Chapter 239: Playing (asking for monthly tickets)
Because Ganquan Palace was still sealed off, almost no one could enter or leave freely except for the people who came to deliver medicine and meals every day.
Yu Jiao had no choice but to order others to investigate.
In a remote palace in the harem, the beautiful Hu Ji was now looking haggard. Her attendant reported tremblingly, "Chief Emissary, Du Ruo is dead."
"What's the point of telling me? Send someone to carry her out and burn her. It's bad luck!"
Ever since she came to the Xianyang Palace, she has been unlucky. First, she was placed under house arrest by the King of Qin, and then her maid fell ill. No one knew what bad luck had befallen her.
"Master, everyone who has seen Duruo is now seriously ill. We should report this quickly, otherwise I am worried something might happen."
"What do you want to say? Is it going to be sealed off like the Empress Dowager's Ganquan Palace? Even the Empress Dowager has someone to treat her, but do you think any imperial physician would come to my place?"
Once discovered, they would have no choice but to wait for death here, or even worse.
Hu Ji's whole body was shaking. How could she die like this before she even met the King of Qin!
Her eyes were deep, "Drag those who are sick out and bury them quietly."
"The entire palace is full of the king's men. How can he conceal the fact that two people were buried alive? I heard that the queen mother has found a cure. Why don't you go and ask the queen mother for help?" The maid knelt on the ground, looking panicked.
Hu Ji gritted her teeth and fell into deep thought.
Seeing this, the maid knew the chief emissary was hesitant and quickly continued, "Doesn't the chief emissary want to see the king? The king respects the queen mother very much, and Prince Fusu is now in the queen mother's palace. If you can take this opportunity to befriend the queen mother, you will have no worries about not having an audience with the king."
"But if the Queen Mother knew that this epidemic came from my palace, would she accept me without any reservations?"
"Chief Envoy, please pretend you know nothing. I heard that the Queen Mother is kind and gentle, and she will definitely not make things difficult for you."
Hu Ji's eyes lit up.
The maid saw her walking out and quickly chased after her, "Chief, where are you going?"
"Since you don't know anything, you have to act the whole way."
Hu Ji lay beside Du Ruo's bed and pretended to cry bitterly, but she didn't dare to touch Du Ruo's body. She only touched her clothes. Until it got dark, she felt a severe pain in her throat. She couldn't help but feel panic in her heart, but also a hint of joy.
"Go to the Queen Mother for help."
The people sent by Yu Jiao set out and happened to meet the maid who came out to ask for help. After asking around, they reported everything that happened in the palace.
Zhao Yuanxi's face was gloomy. "Dead? Someone died in the palace, and no one received the news, and no one went to investigate what happened?"
Cold sweat broke out on the palace maid's forehead as she stammered to explain, "There are so many people in the harem, and it's not uncommon for one or two palace maids to die. Besides, that palace maid died of illness, so it has nothing to do with anyone else."
There were nearly 10,000 people in the entire Xianyang Palace, so the death of one or two would not cause any ripples.
Zhao Yuanxi cursed in his heart, "How many more people in the palace are suffering from the plague?"
"According to the imperial physician's investigation, there are a total of four people who are ill, including the young palace attendant. Furthermore, after investigation, in addition to several palace servants in that palace, people in several surrounding palaces have also shown signs of illness. They have now been relocated and are awaiting the Queen Mother's decision."
Zhao Yuanxi rubbed her eyebrows. At first, she had a conspiracy theory, thinking that someone in the harem wanted to harm Fusu. Now it seems that it was just an accident, which made Zhao Yuanxi feel a little relieved.
Natural disasters are certainly terrible, but what is often more terrifying is human nature. What Zhao Yuanxi hates most is competing with those conspiracies and intrigues.
"Send someone to treat those palace servants!"
At the same time, Ying Zheng also received news that an epidemic had broken out in his harem, but none of his men had noticed it. It was only discovered by the Queen Mother, which made him feel very complicated.
"Is the Queen Mother in good health?" Ying Zheng asked the palace maids below.
"The Queen Mother is in good health, and the two young masters are also getting better. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
"What happened to those people?"
The palace maid fell to the ground and replied, "The medicine developed by the Empress Dowager and the imperial physicians has a miraculous effect on this epidemic. The palace maids who were infected with the disease have now stabilized."
"Serve the Queen Mother well, and go down!"
Ying Zheng's brows were still furrowed as he asked in a deep voice, "Have the people sent out to investigate returned?"
Whether it was an accident or not, the truth must be found out.
Zhao Gao bowed and replied, "He's back! I'll let him in right away."
Compared with the people sent by Zhao Yuanxi, Ying Zheng's people obviously investigated more thoroughly.
"The palace maid named Du Ruo originally served Hu Changshi. Seven days ago, she suddenly became unwell and wanted to take sick leave, but Hu Changshi did not agree. Two days later, Du Ruo fell ill, so she was placed in the bedroom to rest. During this time, everyone who lived with Du Ruo began to behave strangely, but no one paid any attention."
"Eunuch Mu in the Queen Mother's palace was once Du Ruo's fiancé. Upon hearing that Du Ruo was seriously ill, he secretly went to visit her, which caused Ziying and Prince Fusu to contract the plague."
"Du Ruo died yesterday morning. Envoy Hu wanted to burn her, but the maid tried to stop her. She also had a fever that night."
Zhao Gao finally understood what was going on and cursed Hu Ji's stupidity. "Your Majesty, it seems the palace staff failed to discover this incident in time. This is my fault. Please spare my life."
"Go and accept your punishment," Ying Zheng said calmly, "that Hu Ji will be demoted to a junior eunuch, and the eunuch in Ganquan Palace will be sentenced to death."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ten days later, the blockade of Ganquan Palace was finally lifted.
Ziying and Fusu recovered completely and ran around the palace. Since they didn't need to go to Chunyu Yue's class, the two little guys played like crazy after they were able to get out of bed.
Zhao Yuanxi even suspected that he had been too restrictive towards them on a daily basis, causing them to go crazy when they had some free time.
"Stop messing around! Have you taken your medicine today?"
Ziying hid behind Fusu and said, "I've asked Imperial Physician Yu. We've recovered and don't need to take the medicine anymore!"
"You don't need to take that medicine, but I didn't say you don't need to take other medicines!" Zhao Yuanxi said with a smile.
Although the medicine was good, it was harmful to the body. Zhao Yuanxi was worried that the medicine would have side effects on the two little guys, so he asked Yu Jiao to prepare some new medicine packs to help them recuperate.
Fusu and Ziying said with bitter faces, "Grandmother, can't we just not drink?"
These days, they are really scared of taking those medicines and never want to smell the smell of medicine again in their lives!
Zhao Yuanxi had a serious expression on his face. He pulled them back one by one and led them inside. "No!"
Just then, a palace maid came in to report, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, Envoy Hu requests an audience."
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