Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Smallpox can kill people...

Smallpox can kill people.

After the crown prince was rescued by a capable person in the 17th year of Kangxi, Kangxi adopted the person's vaccination method and immediately ordered all princes and princesses to start vaccination when they were six years old.

Although historically, Yinzhen and Yinsi both survived successfully, this was a matter of walking through the gates of hell after all. Wen Shan felt cold all over when Kangxi reminded her.

Kangxi looked at her stunned expression and thought for a while. Yinzhen is five years old this year. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory should choose an auspicious day to start vaccination next year. The third prince has not been vaccinated yet, so he might as well do it together with Yinzhen next year.

There are also many princes and princesses after Yinzhen.

I am afraid they will have to be vaccinated together in the next two years. "Don't worry, my princes are all lucky people and have the blessing of gods and Buddhas." Kangxi comforted Wen Shan.

The smallpox vaccination must be done as soon as possible, otherwise it will be troublesome if you encounter a smallpox epidemic.

Kangxi rinsed his mouth, closed the memorial on the table, and raised his chin towards Wen Shan: "Sit down."

Wen Shan was much calmer at this time, nodded and sat opposite Kangxi.

"The Imperial Noble Consort has lost her sons one after another and is now seriously ill. I know that she was extremely confused before and did a lot of wrong things to Yinzhen." Kangxi turned the ring on his thumb, drank a sip of water and continued: "The Imperial Noble Consort submitted a memorial two days ago, take a look."

Kangxi picked up a memorial and pushed it in front of Wen Shan. It was written on it by the emperor himself, with beautiful small regular script.

Wen Shan opened it and found a petition from the Imperial Noble Consort. Wen Shan thought it would be a common petition to Kangxi for the death of the prince and princess, but it turned out to be all about Yinzhen.

The Imperial Concubine didn't write much, but her words were filled with deep regret and sorrow. The writing was very touching, and in the end she only asked Kangxi to see Yinzhen again. Why

did she have to come to Kangxi just to see Yinzhen?

Wen Shan blinked slowly: "What does the emperor mean?"

He doesn't want to send Yinzhen back again, does he?

"After all, she raised Yinzhen, so let Yinzhen go there once when he has time." Kangxi said.

"Just one trip?" Wen Shan asked again.

Kangxi looked at her with a smile and leaned back: "Why, are you dissatisfied?"

Wen Shan thought to herself, how dare I be dissatisfied? Anyway, she couldn't guess what Kangxi was thinking and what the Imperial Concubine was thinking, so she simply didn't think about it.

After staying in the Yangxin Palace for a day and a night, Wen Shan was finally released from prison and returned to the Xianfu Palace.

As soon as she entered the palace, Yinzhen and Yinsi came to meet her. It rained a little when she came back. Wenshan was a little wet. She changed her clothes before talking to her brothers in the palace.

Wenshan told him that the Imperial Noble Consort wanted to see Yinzhen. Yinzhen was silent for a while and then nodded.

"Since it is the order of the Emperor, I will obey it."

"If you don't want to go..."

"I will go, mother." Yinzhen looked up at her, "It's okay."

Wenshan sighed.

Yinzhen and Kangxi are actually very similar in some aspects, such as the toughness when they make up their minds. Yinzhen

decided to go to Chengqian Palace in the afternoon after just a moment's thought.

Wenshan didn't know what the Imperial Noble Consort was planning, what she would say to Yinzhen when she saw him, and she didn't care whether she wanted Yinzhen to return to Chengqian Palace or to sow discord between them. Wenshan was only worried that the Imperial Noble Consort would say something that would hurt Yinzhen's heart.

Yinzhen is a very emotional person. He seems cold and hard, but he can't stand these things.

Yinzhen went to review his lessons at the appointed time, leaving Yinsi alone to chat with Wenshan.

"Don't worry, mother. The emperor will never let my fourth brother go back to Chengqian Palace." Yinsi held his chin and fiddled with Laifu's toys boredly.

The imperial concubine was confined for so long, and the matter was so serious that even if she lost two sons now, according to the emperor's character, he would not change his mind and let my fourth brother go back.

"I'm not worried about this." Wenshan sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about this first. Today, your emperor also mentioned that Yinzhen should be vaccinated next year."

This is the second thing that gave her a headache today.

"You don't have to worry about this." Yinsi smiled and said, "My fourth brother and I will come safely, don't you know?" She

knew it, but how could she not be worried about the suffering.

Moreover, what happened to her and Yinsi always made her a little worried that some things would not develop as they did in history.

Moreover, the smallpox vaccination nowadays is still human smallpox, which has a strong reaction and a high degree of danger. Wenshan thought about giving Yinzhen and Yinsi a cowpox vaccination in private in advance, so that it would be much easier when the formal vaccination was carried out.

"Cowpox? Is this a method used in later generations?" Yinsi was surprised.

Wenshan nodded and roughly explained to him the difference between cowpox and human smallpox.

This is indeed a good thing, and Yinsi agreed with both hands and feet.

Then he began to discuss with Wenshan where to get some cowpox powder.

In the afternoon, Yinzhen went to Chengqian Palace, and before leaving, he came to inform Wenshan.

"Go, if something happens that makes you unhappy, don't worry about anything, just come back." Wenshan smiled and reminded him, and straightened Yinzhen's clothes.

Yinsi also waved to him and asked him to come back early.

Yinzhen nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, mother and brother, it's nothing, I just went to visit the Queen Mother."

Yinzhen hadn't set foot in Chengqian Palace for almost two years. When he stood in front of the vermilion gate of Chengqian Palace, he felt as if he was in another world. The memories that he had deliberately hidden surged out of his mind until they filled his entire thoughts. A slight chill crawled up from the soles of his feet.

Yinzhen pursed his lips. Although he was there, he didn't want to go in.

"The Fourth Prince is here!"

Just as Yinzhen stopped for a while and prepared to let the eunuch knock on the door, the door suddenly opened. Nanny Chen saw that the Fourth Prince's eyes lit up and hurriedly let him in.

As soon as the door of Chengqian Palace was opened, a strong smell of medicine came out, as if the entire Chengqian Palace was soaked in a medicine jar.

No one took care of the flowers and plants in the yard. Some were withered and some were growing in all directions. The palace servants who came and went all lowered their heads and walked hurriedly. The whole Chengqian Palace was silent and extremely cold.

Nanny Chen saw Yinzhen staring at the flower beds and said with a wry smile: "The queen has not had the heart to take care of these flowers since the death of the little princess, and she didn't let the palace servants touch them, saying that they should be left to fend for themselves."

Juyue came out with medicine and happened to see Yinzhen standing outside the palace. She was surprised and said: "The fourth prince is here. The queen was just talking about you!"

Juyue lifted the curtain and hurriedly let him in. As soon as Yinzhen entered the room, he felt the atmosphere was very dull. The windows were covered and it was very dark. The imperial concubine was lying on the bed, and several palace maids were serving soup medicine.

"The queen, the fourth prince is here." Juyue stepped forward and whispered.

The Imperial Concubine propped herself up and sat up, and the palace maids opened the curtains. Juyue helped the Imperial Concubine, put a soft pillow under her, and then retreated with the palace maids.

Since leaving Chengqian Palace, Yinzhen and the Imperial Concubine have only met a few times. Today, Yinzhen was really shocked by the Imperial Concubine's weakness. He knew that the Imperial Concubine was bedridden but he didn't expect that she would be dying like this.

Her face was no longer pale but a little gray, and she was extremely thin.

The successive deaths of a son and a daughter completely broke her down, both physically and mentally.

"Yinzhen pays his respects to the Empress Dowager." Yinzhen took a deep breath and paid his respects to the Imperial Concubine according to the rules.

"Get up." The Imperial Concubine smiled weakly and waved at Yinzhen, "Come and sit next to the Empress Dowager."

Yinzhen pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, and finally sat down.

"You've grown up, and you've grown so tall." The Imperial Concubine looked at Yinzhen with a smile in her eyes: "Noble Concubine Xuan has raised you very well."

"Mother has always been devoted to me."

The Imperial Concubine was a little dazed: "Mother..."

Yinzhen had never called her mother.

"Yinzhen, it was the Imperial Mother who let you down in the past." The Imperial Concubine recovered and smiled bitterly, closing her eyes: "The past is like smoke, and it's useless to talk about it. The Imperial Mother knows that no matter what I say now, it can't make up for the mistakes the Imperial Mother made."

Yinzhen's hands moved, and he lowered his head with his eyelashes trembling.

"Noble Concubine Xuan is a good person. The Imperial Mother is relieved that you are raised with her. As for Concubine De, you don't need to contact her in the future. The Imperial Mother will help you with this matter, which is the Imperial Mother's compensation to you." The Imperial Concubine's voice became weaker and more urgent.

Yinzhen stood up suddenly: "Madam, you should have a good rest. I won't disturb you anymore."

"Wait, there's something for you to take back." The Imperial Concubine took out a box from behind her and handed it to Yinzhen.

"Take it. It's a gift from the Imperial Concubine."

Yinzhen hesitated for a while, and finally accepted it after looking at the earnest eyes of the Imperial Concubine.

The Imperial Concubine looked at Yinzhen's back as he was about to leave, propped himself up and said again: "Yinzhen, it's the Imperial Concubine who is sorry for you."

Yinzhen's figure stopped.

The Imperial Concubine asked cautiously as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw: "Will you come to see the Imperial Concubine again in the future?"

Yinzhen didn't look back but just nodded gently.

"The Imperial Concubine is ill and I should come to visit her."

The Imperial Concubine looked at Yinzhen's figure gradually disappearing and fell back, two lines of tears flowing down her temples.

When Juyue entered the room and saw the Imperial Concubine's appearance, she hurried forward: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, Yinzhen is here, I'm happy." The Imperial Concubine sat up and took a rest.

A few fallen leaves floated outside the window, and the Imperial Concubine was stunned for a moment.

"Is it almost autumn?"

Juyue replied: "Your Majesty, July is not over yet."

It was July, and the little princess had died for almost two months.

Retribution, it was all retribution.

She treated Yinzhen like this in the past, and now it was all retribution on her child.

...

Yinzhen returned to Xianfu Palace, and Wenshan and Yinsi were waiting for him.

"You're back, are you okay?" Wenshan looked around anxiously at Yinzhen, and was relieved when she found that he was in good condition and looked fine.

Yinzhen said: "Nothing, the Empress Dowager just said a few words to me."

"She also gave me this."

Yinzhen showed the box to Wenshan, and Yinsi also came up to take a look, eager to open it.

Wenshan knocked away Yinsi's dirty little hand: "This is what the Imperial Concubine gave to your brother."

Turning to Yinzhen, she said: "Just put it away by yourself, don't worry about Yinsi."

Wenshan didn't intend to ask what the Imperial Concubine said to him, nor was she curious about what was in the box.

Yinzhen looked down and said: "I don't know what's in it."

The box was not locked and looked like a very simple wooden box, without complicated carvings and polishing.

"Click--"

Yinzhen stretched out his hand to open it.

Wenshan and Yinsi looked at each other in disbelief.

Inside was a box full of silver bills and land deeds. So much silver should be all the dowry that the Imperial Concubine brought from the Tonggiya clan.

At the end there was a red jade seal engraved with the two words Tonggiya.

"This is the seal of the Tonggiya clan." Yinsi took advantage of Yinzhen's moment of daze and whispered to Wenshan, "Take this and you can use all the Tonggiya clan's assets and connections."

The imperial concubine really gave everything she had.

Yinzhen put the things back and closed the box.

"Fourth brother will be very rich in the future." Yinsi deliberately teased Yinzhen, and took Wenshan's hand and said: "Mother, fourth brother is so rich, so you have to leave your small treasury to me in the future!"

"You little money-grubber, you wish." Wenshan poked his forehead.

Yinsi blinked his big watery eyes and pulled Yinzhen to run away from home.

"Hey, I've grown up and become annoying. I'm not my mother's favorite child anymore."

"Brother, let's pack up and go together. Now that you have money, we brothers will go to travel around the world."

"..."

Yinsi has been acting more and more in order to cover up his reborn vest in front of Yinzhen recently. This kind of improvisation is easy to do.

Yinzhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he just snorted at Yinsi and ran out to play with Laifu.

After Yinsi left, Yinzhen was silent for a long time and finally put the box away. A few days later, he went to Chengqian Palace again, but he was rejected by the Royal Concubine on the grounds of being unwell.

After Wen Shan learned about it, she thought that although she didn't know how the Royal Concubine's mood changed, it seemed that she really loved Yinzhen and no longer had any secrets.

The Royal Concubine knew that Yinzhen still had a grudge against her, even if she gave all her assets to Yinzhen, she was unwilling to use this to force him to visit.

After a while, Wen Shan finally got the cowpox powder, and happened to encounter a good opportunity that Kangxi would not notice to vaccinate Yinzhen and Yinsi.

The previous dynasty officially began to take over Taiwan.