"Pain? Why does it hurt?" Wanyi thought. Getting smallpox vaccination would cause a fever and then some blisters would randomly appear on the body.
"The imperial physician said it's related to individual constitution. Some people experience both pain and high fever. I'm lucky I don't feel pain, and I didn't expect that you would too, my lady. This will make you feel more comfortable." Furong felt fortunate for her mistress.
"How is Hongxiu?" Wanyi suddenly thought of Hongxiu. All the maids were gathered in one place, where two imperial physicians were guarding her.
"I've already sent Guo'er to check on them, and she'll be back soon." She naturally knew that these concubines valued their capable maids the most, so she wouldn't overlook them.
"Hmm, let's get ready and go check out Fushou Palace." Now is the perfect time to make a good impression, how could she miss it! After all, her symptoms are mild, so she should at least put on a sincere act, shouldn't she?
"Yes, this servant will go and prepare." Furong naturally went to prepare things for the trip, such as a veil, spare handkerchiefs, and other small items that might be needed for the journey.
"Please bear with it a little longer, my lady. It will be fine in a while." Song'er, who was assigned to serve the concubine Borjigit in Qin Courtyard, looked at her mistress who was groaning softly and comforted her gently.
"How much longer! I can't take it anymore." Consort Borjigit could adapt at first, but she couldn't bear it for long. In fact, the pain would subside after two or three hours, depending on the individual's constitution.
"Half an hour has passed now, and it will be ready in two hours at the earliest. Your Highness, would you like to drink some water?" Song'er gently helped the Consort Borjigit sit up and fed her water, thus diverting her attention.
"Is Consort Suozhuolun alright...?" Consort Borjigit originally wanted to ask if Wanyi was also in excruciating pain, so that she could feel more at ease.
"This servant will send Zhi'er to take a look," Song'er said, and then went to call Zhi'er.
"Empress Dowager, Consort Suo Zhuolun has arrived!" Granny He had already been vaccinated last time, and now that Su Mala Gu was getting vaccinated, she was serving Bumbutai.
"Why is she here?" Bumbutai was also in pain, but the imperial physician used precious medicines to relieve the pain of both her and the Empress Dowager. However, the dosage was too small, so only she and the Empress Dowager were able to receive the medicine.
"She said she came to see you. Some people have special constitutions and don't feel pain. I suppose Consort Suozhuolun is one of them," Granny He explained, seemingly noticing Bumbutai's confusion.
"Then please come in!" It was thoughtful of her.
Granny He nodded in agreement and went out to bring Wanyi in.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, may the Empress Dowager enjoy a long life." Wanyi performed a standard squatting salute.
"Let's get to sleep! It's kind of you to remember me at a time like this." Bumbutai said, adding a soft "Ah" twice, but Wanyi was too far away to hear it.
At this moment, a palace maid came in carrying a bowl of medicine. Because Bumbutai was old, she had to drink more medicine than Wanyi and the others.
"Now that you're here, serve me the medicine!" Looking at the relaxed Suo Zhuolun, she suddenly felt a little unbalanced.
"Empress Dowager, Consort Suo Zhuolun shouldn't have done these things. She's clumsy. What if she gets involved with you?"
Standing to the side, Granny He whispered worriedly. When Bumbutai saw Granny He's nervousness and concern, she didn't blame her. However, what she didn't know was that Granny He was worried about Wanyi, since the Empress Dowager was the most difficult to serve when taking medicine.
"What's wrong? Does a concubine not even know how to attend to a sick person and serve medicine?" If that's the case, she really doubts whether Suo Zhuolun can be a qualified concubine.
"It is my honor to serve the Empress Dowager." Although Wanyi did not know why the Empress Dowager had suddenly made trouble, leaving was one of the purposes of her visit. She wanted to return to the palace as soon as possible, so the Empress Dowager had to recover quickly.
Wanyi picked up the medicine, covered it with a spoon, added a drop of diluted spiritual spring water, and then slowly fed it to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager originally intended to make things difficult for Wanyi during the second sip, but unexpectedly, she felt less uncomfortable after drinking it, so she silently finished it.
"Seeing how skilled you are, have you ever served your elders at home?" Bumbutai asked casually as she felt better and her mood improved.
"When I was at home, I served the maids, but I only knew a little bit. I still couldn't serve them as well as Granny He and the others," Wanyi said somewhat shyly. After all, she was a concubine, not a servant, so how could she know how to serve others?
"That's already very good. You're a good child. Go and check on the Empress Dowager for me! I need to rest for a while." Bumbutai drank the medicine, which had a calming effect, and with the blessing of the spiritual spring, the medicine took effect quickly.
"Yes, this concubine takes her leave!" Wanyi bowed and withdrew. The Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager lived together in the Hou Palace, so Wanyi arrived quickly.
After Zhi'er went to the side courtyard to find out about Wanyi's situation, she quickly returned to the main courtyard to tell Consort Borjigit, "Your Highness, Consort Suozhuolun is not in pain. She went to visit the Empress Dowager."
"Is she alright?" Even with a high fever? She's really lucky. As Consort Borjigit grew increasingly favored by Wanyi and was gradually instilled with the power struggles of the harem, she lost herself. All she could think about was why Wanyi could win Kangxi's favor, serve him in bed, and even get pregnant, while she had nothing. Extremely resentful, she began to hate Wanyi.
"I didn't find anything wrong. It seems it hasn't started to manifest yet. Some people develop symptoms later, which is the same." Song'er thought that Consort Borjigit was just concerned about Wanyi, so she didn't think much of it.
"Go and prepare some pastries. When Consort Suo Zhuolun returns, have her make some. Just tell her that I really miss her pastries."
Consort Borjigit could only think of this subtle way to punish Consort Wanyi, after all, they were good sisters on the surface, weren't they?
"yes."
Wanyi followed the same method when she went to the Empress Dowager's place, but the spring water dripped into the water. She only left after the Empress Dowager had fallen asleep.
"Greetings, Consort Suo Zhuolun!" Zhi'er was waiting at the entrance of Qin Courtyard. As soon as she saw Wanyi return, she quickly went up to her.
"Zhi'er, does Sister Borjigit have any instructions?"
It seems that Consort Borjigit is about to cause some trouble again! She was trained by Wanyi, and Wanyi noticed that something was wrong with her. She didn't expect that she would be unable to keep up the act so quickly. In the end, she still saved an ungrateful wretch.
"My lady asked me to wait here for Consort. My lady said she misses Consort's pastries very much and would like to ask Consort to make some."
Zhi'er said cautiously, after all, Consort Suozhuolun and Consort Borjigit were both consorts, and in her opinion, this request was excessive.
"Is Sister Borjigit feeling any better?" Wanyi didn't think much of it. Putting herself in her shoes, she knew that if Borjigit were sick, she would also want to eat something delicious, which was perfectly normal.
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