The Virtuous Concubine

In order to have a tablet or offering for her child, Concubine Yi cried and asked people in the palace to say that the little prince died after he was born.

Compared to being born stillborn, the funeral treatment of being taken out and burned is indeed different.

Kangxi also knew about this, but he did not comment. He rushed to Yikun Palace, hastily comforted Concubine Yi, and looked at the twelfth prince. In order to comfort Concubine Guo Luoluo, he named the child Yin? on the spot.

Kangxi later summoned the imperial physician, who said that the child would most likely not live past the age of three, and therefore did not allow him to participate in the ranking of seniority.

Otherwise, it will only add to the sadness.

The Yikun Palace fell silent. After experiencing the death of her child and Kangxi's indifference, Concubine Yi's desire to win favor faded a lot, and she just spent her days around the Ninth Prince.

Noble Lady Guo Luoluo also took her daughter to eat vegetarian food, chant Buddhist scriptures and take care of Yin? every day. Although the imperial physician had issued an ultimatum, what if?

For this tiny hope, noble lady Guo Luoluo was unwilling to give up.

Bad news came one after another, and Yinzuo also fell ill.

It was Dachun who discovered it first.

After Jingyi was named a concubine, Dachun was assigned to Jingyi by Malu. In name, she was Jingyi's chief maid. The two of them had more time to spend together, and their relationship became even better.

Yinzuo and Wenxian also like Aunt Jingyi and Aunt Dachun. After all, the two of them have taken care of them since they were young, so naturally they have a deep relationship.

That day, Yinzuo and Wenxian went to see Jingyi. Dachun had sharp eyes and noticed that Yinzuo's right ear seemed redder than usual.

Yinzuo didn't take it seriously and just said, "Yes, it's a little itchy. I'll take a bath when I get home, aunt. Don't tell mother."

Malu was very concerned about the hygiene and medical environment in the Qing Dynasty, so she was very particular about the hygiene of her children.

Dachun felt a little uneasy and said softly, "Seventh Prince, the Queen will not say anything about you. It is safer to let the imperial physician take a look."

Yinzuo waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Aunt, don't bother yourself. It's probably just a small bug that touched it. It's no big deal."

However, as time went on, the itching sensation in Yinzuo's right ear not only did not ease, but became more severe.

At night, he could not help scratching his ears, which became even more red and swollen. Seeing this, the nurse could no longer sit still and quickly sent someone to invite the imperial physician.

Rong Ji happened to be on duty tonight, and when he rushed over to take a look at the Seventh Prince, he was also a little frightened.

This ear abscess is not easy to cure!

Now Yinzuo's entire ear seemed to be inflated, and it was abnormally red and swollen from the auricle to the ear canal.

With a gentle touch, you can feel that the swollen ear is much hotter than normal skin.

Yinzuo cried and said that his ears felt like they were burned by fire. In the afternoon, he only felt a dull pain, as if needles were pricking his ears from time to time, but now he felt a throbbing pain, as if there was a small drum beating constantly in his ears.

After checking again and again, Rong Ji took a handkerchief soaked in well water and covered Yinzuo's ears.

"Applying ice like this first will make Seventh Prince feel a little more comfortable."

Rong Ji explained to Bai Fu who was nervous beside him.

It was now late at night, and the wet nurses told Bai Fu that the Seventh Prince was ill. Bai Fu decided to come over and take a look. If it was a minor matter, she would not disturb the Empress' sleep.

If the situation is serious, it won’t be too late to wake up the Empress.

Seeing Bai Fu nodded in agreement, Doctor Rong first prepared some herbal medicine that could clear away heat, detoxify, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and boiled it into a medicine for Yinzuo to use to clean his ears.

While waiting for the medicine to be boiled, Rong Ji stayed by Yin Zuo's side and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Seventh Prince. As long as you cooperate with the treatment, you will get better soon."

Although Yinzuo was still crying because of the pain, he felt a little calmer after hearing Rong Ji's comfort.

He hugged Rong Ji's legs and said coquettishly, "Doctor Rong, you must heal my ears. I don't want to continue to feel pain like this."

Rong Ji gently touched Yin Zuo's head and responded softly, "Don't worry, Seventh Prince."

After the medicine was ready, Rong Ji applied it to the Seventh Prince's ears, carefully scrubbing them repeatedly inside and out.

After all this, Yinzuo felt much more comfortable, but since he was small, he soon fell asleep with his head nodding to the ground.

The wet nurses and maids were extremely relieved, but they had been unable to sleep because of the pain before.

After helping the Seventh Prince fall asleep, Bai Fu quietly asked Rong Ji outside: "Doctor Rong, is the Seventh Prince's illness serious?"

Rong Ji shook his head: "It's not clear yet. Some people get well soon, and some people..."

He didn't want to say anything unlucky in Yonghe Palace.

If ear abscesses continue to spread to the middle ear, they can damage hearing.

In addition, if it goes further inward, it may even damage the inner ear, causing imbalance, frequent dizziness and nausea, not to mention difficult activities such as horse riding and archery.

If it gets more serious, the whole body may be infected. By that time, there is almost no way to save the patient.

Bai Fu's face turned pale instantly after hearing Rong Ji's words. She turned around and said, "I have to report to the queen!"

Rong Ji hurriedly called her over, and then told her even worse news: "This disease may be contagious!"

Bai Fu's steps suddenly froze in place. She wondered if she didn't pray to Buddha enough, and that Yonghe Palace had to suffer such a disaster!

The queen is pregnant, how can she survive this?

Rong Ji replied solemnly, "It is not certain whether it is contagious or not. They are all ear abscesses, and there are different types. We need to observe the people serving the Seventh Prince before we can make a decision. If you rush to wake up the Empress now, what if she is infected? How many lives do you have to pay?"

When he thought about the possibility that this matter might involve Malu, Rong Ji, who was usually gentle and distant, showed a bit of cruelty on his face: "Don't make trouble, and don't get close to her."

Bai Fu was shocked by Rong Ji's aura and froze in place for a moment. Then she nodded slowly and said, "Doctor Rong, I understand. I won't act rashly. So what should we do now?"

Rong Ji breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was quite cooperative, and explained everything to her one by one.

First of all, the entry and exit of the place where the Seventh Prince lives must be strictly restricted, and all people who have come into contact with the Seventh Prince must closely observe their own physical condition.

Judging from the Seventh Prince's attack, it should be relatively short. If there is no movement before dawn, he should not be contagious.

Then we went to the Imperial Hospital to ask Doctor Gu to come over and examine Concubine Zhang Jia, and also to confirm the situation for the Seventh Prince.

No one else can see the Empress, so he can't leave here...

Bai Fu felt very disappointed after hearing all these things.

Bai Fu wrote down everything and felt that Rong Ji was indeed someone the Queen had chosen. She could not tell at ordinary times, but only at critical moments could she know that he was someone who could handle big things: "Okay, I'll arrange it right away. As for the Queen..."

Rong Ji thought for a moment and said, "Let's stabilize the situation here first, and then tell the queen in detail. If she blames me, I will be the one to punish her."

Afterwards, Bai Fu acted quickly and arranged for people to implement Rong Ji's instructions one by one.

Rong Ji continued to stay by the Seventh Prince's side, closely observing changes in his condition.