Chapter 52 Bribing the Imperial Physician
The next day, he paid his respects at Jiaoxiang Hall.
Mingpin held her forehead with her hand, looking tired, her brows slightly furrowed. "Last night, I don't know who played the zither for a whole hour, but the sound was so chaotic and jarring that it gave me a headache."
You Yu Nu's eyes turned and she said, "I thought the sound of the piano came from you, Your Majesty. If it wasn't you, then..."
Her eyes wandered towards Liu Yuetang: "That must be Lady Liu. You are the only one who lives in that direction."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yuetang stood up and bowed to the high-ranking Empress, saying humbly and respectfully, "It is my humble piano skills that have disturbed your ears."
Concubine Yu rolled her eyes impatiently, "Since you know you're incompetent, don't act like a mad woman, flailing around like a chicken."
Mi Fei glared at her fiercely, and became even more furious when she recalled how she was intercepted last night.
She raised her handkerchief in disgust: "How shameful."
The Queen cleared her throat.
"Well, the Emperor was also at Lady Liu's place last night. Whether the music is pleasant or unpleasant, as long as the Emperor likes it, it is the sound of nature."
Liu Yuetang was also very distressed.
Last night she said she wanted to change her position, and lying on the guzheng like this would definitely make a sound.
But Xiao Heng said that it was still fun to have the music of the piano to liven up the atmosphere.
So, she lay on the guzheng for a whole hour.
At this moment, I could barely straighten my waist.
Return to Liuyin Palace.
Liu Zheng said with a delighted look, "My lady, the Emperor sent over quite a few things. Would you like to take a look?"
Liu Yuetang just felt extremely tired, and coupled with what the Dog Emperor did last night, she really had no interest in the things he gave her.
"Put it up. My waist is sore. Go lie down for a while."
Liu Yuetang drank a bowl of iced mung bean soup and then slept for two hours.
It wasn't until the pain in her abdomen woke her up.
"Liu Zheng..."
Liu Yuetang covered her stomach, her face pale.
Liu Zheng was shocked when she saw this, but she quickly realized, "My lady, are you having your period?"
Liu Yuetang nodded, "Help me up and clean up."
She tried to move her legs, but the pain in her lower abdomen became even worse and she almost couldn't stand up.
Wan Qiu came in and saw this and hurried forward to support her, and said with concern: "Should I ask the imperial physician to take a look?"
Liu Yuetang shook her head: "No, it's just an old problem."
She knew her own body condition well. Back then in Liu's house, she drank bowl after bowl of cold medicine, which caused her uterus to catch a cold and her health was sometimes good and sometimes bad.
When she was at Liu's house, she cried in pain several times and almost fainted.
After entering the palace, the pain symptoms improved a lot. I thought that my health was getting better, but now it seems that is not the case.
Liu Zheng put a hot water bottle on Liu Yuetang's lower abdomen, thinking that the pain would last only half a day like before.
But at the beginning of the You hour, the pain not only did not subside, but became even more intense.
She curled up, her fingers tightly gripping the quilt, her forehead and neck covered in cold sweat.
Liu Zheng was shocked when she saw this: "My lady, I'd better go and ask the imperial physician to prescribe a painkiller. It's too painful for me to see you."
Liu Yuetang nodded.
At this point, she had no choice but to seek medical help, otherwise she would die from the pain.
"Go and ask for Doctor Shen."
As time passed, Doctor Shen came quickly, bowed hastily, and then put his hand on Liu Yuetang's wrist to check her pulse.
As he examined the patient, he said, "Young Master, your blood is stagnant due to cold, and your Qi and blood are weak. This, coupled with the special period, is why you are experiencing back pain and abdominal pain."
Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Doctor Shen frowned, raised his head and glanced quickly at Liu Yuetang, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Liu Yuetang understood and asked weakly, "Does this mean I can never have children in this life?"
Doctor Shen was startled and took back his hand and the handkerchief on Liu Yuetang's wrist. He said solemnly, "The young lady just has uterine congestion. It will be a little difficult for her to have children."
A vague smile appeared on Liu Yuetang's pale lips.
The imperial physician says it’s difficult, so how can there still be hope?
She propped herself up and stood up, pinching her fingertips hard into her palms before she felt a little more refreshed.
"Doctor Shen, I hope you won't spread this matter to anyone else."
Imperial Physician Shen frowned in thought, then bowed and said, "As a doctor, I should protect my patients' privacy. However, I am in the imperial palace, and my master is only His Majesty. If no one asks, I can still feign ignorance, but if someone asks... I will find it difficult to keep the secret for you, my lady."
He spoke righteously, his expression firm and resolute.
Liu Yuetang chuckled, but her deep voice carried an air of oppression: "So this is why Imperial Physician Shen has been in the palace for five years but is still a clerk. No wonder he can't even marry the woman he loves."
As soon as these words came out, Doctor Shen's face changed: "How could the young lady know..."
Before he could finish his words, he understood.
"It seems that the young master came prepared and investigated this humble minister."
"How could I have such leisure? I just happened to pass by and saw you and that embroiderer secretly exchanging gifts."
Liu Yuetang's light words made him jump with fear, and he knelt down quickly: "I have already been engaged to her, and this is not a private transaction. Please investigate carefully, my lady."
He cannot bear the responsibility of the words "private transfer".
Wan Yi can't bear it anymore.
As a palace maid, if her reputation was ruined, she would probably have no choice but to die.
Liu Yuetang lifted a strand of wet hair from her ear and said calmly, "You don't have any parental consent or matchmaker's words to arrange a marriage, so how can there be any talk of an engagement?"
Doctor Shen was so anxious that cold sweats broke out on his back. He leaned forward and said, "If my lady really wants to punish me, I am willing to die. But I beg you to spare Wanyi. She is innocent."
Liu Yuetang endured the pain in her abdomen and said with all her might: "Doctor Shen, you understand, I don't want your life."
Doctor Shen's breath caught in his throat, and after a moment of contemplation, he finally made a decision.
He clenched his fists and knelt down: "Your humble servant...will obey your orders, my lord."
When he entered the palace to work, he knew very well that the concubines in the palace would use any means to win favor. The imperial physicians, palace maids and eunuchs all tried to bribe him and use him for their own purposes.
Therefore, when he took the pulse of his concubines, he never spoke much and was always cautious.
Unexpectedly, the evidence has now fallen into the hands of others.
But for Wanyi, he had no choice but to go against his conscience and serve Liu Cairen.
Wanyi has given so much for him, and he must not let her down again.
Liu Yuetang felt so weak that she closed her eyes.
"Don't worry, if you do the work for me, I will definitely marry your beloved as you wish."
Doctor Shen was slightly stunned and looked at Liu Yuetang with half belief and half doubt.
Seeing her pained expression, he quickly said, "Don't worry, my lady. I will keep this a secret for you. I will go down and prescribe a painkiller for you."
Liu Yuetang quickly ordered: "Liu Zheng, it might rain heavily today, bring an umbrella to Doctor Shen."
Liu Zheng quickly agreed.
After Doctor Shen left, Liu Yuetang leaned against the soft pillow without saying a word, staring at the cherry-colored curtain with empty eyes.
Liu Zheng changed the hot water bottle and placed it in Liu Yuetang's arms. She then covered her with the quilt and said softly, "My lady, please don't think too much."
Liu Yuetang stroked the warm hot water bottle with her fingertips and gave Liu Zheng a faint smile.
"Liu Zheng, do you know what I was thinking just now?"
"I was thinking about the things in Zhuangzi."
"I'm tired and miserable enough living in this world. I don't want another child to suffer in this world."
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