The blue fir man’s pupils grew wide, “Impossible!”
If it was really smallpox, how could several of them have survived until now? And he didn’t feel anything other than a slight lack of strength in his body.
“Go and find a mirror.”
Hu Yong turned around and went out, quickly finding a mirror and throwing it in front of the man.
The man looked at them warily.
“You look at your face.”
The man gritted his teeth and held the mirror up to himself, still the same self, not changed at all, the only thing was a few more blisters on his face.
Blisters?
His hand shook and the mirror almost fell to the floor.
How could he get something like that, could it be because he’d eaten so well over the past few days?
Yes, it was too good to eat, not some smallpox!
“I won’t fall for your bait.”
The man threw the mirror to the ground and continued backing away.
“You, you let me go, no, or I ……”
Seeing his obstinacy, Hu Yong stepped forward with a murderous threat, “You’d better give an honest account, or you’ll have a good time.”
He had been to war, his body had the aura of bloodshed, and had been sustained by hatred all these years, his body was surrounded by a cold and brutal aura, as if he would rush forward and snap the man’s neck the next moment.
The man was horrified and rose violently towards the door frame.
There was a thud, a splash of blood, and the man fell limply against the doorframe to the floor.
It all happened so quickly that even Hu Yong did not react.
There was silence in the courtyard for a moment.
Hu Yong stepped forward and felt the man’s aorta.
There was no more beating.
Angry, he cursed, “Grandma!”
Dr. Yao also reacted and stepped forward to pinch the man’s pulse, releasing his hand after a long time and looking at Hu Yong seriously, “Seeing this reaction, he should still have accomplices, send all the people out and find those people as soon as possible.”
Those people had come prepared, if they really infected the people in the capital, the consequences would be unthinkable.
After saying that, Doctor Yao added, “Remember, once you find people never go near them.”
Hu Yong answered and quickly ordered down.
……
Song Wangyue did not know what was happening outside.
The fourth prince was getting better, and the courtyard was admiring her, and when she had nothing else to do, she would discuss medical skills with her, and even help her diligently to make pills.
He just wanted to spend more time with Song Wan Yue, and discuss more medical matters with her.
Song Wan Yue didn’t refuse, she needed help too.
The pills were distributed to the palace staff, who were grateful and became more and more respectful to Song Wan Yue.
Xiao Xianfei saw all this in her eyes and finally knew why her nephew was so fond of Song Wangyue. This girl had a power of attraction that made people fall in love with her without realising it.
“Cousin has a good eye.”
The fourth prince had just finished drinking his medicine and smiled when he saw his mother consort looking out.
Three years ago, his cousin had abandoned a plan they had been planning for years and had fraudulently died to go to the frontier, and he and his mother consort had been somewhat resentful of his cousin at that time.
Life in the palace was like walking on thin ice, waiting one more day could lead to a change of heart, let alone three years.
But then Song Wan Yue went to the capital alone to sue the imperial court, so that his father punished the third prince and donated the one million taels of silver confiscated to the Ministry of War to be spent on the generals at the border.
Their resentment disappeared, and such a girl could indeed be worthy of her cousin.
Consort Xiao Xian turned her head with a smile still on her face, “Your cousin has Yue’er to keep him company, your aunt’s spirit on earth will also smile.”
Song Wan Yue finished handing out the last pill and came in amidst the sound of the palace staff thanking her, walking to the bedside to first take the pulse of the fourth prince, and then gesturing for Consort Xiao Xian to extend her hand.
When accompanying Song Wan Yue to see the fourth prince, the courtier was the one who followed in on a whim, and only now that the fourth prince was fine did he react with hindsight that something was wrong, so he did not enter the room easily.
Xiao Xianfei placed her wrist on the side of the bed, smiling and whispering, “How is Xiao’er’s side?”
“It should be done today.”
“How many days will it take?”
“If it goes well six or seven days, the fourth prince will be completely well by then.”
Consort Xiao Xian nodded with a smile.
She trusted that Red Ying would get it done.
She had trained her own people since she entered the palace, most of them were inconspicuous palace staff, and the emperor would never have thought that after defending her for so many years, she would finally be defeated at her hands.
Just thinking about it made her feel incredibly painful.
Taking a glance at the sky outside, Song Wan Yue smiled, “It’s time for the palace staff to deliver the ingredients, so Your Majesty might as well come out with me and see what’s available today.”
Consort Xiao Xianfei looked at her in surprise.
The fourth prince also sat up straight, “I’ll go too.”
Song Wangyue pushed him back down and covered him with the quilt, “Your Highness should still lie down properly.”
The Fourth Prince was also excited for a moment, forgetting that his smallpox had not yet healed, and nodded obediently at the words, “I know.”
Consort Xiao Xian couldn’t care less about him and got up.
The steward aunt standing outside the door wanted to come forward to help, but Song Wangyue was already one step ahead of her in helping the person to go outside.
The steward aunt retreated again. Her majesty’s heart had been on edge all these days, and it was time for her to come out and get some air as His Highness was getting better.
The two of them walked around the courtyard twice in an unhurried manner.
The palace door was knocked on twice first, and then slowly opened.
A pile of ingredients was laid out at the door.
The palace staff who had been waiting there were about to carry them in, so Song Wan Yue helped Xiao Xian Fei over and asked, “Check carefully, are they the ones I want?”
One of the guards bent down and picked up the list placed on it and checked it one by one.
Xiao Xianfei’s hand tightened and her gaze fell on the forbidden guards, not wanting to leave.
After checking, the forbidden guard looked up and the moment the four eyes met, the forbidden guard’s lips twitched.
Although no sound came out, Xiao Xianfei heard it, Xiao’er was calling out “aunt”, she turned around and covered her face.
“It’s these.”
The voice was as clear and beautiful as she had imagined it would be.
The palace people brought in the ingredients and the palace door slowly closed.
Xiao Xianfei had not yet calmed down and, fearing that the palace people might see the difference, she walked around with Song Wangyue twice more.
Yue had shown her Xiao’s face that day, and having just heard his voice and seen his size, Consort Xiao could already imagine what her nephew looked like.
Five points like her brother-in-law, three points like her elder sister, and two points like their Xiao family.
Outside the door, Song Yin watched steadily as the palace door closed, emotions tumbling in his deep eyes for a while before he regained his composure. In a few more days, a few more days, he would not have to cover himself up so much, and he would be able to walk up to his aunt and shout in a straightforward manner.
Sun Qi coughed, “It’s time to go on patrol.”
At this hour, it was almost time for the Emperor to come out of the imperial study.
Song Yin led the two men over and was halfway there when he bumped into Hong Ying and Lan Cao who were returning to their quarters.
Hong Ying and the invisible nodded towards him.
Song Yin withdrew his gaze and walked past her.