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Chapter 652, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping

Yinzhen held the memorial high with both hands. Li Dequan, who was standing next to Kangxi, quickly stepped forward, took the memorial, and carefully presented it to Kangxi.

In an instant, the entire palace fell into a deathly silence, with only the soft sound of Kangxi turning the pages of a memorial echoing in the air.

The princes exchanged bewildered glances, wondering to themselves: What exactly did Ninth Prince/Ninth Brother write in his memorial? How could it have caused the usually dignified and solemn Emperor to change his expression?

Time passed by, second by second, as if an eternity had gone by.

Finally, Kangxi slowly closed the memorial, but remained silent, simply gazing at Yinzhen kneeling on the ground.

Everyone's hearts tightened, and they wondered if Yinzhen had angered the old man. Just as they were thinking about whether to plead for him, they saw Kangxi, who was sitting above them, suddenly burst into laughter.

Hahaha! Very good! Yinzhen is truly excellent! Even your wife is a good one... Kangxi's mood at this moment was more joyful and carefree than ever before.

It is important to know that since ancient times, smallpox has been an incurable and terrifying disease that people have been helpless against, leaving them to their fate.

Emperor Kangxi himself had personally experienced that nightmare and knew how terrifying it was.

However, at this moment, Yinzhen actually told him that he had found a solution, how could he not be overjoyed?

Smallpox ended with him, and Kangxi could imagine that he would be remembered in history. Which emperor wouldn't want to leave a good name for himself? Hearing the name of a great emperor for all time would make anyone's heart flutter, and Kangxi was no exception.

Of course, Kangxi was not without doubts, but when he saw the real and detailed data in the memorial, he realized that this was not false information that could be easily fabricated.

Moreover, given Yinzhen's courage, even if he had ten times the courage, he probably wouldn't dare to deceive him about smallpox!

As Emperor Kangxi's most beloved son, the Crown Prince was filled with intense curiosity. He asked without any attempt to hide his curiosity, "Father, what is it that makes you so happy? Even I'm jealous..."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi couldn't help but chuckle and gave a slightly reproachful rebuke.

At this moment, the intimate atmosphere between the father and son made the other princes present feel rather complicated.

Compared to the Crown Prince, they seemed not to be Emperor Kangxi's own flesh and blood, and this obvious favoritism was truly unacceptable.

However, despite their jealousy, none of these princes dared to utter a single complaint.

After all, the person in front of him was the emperor whose word was law—Emperor Kangxi!

Emperor Kangxi was not angry when he saw that his most valued crown prince was making fun of him.

Instead, he casually picked up a memorial and handed it to the Crown Prince, indicating that he and his brothers should read the memorial together.

At first, everyone was at a loss, and they couldn't understand the data recorded in the report.

But as they carefully read through the document, word by word, they were surprised to discover that it contained information about an important method for preventing and treating smallpox—the method of cowpox vaccination!

In an instant, countless thoughts surged into his mind, but under the stern gaze of Emperor Kangxi, these thoughts quickly receded like a tide, replaced by faces full of smiles, congratulating him on his boundless grace.

Emperor Kangxi naturally did not forget Yinzhen, a great contributor, and directly promoted him to the rank of Prince.