My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 166 Vaccination Success

"Hey......"

In the past, when Chang An called Gu Li like this, she was always full of joy, but this time, she answered with a guilty conscience. She even looked up at him fearfully, as if she had done something wrong.

"What's wrong? Did anything happen?" Chang An walked forward with a smile.

"I'm sorry, Chang Lang..." Gu Li lowered his head, at a loss.

Chang An frowned slightly, looked at Li Longji and his son outside the door, then picked her up and sat her down at the low table. He asked, "What's wrong, Gu Niang? Why do you want to apologize all of a sudden?"

"I...I lied to Chang Lang and made Chang Lang lose face in front of His Majesty." Gu Li said with a pout.

Chang An smiled and rubbed her cheek, saying, "It's okay, how could I blame Gu Niang?"

"But I still lied to Chang Lang." Gu Li sat quietly in Chang An's arms, twisting his fingers.

"That was the order of the emperor. There was nothing I could do about it. How could I blame you?" Chang An said with a smile, "Don't let your imagination run wild."

But Gu Li still didn't say anything, as if he didn't believe that Chang An really didn't blame him. Seeing this, Chang An estimated that Gu Li really felt very guilty and needed to do something to feel at ease.

So she sighed and said, "Although I don't blame Gu Niang, it is a fact that Gu Niang lied to me, so naturally she must be punished."

Gu Li's body relaxed slightly, and then he asked nervously, "What punishment?"

Chang An thought for a moment and said, "Just punish Gu Niang by not allowing her to eat anything sweet tonight."

"Ah!" Gu Li finally loosened his fingers that had been twisted together, nodded as if resigned to his fate, and said, "Okay then."

The two of them simply talked for a while, applied cold water to their foreheads, and then went out to the yard together. As soon as they arrived at the pavilion, Huaiqin and Zhener brought in the hot pot and ingredients with their servants.

Li Longji looked at the empty soup pot, then at the table full of dishes, and asked, "Ji Kangbo, is this the so-called hot pot?"

"Your Majesty, that's right." Chang An nodded slightly.

"Father, this hotpot is just whatever you want to eat. Vegetarian dishes need to be boiled for a little longer, while meat dishes can be eaten quickly." Li Ying answered for Chang An.

"Really?" Li Longji was a little unconvinced.

So Chang An sat down and demonstrated to Li Longji. After the eunuchs tried it, Li Longji and the other two officially began to eat.

Li Ying had eaten hotpot before, and he didn't know when he would eat hotpot again, so he didn't care much about his royal face and ate like Gao Shi. Li Longji and Li Ke'er were the opposite of him, eating in a very gentle manner.

After finishing the meal, Li Longji and Li Ying seemed to pat their bellies, as if they were still not satisfied. Chang An smiled, then looked towards the gate of the courtyard, and Huaiqin and Zhen'er came in with two plates of dumplings.

"Ji Kangbo, what is this? Is this also a food you researched and developed?" Li Longji asked.

"Your Majesty, that's right." Chang An said, "This is a dumpling, similar to a pill, but I made some improvements to it and it became this."

The eunuch behind him ate one first, and his face immediately turned ruddy. He said, "Your Majesty, this is the most beautiful thing in the world."

"Is it really so exaggerated?" Li Longji looked at the eunuch in disbelief, then he picked up his chopsticks to pick up a dumpling.

When Li Longji put the dumplings into his mouth, his cheeks immediately turned red. After swallowing them, he nodded, as if he was savoring the taste.

"It's really delicious. The fragrance lingers in your mouth after you finish eating it, and the flavor is endless," said Li Longji.

After Li Longji finished his comments, Li Ying and Li Ke'er were about to start eating. Chang An looked at their excitement after eating the delicious food and couldn't help but smile to himself.

Do you understand what it means that nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than...

Chang An stopped thinking at this point, then smiled as if nothing had happened and asked, "Your Majesty, is this to your taste?"

"Yes!" Li Longji said with a smile, "It's really good!"

He continued to entertain Li Longji and his wife until it was dark, and then they stood up. Li Longji also said, "Thank you very much for the hospitality of Ji Kangbo today."

"Your Majesty, you are too polite." Chang An said with a slight smile.

Li Longji waved his hand and said, "I have bothered you for a long time today, so I will go back to the palace first."

"Your Majesty, please take care." Chang An said.

Li Longji nodded and turned to leave. Chang An watched them leave, and only breathed a sigh of relief after he was sure they had left. He then reached out his hand, felt the temperature of Gu Li's forehead, and asked gently:

"How are you? Are you feeling okay?"

"Not bad." Gu Li nodded, then touched Chang An's forehead and asked, "How does Chang Lang feel?"

"I'm fine too." Chang An pinched the other person's face and said, "It's getting late. Let's go to bed early today. It's important to recuperate."

"Ah."

......

Two days passed quickly, and on the fifth day after the two of them were vaccinated with cowpox, when Gu Li got up, he felt different from the headache he had felt in the previous two days, and instead, he felt unexpectedly refreshed.

She raised her hand and touched her forehead - it was no longer hot. Chang Lang seemed to have said before: the fever will subside, and the scabs on the hands will heal after they ulcerate. So she raised her hand again, rolled up her sleeves and checked.

The knife wound on the arm has completely scabbed over, and the red spots around it are no longer visible. Even the scab is completely hard, and it seems to be a little loose when you fiddle with it with your fingers.

Then she happily shook Chang An, who was still sleeping late, and said, "Chang Lang, Chang Lang, get up quickly!"

Chang An rubbed his eyes and asked, "Is the current emperor here again?"

"Oh, no." Gu Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pecked him on the face and said, "It's us!"

Chang An sat up and asked, "What's up?"

Gu Li didn't say anything more to him, but raised his arm and said, "Chang Lang, look for yourself."

After Chang An looked at the scar on Gu Li's hand, he touched Gu Li's forehead and immediately became alert - "Mother Gu, are we okay?"

Gu Li nodded happily, and then asked: "So, if this is successful, then we won't get smallpox in the future, right?"

"Yeah," Chang An nodded with a smile, then felt his body. It was indeed not as uncomfortable as the previous two days. The scabs on his hands were also a little loose, just like Gu Li's.

"Can we go see the current emperor today and report this matter to him?" Gu Li asked excitedly.

"That's right." Chang An nodded with a smile and said, "Let's wait until the afternoon. The emperor is still attending the morning court."

"it is good!"

Gu Li happily climbed over Chang An, got off the bed, and quickly put on his clothes. Then he pulled Chang An up and helped him change his clothes.

They waited until the afternoon. After Chang An and his wife drank the medicine and changed into court robes, they were ready to go out. But when they arrived at the door, Huaiqin came towards them. After seeing Chang An and Gu Li in court robes, she asked:

"Sir, are you going to meet His Majesty?"

Chang An nodded and asked, "What's wrong?"

Huaiqin turned around at this time, and then Yang Mo and Ma Huai, who were waiting at the door, showed up. When the two Suns saw Chang An and Gu Li, they were stunned for a moment, then saluted and greeted:

"Meet Lord Jikang and Lady Jikang."

"Have Lord Ji Kang and his wife recovered today? Are they going to meet the emperor?" Yang Mo asked.

"That's right." Chang An said with a smile.

Ma Huaihe and Yang Mo were both a little surprised and asked, "Could it be that Lord Ji Kang and his wife have recovered?"

"That's right, the two of us will go to the palace to meet His Majesty now." Chang An said.

"Why don't you let Ji Kangbo and the other two take our carriage and go to the palace to meet His Majesty. I'll also check your pulse along the way," Ma Huai suggested.

"That's perfect." Chang An also smiled and nodded, agreeing.

In Xingqing Palace, Li Longji sat on the dragon throne - ever since he had eaten hot pot and dumplings at Chang'an's place two days ago, he felt that the food prepared in the palace's kitchen was not fragrant enough.

"Your Majesty, Earl Jikang, Lady Ziboxian, and the two imperial physicians Yang and Ma request to see you." An eunuch walked in and said.

Li Longji was startled, stood up and sat up, then said: "Announce."

The eunuch agreed, and turned to bring the others in. Chang An and Gu Li were about to salute, but Li Longji said directly: "Ji Kangbo and Zichuan County Lady, you don't have to salute."

Chang An and Gu Li were stunned for a moment, then stood up. Only the two imperial doctors, Ma Huai and Yang Mo, knelt down to greet them.

"Ji Kangbo, why did you and your wife come here today?" Li Longji asked.

"Your Majesty, the preventive experiment conducted on my husband and I a few days ago has shown that we have recovered today," Chang An replied.

"Recovered?" Li Longji was a little surprised.

"That's right. If we want to verify whether this method is really successful, we need to go outside the city and contact smallpox patients to find out." Chang An said again.

Li Longji said, "Okay! Imperial Physician Yang and Imperial Physician Ma, you are here right now. Please pass on my order: Imperial Physicians Yang Mo and Ma Huai are now going to the Dali Temple with a method to prevent smallpox. Find a death row prisoner, vaccinate him, and order him to go outside the city and live with the refugees."

Chang An and Gu Li were stunned again. Shouldn't they be the ones to do the experiment?

"Lord Jikang, you and your wife are brave enough to test this method on your own bodies. Your courage is commendable. I will never let you take the risk of visiting sick people again." Li Longji naturally saw the doubts of Chang'an and his wife, so he explained.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ma Huai and Yang Mo, the two imperial doctors, left after receiving the imperial decree. Li Longji took the opportunity to say, "If this method can really achieve the goal of eliminating smallpox in the Tang Dynasty in a few days, I will reward you handsomely!"

"Thank you Lord for your grace."

Li Longji nodded, then looked around cunningly, and after confirming that there were no outsiders, he walked down. When he came in front of Chang An, he whispered:

"Ji Kangbo, I have something else I want to ask you."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"That is... Can Lord Ji Kang tell me how to make hot pot and dumplings?"