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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Zhao Ruyun brought a medicinal formula into the palace, and it wasn't until it was dark that he was sent out.

When Shen Ninghua heard the news, she smiled and waited for the news from the palace to spread.

In the middle of the night, Bai Yu quietly called out to Shen Ninghua, "Miss, wake up?"

Shen Ninghua opened her eyes, a trace of sleepiness in her eyes as she gently got up from the bed. Her black hair fell down from her shoulders, bringing with it a slight curve of affection, causing the people watching under the lights to be dazzled. Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, before he quickly lowered his head and said, "Miss, Mrs Zhang has arrived."

"Zhang Clan?" Why would she be here so late? "Invite her in."

Shen Ninghua put on her outer garment, brushed her hair in a few simple words and walked out of the hall.

In the living room, Lady Zhang was walking back and forth non-stop. When she saw Shen Ninghua coming out, she hurriedly went up to him and greeted, "Princess Zhao Hua …"

Shen Ninghua didn't pay attention to her anxiety. Instead, he sat down at the side and waited for Bai Yiyi to bring some tea before speaking up. "I wonder why Mrs. Zhang is hurrying here so late at night?"

Seeing Shen Ninghua's slow movements, Lady Zhang's anxiety stabilized. "Princess, Qiong'er entered the palace by herself and hasn't returned for an entire day. It wasn't easy for her to return at night, but she was accompanied by four mama, and when they returned to the manor, they locked her in her courtyard. Then, there was someone who guarded the entire courtyard, I didn't know what to do, so I came to ask you, didn't you say when you gave the prescription that there was no danger?

Shen Ninghua raised her gaze and a stern look flashed across her eyes. "Mrs. Zhang, don't be mistaken. The prescription was presented by the Zhao Family. Naturally, it is exclusive to the Zhao Family, and not given by me."

Zhang Shi's heart froze as she gritted her teeth and nodded, "Yes, I said the wrong thing."

Shen Ninghua's expression softened, "If there really is something, Miss Zhao might not be able to come out from the Imperial Palace today. Since she's out and has a Senior Servant by her side, her marriage to the Fifth Prince is a full six points. You just have to wait for the remaining four."

"Really?" It was only when they talked about marrying her to Baili Jinze later that her mood changed a little. Therefore, she asked Shen Ninghua about her daughter's patience, "Princess, I hope that you can help my son. As long as she can get her to marry Baili Jinze, I am willing to give her ten thousand taels of gold as a thank you gift."

Shen Ninghua smiled and said, "Mrs Zhang is too polite. I will enter the palace tomorrow. You can teach Miss Zhao about the rules in advance."

"Alright!" Mrs Zhang gripped her skirt tightly. Her eyes lit up a lot as she thanked Shen Ninghua and left in a hurry.

The moment she left, the smile on Shen Ninghua's face disappeared without a trace. Her elegant brow creased slightly as she said, "Bai Yu, let Hong Ling go investigate and see who has dealings with the Zhang clan." After helping others, she loved to collect gold. Although this matter wasn't too confidential, the people who knew about it definitely didn't include the Zhang Clan.

"Yes, miss."

Today was destined to be a sleepless night. Just as Shen Ninghua finished explaining the matters and was about to prepare to rest, the maid that was looking after Shen Xuanlin frantically ran in, "Princess, it's bad. Young Master Xuanlin suddenly has a fever and has already fainted."

Xuan Lin?

Shen Ninghua abruptly stood up and strode towards the Moon Facing Residence.

Within Moon Facing Residence, the maids were all trembling with fear. They lowered their heads and kept quiet, not even daring to speak.

"This servant doesn't know."

Shen Xuanlin's forehead was covered in sweat and his face was flushed red. Even after he had fallen asleep, his brows were tightly knitted together as they constantly twitched. His entire being seemed to be unsteady.

Shen Ninghua swept her gaze across his neck and stepped forward to pull off his clothes. A small red packet had already appeared on his body. Despite her firm disposition, she couldn't help but be shocked. "It's varicella!"

As long as one member of the family had chicken pox, the whole family, and even the neighbors, would be confined in order to prevent it from spreading. Once the matter of Shen Xuanlin having chicken pox was found out by others, Shen Ninghua, as the princess, would have nothing to do with it.

Many timid people were already crying out loud.

Shen Ninghua's sharp gaze swept over them all. "All of you, shut up!" I know what you think, but all of you listen up. If Xuanlin is fine, then you all naturally have a chance to live and I will think of a way to protect you all. If anything happens to Xuanlin, I will be the first to send you all down to accompany my younger brother in death! "

"Princess, please calm your anger." Hearing her words, everyone quieted down, afraid that they would anger her.

All the maids knelt on the ground in silence.

"If any of you know, you'd better tell me. If no one says anything, I can only assume that you've plotted to murder Master. Someone, drag all of these people out and kill them! "

"No, no! Princess, it's Senior Servant Gui, who is standing by the young master's side. This servant saw it. Senior Servant Gui fed the young master the medicine and said it was to reduce the fever."

Before Shen Ninghua could say anything, the Cyan Sparrow had already captured Senior Servant Gui.

Shen Ninghua walked to her side, bent down and pulled up her sleeve, before shaking it and a paper bag fell out. A trace of coldness flashed through his deep eyes. "Senior Servant Gui, you've been serving Xuan Lin all this time. I never thought that you'd actually harm him!"

Senior Servant Gui, whose face was deathly pale, raised her head and kowtowed respectfully towards Shen Ninghua. With a voice full of despair, she said, "This old servant has let down the princess and young master Xuanlin." With that, he vomited a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, lifeless.

Bai Yan hurriedly stepped forward to wipe Shen Ninghua's blood-stained skirt. "Miss, are you alright?"

Shen Ninghua shook her head and probed Senior Servant Gui's nose with her hand. With a slight frown on her forehead, she said, "Bluebird, get someone to bring her down for burial. Also, pull all the kneeling maids down and lock her up. I want to investigate this matter thoroughly."

"Yes, miss."

"Bai Yu, send a letter to the imperial palace and have your royal father send someone to watch over the palace. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Hong Ling, go take a look at Yun Chuan. He and Xuan Lin have been together for days and nights, and this time it will be very dangerous. Bi Zhu will go and collect the medicinal herbs, and the following medicinal herbs will be extremely complicated.

"Yes, miss."

By the time Chu Junyi arrived, Shen Ninghua had already fed Shen Xuanlin the medicine and was wiping his body with a strong alcohol. His heart skipped a beat when he saw this scene. He quickly went forward and pulled her up.

"Ning Hua, you should have ordered someone to attack. Don't you know that varicella is extremely dangerous?"

Shen Ninghua raised her hand to prevent him from touching the cloth in her hand. "It's alright. I had a pimple before, so I'm not afraid."

"Have the pox, when?"

"When I was recuperating in the manor."

Shen Ninghua's tone was flat, but Chu Junyi's eyes narrowed. Was it really during that period of time? He had investigated before. Even though he was unable to find out what had happened to her, he also knew that she hadn't been recuperating in another village. What had happened in that period of time?

"Xiao Hua, did you discover something? How did Xuan Lin get chicken pox?"

"I'm also thinking that the things he would usually eat would be made from the kitchen, and each of them would be extremely meticulous. The maids and servants he serves are also chosen by me, and even when I serve meals, there would be two people supervising each other along the way. They shouldn't be problems with food, so I'll place them in the supplies …"

As she said that, she used her sight to carefully search the room. Suddenly, she saw the blanket on Shen Xuanlin's body, and her pupils constricted. She pulled out a sharp golden hairpin from her head and drew it towards the blanket.

With a 'chi' sound, the quilt was cut open, and snow-white cotton surged out. After searching for a while, she finally found two strips of cloth with pus and blood inside the cotton.

Looking at these items, she trembled in anger. "Who is responsible for the blanket?"

"Miss, it's Senior Servant Gui."

"Senior Servant Gui …" "Hong Ling, go investigate!"

Chu Junyi took her hand and pulled her into an embrace to comfort her. "Ning Hua, don't worry too much. If you use the best ingredients, Xuan Lin will be fine. I've already sent people to look for the Tianshan Snow Lotus. Nothing will happen to him."

Shen Ninghua nodded. The worry and anxiety in her heart had somewhat subsided. She quickly raised her head and said, "Hurry up and leave. The chicken pox is extremely contagious. If you get it, it'll be dangerous."

"No problem, when I was three years old, I already had chicken pox." Chu Junyi soothed her nerves.

Only then did Shen Ninghua relax. She knew that now was not the time to ask any more questions, so she temporarily put the matter aside and stood to the side to watch Bai Mo carry out the quilt from before and burn it.

Chu Junyi held her hand with some force, enveloping her entire fist in her palm. The two of them stood there without speaking, but a wordless tacit understanding flowed between each other, bringing with it an eternal aura that no one could stop.

Once Shen Ninghua's residence received the news that they had caught chicken pox, all the officials who had been quiet for a long time and all the other powers immediately went to the memorial to request for the emperor to seal off the princess' palace. If they did not care about Shen Ninghua's identity, they probably would have wished to execute everyone in the Mansion as well.

Some of the more intelligent officials remained silent, quietly watching the situation unfold.

At a time like this, even if Baili Qingyuan doted on Shen Ninghua, he would not joke about the safety of the commoners in the capital. Once the chicken pox spread, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The moment Baili Jinze woke up and heard the result, he immediately felt extremely comfortable. He secretly instructed his subordinates to keep an eye on the people who sent medicinal herbs to the county governor's mansion and to find a way to break the medicinal herbs or tamper with them.

Baili Ang wanted to help, but he couldn't find any way to get to the bottom of this. He could only place his hopes on Baili Jinchuan. "Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu." However, this time, Baili JinChuan was also unable to do anything.