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

The emperor also felt that his son would not be so negligent, so he asked, "How is Prince Ling and Princess Ling doing?"

Xiao Xizi hurriedly replied, "The people who have smallpox in Prince Ling's Mansion are all from the outer courtyard. I haven't heard that there is any problem with Mo Yuxuan where Prince Ling and Princess Ling live."

The emperor immediately gave the order, "Pass on my order and let Prince Ling and Princess Ling move into the palace."

Xiao Xizi was about to pass on the message, but Eunuch Yuan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, think twice!"

"If you let Xiao Xizi go to Prince Ling's mansion, Prince Ling and Princess Ling will not enter the palace, and it will also cause them to provoke criticism and make people in the palace panic."

"If Prince Ling and Princess Ling were to be infected with smallpox, they would have definitely been infected by now. If they hadn't been infected, they would have been careful and cautious, and they wouldn't have been infected later."

Although Eunuch Yuan sided with Xie Jingyan in his heart, it was his job to serve the emperor and advise the emperor.

Prince Ling and Princess Ling would definitely not enter the palace at this time, so why spread this news and cause complaints in the palace?

The emperor was so concerned that he forgot that Xie Jingyan never listened to his father. It would be useless to tell him, so he could only give up the idea of ​​bringing them into the palace.

Smallpox and snowstorms were enough to make the emperor irritable. When he learned that many people in Prince Ling's mansion had been infected with smallpox, the emperor became even more worried and irritable, and he could no longer bear to read the memorials.

The weather was cold, and the palace servants were afraid of contracting the plague, so they tried not to move around unless necessary. However, the news that someone in Prince Ling's mansion had contracted smallpox spread quickly throughout the palace.

Everyone who heard it was shocked.

Everyone thinks this is fake news.

It was shocking that so many people in other royal palaces were infected with smallpox, let alone Prince Ling's Palace.

Prince Ling knew about the outbreak of plague in Kyoto earlier than anyone else in Kyoto, and he should have taken strict precautions. However, he was so focused on the outside world that he neglected his own family. I don't know whether to say that Prince Ling cares about the world or is too blindly confident.

When the Queen Mother heard about this, she was taking medicine. When the palace maid reported it, the Queen Mother was stunned and asked, "Prince Ling has contracted smallpox?"

The maid shook her head, "I haven't heard of it..."

But so many people in Prince Ling’s Mansion have been infected, can Prince Ling and Princess Ling be spared?

The Queen Mother felt uneasy for no reason.

……

All the maids and servants who were infected with smallpox in Prince Ling's mansion were placed in the embroidery room.

Shen Wan was worried for two days.

Fortunately.

No one in Moyuxuan had a fever, headache, or general discomfort.

But the situation in the embroidery room was terrible. One of the embroiderers died and her body was dragged out of the city and burned by the runners guarding Prince Ling's Mansion. Nothing she had used was left behind.

One died, and two more embroiderers were seriously ill and most likely would not survive.

After hearing the bad news, Shen Wan felt as if she was covered in mud.

It was a pity that she wanted to save people outside the mansion, but she couldn't even save the life of the embroiderer in the mansion.

Shen Wan was in a very bad mood, and Xie Jingyan comforted her, "We will find out how the smallpox entered the mansion."

Manager Zhou has been investigating this matter over the past two days.

There is something strange about this.

The people who had come into contact with people outside the palace during these days did not get infected with the plague, and none of the people who were infected with the plague had ever left the palace. It was as if the smallpox virus had climbed over the wall into Prince Ling's palace and went straight to the embroidery room.

Doctor Tao determined that the first person in the mansion to be infected with smallpox was the embroiderer there, who then infected the servant who delivered meals, and then the disease spread to the outer courtyard.

The problem was that no one in the embroidery room had left the house in the past half month, so there was no chance of bringing the smallpox virus into the house.

Shen Wan was thinking about this when there was a knock on the window and Chen Feng's voice came, "Master, maybe you have found out how the smallpox was brought into the mansion..."

"Come in."

Chen Feng jumped into the room through the window. As he stepped forward, Shen Wan asked, "What did you find out?"

Chen Feng replied, "On the second day after the plague broke out in Kyoto, the palace sent a batch of silk and satin to the palace, saying that it was a reward from the emperor to the princess. It was originally intended to be sent to Moyuxuan, but because the princess only allowed people to send food to Moyuxuan and did not allow anyone else to enter, Manager Zhou had the silk and satin sent to the embroidery room."

"Doctor Tao suspected that the smallpox virus was carried on the silk and passed to the embroiderer..."

Shen Wan frowned slightly, looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "Why is Father rewarding me with silk at this time?"

Although the emperor had rewarded her many times, smallpox was raging at the moment. Even if the emperor wanted to reward her, he didn't have to rush. He would have plenty of time to reward her after the smallpox was over. If the palace maids sent silk out of the palace, what if they brought smallpox back to the palace?

Xie Jingyan also felt that this matter was strange, and he said, "Go to the palace and ask about it."

Chen Feng's mouth twitched, and he said, "Master, the palace is surrounded, and no one can get out."

The ones who surrounded Prince Ling's Mansion were none other than the City Patrol.

Xie Jingyan glanced at Chen Feng and said, "If people can't get out, can't you send a pigeon to ask Eunuch Yuan?"

Chen Feng, "..."

Chen Feng retreated silently.

Royal study room.

The emperor was sitting on the dragon throne, looking at a jade pendant.

That was given to him by Concubine Chen.

Eunuch Yuan stood aside, not knowing where the emperor had found the jade pendant. He had never seen the emperor wear the jade pendant since the accident of Concubine Chen.

The emperor was rubbing the jade pendant with his fingertips. At this time, Xiao Xizi came in with a pigeon in her arms and said, "Eunuch Yuan, there is a carrier pigeon looking for you."

Eunuch Yuan, "..."

The emperor looked at Eunuch Yuan.

Eunuch Yuan was afraid that the emperor would misunderstand that he was communicating with an outsider, so he quickly explained, "This is Prince Ling's carrier pigeon."

It would have been fine if he hadn't explained. Once he explained, the emperor's face became even darker.

His own son and Eunuch Yuan sent letters via carrier pigeons, but neither of them even looked for their father.

The emperor's eyes fell on the carrier pigeon. Eunuch Yuan hurriedly took the pigeon from Xiao Xizi's hands, took the letter off the pigeon's ankle, and presented it to the emperor for review.

The emperor asked, "Do you dare to show me?"

This vinegar smell...

Eunuch Yuan’s teeth are almost falling out from the sour taste.

Eunuch Yuan hurriedly said, "Prince Ling has something to do, and I can't help. It's just that it's inconvenient to go directly to Your Majesty, so I asked you to help pass on the message..."

That’s good enough. The emperor reached out and took the letter.

Unfold.

There were only a few words on the letter:

Has the emperor rewarded the princess with silk recently?

emperor,"……"

I thought the carrier pigeon was delivering some important news.

That's it?

The emperor looked disappointed.

Eunuch Yuan noticed that the emperor looked a little unhappy, so he plucked up the courage to move closer and take a careful look. Eunuch Yuan couldn't believe what he saw.

The emperor handed him the note and asked, "Is this the code you passed on?"

Eunuch Yuan frowned, "Your Majesty, you are joking. There is no need for secret codes when I send letters to Prince Ling through carrier pigeons..."

The emperor also felt that it was not necessary, and his eyes fell back on the letter.

He didn't believe that his son had so much free time that he sent a pigeon letter just to ask about such a trivial matter. The last time he rewarded Princess Ling, it was because of her contribution in giving birth to the emperor's eldest grandson. He had not rewarded her again after that. This question must not have been asked casually.

Could this be related to the smallpox in Prince Ling’s mansion?

Thinking of something, the emperor's eyes turned cold.

"Go check if the palace has sent any silk to Prince Ling's Mansion recently."