Concubine Mi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 93

"What?" Hearing the maid's reply, Concubine Cheng's face suddenly changed, and as soon as she let go of her hand, the teacup fell to the ground.

The palace maid Ronghui looked at her master's face that suddenly turned pale, and called out in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why don't I invite the imperial physician to come and have a look?"

Concubine Cheng looked over suddenly, with fear in her eyes that Rong Hui couldn't understand.

"It's just a bit of wind and cold, so there's no need to alarm the imperial doctor. You tell her to take good care of her these few days, and she doesn't have to come over to serve if you have nothing to do." Cheng Concubine finally regained her composure, and told the maid.

"Yes." Although Rong Hui felt that her mother was a little abnormal, she finally retreated out of her body.

As soon as she turned around, she was stopped by concubine Cheng.

"Ma'am, what else do you want?"

Concubine Cheng glanced at her and said, "Since Yichun is ill, you should take good care of her right here."

Listening to Cheng Concubine's words, Rong Hui's eyes revealed a hint of surprise, what happened to her mother?Mingming said before that Yichun was just suffering from the cold and there was no need to call an imperial physician, but now she was told to take care of her carefully.

"Yes." Rong Hui lowered her head and responded respectfully, then turned around and backed out.

As soon as Rong Hui left, Cheng Bi's body went limp and she almost fell to the ground.

Fever, how could you have a fever at this time?Thinking of the things handed over to Yichun last night, Concubine Cheng's body trembled uncontrollably.

She knew exactly what was sewn in the belly pocket, and Concubine Cheng didn't dare to think about it, she just hoped that Yichun really just got cold and fever and healed up in a few days.

After Rong Hui left, Concubine Cheng's heart was in turmoil, and she didn't have the mind to do anything else, she just looked outside the hall from time to time.

The serving maids and eunuchs looked at each other, not knowing what happened to their master?
After a few hours, Rong Hui ran in trembling all over, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said in a trembling voice, "Mother, it's not good, Miss Yichun has a lot of acne on her neck!"

Cheng Concubine stood up abruptly, fell to the ground as soon as her eyes were darkened, and was quickly supported by the maid beside her.

After hearing this, all the court ladies and eunuchs showed a look of fear. Miss Yichun was overjoyed, and none of them could escape.

"Your Majesty, hurry up and report this matter to the Emperor?"

Concubine Cheng widened her eyes and shook her head: "No!"

As soon as these words came out of my mouth, I felt something was wrong, and said in a deep voice: "Please ask the imperial doctor to have a look first, to make sure if it is a happy meeting."

Having said that, Concubine Cheng already knew the answer in her heart.She just handed over the things to Yichun last night, and early this morning, Yichun was feeling unwell, with persistent fever and unconsciousness, and now she has symptoms of acne.

Unprecedented fear and anxiety surged up, and at this moment, she realized what a stupid thing she had done.

Soon, Imperial Physician Song rushed over, and the eunuch who led the way had already explained the matter in detail, so Imperial Physician Song looked solemn.

Before he could pay his respects, Concubine Cheng forgave his courtesy and asked someone to take him to a remote place to have Yichun's pulse checked.

Physician Song put on a mask and pushed open the door of the side room. At this time, no servant dared to step into this room.

Concubine Cheng sat in the main hall and waited. She was even more impatient because she hadn't seen the imperial physician Song come out for a long time.She hardly dared to imagine what would happen to her if things were really as she imagined?
When she was about to lose patience with waiting, Imperial Physician Song came in from outside the hall with a heavy expression.

Yichun was infected with smallpox, and Concubine Cheng's face turned pale instantly after confirming the news, and the fear and panic hidden deep in her heart gradually amplified.

Soon, the news that a maid in Chuxiu Palace had contracted smallpox spread throughout the harem.When they heard the news, almost everyone's faces changed, with fear and panic in their eyes, for fear that they would catch the disease if they were not careful.

In this era, smallpox can be regarded as the most terrifying disease. It is extremely contagious and hard to guard against. Once infected, it means the death of a large number of people.All of a sudden, everyone in the Six Palaces was in danger, looking at Chuxiu Palace with fear.

When the news reached Qianqing Palace, Kangxi's face was gloomy and terrifying, and everyone was afraid of acne like a tiger. In the early Qing Dynasty, Prince Yu Duoduo and the first emperor all died of smallpox.Even Kangxi himself suffered from smallpox. After being diagnosed by the imperial doctor, the late emperor ordered people to move him out of the palace immediately. Fortunately, he was lucky enough to survive when one foot stepped into the gate of hell.

Li Dequan stood there, looking at the gloomy Kangxi, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back.

"Decree, all concubines and palace people are not allowed to step out of the Chuxiu Palace, and those who violate it will be killed." As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, he immediately said: "Order the imperial physician to go for diagnosis and treatment, and the gates of other palaces will also be closed. Do not move around without permission."

"Yes." Hearing Kangxi's words, Li Dequan couldn't help but gasped, the emperor's behavior was to let Chuxiu Palace and the concubine Cheng to fend for themselves.

With Kangxi's imperial decree, there is nothing else in other palaces. For the sake of their own lives, no one would go to Chuxiu Palace to watch the excitement. It would be inconvenient to close the palace gate at best.

But Chuxiu Palace was different, Cheng Concubine knelt in the yard after listening to the decree, her face became extremely pale, she was stunned for a moment, and rushed forward without hesitation.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you can't treat your concubines like this!"

As soon as she made a move, the guard standing at the door drew out his knife, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has ordered that no one should step out of Chuxiu Palace, and anyone who violates it will be killed."

Concubine Cheng showed a look of shock, she opened her mouth and passed out without saying anything.

For a while, the people in Chuxiu Palace turned their backs on their backs, and after a long meal, Concubine Cheng woke up leisurely.

"Your Majesty, are you awake?" It was Jing Yu, the palace maid, who came forward, seeing that her Majesty had woken up, she hurriedly poured a cup of tea and came over.

"Your Majesty, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat." Even at this point, these slaves still have to serve their master. Fortunately, she has not taken care of Yichun like Rong Hui, so at this time, she can still enter Serving in the main hall instead of being isolated like Rong Hui.

Seeing the teacup handed over by the court lady Jing Yu, Concubine Cheng was stunned for a moment before reaching out to take it, "Is there any progress from the imperial physician?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she frowned herself, knowing that these words were a useless question.

"Your Majesty, take it easy, you'll be fine." Jing Yu comforted softly.

Jing Yu's words did not comfort Concubine Cheng, but shook her head bitterly. After hearing the emperor's will, she knew that this life was over for her.

Even if Chuxiu Palace lifts the ban one day, the emperor probably won't touch her anymore.The servants of Chuxiu Palace were infected with smallpox, and she, the master, might become a thorn in the emperor's heart.

Everyone in the palace knew that the emperor was quite taboo about smallpox.At that time, the emperor who was the third elder brother contracted smallpox and was moved outside the palace by the first emperor. Since then, the emperor has hated smallpox deeply.

Besides, what she was more worried about was that the emperor would order someone to conduct a thorough investigation after the incident. How could the well-behaved people in Chuxiu Palace be infected with smallpox?Just thinking about it made her feel cold sweat all over her body.

There was never a moment when she was so looking forward to the death of a person, as long as Yichun died, everything would be dead without evidence.She didn't give her those things, let alone let her bury them in the yard, she just sneaked out of the palace, and she was like this when she came back.

All of this has nothing to do with her.

Cheng Bin thought to herself, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it should be so.

Seeing his mother's expressions of fear and joy at times, Jing Yu secretly shook her head, probably because her mother was frightened by this incident.

Concubine Cheng raised her eyes and asked suddenly, "Did the imperial physician say when Yichun would wake up?"

Listening to her words, Jing Yu shook her head in confusion: "My lady, what's the matter with you, those infected with smallpox will most likely not survive."

What's more, for slaves like them, the emperor sent the imperial physician to prevent the epidemic from spreading to everyone in the harem. Who would risk their lives to save an irrelevant slave?
Therefore, no matter what the reason is, Yichun is destined not to wake up.Unless, she herself has a great blessing.However, which lucky person would become a servant in the palace?

Hearing Jing Yu's reassuring words, Concubine Cheng gradually breathed a sigh of relief.That's right, she was infected with smallpox, and even the fourth elder brother of the late emperor couldn't survive it. She is a slave, how can she have such good luck?
Concubine Cheng turned her head slightly, looked at the court lady Jing Yu standing in front of her, and waved her hand slightly: "Go down, I want to be alone for a while."

"Yichun, you go well, and you will help me for the last time." Concubine Cheng stabilized her mind, with a slight chill in her eyes.

Qixiang Palace
"Master?" Qiumei's crisp voice interrupted Wang Miheng's daze, and Wang Miheng came back to his senses, only to realize that she didn't take a sip of the tea cup in her hand.

"Master, don't worry, the Chuxiu Palace is far away from our palace." Qiumei looked at her master's face and whispered comforting words.

Hearing this, Wang Miheng shook her head, she was not worried about this.

She was just thinking that this dynasty didn’t seem to have cowpox yet, but only prevented smallpox through human pox.

The so-called human pox is to find a child who is one to seven years old and has relatively sparse acne. After the herpes scabs have fallen off, put them in a sealed bottle. When using it, take two scabs and put a musk in the middle. Wrap it tightly with a cotton cloth and stuff it into the person's nostrils.

After the scab medicine is stuffed into the nostrils, people will have a fever. If the acne rash does not appear until the third day, then it can be believed that this kind of acne scab can save eight or nine out of ten children.But if a zit breaks out the next day, then there's only half hope.If the pox breaks out on the same day as the fever, then the lives of the children are not sure.

Another way is to take off the underwear of the child with acne and put it on the healthy child to infect it.

However, these two methods are to make people have antibodies by infecting smallpox, but they cannot really prevent smallpox.

The cowpox of later generations is a close relative of smallpox, and basically only infects domestic animals, rarely infects humans, and occasionally infects humans. Take the pus from the lesion and inoculate other people, and it will be cured. Good against smallpox.

Thinking of this, Wang Miheng couldn't help sighing, should she tell Kangxi that there is such a thing as cowpox in this world?
(End of this chapter)