Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

Unexpectedly, this action caused an uproar!

I saw many small red spots on the eldest prince's left hand, which looked a little abnormal.

The palace doctor's face suddenly became solemn. He felt the pulse four or five times and finally replied tremblingly: "My Lord... Prince, the eldest prince doesn't look like he has a cold, but rather smallpox..."

Yixiu staggered backwards, tilted her body and fell on several maids.

Looking at the chaos in front of him, the court doctor swallowed his saliva and continued in a panic: "But I can't be sure. After all, I am better at treating typhoid fever. I still need to find someone who is good at this to diagnose it."

Yinzhen just mechanically coiled the Buddhist beads around his hand, his eyes confused and panic-stricken. He looked at his eldest son lying on the bed with a low fever, and then looked at Yixiu who was still slumped on the maid. He licked his lips and said anxiously: "Su Peisheng, take the invitation from the master, and hurry to Beijing to invite a few imperial doctors of smallpox."

"Gao Wuyong, notify everyone to move Li, Song, and Geng to the backyard temporarily. The rest are not allowed to move around. Also, move the eldest prince to the front yard first and wait for the imperial physician to come."

The matter of smallpox was of great importance. Yixiu could not stop her son from being moved to the front yard, so she decided to go with him, otherwise she would be worried.

As soon as Lord Beile gave the order, the entire village immediately quieted down. After all, it was the "smallpox" that everyone feared, so who wouldn't be scared after hearing it?

Only those who had already had smallpox were not in a hurry. Once you have had smallpox, you generally won't get it a second time, so even if the eldest prince really got smallpox, it would not be contagious to them.

In the midst of anxiety and anxious waiting, around the beginning of the afternoon at 3 p.m., Su Peisheng hurried to the farm with five imperial doctors specializing in smallpox.

But why are there two more imperial doctors? Yinzhen cast a questioning look.

Su Peisheng hurried to his master, knelt on the ground and greeted him, then said anxiously: "My Lord, when I went to invite the imperial physician, I met the Fourteenth Prince. After hearing about it, the Fourteenth Prince used his invitation and invited two more. The prince also told me to let him know if there was any news, and if there were any herbs missing, he would send someone to deliver them."

While he was reporting, several imperial doctors from the smallpox department came into the inner room one after another to check the eldest prince's pulse.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the imperial doctors came out with solemn expressions. The one walking in front was about fifty years old and was the head of the smallpox department.

He said tremblingly: "Reply, reply to Lord Beile, what the eldest prince has contracted is... smallpox!"

Yinzhen felt as if struck by lightning, his eyes went dark, he staggered a few steps, and fell on the chair. He said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, imperial doctors, for treating the eldest prince. He is the only son of this prince!"

Several imperial doctors looked at each other, raised their hands and clasped their fists, saying, "It is our duty, how dare we neglect it? We, the humble ministers, will do our best to protect the eldest prince!"

After saying this, several imperial doctors immediately took action. They first arranged for isolation, and then transferred a dozen clerks and medical officers from the capital, along with several carts of medicinal materials.

The front yard and the east wing of the second courtyard where the eldest prince lived were all isolated, and no one except the imperial physician was allowed to enter or leave at will.

Even the prince Yinzhen was forced to move to the main house in the second courtyard. Yixiu and two maids who had served as concubines moved from the east wing to the west wing, and the rest who had not served as concubines all moved to the back wing. As for Honghui himself, he still lived in the front yard to recuperate.

Yes, except for the people from the Imperial Hospital and a few servants who had served in prostitution, everyone else moved out of the front yard. Only Yinzhen and Yixiu, the two parents, could come in from time to time to take a look.

The next day, Yixiu offered sacrifices to the Goddess of Smallpox in the second courtyard and began to copy scriptures to pray for her son.

Not only her, but the three princesses in the backyard also stayed indoors to copy scriptures and pray. Some prayed for the eldest prince, while others prayed for themselves and the children in their bellies. At this time, everyone stayed quietly in the room waiting for the smallpox to disappear.

Yinzhen was not idle either. He wrote a memorial overnight and called Su Peisheng early in the morning: "Su Peisheng, send someone to the frontier. Remember, the person sent must have been a prostitute and not come to the farm!"

"Also, take the servants who have had smallpox with you to thoroughly investigate how the eldest prince contracted smallpox." You know, no one in the farm had smallpox. If there was no source of infection, how could the eldest son be infected with this fatal smallpox for no apparent reason?

Su Peisheng took the order and went to do the job. He had been involved in flower business before, so he was not very scared.

After Su Peisheng left, Yinzhen was still worried. The mortality rate of smallpox was extremely high. Whenever it broke out, there would be countless deaths and injuries. The previous emperor died of smallpox. Could Honghui, a four-year-old child, survive it like his father and the second brother, the crown prince?

His eldest son was suffering, and he was not even allowed to be by his side. He could only go in to visit him from time to time, which he considered as showing some concern for him.

After finishing his work, Yinzhen went to the front yard with Yixiu, but he didn't expect that Honghui was sitting on the bed reading an agricultural book, and he was reading it with great interest.

"Honghui, lie down quickly. How do you feel today?"

"Honghui, are you still feeling uncomfortable? What do you want to eat? I will make it for you myself."

Although Honghui had a low fever, he was in good spirits and had a good appetite. He just put away the book and did not lie down. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he smiled and replied: "My son is fine, and his appetite has not been lost. It's just that he can't stand lying down for too long, so he sat up and read a book. But my son brought a farming book, and the rest of the books are in the house. Father, my son would like you to bring a few books to his son, otherwise it would be boring to lie down all the time."

He was impatient to lie in bed all the time and wanted to get up and walk around and stretch his body, but several imperial doctors tried to dissuade him from doing so. So he had to give in and sit on the bed and read a book to pass the time.

Yinzhen said with a smile: "You are just making a fuss. What time is it now? If you want to read, you can do so after you recover. Now you'd better lie down and rest."

Honghui pursed his lips and deliberately softened his voice, "Father, I know what's going on. If I feel uncomfortable, I will lie down and rest. But lying down all the time is quite boring. I don't care what kind of books they are, whether they are medical books, travel notes, or story books. I am just reading to kill time."

Yinzhen could not resist his eldest son's request, so after thinking about it for a while, he agreed to it.

"Okay, I promise you. I'll ask someone to bring back some travel books from Beijing. Don't read agricultural books anymore. Agricultural books are exhausting to read. Travel books are more relaxing."