The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

As soon as Gu Junshen returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Liu Sheng came up to him in a hurry.

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty! The chief eunuch of the Ministry of Punishment has sent a message that many palace maids and eunuchs have high fevers. Five have died so far."

There was a flash of panic in Liu Sheng's eyes.

After hearing this, Gu Junshen immediately put down the book in his hand, raised his eyes slightly to look at Liu Sheng, his profile was like jade, and his long eyelashes drooped with a faint shadow.

“Why are you reporting it now?”

"Your Majesty! The chief eunuch of the Ministry of Punishment thought it was just common cold and didn't do much. So he didn't report it!"

Liu Sheng lowered his head slightly, and a lot of sweat had already broken out on his forehead.

"Has the imperial physician examined it?" Gu Jun took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anger and spoke in a deep voice.

"The imperial physician has been there. He said it's most likely an epidemic!"

"Epidemic? Do you know what an epidemic is? But is there any definite evidence?"

Gu Junshen scolded softly, his tone gradually becoming colder.

"Your Majesty, this is what the imperial physician said. I just said what the imperial physician said."

Liu Sheng said this in a low voice, and immediately cursed the eunuch chief of the Ministry of Punishment countless times in his heart.

If this guy hadn't made things so complicated and dealt with the person properly, there wouldn't be the current phenomenon of human-to-human transmission.

"How many people have typhoid fever now?"

Gu Junshen frowned deeply. He was already annoyed by what the Queen Mother had said to him, and now such a troublesome thing had happened.

If it was really an epidemic, it would be a disaster. The entire palace would probably fall into panic for a while.

"How many people know about this now?"

Gu Jun thought for a moment and asked.

"Your Majesty! Apart from the imperial physician, there are also the palace maids and eunuchs from the Ministry of Punishment."

Liu Sheng told the truth.

"Go and inform them. If they dare to spread this matter casually, they will be executed if they are caught."

Gu Junshen gave the order without hesitation.

"Yes!"

Gu Junshen actually knew that this kind of thing could not be kept secret for long. All he wanted was to make things less bad before the situation became complicated.

"Mr. Xuan!"

"Slave, you obey!"

After Liu Sheng finished speaking, he invited the imperial physician who had been waiting outside for a long time to the Yangxin Palace.

The imperial physician did not walk in front of Gu Junshen, but stood far away, at the door.

Gu Junshen's expression suddenly became much more gloomy.

"Your humble servant Feng Leshan pays respect to His Majesty!" The imperial physician knelt down and saluted.

"Why don't you come forward? Are you afraid of seeing me?" Gu Junshen asked in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty! I just came from the Ministry of Punishment, and I am afraid that I may be contaminated by filthy air. In order to prevent Your Majesty from being infected, I will stand farther away."

The imperial physician explained in a loud voice.

After hearing this, Gu Junshen looked better.

"What's the situation at the Ministry of Punishment? Has it been confirmed that it's an epidemic?" Gu Junshen glanced at the imperial physician indifferently and asked.

"Your Majesty! There is a high probability that this is an epidemic! The illness of the palace maids and eunuchs in the Ministry of Punishment has shown signs of human-to-human transmission." The imperial physician replied solemnly.

"But have you found the source behind it?"

Gu Junshen's pupils shrank, and he immediately felt that this matter was a bit tricky.

If the situation becomes serious, the Ministry of Punishment might become a forbidden area in the imperial palace.

"Your Majesty! This humble official can only make a high-probability guess!"

"The Ministry of Punishment was originally the place where eunuchs and palace maids who committed crimes were punished. It must be that a palace maid or eunuch was carrying this disease, and later because of her mistakes, she was sent to the Ministry of Punishment. Her condition has become serious."

"But I checked the list of eunuchs and maids sent to the Ministry of Punishment recently. Is there any that matches?"

Gu Junshen immediately asked.

Now that we have a guess, the source is easy to find.

"Your Majesty! This is a palace maid who went out shopping some time ago. She was sent to the Ministry of Punishment for stealing. After that, she was tortured, which caused her condition to worsen."

The imperial physician recounted the information he had obtained in collaboration with a number of eunuchs in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, and they had finally deduced some results.

"How is the situation now?"

After hearing this, Gu Junshen nodded and approved of the imperial physician's approach.

This shows that he really takes this matter to heart.

"The situation is not optimistic. I have not yet developed a prescription to solve the root cause of the problem." The imperial physician said, and squatted down a little in panic.

"Now more than a dozen eunuchs and palace maids have been infected with typhoid fever, and have developed high fever, nausea, vomiting and other gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms."

"Send a few more imperial doctors to assist you. Make sure the condition is under control." Gu Junshen gave the order after hearing this.

"The minister obeys the order!"

After the imperial physician finished speaking, he bowed and left the Yangxin Palace.

"Liu Sheng!"

Gu Junshen's eyes were extremely cold and captivating, and could not bear to be looked directly at.

After hearing Gu Junshen's message, Liu Sheng quickly came to the inner hall.

"Have a few guards with swords surround the Ministry of Punishment. No one is allowed to approach! Violators will be executed!"

Gu Junshen said coldly to Liu Sheng that the current situation did not allow him to think too much.

It should be understood that one wrong step would cause the palace to fall into panic.

……

Wangyueju.

Ju Ping hurriedly trotted to Song Nanxiang and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty! Qingzhu sent someone with a message! It seems that something big has happened in the Ministry of Punishment!"

Nanxiang was not originally curious about Kikuhei's arrival.

As Kikuhei told the important matter, Kusunoka finally turned her gaze towards her.

"Do you know what happened?"

Nanxiang asked softly.

"I don't know either! But the Ministry of Punishment has been surrounded by guards with swords. The emperor has ordered no one to get close. No one knows what happened. Qingzhu did send someone to deliver a letter. It seems to be urgent!"

"Show it to me!"

Nanxiang frowned slightly. She had not expected what could happen in a place like the Ministry of Punishment.

These are places where palace maids and eunuchs who have made mistakes are being corrected. What could have caused the emperor to do this?

She couldn't help but feel more and more curious.

However, as she opened Qingzhu's envelope, her brows couldn't help but frown even more tightly.

The hand holding the letter began to shake slightly.

Qingzhu's letter simply told her that a human-to-human epidemic had occurred in the Ministry of Punishment, and the situation was extremely serious, with many casualties, so she should pay more attention.

Qingzhu also wrote down the general symptoms he heard from the imperial physician, as well as the symptoms of the sick palace maids and eunuchs.

Just a few sentences describe the situation as particularly serious.

Nan Xiang sighed deeply. She had already figured out something from the letter. There must be an influenza outbreak in the Ministry of Punishment.

In ancient times, influenza was a fatal disease. If not handled properly, it could cause widespread casualties.

The letter stated that many palace maids had fever accompanied by chills and shivering, as well as diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating, and their faces were pale and bloodless.

There are also symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort such as nausea and vomiting.