Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

When Xiao Mo heard that the two children had woken up, he ran over to see them after a while.

The two children recovered quickly, and by the time they went to bed at night, the rashes on their faces had mostly disappeared.

Ye Jintang was worried, so before they went to bed, she each drank half a spoonful of spring water. She waited until the child fell asleep before she came out of the inner hall.

The children had not yet recovered from smallpox, so just in case, she left two palace maids in the inner hall to look after them.

"Are the children asleep?"

Xiao Mo stepped forward and asked about the children's situation.

"They just went to bed. The rashes on their faces have started to fade. I think they will be well again tomorrow."

"That's good. The palace maids who serve them will have to pay attention to the children's food, clothing, housing and transportation in the next few days. Please don't let anything go wrong again."

"I understand. Brother Xiao, tell me what this smallpox is all about."

When Ye Jintang mentioned smallpox, her eyes turned red. Fortunately, she had the space spring water, otherwise the two children would still suffer a lot.

"From the clues I have found so far, the two children's smallpox is very likely related to Min Shao of Xirong State."

"How is this possible? Didn't Shi Bin already reach the capital of Xirong? Min Shao lost his life in the melee. How could he suddenly infect our child with smallpox?"

Seeing Ye Jintang's face full of disbelief, Xiao Mo took her hand and sat on the Luohan bed, and continued, "Do you still remember Cui Lanwei?"

"Of course, she is still imprisoned in the prison. Don't tell me that Cui Lanwei is so powerful that she can infect my child with smallpox while she is in the prison."

"It wasn't Cui Lanwei who did this, but it was the result of the thorns she planted in the palace back then."

"Min Shao must have faked his death. The smallpox incident was planned by him."

Having said that, Ye Jintang still felt that this matter was too fantastic.

How many spies did Min Shao have in the capital back then? After purging them again and again, he was able to let his two children get infected with smallpox. This ability is really amazing.

"Jintang, don't worry. This matter was caused by me. I will definitely give you an explanation."

Xiao Mo and Min Shao have a feud over the murder of their sons, and only one of them can survive in this world.

This time, Min Shao did not consider the cost. He would rather lose so many spies that he had planted with great difficulty than to harm the lives of his two children. It was obvious that he was forced into a desperate situation.

"You don't have to explain to me. I just want to see Min Shao's head. I want to see him alive or dead."

"Well, I have sent a pigeon to Shi Bin, asking him to check Min Shao's whereabouts. I will also conduct a thorough investigation in the capital and remove all the spies that Min Shao had planted before."

The two discussed until midnight, and when they agreed that things were almost done, they went to see the two children together before returning to their bedroom to sleep.

The next day, Ye Jintang checked all the palace maids and eunuchs in Wutong Palace.

All the palace maids and eunuchs who were there before Xiao Mo ascended the throne were driven out. They were to temporarily live in a palace and would be released if they did not develop smallpox within five days.

In the end, only some palace maids and eunuchs who entered the palace after Xiao Mo ascended the throne remained in Wutong Palace.

Although they are younger and may not be as thorough in their work, at least they are not spies planted in the palace by others.

After cleaning Wutong Palace, Xiao Mo cleaned several other important places.

He would rather have fewer people serving him than to cause trouble for himself.

Ye Jintang felt that he had handled the smallpox problem of the two children very quickly. The next day, the rashes on the two children had disappeared.

But even so, several palace maids and eunuchs in Wutong Palace contracted smallpox the next day.

They were all adults, so Ye Jintang felt no pressure when giving them the spiritual spring water. One tablespoon per person and the condition was quickly under control.

The palace maids and eunuchs had not yet fully recovered when cases of smallpox broke out in the capital.

"Your Majesty, this is not right. Where did Min Shao get the smallpox? You must find out."

"Not yet. Min Shao is very cunning. His spies are all single-line contacts. If one of them dies, the clue will be lost."

"The final clue was a man named Agou. When we went to find him, he was already terminally ill with smallpox. He probably couldn't bear it and hanged himself."

The more Ye Jintang thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Min Shao was a vicious person. He must have thought about how he would make things difficult for Xiao Mo if he failed to poison him.

"Your Majesty, please send someone to investigate immediately. In addition to the few places in the capital where people have smallpox, is there anyone hiding smallpox outside the capital or other places?"

After being reminded by Ye Jintang, Xiao Mo immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

Smallpox is highly contagious. If someone hides it and walks into the crowd, many people may get smallpox.

If Min Shao was really so cruel as to let people spread smallpox in the capital, the entire city would probably fall into panic.

The population of Beijing is so huge that even if Ye Jintang has the most powerful medicine, it is impossible to treat so many people at the same time.

"I'll send someone out to search right away."

Xiao Mo's heart was pounding at this moment, hoping that it was not what Ye Jintang thought.

Unfortunately, things went against one's wishes. The guards sent by Xiao Mo found six suspected people with smallpox in the capital city in just one day.

They had clearly contracted smallpox, but not only did they not report it and were quarantined, they also deliberately wore gauze hats to the market. After walking around the market, no one knew how many people would be infected.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards who went to the suburbs this morning sent back a letter by carrier pigeon, saying that there is a village called Mengcun outside the capital, and everyone in the village has contracted smallpox."

"The people in the village were running around like crazy. People in several surrounding villages had already been infected with smallpox."

Jiang Heng almost trotted into the imperial study, and his hands holding the carrier pigeon were shaking a little.

Just from the words of the guards, he could feel that Mengcun's smallpox might no longer be suppressed.

"Immediately send a reply to the Imperial Guards and seal off the entire Meng Village. No one can be released. If anyone dies of smallpox, burn them immediately."

"Yes."

Jiang Heng hurried into the imperial study and left in a hurry. He did not dare to delay for even a moment.

Ye Jintang on the side thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I want to go to Meng Village."

"Everyone in Meng Village has smallpox. What can you do if you go there?"

"I want to find out why the people of Mengcun are being used by Min Shao."

"Jintang, in my opinion, your health and your life are more important than anything else. The fools of a village can die."

Xiao Mo is an emperor. He will be ruthless when facing his enemies. In his eyes, the people of Meng Village are Min Shao's minions and they can die if they want.

But Ye Jintang is different, she wants to know the truth.

Ever since Xiao Mo ascended the throne, the country has been peaceful and the people have been safe. The court has been introducing various policies that benefit the country and the people. It doesn't make sense that the people in a village would suddenly be so hostile to the Tianqin State and would not hesitate to risk their own lives to harm the common people.