Chapter 44 Heartache
In Cuiwei Garden, behind the smoky bed curtains, Imperial Physician Zhou took Yun Wan's pulse and gave her acupuncture.
The part of the wrist exposed was slender and white, with clear blue meridians under the thin skin, and the round fingertips were faintly pink, fragile and pitiful.
After the acupuncture, Doctor Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, and his accompanying pharmacist came forward to wipe the sweat off his face.
Coming out of the inner room, Yueya asked anxiously, "Doctor, how is my wife?"
Two hours ago, the lady suddenly developed a high fever, which scared them. Fortunately, the imperial physician arrived in time.
Doctor Zhou faced several pairs of anxious faces and waved his hand, explaining, "Everyone, please be patient. I've already given Madam Lu acupuncture, which has dissipated some of the heat in her body. Her condition has stabilized for now."
Hearing this, several people frowned. Just as Lu Yuanduo was about to speak, Yueya spoke first, "Only temporarily? What if my wife's illness relapses in the middle of the night or tomorrow?"
She looked anxious.
Ever since the lady fell ill, her condition has been recurring these days and they dare not relax for a moment.
Now that they heard Doctor Zhou say that the condition could be suppressed temporarily, they were afraid that it would only be a temporary solution and not a cure for the disease, and they were almost panicking.
Staring at him from behind, Doctor Zhou blushed, "I'll prescribe a dose of medicine later. Let your wife take it after she wakes up. She'll be fine tonight. As for tomorrow, I'll come back and give her acupuncture for three days to see how she does."
Mrs. Lu is now in poor health. After much consideration, he decided to use conservative treatment to reduce the high fever first, and everything will be fine after that.
After explaining the whole story to the others, Lu Yuanduo's heart finally settled down. He politely said to Doctor Zhou, "Doctor Zhou, I'm sorry to bother you."
Doctor Zhou replied, "Lord Lu, you are too kind. I am only following orders."
When he first saw Jiang Fusheng in a hurry, his heart skipped a beat, thinking that something was wrong with His Majesty's health. It was not until he was hurriedly dragged onto the carriage and out of the palace that he realized he was wrong.
Although His Majesty did not say it explicitly, he understood that if he could not cure this lady, his position as the head of the court would probably be lost.
He sighed, the Lu family was indeed in the emperor's favor, even a widow of the Lu family who had been widowed for many years could receive the emperor's care.
As for the Duke Lu’s Mansion, it’s better to be on good terms with them in the future.
The serious Doctor Zhou didn't think about it. He stroked his beard and picked up the pen to write down the prescription.
After leaving Duke Lu's mansion, Jiang Fusheng stood beside the carriage and called out, "Doctor Zhou, please come this way."
After getting on the carriage, he suddenly said, "If His Majesty summons you, please inform me of Madam Lu's condition in detail."
Doctor Zhou nodded, not understanding why.
Will Your Majesty specifically inquire about Madam Lu’s condition?
The answer is——
meeting.
.........
"Heart disease?"
As Jiang Fusheng said, as soon as Doctor Zhou entered the palace, he was summoned by Emperor Jingxuan and asked about Yun Wan's condition.
After learning the cause of the disease, he frowned.
Doctor Zhou nodded truthfully.
Mrs. Lu's illness was caused by catching a cold, and the reason it worsened and became erratic was largely due to excessive worry and anxiety caused by fear, which led to blockage of the heart meridians, liver depression and qi stagnation, and difficulty in relieving the internal heat, commonly known as "heart disease."
Emperor Jingxuan stroked the jade ring with coiled dragon pattern on his knuckles with a calm expression and dim eyes.
Heart disease.
Emperor Jingxuan, knowing full well why he was frightened and why he was troubled, suddenly frowned.
Doctor Zhou, who was standing at the foot of the jade steps, felt that the surroundings had suddenly become extremely quiet. Although it was a sunny day in May, he felt as if he was in the cold winter and was filled with anxiety.
He couldn't help but think deeply, could it be that he said something wrong that made His Majesty unhappy?
But everything he said just now was true, right?
Doctor Zhou was still confused even after leaving the Purple Palace.
"Eunuch Jiang, His Majesty, what is this...?" he asked nervously.
Jiang Fusheng said in riddles with a smile on his face: "It's enough for you to know the truth, but don't reveal a single word."
Doctor Zhou:?
After seeing off Imperial Physician Zhou, Jiang Fusheng returned to the Purple Palace. Seeing Emperor Jingxuan with his lips pursed, he remained serious and radiated a cold aura. Jiang Fusheng consoled him, "Your Majesty, Madam Lu's illness has many causes, and her heartache is entirely due to you. I hope you can be at ease."
"presumptuous!"
Emperor Jingxuan's expression changed slightly, and he glared at him like a cold wind: "When did I ever say that my wife got sick because of me?"
Jiang Fusheng knelt down in fear, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I spoke out of turn. I beg you to punish me!"
He crawled on the cold marble floor, feeling extremely upset. He knew that Madam Lu's illness was closely related to His Majesty, yet he still dared to bring it up. He was simply courting death!
Although Emperor Jingxuan was annoyed, he was not furious.
He glanced at her coldly and said, "Go and accept the punishment yourself."
Realizing that his master was in a moody mood, Jiang Fusheng was about to leave when he was stopped.
He bent down and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"
Emperor Jingxuan looked normal, with his arms bent on the armrests of the dragon throne, his fingers intertwined, and his deep brows slightly closed.
He said in an unclear tone, "Last time I had a headache, Madam helped me. Now that she's sick, shouldn't I go visit her?"
Jiang Fusheng was stunned, "This......"
Facing the calm yet rather majestic gaze of Emperor Jingxuan, he twitched the corners of his mouth and forced a smile, saying, "Your Majesty, what you say makes sense."
Although, he believed in his heart that His Majesty was repaying kindness with enmity.
I’m afraid that once Madam Lu sees His Majesty, her illness will be even more difficult to recover from.
In the evening, Yun Wan woke up from his sleep.
She moved her limbs and found that apart from feeling weak, she did not feel any pain that made her unable to move. She felt much more relaxed and had the illusion that she had woken up to a state of recovery.
Yue'e, who was leaning against the bed and watching over her, said in surprise, "Madam, are you awake? Are you feeling better?"
"I do feel better. It's not as uncomfortable anymore."
Yunwan stretched out her hand to her, and Yue'e hurriedly helped her up and put a soft pillow around her waist.
After drinking half a cup of hot water to moisten his throat, Yun Wan said weakly, "What happened? I seemed to hear a lot of people talking when I fell asleep."
Yue'e nodded. "While you were asleep, Eunuch Jiang and the imperial physician from the palace came. Imperial Physician Zhou is worthy of being the head of the Imperial Hospital. His medical skills are superb. After a few injections, your fever subsided. He's much better than those mediocre doctors!"
The quack doctor she was referring to was naturally the doctor from outside the palace who had been treating Yun Wan recently.
Upon hearing this, Yun Wanbai Ruxue's expression changed slightly, "Eunuch Jiang and the imperial physician?"
Yue'e said, "Yes, it is said that Young Master Pei and our young master went to His Majesty to tell him about your illness. Coincidentally, the Duke passed a sign to ask for the imperial physician, so His Majesty sent Imperial Physician Zhou to come."
Yun Wan was startled, her slow brain failing to react for a moment, when she heard Yue Jian's joyful voice outside the house:
"Madam, the young master is back!"
Then came Asui's loud shout:
"Mother!"
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