"Smallpox", also known as pox, is a highly contagious rash disease. Even in the 21st century with advanced medical technology, there is no cure. However, it has been eradicated by humans around the world so far.
the first infectious disease.
In modern times, I was born in the mid-1980s and was vaccinated, but I had heard about vaccination from my parents. In fact, the technology of vaccination existed in ancient China, but the technology is not as mature as in the 21st century.
But it is not difficult to operate, and I am confident that I can succeed.
However, there is nothing that can be done for those who have been infected with smallpox, so the prince brother can only seek blessings for himself.
After explaining the situation to the emperor, he was silent for a moment, then summoned Xu Qian, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, and ordered him to immediately prepare horses to send me to Nanyang City, where the cattle raising industry is developed. Murong Qingfeng asked to go with him, and the emperor had no objection.
After changing into men's clothes and arriving at the back door of the Summer Resort, I found that His Highness An Qing was also there. I saluted with a slight surprise, and His Highness smiled and explained: "In times of crisis, my sister takes the initiative to offer advice regardless of her own safety.
, as the third prince of Yuechen Kingdom, how can I sit idly by and ignore it? So I asked my father to go with my sister."
I have always thought that His Highness the Third Highness is very thoughtful and not as cynical as he appears, and I have never seen through him. I can’t figure out what his intentions were when he went with us this time. Anyway, he just went to collect some scabbed acne.
The liquid was then planted into the suicide squads selected by the emperor, and then the suicide squads were sent back to the palace to stay with patients infected with smallpox. If they were not infected, it was a success.
After a dusty journey of two nights and one day, I finally arrived at Nanyang City at dawn. The sweat on my forehead blew in the north wind and formed into tiny ice crystals. Even my thick mink fur cloak couldn't stop the early morning chill.
, but it was urgent, so I randomly looked for a breakfast shop, ate some food to satisfy my hunger, and went straight to Wu's house on the outskirts of Nanyang without even entering the city.
Not long after setting off from the Summer Resort, I sent a letter to Chen Ke, ordering him to take the personal guards to Nanyang City to inquire about the news. Ruan Qing came to meet us at midnight last night and told me that the farm belonging to the Wu family in Nanyang was
It was the largest, with thousands of cattle, sheep and horses raised there, and the younger son of the second wife of the Wu family worked in the Ministry of Industry, making it more reliable than ordinary farmers.
A group of people arrived at the Wu family farm. The third prince showed his waist card, and the Wu family's housekeeper let us into the main hall. After a while, Wu Xianda, the hostess of the Wu family, came out from the back room to greet us. Without any further greetings, I directly conveyed my wishes.
Daoming, Wu Xianda was very sensible and immediately called the housekeeper and asked him to find a dozen long-term workers who had suffered from acne and had not yet recovered.
The people who came were all women, wearing aprons made of oilcloth. Their usual job was to squeeze. I asked them to stretch out their hands, and sure enough, there were a few large pimples scattered on their hands, some of which were just bulging.
Some have fallen off, and most have just scabbed, and the serous fluid inside is clearly visible.
There were no plastic gloves, so I had to wrap my hands with white cloth, get a silver needle, dip it in the liquor, bake it on the fire for a few times, and carefully poke a needle hole into a woman's scabbed acne.
, after pouring the slurry into the prepared porcelain bottle, the slurry collection work is completed.
The Wu family ranch is huge, and there are many people who suffer from acne during long-term work. It took a whole day of work to complete the extraction.
However, I did not use the death squads prepared by the emperor. Instead, I put the experiment on my own personal guards. Firstly, they deserved my trust. Secondly, even if something went wrong, they would not be punished. Chen Ke and the others had no objection at all. They looked like they were willing to die generously, which made me laugh. When I took them into the personal guard, I made it clear that I would share the blessings and hardships in the future, so I didn’t hesitate to lift my fingers with my arms. Dip a cotton swab into some serum and press it onto the wound.
Murong Qingfeng scratched the back of his hand hard and said that he wanted to share the hardship with me. I couldn't stop him, so he snatched the cotton swab away and said with a smile: "Why bother? If the experiment fails, it would be just right for me to go." , you are young and handsome, and when you are wearing beautiful clothes and angry horses, there is a woman from a very distinguished family and good looks who can match you."
Wu Xianda coughed, turned around and looked up at the sky. Xu Qian followed suit. Chen Ke and others acted as statues in silence. I was a little embarrassed, but Murong Qingfeng was not affected at all and held my hand. She said with an expression: "Jinyue, don't you understand how much I care for you? From now on, I will be wherever you are. If you have bad luck, I will never live alone."
Han, although I was very moved, goosebumps still appeared on my skin layer by layer. This guy has always been cold and cold. I don’t know when he started to transform into the male protagonist in Qiong Yao’s drama, and he was able to say such words, It really made me very uncomfortable.
It's one thing to criticize in my heart, but it can't dampen the enthusiasm of other young people. After a setback, I will be the one who suffers the loss, so I pretended to be shy and walked into his arms, gently beat him a few times, and said, Said: "Look at you, you are so embarrassed in front of so many people!"
"Vomit!" Ruan Qing slumped down and pretended to vomit against the door frame, but Chen Ke grabbed his neck and carried him out.
After the cowpox vaccination, time was not so urgent. I declined the Wu family's kindness and returned to Nanyang City. I found a restaurant and had a big meal. Then I chose the best inn to stay for one night. The sun rose the next day. After getting up, we set off in the warm sunshine, stopping several times along the way. It took us five days to return to the summer resort.
As expected, the emperor did not blame me for changing the experimental target. Three or four days after being inoculated with cowpox, a small bump appeared on my wrist, which then developed sores, pus, and scabs, and finally fell off. The situation of the Guards and Murong Qingfeng It was almost the same, and the smallpox vaccination was successful half a month later.
The Guards returned to the palace amidst the warm farewell of everyone at the Summer Resort. I asked to go with them in the name of taking care of the crown prince's brother. The emperor glanced at Murong Qingfeng first, and saw that he was holding my hand and seemed to be sharing the joys and sorrows together. He sighed and nodded in agreement. .
The palace walls no longer had the atmosphere of the past, and the deep courtyards were filled with desolation and death. The sick concubines and eunuchs were isolated in palaces, while those who were not sick wore white scarves on their faces, looking wary. And cautious, it is a kind of desire for life and fear of death, but also the helplessness of having to be trapped.
The moment the city gate was pushed open, I saw the sunshine blooming on the face of the guard guarding the gate. Although I did this for selfish reasons, I inadvertently acted as an angel.