Dr. Xiang looks to be in his fifties, while Dr. Li is much younger, about the same age as Ruan Wanwan.

Ruan Wanwan went straight to the point and told them what he thought.

"Nowadays, there are countless victims in the city and outside the city, and the emperor is also worried about this matter. I wonder what you two sirs think about the smallpox issue?"

After thinking about it, he said to the imperial doctor: "Back to the princess, I have been practicing medicine for decades. I have seen smallpox before and developed several prescriptions. It's just that this time the smallpox is different. It seems to be a variant of the previous smallpox, so

Don’t dare to take medicine rashly.”

After all, Dr. Li was younger and said whatever came to his mind directly.

"Weichen feels that instead of being so passive now, it would be better to come up with a recipe to try, and then increase or decrease the medicinal materials or dosage according to the patient's condition."

Imperial Physician Xiang was obviously older than him. He glanced at him disapprovingly and said, "How can that be done? What if the disease is not cured but lives are injured instead? Can you bear this responsibility?"

Dr. Li was not in a high official position. He wanted to argue a few words, but he was afraid of being blamed, so he had to give up.

"Sir Xiang, you and I have different ideas. There is no need to argue."

Ruan Wanwan watched coldly from the side, already knowing in her heart that the older one was following the old ways, and the younger one was what she needed most.

"Two adults, don't worry. What you two said is right. Each has its own reasons. As long as both can cure the disease, it will be fine."

So she arranged for the imperial physician to continue researching the prescription, gave him all the resources she could, and then sent the imperial physician out of the house.

"Master Li, I have a prescription here. It was given to me by a well-educated person. It is said to be able to cure smallpox. I am half-convinced and dare not use the medicine rashly. I also asked Master Li to help me with my eyesight."

With that said, Ruan Wanwan took out a piece of paper with writing on it and handed it over.

Mr. Li took it, looked at it carefully for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "There is nothing wrong with this prescription. It's just that there are a few medicinal materials in it, and Wei Chen is not familiar with their medicinal properties."

Ruan Wanwan asked him tentatively: "If you're not familiar with it, then... what do you think about finding a few seriously ill patients and trying it?"

Mr. Li said: "If they are critically ill patients, you can give it a try. After all, to be honest, there is no way to save their lives. Instead of dying in vain, it is better to do us a favor. This will also help those who will be saved by the prescription in the future."

patient."

Ruan Wanwan couldn't help but feel happy, what she wanted was such a helper.

"Okay, in that case, I will leave this task to you. You don't need to do anything else here. You just need to treat the patient according to this prescription and modify the prescription as appropriate."

"Yes, Wei Chen accepts the order."

Doctor Li also felt a little excited. He was used to seeing the faces of the old men in his hospital, and now this Crown Princess suited his temperament very well. He had a vague feeling that following the Crown Princess this time, he would probably become famous.

In the next few days, Ruan Wanwan left all the porridge soup matters to the fourth princess, and she took Taiyi Li and several servants to the critical isolation area.

The so-called severe isolation area is a village on the outskirts of Beijing.

Most of the people here are poor and have poor medical conditions. Now if you get this disease, you just have to wait to die.

The local county magistrate has sent heavy troops to guard the area and does not allow people here to leave the village, for fear that they will spread smallpox.

However, the guards did not dare to stay in such a place for too long. As time went by, they ran away in large numbers, and the village completely became a no-nonsense zone.

After Ruan Wanwan and her party arrived at the village, they saw that most of the people inside were dead, and there were only a dozen or so people left. They were all seriously ill and could hardly take care of themselves.

Dr. Li immediately diagnosed their pulses, added a few nourishing herbs to the original prescription, and arranged for several of his men to set up the stove and brew the medicine according to the prescription.

Although these seriously ill patients could not speak, when they saw Ruan Wanwan and others, they knew that someone was coming to save them. Their consciousness of survival was so strong that they drank the medicine bowl without any doubt.

The next day, the medicine took effect, and Dr. Li found that their pulse conditions had improved and other symptoms of smallpox had also been relieved a lot.

So he worked hard and continued to give these seriously ill patients medicine. After half a month, everyone was able to get out of bed. They also had a good appetite. Except for being a little weaker, they were no different from ordinary people in good health.

Imperial Physician Li was very excited. This was the first time he had seen such an effect. The prescriptions developed by the Imperial Hospital before had all had shortcomings, and were far less effective than the one given by the Crown Princess.

Ruan Wanwan was also very happy, and immediately arranged a large number of manpower to prepare medicine according to this recipe, and tried it in several nearby villages.

After those seriously ill patients improved, their normal life became a problem again. Ruan Wanwan had to send people in again, brought food, rice and noodles, and helped them open up wasteland and farm land.

What happened in the suburbs of Kyoto quickly attracted the attention of local magistrates, and then was reported to the emperor.

The emperor is most worried about the epidemic. Now that he heard such news, he was naturally overjoyed. He immediately summoned Ruan Wanwan to the palace.

"Hahaha... You opened a warehouse to release grain to help the victims, and you also developed prescriptions. Ruan Wanwan, you have made great contributions to this matter."

It is said that people feel refreshed when happy events happen, and the emperor was so happy that he looked much more energetic.

"I am not ashamed of myself, I just did something within my power."

Ruan Wanwan knew in her heart that although the prescription was her own, Dr. Li's contribution to being able to cure diseases and save lives with this prescription was quite commendable.

"Moreover, the prescription of the medicine is mainly due to Dr. Li's help. Without him, I would not dare to use the medicine rashly."

Only then did the emperor notice the young junior next to him who had been silent.

He remembered Dr. Li, who assigned Ruan Wanwan to take care of him.

"Okay, very good. With such knowledge and courage at such a young age, your future is boundless."

Doctor Li hurriedly knelt down and said, "Serving the emperor is what a humble minister should do."

Naturally, a lot of generous rewards followed. As a result, Dr. Li rose to great heights and was directly promoted to the third rank. Overnight, he became a popular figure in the entire palace.

Those outsiders in the palace, as well as those who followed the trend, naturally fawned over and flattered Dr. Li, and the threshold of the Li family was almost leveled by these people.

But as a result, those senior doctors will be aggrieved. They have worked in the palace for decades, worked hard and endured no complaints, and finally reached their current position. Unexpectedly, they were surpassed by a young junior overnight.
Chapter completed!