This involves areas of knowledge that Yinzhen (the Yongzheng Emperor) was unfamiliar with.

Postpartum depression?

Le Shu wasn't a professional, so she could only give him a simple explanation: "It's a condition that can cause personality changes in women after childbirth, a kind of mental illness."

Yinzhen remained silent. He thought of Consort De, but even if Consort De really did suffer from postpartum depression, why was it him who had to bear it?

That only shows that the bond between the mother and son is not deep enough; they only have blood ties, but not enough kinship.

After sending Le Shu back, Yinzhen went to the front courtyard, called over Physician Su, and told him about Le Shu's postpartum depression. Physician Su was somewhat bewildered.

However, he was old, had practiced medicine for many years, was knowledgeable and experienced, and was proficient in gynecology and pediatrics. After hearing Yinzhen's description of postpartum depression, he had a new idea.

“Some women do lose control of their emotions after childbirth, some even experience a drastic change in personality, some even kill their own children, and some commit suicide. No one has ever attributed this to illness. Now it seems that it may not be that people have become extreme, but rather that they are ill.”

In ancient times, women had a low status. People only cared about whether a woman could bear children and whether she was virtuous or not. As for whether a woman was happy, did that matter?

Yinzhen remained silent: "Go and examine Consort Li's pulse yourself, see if she has any mental illness, and prescribe some medicine for her to recuperate... Never mind, I'll go with you!"

Yinzhen disliked fools. Consort Li was favored because she wasn't actually foolish. She wasn't particularly intelligent, but she could still distinguish right from wrong.

Yinzhen took the physician from the Su family to Consort Li's place.

Consort Li pleaded with Yinzhen upon seeing him: "My lord, I cannot live without Hongshi. Please give Hongshi back to me..."

Yinzhen gave Su Peisheng a look.

Su Peisheng immediately arranged for two people to pull Li Consort away.

"Physician Su, please examine the concubine."

"Yes, Master."

The physician from the Su family approached Consort Li and said, "Please extend your hand, Consort Li, so that I may take your pulse."

Consort Li, puzzled, asked, "I'm not sick, why are you taking my pulse?"

"Madam Li, follow the instructions of Physician Su."