Song Pan'er and Gu Jin returned home, approaching noon.

  Gu Jinzhi had dinner at his mother's place before returning to his own courtyard.

  After taking a two-hour nap, she got up and started writing.

  The bookcase was placed in front of the window in the small study on the side hall.

  The window is half open, and a osmanthus tree has been planted outside the curtain. The tree's shadow is slanting, its fragrance is pungent, and the gentle sunlight filters in, half-soaked in the ink and paper.

  Gu Zhizhi's current state is not good, half a day feels awkward with his pen, so he bites the pen tip and jumps far out of the window to the golden Osmanthus fragrans.

  Instead of her, it was Wei Ruo, the daughter of Gu Jin's wet nurse, who ground the ink.

  Yu Rong's daughter was lively and saw Gu Jing going out to take a look, so she asked her: "Miss, do you want me to pick some osmanthus flowers to put in a vase and arrange them in the house?"

  "Be careful, there are insects on the tree, they will bite you and it will hurt for half a day." Gu Jin smiled and said, "It's growing well, why do you want to pick it?"

  She is not a flower connoisseur, but the fragrance of Osmanthus fragrans is strong. The occasional wafting in of its intense scent can be refreshing. However, having it placed indoors might make the scent too overpowering and uncomfortable for people.

  Wei Rou smiled: "I see you like her."

  "Liking is liking, but not everything you like has to be possessed." Gu Jin wrote carelessly and chatted with Wei Rou, "I prefer it to grow steadily on the tree..."

  Wei Rou gave a "girl, you're so weird" expression and looked at Gu Jinzhi.

  Another senior maid, Zhi Lai, sat beside her doing needlework.

  Jian Yu saw that Gu Jin was about to speak, so he got up and handed Gu Jin a cup of tea, saying: "Miss, take a break and have a sip of tea to soothe your throat."

  Gu Jinzhi put down his pen and sat on the couch with Zhile and Wei Rou.

  As they were talking, they heard the sound of a young maid's laughter coming from the courtyard.

  A few little maidservants were arguing about something and started fighting, shouting and laughing.

  "Where did Niú Qiáng go today?" asked Gu Jīnzhī with a smile.

  If Niang was at home, these little maids would be as timid as if they had seen Yanluo Wang, how dare they be so presumptuous?

  "Shut up, young lady?" Zi Le hurriedly said: "You go out and scold them a few words, Wei Ruo."

  The path is winding, I must turn back and leave.

  Gu Jin pulled her over.

  "It doesn't matter, I'm not sleeping or writing anyway, what's the point of keeping them here?" Gu Jin said, "Where did Nian Xiang go? If she were at home, those little maids would be quiet as a mouse..."

  "I don't know, I must have wandered off somewhere," Wei Rou said, "Want me to go look?"

  "I was just casually asking, and it's nothing if I find her." Gu Jinzhi said.

  Zhilan quietly walked out.

  But soon after, the wet nurse came in to talk to her mother.

  “……Niang's daughter is ill and may not be able to get out of bed, she wants to see her daughter. Her brother came to pick her up in the morning, but coincidentally neither Madame nor the young lady were at home. I took charge and asked Song Mama who serves Madame, to send her back for two days.” Zhu Mama explained to Gu Jinzhi, “What does the young lady want with her?”

  "It doesn't matter!" Gu Jin said, "It's just that he's not around, so I thought of asking casually."

  Mother smiled and asked her what interesting things she had at the princess's mansion.

  Gu Jin's heart had always been calm, and anything that entered her eyes became uninteresting.

  She smiled and said no.

  Two days later, Niang was not there. Those little maids who watched tea and fed sparrows, the old ladies who swept the floor and washed the floor, all breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere in the courtyard became much more lively.

  It's also a bit of trouble.

  Once Gu Jinzhi wanted to drink tea, but the little maid who was supposed to be watching the water went off to play. The water boiled over and put out the fire.

  Scolded that little servant girl severely for mom.

  "It wasn't until now that I realized the benefits of having a gentle and kind mother, who has a hard time disciplining those under her."

  Gu Jinzhi was unwilling to manage these trivial matters.

  The other three maidservants, Zhi Le is timid and cannot speak loudly; Wei Rou herself is a mischievous one, how can she control others? You He is impatient, before the reasoning is clear, she starts quarreling first, instead making those women laugh at her, having no intimidating power at all.

  There were some people in the courtyard who felt dizzy and fell over.

  They were all being a bit mischievous, but Gu Jing didn't mind at all, and she couldn't help but laugh.

  Wishing Mom and others would count on their fingers for Niang's return.

  As a result, when Niang's return date arrived, she had vanished without a trace.

  Happy Mother's Day.

  Song's mother was also suspicious and sent someone to ask if Niú Qiáng had returned.

  It's said that they haven't yet, so they called Mama Zhu to ask, and someone from Niú's family came to explain the reason.

  "No." Mother's forehead was sweating, "Niangui is a well-behaved and polite girl. Even if it was just two days of reward, it was the kindness of the mistress and young lady. Even if her mother had passed away, someone should have been sent to report back. With no news at all, something might have happened."

  Song Pan'er also knew Nai Xiang, the senior maid in Gu Jing's courtyard.

  That's something that can subdue people.

  Such a maid is indispensable.

  But didn't return on time, and made a mistake first.

  Song Pan'er has always been clear in rewards and punishments.

  "Go to the outer courtyard and call for a servant, go to Niur's home to ask. If there is something, then forget it; if not, how dare they be so unruly, take them back and beat them to death." Song Tan'er said to Haitang beside her.

  Haitang Dao said, "Go and call a woman to pass on the message to the outer courtyard."

  Xiao Shuai left the city and went to Nong Yu's villa.

  In the late afternoon, Gu Jing went to his mother's place to pay respects, and the little servant from Nian Yu's house also returned.

  "...the little one didn't dare to go forward. I heard that Liujiacun had a plague, and many people in the whole village got chickenpox, and many died. It's been happening for two days now, but no one knows who brought it over." The young servant said when he came back.

  Niú Qiáng's original surname was Liu.

  The fields in Liu Family Village all belong to the Gu family, and the common people on the village are tenants of the Gu family.

  The little servant finished speaking, and his heart still had lingering fears.

  Song Pan'er was furious and said: "Still don't go quickly roll out! Who knows if you have provoked those filthy things to come back!"

  The little fellow was frightened and ran out quickly.

  Song Pan'er was shocked in her heart and didn't feel at ease, so she had someone send the little servant away first and then isolate everyone he had come into contact with, to be dealt with in two days.

  Gu Jin's heart tightened at this.

  Is it smallpox?

  Smallpox was the most terrible plague in human history, and even with the advancement of medicine in later generations, there was no cure. It wasn't until the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty that the invention of inoculation gradually brought it under control.

  It wasn't until the 21st century that smallpox was eradicated.

  If Liujiacun really broke out with the plague, then that village is done for. The surrounding villages will probably not be spared either, and even Yangling Prefecture will likely suffer a great calamity.

  In her past life as Gu Jin, she had gone through eight epidemics and witnessed that kind of desperate death.

  Her fingers tightened slightly.

  The method of inoculation against smallpox was not introduced until the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty...

  Nowadays, doctors are still struggling to find a way out.

  She knew how to defend, but the defensive method was to adopt smallpox and then vaccinate. The water blisters on people infected with smallpox were recorded, made into powder, and used for people with strong resistance, forming antibodies in their bodies.

  She needs to go to Liujiacun.

  She didn't sleep all night.

  The next day, Song Pan'er received another letter, Liu's village indeed had smallpox, many people had already died, and the outbreak had not fully erupted before Niú Qiáng left.

  His brother also didn't know what was going on and took her back home to see her mother.

  Niang's daughter was not a heavenly flower, she died of illness.

  Some people escaped from Liu's village and it is unknown where they fled to.

  Yanling Prefecture was in an uproar for a time.

  Gu Jin remained silent and still, not arousing her mother's suspicion, but secretly called over the servant who was attending to her father.

  "I want to sneak out and visit the temple fair, can you disguise me as a young boy and take me there? Are you daring enough?" Gu Jin asked quietly after dismissing all the maids by her side.

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