Halfway through the conversation, Honghui said solemnly: "Father, mother, the front yard is the most dangerous place. Don't come to visit your son all the time. Your son is fine."

Yinzhen shook his head: "You don't need to worry about this. Ama has been vaccinated, so he won't get smallpox. Besides, Ama and your mother always wear veils and fumigate with mugwort and vinegar every time they come in. They also change clothes when they go back. We are fully prepared!"

Yixiu could only nod her head continuously. She was afraid that she would burst into sobs again as soon as she said something, so she simply said less and looked at her son's face more.

Honghui tried to dissuade them a few more times, but it had no effect at all. Seeing that his father and mother's attitudes were becoming more and more determined, he could only give up temporarily.

Yinzhen and Yixiu kept their word. For the next two or three days, they went to the front yard once in the morning, noon and evening, and stayed there for about fifteen to twenty minutes each time. It was extremely tedious going back and forth, but they enjoyed it.

Not only the two of them, but also the Fourteenth Prince and Concubine De in the capital also sent people to inquire about the matter from time to time. Even the Emperor who was far away outside the Great Wall sent people to deliver the oral order at full speed, asking them to make sure the eldest prince was safe.

The imperial doctors were extremely concerned and took care of the child very carefully. They were afraid that the eldest prince would not survive and would be severely punished by the emperor when he returned.

The eldest prince is quite favored! The imperial doctors sighed.

……

In the west wing, Yixiu knelt before the statue of the Goddess of Smallpox and kowtowed devoutly: "I, the believer Ulanara Yixiu, wish to do good deeds, build bridges and roads from now on, and only ask the Goddess of Smallpox to bless my eldest brother so that he can survive smallpox..."

No one knows whether the Goddess of Smallpox heard her wish, but God finally fulfilled her wish!

One day, two days, three days, until the fourth day, Honghui had a low fever, and the temperature never rose. Not only that, he also had more rashes on his body, and the red spots on his face, arms, legs, and back gradually turned into blisters, which were so dense that it looked a bit scary.

Several imperial doctors arranged shifts and took turns to stay by the eldest prince's side. They took his pulse at least eight times a day, so they kept an eye on the eldest prince's condition.

The imperial doctors were all puzzled. Why was the eldest prince's symptoms so mild? Not only did he not have a high fever, but he also had a lot of herpes so early! In the past, every time a patient got smallpox, he would only have a high fever and red spots on his body, which would slowly turn into blisters and pustules after two or three days. No rash had ever appeared so easily.

They had doubts in their hearts and spoke them out honestly.

"Replying to Lord Beile, the eldest prince has already started to have a rash, but his symptoms are only mild..."

Yinzhen finally let go of his worry and interrupted the imperial physician's words: "It's a good thing that the symptoms are mild, so the eldest prince has a better chance of recovery. I guess it's the Empress Smallpox who is blessing him!" He only cared about the eldest prince's physical condition and wasn't that concerned about anything else.

The imperial doctors could only suppress their doubts and continue to stay by the eldest prince's side. Judging from the situation, the eldest prince is likely to survive the smallpox, so they have done their job!

Honghui could sense the changes in the expressions and attitudes of several imperial doctors, as well as their inadvertent hint that their symptoms were relatively mild.

This is actually considered mild? Honghui only felt some aches and pains in his body, and some nausea in his stomach. He would sometimes vomit after eating. The discomfort was not very severe, but it was a little uncomfortable.

This is considered mild, so how miserable must those who have smallpox be!

For the first time, Honghui was glad that he had taken a risk and brought the cowpox to the world. But he still had to wait for some time, until all the people in the village who had contracted cowpox recovered one after another, and that would be the best time for the cowpox to be revealed.

Although he had something on his mind, his spirit was not depressed. In his spare time, he was in the mood to read travel notes and imagine the scenery of various places in the Qing Dynasty, which made the imperial physician marvel.

Good news came out from the front yard one after another.

Two days later, the eldest prince's low fever subsided and all the pimples on his body healed smoothly.

Five days later, all the pimples on the eldest prince's body turned into pustules. Although he occasionally had a low fever, it was not serious.

The imperial physician also said: "The eldest prince's pox has come out very smoothly this time. If it can dry up and form scabs smoothly, then the eldest prince will have survived the smallpox."

Yinzhen and Yixiu were immediately relieved, but considering that they could not be completely sure at this time, they did not spread the news to the palace or outside the Great Wall.

They just prayed silently in their hearts and waited quietly, waiting for the good news that would come again and again.

Amidst everyone's anticipation and anxiety, just a few days later, good news really came from the front yard.

"My Lord, my Lady, the pustules on the eldest prince's body have begun to dry up and form scabs..."

What does this mean? Anyone who knows a little about smallpox knows that the eldest prince has survived.

Every imperial physician present had a look of relief on their faces, completely different from usual. The two parents also had happy expressions on their faces and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Only the eldest prince himself felt very uncomfortable. His whole body was numb and itchy. He always wanted to scratch it with his hands to stop the itch in his heart.

The ten days or so of acne outbreak was the most uncomfortable time for him!

Seeing her son was so itchy, Yixiu felt so distressed that she held her son's hand tightly and said with sobs, "Honghui, hold on for a few more days. Don't scratch the scabs and crusts when they fall off, or they will leave scars."

Yinzhen then said, "Your mother is right. Once this scar is left, it will never go away." It was because the emperor didn't pay attention when he had the scar that he got spots on his face.

He also instructed the servants who were waiting in the front yard: "You guys, stay by the eldest prince's side all the time. Don't let him pick at the scabs on his body. Do you understand?"

Because his royal father, mother and fourteenth brother were all waiting for him to report the news, Yinzhen hurriedly left the front yard, wrote two letters as soon as he returned, and then handed them to Su Peisheng.

"Su Peisheng, order the men to deliver it to the palace and the border areas as fast as possible!"

Good things happened one after another. First, the eldest prince survived the smallpox. Second, only four or five people in the village were infected with smallpox, and their cases were not serious. Most of them had low fever and few had high fever. They were all slowly developing pox and herpes.

It is said that they are in good spirits. Even Zhao Quanshun, who is only six years old, did not have a lingering high fever, and his pimples healed smoothly.

Yinzhen was overjoyed as he heard good news one after another. After the smallpox outbreak, no one's life was in danger.

If the next few people can survive smallpox like the eldest prince, it will be icing on the cake!

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