Grandma Sun quickly opened the window on one side and let out the smoke inside.
Gu Xuan saw something unusual in her expression.
Normally, Grandma Sun would be chattering while waiting for her to get up. Why was she so uncharacteristically quiet today?
And mugwort... Thinking of this, some thoughts flashed in Gu Xuan's mind.
"Mammy, who is sick?" She couldn't help but ask when Grandma Sun was dressing her.
"Well," Grandma Sun had no intention of hiding anything from her princess. At this time, she had to let her know the inside story, so as not to make trouble when she went out to play:
"The third princess has a high fever. The imperial doctor went to see her and said it is very serious. Princess, you must not go out. Otherwise, what will happen if you get infected?"
Gu Xuan nodded thoughtfully. When she was at Guoan Temple, the third princess had a fever. At that time, he was delayed for a long time because of her.
Didn't he say that he had calmed down a bit before setting off?
Could it be that I caught a cold on the way back and the previous symptoms came back again?
She was puzzled, but she was not overly concerned about this matter, so she asked: "What about the Queen Mother?"
I didn't see my mother when I woke up early in the morning.
"The empress has gone to Xue Bin's side."
Grandma Sun did not finish what she said to her princess. After all, although the princess was sensible, she did not understand many things, so there was no need to explain it in such detail.
After the third princess came back, she had a high fever. Xue Bin asked the imperial doctor in the middle of the night, but nothing happened at that time.
As a result, early this morning, someone was sent there to spread the news that the third princess was suspected of being infected with smallpox, and Xue Bin suppressed the news.
It's okay not to tell others. Xie Ziyue is the Lord of the Sixth Palace, so she must be told this matter.
As soon as Xie Ziyue heard that the third princess was suspected of being infected with smallpox, she hurried to Xue Bin's Zhongcui Palace. Before leaving, she told Aunt Sun and others to smoke the entire Weiyang Palace with mugwort.
Although they did not live together when they were in Guo'an Temple, they came all the way back. Xie Ziyue felt uncertain. While waiting outside Zhongcui Palace, she was thinking about Weiyang Palace.
Gu Xuan is six years old and has never had acne. For so many years, the palace had never heard of anyone contracting smallpox.
Only the grandson of Concubine Xue had died from smallpox.
But did the third princess have any contact with him? Xie Ziyue was puzzled.
Here, Gu Xuan didn't know the truth. It was fun for her to stay in the main hall. It was cold outside anyway. She was playing with Xiu Fu in the main hall where the floor heating was heated, and her laughter as clear as a silver bell spread far away.
When Grandma Sun and others heard the voice of their princess, their original serious expressions softened a lot.
Zhongcui Palace and Weiyang Palace are far apart, and Gu Xuan and the third princess have not been in contact for so long, so they don't need to be too panicked.
The most important thing now is to be careful about what comes and goes in Weiyang Palace.
Gu Xuan had been infected with the plague before when she was young, and she was framed by a traitor at that time.
A few years later, this epidemic occurred again in the palace, and the servants of Weiyang Palace also had more strategies to deal with it and knew how to prevent it.
At noon, Xie Ziyue came back from outside.
Tao Xiang and others first smoked her whole body with mugwort, and then she entered the house.
"The Queen Mother is back!" Gu Xuan came over happily and pulled Xie Ziyue to sit at the dining table.
The servants had just put the food on the table, and it was still steaming. The queen came back just in time.
"Well," Xie Ziyue touched her daughter's head: "You didn't go out to play today, did you? Your imperial sister is sick. You must not go out recently."
"I didn't go out making a fuss." Gu Xuan looked obedient.
While serving food to the two of them, Grandma Sun asked in a low voice: "Mother, what is going on over there? Is it really that?"
"The imperial doctor said that there is no acne yet." Xie Ziyue gave Gu Xuan a chopstick of her favorite dish:
"They should be inseparable."
"The grandson of Concubine Xue who died in infancy got this thing before, and no one else has got it. Where did these three princesses get it?"
Did the third princess come into contact with any outsiders when they were at Guoan Temple?
"Not at Guo'an Temple." Xie Ziyue seemed to have noticed Grandma Sun's doubts and frowned:
"It should be in the palace."
She is in charge of the Sixth Palace, and she has to see everything in person if anything happens in the palace.
Something happened to the third princess this time. Although she was reluctant to go, there was nothing she could do.
He just stood guard outside and listened to the imperial doctor's report from a distance.
"Taoxiang, go and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send more mugwort to the concubines in each palace. It's cold these days, so don't go out if you have nothing to do."
This time, the third princess contracted such a fatal disease under his own hands. Xue Bin was so frightened that her eyes turned red.
Xie Ziyue asked her where the third princess had gone. Maybe it was because she was agitated. She stumbled and couldn't describe clearly.
But it can also be heard that the third princess has gone to many places.
After all, Xue Bin is the adoptive mother. If she does not meet the wishes of the third princess and lets her make trouble in Zhongcui Palace all day long, she is afraid that someone will spread the word and abuse the princess.
He just obeyed her and took her around to play, but now that he has caused such trouble, he can't stand upright in front of Xie Ziyue.
"Yes." Taoxiang hurriedly went out to do errands.
Xie Ziyue suppressed the matter of the third princess and only informed Han Xianzong alone.
She didn't say anything to anyone else in the palace, for fear of causing everyone to panic. She only said that it had been cold recently and asked everyone not to come out.
Everyone in the palace is a human being. After hearing what Xin Zhangjing said and looking at the mugwort he sent, I thought about Xie Ziyue going to Zhongcui Palace early in the morning today... With judgment.
Xie Ziyue was favored and became the queen, and everyone was respectful to the palace maids from Weiyang Palace.
As soon as Xin Zhangjing left, he quickly ordered his servants to light the mugwort.
Although the incident about the third princess did not spread widely, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense.
Under this situation, even Concubine De didn't bring the little prince and the second princess over to play with Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuan was bored, so she just went back to her old job of scribbling and drawing in her room to record the inspiration for her dialogue book.
She planned to write the fourth volume with Zhan Rong after classes at Kaichun Girls' School resumed.
Although Xie Ziyue didn't know what her daughter was writing all day long, she didn't go out to play and stayed in her room every day, which made Xie Ziyue feel relieved.
Emperor Xianzong of the Han Dynasty also often asked about the affairs of Zhongcui Palace, but because he didn't like the third princess very much, he didn't show concern.
Xue Bin worked extremely hard on this matter and lost a lot of weight in just a few days.
Only when the pox of smallpox breaks out can one have survived the first calamity.
However, the third princess has not been able to get acne for so many days, and she still talks nonsense all day long. The words of the imperial doctor are worse than the previous day.
Paper can't contain the fire. Even though Xie Ziyue didn't want this matter to cause panic, after a few days, everyone who should know knew it.
The third princess was in such danger that the concubines in the palace were afraid of getting into trouble. Not only did they lose the sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music, they did not even dare to wear bright clothes.
He was afraid that something would happen to the third princess and he would be implicated.
"Mother, why are you still up so late?" That night, in the middle of the night, Gu Xuan's door was opened, and she was surprised to see that the person who came was the queen.
"It's okay. Mom will check on you later." Xie Ziyue hurriedly put on a piece of clothing and came over. She touched Gu Xuan's forehead and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was not hot.
"Mother, did something happen?" Gu Xuan saw something was wrong in her expression, guessed what might have happened, and couldn't help but ask.
"Well," Xie Ziyue didn't hide anything from her this time, and said with concern in her eyes:
"My step-son is also sick, so you have to be obedient these days. Don't go out to play. Just stay in your room. Do you understand?"
