"Has Your Highness gone out today?" The old physician, with a compassionate heart, ultimately did not want to see too many people lose their lives, so he asked in a very veiled manner.
"His Highness did not leave the East Palace; he only took a walk in the garden and spent the rest of the time in his sleeping quarters."
The one who answered him was Fangfei, the Crown Prince's personal maid.
What could possibly have happened in His Highness's bedchamber that could have caused him to drown?
Could it be a bathhouse?
However, the bath in the Eastern Palace was not deep, and there were palace servants attending to His Highness. Theoretically speaking, it was impossible for His Highness to drown.
The old doctor was completely baffled, but since lives were at stake, he had no choice but to suppress his doubts.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the high fever will definitely subside before dawn, and His Highness will be safe and sound," Physician Zhang said calmly.
Before becoming a royal physician, Physician Zhang was known as a "miracle doctor" among the common people. After entering the palace, the emperor also witnessed his superb medical skills, and upon hearing this, his worries were greatly relieved.
"Your Majesty, it will be time for the morning court session in an hour. Since Physician Zhang says Your Highness is fine, you should go and rest. Otherwise, your body will not be able to handle it," Chief Eunuch Zhang Shunde said, seizing the opportunity to persuade you.
Waking up in the middle of the night and rushing to the East Palace, the emperor was indeed feeling unwell, but he was worried about his beloved son and feared that something else might happen. So he said, "Then let's rest in the side hall for a while."
After the emperor gave the order, Zhang Shunde immediately led several palace servants to the side hall to make arrangements. A short while later, he came to invite the emperor to move to the side hall.
The emperor left, but the imperial physicians could not leave. Physician Zhang instructed the palace maids to soak handkerchiefs in cool water and apply them to Ye Jingchen's forehead to lower his fever. He also instructed the palace maids to give Ye Jingchen some warm water from time to time and had the imperial physicians take turns taking Ye Jingchen's pulse.
After nearly an hour of fussing, the people in the bedchamber finally managed to bring down Ye Jingchen's fever, and he fell into a deep sleep.
Before going to court, the emperor visited Ye Jingchen to personally confirm that his high fever had indeed subsided. Only then was he relieved and able to attend court.
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