The Legend of Zhen Huan Reborn: Overthrowing Zhen Huan to Become the Queen Mother

The emperor burst into tears, full of regret for not noticing Jiang Ruyin's uneasiness earlier, and even for not staying by her side more when she was worried.

I don't remember when I returned to the Yangxin Palace. The emperor said in a stern tone, "Xia Qie, go check."

Two lines of light smoke rose from the cloisonné enamel double crane incense burner, and then quickly disappeared.

After a long pause, the emperor covered his face with his hands. Su Peisheng said softly, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Chen entered Yongshou Palace half an hour ago. I have instructed the Imperial Hospital to provide all medicinal materials for Imperial Physician Chen's use."

The emperor took a deep breath and nodded, "Ask Zhang Mi to go to Yongshou Palace as well. Let the imperial physician besides you take care of Concubine Wan's pregnancy."

"Whoo."

Yongshou Palace,

Chen Xun took the paper filled with medicinal herbs, had a guess in his mind, and looked at Jiang Ruyin quietly.

Jiang Ruyin's hair was slightly disheveled, she was unmade up, and she looked exhausted. She said expressionlessly, "This is what you think."

Chen Xun's hands began to tremble, and he clenched the paper in his hand, "Your Majesty..."

Jiang Ruyin shook her head. "Doctor Chen, I trust you, and so does the Emperor. You've lived up to expectations and developed a prescription for the epidemic."

Without further ado, Chen Xun kowtowed deeply, "I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Without waiting for Jiang Ruyin to call out, Chen Xun turned around and ran towards the small kitchen.

Jiang Ruyin's face was gloomy.

When the emperor in his previous life was in a state of panic, he was also extremely anxious. This prescription was written word by word by Jiang Ruyin in the Imperial Hospital while watching Wen Shichu write it down, and he memorized it by heart.

But Hongxuan was still too young, not even a year old, and even with the prescription, Jiang Ruyin was still filled with fear.

When we arrived at the back hall, the little baby who used to love laughing and making noises was lying there with his head tilted back, his face burning hot, and he was breathing out air with his mouth open.

Suochun took time out of his busy schedule to inform Zhang Mi, and Jiang Ruyin frowned.

Zhang Mi was a man who knew how to protect himself. On the surface, he was the emperor's most trusted physician, but even after sensing the musk in Zhen Huan's body, he guessed who was most likely to take action in the shortest possible time and ultimately kept his mouth shut.

Jiang Ruyin couldn't guarantee whether Zhang Mi would offend the dead queen because of a word from the emperor. After all, now was not the best time to overthrow the queen.

While Jiang Ruyin was thinking about this, Hongxuan shivered again.

Jiang Ruyin covered her mouth and nose with a scarf, but couldn't hold back her tears and threw herself on the bed.

Hongxuan shook his head with difficulty, breathing rapidly.

"Chen Xun! Where's Chen Xun? Is the medicine ready?"

No sleep for one night.

With the first rays of light in the morning, Jiang Ruyin walked to the small kitchen with floating steps. Today, the place was already flooded with the bitter smell of herbs.

Zhang Mi shook his gray beard and mingled with a group of medicine boys and girls to pound medicine and fan the fire.

Jiang Ruyin should have been polite to Zhang Mi, but she no longer had the energy to do so.

Jiang Ruyin looked at Fu Qiu. Fu Qiu had been guarding here all night, and his eyes were red from the swirling smoke.

"It's Suo Chun's turn now. Go back and rest."

Fu Qiu didn't say anything polite, just nodded and went down.

Chen Xun noticed Jiang Ruyin with his sharp eyes. "The first nanny who contracted the epidemic took medicine. After a night, the occasional chills have gone away. However, the fever is still high. We need to take a few more doses of medicine and observe the symptoms. I used the most effective prescription for the young prince last night. I just checked and it didn't work. I will increase the dosage today. Please ask Your Majesty to have someone make some porridge for the young prince. We must not let him lose his strength."

Jiang Ruyin nodded, turned around and went back to the back hall.

Seeing Jiang Ruyin, Shu Dong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you should take a rest..."

Jiang Ruyin waved his hand.

September 10th,

The day after the nanny fell ill, all the palaces began to burn incense, fumigate with moxa, and sew sachets.

September 11th,

Shu Dong contracted the plague.

September 13th,

The first sick nun got much better.

September 16th,

In Xianfu Palace's Cunju Hall, Concubine Shen somehow also caught the epidemic. Under Zhen Huan's care, Wen Shichu went to treat her.

September 18th,

The first sick nun recovered.

September 21st,

Hongxuan recovered from his illness.

In just a few days, Jiang Ruyin's fair and translucent skin became dull and lifeless.

Sunlight shines into the house through the bright windows, and the tiny particles floating around have nowhere to escape and are clearly illuminated.

Next to her was Jing'er, the palace maid who had made the shredded chicken and rice noodle soup the previous year. Shu Dong was very optimistic about her and had already moved her family to the shop owned by Guo Luoluo. Shu Dong, Fu Qiu, and Suo Chun fell ill one after another.

Jiang Ruyin picked up her pen and wrote a letter, then gave both Hongxuan and the letter to the nanny who had recently recovered from her illness.

Jiang Ruyin's voice was hoarse, and she asked Yuan Beishan to ask the guards in front of Yongshou Gate to escort Nanny and Hongxuan to the Yangxin Palace.

The nanny's eyes were filled with tears as she kept thanking Jiang Ruyin for saving her life and not driving her away.

After a few people left, Jiang Ruyin felt as if her heart was on fire, and the burning heat surged from her heart and spread to her limbs.

"Miss!"

Jing'er exclaimed, and Jiang Ruyin also fell ill.

Jing'er tightly grasped the letter in her sleeve and passed it out according to the method Shu Dong taught her.

After recovering from his illness, Hongxuan was very well-behaved. He didn't cry or make a fuss, but he was always listless and clingy, and his eyes always followed me closely.

The emperor felt very unhappy.

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Your Majesty and I are deeply in love, and Hongxuan has also enjoyed much of Your Majesty's favor. I never expected this would spark jealousy in others, bringing disaster upon our children. I deserve death, but I beg Your Majesty to consider our long-standing love and protect Hongxuan. I will not refuse death. Your Majesty has recommended Chen Xun and Zhang Mi to me. They are both very capable and have developed a remedy for this disease. I serve You, hoping to contribute to Your Majesty's rule.

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From the time the nanny fell ill to the tenth day of October, a month passed while the epidemic spread throughout the capital. The emperor was well prepared and distributed supplies and medicines in an orderly manner.

Another month passed, and the epidemic disappeared completely in the capital.

October 27th,

At this point, everyone in Yongshou Palace, from the master to the palace maids, had experienced the baptism of the epidemic.

Two months later, the gates of Yongshou Palace reopened.

After being cooped up in Yongshou Palace for two months, Jiang Ruyin looked extremely bad, with a sickly look on her face.

Even so, she still came to the Yangxin Palace with the full ceremonial guards of a concubine and respectfully performed the ceremony of three kowtows and nine bows.

Thanks to the emperor's preparations, the epidemic receded quickly, and officials from all over the country wrote letters to praise the emperor's wisdom and intelligence.

The emperor personally helped Jiang Ruyin up, and the two of them walked together to the Yangxing Hall next to the rear hall of the Yangxin Hall.

Hongxuan was still a little weak. When he saw Jiang Ruyin, he called out weakly. His voice was so soft that Jiang Ruyin could hardly hear it.

The emperor looked at Hongxuan's cheeks, which were no longer as plump as before, with a little guilt.

"I didn't take good care of it..."

Jiang Ruyin looked up at the emperor, tears in her eyes and a smile on her face, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for protecting me and my son.

The emperor sighed, "Yin'er, you are too kind. It is I who should thank you."

"Actually, that's not the case. Imperial Physician Chen only developed a semi-finished product. Imperial Physician Zhang added a few more herbs to complete the formula. I heard from Imperial Physician Chen that the Emperor gave Yongshou Palace a lot of leeway, allowing Chen Xun to experiment as much as he wanted."

Jiang Ruyin smiled again, "I understand. Even though the emperor is not by my side, he is always thinking of me. So I am grateful to the emperor..."