Chapter 56: Smallpox?
Hearing Jiang Nanyuan's words, Jiang Wenjin's eyes dimmed instantly.
Given his current physical condition, it would be too late for Wenzhu to push him out and let him stay outside for a while.
If you want to go out of the mansion, it is impossible.
But after thinking about it carefully, he also knew why Jiang Nanyuan was unwilling to come back.
After all, he and Mrs. Lin have been living on a farm outside for so many years.
My father doesn't care about them. If it were me, I probably wouldn't want to go back to this mansion.
Never mind, this matter cannot be forced.
He watched Jiang Nanyuan leave the mansion until she was out of sight. Then he turned to Wen Zhu behind him and said, "Push me back."
Wenzhu pushed him back immediately after hearing this.
With the disturbance caused by Jiang Nanfeng and his people today, the old lady’s birthday party will definitely not be held.
In particular, Xiao Xiaoru caught a severe cold and is still in a coma.
Xiao Yujing has already sent someone to invite the imperial physician over.
The old lady had no choice but to ask the other ladies to go back temporarily and cancel the birthday party today.
The other ladies also knew that the matter was serious today, so they all took their leave.
Everyone gathered in the guest room, nervously waiting for the imperial physician to diagnose Xiao Xiaoru.
The imperial physician rushed over and examined Xiao Xiaoru carefully. After his diagnosis, he widened his eyes in horror and then quickly took two steps back.
"Second Prince, don't get too close to the Tenth Princess. She has smallpox!"
When everyone heard what the imperial physician said, their eyes widened and they took two steps back, fearing that Xiao Xiaoru, who was lying on the bed, would infect them with her illness.
They had heard of smallpox. They had once heard of an epidemic in a small county in the south.
Later, local officials reported the matter to the emperor. When the emperor learned about it, he realized that the epidemic was contagious and extremely serious.
Not only did the emperor not send imperial physicians to rescue the county, but he sent imperial guards to the county and burned everyone in the county to death.
This matter was widely circulated at the time.
Some people think that the emperor's actions are cruel, while others think that it is necessary to do so, otherwise the disease will spread to more and more people.
Xiao Yujing also agreed with the emperor's approach at that time.
But now that he heard that his sister was fine and suddenly got this disease, he was worried that he might be infected.
As much as he loved his sister before, he now dislikes her.
When he thought about the time when she fell into the water and he jumped into the water to save her, he was afraid that he would be infected too.
"Doctor Li, please come over here and take a look at me to see if I'm infected."
When Doctor Li heard this, he didn't want to go up and take his pulse, for fear that he would be infected too.
But there was no way, after all, he was the second prince, and this was an order he could not disobey.
He had no choice but to go forward reluctantly and feel his pulse, and then he was also shocked.
Even the second prince was infected!
Could it be that everyone in the Marquis' Mansion had been infected? He heard that the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion had invited many people to her birthday party today.
If everyone who came here today got infected, the capital would be in chaos.
It's also strange, how could this epidemic appear in the capital?
His mind was in a mess, and seeing the Second Prince's eager look to know the result, he had no choice but to tell him the truth.
"Replying to the Second Prince, you... your body has also been affected." The imperial physician replied tremblingly.
This was over. Why was it me and not someone else who was on duty at the Imperial Hospital today? It looked like I was in big trouble too.
Doctor Li looked dejected.
After hearing what he said, Xiao Yujing's face turned pale.
When he thought about how his father had handled the epidemic before, he was filled with fear.
Could it be that if the emperor finds out about this, he will round them up and burn them all to death?
Then why is he trying to seize the throne? He is almost dead.
"Doctor Li, you must stay here today. I don't care what method you use, but you must find me an antidote to this epidemic.
Otherwise, I will kill you now."
When Doctor Li heard what Xiao Yujing said, he fell to his knees.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said, "Second Prince, my medical skills are limited. Could you please send a few more imperial physicians to study with me?"
I would rather die than let my friend die. I cannot let him suffer alone. If he relies solely on his medical skills to research an antidote for the epidemic, I am afraid that even if he dies, he will not be able to find a solution.
He is quite self-aware.
Xiao Yujing thought about it carefully and realized that this matter could not be concealed, after all, there were so many people coming to the Marquis' Mansion today.
Even if their mansion blocks the news, if anyone who leaves is infected with the disease, the news will probably spread.
It wouldn't be good if the entire capital fell. Besides, my father wouldn't kill everyone in the capital, would he?
After figuring this out, he asked Doctor Li to go to the door and randomly find someone to go into the palace to report the matter.
After all, Doctor Li had just arrived, and the infection should not be able to reach him.
Doctor Li slowly exhaled a breath of foul air and immediately stood up to do what Xiao Yujing had said.
He went outside and happened to see his medicine boy coming back.
Just now when he entered the Marquis' Mansion, he remembered that there was a shortage of medicine in the palace. It happened that he went out to buy some today, so he asked his medicine boy to go buy it first.
Seeing him come back, he took out a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, then waved to the medicine boy and whispered a few words in his ear.
When the medicine boy heard what he said, his eyes widened immediately. Knowing that this matter could not be delayed, he nodded and quickly ran towards the palace.
In the afternoon, the entire capital was in panic. After the emperor heard about this, the first thing he thought of was to arrest all of them and burn them to death.
But then he thought again, this concerns the families of several officials. If they were all burned to death, wouldn't the entire capital be deserted?
Then what kind of emperor is he?
This idea didn't work. After thinking about it, he decided to let all the people in the Imperial Hospital research the solution to the epidemic. If they couldn't find a solution, they would all be beheaded.
By the way, he also asked the Royal Guards to post notices on the streets.
He also ordered all shops on the street to be closed and everyone to stay at home and not go out.
Anyone who disobeys orders will be beheaded immediately.
These imperial edicts were issued one after another, and the entire capital was instantly in chaos.
This matter also reached the ears of Jiang Nanyuan and Lin Zhixue.
When Jiang Nanyuan learned about this, she just smiled faintly.
She wasn't surprised; it was all her doing.
But what they had was not smallpox at all, let alone an infectious disease.
This is just a poison she developed that is very similar to smallpox. It will not infect humans, but the symptoms are similar to smallpox.
If the poison is not detoxified, pustules will gradually form on the face and ulcerate. This is not a particularly difficult poison to detoxify.
If the doctors in the Imperial Hospital are any good, they will definitely be able to solve the problem.
This was just a small punishment for her.
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