"Someone has reported that you have had contact with someone infected with smallpox. You are now being taken away for quarantine. Once it is confirmed that you do not have smallpox, you will be released."
Bei Yutang and Xiao Moer looked at each other and did not resist, allowing the guards to take them away.
The group of guards walked towards the west of the city. Bei Yutang asked, "Sir, where are you taking us?"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just follow me." The guard leader said impatiently.
After walking all the way out of Kyoto City, we headed towards the suburbs west of the city. When we arrived, we saw a deserted yard surrounded by weeds. Crows were cawing on the eaves, which made the place even more desolate.
"Mother, what is this place?"
"It must be someone who was previously imprisoned and released the disease."
A guard came forward and opened the gate.
"You two go in. If nothing happens after seven days, we will let you out." After saying that, he pushed them into the yard without saying anything.
As soon as they entered, they saw Dai Xiang and Xue Qian being imprisoned in the yard.
They were both stunned when they saw Bei Yutang and Xiao Moer being imprisoned together.
"Sister Mu, you've been locked up too."
As soon as they entered, the gate was locked.
"You two stay here."
Hearing the footsteps leaving outside the house, the four of them sat together, looking at each other.
"When were you caught?" Bei Yutang asked.
"After Xue Qian and I bought the herbs and returned to the inn, they brought us here. No matter how Xue Qian tried to explain that Tiezhu wasn't infected with smallpox, they refused to believe us and dragged us here."
"Are you not hurt?"
"I'm fine. Xue Qian got punched by them."
Bei Yutang looked at Xue Qian, who quickly waved his hands, "I'm fine."
"How can the officials in Kyoto be so bad? They don't even give me a chance to speak." Dai Xiang muttered, "Sister Mu, do we really have to stay here for seven days?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, no need."
As long as the people from the Treasure Pavilion told Hua Ziyun their whereabouts, they would be out soon. This was also the reason why she did not resist and let them capture her.
At this time, Hua Ziyun hurried to his mother's palace to ask for the token to leave the palace. As soon as he arrived at Changchun Palace, he saw his father's personal guards guarding outside the door, and he knew that his father was in the palace.
Hua Ziyun wanted to leave, but he didn't dare to, so he could only bite the bullet and ask his subordinates to report.
The virtuous concubine and King Wen of Zhou heard that Hua Ziyun was outside and summoned him into the palace.
"Your son greets father and mother." Hua Ziyun bowed deeply respectfully.
"Get up." Hua Ziyun stood up obediently.
King Wen of Zhou saw that his face was red and his breathing was unstable, and it was obvious that he had been traveling in a hurry.
"Today is not a day for bathing, why are you here?" King Wen of Zhou looked at his youngest son in front of him.
The virtuous concubine beside her hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it was I who asked you to summon him."
Hua Ziyun looks at the nose with his eyes and the heart with his nose.
How could King Wen of Zhou not see that the virtuous concubine was helping him lie and not expose her?
"Since you're here, I'd like to test your learning progress."
The virtuous concubine was overjoyed, as she was just afraid that the emperor would blame Ziyun for being playful and not motivated to make progress.
Hua Ziyun was anxious to see Aunt Mu and Xiao Moer, but he knew that he was unlucky and happened to run into his father. He could only suppress his eager heart and face his father's test.
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