My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 228 - 229: Blockade

Chapter 228: Chapter 229: Blockade

Zhuang Muyan left the Jade Consort’s courtyard and immediately saw the anxiously waiting Consort Yang Shu and Lin Fuying.

"How is he? My son hasn’t been infected, has he!" Consort Yang Shu asked anxiously as she stepped forward.

"Your Highness, the Prince has been wearing a mask the whole time. He should be fine, but I can’t guarantee that he won’t get infected," Zhuang Muyan said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Consort Yang Shu’s eyes rolled back and she nearly fainted.

It was Lin Fuying who promptly supported her.

"Mother Consort, don’t worry, Brother Yunting was wearing a mask, he surely won’t be affected" Lin Fuying was also extremely nervous, but she could only console Consort Yang Shu at the moment.

Consort Yang Shu then nodded her head.

"Where are you going? As the Imperial Physician, you should be by my son’s side!" Consort Yang Shu, seeing Zhuang Muyan about to leave, said sternly.

"Your Highness, I beg your forgiveness for not obeying," Zhuang Muyan replied with neither servility nor overbearing pride.

Consort Yang Shu was instantly furious and yelled out, "You dare to defy me! You’re just a lowly Imperial Physician, a mere dog in the palace, yet you dare not listen to your master’s command!"

Consort Yang Shu was accustomed to her arrogant and domineering ways; apart from the emperor and Ye Yunting, she hardly paid anyone any mind.

Zhuang Muyan had never been scolded like this either; although he worked in the palace, he was from a noble family, pampered since childhood. As an Imperial Physician, no one had ever disrespected him like this.

He instantly lost any fondness for the haughty Consort Yang Shu.

"Your Highness, the emperor has commanded me to report on the Jade Consort’s condition in a timely manner," he retorted.

Zhuang Muyan was somewhat angry, but he still maintained his graceful demeanor.

After all, Consort Yang Shu was his master.

Hearing it was the emperor’s command, Consort Yang Shu dared not obstruct him any further.

"Alright, then go quickly and return quickly!"

Only then did Zhuang Muyan leave. When he reached the outside of Yangxin Hall, he didn’t enter on his own but instead found a junior eunuch to convey the message.

Before long, the eunuch relayed the message back, telling him, "His Majesty was very pleased to hear of the Jade Consort’s recovery, and said he will see Physician Chu in a few days, with a generous reward."

The emperor did not specify a time, and Zhuang Muyan was not keen on making contact with Chu Nanli too soon. Who knew if she might also catch smallpox, and then pass it on to him.

After Zhuang Muyan left, the emperor’s eyes darkened, and he summoned the eunuch over.

"Laifu, issue an edict: I am feeling unwell these next few days and will not attend the morning court," Ye Jiujun ordered.

"Yes."

The eunuch Laifu was somewhat astonished but still replied softly.

"Are you curious as to why I won’t be attending court?" Ye Jiuxiao asked, his eyebrow raised.

"This servant doesn’t dare," Laifu replied with fear.

Everyone knew that the emperor hated those who speculated about his imperial intentions.

"My absence from court is for the good of my subjects. There’s smallpox, a contagious disease, within the palace now. If the ministers come and go and get infected, and then carry it outside to the common people, won’t the capital be thrown into chaos?"

Ye Jiujun rarely offered explanations, his voice bearing a hint of faint authority.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Laifu hurriedly assented with flattery, "You truly consider everything, a point this servant had overlooked."

Ye Jiujun, satisfied, slightly lifted his lips, "Mhm, seal the palace gates these next few days, and tell people inside the palace not to go out as much as possible."

"Yes, this servant will immediately relay Your Majesty’s decree," Laifu said with a pleasing smile.

Zhuang Muyan was halfway on his way when he heard about the sealing of the palace gates and the sacred decree that palace residents should not venture out of their own courtyards.

At this news, he couldn’t help feeling a bit gleeful.

Doesn’t this mean that he could stay for a few days in the same courtyard as Chu Nanli?

Thinking this, Zhuang Muyan couldn’t hide the smile playing on his lips.