In the afternoon, Ning Yuxi was hiding in her bedroom, flipping through medical books. She wanted to see if she could find something that could conceal her pulse condition.
At this time, Luoying came in to report: "Master, there is news from the palace gate that the emperor has left the palace."
Ning Yuxi raised her head from a pile of medical books. "Leaving the palace? Why did the emperor leave the palace suddenly? Why didn't I hear anything?"
It was a huge event when the emperor left the palace, so she should have heard some noise.
"My lord, the emperor left the palace in plain clothes. He said he wanted to go outside the city to understand the people's sentiments, but..." Luoying seemed a little confused, so she spoke hesitantly.
"But what..." Ning Yuxi asked.
Luoying: "But Wang Yuanpan also came along."
Wang Yuanpan? What was he going there for? Was he afraid of getting hurt on the way?
That's not right. If he really wanted to go out to investigate the people's sentiments and was afraid of getting injured on the road, shouldn't he bring a younger doctor with him? He would be more agile and have a stronger body, and could withstand the bumps on the road.
But Judge Wang was already 56 or 57 years old, his beard was almost white, and he usually walked slowly. In ancient times, this was considered an advanced age. Why was he taken there?
Thinking of something, Ning Yuxi suddenly asked, "Did the emperor summon the imperial physician this morning?"
Luoying: "Yes, my lord. Today is also the day when the emperor comes to check on his pulse. He said this morning that he was feeling a little unwell and called several imperial physicians to see him."
"What did the imperial doctors diagnose?" Ning Yuxi asked.
Luoying thought her master was concerned about the emperor's health, so she hurriedly said, "Master, don't worry. The imperial doctors all said that the emperor is fine."
Ning Yuxi nodded slightly. It seemed that the emperor believed her words, so he asked the imperial physician to check his body, but it seemed that nothing was found.
Then why did the emperor suddenly leave the palace and bring Wang Yuanpan with him?
Ning Yuxi suddenly remembered that Wang Yuanpan's father seemed to be the previous Yuanpan of the Imperial Medical Bureau. He was almost eighty years old this year, which was an extremely rare age in ancient times. The old man was in good health but could not walk. The most commendable thing was that his medical skills were outstanding.
Wang Yuanpan's medical skills came from him, so his medical skills can only be better than Wang Yuanpan's.
Could it be that the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were unable to diagnose the emperor's illness, so the emperor went to Wang Yuanpan's house specifically to ask Wang Yuanpan's father to take a look at him?
The more Ning Yuxi thought about it, the more she felt it was possible. However, she didn't know whether Wang Yuanpan's father could see the emperor's illness.
Ning Yuxi wanted him to check the result as soon as possible. After all, the fetus in her belly would be relatively weak and might be affected. If that was the case, she had to find out the cause of the emperor's illness as soon as possible and whether it would affect the baby in her belly.
And if it really is a chronic poison or something, then it would be over. It's not that she loves the emperor so much and doesn't want him to die, but her children are still young and cannot live without their father's company.
Another point is, if the emperor really dies suddenly, who will inherit the throne?
The eldest prince was gone, so the second prince became the eldest son. He was adopted by the queen, so he was also the legitimate son. Now it was the rightful right for him, the eldest legitimate son, to inherit the throne.
After all, the remaining princes are still young. Her third prince Cheng Zhao is only four years old after this year. He has not yet reached the age for formal enlightenment. It is useless even if he is smart and talented.
The second prince, the "eldest son", is nine years old this year. It has been four years since he entered the upper study at the age of five. Even though he is a little dull, in the eyes of outsiders, he is more reliable than Cheng Zhao, a four-year-old kid.
If the emperor really died suddenly, then the second prince would definitely inherit the throne. Given the queen's resentment towards her, she would definitely not let her have a good time after becoming the empress dowager.
Therefore, nothing can happen to the emperor, at least not before Cheng Zhao grows up!
Ning Yuxi secretly prayed that Wang Yuanpan's father could find out the emperor's illness. At the same time, she sent a message to her brother outside the palace, asking him to send someone to find the whereabouts of Doctor Zhong.
The emperor may have already sent people to look for him, but one more person means more strength, and the chance of finding Doctor Zhong will be greater.
As for the Xiao family in the cold palace, we should investigate them if we have the chance.
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Ning Yuxi always had people keeping an eye on the palace gate and telling her immediately if the emperor returned.
At about 3:30 in the afternoon, the palace maid came to report that the emperor had returned to the palace.
Ning Yuxi calculated the time and guessed that the emperor had returned to the palace to rest for a while, so she took the cooked soup and went to Shengchen Palace.
When Song Qu saw her coming at the door, he hurriedly welcomed her in with a smile. The emperor had ordered that if Concubine Yi came, she should be allowed in directly.
As soon as I entered the main hall, I saw the emperor concentrating on reading memorials. But when I looked closely, I found that although the emperor's eyes were looking at the memorials in his hand, he had never flipped through them, as if he was in a trance.
The sound of the door opening drew his attention back. When he saw that it was Ning Yuxi, his expression relaxed: "Why are you here?"
Ning Yuxi slowly walked to the table, took out the soup she had brought, and placed it before the emperor, saying softly, "I have specially had someone make this soup. Your Majesty, please enjoy it before you read the memorial."
Gu Qilan twitched the corner of his mouth slightly: "Xi'er is thoughtful, but you have to take care of your own body. In the future, you are not allowed to send these to me from far away. Just let the servants deliver them."
"I'm worried about the emperor." After a pause, Ning Yuxi said with concern, "Has the emperor summoned the imperial physician to check on you? How is your health?"
Seeing Ning Yuxi's pair of watery eyes filled with worry, Gu Qilan felt a little warm in his heart and comforted her, "I'm fine."
"Really?" Ning Yuxi asked.
Just as the emperor was about to say, "Of course it's true," she added, "Your Majesty, you can't hide anything from me. Your Majesty is my heaven, protecting me and my children from wind and rain. But Your Majesty loves me, and I love you back. Whether it's wind or rain, I want to bear it with you."
Hearing this, Gu Qilan could no longer utter the words "Of course it's true". He looked at Ning Yuxi deeply and said in a low voice: "The imperial doctors have not diagnosed any abnormality in my body.
I just went to the residence of Wang Yuanpan and asked his father, Wang Qigan, the former head of the Imperial Hospital, to take my pulse. Mr. Wang was helpless, but he could see that there was indeed something wrong with my body!
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