The army outside was besieged, and then the knock on the door sounded. Li Xiu hesitated for a moment before walking towards the gate. In any case, he had to figure out the situation outside first. At this time, Princess Pingyang also picked up her weapon and followed Li Xiu closely. If there was really any danger, she could also protect Li Xiu, even if she died, she would die together.

"Who is outside the door!" Li Xiu asked loudly through the door. In the unknown situation, Li Xiu did not dare to open the door rashly. If the army outside was really coming for him, there was a guard of thousands of people stationed at home. Even if it was defeated, it would at least protect the wardrobe and the others to fight out.

"Don't worry, my son-in-law, I will be He Panren!" The people outside answered immediately when they heard Li Xiu's words. When he heard He Panren outside, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Although He Panren's utilitarianism was a little more serious, his loyalty to Princess Pingyang could still be guaranteed.

However, even though he knew that He Panren was outside, Li Xiu still didn't dare to be too careless. He asked someone to open the door a little. At the same time, Princess Pingyang ordered the guard beside him to take arrows. Whenever something was wrong, he would immediately fire thousands of arrows. Then Li Xiu saw He Panren outside the door. He saw the other party wearing armor, with more than a dozen soldiers holding torches standing behind him, and people in the distance shouted horses neighing. There must be more troops nearby.

"General He, what's going on? Why did you bring troops here?" When Princess Pingyang saw the soldiers like He Panren outside, she immediately found that they had no murderous aura and did not look like they were targeting her. She was relieved at the moment.

"Report to the princess, I will come here to protect the princess and princess according to the will of Your Majesty. Because the matter is urgent, there is no time to notify me in advance. I hope the princess and princess will not blame him!" He Panren smiled bitterly and explained to Li Xiu. He did not receive the order in the middle of the night, and then marched all the way here, and then directed his generals to set up defenses. It was not until now that he had the opportunity to come here to call the door.

"Protect us? Could someone rebel again?" Li Xiu finally couldn't help but ask. When the Xuanwu Gate Incident just happened, many people took the opportunity to make trouble. However, now Li Shimin has been ascending the throne for half a year and his year name has also changed. At this time, no one should rebel for fear of life, right?

"It would be easy to deal with if someone rebelled. This time it would be much more serious than rebellion!" He Panren smiled bitterly when he heard Li Xiu's words. If the matter was not handled well, God knows how many people would die?

"It's more serious than rebellion? What's that?" Li Xiu was shocked when he heard He Panren's answer. This world could allow Li Shimin to dispatch troops to protect them, as if there was nothing else except rebellion?

"Smallipok!" He Panren gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words from his teeth. He was not afraid of ghosts and gods when he broke out from the sea of ​​corpses and blood. However, when he mentioned the word "Smallipok", he showed a bit of fear in his eyes. After all, compared to the visible enemy, this plague is more terrifying than any enemy.

"What?" When Princess Pingyang heard the word "smallopsis", her face turned pale and even shook her body and almost fainted to the ground. She was not afraid of herself, but thought of her son who had just been born less than half a year old. If the plague of smallpox spreads, adults may have a glimmer of hope, but if the child is infected, he will almost die without death. How can she not be afraid?

"General He, where did the smallpox epidemic break out this time? How serious is the situation?" Li Xiu trembled when he heard this, and then he calmed down and said that although he had never experienced smallpox, he had heard of countless tragedies caused by smallpox after coming to the Tang Dynasty. The most recent time was last year, an epidemic occurred in a state in Hebei, causing thousands of people to die in illness.

"Report to the prince consort, the smallpox epidemic is next door in Qingtian County, which is not far from the prince consort. Now Your Majesty has sent a large army to surround the entire Qingtian County and closely inspect the surrounding counties to prevent the spread of the epidemic. At the same time, Chang'an City has been martial law and only allowed to go out but not enter. Your Majesty sent the last general to pick up the princess and the prince consort back to Chang'an. After all, the city should be safer!" He Panren replied again.

After He Panren came here, he immediately surrounded the entire Princess Villa in order to prevent anyone from approaching. In addition, when he came, Li Xiu was also worried that Princess Pingyang would not want to return to Chang'an. If this is the case, He Panren would build an isolation circle around the Villa in order to strictly prohibit anyone from approaching here to prevent the spread of smallpox from the palace.

"Husband, the matter is urgent. I will inform the sister of the Yi now and pack up the things and return to the city immediately!" What He Panren did not expect was that Princess Pingyang agreed without hesitation, but Li Xiu was not surprised at all. After all, for parents, the safety of the child is the most important thing.

After saying that, Princess Pingyang immediately turned around and returned to the inner house. Then all the servants in the mansion mobilized and began to pack up and prepare to return to the city. Li Xiu asked He Panren about the specific situation of the smallpox outbreak. However, He Panren was a general after all, and he arrived in the middle of the night, so he didn't know much about the smallpox epidemic. He only knew that Qingtian County had been blocked. As for the situation in Qingtian County, he knew almost nothing.

While talking, Sun Simiao suddenly walked over in his clothes. When he saw Li Xiu, he immediately asked, "Son-in-law, what's going on? Why are there so many officers and soldiers outside?"

"Master Sun, the trouble is so big. Smallpox has erupted in Qingtian County next door. I wonder if you have a cure?" Li Xiu smiled bitterly at first, and then asked casually, but he didn't have much hope for Sun Simiao. After all, before the smallpox vaccine appeared in later generations, smallpox has always been one of the diseases with the highest mortality rate.

Sure enough, when he heard the word "smallipok", Sun Simiao's face changed, and then he stepped forward and asked, "Son-in-law, what's the epidemic now? Has it spread?"

"We don't know this, we only know that Qingtian County has been blocked now, and hope has not spread yet!" Li Xiu said weakly at this time. There was only one way in ancient times to deal with the strong infectious disease such as smallpox, that is, to isolate the people who have the disease and then let these people struggle in the disease. This is not the cruelty of the ancients, but to prevent more people from dying from this disease.

"No, I have to rush over and see. Even if they can't be cured, I can use my own medical skills to relieve the patient's pain!" Sun Simiao made a decision without hesitation. The so-called doctor's kindness, even though he knew that he might be in danger when he went to the epidemic area, Sun Simiao would never retreat.

"This may not work. Qingtian County has been martial law. I heard from my brothers over there that the superiors have already given instructions. Not to mention people, even a bird, don't even think of passing through the boundary of Qingtian County. So this Taoist priest may not be able to enter Qingtian County at all, and it is too dangerous there." He Panren did not know Sun Simiao, but seeing that the other party lived in Li Xiu's house, he must be an amazing person, so he advised him.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I have made up my mind. Even if I meet Your Majesty, I will go to the epidemic area in person!" Sun Simiao first thanked He Panren, but did not change his decision.

Li Xiu understood Sun Simiao's character and knew that it was impossible to let him give up his plan to go to the epidemic area, so he pondered for a moment and said, "Master Sun, if you want to go to the epidemic area, you must get the consent of Your Majesty. We also have to go to the city to take refuge. I will also go to see Your Majesty to learn about the situation, so why don't you go to the city with me?"

"Okay, then I'll have to do my best!" Sun Simiao immediately agreed upon hearing Li Xiu's suggestion. Although he cured Empress Changsun's illness, he did not accept Li Shimin's reward and was still a person outside the ground, so it was a bit troublesome to enter the palace alone. It would be much more convenient if Li Xiu took him.

Smallpox is not distinguished from the high and low, even if the emperor is infected, it will be a life-threatening death. Princess Pingyang and the lady in Yi are worried about the children, so they are frugal. After just packing up the necessary supplies, they immediately took the children to the front yard. Yuechan also ordered people to prepare a carriage, and then the family was about to leave.

"Master, you go to Chang'an. Someone must take care of your family. There is also a tea workshop, so someone needs to arrange it, so I will stay at home!" But just as Li Xiu was about to board the carriage, he suddenly heard Yue Chan beside him whispering, she was the housekeeper of the family and was worried about the property in her family, so she proposed to stay.

"What stupid things are you saying? What's the thing in your home? Even if you are gone, I can make it again. If you are not by your side, I won't even eat good food!" Li Xiu glared at this, and then pulled Yuechan into the car.

Although Li Xiu already has two wives, he is taken care of by Yuechan in his daily life, and even the meals he eats are handled by Yuechan. Especially after Yi Niang and Princess Pingyang got pregnant and had a child, Li Xiu was even more inseparable from Yuechan. Without her, Li Xiu wouldn't be able to live on.

Although Li Xiu's attitude was a bit rude, Yuechan felt sweet when she heard these words and got into the car without any resistance. However, after getting in the car, she still opened the car window and gave many instructions to the outside manager. After all, she couldn't really ignore the family and the outside business, at least some arrangements needed.

After arranging the family affairs, Li Xiu's family immediately left the house under the protection of He Panren. When they reached the front of Chang'an City, it was already bright and the city gate should have been opened long ago, but at this time the city gate was still closed. The soldiers on the city wall also looked nervous and were strictly forbidden to approach the city wall. After all, Qingtian County is too close to Chang'an City. If the smallpox really spread to Chang'an, the consequences would be unimaginable with the population density of Chang'an.
Chapter completed!