Why do you always rush to join me after awakening?

"Investigate this matter immediately. You must let me know the situation before the Emperor holds me accountable."

"Yes!"

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"Ruyi, I don't know what's going on these days. The palace is filled with the smell of mugwort smoke every day. It's better here. There's no such smell."

Hongli really couldn't stand the smell of mugwort smoke, so he came to the Yiku Palace to hide.

Because the smell of mugwort smoke was always lingering, Hongli even skipped the usual process of using incense to clean clothes.

"Your Majesty, I think the Queen's actions are too wasteful. It's just that the Seventh Prince was ill, and yet you mobilized such a large force? And you even set off firecrackers yesterday, when it wasn't a festival. I really don't understand."

As she spoke, Ruyi stuffed a slice of the peeled orange into her mouth, and before putting it into her mouth, she deliberately stretched out her tongue and licked it playfully.

When Hongli saw that she only peeled the oranges for himself and not for him, he looked a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to get angry, so he could only peel it himself.

"That's not the case. The Queen means well. The weather is so changeable, it's inevitable that someone will get sick."

"Anyway, I'm not afraid, so I've put away all the mugwort smoke that the Queen sent over."

When惢心 came to serve tea, she passed by Hongli. He frowned slightly and sighed softly, "惢心 smells so strongly of alcohol."

Ruyi paused while fanning herself and glared at惢心.惢心 put down her teacup and immediately retreated.

The palace is now filled with the smell of alcohol and mugwort smoke. I really don’t know when it will end.

As the emperor, he didn't dare to ask.

We can only let the queen make the decision.

Everyone in the palace was angry but dared not speak out.

Apart from Concubine Wan and Concubine Shu, who had nothing to say, only Concubine Mei was curious at the beginning, but she still cooperated obediently in the end.

"Your Majesty, the Yikun Palace still refuses to disinfect."

"Since she doesn't want to, forget it. The daily disinfection of Changchun Palace is enough to rid her of germs anyway."

In the past, Hai Lan always followed Ruyi, and did whatever she did.

This time, Hai Lan did not follow Ruyi's instructions for the first time.

When Concubine Jia came to Changchun Palace, Su Lian had just come back from making mugwort. When she saw Concubine Jia, she looked at her, but Fucha Langya did not notice.

"Empress, how long do we have to keep burning the mugwort? The Emperor won't want to come here if he smells this smell every day."

Ever since becoming friends with Wei Yanwan, the number of times Fucha Langya and Concubine Jia have spent time alone together has been greatly reduced.

It was a rare occasion that Wei Yanwan was not at home today, so she had the chance to get some free time. She wanted to come over quickly to show her face in front of the Queen and win her favor.

In fact, if the huge Forbidden City is fumigated once a day, tens of thousands of them will be consumed.

That's no small number.

Especially now that she has to pay for everything out of her own pocket, she can still afford the money in the short term, but over time, without the help of her parents' family, she will sooner or later be unable to afford the money.

Seeing that the Queen was silent and seemed to be thinking, Concubine Jia was not in a hurry and simply sat with her.

After a while,惢心 came over and said that Master Fu Heng had something important to tell him.

"In that case, Your Majesty, I will not disturb you from talking to my brother."

Almost the moment Concubine Jia left, Fu Heng hurried in.

"Sister, something really went wrong. There's a village called Chenjiazhuang in Nanpi County that's been infected with smallpox. That guy didn't do anything, and because he was afraid of causing more trouble, he just sealed off the entire village. He thought the village was already poor, and his goal was to let them fend for themselves."

"And since that family letter was able to reach the palace, it must have been written before the blockade."

Fucha Langya was faintly angry, her hands on the chair trembling, so she suppressed her dissatisfaction and asked, "What did the family say when you came here?"

"This matter must be reported truthfully without further delay. Because of his cowardly behavior, most of the children in Chenjiazhuang were killed or injured. The family is sending people there to control the smallpox epidemic."

"That is to say, the Emperor will know immediately."

"Yes, I guess everyone at the Imperial Hospital is waiting for them."

When Li Yu found Hongli, he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

Fortunately, the wound on his leg had healed, otherwise, with his anxious look just now, the wound would have definitely run away.

"Li Yu, what happened? What made you so anxious?"

"Your Majesty, something big has happened."

When Li Yu said this, his eyes looked at Ruyi from time to time, and even his voice could not help but tremble.

"That's what you said."

"Someone from the Fucha family has arrived, saying that there's a smallpox outbreak in Hebei, and because the person in charge neglected his duties, the smallpox outbreak has gone unchecked."

"!!!"

"Where are they now?!"

"Your Majesty, someone is waiting outside."

Hongli immediately stood up and walked out of the Yiku Palace with an angry face.

During his lifetime, Li Rongbao was the governor of Chahar. The border areas of Shaanxi Province, Hebei Province, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were under his jurisdiction. He was the highest official in charge of military and political affairs at that time.

It is responsible for both military management and local development.

Even though Li Rongbao has been dead for many years, if the family wants to arrange for a child to go in and practice, it is basically just a matter of a word.

So the problem is in Hebei, just imagine how angry the emperor will be.

"Master, why don't we burn mugwort in our palace as well?"

Ruyi pursed her lips, threw the orange peel onto the table, and complained, "Why burn it? I have Brother Hongli as my protector. A smallpox epidemic is nothing. The Fucha family can't even handle such a small matter. I guess the Queen will have trouble sleeping again."

Within half a day, all the palaces knew about it.

In Qixiang Palace, Concubine Jia had just complained to the Queen in the morning that she didn't want to burn mugwort incense. When she came back and learned about the smallpox outbreak in Hebei, her attitude changed drastically. She wanted to fumigate the mugwort from every angle without any blind spots, and it would be best if the smoke could absorb the flavor.

"Burn them all. Yes, spray some alcohol in every corner. Do this twice a day, but don't let my child get in contact with it."

"Children are most likely to get this, so we need to be careful about Yongcheng and Yongxuan's food, clothing, and other expenses."

The Fourth Prince was playing with his younger brother. He watched his mother holding her waist and ordering the palace maids and eunuchs around. He scratched his forehead. Although he felt strange, his attention was soon attracted by other things.

After hearing the news, Wei Yanwan subconsciously thought of Jiang Yebin.

I wonder what he has figured out these days.

Perhaps the vaccination technique has become more sophisticated?

Because smallpox has struck again, people are in panic.

In the evening, after Jinzhong finished his shift, he immediately planned to look for Wei Yanwan.

As luck would have it, he met the damn Rong Pei who blocked his way.

"Jinzhong, are you off duty?"

Jinzhong's sight happened to catch sight of Li Yu approaching from a distance, and he quickly said with a grin, "Yeah, what's up?"

"This is the insole I made for you."

“……”, there is no need for that.

Rong Pei's love seems a little hot.