Chapter 513

Just as the three were arguing without end, a palace maid hurried over.

"It's bad, Your Ladyship, Her Highness the Princess has suddenly fainted!"

What!?

Zhangsun Wugou, Li Xueyan, and Wu Meiniang were all stunned at once.

"What happened to Changle? Say that again?"

Zhangsun Wugou asked again anxiously.

"Empress, Her Highness the Princess snuck out of the palace today, and after returning, she had a high fever that wouldn't subside, and she fainted while walking."

The palace maid explained in detail.

"How could this happen? Changle!"

Zhangsun Wugou was instantly distraught and hurried toward Changle's sleeping quarters.

Li Xueyan was also incredibly worried and followed Zhangsun Wugou, intending to check on Changle.

"Mother, Sister Xueyan, wait a moment!"

Wu Meiniang blocked their path.

"Meiniang, if there's anything, we'll talk about it when we get back."

Zhangsun Wugou was burning with anxiety and had no heart to talk more with Wu Meiniang.

"That's right, Sister Meiniang, I don't know what's wrong with Changle, we must hurry over and see," Li Xueyan also nodded and said.

"Mother, Sister Xueyan, please calm down first." Wu Meiniang's face was flushed with urgency as she explained:

"Think carefully, Sister Changle snuck out of the palace today, and after returning,

she had a high fever that wouldn't subside and fainted; isn't this strange?"

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"What's so strange about it?"

Li Xueyan asked.

"Don't forget, our Youzhou City has smallpox!"

Wu Meiniang said.

Boom!

This one sentence left Zhangsun Wugou feeling as if struck by lightning.

"Could it be!? Could Changle have contracted smallpox?"

Zhangsun Wugou's face turned deathly pale.

"Correct! I estimate that must be it!"

"So the most important thing right now is not to visit Sister Changle, but to quickly tell my husband about this matter."

"Otherwise, if we also contract smallpox, wouldn't my husband be left without a single helper by his side?"

Wu Meiniang nodded and said.

These past few days.

Qin Mu had been exhausted dealing with the smallpox situation, and it was precisely the time he needed helpers.

Changle had now fallen ill.

If Zhangsun Wugou, Wu Meiniang, and Li Xueyan also contracted smallpox, it might have a huge impact on Qin Mu.

Wu Meiniang did not want to see such a thing happen.

"This..."

Zhangsun Wugou hesitated.

On one side was her precious daughter, on the other was her precious son.

Deciding which way to go was truly difficult.

"Mother, Sister Meiniang is right, let's tell Qin Mu about this first."

"Perhaps... perhaps he has some way to deal with it?"

Li Xueyan agreed with Wu Meiniang's words.

"Alright then! Let's go quickly!"

Zhangsun Wugou gritted her teeth and nodded.

Imperial Palace, Rear Garden.

"Moo!"

Several cows lay on the grass, mooing listlessly.

Nearby.

Qin Mu, accompanied by Wei Zhongxian and Li Shizhen, was waiting quietly.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Li Shizhen was also very puzzled in his heart.

These past few days, he, the divine physician, had been incredibly busy with the smallpox situation.

Today.

Li Shizhen was preparing to research how to control smallpox as usual.

But Qin Mu suddenly summoned him into the palace.

After entering the palace.

Qin Mu brought Li Shizhen to the rear garden.

Aside from a few sickly cows, there was nothing else special here.

Precisely because of this.

Li Shizhen was very puzzled and anxious in his heart.

After all, the plague was rampant outside, and lives were at stake!

"You will know soon!"

Qin Mu smiled and did not intend to explain anything, just staring quietly at those cows.

Just at this moment.

Several hurried footsteps suddenly sounded.

"Husband, it's bad, Sister Changle has fallen ill!"

Li Xueyan found Qin Mu and said impatiently.

"What happened?"

Qin Mu turned his head and asked.

"I heard Sister Changle snuck out of the palace today, and after returning, she fell ill and had a high fever that wouldn't subside; looking at it, she should have contracted smallpox," Wu Meiniang explained.

"Has Her Highness the Princess also contracted smallpox? Your Majesty, should this old man go and take a look?"

Li Shizhen was shocked.

Compared to Changle's condition, Li Shizhen cared more about Qin Mu's safety.

Once smallpox appeared within the palace, the probability of Qin Mu being infected would greatly increase.

Qin Mu was the ruler of the nation.

If he were to fall ill, that would be a catastrophic event.

"No need! Everyone calm down first, give me half an hour."

Qin Mu shook his head, not intending to visit Changle, but instead turned and walked toward the cows.

"Dr. Li, what is Mu'er doing?"

Zhangsun Wugou asked curiously.

"This... this old man doesn't understand either."

Li Shizhen shook his head with a bitter smile.