Hang Yuqing looked at Bai Shi with shame and did not answer immediately.
Madam Bai understood everything, and frowned, saying, "Get up first, let's go inside and talk."
Bai gave the flower to Granny Shang and then gave her a look.
Granny Shang understood Bai's meaning perfectly well, and immediately led a group of servants from the courtyard away.
Even so, Bai still brought Hang Yuqing into the main house.
"What exactly happened to His Majesty?" Before Hang Yuqing could speak, Madam Bai asked anxiously.
Hang Yuqing knelt before Bai Shi again, and said with shame, "His Majesty suddenly fainted during the morning court this morning and is still unconscious!"
Bai was startled and asked worriedly, "What happened? Why did he suddenly faint?"
Hang Yuqing looked sad and remorseful: "His Majesty has contracted tuberculosis. The disease has progressed rapidly and is very serious."
"His Majesty has contracted tuberculosis?" Shocked, Lady Bai's first reaction was disbelief: "That's impossible! I saw His Majesty just a few days ago, and he was in excellent health! How could he suddenly have tuberculosis?"
Can tuberculosis be contracted suddenly?
Any disease can strike suddenly, but tuberculosis is a disease that accumulates over time!
The day Zhan'er left the capital, she had just met with Xuan Yuanpeng. He said that he would pass the throne to Zhan'er as soon as possible and take her on a trip. At that time, she saw that he was in good health and spirits.
It's only been a few days, how could His Majesty suddenly have tuberculosis?
Hang Yuqing was not surprised by Bai's reaction. If he were the Empress Dowager, he would have reacted in the same way: "I personally diagnosed the Emperor's illness. Judging from the Emperor's pulse, the Emperor does indeed have tuberculosis, and it is already very serious. However, the way the Emperor's illness came about is indeed strange."
Bai frowned suddenly: "What do you mean?"
Hang Yuqing quickly explained, "I take His Majesty's pulse every three to five days. The day before the Holy Prince left, I took His Majesty's pulse again, and at that time His Majesty's pulse was normal, and his body was healthy, with absolutely no problems. But today, His Majesty suddenly fainted during the morning court session, and when I took His Majesty's pulse again, I found that His Majesty had already contracted tuberculosis. The Empress Dowager may not know this, but tuberculosis is caused by the accumulation of lung disease. His Majesty didn't even have lung disease before, so it's impossible for him to suddenly develop tuberculosis."
Bai's eyes were clear and bright.
How could she not know? Having grown up in the Xuanmen sect, even if her medical skills were not excellent, she knew better than others that tuberculosis could not suddenly appear without any warning signs!
She also understood Hang Yuqing's implied meaning: "You mean someone is trying to harm the Emperor?"
The Emperor was in such good health before, and suddenly he contracted tuberculosis. Someone must have harmed the Emperor.
Who on earth dares to be so bold!
Hang Yuqing reported to Bai Shi, "Before I left the palace, I spoke with Eunuch Jiu. Eunuch Jiu said that on the day the Holy King left the capital, His Majesty met with the Third Prince, who injured His Majesty's hand. His Majesty suffered a headache that night and has since had symptoms of lung disease such as asthma, cough, and difficulty breathing. I suspect that His Majesty's sudden tuberculosis is related to the Third Prince!"
Bai was taken aback.
It was Xuanyuan Yu!
The answer seemed both unexpected and reasonable.
She hadn't expected Xuan Yuan Yu to be so audacious as to plot against Xuan Yuan Peng. But it was understandable, given that Xuan Yuan Peng had been grooming Zhan'er as his heir for so many years, and now that Xuan Yuan Peng clearly wanted to make Zhan'er the crown prince, he was naturally anxious.
"Did he poison the Emperor?" Lady Bai guessed.
This must be the only way to make the emperor suddenly develop tuberculosis.
But what kind of poison could make a person's pulse look like that of someone with tuberculosis?
Hang Yuqing shook his head: "I did not find any toxins in Your Majesty's pulse, so it should not be poisoning. I have not yet figured out exactly how the Third Prince operated."
Hang Yuqing felt ashamed once again.
He used to think his medical skills were already very good! But now he feels that his medical skills are far from enough, and he is still far from perfect!
Bai was once again filled with doubt.
It wasn't poisoning? Then what was it?
Or is it that Hang Yuqing's medical skills were insufficient, so he couldn't see what kind of poison the Emperor had?
It seems she needs to seek help from Doctor Luo or her martial uncle.
After a moment of silence, Lady Bai looked at Hang Yuqing and asked, "Does the Emperor know what you told me?"
Did the Emperor know that his tuberculosis was caused by Xuan Yuan Yu?
Was his visit to her his own idea, or the Emperor's?
Hang Yuqing shook her head, worriedly saying, "The Emperor has been unconscious for so long and hasn't woken up yet."
Lady Bai frowned suddenly and asked anxiously, "What is the Emperor's condition?"
Hang Yuqing dared not conceal the truth and honestly said, "Your Majesty's condition is serious, and I am unable to cure it. Moreover, I am afraid that medicine is ineffective against tuberculosis!"
Hang Yuqing's words were like a sharp arrow, piercing straight into Bai's mind. The sharp pain in her mind spread to her heart, making it hard for her to breathe!
After a moment of blankness, her mind was quickly flooded with various images of her and Xuanyuan Peng together.
His boundless pampering, his unconditional indulgence, and his deep love—a love that transcends all others and dares to fight against the entire world for her—are all ways he loves her.
At that moment, her heart felt as if it were being ripped apart piece by piece, and the pain made her face turn deathly pale: "You mean the Emperor can't be saved?"
"I am ashamed!" Hang Yuqing immediately prostrated himself in shame.
At this moment, for the first time, as the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, he felt a profound sense of powerlessness.
Bai clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly, as if this could suppress the excruciating pain in her heart.
After a long silence, Lady Bai finally showed signs of calming down and asked, "What is the purpose of your visit to me today?"
Hang Yuqing remained prostrate on the ground, saying, "The Holy King has inquired about the Emperor's health more than once before. He seems to know that someone wants to harm the Emperor and has urged me to take extra care of him. I am truly ashamed. I had assured the Holy King that the Emperor was perfectly healthy. Yet, after only a few days away from the capital, the Emperor has fallen seriously ill. I dare not conceal this from the Holy King, but since he is not in the capital, I can only inform the Dowager Consort first. If the Dowager Consort has any way to contact the Holy King, please be sure to send him a letter."
Bai was taken aback and asked in shock, "Are you saying that Zhan'er knew all along that Xuan Yuan Yu was going to harm the Emperor?"
Why has Zhan'er never mentioned these things to her?
"The Holy King has asked me about the Emperor's health several times. Now that I think about it, perhaps the Holy King knew something in advance!" Hang Yuqing didn't know if the Holy King knew that the Third Prince was going to harm the Emperor, but he guessed that the Holy King definitely knew that someone was going to harm the Emperor.
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