In the late summer of the thirteenth year of Chunjia, smallpox suddenly broke out in the palace confinement.
The emperor, for Li Shu's plan, sternly refused the persuasion of the important ministers, and did not allow anyone in the harem to enter or leave. When he announced that the entire harem was closed, he even set an example by himself and stayed in the Taichu Palace. From that month on, he no longer saw the ministers. Specialized foreign servants used baskets to collect memorials and documents from the courtiers through the palace walls, and then conveyed the emperor's instructions orally through the air.
That month, many ministers who had already taken office or who had not yet taken office but were not in court because of the important matter they received rushed to the palace gate and cried bitterly. They persuaded the emperor to avoid the palace because the royal blood was precious and the emperor was the most powerful person.
When the emperor refused, he retreated and asked for the next best thing, asking the queen and others who were suspected of being infected with smallpox to leave the palace, but Chunjia still rejected it.
He said it very emotionally. There were many attendants and doctors in the palace. Even if smallpox broke out, the whole army would not be wiped out. However, the common people outside did not have such conditions. Therefore, sealing the palace would be harmful to the royal family, but it would not be annihilated. It is beneficial to the people.
As the emperor, it is his duty to protect all people.
As for why he didn't leave, it was because he was not only the king of the people, but also the father of the people. He couldn't bear to leave alone at that time, leaving his concubine and heir.
Did Emperor Bu Nao specially arrange for the imperial army to escort the Empress Dowager out of the palace and go to the Qishan Palace for temporary refuge to fulfill his filial piety
The old ministers who were moved by those words burst into tears on the spot. When they returned to the palace, they "could not help but" tell their wives, children and servants about the benevolence, generosity, love and righteousness of the emperor of that day.
Within two months, the entire Gyeonggi Province knew about Chunjia's ruthlessness and kindness, and it spread to farther places at an extremely fast speed.
Although the emperors of the Qunyuan Xiang dynasty had rarely abused their people, the ups and downs before the founding of the country had been forgotten after decades of peace. But someone took the lead, and most of the people couldn't help but shed tears of gratitude. Temples and Taoist temples across the country were full of incense for a while. Countless people prayed devoutly, asking God to protect such a holy emperor, and praying for safety, peace and joy. Long live long live.
But at this moment, the emperor, who had succeeded in gaining fame, had no time to rejoice. Instead, he listened solemnly to the Didong people's report: "...the empress's two servants started to have trouble half a month ago. The third prince and the tenth prince, the two palace princes, The fever started just now, and the Queen didn’t even think about food or tea, and she fainted from crying twice!”
"I have given an oral instruction to the queen. If the harem is blocked in the Ming Dynasty and it is inconvenient for me to go, the emperor's heirs can rely on the concubine." Chunjia was too lazy to get angry, so he ordered in a calm tone, "If the queen herself is not at fault, Xiaosanxiaoshi But who do you want to take care of it? Should I be allowed to go out in person, and not other concubines?"
The words reached Chongchang Hall, and after the attendants cried and tried to persuade him, Gu Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief and managed to eat half a bowl of porridge.
As the daughter of a military commander, she rode horses on the frontier when she was young and was good at riding and shooting. The queen's physical condition was very good. I started eating, and my energy and energy quickly recovered to some extent.
He forced himself to ask about the situation in the entire harem, and whispered: "At present, in addition to our palace, there are some situations happening with Concubine De, Concubine Jing and Mrs. Qingshu... But so far, they are not palace residents. There is no report yet on the chief ministers and the emperor’s heirs.”
The queen was silent for a while and then asked: "Where is the noble concubine?"
"I haven't heard of any movement in Xuanqing Palace."
"It seems that the imperial concubine did it." Gu Zhen couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or relieved and sighed, her mood was very complicated.
On the one hand, when the third and ten princes were all suspected of being infected with smallpox, it was hard for the queen not to hope that the concubine had done it, and then solved the serious problem in one fell swoop. After all, although she felt sorry for those two princes, she could As the emperor suspected, whether she or the Gu family, she had the protection of the twelfth prince who was raised in the side hall of Taichu Palace.
Even if the third prince and the tenth prince were all in bad condition, feeling distressed and angry, the future of Queen Gu and the Gu family was actually better.
On the other hand, out of fear of being favored by Emperor Yunfenghuang and scheming, the queen did not want to get along with Concubine Wei Eun.
Because of such a big crime, once Xuanqing Palace is solved, it will be nothing more. If the quarrel turns out to be that Chunjia couldn't let go of the imperial concubine and forcefully forced her to go to the east, then... it would have confirmed the disfavor between the empress and the Gu family and created a greater hidden danger for the future dispute over the Eastern Palace.
Ruming heard that everything was fine in the Xuanqing Palace, and speculated that the pimple mark on the scarf had nothing to do with the imperial concubine. The queen admitted that she had a lot of mixed feelings in her mind.
After being silent for a while, she said slowly, "Concubine De and Concubine Jing are very close to Mrs. Qingshu. In the past few months, did they have any dealings with people from the east of this palace?"
"No." The attendant pursed his lips and whispered, "There is a maid in Concubine De's palace who is from the same hometown as our palace's servant. Concubine Jing is very famous. There are also people from Concubine Qingshu who are the same as ours. We have a long history of dealing with each other.”
She hesitated, "Actually, it's not like she's a royal concubine."
Queen Dong said consciously: "Then why is there nothing going on in the Imperial Concubine Palace?"
When I asked that question, I felt a little cruel. I couldn't help but sigh to myself. I looked up at the bronze mirror not far away and felt that the tired and beautiful woman in the mirror looked less and less like myself in memory.
The strangeness made her feel confused and trembling.
But the queen couldn't escape, so she had to continue talking: "As for the imperial concubine, the other emperor's heirs are just fine. Is it okay for the fifteenth prince to be so young?"
Seeing the attendant nodding, the guilt in her heart instantly dissipated and turned into anger: Why is it that Prince Jin, who is less than three months old, is fine, but the third prince and the tenth prince have a fever first? !
Is Yun Fenghuang so good and so blessed that even his biological children are so favored? ?
"..." The queen looked gloomy for a long time, then sighed and said slowly, "Forget it, don't worry about that. Bidong is wrong. Ru Ming's most pressing request is to take good care of the third prince and the tenth prince."
It's not good for those two children to beg for help. She... the one who suffers the most is not herself
Even if it were Chunjia's biological father, the third prince and the tenth prince might not care much, and the tenth prince would be more concerned. But if the tenth prince was gone, the queen believed that the emperor would be more angry than sad.
Anyway, the emperor had many heirs, such as Emperor Ming. When the fourth prince disappeared, the emperor was not sad at all, and he didn't even care much about what happened next.
Especially since the Taichu Palace has a guaranteed twelve princes, why is Chunjia anxious
The accounts can be settled slowly, but the safety of the two children cannot be delayed urgently.
After the queen comforted herself, she gathered her energy to take care of the two children. Huanhua Palace was there, and Yun Fenghuang looked at Chen Jing in Didong with an expressionless face: "How about those cheap maids Mingyue?"
Chen Jing knew that his master had been in a bad mood for the past two months. In fact, since Chunjia sealed off the harem, no one in the harem was in a good mood. Even the ignorant heirs were affected and could no longer laugh.
At this moment, he said tremblingly: "To tell you the truth, everything is fine with Ruming, the slave, and no one has a fever or rash."
"That's good, keep watching." Yun Fenghuang felt a little relieved. After receiving the news about smallpox that day, she immediately conducted a thorough investigation of the Sixth Palace and learned that the palace keeper to the east of Chen Jing's leg happened to be with the Yanfu Palace. I asked the Queen how she was doing, and later on, someone in Yanfu Palace was indeed diagnosed with smallpox by the imperial doctor, and I felt dizzy!
Not only were the palace officials who came into contact with the Yanfu Palace people immediately imprisoned and were not allowed to come in or out, but they also ordered all the emperor's heirs to be guarded in their residences, and no one was allowed to exceed the limit!
Even King Jin, who is less than three months old, is no exception.
After all, in that case, it would be difficult to guarantee that smallpox would not reach Xuanqing Palace.
It is better to separate yourself from the emperor's heirs and nieces, so that someone may be able to survive, than to gather together in one place and everyone will be attacked.
She couldn't rest assured, so Yueyue asked people to keep an eye on the few palace officials who were in contact with Yanfu Palace, just in case.
Mingyue was still fine, Yun Fenghuang thought about what the imperial doctors said, if after a few more months, everything would be fine, it would mean that there should be no danger in the Xuanqing Palace.
Then she felt better and asked Chen Jing: "How about getting closer to other palaces?" Is there any news from the previous dynasty? "
Chen Jing was begging for an answer when someone from the palace hurried in from the outside and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, the east of Princess Zhaoqing's palace insists on seeing you, and the maids really can't stop her!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Qing's loud scolding could be heard outside.
Yun Fenghuang frowned and said: "A bunch of trash! Let's all go east to get ten boards to remember! If there is another east, you and I will go to Yeting!"
After scolding the palace people, she thought to herself that she had wronged King Qin and Zhaoqing, especially Zhaoqing, and was she too pampered? So much so that even a six-year-old girl couldn't stop the palace people from trying to stop her!
"It seems that I need to give the Didong people some peace of mind in the future. Don't let them support Zhaoqing too much." The imperial concubine thought to herself, "Otherwise, the child will just listen to me. If not, If you don’t listen, won’t Pinghong make me angry?”
After calming down, Yun Fenghuang told Chen Jing, "I'll go out and talk to Zhaoqing from a distance and let her go back. Did the people in front of Queen Yue come directly to see me? Since there is something wrong with the square veil, if The most dangerous person in Minna Palace, neither I nor we can escape, but don’t let her get sick!"
Chen Jing took the order and left, but Zhaoqing instead of listening to the advice, instead said loudly and dazzlingly: "Mother and concubine! I am afraid that I will be infected with the disease! I haven't seen my mother and concubine for several months, so I will I want to pay my respects to my mother-in-law!"
... I'm afraid that I'll be sick after I've passed away, but I'm afraid that I'll be a good person, but I'll be infected with illness, okay
Yun Fenghuang twitched the corner of her mouth. Did she know that smallpox would be transmitted to everyone who comes into contact with it? No matter how severe the disease is, there is always someone who can survive by relying on physical strength.
Although she had been unable to have children for several years, in terms of physical strength, there was really no one in the harem who could compare with her, except for the queen who was born as a general.
No, the queen was better than her in the early years, but now, considering her age, she may not be able to compare with her.
Well, Yun Fenghuang was talking about thinking about the emperor's heirs, but he actually felt that if smallpox really spread quietly into the Huanqing Palace, he should have an advantage over the children.
So Zhao Qing took it seriously
That silly daughter...
Yun Fenghuang shook her head helplessly. Although she didn't want Zhaoqing to escape her control, she really felt speechless when she saw how stupid the child was.
Can he really help King Jin win the throne in this way
It seems that Jie Donglai not only wants to try to suppress the child's status in Xuanqing Palace, but also those scheming officials must not take the advice and deny it seriously. Otherwise, when I was young, I could be said to be a pretty and cunning kid, so if I go east like that, don't let Chun Jia be disliked.
After all, the second princess is getting older. Even though the child is usually quiet, from the fact that she calmly changed herself to an adoptive mother who pays more attention to her, you know that it is not a good thing.
I beg Zhaoqing if he continues to go east without the city, he might one day be taken over by his sister and go away.
"Ignore what her child says." Yun Fenghuang ordered calmly, "Let her go back. If she doesn't go back, tell her that I don't like children who act mischievously at critical moments, and I will never see her again!"
She was resolute, but Zhaoqing naturally resisted her. After lingering for a long time, she finally left in tears.
After confirming that Zhao Qing had left, Yun Fenghuang asked Chen Jing, who had gone out to convey his words, to bathe and change clothes. Then he asked the waiter at the door just now: "What happened to her? Why did she suddenly ask to see me?"
"Replying to your Majesty, the master seems to be feeling bored after staying in the room for a long time, so he was aggrieved by some words of advice." The waiter cautiously reported, "Miss Ao also came over just now, but she didn't dare to make a loud noise, so she just kept talking. Dian Dong tried to persuade her to go back, but Dian Dong pushed her to the ground and injured her legs and arms."
"Have someone send them two bottles of medicine." Yun Fenghuang frowned, "Prince Qin, Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu are very different from each other in the room. Why didn't they see them making trouble? I really dote on Zhao too much." Qing, she was so careless. She didn’t even think about the fact that she was the only princess in the palace. She asked if there was someone who was both good and bad. What should I do? Should the palace guards guarding her also die? Zhaoqing I'm young and don't know the importance, and they don't know either?! I think about it, Shi Banzi is too light. The situation in Ruming Palace is special, so it's not easy to change people. Let's remember Dong. Please tell me if you can pick Donglai up. Because of the inconvenience of Ru Ming's legs, I beg you to deal with them all and replace them with someone sensible!"
She had a fit, and Chen Jing also recovered and came over. He stood at Yuanji very knowingly. He stopped at the place where he just entered the door. After bowing, he continued to report: "The Yijia Palace next door is very beautiful, Concubine Jing." With Mrs. Qingshu, some palace people started to have fever, but there was no news from other places for the time being... As for the previous dynasty, I heard that Bidong could not bear the impact on the people and insisted on sealing the palace. Many old ministers rushed to the palace gate to kneel and beg. Bidong attaches great importance to the royal blood, but Bidong ignores it... If the common people knew it, they would be extremely grateful. It is said that many people spontaneously went to Yuanjidong in front of the palace gate to worship, and every household burned incense and prayed, wishing Bidong, the harem, and May the royal heirs be healthy and long-term."
It was not surprising that Yunfeng Huangcuo and Chunjia pushed the boat along, and said calmly: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so naturally he doesn't want to let Li Shu suffer. By the way, where is the Empress Dowager?"
The Empress Dowager's departure from the palace had already happened two months ago, but Yun Fenghuang was worried about the safety of his mothers and children at that time, but had no time to care about the outside world.
At this moment, I heard Chen Jing say that the emperor sent someone to escort the empress dowager out of the palace at night and went to Qishan Palace for temporary refuge. Not only did he leave at night when no one was around, he walked to the nearest city gate, and after Feng Jia passed by, he He ordered people to sweep and clean it, so that wherever he passed, the smell of the medicine would not dissipate for three months, which shows that the Holy Emperor was pure and filial, but also protected his people ruthlessly.
Yun Fenghuang laughed: "Bidong is so watertight."
I don’t know how the Empress Dowager felt when she was sent away.
I didn't expect it to be too good
Moreover, Yun Fenghuang didn't believe that Chunjia did what he did out of sheer dignity. He probably had other ideas, such as taking advantage of this opportunity to see if he could catch the remnants of the Ji family