Gradually, I lost all feeling in both feet.
The Empress panicked. By the time the imperial physician arrived, the numbness had spread to her ankles.
After the imperial physician finished his examination, he found that the numbness had spread to above his calves!
"What's wrong with my legs? I can't even feel my knees anymore. What's going on?"
The Empress's previously calm mind was now enveloped by boundless panic: would she feel numbness from the soles of her feet all the way to the top of her head?
One, two, three, freeze!
If even her heart and head are numb, is she, even if she is alive, equivalent to being dead?
If you suddenly become paralyzed, you might feel sad and in pain, but the gradual numbness and the feeling of death approaching are the fears of your soul being slowly ripped away.
The Empress was in complete disarray!
"Quickly, summon Physician Wen!"
Although Imperial Physician Wen is Consort Xi's man, she now has no choice but to condescend and take the risk.
Jin Ge was sweating profusely with anxiety and hurriedly went to summon Imperial Physician Wen.
Physician Wen rushed over with his medicine kit on his back; the numbness had already spread to the groin.
Imperial Physician Wen took her pulse and, after a while, gave a conclusion: "Your Majesty, you likely suffer from myofascial paralysis. May I ask if Your Majesty has been kneeling frequently lately?"
The Empress nodded: "Indeed, I spent all day kneeling while keeping vigil for the Empress Dowager."
"That's it. The meridians are blocked, and the flow of qi and blood is stagnant, which is why the lower limbs are numb." Imperial Physician Wen still said conservatively, "Your Majesty may have accidentally ingested a drug that causes meridian paralysis. I suggest Your Majesty ask Imperial Physician Lan Lin to take a look."
In other words, the empress was also very likely poisoned.
Jingge quickly went to call Lan Lin.
Lan Lin rushed to the central palace, the numbness already spreading to her waist.
The empress had lost control of her lower body and had become incontinent.
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