Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

The emperor was surprised at first, then incredulous and panic-stricken when he saw Madam Mo.

Guard He sometimes has this expression.

It's a pity for the emperor. He can no longer think about Guard He. Madam Mo has made a contribution this time. The most important thing is that Madam Mo is an extraordinary person, and he is the emperor, so he is more afraid of ghosts and gods.

This time the little prince had smallpox, and his mother wanted to take him to her side, but he stopped her, fearing that the disease might be passed on to his mother.

The Queen Mother then told me that Madam Mo had previously contributed a secret recipe, which was given to her by Empress Dowager Xiao.

The emperor had no idea that Madam Mo had been possessed by someone and that some strange things had happened later. After hearing about it, he was still worried and could not trust Madam Mo just because she said it could be prevented.

The Queen Mother said that the little prince should be sent to a farm outside the city, and the nanny who had been vaccinated against smallpox would go to take care of the little prince, and asked Madam Mo to go with him.

He also said that Madam Mo was not an ordinary woman. Since Empress Pox could give her the secret recipe, the little prince would be blessed with good fortune with her around.

The emperor had no choice but to listen to his mother. He wanted his son to be alive more. He was his eldest son and the future crown prince.

As to how smallpox could have been transmitted to the little prince, a thorough investigation is conducted.

First of all, I thought about who would benefit the most if the little prince died. It was Jiang Shuyuan, because she was pregnant with a boy.

When the royal family appoints a crown prince, the legitimate heir will be appointed if there is no legitimate heir, and the eldest son will be appointed if there is no legitimate heir.

Jiang Shuyuan is the niece of Concubine Jiang, whose sister-in-law is Madam Jiang. A few days before the little prince contracted smallpox, she went to the palace to pay her respects to Concubine Jiang.

The emperor was furious and sent people to interrogate Concubine Jiang. Concubine Jiang naturally refused to plead guilty and said that someone had framed her. At this time, Jiang Shuyuan showed symptoms of smallpox, and the palace was sealed off without caring about anything else.

Smallpox was also discovered in several families in the capital, and the first one was Mrs. Jiang's family. Fortunately, it was discovered early and the whole city was blocked. Several families had been vaccinated, and the children were infected, while the adults were fine.

This smallpox outbreak killed one or two hundred people in the palace, including Jiang Shuyuan, who died in two deaths. Hundreds more perished in the capital, including many children. Of the several families who hadn't been vaccinated, only half survived, and that was despite the efforts of the vaccinated imperial physicians. In the past, families would have been forced to fend for themselves behind closed doors, and few would have survived.

This time the disease was discovered early, sealed in time, and the imperial physicians gave their all, so not only the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but all the common people felt fortunate for the result.

At this time, an imperial physician said that they were not afraid of being infected by smallpox because of the secret recipe for preventing smallpox contributed by Mrs. Mo a few years ago, which was also the recipe for preventing illness from winter cold waves mentioned earlier.

Several families who were originally going to take the medicine did not dare to continue because of a quarrel between the imperial physician's in-laws and the physician. They regretted it this time, especially those who had a death in their family. They saw that among the families who had contact with them, only the children were infected, while the adults who had been vaccinated were all fine.

At this time, the emperor ordered that all citizens be vaccinated free of charge, and the vaccination should be carried out door to door along the streets.

Someone asked at what age a child could be vaccinated. A doctor said that his child had been vaccinated at the age of five and survived. But vaccination also has risks. Didn't the doctor's relative die as an adult from the vaccination?

At this moment, everyone thought that this risk was much smaller than smallpox, and it was better than being infected and only having a few people in the family survive, while some families all died.

Mo Chenxi didn't know all this. She had originally planned to take her son and daughter-in-law back to their ancestral home in Xiangzhou. But now, not only could she not leave, but she was also getting closer to the royal family.

The Queen Mother asked her to stay at home for a few days and then go to the manor, saying that she could return to Beijing if she had anything to do, meaning that she didn't have to be unable to leave the manor like before.

Mo Chenxi hurried back to Beijing and went to see Old Lady He first. He wanted to know what the situation in Beijing was like in the past three months before returning home.

When Mrs. He saw her, she kept holding her chest, looking frightened.

"You have no idea, it was terrifying. After we heard about smallpox, we locked ourselves in our rooms and didn't dare go out. We were also worried about you. We didn't know if the little food we had at home would last a month. We just made porridge every day, just enough to avoid starvation. Luckily, Shanqiao's father bought a millstone after he arrived. He originally planned to grind tofu for himself, so we had soybeans at home. We survived those days on bean sprouts and tofu. Luckily, people later sent us food and some vegetables from each household, but no meat."

Seeing that her words were useless, Mo Chenxi interrupted and asked, "Aunt, do you know what the Cao and Zhao families are like? And Jingyi's child?"

"Both families are fine. Jingyi said her mourning period is over, but she said her father is ill and it's not convenient for her to go out, so she stayed indoors. It's good for her not to go out. That Madam Jiang hosted a banquet, and several families were infected by attending the banquet. Now, those people want to curse the Jiang family to death. Now that they can't curse, they want to execute the whole family and exile anyone under six years old."

Old Madam He said mysteriously, "I heard that the one from the Jiang family who entered the palace was pregnant with a prince and wanted to kill the prince born by Queen Shen. What crime was she charged with for murdering the prince? It's good enough that they didn't kill three of her clans."

Mo Chenxi exclaimed, it was indeed a palace fight.

Old Mrs. He clicked her tongue. She didn’t know that Mo Chenxi was not in Beijing, and thought that he was also locked up in the He family because of smallpox.

"You didn't go to the Wang family, did you? The grandson of the Wang family, the second son who wanted to become a Taoist priest, contracted smallpox. Fortunately, he survived. People with smallpox have pockmarks all over their faces. Fortunately, it was a boy. What would have happened if it had been a girl when she grew up?"

I don’t know if it’s because Mrs. He has grown old or because she was frightened this time, but she talks too much.

"When I was a child, I saw an old lady with a face full of pits and dents. These were scars from smallpox. After she got married, her husband always beat her. Then she had another bout of smallpox, and her whole family died except for this old lady. You don't know, Xiangzhou used to have a large population, but so many people died during those two smallpox outbreaks."

Mo Chenxi didn't expect that someone in Mrs. Wang's family had contracted smallpox. It was okay since the adults had been vaccinated, but the Wang family had several children.

She said anxiously, "I came to see my aunt quietly. I haven't been anywhere. I don't know what's going on with the Wang family. How are the other members of the Wang family?"

Old Lady He sighed again, "Mrs. Wang's eldest grandson died of smallpox this time. I heard from Mrs. Liao that Mrs. Wang cried day and night. How could she not cry? Her daughter-in-law finally gave birth to a son, the eldest grandson."

Mo Chenxi was shocked again. Qin had come to her house specifically to get pregnant. At that time, the two children had urinated on her. Later, Mrs. Wang had given her a generous gift.

"Then I'll go over and take a look, aunt. I came out quietly, so please don't tell anyone else."

"Don't tell me, Auntie knows the seriousness of the matter. Now everyone knows that it was you who contributed the recipe. Don't let anyone catch you."

Mo Chenxi went to Wang's house again. She took a carriage sent by the palace and no one noticed her.

When I arrived at Wang's house, I saw that Mrs. Wang looked unhappy and didn't smile at everyone as usual.

"Is everything okay at home, Madam Mo?"

Mo Chenxi replied: "It's okay, sister-in-law, please take care of yourself."

Mrs. Wang burst into tears.

"My grandson is gone. How could he have such a miserable life? His mother waited so long for him, but he wasn't even three years old. My heart aches."

Wang Jingye's expression was filled with sorrow. He said softly, "Don't keep crying. The child is a boy from heaven. He has returned to heaven. If you don't believe me, ask Madam Mo."