Chapter 186 Epidemic outside the palace

As soon as the imperial concubine arrived at the Yikun Palace, Zhou Ninghai said that two adults had sent someone to deliver something.

"This is the best ginseng. The general specially ordered someone to send it here for your Majesty to nourish her body. These are all holy tonics."

There were several brocade boxes placed in the palace. Nian Shilan was very happy, but she couldn't help complaining, "Brother is really something. What doesn't the palace have? He spent so much money. If someone knows about it, they will report him."

Songzhi knew that the queen was happy, and replied with a smile: "The general loves the queen the most."

Zhou Ninghai added: "The Minister specifically instructed that there was an epidemic outside and asked the Empress and the little prince and princess to take care of their health."

Nian Shilan was looking at the medicine that her eldest brother sent into the palace for recuperation, and suddenly heard the word "epidemic" from Zhou Ninghai, her head buzzed.

"Epidemic?!"

"To answer your Majesty, yes."

Zhou Ninghai didn't know what he had said wrong to surprise the empress. "From what the Minister said, the epidemic has just started and is still outside the capital, so it's not a big problem."

Nian Xiyao was the Minister of Works. He was on official business outside the capital. He was also a doctor, so naturally he cared more about diseases than others.

He sent a message in, not only to remind his sister to take care of herself, but also to ask her subtly whether this had happened in her previous life.

Nian Shilan then realized that she had been focusing on the baby in her belly for the past six months and had forgotten such an important matter.

In the previous life, the epidemic was very severe and many people died in the palace.

She has no control over other people's life and death, but now that her own flesh and blood are in the palace, she cannot make any mistakes!

I should have told my eldest brother when he first came back.

Nian Shilan stood up, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"Let's go to Jingren Palace!"

Zhou Ninghai saw his wife's expression change from surprise to anxiety and confusion, knowing that something big had happened. He did not dare to delay and drove straight to Jingren Palace.

The Queen saw her anxious look and said slowly:

"Knowing that you wanted a son and a daughter, the wet nurse fed them and they stayed in my womb."

The Queen specially ordered the warm room in the main hall to be cleaned up and given exclusively to the prince and princess to live in, without them having to move to a side hall. This shows how much she loved her two children.

Nian Shilan was too lazy to look after the child. "You two stay at the door."

She took the queen to her bedroom.

"You don't care about the rules anymore?"

"It's an urgent matter."

Nian Shilan had no time to be polite. He spoke with his heart and told the empress everything about the epidemic in his previous life, no matter how big or small.

"It affected people inside and outside the city, inside and outside the palace. Many people died, and there was not enough medicine."

The queen looked at her with a complicated look in her eyes. "Such an important matter, and it started in your palace, how could you forget it?"

It was indeed she who had forgotten. Nian Shilan blinked and said nothing.

"How could you be so careless?"

"Thanks to Hong Zhao and Xi Chao for not being raised by you."

Nian Shilan had never been left speechless by the Queen before, and she looked unconvinced.

[I forgot to tell you that Huanbi was born to Zhen Yuandao and the daughter of a guilty minister.]

The queen turned around and asked: What is she so proud of? If she had said this earlier, she would not have done anything to Jinxi Xiaoyunzi from the beginning.

The Zhen family is long gone!

But times have changed and there is no longer any need to deal with Zhen Huan.

And now is not the time to talk about that.

"Hong Zhao and Xi Chao are still so young. What if someone takes the opportunity to harm them? Even if no one takes action, if they are not careful..."

The queen didn't dare to think about it.

As it was about the child, Nian Shilan still felt a little guilty. She coughed twice to show her courage, "I remember the prescription!"

The queen stood up and walked out.

【Why did you run away in anger? 】

[You are already the queen, why are you still so stingy? 】

[I think the recipe is not a way to atone for the sin? 】

Nian Shilan hurriedly shouted: "Empress!"

The queen turned around and said, "Follow me!"

She took Nian Shilan to the study.

Jianqiu stood guard at the door of the study and whispered to Songzhi beside her, "The Empress's study is not open to anyone, not even the Emperor."

Songzhi looked a little proud, but she didn't care. "Our queen even let the little prince and princess be raised by the queen, so what's wrong with going to the study?"

The Queen looked at the two prescriptions that Nian Shilan had written down after much thought, "You didn't remember them wrong, did you?"

"It can't be wrong."

Nian Shilan said firmly: "I made a small mistake at that time. In order to regain Sheng's favor, Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen stayed up all night to read ancient medical books..."

"you……"

The Queen now has serious doubts about the effectiveness of this prescription.

"Then, I stole it from Wen Shichu."

This matter was really not very glorious, especially when she said it out loud. Nian Shilan cleared her throat and looked around.

Queen: “…”

Nian Shilan looked a little embarrassed and pointed to another prescription and said, "This one was not stolen."

The Queen remembered that Nian Shilan had praised Wen Shichu's medical skills in the past, and thought that the one she was referring to was the one she, Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen had researched, so she put it down immediately.

"Then use this one."

Nian Shilan glanced at her and pursed her lips. "This one was improved by Wen Shichu. This is the one that was used for the consort marriage. The epidemic was also eradicated."

The queen silently picked up the prescription that had not yet been placed on the table.

"The symptoms of the disease are different in each stage. This prescription may not be effective at the beginning. However, Minister Nian..."

The matter was of great importance, so Nian Shilan concentrated on listening to what the queen said.

I was so focused that I reacted wrongly when I heard "Minister Nian". "Ah? What do you need me to do? Oh! Go on."

The queen smiled, "…but your elder brother is an excellent doctor, so he must know this better than me. Find a reliable person to send the prescription to, and don't let the emperor know."

[Why can't the emperor know? ]

"The Emperor knows about this. Your brother has done nothing in return for his success, but he has failed miserably."

The Queen was worried that Nian Shilan might let something slip in front of the Emperor, so she didn't dare mention the things that couldn't be said, fearing that she would only remember these things and carefully analyze the things that could be said.

"Remember to remind your brother to report the situation first, and do not act in secret. Otherwise, when the matter is over, the emperor will think that he learned about the epidemic from you, no matter what the truth is."

"If that's the case... it's going to be a big problem."

Nian Shilan nodded repeatedly, "Brother is very careful, so I don't think we need to worry too much."

"We should take advantage of the fact that the epidemic has not spread yet and have your second brother secretly go outside the city to arrange for the medicinal materials. Oh, and have your eldest brother remind the emperor to have the Imperial Hospital prepare them. This way, the medicine can be delivered to the palace as soon as possible."

The Queen looked towards the warm pavilion and said, "Nothing can happen in the palace!"

"I understand, everything is for Hong Zhao and Xi Chao..."

Nian Shilan said as she walked out, but the queen called her back, "Wait."

"What else?"

"You mean that Xiao Dezi in your palace was infected with the plague, and the tea set he used was given to Shen Meizhuang, and Shen Meizhuang got sick?"

"Yes, for this reason, Zhen Huan asked Dr. Wen to treat Shen Meizhuang. After what happened, Shen Meizhuang fell deeply in love with Dr. Wen."

The Queen nodded thoughtfully: Is it easy to get sick if you come into contact with things used by patients?

Nian Shilan looked towards the Queen and asked suspiciously, "Are you planning to use Xiao Dezi..."