He leaned down, his cold, thin lips pressed against hers, slowly caressing them, his hot breath swirling between them.
After being pent up for more than a month, the man felt a surge of desire at the slightest touch.
The man growled, barely suppressing his desire as he left a deep mark on Su Yujiao's lips before fleeing in a disheveled state.
"Keep an eye on her and Gu Heng's every move."
Mo Shu stared at Lu Ziqian in terror, too frightened to react.
Oh my god!
What did he just see?
The master actually kissed Physician Su?
Seeing that Mo Shu didn't react, Lu Ziqian knew that he had misunderstood.
The man's face darkened: "What are you thinking about? Can't you tell who she is?"
Mo Shu was stunned, then shocked again: "Could it be... the young mistress?!"
"Not stupid!"
When Su Yujiao woke up the next day, she stared at her swollen lips in the bronze mirror and felt a little depressed. What kind of mosquito was so poisonous that it swelled up like this?
Fortunately, she doesn't need to go out these days, otherwise people would definitely misunderstand if they saw her!
Three days later, the experimental results of the cowpox vaccine came out.
Hundreds of death row inmates were vaccinated and then thrown into Yushugou Village, where they were made to live and eat with plague patients!
Some patients with weak constitutions developed a fever on the first night after vaccination, but after taking medication, the fever and pustules did not continue.
Those who were strong and healthy did not even have a fever, and after eating and living with plague patients for three days, they were still lively and energetic.
When the prince saw the results of the experiment, he found that among hundreds of death row inmates, only one was a septuagenarian and the inmate with underlying health conditions had died; the rest were all fine.
The experimental results were so encouraging that the Crown Prince personally went to Su Yujiao's courtyard.
"Your Highness, please don't come in yet. You haven't been vaccinated against smallpox, so we should be careful."
"After I have disinfected myself, I will personally come to pay my respects to you."
"Alright."
"Hurry up and come here."
"I am still waiting for your smallpox formula. The sooner it is promoted throughout the country, the sooner people can be saved."
Su Yujiao said solemnly, "This humble subject understands."
Soon, Su Yujiao took the two prescriptions to the Crown Prince's villa.
Looking at the methods for developing the cowpox vaccine, the prince asked curiously, "How did you know that cowpox could prevent smallpox?"
"I once read a county and prefecture gazetteer, which recorded the culture and landscape of the grassland country."
"The grasslands are where people live by herding, and every household raises cattle and horses."
“Some farmers would hire poor people to help them herd livestock and milk cows, just like our landlords hired tenants.”
"One of them mentioned that smallpox broke out in Rong Kingdom. The plague spread very quickly, and countless people died and were injured everywhere, but the milkmaids were unharmed."
"Later, after investigation, it was discovered that these milkers all had one thing in common: they had pockmarks on their bodies and faces, which were scars left from cowpox."
"So the author of that book speculated whether there was some kind of connection between cowpox and smallpox?"
"It was this book that inspired me to first infect cows with cowpox, and then infect humans with cowpox, so that we would no longer be afraid of smallpox."
The Crown Prince's eyes lit up, and he praised with delight, "Excellent, excellent! Physician Su is indeed a close friend of Minister Gu. You are all talents of our Great Ming Kingdom."
"It seems that reading more books really does have its benefits."
"By the way, you just said that people who get smallpox develop pockmarks?"
Su Yujiao immediately explained, "No, I have already adjusted the proportions to dilute the toxicity to the minimum. It will only cause a slight fever and will not cause pimples."
"Your Highness can rest assured on this point; I have already tested it on myself."
The crown prince was overjoyed: "Good, good, good!"
"What is the purpose of the other prescription?"
"Penicillin has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and it is very effective in treating wound inflammation."
"The most terrible thing about the plague is the persistent high fever, inflammation, and pus discharge."
"With our current medical skills and herbal medicine, we can help patients reduce fever, but we are helpless against inflammation and pus discharge."
"However, if the wound infection is left untreated, it will lead to persistent high fever, creating a vicious cycle that can ultimately result in the patient being burned alive."
"Some physically strong people can pull through and they'll be fine, but those who can't will die from the illness."
"Penicillin is used to treat wound infections and inflammation."
"It can be used not only in this epidemic, but also on the battlefield."
"Military doctors should all know that most wounded soldiers on the battlefield die from wound infections."
Lu Ziqian, standing beside her, was somewhat mesmerized by Su Yujiao's eloquent speech.
I thought she only knew how to talk about love!
Unexpectedly, she shines so brightly and is so dazzling in her own field!
For a moment, Lu Ziqian felt complicated and couldn't quite describe how he was feeling.
The thought of her traveling thousands of miles, disguising herself and taking risks, just to leave him, made him inexplicably irritable.
Why can't she be as obedient and sensible as before, and be his compliant wife?
Why insist on going against him?
Is that all you want to do? Leave him and find another man?
Neither the Crown Prince nor Su Yujiao noticed his expression; they continued discussing the prescription.
The Crown Prince asked, "I remember you also had Magistrate Zhang send a lot of wine, but neither of these two prescriptions seem to use wine."
“Those wines are used to make alcohol, and I have no intention of contributing that recipe.”
"This humble subject needs to preserve his livelihood; please understand, Your Highness."
The Crown Prince was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "It was my rudeness."
"I meant nothing by it, I was just asking out of curiosity."
"Don't worry, these two prescriptions of yours are enough to get you promoted and given a higher rank. You won't have to give them away for free."
Su Yujiao shook her head: "This humble commoner does not wish for promotion or titles."
Su Yujiao paused, then couldn't help but glance at Lu Ziqian.
When their eyes met, she instinctively looked away, seemingly feeling somewhat guilty.
"This humble subject only wishes to see His Majesty once."
Lu Ziqian clenched his fists, and the temperature around him suddenly dropped. His handsome face was so gloomy that it seemed as if ice could be frozen on it.
He understood the meaning behind her words: she wanted to see the emperor, but wasn't it to ask for a divorce decree?
Su Yujiao, you betrayed me first, so don't blame me for being ruthless.
In this life, you can only be mine!
Unaware of Lu Ziqian's thoughts, Su Yujiao was still making arrangements for what was to come: "Your Highness, I have a request."
"you say."
"Three days later, once the first batch of penicillin is developed, I want to go to Yushugou Village to treat those patients."
"This is something I promised them, and I don't want to break my promise."
The Crown Prince nodded: "I grant your permission."
Su Yujiao continued, "Once the disease in Yushugou Village is under control, I wish to continue my travels and practice medicine, and I will no longer be able to go to Sichuan with you."
"Please grant me permission, Your Highness."
Although the Crown Prince was somewhat reluctant, he knew that the man was used to being free and had no interest in becoming a royal physician.
Everyone has their own ambitions, and he didn't want to force anyone to do something against their will!
"I grant your permission."
"But when do you plan to return to the capital? Don't you still want to see your father?"
"Once this plague is under control, I will go to the capital to meet His Majesty."
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