Chapter 190 – The Marquis Has Become Infected (1) (2/2)

The smallpox was wreaking havoc in the capital. Many people had fallen ill, and the streets had become deserted. The emperor had issue an order that anyone infected with smallpox would be transferred and confined to a relay station outside of the capital. If anyone found out that someone near them had become infected with smallpox, he or she had to notify the authorities promptly.

There was no way that Nie Qingyun would send Errong to be confined with the other sick people. Instead, he moved with her to a residence that was at the outskirts of the city and near that relay station. Imperial Physician Qian went with them, as well as Baizhi.

Ji Man had originally been worried about Errong, but when she heard that Qingyun was willing to personally take care of Errong, she started worrying about her older brother.

In this era, if your body wasn't strong enough to endure while smallpox ran its course, then it would take your life.

Unfortunately, she was pregnant right now, and it would be difficult for her to go outside. Moreover, everyone was feeling unsafe in the capital. Even the capital's gates were only half-open. Even though she wanted to go outside to check on those two, no one would be willing to accompany her.

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When Ning Yuxuan returned from the palace today and came to Feiwan Courtyard, his complexion didn't look good. He only briefly looked around before going straight to Nie Sangyu's bed to sleep.

Ji Man was at a loss. It was rare to see him looking so exhausted.

Guibai whispered, “The crown prince is showing minor symptoms of smallpox, so the marquis went to the palace to look for an imperial physician. Then, the empress summoned him because she wanted to talk to him. After all that running around today, it's only to be expected that he'll be tired.”

Ji Man nodded. She went to her bed and dutifully ma.s.saged Ning Yuxuan's head for a while. Then, she took off his shoes and outer robe from him, so that he would be able to sleep more comfortably.

Ning Yuxuan half-open his eyes to look at her, but he didn't say anything.

Ji Man faintly smiled. “My lord, go to sleep. This servant will watch over you.”

After making some inaudibly sounds, Ning Yuxuan quickly fell asleep while lying in her arms.

Ji Man was lost in her thoughts as she looked at the side of his face.

Wen Wan and Tanxiang didn't have smallpox. She had just given them a concoction from Imperial Physician Lin that would give them red dots. The dots would fade in a few days, but right now, the capital was in an emergency state. Even if those dots faded, for the safety of this entire household, Marquis Moyu wouldn't bring them back yet. This little punishment could be considered a lesson to Wen Wan.

But, she had a strange feeling. Marquis Moyu had been too indulgent towards her lately. Not only had he not tried to harm her fetus, he had allowed her to manipulate and order Wen Wan.

Why was he acting like this? Ji Man supported her chin and thought about this for a while. She remembered Guiabi's recent words of, “The crown prince is showing minor symptoms of smallpox”. Could it be that Ning Yuxuan was planning on jumping s.h.i.+p to the third prince's faction? No matter how she looked at it, the crown prince's s.h.i.+p wasn't very stable.

However, looking at how hard he was working for the crown prince, this guess didn't seem right either. What was Ning Yuxuan plotting?