Chapter 300 Seeking a Doctor
"Died from festering sores all over his body?" The emperor was shocked upon hearing this. He stood up abruptly. "Does the imperial physician have any way to save him?"
The imperial physician lowered his head and slowly said, "Your Majesty, I can only suppress the symptoms with medicine, but I cannot cure it. As time goes by, Your Majesty will still experience relapses."
The emperor felt his mind go blank, and all he could hear were the imperial physicians' words that the disease was incurable.
The palace was silent. The imperial physicians below all bowed their heads, not daring to utter a sound.
After a long while, the emperor collapsed to the ground. "Imperial physician, please administer the medicine to me first."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The imperial physicians stepped forward hesitantly.
As the emperor gradually calmed down, he immediately instructed the eunuchs and guards around him: "What happened today must not be told to anyone. If I find out, kill them without mercy."
Those inside the hall kowtowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
After the imperial physicians left, the emperor slumped onto the couch, looking as if he had lost his soul.
As he reflected on the past, he suddenly felt regretful, "I never thought that in the end, I would still be all alone."
The eunuch beside him wiped away his tears with a handkerchief and walked to the emperor's side, saying, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. I have heard of syphilis before. Although it is difficult to cure, there are many folk remedies that can cure it."
The emperor immediately perked up, sat up, and said, "You say it can be cured?"
The eunuch nodded. "Before I entered the palace, a wealthy man in my village accidentally contracted this disease, but he was later cured by a doctor."
"Which doctor?" the emperor asked hastily.
The eunuch thought for a moment and said, "That doctor was very old; he's probably already dead."
The emperor's hopes were immediately dashed, and he snapped at the eunuch, "What's the use of saying this!"
The eunuch quickly looked up and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say. This doctor also has a son, and it is said that this son inherited his medical skills."
The emperor stood up and asked, "Where is his son now?"
The eunuch slowly said, "I returned to my hometown five or six years ago and heard that the doctor went to the army to join the army, and then I heard nothing more about him."
The emperor immediately asked again, "Where will you serve in the army?"
The eunuch lowered his head and stammered, "It seems like back then, when I was with the third young master of the Lu family outside the Great Wall..."
"The third young master of the Lu family?!" The emperor's face immediately turned ashen, and he angrily waved his hand, "That man is already dead!"
The eunuch continued, "Yes, later the entire Lu family was executed, and the army was leaderless. Some followed General Mo, while others were dismissed and sent home. I heard from the villagers that the doctor's son left the pass and went far away."
The emperor slammed his fist on the table. "Send men to find him! Find him by any means necessary!"
The eunuch bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
After he left, the emperor slumped back into his chair, suddenly realizing that this was retribution.
If he hadn't framed the Lu family and driven away his empress and children back then, how could he have contracted such a strange illness, and it's even more impossible that it was incurable.
The more he thought about it, the more regretful he became. Now, he no longer had any thoughts of those women in his mind; all he wanted was to find the doctor, his empress, and his child.
It turns out that the imperial physician was quite skilled; within half a month, he had learned of the doctor's whereabouts.
To avoid making a mistake, the eunuch decided to confirm it himself first.
The eunuch's surname was Liu. He entered the palace at the age of ten and is now only in his early twenties, a young man.
Despite his young age, he is quite clever.
After reporting to the emperor, he took his two young attendants and rode in a carriage to Changliu Village.
Zhou Zhao stayed in Changliu Village for a few days before leaving, but he left Nan Fengling behind.
Nan Fengling is pregnant and it is no longer suitable for her to go to the military camp with him.
Moreover, she really enjoyed living here. Compared to the boring old women in the military camp, Du Wanchun and Madam Wu could keep her company and talk to her.
Knowing that her mother and sister-in-law would take care of her, Zhou Zhao felt at ease, so she left all her luggage behind, carried a bundle on her back, and returned to the area beyond the Great Wall.
Nan Fengling followed behind him and escorted him all the way to the village entrance.
Du Wanchun stayed with her, and the two of them stood at the village entrance until Zhou Zhao walked away before turning around to go back.
However, they had only taken two steps when they were stopped by a servant in a carriage.
"Excuse me, is this Changliu Village?"
Du Wanchun and Nan Fengling paused in their steps.
“That’s right, this is Changliu Village,” Du Wanchun replied to them.
The servant was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said to Eunuch Liu in the carriage, "Eunuch, we've arrived at Changliu Village. It's right here."
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