Jiang Mingwei didn't believe it. "Impossible. Mother would be overjoyed to know you were pregnant. She would never do anything like making you abort or sending you to the princess for punishment."
Holding her belly, Yun Ni pleaded, "Miss Mingwei, please let me go. I'll hide for a few days. Miss Mingwei can go back to her residence to check the situation and then come find me."
Jiang Mingwei hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Do you have somewhere to go?"
Yun Ni looked distressed. "I dare not go home. For the past two weeks, I have been hiding here and there."
Jiang Mingwei made a quick decision, "In that case, I will send you to the county princess's mansion first. Second sister-in-law is a very kind person, and Xiao Youran will definitely agree to protect the younger brother or sister in your womb. I will decide what to do after I return to the mansion."
The two then went to the county princess's residence, but only saw Madam Su, not Xiao Youran.
Upon hearing this, Su agreed to Yunni's request and said that Yunni's concerns were very reasonable.
Jiang Mingwei returned to the Marquis's residence with a heavy heart, only to find that Madam Gao was sending people all over the world to look for her.
As expected, she wanted to find Yun Ni and hand her over to the princess. She chuckled coldly, "Looking for Yun Ni? I don't know!"
A few days ago, at the county princess's residence, Xiao Youran was not at home but was invited to the princess's residence.
The reason was that Xuan Ge'er, who was less than two months old, had a high fever and developed a rash.
We've already invited Doctor Gu to come and see her. Doctor Gu's expression was very serious, which is why we invited Xiao Youran over.
The master and apprentice studied the case for a long time, and then invited several wet nurses, maids and servants who had been taking care of Xuan Ge'er to examine him. While reducing Xuan Ge'er's high fever, they observed and studied the case, and finally came to the conclusion, "This is smallpox!"
The eldest princess was terrified. "What?! How could there be smallpox?!"
Doctor Gu gestured for the wet nurse to come forward. "You also have rashes on your body. Tell me when you got sick?"
The wet nurse was so frightened that she knelt down with a thud. "Your Highness, I only gave birth to her in the last two days."
The eldest princess immediately remembered something, "Could it be that Lady Gao was also suffering from this illness when she was unwell before?!"
The wet nurse shook her head upon hearing this, "This servant does not know. She felt feverish before going home and was afraid of passing on her illness to the young master, so she asked to leave and go home..."
The princess had already put on a veil at the request of Physician Gu and Xiao Youran. She immediately sent someone to bring back the wet nurse, Madam Gao. After looking at the other maids and old women who also had rashes, her eyes reddened. "Physician Gu, Xiao Youran, please hurry and save Xuan-ge'er!"
Xiao Youran comforted him, "Godmother, don't worry. We've already given him medicine after confirming his illness. Xuan-ge'er will get better soon."
The princess refused to believe it, tears streaming down her face. "This is smallpox! Can it really be cured?"
She knew, of course, that smallpox was incurable and that one could only endure it; nine out of ten people would die.
Xiao Youran nodded, "Godmother, don't worry. Although there is no cure for smallpox, we can reduce his fever and inflammation, reduce complications, and provide him with timely nutrition. I believe Xuan-ge'er will get through it soon."
Doctor Gu nodded. "His symptoms have improved a lot in the past two days. The most important thing now is to investigate the source of the epidemic and to get everyone in the manor who has contracted the disease treated in a centralized manner."
The eldest princess first went to check on Xuan-ge'er, who was fast asleep, and then she felt a little relieved.
Yueyue, also wearing a veil, had very consciously gathered the maids and servants in the mansion who were feeling unwell into one courtyard, where they drank the medicine prescribed by Doctor Gu. A few of the more seriously ill ones sat in the bath tub for a medicinal bath.
Xiao Youran then stayed at the Princess's residence for half a month. She sent a letter to Madam Su, but did not dare to mention the smallpox. She only said that Xuan Ge'er's illness was escalating and she had to stay with him for a few days.
Seeing that the maids and servants who had contracted the disease were recovering one after another, and that Xuan Ge'er's condition was also improving, the Princess was completely relieved and began to investigate the source of the epidemic.
The wet nurse, Ms. Gao, was brought back and, after several days of treatment, gradually recovered. However, she was still completely baffled as to how she contracted the disease.
She said that a few days after Xuan Ge'er's one-month celebration, she started to have a headache. Seven or eight days later, she developed a fever, which frightened her, so she quickly resigned and went home.
When I got home, I started getting rashes.
Xiao Youran, who was listening nearby, suddenly remembered that on the day of the full moon banquet, she had seen a furtive maid frantically washing her hands by the water.
She quickly explained the details.
The princess summoned all the maids in the mansion and asked Xiao Youran to identify them, confirming that there was no such person.
The eldest princess then recalled that Xiao Youran and Yueyue had encountered Princess Qingping in this back garden that day, and suspected that they were from Princess Qingping's residence.
She was completely devastated.
"Outrageous! I have always treated her with courtesy because we are cousins. I never imagined that the daughter of a traitor is also a traitor! Guards! Issue the order that from this day forward, neither Prince Rong nor Princess Qingping's household is welcome in my residence!"
Aunt Jinxiu asked worriedly, "What about the holiday gifts we usually exchange?"
"I will not accept any of them!" the princess said bitterly. "It's bad enough that they have tried to harm me time and time again, but now they dare to extend their reach into my residence. Is there any safe place in the world?!"
She stood up angrily, "Someone, prepare the carriage, I'm going to the Xuan Prince's residence."
However, less than an hour later, the eldest princess hurriedly returned to her residence and found Xiao Youran. "Xiao Youran, something terrible has happened! I just received news that the Dongyi people have secretly entered the pass from Qinshan, and an army of 200,000 is heading towards Taizhou!"
Xiao Youran jumped up in shock, "What?! Impossible!"
The reason she said it was impossible was because, as far as she knew, the Dongyi people would discover that there was a secret passage in the towering Qin Mountains that allowed them to cross the mountains and enter the pass two years later.
It was during this time when the Dongyi people entered the pass and headed straight for Liaozhou in the Northeast that the two brothers, the eldest and second cousins, who were also in Ningguta in the Northeast, stepped forward in the face of danger and made great contributions. They also uncovered the truth about the treason case, which cleared them of suspicion. Not only were they reinstated to their original positions, but they were also promoted to a higher rank.
But this was supposed to happen two years later, so why did it happen this year?
Moreover, after the Dongyi people moved westward, they did not go north, but instead went south to Taizhou. Why was that?
Seeing her expression, the eldest princess smiled wryly and said, "Little Youran, your expression is really not that of a five-year-old child. Do you perhaps know what kind of mountain Qinshan is?"
Xiao Youran came to her senses and said, "Yes, Master mentioned that Qinshan is a natural barrier between our Great Zhou and the Eastern Yi. Not only is it high and steep, but it is also covered with snow all year round. Apart from the Qinshan Pass, which is so impregnable that one man can hold off ten thousand, it is impossible to cross. And Qinshan Pass is heavily guarded by our Great Zhou, so I said, how could the Eastern Yi people possibly sneak in?"
Finally, Master Wuwang was dragged out to take the blame again.
The eldest princess couldn't help but pat her head. "My dear daughter, Your Majesty, what your master said is very true. The secret entry into the pass is very strange, but it is true. I just went to the Xuan Prince's residence, but the gatekeeper said that the Xuan Prince received a secret report early this morning and rushed to Taizhou. I then went to the palace to verify with the Emperor, and the Emperor confirmed the reliability of the secret report."
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