There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 359 Smallpox Infection

Li Shuchen thought for a moment and shook his head: "It's hard to say. If he covets your position as husband, and sending flowers doesn't work, he'll definitely find other ways to continue harassing you."

Upon hearing this, Princess Changning slumped listlessly on the table: "I can't kill him, and I can't fight him, so what should I do?"

Li Shuchen: "Take it one step at a time, don't panic. Start taking the pills tomorrow and stay in bed. He won't be able to see you, and he probably won't be able to bother you anymore."

Princess Changning nodded: "Alright, tomorrow will be the day to witness my acting skills. Whether or not the birthday banquet can be canceled is up to me."

Li Shuchen: "I'll work with you to try and get your mother to cancel the banquet."

Princess Changning: "Okay, I'll be going now. I still need to visit all the pastry shops."

Li Shuchen handed the food box containing the pills to Princess Changning: "Take this, and be careful on your journey."

The next morning

Happiness Inn Guest Room

"Hey, did you hear? Princess Changning suddenly broke out in a rash all over her face at the Precious Pavilion today. It was a really scary bright red rash."

"Yes, I know. The news has spread. Some elderly people say it looks like smallpox."

"Ah, smallpox, this stuff can kill you!"

"That's right, let's stay away from the princess's residence from now on."

Li Shuchen had just gotten up and gone downstairs when he overheard the guests discussing the matter, realizing that Princess Changning had already taken action.

He immediately put on a worried and frightened expression and stepped forward to ask...

"Sir, are you telling the truth?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, it cannot be false."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen immediately covered her mouth, backed away, and her eyes reddened. The whole sequence of actions was fluid and graceful. Anyone who saw her pitiful state would want to step forward and offer her some words of comfort.

"Miss Li, Princess Changning will be alright, don't worry too much."

Li Shuchen stared blankly as he staggered towards the backyard: "Grape, prepare the horses for the Princess's residence."

Grape stretched out her arm, blocking Li Shuchen's path. Li Shuchen looked up in surprise, his eyes filled with confusion.

What's going on? Why are they stopping her?

Grape's face showed extreme anxiety as she quickly exclaimed, "Miss, that's smallpox! What will Grape do if you unfortunately contract it? What will the master and mistress do? What will Happiness Inn do?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen exclaimed, "Good heavens, good heavens!"

Grape's acting skills are a true inheritance from her. Knowing that Princess Changning was unharmed, she still acted so vividly. Not bad, worthy of being her soldier.

Li Shuchen pretended to wipe away a couple of tears, sobbing as he said, "Princess Changning is my dearest friend. How can I turn my back on visiting her when she's in trouble? Quickly, prepare the horses."

Grape's eyes reddened: "Miss, this is too dangerous. Your arm injury has just healed, are you going to get a new one?"

The surrounding customers also stepped forward to offer their advice.

"Miss Li, smallpox is highly contagious; it's best you don't go."

"Yes, I believe the imperial physicians will be able to cure Princess Changning."

"Happiness Inn can't function without Miss Li; we're still waiting for our new dishes to arrive!"

Everyone spoke up to stop them.

Li Shuchen sniffed, wiped away her tears, and said with a determined expression.

"I, Li Shuchen, am by no means a coward who fears death. I fear neither mountains of knives nor seas of fire, so why would I fear a mere smallpox? Princess Changning is in imminent danger, and I, Li Shuchen, will go without hesitation."

Having said that, he rushed out of the guest hall and went to the backyard to take Wanbai's hand. Seeing that they couldn't stop him, the others stopped trying to persuade him.

I rode at breakneck speed to the princess's residence, hurriedly dismounted from the carriage, and ran to the door to knock.

The gatekeeper opened the door and said, "Miss Li has arrived."

Li Shuchen's expression remained worried: "I wish to see your Princess Changning. Please inform her, elder brother."

The gatekeeper said, "Miss Li, please return. Princess Jiale has ordered that no one is allowed to visit Princess Changning."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen frowned: "Let me see her. Seeing her will put my mind at ease."

Gatekeeper: "Miss Li, there's nothing I can do."

"Shu Chen"

Gu Ziying called out, and Li Shuchen turned around. Tears welled in her eyes, her steps were hurried, and she didn't even bother to straighten her crooked hairpin, showing how anxious she was.

Gatekeeper: "Greetings to Lord Gu."

Gu Ziying's voice was slightly hoarse: "Please inform them that we request an audience with Princess Changning."

The gatekeeper looked troubled: "Princess Gu, it's not that I won't let you in, it's just that Princess Jiale has ordered that no one is allowed to visit Princess Changning."

Gu Ziying took out a heavy bag of silver coins and handed it to the gatekeeper: "Then please inform Princess Jiale that we have come to visit Princess Changning."

The gatekeeper handed back the money, saying, "I'll go inform Princess Jiale. Please wait a moment."

"it is good"

Gu Ziying wiped away her tears, laughing and crying at the same time.

Li Shuchen looked on in confusion. Was it because Ziying acted well, or because Ziying simply didn't know that the story was fake?

Didn't Changning tell her?

This made her hesitant to act too upset, so she composed herself and comforted Gu Ziying.

"Ziying, don't cry, Changning will be alright."

Gu Ziying turned to look at Li Shuchen and said, "Shuchen, do you know that smallpox is dangerous and extremely difficult to cure? There are no cases of smallpox in the capital, so how did Changning get it? How did she end up getting it?"

Li Shuchen raised his hand to wipe away Gu Ziying's tears. From her words, it wasn't hard to guess that she was unaware of the situation, and it seemed that Yu Ying and Bing Li were also unaware.

Only she and Cheng Zhian knew about this.

The safest thing to do in this kind of thing is not to know.

"Ziying, the imperial physician will treat Changning well, she'll be fine, don't worry too much. We'll go in later and take a closer look at Changning's condition; perhaps it's not serious."

Gu Ziying nodded and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Why are you all standing here?

Ye Bingli appeared carrying a zither.

Li Shuchen explained, "Princess Jiale wouldn't let anyone in to visit Changning, so we asked the gatekeeper to let us in to report. We're waiting for news, so why is Bingli here with her zither?"

Ye Bingli: "The sound of the zither has a healing quality, and I thought it would be good to alleviate Changning's anxiety and ease her emotions, so I brought it."

"Princess Gu, Miss Li, Princess Changning invites you in."

The gatekeeper opened the door and looked at Ye Bingli with a puzzled expression: "And who is this young lady?"

Li Shuchen pulled Ye Bingli along and explained, "She's with us. Since she can help improve your princess's condition, let her come in with us."

The gatekeeper glanced at Ye Bingli, then at the zither in her hands, and said, "Then come in together."

Li Shuchen: Thank you.

The three followed the servant to Princess Changning's courtyard.

The imperial physicians lined up in a long queue inside the hospital, one coming in and one going out.

They didn't dare to breathe loudly, all keeping their heads down.

The air pressure is so low that it will break apart at the slightest breeze.

"boom"

A loud bang sent a shiver down everyone's spine.

Then a noble yet angry voice came from inside the house.

"What I want is for smallpox to disappear, not for the disease to be slowed down. If Changning cannot be cured, everyone in your Imperial Hospital will be executed along with her."

"Princess, please forgive me"*n

They all knelt down with a thud, the imperial physicians trembling, unsure of what fate awaited them.