At dawn, the ministers who were going to attend the morning court had already arrived at the palace. Although it was not a grand court meeting, there were still many courtiers present. After all, the imperial examination that was held every three years was approaching.

The examiner has been decided, but there are still many other things to discuss.

But when everyone arrived in front of the hall, they were not called in immediately. It was not because the emperor had not yet arrived, but because the emperor was discussing something inside.

Is there anything more important than a big exam?

"Have you heard about what happened at Guanghua Temple?" a court official suddenly whispered to the people around him.

The others looked hesitant.

"Is it because acne can't be cured and it's out of control?" said a square-faced official, with a look of displeasure on his face. "This kind of sycophancy has reached a point where there is no way to stop it."

But this time no one agreed with him.

"Master Guo, it's not about that." The person who spoke earlier whispered, "It is said that Guanghua Temple has medicine that can prevent people from getting smallpox."

"This is just flattery." Lord Guo frowned and said, "How can you believe it?"

"But it is said that the doctors have tried it, and Prince Chengguo sent several children from the Zhou family who were colluding with the enemy to try the medicine, and they were all safe and sound." Someone next to him came over and whispered.

This attracted more people.

"Really? I heard that, too."

"Staying in that place, these children really didn't get sick."

Everyone murmured.

"Who saw it?" Lord Guo frowned and said, "These are all rumors."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the hall opened and Lu Yunqi walked out.

The court officials stopped talking. Although Lu Yunqi was so scary that it could make a child stop crying, they were not so desperate. What calmed them down were the five children who followed closely behind Lu Yunqi.

The five children were all small, and one of them was held in the arms of the eldest child. Seeing so many court officials outside, the five children lowered their heads and followed Lu Yunqi's steps.

A eunuch came quickly from behind.

"Lord Lu, the Queen Mother wants to see the Zhou family's children." He called out.

Lu Yunqi responded yes and took the children to the harem.

As they watched them walk away, the courtiers in front of the palace gate suddenly became excited.

"Are these the children?"

"Looks like everything is fine."

"I have already reported to His Majesty."

Everyone was talking about it. After all, smallpox did not discriminate between the noble and low-ranking lives of people. Everyone had children and grandchildren who were also threatened by smallpox.

Mr. Guo's expression became even stiffer.

The eunuch in the hall came out and coughed twice. The court officials quieted down and filed into the hall according to their rank.

However, everyone's mind is not on the upcoming exam, but on the prevention and treatment of acne.

Regardless of the discussions in the court, the Empress Dowager in the harem looked at the five children carefully several times.

"Is this pox?" The Queen Mother pointed at the spots on a child's arm.

The acne has scabbed over and only shallow spots remain.

The Queen was still a little afraid and subconsciously grabbed the Queen Mother's arm.

"Yes, I sent more." Zhou Jing said.

"That's still a lot." The Queen couldn't help but say, "When I was in Shandong, I saw those people with smallpox, all over their bodies."

The Queen Mother looked at the acne marks on Zhou Jing's arm again, and waved for the youngest child to come over.

"Did this child get vaccinated too?" she asked.

Before the eunuchs could reply, Zhou Maomao nodded and pointed to his neck.

"To answer your question, my queen, I have only three of them here," he said.

The Queen Mother was amused. She looked at the acne marks on his neck and sat up straight.

"Did they really take the medicine?" she asked.

Lu Yunqi responded yes.

"Is it true that you have been staying with those children suffering from smallpox?" the Queen Mother asked again.

Lu Yunqi responded yes again.

"How exactly is it done?" the queen couldn't help asking, "Please tell me in detail."

"It's vaccination." said Lu Yunqi.

The Queen Mother smiled.

"He is very frugal with words. Asking him is the same as not asking at all." She said, looking at Zhou Maomao, "Tell me, how did you vaccinate?"

Although children can be taught by adults to lie and act, children aged three or four are still children, and they will always show their flaws.

"My brothers and sisters stuffed their noses with it." Zhou Maomao said in a baby voice, gesticulating without any restraint, "My nose is too small to stuff it in, so I cut a hole in my arm and put it in."

The Queen and the Queen Mother were stunned.

"Do you want to make another cut?" they asked.

Zhou Jing hurriedly pulled open Zhou Maomao's clothes to expose his arms.

"It's not big, just a small cut. There's not much bleeding," he said.

The Empress and the Queen Mother gathered around and looked at it carefully.

"Brother Erniu also cut his arm." Zhou Maomao added.

"Who is Erniu?" asked the Queen Mother.

"It's the son of the person seeking medical treatment who is not sick." Lu Yunqi replied.

"Is everything alright now?" asked the Queen Mother.

Lu Yunqi responded yes.

The Queen Mother sat up straight, pondered for a moment, and waved her hands.

Lu Yunqi bowed and led the five children out. As soon as they left the queen, they became impatient.

"Your Highness, this is great. If everything is fine, we don't have to worry about the princes and princesses getting sick." She said tremblingly, "Your Highness, you don't know that when we were in Shandong, the prince's eldest son and I got smallpox..."

She said this while wiping away tears.

The Queen Mother frowned and glared at her.

"What are you crying for? You don't look cool at all," she said.

In order to avoid suspicion, the Prince of Qi did not marry into a wealthy family, but married a woman from a middle-class family in Shandong. This woman was already very happy to become the Princess of Qi, and she never thought that one day she would become the Empress. Although she was personally taught several times by the Queen Mother, she was still nervous.

The Queen lowered her head timidly after being scolded by the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was too lazy to pay attention to her.

"If this is really a good remedy for treating smallpox, then it would be..." the Queen Mother said to herself, "a very big deal."

She hesitated for a moment and waved to the eunuch.

"Go ask His Majesty the Emperor how he intends to deal with this matter."

The eunuch took the order and left, returning after a while.

"This has already been discussed in the court. This is a serious matter and we must be cautious. I have ordered my ministers to bring the imperial doctors to verify it," he said.

This was the normal procedure, but the Queen Mother was too lazy to listen and just waved her hand.

"The court officials can't prove anything, so tell Your Majesty about this major event that has affected the people, and announce it to the people so that their children can be vaccinated to avoid the harm of the plague," she said with a serious expression.

Both the eunuch and the queen shuddered.

This means that children all over the world will be allowed to test the medicine for the royal children.

The eunuch bowed his head and replied yes.

…

Because the people inside Guanghua Temple were under strict discipline and could not go out, the news was reported through the Jinyi Guard.

Miss Jun came out and saw Zhu Zan sitting on a stone outside the temple according to the information she had heard.

She walked over with a smile.