Chapter 2371 My daughter is one of ten thousand
"This way, both kinds of damage will be piled on her..."
Seeing Nan Yan's eyes already red and her whole body trembling, he couldn't bear to say it, but he couldn't help but say it. He could only say with difficulty: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to wake up."
When Nan Yan heard this, it was as if a bolt of thunder struck directly from the top of her head to the soles of her feet, and she froze completely.
She trembled and kept shaking her head: "No."
“No…”
"My daughter won't. She won't..."
Just then, Eunuch Yu's voice came from outside.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Outside the door, the concubines were all looking inside anxiously. When they heard this, they hurriedly turned around and felt a gust of wind coming. A figure flashed past their eyes and walked into the hall.
Zhu Feng walked in with a grim face.
He had just heard the news during the morning court session, and without saying a word he came straight from the court without even having time to change his clothes.
After entering the hall, he rushed directly to the bedside. When he looked down, he saw the small figure lying on the bed - her heart was flat, her face was pale, and she was lying there unconscious. She didn't look like her usual lively and active self at all. She closed her eyes tightly, and her breath was weak, just like a jade doll without a soul.
Zhu Feng clenched his fists suddenly.
At this moment, his heart felt as if it was pierced by thousands of needles.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Wang Baizhi!"
"I am here."
Wang Baizhi immediately stepped forward, and several imperial doctors behind her also knelt down. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look the emperor in the eye.
Zhu Feng's eyes were also fixed on his daughter's pale face.
He said in a deep voice: "How is the princess?"
Wang Baizhi hesitated for a moment, and repeated in a halting manner what she had just said to Nan Yan. When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows furrowed.
He said, "You mean to say that the princess's heart, lungs, and brain have been damaged?"
"yes."
"Then, how should it be treated?"
"this--"
Wang Baizhi trembled as she spoke, "Your Majesty, the princess is still young. Her heart, lungs, and brain are not as robust as an adult's. She was suddenly struck by both drowning and extreme cold, and she has sealed herself off to protect her life. This type of injury is incurable."
“…”
"So, so she—"
At this point, Wang Baizhi broke out in a cold sweat and trembled as she said, "So it's very difficult for Her Highness to wake up..."
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng turned to look at them, his eyes already red.
At this moment, everyone in the hall knelt down.
Everyone knows that Princess Xinping is the apple of the emperor's eye and he loves this daughter the most. Now, his daughter is in a coma due to drowning. I am afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will be furious and everyone here will have to be buried with the princess.
Everyone knelt on the ground, trembling.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Feng finally spoke. His voice was low, yet revealed an indescribable majesty.
Dao: "It's hard to wake up."
“…”
"But, it's not like you can't wake up, right?"
“…”
Wang Baizhi was stunned.
He naturally spoke softly. This was officialdom, and it was also customary practice for them as imperial physicians; they couldn't be so categorical. If they had simply said the princess wouldn't wake up, the emperor would have chopped off their heads without even asking any questions.
But--
Judging from the cases he had seen in the past and the records in medical books, the number of patients who could remain conscious was almost one in ten thousand.
Most people, even adults, who suffer such injuries will eventually fall into a deep coma and their hearts will stop beating silently.
That was a relief for them.
But since the emperor had asked, he couldn't refute it. He just said softly, "Yes, it's not that I can't wake up, it's just... it's just an example like this, one in a million."
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "Then my daughter is one of ten thousand."
“…”
"She is my daughter, the daughter of destiny."
“…”
"She will definitely wake up!"
The last few words were spoken with such weight and solemnity, not only expressing a father's expectation, but also sounding like an imperial decree. This decree was not addressed to the people or officials, but more like an order to fate.
His daughter must wake up!
When Wang Baizhi and the others heard this, they were at a loss for words for a moment. They just knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"My daughter, you can't just lie there like this!"
After saying that, he walked up to Wang Baizhi and the others and said in a deep voice, "Use whatever medicine is necessary and treat it as it should be."
“…”
"If medicine is incurable, then take good care of her body while she's unconscious. Let her fight those invisible injuries on her own. Let her fight on her own!"
“…”
"What I have to do is give her the capital to fight!"
“…”
"I must make her wake up!"
“…”
Everyone immediately said, "Yes!"
After saying these words, Zhu Feng turned around and looked at the palace maids and eunuchs standing behind him. With a gloomy expression, he asked, "How did she drown?"
Several eunuchs and maids who had been accompanying the princess hurried forward, trembling as they knelt before him, crying, "We slaves deserve to die. Her Highness often sneaks out, and we slaves can't keep up, so—"
Zhu Feng looked at them coldly: "So, when the princess fell into the water, none of you were by her side."
No one dared to speak, they just kowtowed.
After a while, everyone had a broken forehead and blood all over their face.
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice, "Who saw the princess fall into the water? Even if it was just from a distance?"
Everyone just kowtowed.
Obviously, none of them were around when Xinping fell into the water.
Seeing this, Zhu Feng's face darkened completely. He said coldly, "Drag them away and give them a hundred lashes each. After that, those who are still alive will be thrown into prison and I will decide their fate!"
These people were so scared that they burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me!"
Not to mention anything else, just the one hundred lashes would probably make it so that none of them would be able to make it to the jail alive.
Immediately, Eunuch Yu came in with his men and dragged them out.
After the crying and shouting faded away, an uncomfortable silence was left in the bedroom. The concubines standing outside didn't even dare to breathe. They just stood there and watched the situation inside.
Zhu Fengfa finished everything before sitting down on the bed again.
He said in a deep voice: "Everyone get out!"
Everyone looked at each other, not daring to say another word. They all bowed hastily, then hurriedly left the hall and closed the door.
In the entire hall, only he and Nan Yan were left.
And there is the peace of mind lying in bed, silent and motionless.
At this moment, a hand gently stroked Nan Yan's thin shoulder. She had not spoken a word since Zhu Feng came in, and only at this moment did she raise her head.
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