Upon hearing this, the palace servant quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I know that this servant and the others have been very careful and never hurt the seventh elder brother."
Xianyue listened to their excuses and said sternly: "If it wasn't you, then where did these bruises come from?"
The palace servants looked at each other, lowered their heads and said, "The servants don't know, but it really has nothing to do with the servants."
"There are only so many people in the inner hall. If it wasn't you, could it be me?" After such a scolding, Xianyue said coldly: "If you are so careless, I will definitely tell the truth about this matter.
Tell the emperor." After that, she ignored the pleading of the palace people, opened the door and walked out. Outside, A Luo had already prepared clothes and was waiting there. After changing clothes and washing his hands with potion, he came to the side hall.
Hongli, Mingyu and others were all there, talking to Ling Ruo. Hongli had already changed into court clothes. Ling Ruo looked blank. When he saw Xiayue coming in, he quickly asked: "How is Yong Cong?"
"A rash began to appear on Brother Seventh's body. It was itchy and painful. The palace attendants could only hold his hands to prevent Brother Seventh from hurting himself."
Ling Ruo sighed heavily and said distressedly: "It's really pitiful to suffer like this at such a young age."
As she was speaking, Mingyu couldn't help crying. Ever since she found out that Yong Cong was infected with smallpox, her heart had never been at peace for a moment. She had been worried about Yong Cong's safety. What made her most sad was that,
She knew that Yong Cong's life and death were uncertain, but she, the mother-in-law, could not go in to take care of him. On the contrary, Nala Xianyue could go in and see Yong Cong with such arrogance, which really made her extremely angry!
Ling Ruo glanced at her and said, "Okay, Queen, don't cry anymore. Crying can't explain anything." After a pause, she said to Hongli, "Emperor, the imperial court is about to begin, you go quickly.
The Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.”
Hongli didn't know it, but he really couldn't worry about Yong Cong. Ling Ruo saw what he was thinking and said, "Okay, Yong Cong is here with the Ai family watching over him. It's okay. You can go with peace of mind."
"Son, I obey." Hongli straightened up and was about to leave. Xianyue remembered what happened just now and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to change the person who serves the seventh elder brother. Is it possible?"
Hongli frowned slightly and said, "Why are they not serving you well?"
Xianyue said truthfully: "They grabbed the seventh elder brother too hard, which caused several purple bruises on the seventh elder brother's wrist. I feel really distressed when I see it."
A trace of anger appeared on Hongli's eyebrows, "Is there such a thing? They are so brave."
Mingyu said eagerly: "These people deserve to die. Your Majesty, you must never let these people take care of Yong Cong again. If you continue, Yong Cong will be injured at the hands of these people even if he survives smallpox."
Hongli nodded and was about to let Si Xi choose the person to serve Yong Cong again when Zhou Minghua stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers and Dr. Fang want to go in and see Brother Seventh."
Hongli asked doubtfully: "What's wrong? Didn't I just watch it two hours ago?"
Zhou Minghua glanced at Xianyue and said: "The Imperial Concubine said she saw purple bruises on Brother Seventh's wrist, and Wei Chen was worried... that they were not bruises."
Xianyue frowned and said: "I can see clearly, it should be bruises. Besides, if not, what could it be?"
Hongli glanced at Zhou Minghua and others and said, "Is there something wrong with these bruises?"
Zhou Minghua and others looked at each other in shock, not daring to answer. It wasn't until Zhou Minghua was called by Ling Ruo that he helplessly said: "To inform the Queen Mother, among the smallpox, there is one of the most terrifying and ferocious explosive smallpox. The symptoms of this smallpox are
Toxemia occurs.”
Ling Ruo and others had never heard of this disease and asked suspiciously: "What is this?"
"Patients suffering from fulminant smallpox will experience severe bleeding in the body, and a large amount of blood will flow into the skin, internal organs, and throat. Such patients will not have blister-like protrusions. In addition to some rashes, they will be red or purple marks and petechiae.
At first glance, it looks like someone has been injured, but in fact it is much more terrifying. If it continues, it is very likely..."
Mingyu stared at Zhou Minghua, who had not continued to speak, and said in a trembling voice: "What's most likely?"
Zhou Minghua gritted his teeth and said: "It is very likely that within three or four days, Brother Seventh will be in danger of his life."
Hearing these words, Mingyu's eyes went dark and her body collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, Wei Jingxuan and Ji You held her in time and did not collapse to the ground.
"The Ai family knows, you go immediately." After Zhou Minghua and the others left, she glanced at Mingyu and said, "Help the Queen to rest in the Nuan Pavilion."
Before Wei Jingxuan could agree, Mingyu had already said reluctantly: "My son... I'm fine." She swallowed and said, "I have to wait here... for Dr. Zhou to come back!"
Seeing what she said, Ling Ruo didn't say much. He just motioned to Wei Jingxuan to help Mingyu sit down in the chair, and then said: "Emperor, go quickly, the officials are waiting."
Hongli was not in the mood to accept the congratulations from hundreds of officials, but the annual New Year's greeting was unavoidable, so he had to reluctantly pack up his mood and go to the Yangxin Hall.
After he left, the side hall was silent. Everyone could hear their own breathing and heartbeat, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn. During this period, the Huang family, Jin family, Yehenala family and others arrived one after another, waiting for Imperial Physician Fang and the others.
news; of course, whether it is sincere or false is another matter.
After about a quarter of an hour like this, Zhou Minghua and his wife appeared in everyone's sight. As soon as he saw them, Mingyu quickly got up and stumbled over, saying nervously: "How is it? How is Yong Cong? He is from the palace.
Is it an accidental bruise?"
Zhou Minghua and Zhou Minghua both lowered their heads and remained silent. Seeing them like this, Mingyu felt even more frightened and screamed: "I am asking you a question, answer it!"
"Master, please don't do this, Zhou..." Before Wei Jingxuan could finish her words, Mingyu had already said sternly: "Yong Cong is lying there with his life and death unknown, and I can't even go in to see him, what do you want from me?
"
Ling Ruo said in a deep voice: "Queen, if you make such noise, will Yong Cong get better? Stand back and let the Ai family come and ask."
Wei Jingxuan whispered: "Master, you can't ask anything now. It's better to listen to the Queen Mother's question. I'll help you stand by and listen."
After comforting Mingyu, Ling Ruo glanced at Zhou Minghua and Doctor Fang, and said, "What, is Brother Seventh injured by someone, or is he suffering from toxemia as you said?"
Doctor Fang said with an ugly face: "When I returned to the Queen Mother, Wei Chen and Doctor Zhou unanimously concluded that the seventh prince had explosive smallpox, and the ecchymoses on his body were caused by toxemia!"
Hearing these words, even Ling Ruo couldn't help but change his face, and said in a trembling voice: "It is indeed toxemia. Did you make a mistake in the diagnosis?"