute. I also ask the concubine to instruct the people who take care of the fifth sister to be careful, wash their hands and change clothes frequently, and cook some wormwood water. Give it to the servants in the yard to drink."
Wei's mind was in a trance, he only knew how to respond. The nurse in charge hurriedly gave orders, and all the servants in the yard started to move for a while.
"And..." Nangong Yue thought of something, and narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.
At this moment, Wei Shi was like a frightened bird, and hurriedly asked: "Concubine Shizi, if you have something to say, you may as well speak up, otherwise, my heart will be in turmoil."
Nangong Yue pondered for a while, and said, "Wei Fangfei, the seven-day rash is an infectious disease, and you will only get sick if you have direct or indirect contact with a patient. Has Fifth Sister come into contact with any sick child these days?"
Wei Shi was startled, and said suspiciously: "Sister Yu hasn't been out of the palace for several months, and the people who serve her are carefully selected by me..."
The wet nurse and the maidservants were a little nervous, and they looked at each other, afraid of being misunderstood, and finally the wet nurse whispered: "Side concubine, the servants haven't been out of the house for half a month..." So they definitely didn't The disease was passed on to the fifth girl.
But I have been by Miss Wu's side all the time, and no sick child has ever come into contact with Miss Wu...
The nurse was very puzzled, she frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly her pupils shrank, and she said hesitantly: "If there is any outsider... It is during these days that Miss Ye came to teach Wu Miss Nuhong the next day, and she also came yesterday. It's already..." She murmured and dared not continue, after all, Ye Yili was a female celebrity sent by the prince.
Hearing this, Wei Shi's complexion changed, and his face sank like water.
Ye Yili... Nangong Yue's eyes flashed, but she didn't say anything.
Not long after, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and a maidservant in Tsing Yi carefully brought in the boiled soup, steaming hot and fragrant.
The nurse hurriedly took the decoction, and with the assistance of the maid, carefully fed the unconscious Xiao Rongyu the medicine.
It took a lot of effort to forcefully feed Xiao Rongyu half a bowl of medicine.
After a while, the medicine started to take effect, and Xiao Rongyu's complexion immediately calmed down a lot, she stopped whimpering and moaned, and fell into a deep sleep.
Wei Shi looked at his daughter's peaceful water lily, and tried the temperature of her forehead again, his high hanging heart finally relaxed a little.
Nangong Yue stayed in front of the couch for an hour, and took Xiao Rongyu's pulse again. The pulse has stabilized, and she should be out of danger.
Nangong Yue told Wei Shi the good news, and told her and the wet nurse to give Xiao Rongyu a decoction every two hours, and then left Yulin Residence.
After tossing and tossing in the middle of the night, the sky outside is already bright at this moment, and crisp birdsong rang from time to time on the branches.
After Nangong Yue returned to Bixiaotang, she gave Baihui an order: "Baihui, ask someone to check Miss Ye's whereabouts these two days."
"Yes, Shizifei." Baihui accepted the order and went to the front yard to find Zhu Xing.
Nangong Yue took a bath and changed clothes carefully before lying back on the bed.
This time, she slept until the sun was high before getting up, the golden sun shone into the room through the window lattice, and the room was extremely bright.
As soon as Baihui heard the movement in the inner room, she hurriedly came in through the curtain, and said: "Prince Concubine, Housekeeper Zhu sent someone to check, and for the past two days, Miss Ye has been helping to serve at the tea shop outside the city every morning. Tea, the day before yesterday, a group of refugees went to a tea shop to beg for tea, and among the refugees, a five or six-year-old girl was seriously ill, Miss Ye kindly helped take care of the girl for a while, it is said that the girl also had a high fever."
Nangong Yue narrowed her eyes thoughtfully. It seems that in all likelihood, Ye Yili came into contact with a patient suffering from seven-day rash, but did not take a bath and change clothes, and inadvertently passed the illness to Xiao Rongyu.
Nangong Yue's eyebrows were tightly locked. The problem now is not Ye Yili, but the sick girl.
Seven-day rash is extremely contagious among children, if it is not well controlled, it may cause a lot of trouble in Luoyue City.
Nangong Yue asked Baihui to call Zhu Xing to the study.
After simple dressing, Nangong Yue didn't care about eating, so she immediately went to the front yard.
In the study, Zhu Xing was already waiting.
Nangong Yue told the matter straight to the point, and then ordered, "...the most urgent thing is not to let the seven-day rash spread. We must try our best to control all the refugees who entered the city the day before yesterday, especially the children among the refugees. Find a place Quarantine these children, find a few doctors from the city to check these children, observe for a few days, confirm that there is nothing wrong, and then let them go back."
After a pause, she continued: "Baihui, and those who have been in contact with refugee children in the tea shop in the past two days, give them a set of clean new clothes, let them burn the old clothes, and use mugwort leaves to clean them. Take a bath and change clothes. If they have children at home, let the doctor go over and take a look, so as not to get sick indirectly."
"Yes, Shizi Concubine." Zhu Xing and Baihui took orders to go down to work, both of them looked solemn, and they dared not delay for a moment.