Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Soon, the injection was finished.

Everyone in the room held their breath, only exhaling a long sigh when they heard the sound by their ears.

"Alright! Now we just need to observe the effects. His Majesty's fever should subside without any major problems."

After administering the injection, Wang Meng regained his composure.

Watching the needle being withdrawn, Li Yuanzhao couldn't help but feel a pang of discomfort.

He had been curious about this method of administering medicine, having never seen it before, and couldn't help but ask, "Can this medicine only be injected?"

"No, it can also be taken orally or applied externally, but injections seem to be more effective than other methods. I don't know the reason behind it."

"Your Highness, the remaining task is to have someone take good care of His Majesty, frequently changing the towels. If His Majesty wakes up after the fever subsides, we can give another injection, slightly increasing the dosage to try."

"Well... you can wait outside for now, awaiting summons. Doctor Hu, you may leave as well! I want to stay with my father."

Li Yuanzhao's anxious mood eased a lot, but the worry in his eyes was still hard to conceal.

The others left the room.

Standing at the entrance of the Imperial Study, the sky had already darkened.

The cold wind kept blowing, and Wang Meng immediately felt much more refreshed. Suddenly, his body weakened, and he almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the assistant beside him supported him in time.

"Brother Wang, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong... That's the Emperor... What do you think? I'm scared. To be honest, I even regret it a little."

Wang Meng felt a wave of lingering fear in his heart.

He could concentrate fully when doing the work, but now, thinking back, he still felt waves of palpitations.

The assistant laughed, "Brother Wang, I thought you weren't afraid of anything. Before, when we were digging up corpses in the burial grounds, my legs were..."

"Shh, someone's here, don't talk nonsense!" Wang Meng immediately reached out to stop him from continuing.

The guards at the entrance of the Imperial Study silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Are these two people sick? Where did they find them?

As the two were relaxing outside the door, Doctor Hu approached with a gloomy face and said bluntly, "This old man doesn't care where you two quacks came from or how you deceived the Crown Prince, but I'm telling you, if anything happens to His Majesty, you two are dead!"

Wang Meng frowned and said, "You're going too far, aren't you? We were also ordered to diagnose His Majesty and are here to treat and save people. Why resort to harsh words?"

"Harsh words? This old man has been practicing medicine my whole life. What kind of scene haven't I seen? What are you? Do you think I can't see through you? Waving around some bullsh*t penicillin to deceive people! Who in the capital doesn't know what penicillin is? I think what you injected into His Majesty was just water! You better pray that His Majesty is alright. If you delay my treatment, your heads will roll!"

"Are you saying that if we don't cure His Majesty, we'll die?" Wang Meng's face turned pale, and the assistant beside him also looked terrified.

Doctor Hu smiled triumphantly upon seeing this, "Otherwise? Do you think His Majesty is an ordinary commoner in the countryside, and you can treat him however you want? What a joke!"

"......."

"Slap!"

A swift and fierce slap landed heavily on Doctor Hu's left cheek.

A trace of blood slowly flowed down the corner of Doctor Hu's mouth.

This slap was too hard, and Doctor Hu was not young anymore, so he was seeing stars. It took him a while to see clearly.

Wang Meng rubbed his palm with a calm expression, apparently, his palm also hurt from the slap.

"Are you crazy? How dare you... hit this old man!?" Doctor Hu pointed at Wang Meng in disbelief, covering his face.

"Brother Wang! Why did you hit him? He's an imperial physician!" The assistant also exclaimed.

Wang Meng took a deep breath, his emotions a little lost, "Xiao Liu, have you forgotten what the old man taught us? We, who engage in scientific research, must speak with logic."

"If His Majesty isn't cured, we'll die, so why not slap this old bastard while we're still alive!"

"If we cure him, it'll be a great achievement. What does it matter if we hit him? We were already on tenterhooks, why should we suffer this humiliation?"

"Slap!" As soon as Wang Meng finished speaking, the assistant stepped forward and slapped Doctor Hu hard on his right cheek!

"You... how dare you...!" Doctor Hu covered his burning cheeks with both hands (cute) and was completely dumbfounded.

The assistant said grimly, "Brother Wang, you're right! It's too late if we don't hit him!"

Doctor Hu covered his face aggrievedly, looked left and right, and seeing the two glaring at him fiercely, screamed and ran away.

The assistant said excitedly, "Brother Wang, I never thought I would be able to enter the palace one day, and even hit an imperial physician!"

"This is the victory of science," Wang Meng said faintly.

The faces of the two guards at the entrance of the Imperial Study twitched fiercely.

Science? What is that thing? It's too damn scary... How big are the hearts of these two people?

"Brother Wang, to be honest, how confident are you? I'm very flustered right now," the assistant asked.

"Ninety percent, I think there shouldn't be a big problem with His Majesty's condition. It's a bit serious, but it's still within a controllable range. Also, looking at His Majesty's body, he's very strong, so don't worry too much."

"Do you think there will be an allergic reaction....?"

"Allergic reaction?" Wang Meng shook his head, "That situation was mentioned by the old man. We haven't seen it so far, maybe the old man was wrong, or maybe the situation is very rare, so there's nothing to worry about... By the way, did we get the informed consent forms from those prisoners of war before we left?"

"Ah? Informed consent forms? I forgot!" The assistant's face immediately showed surprise, "Sister Xiao Tao has already discovered us, and they are prisoners of war, so that thing is useless, right!"

"The process still needs to be followed, try to leave as few loopholes as possible! If His Majesty recovers, the prisoner of war matter can be muddled through! Penicillin research is almost done, and the funding will definitely be cut drastically! Records and archives are open to all departments internally. If someone discovers it and seizes on our mistake, will they approve funding in the future? Didn't you see how poor the Firearms Department was before, like a mad dog, looking for handles everywhere? Don't make such low-level mistakes!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Brother Wang, you're still the most thoughtful..."

........

Inside the Imperial Study

Li Yuanzhao sat beside Emperor Jing, staring blankly.

Guo Tianyang stood by, swaying back and forth.

He had been busy for so long without much rest, and he was old, so his physical strength couldn't hold up.

Seeing this, Li Yuanzhao sighed, "You go and rest, I'll watch over Father. There shouldn't be anything to worry about tonight."

Guo Tianyang forced himself to cheer up, "Your Highness, this old servant is very energetic..."

"I order you to go back and rest! I want to talk to Father alone, leave!"

Guo Tianyang knew this was the Crown Prince's good intention, chuckled twice, gave a salute, and staggered out.

Only the father and son remained in the Imperial Study.

Li Yuanzhao couldn't help but sigh as he looked at his father, who had fallen into a deep sleep.

The fatigue from a day of mental tension was slowly released with his murmuring.

He didn't know how long had passed before he couldn't hold on any longer and slowly fell into a light sleep in the chair.....