Chapter 475 Lump
The first symptoms were vomiting and fever, and more serious cases included rash and fainting. Some weak and elderly people who could not bear it died, and the disease was contagious very quickly. Many people had been infected almost by the time it was discovered. From the original disasters in various places to the epidemics in various places, Xuanyuan Ling was even busier.
Shen Qing naturally couldn't take care of the former court, but she could take care of the harem. She and Defei gave orders for the harem to be under martial law and protection. Everyone entering and leaving the palace had to be strictly checked, especially the residences of the princes and princesses. There must not be any carelessness. After Defei and Shen Qing gave the orders, they talked about this matter.
Today, Shen Qing saw her copying scriptures.
"Your Highness, are you praying for the country?"
Concubine De said calmly: "I always want to have some thoughts and hopes in my heart."
In fact, concubines in the harem always have to believe in something. Most people have the habit of chanting Buddha, but Shen Qing said: "I see you don't believe it at all?"
Shen Qing shook his head: "It's not that I don't believe it at all."
Ghosts and gods are the most unpredictable. Didn't she travel through the book? She just said, "I always feel that when the time comes, I can only do my best." Then she smiled and said, "Besides, I don't have such sincerity."
De Fei listened to her and did not refute: "You have an open-minded and clear mind, and you are thoughtful. Over the years, I have seen that you can get through anything. No matter what happens, it seems that it is not a big deal in front of you. Sometimes I think that your temperament is really good. It would be my blessing if I could have a temperament like yours."
Chen Qing said: "Your Highness, please don't embarrass me. Your Highness is virtuous and self-respecting, what's wrong with that? I think your Highness is the epitome of a lady from a noble family."
De Fei was amused when she heard this: "Your mouth has not changed at all over the years."
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When Shen Zhizhuo entered Beijing, the city was already under martial law. In fact, many places had been affected by the disaster. The plague was not only in the capital. It spread quickly and the disease came on suddenly.
Many people believe that the capital is where the emperor resides and that it will be more stable. Therefore, many people have approached the capital these days, and some refugees have also flocked to the capital. Fortunately, Xuanyuan Ling had taken precautions in advance, appeased the people, and managed the situation properly, so no unrest was caused.
After Shen Zhizhuo arrived in Beijing, he went to the palace to meet Xuanyuan Ling. Xuanyuan Ling had discussed with other ministers about the waterlogging in the canals in Beijing. At present, the canals in Beijing were blocked due to continuous heavy rains. It was naturally the time for Shen Zhizhuo to come back. Xuanyuan Ling did not waste any words and directly promoted him to the Minister of Works. It was indeed a promotion across levels, but considering his previous political achievements in Jinzhou and now it was such an extraordinary moment, it was not surprising.
Chen Zhizhuo was also working non-stop. He discussed the issue of canal blockage with other adults before even returning home. Not only that, they also had to be concerned about the housing for refugees.
While they were trying to prevent the canals in the capital from being blocked and flooded, the Imperial Medical Bureau was also very busy, or rather, all the doctors in the capital were extremely busy.
Whenever there is an epidemic like this, the doctors are always too busy to stop, and the same goes for the pharmacy, which has to decoct medicine all day long. Medicinal materials cannot be lacking in the palace.
The first person to be infected was a eunuch working in the pharmacy, who probably got infected accidentally after coming into contact with someone who was transporting medicine outside the palace. As soon as he was infected, he was hurriedly sent out of the palace, and all those in the pharmacy who had contact with him were also detained together and quarantined.
When Shen Qing got the news, she had a bad feeling in her heart. The palace was well guarded, but it was too difficult to prevent such human-to-human transmission. There were so many servants coming and going in the palace, and no one knew who was spreading the virus. She thought of this and made arrangements directly: "Let the eunuchs and maids in each palace stay in their respective masters' wombs and distribute food to each palace. Once someone is found to be infected, seal the palace immediately and try to reduce the number of people walking around. This will reduce the spread of the virus, and even if it is really infected, it will not spread everywhere."
This is also an emergency measure. Now we can only control it and wait for the imperial physician to develop a method to treat the plague. Before that, the plague cannot be allowed to spread in the palace.
De Fei heard Shen Qing's arrangement and agreed with it. Now it can be used in an emergency. There are too many people in the palace. The more people come and go, the more the risk of infection is increased. But the servants cannot be asked to serve. The palace is operated by servants. Even if the Imperial Hospital has preventive measures, isn't it also contagious? Shen Qing's arrangement is also a guarantee.
Naturally, now the princes have returned to their respective mothers.
Not to mention the princes, Chen Qing also arranged for someone to notify Zhao Hai about Xuanyuan Ling. The idea was to have as few servants in contact with Xuanyuan Ling as possible, and to have a regular flow of people coming and going, and to have the imperial physician take his pulse regularly. He also told Zhao Hai to make sure Xuanyuan Ling eats and sleeps on time to prevent him from getting in poor health.
Zhao Hai told Xuanyuan Ling about Shen Qing's handling of the epidemic prevention in the harem, and also told her about her instructions to him.
During this period of time, the Empress's concern for the Emperor could make the Emperor feel at ease, and he also knew that without Shen Qing's words in advance, he was afraid that his advice to Xuanyuan Ling would not work.
Xuanyuan Ling was busy when he heard Zhao Hai report that Shen Qing handled the epidemic prevention in the harem without hesitation. She did a good job and acted decisively without leaving him with any worries, not to mention her care for him. At this moment, he felt very comforted and thought that he would spend more time with her after the epidemic was over. She had been holding on for so long these days and it was really hard for her.
Seven days passed like this, and no one in the palace fell ill. The situation was clearly under control, and that afternoon, the sky finally cleared up.
As the day cleared up, the gloomy atmosphere suddenly seemed to improve a lot.
Chen Qing looked at the clearing sky and thought that at least it was clear, Xuanyuan Ling, it was okay...
In fact, how could he not think about it? Even though the plot has been distorted, the solution of the original novel has always been lingering in Shen Qing's mind. Shen Qing has never forgotten this matter. He is exactly 38 years old this year. Although the original novel mentioned the plague, it was during the parade. Now Xuanyuan Ling has not gone out for the parade, but there is an epidemic in the palace.
In the past few days, Shen Qing has been thinking about this matter in her heart. Although Chu Linglong has been under house arrest now and she has no children, it is impossible for her to reach the ending of the original novel, but she always has a knot in her heart because of this matter.
In fact, the palace was relatively safe. After all, the security was tight. She had also arranged for everyone to return to their own palaces. Zhao Hai was always cautious with Xuanyuan Ling. He couldn't just stay in the house and wait for the plague to end, right? She couldn't give a reason. Now that so many days had passed and the sky had cleared up, she felt much better.
The day was clear, and the concubines in other palaces also asked if they could return to the past. Originally, the concubines could still visit each other, after all, what could they do in the harem without favor? In fact, the palace did not restrict the concubines to do anything under certain conditions. Because of Shen Qing, the other concubines in the harem did not have a competitive relationship on the surface. Once they were out of favor, they could still get together and talk. They did some things they liked, and their lives were not so boring. But during the seven days of confinement, there was really nothing to do.
After all, it was not a house arrest, and the epidemic in the palace was under good control, so Shen Qing agreed and sent someone to report to Xuanyuan Ling.
At the same time, Concubine Zhou leaned against the pillow and said in a deep voice: "In that case, I should go and pay my respects to the Concubine tomorrow."
Such a big thing has happened in the harem. Now that the ban has been lifted, the concubines have to go and pay their respects to the imperial concubine.
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