In mid-November, Yanling Prefecture was already in deep autumn, with cold winds and cool rains, and the remaining fragrance was faint.

  On the thirteenth day, rain falls in a fine mist, cold seeps into the bones, the courtyard scenery is desolate and defeated, the delicate flowers and slender jade are all gone.

  It has been two months since the plague in Liujiacun.

  Gu Jin's mood was very calm, he gathered ink and sat by the window writing.

  Several maids and Zhu's mother were afraid she would catch cold, so they lit a brazier in the room.

  Gu Jinzhi was writing at her desk, while Wei Rou and Zhi Lian sat beside her doing needlework to keep her company. Zhu Mama was busy today with You He and Ni Xiang sorting out the summer things, putting them away in storage, and recording everything on the ledger. Later, she would have to take the account book to Madame.

  The curtain is half open and I can see the courtyard clearly.

  In the courtyard, a maid wearing embroidered shoes and wooden clogs walked carefully along the mossy stone path, holding an umbrella and afraid of slipping.

  Mother and others have seen it, so they sent Xiaohe to hurry up and welcome a few steps.

  The newcomer was a peony girl beside the madam, one of the eight senior maidservants beside the madam, with a status only under Haitang, and most favored by the madam.

  "Madam asks, has the stuff on Seventh Miss's side been sorted out? Tell Mother to bring the account book over. Madam needs to enter it into the accounts today." Pheasant smiled as she conveyed her mission, patting the dampness from her collar.

  Wished mom and others busy, asked her to sit down, took out a handkerchief to wipe her face.

  "It's all tidy now." Mother smiled and said, "You must be tired from the journey. Sit down for a while. I'll go and answer Madam's call."

  Peony didn't decline and sat down: "Troubling you, mom." Today, the mistress wasn't busy, it was the mistress who specially allowed her to come over to Seventh Miss's place for a stroll.

  She wants to come and see Niú Qiáng.

  Niú Qiáng is her aunt's niece.

  It was Nian Yu who handed her the tea.

  At this moment, Niú's face was veiled with a thin gauze.

  "Is your face all right? Let me take another look." Xiaoyao took the tea, but didn't drink it. Instead, she pulled Lingchu over to sit down and wanted to examine her face again.

  Niú yāng was wearing a veil, revealing only a pair of beautiful and lovely apricot-shaped eyes.

  The plague ravaged Liujiacun, killing many elderly, weak, sick and disabled people.

  Niú Yāng was young and had always been in good health, so she survived.

  This face is already beyond recognition.

  She has been back for a month already.

  When she just came back, Madam wanted to send her to Zhuangzi, but Seventh Young Miss kept her.

  Niang remembered Seventh Young Miss telling Madame Wang, "It's hard to completely get rid of the scars on her face, but with some medicine, they can be reduced in three to five months. They'll look like freckles then. Although it won't be pretty, it won't be too embarrassing to look at and won't scare people away... Our courtyard can't do without this little maid..."

  The lady then asked her to stay.

  "Where can it be better?" Niú Yǎng smiled and removed her veil for her cousin Ruo Yue to see, "Seventh Young Miss wrote a prescription and personally made some medicinal paste. Take the medicine during the day and apply the paste at night..."

  The peony is startled for a moment.

  Niǎng's face looked worse than when she came back a month ago, dark and ferocious, it was unclear whether it had worsened or was recovering.

  She didn't dare to tell the truth, so she said: "Seventh Miss's medical skills are like those of a living god, don't worry!"

  Niú Yāng smiled and nodded, re-tying her veil: "I'm the one who trusts Seventh Young Miss the most! If it weren't for Seventh Young Miss, that plague would have killed countless people!"

  After she finished speaking, her eyes dimmed slightly.

  In that plague, with the smallpox inoculation method of Seventh Miss, other villages didn't have many deaths, only Liu Family Village of Niu Chui's family, because it was the first to break out, so the number of dead and injured was countless.

  Her second niece who had just turned one year old and her sister-in-law and father did not hold on, and they all passed away.

  The whole family is now left with only big brother, three-year-old nephew and Niurong.

  Big brother comforted Niur: "Our village has several hundred people, but less than fifty are left. Some families have been completely wiped out, and some only have one person left. We still have three people, which is a bit of a reliance for us. Don't be sad, think on the bright side. If the master's family doesn't want you anymore, come back and farm with big brother, big brother will support you!"

  As soon as she thought of it, her eyes became somewhat sore, and Nian Yu hastily shifted her thoughts back.

  Peony sat for a while, chatted with Niurong for half a day, greeted Yuhuo and others, then came in to pay respects to Gu Jinzhi. Seeing the rain outside gradually stopping, she got up and returned to Madame's side.

  Niú Qiáng saw her off at the gate of the hospital.

  The bluestone path was slippery, and Yu Rong walked very slowly. When he returned to the courtyard on Madam's side, Madam and Song Mama had already finished checking the accounts of each house.

  The lady was talking to Qī Xiǎo Jiě's wet nurse, Zhu Māma: "......try to persuade her more, go to bed early at night, don't write until midnight, it's not like she needs to take the imperial examination."

  Wish mom respectfully is.

  The lady smiled and asked Zhu's mother to go back first.

  "How are you, Niurong?" The lady smiled and asked as she saw Peony enter.

  The lady is in a good mood today.

  Her face improved a bit, all thanks to Seventh Miss's hard work!" Lianhua said, "It's also the mistress's kindness, reward her with a meal."

  Song Pan'er waved her hand and smiled.

  Gu Jinzhi likes Niushan, so Song Panger keeps her.

  As long as it was what Gu Jin wanted, Song Pan'er had never been stubborn.

  When I think of the time when the plague was rampant, Gu Jinzhi persuaded Song Dandan to get vaccinated, and Song Dandan was also holding her breath.

  "...I've already made the squeezed-out acne and scabs into powder, and applied some under my nose. It's a kind of smallpox. After a few days, I'll come down with a fever."

  "From now on, I won't be afraid of contracting smallpox again in this life. This is saving everyone's life. If we don't try it out, the common people outside won't believe us, and it will be hard to keep the villages near Yanling Prefecture safe, fearing that thousands and tens of thousands of people will die. Saving one person's life is better than building a seven-story pagoda; Mother, this time our usual accumulated virtue has become a great merit."

  Daughter patted her chest and said, don't worry, this is for their rescue, she can guarantee that all the vaccinations will be successful.

  She needs Song Pan'er's support.

  This is a great test for Song Paner.

  In case the child is arrogant and cannot succeed in cultivating smallpox, let alone the whole family being buried together, it will also bring disease and chaos to the Yanling Mansion, becoming a sinner.

  Can't agree, were the supports for daughter in the past all fake?

  Gu Jinzhi once again recounted the cases of Song Daitai, Hu Jie and Ming Hui princess whom she had cured.

  Song Pan'er didn't sleep all night again, thinking back and forth, and finally deceived Gu Yan Zhen, agreeing to Gu Jin's words.

  She had witnessed with her own eyes how vicious Song Daitai and Hu Jie were back then, and how they had been saved by Gu Jing after being on the verge of death.

  They first inoculated the smallpox, and when they had a fever, they closed the door and let Hu Ze Yu come to testify that Gu Jinzhi's inoculation technique was reliable.

  Gu Jinzhai was motivated by both saving the people of Manfu and making a contribution to fighting the plague.

  Song Pan'er was terrified and used the lives of the Manchu people to support Gu Jin.

  Now thinking back, wasn't she also afraid afterwards?

  Gu Jin's efforts finally paid off. Her smallpox inoculation method, having been witnessed by Hu Ze Yu and Zhao Dao Yuan, as well as Old Master Zhou, earned the trust of Hu Ze Yu and Princess Ming Hui.

  Then, Hu Ze-yu ordered all the people of Yanling to be forcibly vaccinated.

  Everyone was initially suspicious and fearful, some cried and shouted, others fled, thinking that Hu Taigong wanted to kill them, more terrifying than the plague itself.

  Ke Hu Ze is ruthless and shows no mercy.

  Mrs. Hu didn't dare to plant it either, she was forced by Hu Zeyu.

  During that half month, Hu Ze Yu bore immense pressure, unknown to anyone. He didn't sleep a single night soundly. If he failed, it would be a disaster beyond redemption; if he succeeded, his achievements would be remarkable, and his recall to the capital was imminent.

  Song Pan'er had to admit that Hu Ze was a particularly ruthless person.

  He dares to take risks for his future.

  Of course, Gu Jin eventually helped Hu Ze to keep his future prospects intact.

  Thinking of this, Song Duan'er had complete faith in her daughter's medical skills.

  Whether it's a monster or a freak, Song Pan'er is no longer afraid. Her daughter must be a kind and benevolent person.

  Perhaps Gu Jinzheng is not a demon, but a Bodhisattva reincarnated?

  Song Pan'er's lips curled up into a satisfied smile.

  In the late afternoon, Gu Xuan and Gu Xuan's brothers came to Song Tian'er's place for dinner after school.

  Song Pan'er thinks Gu Xuanzhi is quite pleasing to the eye today.

  It's almost time for dinner, and the little servant next to Gu Yanwen said: "Hu Taishou invited San Ye to eat, they opened a banquet at Dingxiang Building, and San Ye asked me to tell Madam not to wait for him."

  Song Pan'er furrowed her brow and asked, "Why did the governor invite guests?"

  Liu's village took the lead, and over a dozen big and small villages presented a parasol to the governor! The little servant said with a smile.

  Song Pan'er burst out laughing.

  This is indeed worth celebrating.

  Hu Ze Yu has made great contributions this time.

  Next year he will be transferred, I'm afraid it's a better career.

  Then, Song Pan'er's heart felt sour again.

  Gu Jin took such a great risk, and the Gu family spared no effort to support her. In the end, however, it was Hu Ze Yu and Qin Shen Si who stole the show.

  Gu Jinzhi only taught Qin Shen how to plant smallpox and how to reduce fever, and did not intervene in other matters.

  Now only Hu Zeyu and Qin Sheng have achieved success and fame.

  Gu Jing did not gain anything.

  Song Pan'er didn't know where Gu Jinzhi's detached and unworldly attitude towards fame and wealth came from...

  It doesn't matter, Song Pan'er can't do it anyway.

  After dinner, Song Pan'er sent the two children back to their room and prepared to rest herself.

  Suddenly, the servant outside said: "The old master has brought back a letter from Beijing, it's an urgent one."

  Song Pan'er hastily got up and asked Haitang to bring in the letter.

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