Yunrong gradually got used to life in the capital without Yinzhen by her side. Although she would still miss him sometimes, she no longer lost her appetite.
Uya spent a few days with her daughter and was about to return home.
Everything is fine with Yunrong, and things are progressing very smoothly with Yinzhen as well.
Yinzhen knew exactly how to defeat Ge Er.
"Your Majesty, this servant has already carried out the arrangements as you instructed."
Yinzhen nodded: "Well done, you may leave now!"
"yes"
After the messenger who came to report the military situation left, Yinzhen asked Liang Jiugong, "Has the Empress's letter arrived by now?"
Liang Jiugong had planned to speak up after they parted ways, but he didn't expect the Emperor to speak up himself.
"Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress's letter has just arrived, and I will present it to you immediately."
When Yinzhen received Yunrong's letter, it mentioned her recent situation, saying that the baby in her womb was doing well, and also talked about the situation in the palace, as well as some things outside the palace. Although Yinzhen had his own ways of knowing these things, Yunrong felt that what she said was different from what he knew from other sources.
After reading the letter, Yinzhen felt all his fatigue vanish. He felt he needed to speed things up, as a beautiful woman was waiting for his return.
Yinzhen personally led the expedition, and his methods and ideas were more advanced. Although the Dzungars were naturally brave, they were still made of flesh and blood and were no match for powerful weapons.
Yinzhen wanted to go back to see the birth of his child, so he sped up the process, and by the end of April, the Dzungars had surrendered.
Yinzhen had no intention of letting the Dzungars off the hook, and signed a series of unequal treaties with them, which naturally benefited the Qing Dynasty.
Yinzhen calculated that Yunrong's due date was in June, and if he went back now, it was entirely possible to return to the capital before the child was born.
Yinzhen entrusted the remaining miscellaneous matters to his ministers and then returned home.
The journey was relatively smooth, but when they were almost in the capital, Yinzhen suddenly fell ill. The imperial physician examined him and said he had malaria, which threw many of the people in the entourage into a panic.
Malaria was not considered incurable in ancient times, but its mortality rate was extremely high. How could the people not worry if the emperor contracted malaria?
Yinzhen's illness came on suddenly, and the accompanying imperial physicians gathered together to try to find a treatment plan.
Of course, the fact that Yinzhen had contracted malaria could not be kept secret. Most of the people accompanying him knew about it. Yinzhen ordered that it be kept secret in the capital, at least for the time being, and that it was not advisable to spread the news.
"Your Majesty, I have already sent someone back to fetch the medicine. As instructed by my master, I have kept the news under wraps and it has not been sent back to the capital."
Yinzhen was indeed quite weak. Lying on the bed, he said listlessly, "Yes, I understand. You did well."
Yinzhen asked Liang Jiugong to fetch the medicine Jinjishuangna. Yinzhen had completely forgotten that in his previous life, his father had also contracted malaria during a military campaign. It was very serious at the time, and he was on the verge of death. Therefore, the Crown Prince inevitably acted without restraint, which was also the fuse that caused the tension between his father and the Crown Prince in his previous life.
He hadn't thought that much about his life, but he never expected to follow in his father's footsteps and contract malaria.
Yinzhen believed he could overcome this hurdle, but to avoid worrying Yunrong, he kept the news a secret.
Yinzhen did not bring the Golden Rooster Frost with him on this personal expedition; to obtain it, he had to return to the capital and get it from the foreigners.
Both the trip and the return trip take time.
During this period, Yinzhen's health deteriorated. Yinzhen knew that Jinji Shuangna was effective against malaria, but others did not! Now everyone was worried as if Yinzhen were about to die.
“Chief Steward Liang, it is inappropriate to keep the Emperor’s news under wraps. The situation has become serious.”
Liang Jiugong glanced at the speaker: "This servant knows, but that's what His Majesty ordered, and this servant has no choice! Why don't you talk to His Majesty yourself?"
The man fell silent. Even if the emperor had agreed, he would not have been willing to risk seeing him.
Although malaria is not contagious, if someone were to visit the emperor at this time, and the emperor were in a bad mood, their good mood would be ruined.
"You flatter me, Steward Liang. His Majesty has troubled you. I will take my leave now."
"Please take care, sir."
Liang Jiugong has seen another one off, so that should be about it for today.
Liang Jiugong stepped into the room and reported, "Your Majesty, five officials came today, all of whom hope that Your Majesty can send a message back to the capital."
Yinzhen naturally knew what they were thinking, but he just felt that he might be in grave danger this time. It would be good for the capital to be prepared if the news was sent back, so that if he really didn't make it through, there wouldn't be any chaos if a half-grown prince was in charge of things in the capital.
Even if he knew it, if he wasn't certain that malaria was curable, he would still think that way.
"Tell the imperial physician to release some good news, so as not to disturb people's peace of mind."
Seeing that Yinzhen's condition had not improved, Liang Jiugong was somewhat worried: "Your Majesty, your..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yinzhen interrupted him, saying, "I know. Just do as I say. Tell anyone who inquires that my condition has improved."
"yes"
Yinzhen didn't take this malaria seriously; he was confident it wouldn't be a big deal.
Yinzhen was about three days away from the capital. He sent someone to fetch the Golden Rooster Frost, but before he could even use the medicine, Yunrong received the news.
Yinzhen's information control was indeed very effective, but there were always some who slipped through the net and couldn't be controlled. Yunrong was taking a walk outside at the time, in her own Kunning Palace.
Suddenly, a third-class palace maid ran over and knelt before her, saying, "Your Majesty, this servant has something to report."
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