"Oh no, Your Highness the Princess fainted!"
The maid Xiao Yu'er shouted, and the entire Tang Prince's Mansion instantly entered a state of war preparedness.
Zhu Yujian ran to the backyard anxiously, without the slightest gesture of a prince.
In fact, we can't blame him. Tang Wang Zhu Yujian was different from other Ming Dynasty princes. Other princes had no ambitions and were kept in fiefdoms by the central government. They had no administrative power or military command.
Relying on the support of the people and the government in the fief, except for the limited freedom, he was extremely rich and gave birth to children day and night.
The number of descendants of the Zhu family increased from forty-two during the Hongwu period to hundreds of thousands, which may not sound like a lot, but for the backward feudal empire, it was a huge burden.
The central government needs to spend hundreds or thousands of taels of silver every year to support these royal family members.
How much were the annual taxes during the Chongzhen Dynasty?
Zhu Yujian only had one son and one daughter. The eldest son Zhu Linyuan inherited the title of Tang Dynasty king. If the Ming Dynasty was still there, he would be destined to have no worries about food and clothing.
Therefore, he loved his daughter Zhu Xiuyun very much, and his doting heart was several times that of his eldest son.
Now her daughter has tuberculosis, which was an incurable disease in the Ming Dynasty.
A few days ago, Zhu Yujian decided to let Sun Ming enter the royal palace. It seemed like an extremely ridiculous decision, but in fact, he really had no other choice.
Since Sun Ming could save her once, he must have a way to save his daughter's life.
For the sake of his daughter, Zhu Yujian was willing to take a gamble.
But what happened next disappointed him. After a few days, Zhu Xiuyun's condition not only did not improve, but became worse and worse.
The old eunuch Liu Zhongyi hurriedly comforted him and said, "My lord, please don't get too anxious. Your Highness, the Princess, has her own destiny, and nothing will happen to her."
However, Zhu Yujian ignored these words and finally hurried to the backyard.
At this time, Zhu Xiuyun's boudoir was busy like a pot of porridge, with maids and maids hurriedly coming and going carrying hot water, towels, and decoctions.
"daughter!"
Zhu Yujian stepped into the room, his eyes instantly turned red.
Zhu Xiuyun was lying on the bed, her whole body flushed, sweat dripping from her forehead, her brows twisted into knots, and she kept moaning. It was obvious that she was tortured by the patient.
Zhu Yujian called several times in succession but did not get a reply from his daughter.
Although Zhu Yujian did not understand medical skills, he also knew that his daughter had fallen into a severe lethargy and was in a critical situation. If she did not wake up, she would probably die.
"Why are you still standing there? Go find Sun Ming!"
Zhu Yujian loudly ordered: "By the way, tell him that since the king has decided to let him enter the palace of his wife, then he will be Xiuyun's husband. If Xiuyun's disease can be cured, it will be fine. If it cannot be cured, he and the entire grandson will be killed." Let’s bury Xiuyun at home!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Zhongyi didn't hesitate at all when he heard this, and trotted to a house next to the kitchen.
This place is close to the kitchen. There is a lot of spoiled food that Sun Ming requisitioned as a temporary laboratory. He looked at the green bacteria in more than a dozen containers and nodded with satisfaction.
As a doctoral student at a medical university, even though I don’t have a microscope around me, I can still identify which ones can be used as penicillins.
Of course, to be sure, Sun Ming had done experiments before. Although he did not use human bodies, but rhubarb from the Tang Dynasty, the effect was the same. Now the rhubarb is still alive and kicking.
"Uncle, my uncle is not good. The princess has fainted. Please hurry over and have a look!"
Liu Zhongyi ran all the way over and said breathlessly.
Although Sun Ming has not officially married yet, the king of Tang said that it is a certainty, so Liu Zhongyi now calls Sun Ming uncle, which is not a taboo.
"So soon? I know."
After Sun Ming finished speaking, he quickly purified the penicillin. Fortunately, the distillation equipment had been invented in the Song Dynasty, and the prince's winery happened to have it, so there was no need for Sun Ming to prepare it.
The simplified version of penicillin is indeed very effective, but it is insufficient to treat severe tuberculosis, and we must strive for excellence.
"Oh, my aunt, if I say one more word, the house will get angry. The princess is about to die. Why are you still busy with all this? Why don't you hurry over and take a look?"
After Liu Zhongyi said this, he saw that Sun Ming was unmoved and continued: "Sister-in-law, the prince has said that if you cannot heal the princess, the entire Sun family will be buried with you!"
"I understand, father-in-law, please tell His Highness Prince Tang, a quarter of an hour, I only need a quarter of an hour."
Sun Ming said.
In ancient times, a quarter of an hour was twenty minutes, which allowed Sun Ming to distill penicillin.
"Oh, okay, I'll ask Xiao Yunzi to wait for you outside."
Liu Zhongyi sighed and hurried back to the backyard to recover. He said he asked Xiao Yunzi to wait outside the door, but in fact he was supervising Sun Ming.
What if Sun Ming cannot think of a way to save the princess within twenty minutes and runs away? Then Liu Zhongyi will become the scapegoat.
Sun Ming didn't pay attention to this trivial matter at all and didn't bother to think about it.
"Tick tock, tick tock!"
As drops of colorless liquid fell into the bowl, the corners of Sun Ming's mouth raised, revealing a smile.
At this time, in Zhu Xiuyun's room, Zhu Yujian became furious after hearing Liu Zhongyi's report. His fists clenched and he wanted to skin Sun Ming and stuff him with grass.
How could he, a father, be possessed by evil spirits and place his daughter's life in the hands of a merchant?
Sun Ming's son had a very bad reputation. Who in Nanyang didn't know that the son of the richest man, Sun Dacai, was a ruthless man who did all kinds of evil for the sake of wealth. How could he have medical skills and how could he cure his daughter's tuberculosis?
"Daughter, it was your father who harmed you!"
Zhu Yujian said in grief.
"Liu Zhongyi, inform Sun Chuanting, the prefect of Nanyang, to go to Sun's house to arrest people, confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans!"
"yes……"
Before Liu Zhongyi finished speaking, Sun Ming's voice sounded outside the door.
"Wait a minute, Your Majesty, the medicine stone is ready. I can cure the princess!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yujian frowned slightly.
This abominable Sun Ming is really outspoken.
My daughter has been ill for a long time, and the most famous doctor in Nanyang can only maintain it but cannot cure it. It has been delayed until now, and she seems to be terminally ill.
Now Zhu Yujian doesn't ask for anything else, he just hopes that his daughter can wake up.
But Sun Ming dared to say such nonsense that he could be completely cured.
hehe…
Do you think he Zhu Yujian is a fool?
"Damn! Liu Zhongyi..."
Zhu Yujian was halfway through speaking when the door of the room was pushed open. Who entered the room if it wasn't Sun Ming?
"My lord, please give me a chance. Now I am the prince's son-in-law, and Xiuyun is my wife. If I am not completely sure, wouldn't I be asking for death by saying these words?"
Sun Ming said with firm eyes.
He was betting that Zhu Yujian would give him a chance to heal.
If the bet wins, he and the entire Sun family will be saved, and even a prosperous future will be just around the corner.
