After about a cup of tea, Doctor Liu came out.
"Imperial Physician, how is the princess?" Ning Chen asked first.
My own flesh and blood, my first child, there is no one who doesn’t love him/her.
Doctor Liu wiped the sweat off his head and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The princess has not contracted the plague. She just has a fever."
"Fever?" the Queen asked, somewhat puzzled.
Doctor Liu explained, "There are both wind-cold and wind-heat, but wind-heat is less common, but the principle is similar to wind-cold. Simply put, the princess is overheated, with internal and external heat. Children's stomachs are weak, so they vomited. I just asked the wet nurse, and the princess drinks too little water. How can she survive in this hot summer?"
"How does a wet nurse take care of you? Don't you even understand these things?!" Ning Chen slammed the table.
Obviously he was angry.
I was already uncomfortable being woken up so late at night, and then my daughter fell ill, which was caused by poor care, so I was naturally even more angry.
After hearing this scolding, the nurse knelt on the ground and said with a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, the princess doesn't like to drink water, but prefers... milk. If the servants don't give it to her, the princess will cry..."
"Nonsense!" Ning Chen shouted angrily, "The princess is ignorant, and the people serving you also don't know anything? If you can't serve, then go back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and replace them with people who can serve!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I thought these wet nurses knew everything, but the princess is precious, so how can we let them raise her the way they want?" The queen advised hurriedly, glancing at Concubine Shu, "The princess doesn't like to listen to the servants, but Concubine Shu should listen. Concubine Shu should pay more attention to this matter. Otherwise, who else will dare to disobey the princess?"
Although the words sounded like a plea, they also implied that it was Concubine Shu who was favoring the princess.
The servants couldn't control her because Concubine Shu didn't allow them to.
Ning Chen naturally understood what the Queen meant, but this time the Queen was right. Concubine Shu did dote on the eldest princess too much.
Not only that, the eldest princess was raised to be a little timid. When she saw her father, she became very uneasy and could not say a few words.
Now the child is sick again. Thinking about everything carefully, Ning Chen is dissatisfied with Concubine Shu even though he misses the old times.
"Doctor Liu, please talk to Concubine Shu and these wet nurses and tell them what to pay attention to. Also, quickly boil some medicine for the princess. It must reduce her fever." Ning Chen's voice was filled with fatigue and coldness.
He raised his hand and pinched his forehead, obviously annoyed.
Before Concubine Shu could say anything else, Ning Chen stood up.
"It's getting late. With so many people making so much noise, Jiayu can't get enough rest. The Queen should go back as well. I'm going back to Jiuchen Palace. If the eldest princess' fever subsides, send someone to tell me as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty and the Empress are here to see you off respectfully." Concubine Shu did not dare to try to keep them and respectfully escorted them out.
Outside Changchun Palace, it was already dawn.
The servants were carrying lanterns and carrying the sedan chair. The queen was sitting on it. She looked at the sedan chair which was more than ten feet away from her, and at Ning Chen's back, and felt indescribable sadness in her heart.
Just now she saw how angry the emperor was, but in the end she never saw Concubine Shu being scolded.
Why? Because Concubine Shu has a child.
For the sake of the child, the emperor would always be a little more tolerant, even if the concubine was as stupid as Shufei and had been out of favor for many years, but just because she gave birth to the eldest daughter, she was different from others.
"The Emperor and I have been married since we were young, and have been together for nearly six years. We have always treated each other with respect," the Queen murmured.
Suqin's nose was sore, "Madam, which legitimate wife is not like this? Madam is the queen!"
"But I was not like that before. In the past... I never had any tenderness or affection." The queen lowered her eyes, hiding a hint of melancholy.
Whether she was the prince's consort in the past, or later the princess consort, the crown princess consort, or now the queen, she never seemed to be particularly close to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen respected her and gave her enough face, but that was all.
She knew that Ning Chen was coming from Yuxiu Pavilion tonight, and even though Ye was injured, he would stay overnight. How could she not be jealous
But just as Suqin said, which legitimate wife is not like this
But it’s okay, at least she won’t have to worry about her status anymore.
As long as she gives birth to a prince and inherits the throne, she will be the honorable empress dowager in the future. At that time, there will be no emperor, and these concubines will be at her disposal.
The queen closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Since love cannot be obtained, let's just seize power first.
The eldest princess' fever turned out to be a false alarm after all, and I don't know how many people were disappointed when it turned out not to be a plague.
But this plague will not last forever.
Near the end of July, Shen Pingzhi, a little-known imperial physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau, finally developed a prescription for treating the plague.
The plague that lasted for more than a month is finally coming to an end. This is the first plague since Ning Chen ascended the throne, and it did not cause much damage after all.
Shen Pingzhi developed a prescription for the plague, and he was considered to have made it through, becoming a well-known young physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
From then on, he began to work for the Chief Physician Zhang of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
At the same time, this group of officials sent out to fight the plague should also be rewarded.
It's ironic that among Chen, Yao, Xie and Wu, only half of them are outstanding.
The Wu family has Lady Yi's cousin, who has gained some fame. Then there is the Chen family's illegitimate son of Duke Yingguo, Chen Xianyi.
This person was selected as one of the second-class candidates in the spring imperial examination this year, and the first one after the third place. He is truly a man of real talent.
The one from the Wu family already held an official position, and his rank was not low because of his family background, so he was only rewarded with some other things. However, Chen Xianyi, who was a newcomer, was directly promoted to the sixth rank.
The sixth rank is naturally not very prestigious in Kyoto, but how many people will only be the sixth rank in their entire life? With the help of the Duke of Yingguo’s Mansion, it is obvious that this illegitimate young master of the Chen family will have a bright future.
After all, the legitimate prince above him is not that capable, and he has only managed to get a fourth-rank job.
The empress dowager was happy when she heard the news. After all, no matter whether he was legitimate or illegitimate, he was her nephew. If the Chen family was well off, it would be good for the Chen family as well.
The only person who really minded Chen Xianyi's coming to the fore was Duke Yingguo's legitimate wife, Wang, the mother of Chen Wanrong.
On the other hand, the Ye family and the Chu family, who made great contributions to this epidemic, should also be rewarded.
Ning Chen originally wanted to promote Ye Jun, but considering that she had only been in the palace for a short time, had been promoted twice in a row, and had been given a title, it would not be a good idea to promote her again now.
The Ye family has no more titles to offer. The Chu family is of the first rank and Ye Zhe is a marquis, so the only thing left is to reward the Chu family members.
At this time, the issue of imperial merchants was brought up again.
The Chu family has made great contributions. This time, they contributed more medicinal materials and food than the government. This has also silenced those who had opposed it before.
But nothing can be accomplished overnight. Ning Chen thought that the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner would be the most appropriate time.