Chapter 234 Epidemic
Ziying's condition was very bad. He had a fever and rapid breathing. When the imperial physician arrived, he had already fainted.
Yu Jiao and others had not left Ganquan Palace for long when they were suddenly called back. They thought that something had happened to the Queen Mother again, but they did not expect that the one in trouble was Prince Ziying.
His hand rested on Ziying's pulse, and his face turned pale in an instant.
Seeing his grim expression, Zhao Yuanxi's heart sank to the bottom. "Doctor Yu, what happened to Ziying?"
"Young Master Ziying may have contracted an epidemic."
As the name suggests, epidemic is a seasonal infectious disease. It is most common in spring, summer and autumn. It is highly contagious. It is said that if one person becomes ill, the disease can spread to the whole village. Patients often show symptoms such as high fever, cough, asthma, and rash.
"He was fine in the palace, how could he be infected with the epidemic?" Zhao Yuanxi couldn't believe it.
"Recently, the yin and yang have been reversed, with summer turning into cold. Young Master Ziying has been extremely emotional these past two days, allowing the wind evil to invade. It's not impossible that he might have contracted an epidemic."
Zhao Yuanxi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "Doctor Yu, do you have any prescription for treatment?"
Yu Jiao frowned, "I'll do my best."
The epidemic was not just an ordinary cold, so he wasn't very sure.
Yu Jiao paused and continued, "The epidemic can easily spread to others. Anyone who has had contact with Master Ziying recently is kindly requested to allow us to examine their pulse to prevent them from being infected with the pestilence."
The scary thing about epidemics is that they are highly contagious. Some epidemics may only cause headaches and fever for a few days, but some may kill more than half of the people in the entire city.
Yu Jiao is not sure what kind of epidemic this is, so he can only isolate the source of infection and identify the sick people.
The people who had contact with Ziying were nothing more than people from Ganquan Palace, as well as Ying Zheng, Fusu, Chunyu Yue, and Zhao Yuanxi.
Zhao Yuanxi's face was not very good. With the current medical technology, any epidemic could cause an extremely terrible disaster. Moreover, this was the core of the Qin State. If there was a large-scale death from the disease, the Qin State might be in turmoil.
"Seal off Ganquan Palace and no one is allowed to enter or leave at will." Ying Zheng gave the order immediately.
Zhao Yuanxi had no objection to this.
Yu Jiao prescribed a medicine to dispel evil and detoxify Ziying, and then took people to take the pulse of everyone in Ganquan Palace.
There were a total of 102 people in the palace, and not many of them were sick, only two or three, and Fusu was one of them.
However, Fusu's symptoms were milder, with only a slight fever.
The successive news made Zhao Yuanxi feel a little overwhelmed. He sat dejectedly in the corner, feeling listless.
She kept comforting herself in her heart, thinking that Fusu and Ziying had grown up in history and would be fine. But she was also afraid that her appearance would change their fate, causing them to encounter this epidemic and not be able to overcome it.
Zhao Yuanxi was in good health and Ying Zheng had no problems either. The imperial physician urged them to leave Ganquan Palace.
Seeing the Queen Mother sitting there motionless, Ying Zheng felt mixed emotions and patiently reminded her, "Queen Mother, it's time for us to leave."
Zhao Yuanxi lowered his eyes and said, "I want to stay and take care of them."
"The palace maids will take care of them. Has the Queen Mother forgotten that you are still the Queen Mother of Qin?"
"I haven't forgotten, but I'm also their great mother." Zhao Yuanxi looked up, a tear slipped from the corner of her eye, and she choked up, "I'll be fine, Your Majesty, please get out soon! I'll wait until they recover!"
Fusu wanted to go forward and pull the grandmother away, but remembering that he was also ill, he withdrew his hand and tried to smile, "Grandmother, I will take care of Ziying. You can't stay here. You should go with father!"
His voice was shaking, he was scared, but he was trying not to look so scared.
Zhao Yuanxi felt a pang of sadness in his heart and gently held Fusu in his arms. "Don't be afraid, Grandmother will be here with you!"
Fusu tried to push her away, but he couldn't get away. He could only cry, "Grandmother, please let me go. You will get sick too."
"No, the mother is very strong. A small epidemic can't hurt her."
Zhao Yuanxi looked up at Ying Zheng and reminded him, "You know, I'll be fine!"
Ying Zheng thought of the Queen Mother's mysterious background, his eyes moved, and he said in a deep voice, "Can you really guarantee it?"
"I said I wouldn't joke with my life. Your Majesty shouldn't stay here any longer. The Great Qin cannot do without you."
If something happened to Ying Zheng here, all the efforts made by Qin State in recent years would be in vain. Although Qin State is powerful now, if the king dies at this time, it will give the vassal states a chance to breathe, which will most likely consume Qin State's existing advantages and put it in a dilemma of being attacked from all sides.
"Okay!" Ying Zheng pursed his lips, frowning and relaxing, his eyes darkening. "Queen Dowager, remember what you said. I'm waiting for you."
Zhao Yuanxi arched his eyebrows, wanting to bump fists with Ying Zheng, but he held back, pretending to be relaxed and saying, "Don't worry! I won't let anything happen to them! Go away!"
Ying Zheng lowered his eyes and looked at Fusu again, "Don't you want to be an official and handle government affairs? When this is over, your father will let you take office."
"Really?" Fusu immediately became alert, his eyes seemed to be shining.
"You are not joking."
"Father..." Fusu sniffed. He knew very well that his father was concerned about him. "I will be fine, Ziying will be fine, and my mother will be fine too. Don't worry!"
How could Ying Zheng not be worried? However, he was the King of Qin, and all other matters had to be put aside before national affairs. He lowered his voice and said, "Take care of yourself."
After Ying Zheng left, most of the palace maids in Ganquan Palace were also placed in another palace, leaving only a few imperial doctors and a few personal maids of Fusu and Ziying.
It was as if the person was emptied out in an instant.
Zhao Yuanxi felt like he was back in Liyang Palace in Yongcheng.
Fusu's symptoms were milder. After the imperial physician prescribed a few medicines, he did not fall into a coma like Ziying. Although he had a fever, he was still conscious and in good spirits. He followed Zhao Yuanxi around all day.
"Why don't you rest in the house?" Zhao Yuanxi looked at the small figure squatting in front of the stove.
Fusu lowered his head and said, "I can't sleep, and I want to accompany my mother."
Although the eldest mother didn't say anything, she knew how important Ziying was to her. Ziying was now unconscious, and the eldest mother must be very sad.
Zhao Yuanxi touched Fusu's little head and said, "Okay, then you stay here. Is there anything you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
Zhao Yuanxi was preparing liquid food for Ziying, and he also had to prepare food for Fusu.
Fusu ordered a few things that his mother was good at, then stayed in the corner and waited patiently.
The pharmacy on the other side was also busy, and Yu Jiao scratched his head but couldn't think of a suitable prescription.
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