The Thirteenth Prince led his men to the storeroom to find ginseng. Given the suddenness of the event, it was understandable that the Yuanmingyuan had not adequately prepared its medicinal formulas.
The imperial physician stalled for time in the room, ensuring that Lanqin could still wait for the ginseng to be delivered. The imperial physician was experienced in big situations, and although he was flustered, he did not panic.
Only when footsteps sounded outside did the imperial physician finally breathe a sigh of relief. Lanqin had lost far too much blood; if this continued, she might really bleed to death.
The Thirteenth Prince had a maid bring in ginseng. The imperial physician used a small knife he had prepared beforehand to slice the ginseng and put it in Lanqin's mouth to keep her alive. Then he began to prepare to remove the knife again.
Baoqin and Yuxiao became extremely nervous whenever they saw the imperial physician's hand touch the dagger, and tears streamed down their faces like a river.
The two wanted to cry but dared not cry too loudly, lest they be criticized. Yu Xiao kept praying to the Bodhisattva in her heart, hoping that Lan Qin could get through this ordeal, and asked Bao Qin to pray with her as well.
Baoqin looked at the imperial physician's hand, then suddenly remembered something. She stopped crying slightly, turned around and left the room. Yuxiao, puzzled, followed her.
"Your Majesty!" Baoqin walked to the Fourth Prince from the outer room and called out in a hoarse voice.
The Fourth Prince felt utterly exhausted and had no strength to respond to Baoqin. Besides, as the monarch, he had no need to respond to a mere maidservant.
Baoqin knelt on the ground, suppressing her tears, and said to the Fourth Prince, "Your Majesty, I just remembered that Doctor Liang has studied Western medicine. Perhaps you could call Doctor Liang over and ask him to treat Consort Xi."
Upon hearing this, Fourth Master suddenly paused, lifted his eyelids, looked at Baoqin, and repeated, "Doctor Liang?"
Yu Xiao also remembered Doctor Liang, so she quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial physicians are trying to remove the scalpel from the Empress's body, but the scalpel has only been pulled out a little bit, and the Empress is bleeding profusely. Since the imperial physicians in the palace have no solution, why not ask Doctor Liang to try?"
Doctor Liang had studied Western medicine, but since the late emperor passed away, he had left the palace and lived outside. The place where he lived was the villa that Lanqin had arranged for him.
Upon hearing this, Hongli's eyes suddenly lit up. He strode forward and said to Yongzheng, "Father, I've also heard Mother say that Western medicine's treatment methods are different from traditional Chinese medicine. Although traditional Chinese medicine is effective, the treatment time is extremely long and slow, unlike Western medicine which is faster."
Fourth Master nodded slightly, only then remembering the name Doctor Liang.
Baoqin and Yuxiao knelt at the Fourth Prince's feet, crying, "Your Majesty, please tell the imperial physicians to stop drawing the knife immediately! If this continues, the Empress will really bleed to death!"
The imperial physician pulled out the knife very slowly. Without hemostatic medicine, the blood vessels would swell and blood would gush out continuously. It was uncertain how much longer Lanqin's body could hold on.
"Your Majesty, I beg you!" came the weeping voices of Yu Xiao and Bao Qin.
Although they were outside the room and couldn't hear anything coming from inside, Yongzheng imagined that the situation inside must be terrifying, and the thought made his heart ache.
The Fourth Prince was not well-versed in medicine, nor was he sure what would happen if he left the knife stuck in his chest without removing it. However, he knew that the bleeding couldn't continue like this, so he said in a deep voice, "Su Peisheng, go and call the imperial physician!"
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