Thinking about cowpox, Honghui gradually became distracted.

At his age, he could have been vaccinated in one or two years. He had wanted to slowly read some medical books and bring up the cowpox, but he didn't expect to come to the farm so soon, and he didn't expect to find the cowpox so easily.

He had only studied agricultural books for a short time, let alone medical books! Could he go to his father and say something bluntly, saying "cowpox is safer than human pox?" The key point is that he had no excuse!

So I can't say that.

Or do you want to take the risk for once?

Honghui had never seen a smallpox patient, but he had heard about how to vaccinate. Vaccination was done with great fanfare in the palace, and later emperors and concubines would also say a few words about it, so he also gained some knowledge.

It seems that human pox is stuffed into the nose! Is it the same with cowpox?

"Brother, it's getting late. You should come out soon."

Gao Wuyong's urging came from behind, and Honghui came to his senses. He stopped where he was, and didn't want to go out at all.

Opportunities are rare and will never come back! No, I must take a risk today. I have finally found this opportunity. If I miss it, I don’t know if I can get it again!

He turned around and pretended to walk out, but he tripped over his left foot and fell heavily against the cow.

"Big Brother..." "Moo..."

A series of exclamations were heard, but Honghui ignored them. Instead, he used the cover to pinch off the pus from the cowpox and wiped it into his nose.

At this time, Gao Wuyong hurriedly helped the eldest prince up from the cow and asked anxiously: "Eldest prince, are you okay? Did you fall anywhere? You... your hand is broken, it's all because of my incompetence and failure to take good care of you..."

Honghui looked over and saw that there were indeed several wounds on the palm and fingers of his left hand that was supporting the ground. He had not noticed them when he was pinching the pus with this hand just now, and only now did he feel some pain.

"It's okay, just a minor injury. I'll be fine after applying some ointment! Eunuch Gao, don't blame yourself. This is not your fault. I was careless for a moment and accidentally tripped."

The shepherd boys, tenants and servants in the cowshed knelt on the ground, looking terrified and trembling all over. Honghui couldn't help feeling a little guilty. It was because of his own self-willed actions that these people were implicated.

"All of you get up. What happened today was just an accident. Even if it wasn't in the bullpen, bumping into things is common. There's no need to make such a fuss! I'll take care of everything. When Ama finds out, he won't blame you."

Even if the eldest prince didn't mean to blame him, Gao Wuyong felt very guilty. He had been serving people for twenty years, and he actually let the eldest prince fall! He said frustratedly: "Eldest prince, I will take you back to see the palace doctor. If you are sprained or injured, I will never refuse!"

Honghui had no intention of continuing to wander around, so Gao Wuyong picked him up and took him back to the house.

He also wanted to walk back by himself, but Gao Wuyong refused to let him do so and just knelt on the ground and refused to get up, so he could only follow Gao Wuyong's wishes and be carried back to the house.

This commotion eventually reached Yixiu.

Her son was still full of energy when he went out, but he broke his hand after more than half an hour. She felt a little worried.

"Doctor Xu, did the eldest prince sprain anything? Besides the scratches on his hands, are there any other injuries?"

Doctor Xu was about 40 years old, with a beard on the corners of his mouth. He first carefully examined the eldest prince's hands, feet and arms, then touched his chest and back, and then said slowly: "My Lady, the eldest prince is not seriously injured, just a few scratches, and applying ointment for a few days will be fine."

Yixiu breathed a sigh of relief and ordered Jianqiu to send the doctor from the Xu family away safely.

After everyone left, she hugged her son and refused to let go, sobbing, "Honghui, you scared me. What would I do if anything happened to you? Fortunately, it's just a minor scratch..."

Honghui let his mother hold him all the time, without saying anything. Because what had been done had already been done and it would make his mother worry again, he was too embarrassed to say anything to comfort her.

He just nestled quietly in his mother's arms, using that to hide the guilt and self-blame on his face.

Mother, my son will be fine and will be safe!

……

In the evening of the next day, Yinzhen rushed to the farm from the Prince's Mansion.

The addition of a princess to the mansion was supposed to be a happy event, but unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the farm, he learned that the eldest prince had broken his hand.

Gao Wuyong knelt on the ground and described yesterday's situation in detail, leaving out nothing from beginning to end. At the end, he kept apologizing: "It's all my fault that I failed to take good care of the eldest prince. Please punish me, Lord Beile!"

At this time, Honghui and Yixiu hurried over. They came to greet them after learning the news.

Coincidentally, Honghui happened to hear Gao Wuyong's apology, so he hurriedly walked into the front yard and said sincerely, "Father, this is not Eunuch Gao's fault. It was my son who tripped accidentally. Please don't blame me. Not only Eunuch Gao, but everyone present yesterday did nothing wrong. I beg you not to punish them."

Yinzhen was not an unreasonable person. The eldest prince fell accidentally and it had nothing to do with others. It was just a minor scratch. There was no need to mobilize a large force and punish him.

However, it is still necessary to give it a beating!

"You were a little careless about what happened yesterday, so you deserve to be beaten with three or five sticks. But since the eldest prince has pleaded for you, I will forgive you this time and fine you one month's salary as a small punishment."

Gao Wuyong burst into tears of gratitude: "I thank the prince for his grace, and thank the eldest prince for his grace." The monthly salary was nothing. As long as he did not lose the prince's trust, it would not be a big deal.

Yinzhen waved his hand, signaling Gao Wuyong to stand up first, and then said to Su Peisheng: "Su Peisheng, pass the message down that the people present yesterday will not be punished, so let them rest assured."

As soon as these words were spoken, Honghui immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could relax for long, he became nervous again.

Cowpox outbreaks are similar to smallpox, so when cowpox breaks out, it would be strange if Ama didn't get to the bottom of it and find out the truth! Those who were present yesterday will definitely suffer for a few days, but when the truth is revealed, they may even get some rewards.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the cowpox breaks out successfully and he, the eldest prince, is ultimately safe and sound, so that his father will not get furious and vent his anger on others.

Honghui deliberately ignored another possibility, that is, everything he did yesterday was in vain, the cowpox would not break out, and all the inner torment in the past few days was in vain.

He just hoped that he would finally achieve his wish!

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