Joseph immediately held his forehead.
If he hadn't known how kind-hearted Perna was, he might have thought she was plotting a murder.
After finishing her statement, Perna also realized her foolishness—drinking alcohol could choke someone to death, and if it entered the lungs, it would indeed be fatal.
"No no, this shouldn't work..." she muttered, shaking her head.
Beside her, the Imperial Physician Gruisi cautiously reminded: "Your Highness, if all other methods have been ineffective, perhaps we should consider bloodletting..."
"Absolutely not!" Joseph and Perna glared at him, speaking in unison.
"Wait," Perna suddenly remembered something, "We haven't tried one method yet!"
Joseph tilted his head: "What do you mean?"
"Your Highness, didn't you say 'antibiotics' are used to eliminate bacteria in the body?"
Joseph nodded: "Yes, but we don't have..."
Perna leaned in and whispered, "I heard from my father that some have already been synthesized."