Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

There was a burst of intense footsteps. Mrs. Wang couldn't help but frown. Who was so unruly and walked so fast?

"My lord, my lady, I have something important to report." Dong Qing, who was running out of breath, said breathlessly outside.

"Why are you running away? Bring the person in quickly!" Pei Yunshan said unhappily.

"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry? Come in quickly!" Mrs. Wang asked in surprise.

"Oh no, ma'am, the young master seems to have pimples. His body is covered with red spots and he has a high fever." Dong Qing looked uneasy. He stood outside the door, hesitating and not daring to come in.

"A smallpox?" Mrs. Wang asked in surprise, "Why did it suddenly break out?"

"Mother Zhou said that maybe Chanyi took her to Ji'en Temple. There are a lot of people there..." Dongqing muttered softly.

"Come in and tell me!" Mrs. Wang shouted, feeling very nervous. What the hell were Zhou Mama and Chan Yi doing? They had clearly already agreed on it, so why did they do this?

"Don't come in yet." Pei Yunshan pulled Mrs. Wang's sleeve and asked Dong Qing, "Have you ever been to their house?"

"My lord, I did not enter the room. Madam Zhou and Chan Yi were taking care of the young master and would not let anyone else in, saying they were afraid of infecting others. What should we do? He was fine yesterday, but when he woke up this morning, he became like this." Dong Qing was almost crying with anxiety as she spoke.

"How did it suddenly become like this? Why are you still standing there like an idiot? Go ask the court doctor to check it out!" Mrs. Wang said anxiously.

"Mother Zhou said that the young master has been in low spirits since yesterday, and even drank less milk. I thought it was just a fit, so I didn't take it seriously..." Dong Qing said anxiously, tears already in her eyes.

"At this moment, Mother Zhou said that the young master has red rashes all over his body and has a high fever. He even refuses to drink milk. Chanyi was so anxious that her throat became hoarse and she couldn't speak. She could only hug the young master and cry. Mother Zhou thought the situation was not good and was about to send a little maid to report the news. Madam, I will go and ask the palace doctor right away." As she spoke, she was about to go.

"Wait, don't go get the palace doctor yet." Pei Yunshan said with a sullen face, "Go and lock the door of Zhuxiang Garden first, and don't let anyone out."

"Ah..." Dong Qing was shocked. What did the Marquis mean by this? Did he want to lock them all in? The Marquis was so cruel.

"You don't know, there is a small village in the suburbs of Beijing that has been infected with smallpox recently, and all the people in the village have died. What if An'er has smallpox, our mansion..." Pei Yunshan said in a low voice with a terrified expression on his face.

"My lord, this is impossible. Although smallpox is dangerous when a child has a fever, and it can be contagious, it can't be smallpox, right? Smallpox? This is absolutely impossible." Mrs. Wang clenched her hands tightly. Although she looked calm, there was a slight tremor in her voice.

"It's hard to say." Pei Yunshan sneered and said, "You don't know how the people in that village outside Beijing died, right?"

"How did he die?" Mrs. Wang asked in surprise.

"Oh, they were all burned to death! Regardless of whether they were alive or dead, they were all locked in a room and burned to death. The government dared not make this public, fearing that the people would know and cause panic." Pei Yunshan's face was solemn, and he lowered his voice and said, "Don't spread the news outside, be careful not to cause a fatal disaster. But no matter what, there will always be one or two who sneak out and slip through the net! An'er must have contracted it in the temple. This disease spreads fastest among children."

"My lord, what should we do?" Mrs. Wang could no longer hold on. Her whole body began to tremble. She stood up and began to turn around.

"What else can we do? We must not let anyone else know about this, otherwise no one in our mansion will be able to escape!" Pei Yunshan said solemnly, "If the palace knew that someone in our mansion was infected with smallpox, we would all die!"

"Ah... Marquis, perhaps our An'er was not infected with smallpox, but just ordinary smallpox. You..." Mrs. Wang kept shaking her head and chanting Buddhist scriptures. After hearing what he said, she gradually became a little panicked.

She had clearly told Chan Yi that she would let them both out, so how could this go wrong? What should she do? Maybe this was Chan Yi's plan to deceive people, I hope so.

"Madam, this is God's help for us, saving us from getting our hands dirty." Pei Yunshan glanced at the chicken soup on the table and said slowly, "This time, God didn't help them. It was their fate, not ours."

"But, Lord, don't you ask the court doctor to take a look first?" Mrs. Wang asked anxiously, "There are more than a dozen people in Zhuxiang Garden. Could they all..."

"Then they don't all have to die. You lock up those who have not come into contact with Chan Yi and her son in the woodshed in the backyard. If they can survive, they are lucky. When Shen Zhi comes back, you can have an explanation." Pei Yunshan clasped his hands together, and his face looked better. "As for the court doctor, let him take a look from a distance. Give him some information in advance. I think he won't say anything nonsense."

"Then I will do as the Marquis says." Mrs. Wang's heart was in turmoil, but she agreed with her mouth. In her heart, she wanted to fly to Zhuxiang Garden to take a look, so that she could feel at ease.

"Okay, that's it. You have to handle this matter properly." Pei Yunshan stood up and said, "I'll go back to Haitang Courtyard first. Wan'er has been sick recently because of the second son's eyes. She's always in pain here and there."

Go, go, I wish you would leave quickly, you disgusting thing. Mrs. Wang cursed in her heart, but her face was still submissive and gentle.

"Don't panic, I'm at home." Pei Yunshan nodded with satisfaction, "You women are just inexperienced."

"My Lord, I understand. Please take care. Shaoyao and Jasmine, you two, take my Lord to the Begonia Courtyard. Madam Zhang, go get two boxes of ginseng and have them take them with them so that Madam Liu can replenish her body." After giving all the instructions, Madam Wang watched Pei Yunshan leave the main courtyard with satisfaction. She spat and said, "I didn't expect this old man to be so vicious that he wouldn't even let his own grandson go."

Mother Zhang took the ginseng and gave it to Jasmine, with a panicked look on her face.

Thinking about the packet of medicine powder that the Marquis brought last time, the Madam asked her to pour a little of it to feed the fish. In less than a moment, those lively fish turned upside down and died.

Alas, she didn't expect that the Marquis would be so cruel, and it made her feel cold. He dared to do this to Chan Yi and her son now, and he might also do it to the lady and the prince in the future.

"Madam, you have to be extremely careful. They can come up with such a vicious method. Maybe they will do the same to you and the prince in the future." Mother Zhang said worriedly.

"Yufen, you are right. I will be careful. But you should pour out this chicken soup first. You have wasted half a bag of my best white hyacinth powder." Mrs. Wang said indignantly as she looked at the chicken soup.

"It's fine, why throw it away?" Mother Zhang said as she held the chicken soup and smelled it.

"Throw it away. Who would dare to eat anything he has touched? Maybe he has secretly poisoned it!" Mrs. Wang said with a livid face.