The two doctors sent by Zhao Yao have already arrived in the capital. After resting for two days, they went to the palace to teach the imperial doctor to plant cowpox.

The doctors humbly learned from the two doctors, and carefully cooperated with the two doctors, and the cowpox was planted very smoothly.

The first batch of children to plant cowpox were originally the children of the imperial doctors' family, but the emperor later thought that his grandchildren and grandsons were of a age that met the conditions for cowpox, so he asked several sons and daughters to send their children to the palace to plant cowpox.

Except for King Wei, who had no children, the other three princes and princesses all sent their children to the palace. The acting king and the king of Zheng were reluctant to let their sons plant cowpox, for fear that their sons would have three longs and two shorts, and proposed to the emperor to let the children's children plant cowpox first, and the angry emperor scolded them.

Before the emperor could open his mouth to give an order, the king of Chu offered to let his two sons enter the palace to plant cowpox. Then, King Jing also took the initiative to send his son to the palace.

As for King Wei, he has no children, so he can't participate in this matter.

The initiative of King Chu and King Jing was praised by the emperor, and then the emperor scolded King Dai and King Zheng in front of the civil and military officials, and they were very disgraced.

The ministers who followed the emperor faithfully also sent their children who were eligible for cowpox to the palace. Of course, the families also sent it, but they were all concubines. They don't risk their sons-in-law.

A few days later, the children with cowpox all left the palace safe and sound. During the cowpox planting, none of the children had an accident. Seeing that the cowpox was so successful, the emperor ordered to promote the cowpox in all parts of the Great Zhou.

The practice of cowpox planting is carried out by the yamen and medical centers in cooperation with the local government, and it is necessary to ensure that the children who meet the conditions for cowpox can be vaccinated. If there is a perfunctory matter in a certain place, it will definitely be severely punished if it is found out.

The people of the capital learned that the children would no longer get smallpox if they were planted with cowpox, and all the expenses for planting cowpox were paid by the imperial court, so the people were naturally very willing.

Knowing that cowpox to prevent smallpox was made by His Royal Highness the King of Han, Zhao Yao's status in the eyes of the people became higher and higher. Everything was just as Yang Ling thought.

The cowpox planting went very smoothly in the capital, and the people were full of gratitude to the imperial court and Zhao Yao.

Now, Zhao Yao, His Royal Highness the King of Han, has a very good reputation among the people, so good that several other princes can only look beyond it. Walking on the street, you ask a random person, ask him or her which prince he or she knows, and they blurt out that it is His Royal Highness the King of Han.

However, even if Zhao Yao made a cowpox prevention incident, he still had no popularity in the court, and there were still no ministers willing to support him. However, after King Zheng returned to the capital, many ministers supported him.

Originally, the court situation was a three-legged triumph between the acting king, the king of Jing and the king of Chu, but since King Zheng came back, the three-legged situation was broken and it became a situation where the four kings competed for hegemony. As for the King of Wei, when King Zheng returned, he was squeezed into a corner.

After King Zheng came back, his momentum was very strong, and he faintly had a tendency to surpass King Jing. Compared with the Anyang Mansion, today's Zhenguo Mansion is still a little worse.

Even if King Zheng's power can compete with the King of Chu and them, the King of Chu and his princes don't take King Zheng seriously at all, because King Zheng is a straw bag.

In fact, King Zheng was not a straw bag at the beginning, and he still had some brains, but in the past few years, he has lived an arrogant and lascivious life in Jiaozhou, and his brain has also been corrupted, and he has completely become a straw bag.

For the son of King Zheng, the emperor is also very disgusted. For this reason, the emperor also disliked Concubine Shangshu.

In the past, the emperor would go to Concubine Shu's once or twice a month. Now, the emperor does not go to the concubine for several months. For this reason, Concubine De has been mocking and laughing at Concubine Shu, and the angry Concubine Shufei has several wrinkles at the end of her eyes.

Today is another day for the concubines to greet the queen, as soon as Concubine De saw Concubine Shu, she mocked her again, and the angry Concubine couldn't wait to scratch her face.

Empress Xie was happy to watch Concubine De fight with Concubine Shu. She also added a fire from time to time to make Concubine De and Concubine Shu quarrel even more.

When Concubine De and Concubine Shu quarreled, Queen Xie interrupted them and asked them all to retreat.

Empress Xie's headache is getting worse and worse. Sometimes it hurts, and I have to stay in bed, and I lie down for days. In the past few years, because Queen Xie has been lying in bed for half of the year, Concubine De, Concubine Shu and Concubine Li have assisted in managing the affairs of the harem.

Perhaps because of her frequent illness, Queen Xie has also aged a lot in recent years. Obviously, she was the youngest of several concubines, but now she was the oldest.

After the concubines retreated, Jiang Chuan brought a cup of tonic soup to Queen Xie. When the lid was lifted, there was a smell of medicine mixed with a strong fishy smell.

When Empress Xie smelled this strong smell of blood, not only was she not a little disgusted, but she was very happy.

Jiang Chuan took a bowl of tonic soup and brought it to Queen Xie with both hands.

Empress Xie drank the bowl of tonic soup without changing her face, and then asked Jiang Chuan to bring the mirror.

Now the mirrors used by the concubines in the palace are all mirrors made by Zhao Yao before. The bronze mirror that was used in the past has long been thrown away.

The mirror reflected Empress Xie's face cleanly, "Has the complexion of the palace been much better recently?" ”

Jiang Chuan, who was standing on the side, hurriedly said: "Niangniang, you see that your face has become a lot more ruddy, as long as you continue to drink, your complexion will get better and better." ”

Empress Xie touched her face, although her complexion had become better, she was still a little old, especially with a few wrinkles at the end of her eyes.

"You have to take care of your body quickly, otherwise the emperor will not come to Zhaoyang Palace at all." In the past few years, the emperor has come to Zhaoyang Palace quite a lot, but every time he comes, he sits for a while and never stays overnight.

"Niangniang, your health is not good, and the emperor also feels sorry for you, don't think about it." Jiang Chuan comforted Empress Xie.

"Is Hongu thinking too much?" Empress Xie held her forehead and said worriedly, "Since the acting king and Concubine Rong spread the rumor that it was the palace that poisoned Xie Wan's slut, the emperor has been much colder to the palace. ”

"Niangniang, if you say so, wouldn't the emperor be even more indifferent to Concubine Rong?" Jiang Chuan gloated and said, "The emperor hasn't been to Concubine Rong for a long time, and he has withdrawn Concubine Rong's right to assist the harem. ”

When Empress Xie heard Jiang Chuan say this, her mood immediately improved, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously: "You are right, compared to the slut of Concubine Rong, this palace is still cared for by the emperor." ”

"Niangniang, the slave maid thinks that the emperor didn't believe that rumor, so don't worry about it." Jiang Chuan was most afraid that Queen Xie would think too much, and if she thought too much, she would be easy to drill into the horns of the bull, and then do impulsive things. "Niangniang, the imperial doctor said that you can't think too much, you have to calm down and recuperate."

"This palace also wants to recuperate quietly, but after King Zheng came back, the Anyang Mansion became more and more arrogant, and they were about to bully the head of the Zhenguo Mansion, do you think this palace can swallow this breath?" When Empress Xie thought that King Zheng was the King of Chu and proposed to call him back, she hated Concubine Li and the King of Chu to the core. "Concubine Li, that slut...... Hiss ......"

Empress Xie was so angry that her head hurt again. Jiang Chuan hurriedly stood behind her and massaged her gently.

After pressing it for a while, Empress Xie felt much more comfortable, but she was still angry with Concubine Li and King Chu in her heart.

"Niangniang, His Royal Highness King Jing will deal with the King of Chu, as for Concubine Li'......" Jiang Chuan laughed disdainfully, "As long as something happens to the King of Chu, Concubine Li will not end well." ”

"As soon as Bengong saw Concubine Li's appearance of pretending to be tall, Bengong felt disgusted." Empress Xie's expression suddenly became distorted, and her tone was gloomy and compassionate, "This palace really wants to tear off the skin of her noble and talented woman. ”

"Niangniang, should you ......" Jiang Chuan hurriedly persuaded, "Niangniang, you are not in good health, you can't mess around." ”

Empress Xie waved her hand and said, "This palace will not attack Concubine Li now......" Before the words were finished, Empress Xie only felt dizzy in front of her, and asked Jiang Chuan to help her back to the dormitory to lie down.

In Yishou Palace, Concubine De smiled very happily and smiled very arrogantly.

She laughed louder at the thought of Concubine Shu's angry face.

"Niangniang, doesn't Your Highness have evidence of what King Zheng did in Jiaozhou, why don't you get rid of King Zheng?" Manqing asked, puzzled.

"It's not time yet, when the time is ripe, then Concubine Shu, King Zheng and the Duke of Anyang will be eradicated together." Concubine De raised the corners of her mouth and laughed contemptuously, "When the time comes, Concubine Liang will be Concubine Shu's fate, let them be proud for a while now." ”

Thinking of Concubine Liang's fate, a touch of horror crossed Manqing's eyes. Back then, Concubine Liang died tragically, with the handwriting of Concubine De.

"The mother is wise."

"Compared to this, Concubine Shu can make the palace the happiest now, you see that the emperor hasn't been to her for a long time, and her face is full of wrinkles." Concubine De snorted twice, her face full of sarcasm, and her tone was full of schadenfreude, "After a while, she will become a yellow-faced woman." ”

The slave and maid looked at the concubine's face and applied a thick layer of powder to cover the wrinkles on her face. After Manqing finished speaking, she thought that King Zheng was back, and Concubine Shu should not be so snubbed by the emperor. "Niangniang, didn't the emperor transfer King Zheng back to the capital for Concubine Shu and the Duke of Anyang, why did Concubine Shu fall out of favor?"

"It's not because the Anyang Mansion is too rampant." Concubine De said, "The main reason is that Concubine Shu is old, how can the emperor like the yellow-faced woman." ”

In Fuyang Palace, Concubine Shu felt that she couldn't go on like this, otherwise she would completely fall out of favor. She'll have to find a way to regain her favor.

In the imperial study, the emperor was reviewing the folds, and Sun Kui walked in with a food box.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Fang sent someone to bring her handmade snacks."

Without raising his head, the emperor said, "Take it down, you will eat it." ”

Sun Kui said again: "Your Majesty, the lady concubine also asked the slave maid to tell you that you should go to Fuyang Palace for dinner in the evening." ”

The emperor said indifferently: "Not available." ”

Sun Kui thought about it, and decided to remind the emperor: "Your Majesty, you haven't been to Concubine Shuniang for more than two months. If the emperor doesn't go to Fuyang Palace again, Concubine Shuniang will be completely convicted of "falling out of favor".

The emperor raised his eyes from the fold and looked at Sun Kui, "So what? ”

Sun Kui's heart was cold, and he slapped himself in the face, and then asked for sin: "The slave is talkative, please forgive the emperor." ”

The emperor didn't blame Sun Kui, "The Anyang Mansion has been too active recently, and I have to snub them." ”

"The emperor is wise." Sun Kui bowed his head and said, "It's the slave who talks a lot." ”

At the thought of King Zheng, the emperor's face instantly became ugly, "How can I have such a son as the third child?" He suddenly thought of it, turned his head to look at Sun Kui and asked, "Has Princess Annan arrived in the capital?" ”

"It's already here."

Princess Annan was in the palace of the king of Chu at this time.