Chapter 774 An Old Person
Fu Zhaoning saw the contents of the letter and met Xiao Lanyuan's gaze.
"Prince Xiao's illness is getting worse faster than I expected. The disease is really severe."
Prince Xiao wanted Xiao Lanyuan to be infected with the disease, and she was just giving him a taste of his own medicine. But she originally thought it would take at least ten days or half a month for the disease to break out, and only six or seven days had passed.
"I'll send someone to check on his condition." Xiao Lanyuan called Eleven in and gave him a few instructions.
Fu Zhaoning didn't want to look at the Jiangshan map anymore. "Let someone keep an eye on that manor and don't let the people from the manor enter the city. But the people from that manor——"
"I'll take care of it."
Xiao Lanyuan knew what she was going to say. She was probably afraid of implicating everyone in the village.
Fu Zhaoning still believed him and nodded.
"I will continue to make medicine. If that disease really spreads, there must be medicine to cure it."
"It shouldn't be possible to get infected through normal contact, right?" Xiao Lanyuan asked.
This is actually the reason why Fu Zhaoning wanted to use this disease to take revenge on Prince Xiao.
"Yes, ordinary contact will not infect people, so there shouldn't be a large-scale outbreak. As long as we control and prevent it, there won't be any major problems."
"I'm just afraid that Prince Xiao and Xiao Yanjing are too dirty." Xiao Lanyuan always felt that Xiao Yanjing was very cold-blooded and heartless, as he could push his own father to the farm and leave him alone.
"Then I'll leave it to you. I'll prepare the prescription tomorrow and boil a few pots of medicine and send them to the farm for the tenant farmers to drink."
As for how to get those people to drink the medicine voluntarily, that is Xiao Lanyuan's business.
They wanted to deal with Prince Xiao, but they didn't want to implicate those people, so they did something.
"There should be someone of yours in the prison, right?" Fu Zhaoning suddenly remembered this. There must be someone of Xiao Lanyuan in the prison, otherwise he would not have been able to find someone to arrange that cell.
"Well, I'll let the jailer there drink some medicine then."
Fu Zhaoning felt relieved to leave this matter to Xiao Lanyuan.
So the next day she prepared the medicine and gave it to him.
Xiao Lanyuan made the arrangements, and in the afternoon someone came to report that everyone who was supposed to take the medicine had already taken it.
The medicine has a preventive effect, and if it is an early stage infection, it also has a certain therapeutic effect.
As for the tenant who served Prince Xiao personally, he ignored him.
The jailers in the prison also drank the medicine.
Fu Zhaoning also had medicine delivered to Mr. Ji and the Fu family, and asked them to drink a bowl just in case.
The Queen Mother also got a bowl.
Nanny Gui drank a bowl of the medicine herself before bringing it to the empress dowager, because this way she could tell her what it tasted like and whether it would make her feel uncomfortable after drinking it.
"This is the prescription the princess prepared. It has some licorice and tangerine peel in it. It tastes okay, not too bitter."
"What is this medicine for?" The Queen Mother didn't quite understand. She hadn't been anywhere, she was just treating some old ailments. If it wasn't for the treatment of those old ailments, it wouldn't matter if she didn't take the medicine.
"The princess asked about the place we passed by, Queen Mother. We happened to pass by Prince Xiao's farm on our way back to the capital."
It was because Fu Zhaoning had asked about this that she asked them to drink a bowl of medicine as well. Moreover, she adjusted the prescription for the medicine for herself, improved it a lot, and added many expensive medicinal materials.
"Is there any problem with Prince Xiao's manor?" The Queen Mother was surprised.
Aunt Gui shook her head. "The princess didn't elaborate. She heard that we rested for half an hour after arriving at the manor, so she let us drink the medicine."
Fu Zhaoning was also being cautious just in case.
When the Queen Mother came back, Prince Xiao probably had not yet fallen ill and been sent to the manor. But some of the people he sent to look for patients were probably from the manor, because those who came from poor backgrounds would know better where to find patients who were seriously ill but had no money to treat them.
As for whether the Queen Mother was willing to take the medicine, that was not within her consideration. The medicine had already been delivered. If she wanted to drink it, she could drink it. If she didn't want to drink it, then forget it.
Seeing her attitude, Nanny Gui made up her mind to persuade the empress dowager to take the medicine.
She saw it herself, and other people in Prince Jun's Mansion also drank the medicine.
"Okay, since it's the medicine prescribed by Zhaoning, I won't ask any more questions." The Queen Mother took the medicine and drank it without much hesitation.
The maid came over, collected the bowls, and told the housekeeper.
When Butler Zhong went to see Fu Zhaoning, he also told her about this matter.
The Queen Mother did not hesitate and drank all the medicine.
After hearing this, Fu Zhaoning turned around and chatted with Xiao Lanyuan for a few more words.
"If we really want to leave, what about the Queen Mother?" It seems that the Queen Mother has sided with Xiao Lanyuan. The Emperor's decree to let the Queen Mother stay in Prince Jun's Mansion clearly shows that he wants to kill her. After they leave, will the Queen Mother still be able to stay in the palace?
Xiao Lanyuan was silent for a while.
Seeing him like this, Fu Zhaoning didn't ask any more questions. As long as he knew the answer, it was good enough.
Xiao Yanjing clearly wanted to conceal the fact that Prince Xiao was ill, so he sent him to the farm.
But since they already knew that Prince Xiao was ill, how could Xiao Lanyuan let them keep it a secret?
As a result, the news spread quickly.
It was still very cold in the capital during the first month of the year and snow was still falling, so most people stayed at home and seldom went out.
The Emperor has stopped attending court for many days and does not allow anyone to send memorials into the palace at will. It can almost be said that the palace gates are closed tightly.
In this situation, all the officials felt uneasy and worried, and always wanted to find out the reason.
Some people suspected that the emperor was ill, but after some inquiries, they got news that the emperor had been staying in Concubine Le's palace recently, enjoying himself day and night, and did not look like he was ill at all.
Le Fei's mother's clan were all particularly favored because of her, and when one person succeeded, all the clan members began to become arrogant.
Since the emperor is not sick, why?
Everyone continued to investigate, and they happened to find the news that Xiao Lanyuan had intentionally released, that the emperor was preventing sick people from outside from entering the palace.
Who is sick?
Anyone who has not been seen recently may be hiding due to serious illness.
Among them, Prince Jun’s Mansion and Prince Xiao’s Mansion were exposed.
It was said before that Prince Jun was ill, but Prince Jun never entered the palace. The emperor should not be guarding against him, but Prince Xiao's mansion!
Moreover, Prince Xiao has not appeared in public for some time.
Everyone became even more curious and hurried to dig deeper.
Unexpectedly, during the digging, they actually unearthed an old acquaintance of Prince Xiao.
Moreover, through this old friend, the purpose of Prince Qiong's return to Beijing was also dug out, which caused quite a sensation.
Fu Zhaoning also heard about this and immediately ran to Xiao Lanyuan to find out.
Prince Jun's Mansion was still closed to visitors, but Xiao Lanyuan's lightness skills allowed him to appear and disappear like a ghost, and he had sneaked out countless times.
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