As Li Linhuai observed, working as an errand in the Royal Courtyard is not as stressful as being in the palace. There are few masters to serve, and the work is very leisurely. Therefore, the maids and eunuchs who serve in the Royal Courtyard have the habit of taking a nap after lunch.
The first people to discover the fire in Yahe Garden were King Tan and Sun Yizheng who were playing chess in the pavilion by the lake.
Ever since Sun Yizheng planted smallpox abscess juice on Li Sixu in Yahe Garden three days ago, King Tan knew that he was free and pestered him, even at noon.
Dr. Sun was having a headache and had nothing to do, so he simply took the chessboard and invited King Tan to play a game in the pavilion by the lake.
"Imperial Physician Zheng, how long will it take for the little imperial sister to come out of the quarantined Yahe Garden after the smallpox abscess juice is planted on her body?"
"Yunying, who is next to the little princess, asked the maid who sent the meal to Yahe Garden to send a message. My disciple has no rash on his body."
Dr. Sun was holding a white piece and dropped it on the chessboard: "If she doesn't get a rash after tonight, then the method of preventing smallpox with cowpox will be considered. This is a great cause that benefits the people!"
"Think about how I and Old Man Wang studied the method of vaccination to prevent smallpox together. Think about how it was my disciple who presented the method to prevent smallpox to the Imperial Hospital, and also personally took risks to verify whether the method of preventing smallpox with cowpox is feasible. I am really working with him. So proud."
"My disciple is trying his best!"
Dr. Sun said excitedly: "Ever since the reputation of our ancestors as medical sages spread, it has been said that the medical skills of the Sun family are inferior to each other, but I know how to recruit disciples, and all the disciples I recruit are outstanding."
"Wang Ziqing has superb medical skills and is known as a medical idiot. His junior sister is even more impressive."
Dr. Sun looked like a winner in life. When he made the move, he laughed loudly and said: "Life is like a chess game. If you want to become famous in the world and achieve a career, it depends on how you hold the move and how you play the move."
"What the imperial doctor said makes perfect sense!"
King Tan looked at Sun Yizheng and smiled: "I also believe that if you want to achieve a career, it depends on how you hold the pieces and how you play the chess."
Doctor Sun was stunned!
Realizing that there was something in King Tan's words, his face became a little unhappy, and he was about to ask him, does His Highness King Tan think that I am also a chess piece on this chessboard?
Then he paused while holding his hand and caught a glimpse of Yahe Garden on the other side of the lake. When he saw the thick smoke billowing up, he jumped up in surprise.
"Yahe Garden is in trouble!"
"What?"
King Tan clearly saw the intensity of the fire, and the chess piece in his hand fell to the ground: "The little princess is still in Yahe Garden."
"Come on, come on, come on, let's put out the fire!"
Seeing that the wooden bridge connecting to the lake was on fire, King Tan ordered his followers: "The wooden bridge can't be crossed. Quickly prepare a gong to call for people to put out the fire, and prepare a few small boats. I am going to rescue the emperor's sister."
When the entourage went to prepare the boat, King Tan was so anxious that he walked around the lake. If the water quality hadn't been bad, he almost jumped into the water and swam to the opposite side of Yahe Garden.
Fortunately, after ringing the gong, the palace maids and eunuchs who were taking a nap were alerted, and the ox father-in-law who hurried over asked people to row the small boats parked in the lotus bushes.
King Tan boarded the boat and rowed hard in the direction of Yahe Garden.
However, Yahe Garden is all a pavilion garden built with wood on the water. The fire intensity, coupled with the strong sunlight at noon, burned out of control.
The pavilion where King Tan and Dr. Sun were playing chess were far away from each other. By the time the small boat he was riding in rowed over to put out the fire, Yahe Garden had been burned to a ruins.
Eunuch Niu led others to put out the burning area, and after searching around, he reported: "Your Highness, King Tan, the little princess was not found. Even the maid next to the little princess was missing."
"Could he have fallen into the water?"
King Tan thought that Yahe Garden was close to the water, and when the fire started, people would subconsciously flee into the water.
But on the back side of the garden is a steep mountain wall with no place to land, and then this large area is covered with lotus bushes. The sight is blocked by the green lotus. It is not known where the little princess fell into the water.
The little imperial sister has been raised in a deep palace, doesn’t she know how to swim, right?
King Tan said anxiously: "Quickly, spread out the boat and search everywhere in the lotus bushes."
Li Sixu risked her life to test whether cowpox could prevent smallpox. She sacrificed so much and understood the righteousness so well at such a young age. Xuanzong felt very sorry for his Xiao Shi.
Li Sixu said that if the rash does not appear after three or four days after planting smallpox seedlings, it means that vaccination is effective in preventing smallpox.
Xuanzong made an agreement with Li Sixu and asked the third prince to come to the Royal Courtyard to take her back to the capital. In the court, headed by Master Yao and Master Song, a bunch of important officials in the court were waiting to see if the vaccination against smallpox was feasible.
This matter was mentioned in the court. In order to show his favor to Li Sixu, Xuanzong simply ordered Mr. Song and the prince to accompany the third prince to the royal courtyard.
When Prince Tan was searching for and rescuing the lotus like a headless fly, he did not know that Lord Song and the Crown Prince had already accompanied the third prince to the Royal Courtyard. Seeing that no one came out to greet him, and the guard at the door still looked panicked, the third prince felt a bad premonition in his heart, and led the prince and Lord Song straight into the royal courtyard.
After entering the garden, I heard a noise coming from the lake.
As they got closer, the third prince saw several eunuchs and maids surrounding Sun Yizheng, who was sitting on the ground.
"May I ask the doctor, what happened?"
Old Man Sun raised his head and saw the Third Prince. He seemed to have just come back to his senses after losing his mind. No sound came out of his throat, and he pointed to the direction of Yahe Garden.
Seeing small boats coming in and out of the lotus bush from time to time, it was a busy scene, and there were faint traces of being burned on the other side of the lake. The third prince looked down at the kneeling palace maid and eunuch.
A eunuch trembled and finally spoke: "Yahe Garden burned down and collapsed. That is where the tenth princess lives these days."
"What did you say? You said there was a fire in the little imperial sister's residence?"
The third prince couldn't believe it at first, but when he heard clearly what the eunuch said, he grabbed him by the collar of his clothes.
Lord Song and the prince were also shocked by the news!
Seeing the small boats going in and out of the lotus bushes for search and rescue, Mr. Song comforted the third prince: "I'm looking at the burned-out Yahe Garden opposite the water. Those boats were rowing back and forth among the lotus bushes, as if they were searching for something, maybe a fire. The little princess fell into the water."
"Yes, Third Emperor's Brother!"
The prince also advised: "I'm not sure the little imperial sister is lucky, so why don't we call the eunuch chief of the search and rescue team to ask what's going on?"
The third prince, who was shocked by the news of the fire in Li Sixu's residence, released his grip on the eunuch's clothes and ordered him to row a small boat quickly to call the manager of the other hospital who was responsible for search and rescue.
When the third prince was talking to the prince and Master Song, he took advantage of their attention to look at the Yahe Garden on the other side. Doctor Sun, who was sitting on the ground, had been observing secretly. Hearing the news of his disciple's death, the few people who suddenly came to the Royal Courtyard suddenly What is the personal reaction?
