Chapter 3252 Diagnosis
Gu Zhong understood what he meant and stepped forward to stare intently at the emperor's lips. After a while, he slapped his face lightly and said in frustration, "Your Majesty, I really can't see it."
He trotted to get the bronze mirror and held it up for the emperor to see for himself.
The emperor also stared at his lips for a long time, but couldn't tell the difference either. The main reason was that he usually didn't pay attention to his lips.
He looked at Zhou Man dimly.
Zhou Man nodded affirmatively and said, "It really is dark. I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, call Xiao Yuanzheng in and ask him."
The emperor looked at Gu Zhong.
Gu Zhong brought Xiao Yuanzheng in.
After observing it carefully, Xiao Yuanzheng said, "The color is a little darker than before."
The emperor frowned, "Didn't Xiao Yuanzheng notice it before?"
Xiao Yuanzheng didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Zhou Man said, "Your Majesty, dark lips don't necessarily mean they're poisoned. As people age, their liver yang becomes hyperactive, which can also cause darker lips."
Emperor: "...Didn't you say I was poisoned?"
"No, I'm saying, if you really want to tell from the outside, then look at your lips. Your pulse is turbulent, suggesting hyperactivity of the liver yang. Therefore, it's normal that Dean Xiao couldn't tell. I can tell you've contracted erysipelas based on my pulse and experience, not the color of your lips."
The emperor said bluntly, "If you want me to trust your judgment, you must produce some evidence, right?"
Zhou Man pointed to the medicine box beside him and said, "The best way is, of course, for Your Majesty to give me the elixir for research. If I can figure out what the elixir contains, I'll know whether it's poisonous or not."
"This is taking too long. I'd rather see it from my own body," the emperor said, staring at Zhou Man. "I always feel like you have a way."
Zhou Man clapped his hands excitedly and said to the emperor, "It really is true!"
"Your Majesty, I've spent the past two years researching a new acupuncture method for detoxification and expelling poison. This method has no other drawbacks except one," Zhou Man said cautiously, looking at the emperor. "It's extremely painful, almost like the pain of childbirth. So far, only Lord Tang has had the pleasure of receiving this acupuncture. Would you... like to try it?"
Xiao Yuanzheng frowned and immediately stopped him, "No, if the pain of acupuncture is like childbirth, the patient may not be able to control herself. The needle may move or the patient may resist the needle, which is dangerous."
Zhou Man nodded: "Yes, so we can try using Ma Fei San, numb the person first and then give him acupuncture."
"But with this much pain, I'm afraid the anesthetic will soon lose its effectiveness. Furthermore, excessive pain can cause significant damage to the heart and lungs," Xiao Yuanzheng said. "According to your pulse diagnosis, Lord Zhou, His Majesty's heart is clearly in trouble and cannot withstand such severe stimulation."
The emperor was eager to try, "I would like to give it a try."
Zhou Man also wanted the emperor to try, saying, "Perhaps I can reduce the number of needles to alleviate the pain. Lord Tang used a full set of acupuncture techniques because his poison was so powerful that he would have died immediately if it hadn't been forced out. Your Majesty, however, was struck by a slow-acting poison, which can be removed slowly."
The emperor nodded repeatedly, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Come on."
Zhou Man: "... need to change clothes."
Gu Zhong hurriedly tried to help the emperor undress, but Xiao Yuanzheng suddenly said, "Master Zhou, your medicine box isn't in the palace, is it?"
"Uh," Zhou Man looked at the emperor, "He's really not here, but I have a needle bag with me."
Xiao Yuanzheng: ...
The emperor immediately said, "Just use the needle you brought with you."
The emperor took off his shirt because Zhou Man said it would be very painful, so the emperor lay on the couch.
Zhou Man had already rehearsed in his mind and determined the needles and acupoints to be removed. He took out the needle bag, twisted the needles, and began to look for acupoints on the emperor's body.
At first the emperor didn't feel anything, but when the third needle was inserted he felt pain...
After Zhou Man gave the seventh injection, the emperor's face was already covered with sweat, his body was shaking slightly, and his face was a little pale, but he still managed to hold it in and did not cry out.
Zhou Man raised his hand, "Your Majesty, please look."
The emperor reluctantly turned his head to look at her, and saw that she had pierced his finger with a needle and squeezed out two drops of black blood.
The emperor was stunned and looked at the two drops of black blood in shock.
Zhou Man pricked all five of his fingers, squeezed out about ten drops of blood, then pulled out the needles and applied another set of acupuncture techniques. The emperor felt much better.
After the emperor put on his inner garments, Zhou Man showed him the bowl of black blood and said, "Your Majesty, you can add a little water to it and feed it to two rabbits to see how they react."
The emperor stared at the blood in the bowl in silence for a long moment. "No need. I trust you."
Zhou Man looked up at him and said, "Your Majesty doesn't want this poisonous blood anymore? Can I take it back?"
The emperor asked angrily, "What are you going to do with it?"
"For testing. I originally thought that if Your Majesty wanted to use it, then Your Majesty would test it. Since Your Majesty doesn't want to use it, then send it back to me for testing."
The emperor’s things, especially blood and hair, cannot be collected casually, let alone taken out of the palace, so Zhou Man had to report to the emperor.
The emperor paused and said, "Then stay, Gu Zhong—"
"I'm here," Gu Zhong stepped forward, bending over and immediately taking the bowl. "I'll go down and make arrangements."
The emperor nodded solemnly and warned, "This matter must not be leaked."
"yes."
The emperor waved to him, and after he left, only the emperor and his ministers were left in the room.
The emperor then asked Zhou Man, "Is the poison deep within me?"
Zhou Man frowned and said, "Originally, I couldn't diagnose it, but judging by the effect of the acupuncture just now, the poison in Your Majesty's body is much deeper than I expected."
Seeing that she had stopped talking, the emperor asked, "Anything else?"
Zhou Man didn't know what to say for a moment and couldn't help but look at Xiao Yuanzheng.
Xiao Yuanzheng received her gaze and snorted in his heart. Now she knows to ask him for advice, what was she doing before?
Moreover, the two of them had been locked in the room for at least two hours. Who knew what they talked about?
If I conceal the truth now, the emperor may find out and it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. It is better to tell the truth.
Zhou Man received it, then sighed and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, although I haven't had time to study this elixir, I know how toxic it is from the poison you forced out. So if you continue to take it, I'm afraid within three months..."
"Even if I stop now, the damage caused by erysipelas to my body is very serious. It cannot be completely reversed. I can only slowly recuperate."
The emperor's eyebrows twitched, and he asked, "Why don't you just tell me how much time I have left?"
Zhou Man shook his head, "I can't tell. Your pulse isn't clear yet. We'll have to wait a while before checking it again."
She whispered, "At least half a year, or at most...it depends on how your recovery goes."
The emperor was in a complicated mood and couldn't speak for a long time.
good evening
(End of this chapter)
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