Chapter 100 Malignant Disease
The imperial physician was summoned from Zixiao Pavilion, which quickly alerted the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.
After the imperial physician arrived, he immediately took Xiao Jingjue's pulse.
"The wind caused the heat toxin to develop. A couple of doses of herbal medicine to clear heat and reduce inflammation should be enough." The imperial physician initially thought it was simply caused by wind-heat.
Song Zhimian, however, dared not let her guard down.
"Imperial Physician, please take a look here. There's a lump on the back of my cheek. It wasn't here yesterday," Song Zhimian said hurriedly.
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician hurriedly and carefully examined the area behind Xiao Jingjue's ears again.
After touching the lump, which seemed to have grown larger, the imperial physician's expression turned serious.
After examining Xiao Jingjue's mouth more closely, the imperial physician's expression also turned sour.
"It should be mumps!" the imperial physician whispered.
"Mumps?" The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were both startled.
Song Zhimian also realized that mumps was the same as parotitis in later generations, commonly known as "big mouth disease".
In later generations, this disease was easier to treat; it was caused by a virus and mostly occurred in children.
Mumps itself is not scary; what is scary is that if a child is weak, it can easily lead to meningitis and secondary bacterial infections.
If not treated promptly, it is very likely to become infected and develop into sepsis.
In this day and age where even a common cold can be fatal, if it becomes infected and there are no antibiotics or timely wound cleaning, one's life is almost certainly in danger...
"Is it serious now?" Song Zhimian asked hurriedly.
The imperial physician shook his head.
"Fortunately, Master Song discovered it in time, and I immediately prescribed two doses of the appropriate herbal medicine."
The priority now is to clear away the heat and detoxify.
If it's under control, His Highness will be fine after taking herbal medicine for three days.
Tonight, we must keep a close eye on the young prince's condition. If he develops a fever, we will need to change the prescription tomorrow.
"Your Highness, I am on duty at the Imperial Hospital today. If you need anything, just have someone summon me!"
The crown prince nodded.
"Do you know how to write today's medical record?" the Crown Prince asked the imperial physician.
The imperial physician immediately knelt down.
"Today, His Highness's symptoms are only wind-heat, and there are no other symptoms!"
As for tomorrow…we'll talk about it after the diagnosis tomorrow!
The crown prince nodded and waved for the imperial physician to consider the prescription.
Song Zhimian understood the Crown Prince's meaning; it was not a good thing that the young imperial grandson was always sick.
If word gets out, people will probably say that the young prince is just like the crown prince, and has been weak since childhood.
Soon, the imperial physician's prescription was written, and the eunuchs around the crown prince and the physician's attendants went to decoct the medicine.
After the medicine was served, Xiao Jingjue frowned and refused to drink it because of its smell.
"Your Highness, drink it, sleep it off, and you'll be fine. Tomorrow you can eat whatever you want again," Song Zhimian advised with a smile.
Xiao Jingjue then frowned and drank the large bowl of medicine.
Before long, Xiao Jingjue's eyelids started drooping and she felt sleepy...
After seeing off the imperial physician, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess remained at the Zixiao Pavilion.
Seeing that the little prince was sleeping more soundly, Song Zhimian gently touched the lump behind his ear again...
It seems a little bigger...
Song Zhimian immediately thought of Lianqiao.
Lianqiao grew up in Medicine King Valley, so she must have her own methods for diagnosing and treating these illnesses. Perhaps Lianqiao has her own ideas!
Thinking of this, Song Zhimian quickly bowed to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty, why don't we call over Lian Qiao, the female physician who took care of me last time?"
She treated many patients when she was working in the community.
How are children in rural areas treated for this disease?
It's not that I don't trust the imperial physicians, it's just that I feel the prescriptions they use are primarily aimed at stabilizing the condition.
This is precisely why the condition may be delayed.
Last time I also had a fever for two days, and then Lianqiao gave me other medicine, which helped me recover faster.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess also thought of the female physician who was in charge of the medical records.
Song Zhimian recovered so well thanks to her care.
The Crown Prince had also heard from Xiao Huaijin that this Lian Qiao was the only female physician in the Imperial Hospital who knew about foxgloves...
There are quite a few highly skilled people among the common people!
"Go and summon that female physician. Tell her that the Crown Princess has something to ask you," the Crown Prince immediately ordered.
After a short while, Lianqiao arrived.
...
After Lianqiao came over, the lump behind Xiao Jingjue's ear was no longer noticeable without touching it.
Song Zhimian first showed the prescription written by the imperial physician to Lian Qiao.
"The prescription is definitely correct! They are all medicines for clearing heat and detoxifying, and they are suitable for the symptoms!"
In the case of a normal illness, this medication method is definitely correct and very safe.
However, the young prince's illness came on rather suddenly, so this medication is too cautious.
"Following this prescription, add one more ingredient: forsythia, one more ingredient: honeysuckle, and one more ingredient: dandelion, and boil another bowl of medicine." Forsythia said immediately.
No one in the room dared to move; everyone looked at the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.
"Go! Do as Physician Lian instructs!" the Crown Prince immediately ordered.
The eunuchs immediately did as Lianqiao instructed.
The Crown Prince was in poor health, so the Eastern Palace had its own pharmacy, which had all the commonly used medicinal herbs, and they were all of very good quality.
These medicinal herbs do not need to be obtained from the Imperial Pharmacy.
It was at this moment that Xiao Jingjue, who had been asleep, suddenly frowned and hummed twice.
Everyone in the room was startled.
Song Zhimian quickly looked at the lump again.
It seems to have gotten a little bigger, and it's also a bit red...
"Your Highness, does it hurt here?" Song Zhimian asked softly.
Xiao Jingjue closed her eyes and softly hummed in agreement.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess panicked immediately...
"Lian Qiao, do you have a solution?" Song Zhimian hurriedly looked at Lian Qiao.
Lianqiao examined the lump carefully and then pressed it gently.
"Zhimian, are there any places in the palace where Guanyin thorns are planted?" Lianqiao asked.
Guanyin Thorn? Song Zhimian was stunned for a moment before realizing that Guanyin Thorn was actually a cactus...
Yes, when I was a kid, if a child around me got mumps, the adults would either apply toad skin to the swelling or crush up cactus and apply it to their face.
"Yes! There are quite a few planted at Miaoyin Pavilion, Your Highness..."
After Song Zhimian finished speaking, she looked at the Crown Prince.
The crown prince immediately gave the order to his personal eunuch, who quickly left...
A short while later, the eunuch arrived with a box full of cacti.
Lianqiao immediately took out a few leaves, peeled off the outer layer including the skin and thorns, and then crushed the peeled cactus.
The crushed cactus was applied to Xiao Jingjue's swollen face, and Xiao Jingjue quickly let out a comfortable groan, her brows furrowing less tightly...
"Change it once every hour. Guanyin needles are very effective at reducing swelling."
"If I change the dressing three times or more, and with the help of the herbal medicine, I should feel better tomorrow!" Lianqiao whispered.
Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that Xiao Jingjue's breathing had stabilized, Song Zhimian felt relieved.
"Your Highness, please go back first! Her Majesty can stay here!" Song Zhimian whispered a reminder.
The Crown Prince understood Song Zhimian's meaning. If he stayed here, rumors would spread that Xiao Jingjue was seriously ill.
If Xiao Jingjue only has a common fever, the Crown Princess can stay here; he'd better go back.
The Crown Prince glanced at Xiao Jingjue one last time before leaving Zixiao Pavilion with the eunuchs…
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