Zhou Wulang didn't know that just as he secured the palace egg order, Manbao and their test had succeeded halfway; those who were inoculated started showing pox, and the average number of pox wasn't large. Except for a few individuals, everyone's pox count was between one and six.
Seventy-eight percent of people only had a mild fever, while the remaining twenty-two percent were experiencing high fever, but it's currently manageable.
This news reached the imperial city, and everyone was overjoyed, including the emperor.
His anger at discovering that the money from his private treasury had been embezzled by his subordinates had somewhat dissipated, and he dealt with those involved more gently, mostly sending them to work at imperial estates, while the main offenders had their residences confiscated and were then punished.
