Chapter 34 Epidemic! I want to go to Kang Kang
The eldest prince has already left the palace, and his mother is an old man in the palace. Now she is one of the four concubines and has a high status in the harem.
The eldest prince has been training in the army since he entered the court. He has extraordinary martial arts and is very popular with generals.
Under the premise that the emperor does not like the prince, some ministers in the court support the eldest prince. In
fact, it is not just the eldest prince. The second and third princes also have their own supporters. Although the fourth and fifth princes have not made clear statements now, no one knows whether they are keeping a low profile.
After all, there has never been a pure and harmless royal child.
Now, the strongest competitor among these princes has contracted the epidemic!
Lu Zexu trotted back to his bedroom, and not long after, he trotted out again.
Shen Hong looked at him in and out in confusion, not knowing what he was doing.
"Let's go to my eldest brother's house." Lu Zexu threw his sleeves and was about to leave the palace.
Shen Hong immediately stepped forward, stretched out his long arm, and stopped him, "Your Highness, this is not appropriate! The eldest prince is suffering from an epidemic!"
An epidemic is a plague, which is contagious.
Fulu also knelt on the ground, grabbed Lu Zexu's robe with one hand, and persuaded him, "Your Highness, the emperor has ordered that the eldest prince's mansion be sealed. Except for the imperial physician, no one can enter!"
"Even if you go there, you can't enter the mansion."
Lu Zexu was not surprised that his father would give such an order.
Throughout the ages, epidemics are never a trivial matter. If no treatment method is found, the disease will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In the end, there will be deaths in cities one after another. Now
the epidemic has occurred in the capital. If it is not controlled well, it is likely to lead to irreversible consequences.
It is the wisest approach to nip the danger in the bud.
I just don’t know if his father, the emperor, will order the killing of everyone in the prince’s mansion once the epidemic in his eldest brother’s mansion cannot be controlled.
After all, the only effective and safest solution is to completely eliminate the source of transmission.
Lu Zexu’s thoughts were flying, but he did not insist on going to the eldest prince’s mansion.
Shen Hong and Fulu both breathed a sigh of relief.
This is an epidemic!
If you are infected, you may lose your life.
"Is there any news from Big Brother's house?" Lu Zexu asked.
Fulu was an expert at getting information, and since he came to report the situation, he must have already found out everything clearly.
"The chief physician of the Imperial Hospital diagnosed that this epidemic is typhoid fever. People in the eldest prince's mansion are all weak, have loss of appetite, chills and coughs, sore throats, cold bodies, diarrhea and abdominal pain. I heard that more than 100 servants have died in the eldest prince's mansion in just the past few days."
Lu Zexu's brows tightened when he heard this, "Why is it so serious that I just got the news?"
Fulu bowed and saluted, "I heard that they were not sure it was an epidemic at first. Later, most of the servants in the mansion fell ill. The housekeeper of the eldest prince's mansion was shocked and reported it to the eldest prince."
"But the eldest prince was also ill at that time. When he heard about this, he asked Doctor Yu to diagnose and treat him."
"It was only then that it was determined to be an epidemic, but the situation was discovered too late. I heard that many people in the capital have been infected with the epidemic, and now the prefect of Jingzhao is taking people to relocate these patients to the suburbs of the city."
Lu Zexu's brows furrowed even tighter, "Why would an epidemic break out in the important area of the capital? How did my brother get infected?"
Fulu looked at Shen Hong cautiously, "I heard that the epidemic first appeared in the camp outside the capital."
In an instant, the faces of Shen Hong and Lu Zexu changed.
Shen Hong covered his mouth and nose with one hand, and quickly retreated out of the palace. He had just returned from the camp outside the capital.
He regretted it very much. Why did he come to the East Palace today?
Although he did not feel any discomfort, it is better to be safe than sorry.
What if he really gets sick and infects his little nephew?
"Call the doctor!"
Lu Zexu shouted immediately. He subconsciously stepped forward to see Shen Hong's condition.
But Shen Hong raised his hand to stop him, "Your Highness, go back immediately! Fulu, sweep the East Palace three times inside and outside with boiling water, and don't be careless!"
"And your Highness's clothes, take them off and burn them immediately! If anything happens to your Highness, you should know the consequences!"
Shen Hong's voice was steady and powerful, and he arranged everything in the shortest time.
Fulu did not act immediately, but only moved after seeing Lu Zexu nod.
He is from the East Palace, and only the Crown Prince can order him to do things.
"Don't be nervous, uncle. I just came back from outside the palace, and maybe I have been infected. Besides, you and I have been talking here for a while. If it is contagious, it would have been infected a long time ago. It is useless to avoid it now."
While Lu Zexu was talking, he had already walked in front of Shen Hong, not worried at all that he might be infected.
The doctor came over quickly to take the pulse of the two.
As soon as he took the pulse, his face changed. Lu Zexu and Shen Hong were not stupid people, and they saw the problem at a glance.
"I have also been infected with the plague."
Shen Hong said in a deep voice. He was not afraid of death, but he was worried about implicated his little nephew.
The imperial physician bowed, "The general is in good health and is a martial artist. The injury is only in the early stages. As long as he takes proper medication, he will surely survive this catastrophe."
Shen Hong didn't care about this now. He suppressed the panic in his heart, "Check the pulse of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Fulu and Shen Hong stared at the imperial physician with sharp eyes. The imperial physician was under a lot of pressure, and beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead.
Only the real owner was daydreaming and didn't take this matter to heart at all.
It's not that Lu Zexu is not afraid of death, but he is confident in his heart. He has two boxes of regular medicine here!
He survived the last dangerous fall from the cliff, and this time it's just an epidemic!
He believes that he will definitely survive it!
The imperial physician withdrew his hand and his expression relaxed. "Your Highness is a lucky person. You don't have any epidemic disease, but you haven't gotten enough sleep. Your Highness, staying up late is exhausting your heart."
"Your Highness, I will prescribe a tranquilizing soup to help you sleep."
Lu Zexu knew what was going on with him. During this period of time, he stayed up late every day, waiting for the door that was filled with seven-color light. How could he get enough sleep?
"Fulu, close the East Palace immediately. From now on, people can only enter the East Palace but not leave! Tell my father that there is an epidemic in the East Palace!"
Shen Hong stopped him immediately, "Your Highness! This is not appropriate. I will leave the palace immediately. This is the safest way!"
Lu Zexu looked at him with a sharp look, "Safety! If you leave the East Palace now, how many people will you meet along the way? How many people will be infected with the epidemic?"
Shen Hong naturally understood this truth, "But if you stay, it may endanger your Highness!"
Lu Zexu didn't listen to his nonsense and directly asked Shen Hong to move to the side courtyard, leaving only two eunuchs to serve.
Of course, he also kept the imperial physician to treat Shen Hong.
Although he was a doctor, he also came into contact with Shen Hong, so it was safest to stay.
Lu Zexu thought his arrangement was very reasonable, but he didn't know that within a quarter of an hour, the imperial guards would directly surround his East Palace