In this state, even if you take your own pulse, you won't be able to get a clear diagnosis.
Song Xibai took another breath, raised her hand to rest her forehead, and spoke to the two palace maids.
"I might have a bit of heatstroke."
Wei Hong immediately panicked.
"What should we do, Master? This servant will go find Miss Dingxiang right away!"
As soon as she said it, Wei Hong realized that Ding Xiang was nowhere to be found!
"The Empress Dowager is really something! She insisted on sending Miss Dingxiang away, and we don't even know when she'll be back. What are we going to do now?"
Fu Liu stamped her foot and couldn't help but say.
Song Xibai also regretted overestimating her physical condition and shouldn't have gone out.
"Don't panic, Fuliu. Have two people go to the Imperial Hospital to invite Physician Song, and have the other go to Renshou Palace to wait for Dingxiang. Wei Hong, go and get a spoon and some warm water. I'll teach you how to do gua sha."
Upon hearing her words, the two palace maids immediately felt reassured.
Fu Liu didn't even bother to bow and ran out quickly.
Not trusting the others, she invited Granny Fangqi over and then summoned Juqing, saying, "I'm fast on foot, I'll go to the Imperial Hospital to fetch the imperial physician, you go to Renshou Palace and wait for Miss Dingxiang."
Juqing nodded, called over a familiar palace maid, and together they ran towards Renshou Palace.
Fu Liu also grabbed a clever little palace maid and ran out of the East Palace as fast as she could.
Granny Fangqi stepped into the bedroom with a worried expression and saw Wei Hong kneeling on the bed, holding a porcelain spoon and scraping the inside of her master's elbow with force.
Whether it was due to nervousness or fear, her hands trembled and she couldn't exert any force. She only managed to scratch Song Xibai's skin until it turned red, but she didn't achieve the desired effect of scraping.
Granny Fangqi walked quickly closer.
"This old servant will do it!"
She was saying this to Song Xibai.
Song Xibai felt dizzy and nauseous at this moment. She nodded to Granny Fangqi with difficulty.
"Thank you for your trouble, Granny."
Wei Hong quickly stood up and made way for her.
Granny Fangqi took the spoon, dipped it in the bowl, grabbed Song Xibai's arm with one hand, and scraped it hard with the other.
"hiss!"
Song Xibai subconsciously gasped.
After two strokes, purplish-red marks appeared on the inside of my elbow.
Granny Fangqi switched to her other arm and scraped it a few times, the force so great that Song Xibai's face contorted for a moment.
"Master, do you want the back of your neck?"
Granny Fangqi asked, holding up a spoon.
Song Xibai nodded, helped Wei Hong sit up, changed her position so that her back was to Granny Fangqi, and then lowered her head, revealing her slender and fair neck.
Granny Fangqi glanced at it and thought to herself, "Thank goodness I'm not the Crown Prince who's so tender-hearted."
She held back without holding back, and in just a few strokes, she had scraped Song Xibai's nape until it was a deep purple.
Wei Hong watched from the side, her eyes filled with unbearable sorrow.
This large patch of red and purple looks like it's been punished.
On the contrary, Song Xibai's brows relaxed a bit, and her head didn't feel so heavy.
"Thank you, Granny. Wei Hong, please make me a cup of water. Add some honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, or mint."
Wei Hong bent her knees slightly and turned to pour water.
Song Xibai drank a large bowl of honeysuckle tea and was helped to lie down.
Granny Fangqi looked solemn and pulled Wei Hong aside to ask her in a low voice what had happened.
"The Empress Dowager summoned us and sent us all outside. I didn't hear what the Empress Dowager said to the master, but she did reward the master with a large box of jewelry."
As soon as Wei Hong finished speaking, Granny Fangqi angrily slapped her on the back.
"I sent you along to protect our master. In that situation, the Empress Dowager's intentions were unclear. How could you stay outside? Who knows what the Empress Dowager might do to our master!"
Wei Hong was shocked, immediately feeling annoyed and regretful, and filled with self-blame.
"Granny, I was wrong."
"When His Highness returns, you can go and admit your guilt yourself."
As soon as Granny Fangqi said those words, Wei Hong almost jumped up.
"Oh no, we haven't informed His Highness yet!"
In her haste, she tried to run outside, but was stopped by Granny Fangqi.
"His Highness is not in the palace today; he has left. You won't be able to find him even if you go. Let's wait until the imperial physician arrives!"
As Granny Fangqi spoke, she turned to look at the bed and found that Song Xibai was already asleep.
The two spoke very softly, not disturbing Song Xibai, but Granny Fangqi still carefully patted Wei Hong's mouth, signaling her to shut up.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Fu Liu, who had gone to fetch the imperial physician, returned first.
She dared not shout, but walked very fast, leading Song Siyuan directly to the east side hall.
Surprisingly, Dingxiang also followed her back.
She rushed into the room and reached the bedside before Song Siyuan could.
Wei Hong tugged at Fu Liu, who was gulping down tea because she was so thirsty: "What's going on?"
"When I went to the Imperial Hospital, I happened to see Dingxiang there! Oh, and I also need to send a message to Juqing."
Fu Liu patted her head, then hurriedly turned around and went out again.
Inside the house, Song Siyuan waited anxiously for Dingxiang to take his pulse, asking her questions incessantly.
"how's it going?"
"What exactly is going on?"
Is it serious?
Dingxiang felt as if four or five flies were buzzing around her, which annoyed her so much that she turned around and glared at them.
Song Siyuan quickly covered her mouth and dared not make any more noise.
Dingxiang calmed herself down, took the pulse again, and only released her hand after a moment.
"It's mild heatstroke, not serious, and I've already received basic treatment."
Song Siyuan let out a long breath.
"It got hot early this year. It's not even May yet! It's already unbearably hot, especially inside the palace, it's even hotter than outside."
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