Chapter 1965: Uncurable
The emperor came quickly. Manbao and the others looked up and saw him, and immediately knelt down to greet him. But that was the moment. Normally, no one would kneel. It was a courtesy between the emperor and his subjects, and a bow was also acceptable.
The emperor paused in front of them, and when he heard the sound of something being smashed inside, he went in first.
Doctor Liu helped Dean Xiao up, and everyone stood up silently. Manbao stood on the other side of Dean Xiao, and he didn't know what to feel.
We have been working together for such a long time and are familiar with each other's medical skills. Reconnecting a broken leg should most likely be no problem, unless the bones inside are broken too badly, which may have some impact.
But to break and reconnect a bone that has already grown...even if Manbao has Keke's data assistance, it would be difficult to do it.
Because how could it be so coincidental that a bone that has already been connected could be broken a second time and have the same cross-section?
After a while, the emperor came out of the room with a sullen face. He stared at the four doctors with cold eyes and asked indifferently, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Dean Xiao knelt on the ground, and Man Bao and others quickly followed suit. As the head of the dean, Xiao had to speak up. He said, "Your Highness Prince Gong's leg was disturbed by external forces, so it grew crooked."
The emperor asked, "What does it mean to be disturbed by external forces?"
Xiao Yuanzheng lowered his head and said, "The leg was reattached at the beginning, and it grew well in the beginning. Now it's crooked. It must be because the injured leg was used too hard, causing the bones to be dislocated..."
"Impossible!" Prince Gong shouted to Xiao Yuanzheng from the inner chamber. "I never exerted any force, never even left the bed. It's obvious that the bones weren't properly connected from the beginning. You imperial doctors are just sitting there doing nothing. Father, please make the decision for me."
The four doctors remained silent for a moment, kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed. The emperor looked at the tops of their heads and asked without any emotion, "Can it be cured?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "I am not proficient in my art. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The emperor was so angry that he swept the cups and plates on the table to the ground, stared at Zhou Man and asked, "Zhou Man, what about you?"
Prince Gong in the inner room obviously did not expect Xiao Yuan to give this answer. There was silence for a while, and there was no sound inside or outside the room.
Manbao followed Xiao Yuanzheng and the others and lay on the ground. At this moment, she only saw the floorboards that were almost touching her nose. Relying on her clothes to hide all her expressions, she quietly gritted her teeth, thought for a moment, and said, "I can't do this either."
Prince Gong in the inner room was stunned.
The emperor also stood up from his chair and could not help stamping his feet back and forth in front of the four people, saying angrily, "Is there no other way?"
The four of them lowered their heads even lower.
Suddenly there was a noise in the room, and soon Manbao heard the sound of jumping and hopping. Prince Gong jumped out on one leg. The emperor quickly turned around to support him and asked, "How did you get out?"
Prince Gong sat on the couch with trembling hands, staring at the four people on the ground and said, "Father, I want to listen too."
"That's perfect. Let's listen together." A dry voice sounded from behind Zhou Man and the others. The emperor turned around and saw the queen coming in holding Mingda and Changyu's hands, and the prince followed behind.
The emperor hurried to help the queen, "Why are you here too?"
The queen also sat on the couch, pulled the emperor to sit down, and looked at the four people kneeling on the ground, "You all stand up and answer."
Manbao raised her head slightly and glanced out of the corner of her eye. Seeing Xiao Yuanzheng standing up, she stood up as well. Seeing Mingda standing next to the queen, she shook her head slightly at her.
Manbao lowered his head and acted obediently as a subordinate.
The Queen did not ask the reason, but only asked: "How is the bone twisted?"
Xiao Yuanzheng replied in detail, "The bone that was supposed to be straightened was tilted a little to the side and back, but it's almost healed now."
He paused and said, "Actually, Prince Gong should no longer feel any pain when walking now."
So when it says it's almost grown, it means it's already grown.
The Queen asked, "Is there any way to correct it?"
Xiao Yuanzheng lowered his head and said, "I am not talented enough and have little knowledge. I cannot reconnect a broken bone."
"You're lying. You clearly said yes before." Prince Gong couldn't help but shout.
The emperor turned his head and stared at him. Prince Gong seemed to know that he had said the wrong thing and couldn't help biting his lip.
The Queen then looked at Zhou Man. Zhou Man, meeting the Queen's gaze, also lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am not completely sure either."
She paused and said, "To reconnect a broken bone, you first have to break it again. It's best to make the cross-sections completely identical, without any broken bones. This will make it easier to reconnect. Not to mention that the bone is covered by a layer of flesh, so we can't see the condition of it clearly. Even if you buy a sheep bone on the street, it would be difficult to cut it twice in the same place, and have the cuts be exactly the same."
Doctor Liu said, "Not only do we lack this ability, I'm afraid the entire Imperial Hospital doesn't have this ability."
Prince Gong widened his eyes and stared at Xiao Yuanzheng. He clearly didn't say that before!
The Queen turned her head and glanced at Prince Gong. She felt very tired. She said to the silent Emperor, "Let them go first."
The emperor waved to the four people.
The four of them bowed and retreated, waiting obediently in the side hall. After a while, the prince, the two princesses, and the serving eunuchs and palace maids also came out.
Mingda walked over to Manbao, glanced at Xiao Yuanzheng, and then looked at her, "Is there really no other way?"
Man Bao said, "The risk is huge. Not to mention whether Prince Gong can endure the pain of reattaching a broken bone, even if he can endure it, reattaching a broken leg may not heal it, and it may even make the condition worse."
Although they are still confused, the four of them have discussed and decided that the best way to deal with the situation is to make the best of it and let Prince Gong heal his broken leg.
At first she was a little nervous, but now that the emperor and empress were here and everything that needed to be said had been said, she relaxed again.
The Crown Prince stared at Xiao Yuanzheng and asked, "What did you talk about with Prince Gong?"
Xiao Yuanzheng had no choice but to bend down and reply, "Prince Gong asked me, if a leg grows crooked, can it be regrown?"
"The minister replied that it is possible to reconnect it if it is interrupted."
Prince: ...
Chang Yu was incredulous. "So Third Brother's legs grew crooked? Why?"
The Queen also asked Prince Gong, "Why?"
Seeing that Prince Gong didn't answer and his eyes were still wandering around, she said, "Even if you don't tell me, we can still find out by arresting the people around you. You are always with people, so even if there was any movement at night, they couldn't have failed to notice anything."
Prince Gong threw himself into the emperor's arms and burst into tears, complaining, "I am just terrified. I did nothing wrong on the trip to Yongzhou, but my father, the emperor, and my mother, the empress, have punished me repeatedly, and the punishments were so severe. My father hasn't come to see me for a long time..."
"So you're going to hurt yourself so His Majesty and I can come see you?"
Prince Gong burst into tears.
The emperor was both annoyed and distressed. He could only slap him hard several times, but he couldn't help but comfort him, "You are too ignorant."
However, the Queen pulled the Emperor away, forcefully pulled Prince Gong out of his arms, and slapped him hard, which not only stunned Prince Gong but also the Emperor.
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(End of this chapter)
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