"Get up quickly. How is Physician Huang's injury?" Fourth Master asked, offering a helping hand.
"Your Highness, my husband is much better, but he still has difficulty walking, so he cannot come to greet us. Please forgive him!" Madam Huang said, bowing her head.
"I came here specifically to see Physician Huang, who is so badly injured. There's no need for him to come and greet me," the Fourth Prince said.
Madam Huang led Fourth Master into the inner room. As soon as Fourth Master and the others entered the inner room, they saw Huang Chenyi getting up from the bed with the help of servants. Upon seeing Fourth Master, he immediately wanted to bow down.
"Doctor Huang, get up quickly." Fourth Master hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.
"No, I must thank Prince Yong in person. If it weren't for Prince Yong's frankness, I might not be able to get out of here." When Huang Chenyi came out of the Censorate, Liang Jiugong told him that it was the Fourth Prince who specifically questioned that palace maid and discovered the suspicious points. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get out now.
"Imperial Physician Huang has been wronged. I simply do not wish to wrong an innocent person. Imperial Physician Huang, please sit down on the bed. You must not stand here any longer," said the Fourth Prince.
With the help of servants, Huang Chenyi was able to lie back down on the bed.
Someone had already brought an embroidered stool to the Fourth Master's bedside. The Fourth Master went over and sat down.
"Doctor Huang, have you ever considered who could imitate your handwriting?" the Fourth Prince asked. "We can't find it along that line. It seems the other party planned this in advance."
"Well, I really don't know anyone who can imitate my notes," Physician Huang said, frowning.
"Actually, there are many suspicious points in this matter. Think about it, who could know what you wrote on that piece of paper beforehand? Just from this point of view, the person who imitated your handwriting must be someone close to you, and someone who knows you well. Otherwise, if someone hired someone from outside the palace to imitate it, they would first need to obtain your handwriting beforehand, and then imitate it. The key is that they would need to know what you wrote beforehand. This is unbelievable, unless there were also people around Hongli who were on the other side and leaked the contents of your prescription first," said the Fourth Prince.
"It can't be that fast. That Xianhui immediately took the prescription I wrote for the young prince to the imperial pharmacy to get the medicine," said Physician Huang.
These words made both of them fall into deep thought; the matter was indeed a bit strange. They couldn't understand who could have such extraordinary abilities to switch the prescription.
Physician Huang thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I have a suspicion, but it sounds a bit impossible."
Fourth Master quickly said, "Tell me quickly, the more impossible something seems, the more likely it is to be true."
Physician Huang said, "Actually, that prescription is not a secret. It's the same prescription for anyone who has a disease like the young prince's, which is characterized by internal heat and external cold."
These words suddenly reminded the Fourth Prince, who quickly asked, "Could Physician Huang explain more clearly?"
Physician Huang nodded and said, "The physicians of our Imperial Hospital often get together to discuss the illnesses of our masters. The head physician even specifically asked us to transcribe all the prescriptions for various illnesses and compile them into a book for easy reference. So if it is a prescription for internal heat and external cold, then almost all the prescriptions written by the physicians of the Imperial Hospital will be the same."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince quickly said, "That further proves that the person who copied that prescription is in the Imperial Hospital. At the very least, they are someone who knows this rule of your Imperial Hospital."
Physician Huang agreed, nodding and saying, "But who would dare to be so bold as to copy my prescription and even change a few of the ingredients, turning a good medicine into poison? This person must be very familiar with medical principles."
The Fourth Prince said bitterly, "So I think it must be someone from the Imperial Hospital who knows about Hongli's condition."
Physician Huang thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, I really don't know who did it. I have always been a humble person and have a good relationship with all the physicians in the Imperial Hospital. I have never offended anyone, so there should be no one trying to frame me."
The Fourth Prince shook his head and said, "They're not targeting you, they're targeting Hongli."
Physician Huang exclaimed in surprise, "The young prince is the son of a prince and the grandson of the emperor. Who would be so bold as to use such a method to harm the young prince?"
The Fourth Prince said, "It seems this matter is not so simple. Physician Huang, you should rest well at home. I will send someone to deliver some good medicinal herbs to you."
Physician Huang hurriedly said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. However, I cannot accept Your Highness's kindness. I only ask to thoroughly investigate the truth of this matter and find out who copied my prescription, harmed the young prince, and caused me to suffer this calamity."
After leaving Physician Huang's house, Fourth Master said to Su Peisheng, "Let's go back to the manor!"
The following day, the Fourth Prince reported to Emperor Kangxi what he had guessed from Physician Huang. Upon learning this, Emperor Kangxi was furious; the Imperial Pharmacy was the royal pharmacy.
"Investigate them, investigate them one by one!" Kangxi roared.
"Father, there are a total of twenty-eight imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital. Should we examine them all?" the Fourth Prince asked.
"Investigate them all. Anyone could be involved. The palace maid is hard to find, but there are only so many imperial physicians. Investigate them one by one. Start with the imperial physicians who are currently serving as imperial physicians," Kangxi said.
"Father, this involves too many people. I think we can try to narrow down the circle of suspicion," the Fourth Prince said.
"Hmm. Fourth Prince, Hongli is your brother. This time, the other party clearly wants to harm him. Think of a way to investigate among those imperial physicians and see who has the audacity. If you find out, I will never forgive him," Kangxi said. He never expected that Hongli, whom he valued so much, would still be harmed by someone with ulterior motives.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to thoroughly investigate this matter," the Fourth Prince said.
"Hmm. You're still busy with the sowing, why don't you ask Seventh Prince for help?" Kangxi was now used to Fourth Prince always helping Seventh Prince.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will handle these matters well. Please rest assured, Father Emperor," the Fourth Prince said.
After the Fourth Prince finished his court session and returned to his residence, he began to slowly think about how to find the person in the Imperial Hospital who had imitated Physician Huang's prescription. Even if they wrote it down one by one, they might not be able to find him.
With this question in mind, Fourth Master went to the South Courtyard. He wanted to talk to Lanqin, hoping that the young woman might have some unusual thoughts. Hongli's illness had already been cured, so Lanqin wasn't as worried about talking to him now.
Lanqin has been able to relax a bit these days. Hongzhou has neither been injured nor fallen ill, and she can finally put aside the matter of his destiny that she has been worried about.
"What? Hongli is sick!" Lanqin immediately raised her voice when she heard the Fourth Master say that Hongli was sick.
"It's all better now, you can rest assured. Otherwise, I wouldn't have told you," Fourth Master said quickly, seeing Lanqin's exaggerated reaction.
"Your Highness knew all along, yet you kept it from me!" Lanqin glared at the Fourth Master.
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