First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Su Jixiang remembered the message she had sent to Chen Jianian earlier that day, and then told Zhou Ziqi about it.

“Mr. Zhou, if the Princess finds out about this, she will definitely target Qin Wanfang. If Qin Wanfang is still at Miaoshou Pavilion, it will be inappropriate and will implicate Miaoshou Pavilion.” Su Jixiang said to Zhou Ziqi, “So I thought I would ask Mr. Zhou to get rid of Qin Wanfang.”

“But what reason do we need to get rid of her now?” Zhou Ziqi frowned and said with difficulty, “Chen Xinghe still highly regards our Miaoshou Pavilion. Although Qin Wanfang has woken up, given her weakness, Chen Xinghe probably won’t agree to move her out of Miaoshou Pavilion without a very good reason.”

“There is indeed a reason,” Su Jixiang said with a smile, pointing to Qian Feng, who had already been settled.

"Him?" Zhou Ziqi didn't react for a moment and looked at Su Jixiang with some confusion.

"Mr. Zhou, have you forgotten what we said to the people from Prince Chengen's Mansion?" Su Jixiang reminded him. "We said that Qian Feng had contracted the plague."

Zhou Ziqi then realized, "Right, right, right!" He slapped his thigh, "I'll go back and make some pictures of the epidemic. That way, Chen Xinghe will definitely move Qin Wanfang away and settle her down in order to prevent Qin Wanfang from getting into trouble."

“Yes,” Su Jixiang said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll take care of it right away!" Zhou Ziqi said with a smile. He cupped his hands in a salute to Su Jixiang and then quickly left.

The Princess's revenge could come at any time, so Qin Wanfang should move away as soon as possible, and the bigger the epidemic at Miaoshou Pavilion becomes, the better.

After Zhou Ziqi returned, he summoned several apprentices who had previously been in contact with Qian Feng. He gave these boys some pills and instructed them to take them. Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the boys developed rashes and their body temperatures rose.

As soon as Kong Chuncai came on duty, he saw several apprentice doctors running out in a panic.

"What are you doing!" Kong Chun grabbed one of them. "The Prince is still inside. Aren't you afraid of offending him by making such a racket?"

“Replying to Lord Kong,” the boy said, “didn’t our master’s distant cousin come to the clinic? Our master initially diagnosed him with the plague, and after the examination, it turned out to be the plague. So our master immediately sent the man out of the clinic.”

Kong Chun's heart skipped a beat. He knew about this matter because the guard on duty had told him, but he hadn't taken it to heart. The people of Miaoshou Pavilion were very well-behaved, so there was nothing wrong with a relative of the pavilion master coming to seek refuge.

"Was the epidemic contagious at that time?" Kong Chun asked hurriedly.

"Yes, two of my fellow disciples fell ill inside just now," the young man said. "Master has already examined us inside. We haven't contracted the plague. Master told us to leave Miaoshou Pavilion first, so we don't stay here and get infected."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Chun hurriedly ran inside.

Before long, Chen Xinghe came out from inside, covering his nose, and stood in the center of the courtyard.

"Where is Master Miaoshou?" he asked, his face grim.

Zhou Ziqi had been waiting for him to come, so he stepped out from a door at the opportune moment. He was wearing gloves, the same gloves Chen Xinghe had seen before; Zhou Ziqi had worn them when he stitched up Qin Wanfang's wounds and cleaned up the pieces of flesh. He had asked about the purpose of the gloves before, and Zhou Ziqi had told him they were for isolation.

Seeing Zhou Ziqi fully armed again, Chen Xinghe knew the situation was serious.

"Your Highness." Zhou Ziqi bowed from a distance across the courtyard fence. "An epidemic has been discovered inside the Miaoshou Pavilion, and I am currently dealing with it. Therefore, I will not approach Your Highness to bow, lest I pass the epidemic on to you."

Hearing this, Chen Xinghe's expression softened slightly. "Then Wanfang will stay here..." Chen Xinghe covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and asked.

“It’s not too good,” Zhou Ziqi said. “The epidemic is most likely to infect people with weak constitutions. Fortunately, no one from our pavilion has been in the room with the lady for the time being, and the prince has been in the room with her, so he has not been in contact with anyone from our pavilion. Just to be on the safe side, please ask the prince to take the lady away as soon as possible. The lady has woken up and is out of danger. She just needs to rest and recuperate.”

Chen Xinghe thought about it and realized that made sense.

Since arriving at Miaoshou Pavilion, he had stayed in the room with the extremely weak Qin Wanfang. Even when Qin Wanfang couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep, he didn't leave, but patiently sat to the side and waited.

During this time, no one from Miaoshou Pavilion entered or left that room.

In other words, neither he nor Qin Wanfang has had close contact with anyone from Miaoshou Pavilion! Therefore, neither he nor Qin Wanfang has been infected with the epidemic!

"Kong Chun, go find a guard who hasn't been to Miaoshou Pavilion. Let's leave Miaoshou Pavilion first." Chen Xinghe was a decisive person, and he didn't want to delay, so he directly called Kong Chun over and gave him the order.

The people from Prince Chengen's Mansion acted swiftly, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they had brought Qin Wanfang, who was wrapped up tightly, out of Miaoshou Pavilion and placed her directly into a carriage.

"Your Highness, where are we going?" Kong Chun asked after everything was settled.

Chen Xinghe was a little taken aback by the question.

These days he hasn't returned to the Princess's residence; he's been staying at the winery.

Back then, he could live alone in the winery, but now that he's with Qin Wanfang, he can't move there anymore.

Chen Xinghe felt a pang of sadness.

He really owns very few houses.

The previous courtyard is no longer accessible; the eldest princess sent people to smash it all up.

"Go and book an inn," Chen Xinghe said to Kong Chun after thinking for a moment. "In a little while, go find the brokers; I want to buy a house."

Whether he became a prince consort or a prince of the Cheng'en County, he would still be a member of the imperial family. However, apart from the previous courtyard, there was really no place for him to settle down.

Chen Xinghe couldn't help but get a little angry again.

Seeing Chen Xinghe and Qin Wanfang leave without looking back, Zhou Ziqi breathed a sigh of relief.

This great deity has finally been sent away.

Next, it's time to let everyone in the capital know that Chen Xinghe has left Miaoshou Pavilion with his mistress, and that Miaoshou Pavilion is currently suffering from an epidemic, so that the people from the Princess's residence won't come looking for trouble.

That night, a carriage drove out of the palace and came to a steady stop in front of the Princess's residence.

Before long, the eldest princess, wearing a loose cloak and a hood, came out of the side gate and boarded a carriage, which then drove towards the palace.

The Empress Dowager finally saw the eldest princess, whom she hadn't seen for many days. The moment the eldest princess lifted her hood, the Empress Dowager's tears streamed down her face.