He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

When talking about smallpox, Shen Wan's voice trembled slightly.

Too many people died from that smallpox.

Although she had asked the Yun family to take many precautions, Shen Wan didn't know how much effect it might have.

Seeing Shen Wan's worry, Xie Jingyan comforted her, "The plague is not like an earthquake or a flood. It may not break out. Even if it does, we have done everything we can."

Shen Wan also hopes that there will be no smallpox plague in this life, but she still tries her best to prevent it.

A few days ago, Shen Wan ordered the servants in the mansion not to leave the house unless necessary. Now, she had to issue a strict order not to allow the servants to enter or leave the palace. If someone brought smallpox into the mansion, the consequences would be disastrous.

Shen Wan hoped that there would be no news of the plague in three days. However, before the third day came, Dong'er rushed into the room in the evening of the second day and reported, "Princess, it's bad! There is smallpox in Kyoto!"

In this life, smallpox came one day earlier than in the previous life.

In fact, it was not early. On this day in the previous life, someone contracted smallpox and fell ill. It was just that the doctor did not think it was smallpox. Only when more people were infected later did the doctor dare to conclude that it was a smallpox plague.

In this life, Xie Jingyan had already informed the Imperial Medical Bureau and asked the imperial physicians to study the prescription for curing the smallpox plague. The Imperial Medical Bureau in the palace and the pharmacies outside the palace had more or less some connections. Prince Ling asked for a prescription to cure smallpox, and this news had already spread to all the major pharmacies in Kyoto.

In addition, the Yun family had opened several pharmacies with great fanfare and had shipped a lot of medicinal materials to Kyoto, which was also known to other pharmacies in Kyoto.

There is a master behind the Yun family who can predict disasters that have not happened, such as the Meizhou earthquake and the Xizhou dam burst.

Prince Ling asked for a prescription to cure smallpox, and the Yun family opened pharmacies one after another. The imperial physician and the doctors had some speculation in their hearts, wondering whether smallpox would break out in this cold winter.

With this precaution, when you see a patient who looks like he has smallpox, you will be alert.

In this life, smallpox did not break out earlier than in the previous life, but the time of confirmation was earlier.

The smallpox plague broke out in Kyoto, and people all over the country were in panic.

In the imperial study room.

The emperor is reviewing the memorial.

Xiao Xizi stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty, the Right Prime Minister wants to see you. He said he has something important to report."

The emperor closed the memorial and said, "Let the Right Prime Minister come in."

Xiao Xizi stepped back, and soon the Right Prime Minister came in.

The emperor took the memorial and glanced at the right prime minister. Seeing that he looked pale, he asked, "What happened?"

The right prime minister said, "Your Majesty, there has been an outbreak of smallpox in Kyoto."

The emperor frowned.

Eunuch Yuan gasped, "Is there really an outbreak of smallpox?"

The Right Prime Minister quickly looked at Eunuch Yuan, "Eunuch Yuan, it seems that you have expected this?"

The emperor also looked at Eunuch Yuan.

Eunuch Yuan hurriedly replied to the emperor, "How could this servant have such ability? Two months ago, Prince Ling asked Zhao Yuanzheng to study the method of curing smallpox plague. Xiao Xizi was with him at that time and came back to tell this servant..."

"I was afraid that Your Majesty would worry, and I thought that Prince Ling would be responsible, so I didn't tell Your Majesty."

Knowing that Xie Jingyan had been prepared, the emperor and the right prime minister both breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor said, "Call Zhao Yuanzheng."

Shoukang Palace.

The Queen Mother was leaning on the large pillow while Dean Zhao was feeling her pulse.

The eldest prince stood aside and waited for Zhao Yuanzheng to finish taking the pulse. Then he asked, "How is the queen mother?"

Zhao Yuanzheng said, "The Queen Mother is too worried. The previous prescription is useless. I will give her a new prescription."

After a pause, Zhao Yuanzheng said, "Mental illness is difficult to cure. If the Queen Mother cannot relax, it will not be very effective if she only relies on taking medicine."

It is easy to say "be at ease", but it is very difficult to do it.

The Empress Dowager has been suffering from insomnia for almost the entire night these days, and even when she takes a nap during the day, she wakes up after half an hour at most. A normal person would not be able to bear it, let alone the Empress Dowager who is not in good health to begin with.

Aunt Zhao looked worried.

Zhao Yuanzheng stood up to write a prescription. He had just taken two steps when a young eunuch came in and said, "Zhao Yuanzheng, the emperor summoned you to the imperial study."

Zhao Yuanzheng said, "I will go to see the emperor after I finish writing the prescription."

The Queen Mother said, "There is no rush to write the prescription. Let's go see the Emperor first."

These days, the Queen Mother has changed so many prescriptions, but none of them works. It doesn't matter whether it's earlier or later.

After the Empress Dowager spoke, Zhao Yuanzheng took his medicine box and left, going to the imperial study to see the Emperor.

Madam Zhao looked at the Queen Mother and said, "The Emperor is looking for Director Zhao. He must be asking about your condition."

The Queen Mother gave a wry smile.

If the emperor really cared about her as the empress dowager, he would have come here himself long ago instead of summoning Zhao Yuanzheng for questioning, and he would not have gone to find Zhao Yuanzheng before he left Shoukang Palace.

The Queen Mother waved her hands and said, "Don't comfort me..."

Before the Queen Mother could finish her words, a palace maid hurried in from outside and said anxiously, "Queen Mother, it's bad, there's an outbreak of smallpox in Kyoto!"

The word "plague" means a terrible disaster.

No, it's more terrifying than a flood or a beast.

There will be no flood in the palace, and no wild beasts will break in, but the same cannot be said for plague.

The Queen Mother's expression changed drastically.

Everyone in the bedroom was terrified.

For a disease like the plague, once one person is discovered, there is no telling how many people it will infect. It may even have spread to the palace.

The Queen Mother looked at the eldest prince and warned him, "Don't come to the palace to see me these days, and don't leave the house unless necessary."

The eldest prince agreed.

After leaving Shoukang Palace, the eldest prince walked toward the outside of the palace. As he was walking on the nine-turn corridor, he heard two palace maids talking about the ceiling.

"How could smallpox break out in Kyoto? It won't spread to the palace, will it?" one of the palace maids asked fearfully.

"I don't know if it will get into the palace, but it's definitely much safer inside the palace than outside."

"That's true..."

"I heard that Prince Ling had asked the Imperial Hospital to prepare for the smallpox plague a long time ago. Maybe they already have a prescription to cure the plague."

"Thanks to Prince Ling, Prince Ling made preparations for the Meizhou earthquake and the Xizhou dam and saved many people."

"Now that the Concubine Chen has overturned the verdict, I don't know whether the Emperor will make the eldest prince or Prince Ling the crown prince..."

The two palace maids walked further and further away, and their voices gradually became weaker.

The eldest prince had a gloomy look in his eyes.

The emperor has always liked Prince Ling. If Prince Ling succeeds in stopping the smallpox epidemic, the people will support him and he will have no chance of becoming the crown prince.

The eldest prince turned and walked towards the imperial study.

From a distance, he saw Zhao Yuanzheng coming out of the imperial study. The eldest prince slowed down his pace and waited for Zhao Yuanzheng to come over. He asked, "Does the Imperial Hospital have a way to cure smallpox?"

Zhao Yuanzheng shook his head. "Although Prince Ling had asked the Imperial Hospital to find a way to cure smallpox, I have searched through ancient books and have not found any cure. I have only drawn up a few prescriptions, hoping that they will be useful."

No cure for smallpox was found.

Father shouldn't let Prince Ling be responsible for such a dangerous matter.

The eldest prince felt a little relieved.

Dean Zhao bowed and took his leave, carrying the medicine box back to the Imperial Hospital.

The eldest prince glanced at the imperial study and turned to leave the palace.

The eldest prince was riding a horse back to the palace. When he passed by Changping Street, he passed by a carriage pulling silk.

The eldest prince tightened the reins and looked back at the carriage.

Something flashed in his eyes.

Perhaps this plague is not a bad thing for him.