An Lingrong's Rebirth: I will not offend others unless they offend me

"Your Majesty, there are records of Jingren Palace taking mugwort and medicine bags, and the quantity is quite large."

"Okay, I understand."

The queen really took action against Yonghe Palace again.

"Bao Ge, quickly go have the Imperial Physician Wei check it out. If there's nothing wrong, take your men to the Imperial Household Department and the Kitchen to get enough food and other expenses for the entire Yonghe Palace to last for half a month."

"We also need mugwort and medicine bags."

"Baoli, go to Yikun Palace and Cunju Hall without anyone noticing, and have Concubine Hua and Concubine Hui carefully inspect the residence."

"The slaves obey."

Watching people from the underground palace being sent to the back hall one after another, An Lingrong's heart sank to the bottom.

Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Shu was kind and benevolent. Seeing her staring at the front of the hall, and with the precedent of her previous treatment of Baoque, no one cried or begged for their life.

When an epidemic broke out among the people, the patients would be sent to the "Leprosy House" for centralized management and would be released after they recovered.

When Wei Lin rushed over, he also brought his apprentice with him.

The two examined quickly and found that in addition to the wet nurse sent by the emperor who had a high fever, eight other palace maids were also feeling unwell.

"Your Majesty, according to my humble inspection, nine palace maids are currently experiencing physical abnormalities. Those who shared the same room with them have been sent to the rear hall for isolation."

An Lingrong was only a concubine and did not have so many palace maids to serve her, but after the Sixth Prince was born, the Emperor ordered Su Peisheng to send thirty more palace maids.

The number of these people who serve Hongzhan will gradually decrease after he turns six years old.

"Your Majesty, I will return to the Imperial Hospital to obtain medicinal herbs for fumigation in the palace."

"Then I'll have to trouble the imperial physician."

"Xiao Linzi, quickly go to the Yangxin Palace to report to the Emperor about the Yonghe Palace incident. I suspect there's an epidemic there. Also, tell the Emperor that if the situation in Yonghe Palace becomes critical, I will close the palace at the critical moment."

"Tell the Emperor to take good care of himself. Also...if I unfortunately die, ask him to take good care of Hongzhan."

Xiao Linzi agreed with tears in his eyes.

After giving the order, An Lingrong returned to the inner room and checked Hongzhan's forehead temperature.

She'd taken some fitness pills, so she'd be fine. But Hongzhan was still young...

After shouting "This dog licks the horn" in her heart a few times, An Lingrong narrowed her eyes, picked up a pair of scissors and pierced her finger.

Since the fitness pill has been integrated into her flesh and blood, it will definitely work after Hongzhan takes it.

After feeding Hongzhan warm water to clear his mouth, An Lingrong went to the study and tried hard to recall the prescription for treating epidemics in her previous life.

At that time, Xiao Dezi, a concubine of Concubine Hua's Yikun Palace, was the first to fall ill with the epidemic. She was angry that Shen Meizhuang was favored by the Emperor and had gained power in the palace, so she framed her. To save her, Wen Shichu developed a prescription.

She had a good memory and hurriedly wrote the prescription on a piece of paper, even indicating the dosage.

An Lingrong found Wei Lin, who was boiling medicine in the smoky Yonghe Palace, and called him into the house.

"Doctor Wei, this is a prescription for treating an epidemic that I stumbled upon some time ago. Please copy it and try it on the palace maids in the back hall. If it works, please report it to the Yangxin Palace as soon as possible."

As soon as Wei Lin heard Concubine Shu asking him to copy it, he understood her intention.

"Your Majesty, why did you ask me to report this? You..."

"A tall tree attracts the wind. Yonghe Palace has become an eyesore to others this time. I must be careful in my actions."

An Lingrong kept silent after that. After Wei Lin finished copying the prescription, she silently threw the beautiful prescription in her hand into the brazier.

Wei Lin kowtowed three times, his loyalty evident without words.

Wen Shichu could indeed develop a prescription to treat epidemics, but that would require countless verifications, and she would not allow Hongzhan to make any mistakes.

Besides, as long as Zhen Huan is around, there will always be a day when Wen Shichu will emerge.

When the time is right, she will let Shen Meizhuang get pregnant with the dragon fetus and sever the connection between them, so that she will not let him down.

After receiving An Lingrong's reminder, Concubine Hua and Shen Meizhuang both acted quickly, searched the area carefully, and found a lot of dirty things.

Concubine Hua did not let anyone know. She asked Songzhi to put away the dirty things she had found and immediately went to invite the Jiang brothers.

The only person in the palace who could do evil in Yiku Palace silently was the old queen.

Shen Meizhuang also put away the dirty things and told Caixing and Caiyue not to run outside.

"Huan'er accompanies me every day, so I'm sure she'll be safe."

In the Yangxin Palace, Su Peisheng was so anxious that he kept pacing outside the palace as soon as he learned that something had happened in the Yonghe Palace.

The emperor was discussing important matters with his close ministers inside, and had specifically instructed them not to be disturbed.

But the two masters in Yonghe Palace were also very important. After waiting for half an hour, he could no longer hold back and approached despite the emperor's dark face.

"Your Majesty, something serious has happened in Yonghe Palace."

"You...my dear ministers, let's end today's meeting. Everyone, please go back."

The four ministers all took their leave tactfully.

Su Peisheng quickly called Xiao Linzi in to report in detail.

With tears in his eyes, Xiao Linzi reported everything that Concubine Shu had instructed him to do.

When the emperor heard Concubine Shu's instructions, which sounded like she was entrusting her son to someone else, he could no longer sit still and stood up and walked outside.

Su Peisheng stepped forward and knelt on the ground to beg.

"Your Majesty, you are the ruler of the world. You must not take any risks. I beg you to reconsider."

If the emperor makes the slightest mistake, not only the ministers of the previous dynasty, but also the one in Shoukang Palace will not let him go.

"You little slave, get out of my way. Concubine Shu and Hongzhan are both there. How can I sit still?"

Seeing that the emperor was determined to leave, Su Peisheng clung tightly to his outstretched legs.

"Your Majesty, it is because Consort Shu and the Sixth Prince are in Yonghe Palace that you cannot go."

"The Queen Mother..."

When the emperor heard the Empress Dowager's word "son", he closed his eyes weakly.

"Su Peisheng, go to Yonghe Palace for me. Give orders that no one should be shortchanged of supplies from Concubine Shu."

"He also ordered someone to inform the harem about the epidemic so that everyone could take precautions."

After Su Peisheng gave instructions for precautionary preparations at the Yangxin Palace, he hurriedly led his men to the Yonghe Palace.

Over there, as soon as An Lingrong and Xiao Linzi entered the palace, they sent Master Wei Lin and his apprentice out and closed the Yonghe Palace.

Looking at Su Peisheng who was rushing over, Wei Lin greeted him tiredly.

"Eunuch Su, you are a step too late. The Concubine Shu has already ordered the palace to be closed."

"The Empress said that she will take care of the Sixth Prince, so please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"I also told the emperor to take good care of himself and never put himself in danger."

Since Concubine Shu didn't want to curse the Sixth Prince, he said some ambiguous words to confuse her.

We can’t let Yonghe Palace suffer such a great disaster in vain.

"Eunuch Su, I have been researching epidemic remedies for some time and need to go and verify them, so I won't chat with you any longer."

After he said that, he hurriedly took his apprentice to the Imperial Hospital.

The epidemic spread quickly, so he needed to verify the authenticity of the prescription as soon as possible.

After Su Peisheng paid his respects to Concubine Shu through the door, he hurried back to the Yangxin Palace.

"Your Majesty, when I arrived, Concubine Shu had already ordered the palace to be closed."