Nian Shilan quickly looked at the child in her arms. Seeing him screaming, her eyes and expression softened immediately. She touched Fubao's little face and asked with a smile, "Our Fubao is so cute. What's this cry? Are you hungry or sleepy?"

Fubao is less than a year old and cannot speak yet. He can only make “ah ah” sounds, and it’s unclear what he is trying to do.

Yu Ying'er's gaze gradually shifted to Fubao. Seeing that his mother didn't understand, Fubao could only yell at Yu Ying'er again, and even danced with his hands, as if he wanted to express something.

Yu Ying'er was also confused.

Seeing this, Fubao sighed helplessly like a little adult. Finally, he simply closed his eyes and pretended to fall asleep, unwilling to pay any more attention to these two adults who couldn't understand his calls.

Seeing this, Nian Shilan thought that Fubao was sleepy, so she put Fubao in the cradle and rocked him gently to coax him to sleep.

Seeing this, Yu Ying'er took out a pill that was twice as big as the usual one from her bosom and handed it to Nian Shilan, saying, "My queen, dissolve this pill in water and give it to the people in Yikun Palace to drink. It will help fight the epidemic."

“Okay, I’ve got it in mind. But even if you have this elixir, don’t forget to fumigate the palace with mugwort, take good care of yourself, and when the epidemic is over, bring Hongyao to see me in Yikun Palace again.” Nian Shilan issued an order to expel the guest, but it was also because Yikun Palace was the place where the epidemic occurred. Even though she was reminded in the dream and took extra precautions, she was still unable to escape.

Yu Ying'er naturally knew what Nian Shilan was thinking, so she immediately stood up and left.

Nian Shilan thought that Fei Yunyan and Cao Qinmo were relatively obedient, so she sent Yazhi to inform them to prepare the mugwort early. Otherwise, when it was distributed in the future, it would not be as easy to use as it is now.

After returning to Chuxiu Palace, Yu Ying'er immediately threw the pill into the palace's special well, and ordered someone to get some mugwort. She hurriedly ran to see Hongyao who was sleeping, and only breathed a sigh of relief after stuffing a pill into his mouth.

"Let's go find Sister Xin." Yu Ying'er went to the east hall again.

Just as Lu Yingfeng was about to pay his respects to Yu Ying'er, he was helped up by Yu Ying'er.

"Sister Xin, quickly send someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get some mugwort to fumigate the palace and daily necessities. Today, I came out of Concubine Hua's palace, and I'm afraid someone in Yikun Palace has been hit by an epidemic..."

"What! Epidemic!" Before Yu Ying'er could finish her words, Lu Yingfeng sat up in shock, his face turning pale, "Ying'er, is this true?"

"Shh! Two eunuchs in Yikun Palace had a fever all night. I'm afraid... However, it's not easy for us to spread something without any evidence. But it's always better to prepare the mugwort early in case of emergency." Yu Ying'er reminded.

Lu Yingfeng was immediately frightened and sat down in a hurry, lowering his voice: "You are right, I will send people to prepare it right away, it is always good to prepare more. This matter must not be made public for the time being. If it is not the case, you and I will have to cause unnecessary trouble."

Seeing that she had convinced Lu Yingfeng, Yu Ying'er felt relieved and said, "Sister, please ask someone to fetch water and clean the house inside and outside. I have to go back and tell the palace servants to get everything done."

Lu Yingfeng nodded, and Yu Ying'er left.

After everything was ready, Chuxiu Palace, Yiku Palace and Qixiang Palace, which received the mugwort as specified in this month, were undergoing "spring cleaning". After a few days, Yiku Palace was sealed off after an epidemic was exposed, and the imperial physician could be seen appearing in the entire harem from time to time.

Ten days later, the epidemic became difficult to control, and the entire harem was sealed off. The Yikun Palace was the worst hit, with people only allowed to enter but not leave. Even food was delivered to the door and taken away.

In the entire harem, only the imperial physician and a few palace maids were able to walk around. The Imperial Hospital was working overtime to research ways to solve the epidemic, so that the entire harem became much quieter.

At the same time, a little palace maid came to Yu Ying'er.

"You mean, the Queen asked you to tell me that everything is ready, except for an introducer who is not suspicious?" Yu Ying'er looked at the unfamiliar little palace maid in front of me with a little hesitation.

However, after Qiqi nodded, Yu Ying'er couldn't help but sigh that Concubine Hua was getting smarter and knew how to find a palace maid who had never been on duty in Yikun Palace but was still useful to pass on the message.

To be honest, I didn't know what to do to introduce her to the Emperor without him thinking too much. I could only listen to Qiqi's explanation while negotiating with the little palace maid.

"Who will Her Majesty choose? Will it be the imperial physician in the palace or a doctor outside the palace?" Yu Ying'er still had to ask clearly so that she could proceed with the next plan.

The little palace maid said respectfully, "It's Doctor Xu Jia from the Imperial Hospital."

"Imperial Physician Xu Jia? He was a Manchu soldier who once carried the flag. He should have had a better future. How could he become an unknown imperial physician?" Yu Ying'er seemed to be asking, or talking to herself, but the little palace maid didn't dare to answer.

The little palace maid said softly, "Her Majesty said that she cannot leave Yikun Palace now, and asked Concubine Rou to negotiate on her behalf. The general situation has been explained to Doctor Xu Jia, and all that remains is to plan the specific plan."

"Okay, I got it. You leave through the side door first and don't let anyone see us, even though what we are doing is to save more people. By the way, tell Her Majesty to let the prescription be tried out among the people first and save people first." Yu Ying'er thought that the matter of the prescription would not last long in the palace, so she decided to save the common people first.

The little palace maid responded and retreated in a hurry. She left carefully and quietly went to the back door of Yikun Palace.

"Qiqi, will many people die from this epidemic? Why do we have to follow the researched prescription to save people? I have points, why can't I use them to save the common people?" Yu Ying'er didn't understand. Although she was arrogant and domineering, she also had a compassionate heart of her own.

Yu Ying'er knew that she was not a saint, but when she thought about how an epidemic could take the lives of so many people, she felt deeply touched.

"I'm sorry." Qiqi's voice became clearer and clearer.

"Why do you want to say sorry?" Yu Ying'er was a little confused.

Qiqi walked out of Yu Ying'er's head, a ball of red blood mist, dark red, but appearing and disappearing. The voice in the blood mist was not like the one in her mind. At this moment, it sounded like a little boy singing a little song.

"I'm sorry, my ability is limited."

"Ah, no, no, Qiqi, don't blame yourself. That was just a momentary sigh. I know you brought me back to life and helped me so much. You have already spent a lot of energy. You can't ask for too much." Yu Ying'er hurriedly comforted.

Qiqi didn't say anything, but the blood mist became darker and soon disappeared.

Yu Ying'er was startled and quickly shouted, "Qiqi?!"

There was no response, and Yu Ying'er was so scared that she paced back and forth, calling Qiqi again and again.

"Don't make noise, I'm just sleepy." That cold and weak voice appeared in my mind again.

This cold voice seemed to be a disguise. The blood mist was Qiqi's real voice. She sounded like a child of only a few years old. How could she understand so many things? How could she...

Yu Ying'er felt a little sorry for Qiqi.

Qiqi, who are you?

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