The Empress of Tea

Empress Ming, Empress Xiaochunxian, of the Gu'erjia clan, from the Manchu Plain White Banner, younger brother is Grand Scholar Gu'erjia Jiahuan. When Shizong Yongzheng was a prince, she gav...

Chapter 152 Oh no, summon the imperial physician (Part 2)

Sure enough, when Emperor Kangxi changed the spoonful of minced meat porridge to feed the little guy, the little guy actually tried a bite and his eyes immediately lit up.

He gave Emperor Kangxi a bright smile, then pointed at the minced meat porridge with his finger, babbling as if urging Emperor Kangxi to eat it.

Great, I'll grant your request!

As Emperor Kangxi fed the little one, he watched the little one chew with its mouth puffing out, a sight that warmed his heart.

The minced meat congee was quickly finished.

Just as Emperor Kangxi was feeling disappointed that the little one had finished a bowl of porridge so quickly, the little guy, who had eaten until his belly was round, suddenly started whimpering, frowning as he lay in Emperor Kangxi's arms, his chubby little hands rubbing his round belly.

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Hearing the little guy's whimpering and seeing his slightly furrowed brows, Emperor Kangxi's eyes darkened, and a hint of anxiety appeared on his face: "What's wrong? Is he sick?"

Li Dequan, the only person serving him in the room, liked Xiao Hongxuan very much, so when he saw him like this, he also thought that he was sick, so for a moment, a trace of nervousness flashed through his heart.

But he quickly calmed down. Just then, his eyes swept over the bowls and spoons on the table, and he suddenly paused. He suddenly remembered that Prince Hongxuan had eaten a lot at the banquet, and then, after he was brought here, he ate a whole bowl of minced meat porridge that he had prepared for his master.

The words "I'm stuffed!" suddenly echoed in his mind.

Seeing Li Dequan's stunned expression, Emperor Kangxi became angry. This usually clever servant was so useless at the crucial moment.

So, he gritted his teeth and sternly rebuked Li Dequan, "Hurry up and go fetch the imperial physician!"

Coming to his senses, Li Dequan hurriedly bowed and accepted the order: "Yes, sir!" He then prepared to leave.

Just then, he heard his master's voice, "Wait, keep a low profile, don't let anyone know."

"yes!"

Following Emperor Kangxi's instructions and understanding the meaning of keeping a low profile, Li Dequan immediately invited Physician Li, who was highly skilled in pediatrics and extremely loyal to his master, to come over.

The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital would also test the eunuchs to extract any information they could from them.

After all, having some inside information would, in most cases, prevent them from offending the emperor when they met him.

So, Physician Li tentatively asked Li Dequan, "Oh dear, Eunuch Li, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

In addition to the above, the purpose of this test is also to get a general understanding of the patient's condition, which will help him treat and save lives.

This question wasn't taboo, so Li Dequan, while dragging the already prepared Imperial Physician Li along, uttered three words in the cold wind: "Overeaten?"

"What?" Doctor Li was a little confused. Had he eaten too much?

The master ate until he was stuffed?! In an instant, he went from being half-passively dragged along to being completely passively dragged along.

So, as the image of Emperor Kangxi as aloof and supreme crumbled in Physician Li's mind, an image of a gluttonous emperor suddenly appeared in his head. Then, as his lips twitched, he became even more bewildered.

Throughout the journey, he was completely out of his mind, his feet felt unsteady, and he was pulled or dragged along by Li Dequan.

As a result, when he arrived there, after glancing at the Emperor's face, and respectfully kneeling down to pay his respects, Physician Li was furious!

Is this Eunuch Li just making a fool of himself? His complexion is so rosy; the Emperor is clearly in excellent health.

Upon seeing the imperial physician arrive, Emperor Kangxi quickly said, "Imperial Physician Li, come and see how the young prince is doing?"

The young prince, not the master?

Imperial Physician Li suddenly looked up and saw that the Emperor was indeed holding a chubby, fair-skinned baby in his arms.

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He was instantly stunned into disbelief!

The lofty and noble image of Emperor Kangxi that had just been restored in his heart began to crack again, and he reverted to the image of an ordinary grandfather anxious for his grandson.

However, this grandfather's image is so down-to-earth. Although Physician Li was still somewhat conflicted about the fact that Emperor Kangxi's image didn't match, he couldn't help but feel a sense of closeness when he saw such a down-to-earth Emperor Kangxi.

After all, he was a grandfather himself and understood the anxiety a grandfather feels when his grandson is sick.

So, feeling the same way, Physician Li quickly recovered from his stunned state, hurriedly stepped forward, took Hongxuan's chubby little hand, and began to take his pulse.

As it turned out, after all the questioning, the little prince was perfectly healthy, and "the little prince was not overfed, and was in good health."

"Are you sure?" Emperor Kangxi looked at Physician Li with suspicion.

Physician Li felt frustrated; he wasn't some quack doctor who couldn't even accurately diagnose a patient's pulse.

However, no matter how aggrieved he felt, he had to endure it, since he was a subject and the person in front of him was the ruler.

"Sure."

"Take his pulse again?" Emperor Kangxi asked, looking at Xiao Hongxuan's bulging belly in disbelief.

Physician Li wanted to say that if Your Majesty didn't believe him, then please have other physicians come and take a look.

Li Dequan, who was very observant, immediately understood what the imperial physician was thinking and kindly explained to him, "Imperial Physician Li, you really need to check the young prince's pulse again, because he just ate a lot of egg custard at the banquet and then ate a whole night of minced meat porridge. His belly is so big..."

Upon hearing Li Dequan's words, Physician Li's expression immediately turned serious.

He also began to doubt whether he had taken the wrong pulse. After all, he glanced at the tiny baby in Emperor Kangxi's arms and the baby's bulging belly, and thought to himself: After eating so much, he didn't feel full. Something was definitely wrong.

So, the imperial physician focused intently on taking the pulse again, and after taking it for a long time, the pulse was still very strong and there was nothing wrong with it. So, the physician, who did not believe it, took the pulse again with Hongxuan's chubby little hand, and there was still nothing wrong. All the pulse signs indicated that the little prince was extremely healthy and not only was he not sick, but he was also not overexerting himself.

Upon hearing this from Emperor Kangxi, the three adults present all looked at the little guy Hongxuan with strange eyes, at his small, bulging belly.

That's weird. Where did all that food go for such a tiny little guy?

If Jiaming were here, she would definitely know the answer.

Because this little guy has special abilities circulating in his internal organs, the reason why his little belly wasn't full after eating so much food is because there is a slight special ability in his stomach that is digesting the food. Moreover, as the food is digested, a small warm current flows into the little guy's body.

That's why the little guy was lying comfortably in Emperor Kangxi's arms, his chubby little hands touching his belly, making happy little humming sounds.

The reason why Emperor Kangxi misunderstood was entirely due to the language barrier between the two sides.

Finally, unable to find any problem with Xiao Hongxuan, Emperor Kangxi could only adopt the conservative approach of Physician Li, prescribing him some hawthorn water to drink. This way, regardless of whether he had eaten too much or not, drinking it would aid digestion and would not harm his health.