Chapter 96: Waking Up "I Dreamed That I Died When I Was Very Young..."
"I dreamed that I died when I was very young..."
"I had the same dream three times..."
Yinzhen's ears echoed with the words his wife had spoken that night. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his blood freezing. It was the height of summer, the sun still high in the sky, radiating its warmth without restraint, yet he shuddered. Then, with a lash of his whip, he galloped back to the palace, leaving behind a trail of astonished stares.
Because he rushed too fast, Yinzhen couldn't stand firmly when he dismounted from his horse. The servant guarding the gate came forward to help him. He pushed the man away without saying a word and ran quickly to the main courtyard. When he entered the main house, he even tripped over the threshold and almost fell. Su Peisheng, who was following behind, was shocked.
Yinzhen, however, had no mind to pay attention to these things. He went straight to the concubine's bedroom. As soon as he entered, he saw a room full of servants. The concubine was lying there with a pale face, frowning brows, eyes closed, and sweat all over her forehead. The imperial physician was taking her pulse carefully.
He took two steps at a time and walked to the bedside of Fu Jin. He stretched out his hand to touch Fu Jin's face, but stopped halfway, paused for a moment, and then withdrew his hand.
"What's going on?" The cold voice contained tremendous anger and fear that no one noticed.
The servants in the room had already knelt on the floor. Baozhu choked up and said, "When Fu Jin woke up this morning, she looked a little strange. I asked her about it, but she said she was fine, just didn't sleep well last night. I suggested calling the imperial physician, but she refused. During dinner, Fu Jin said she had no appetite, her brows were furrowed, and her face looked grim. I assumed she hadn't slept well, so I persuaded her to lie down and rest. After half an hour, I tried to wake her up, but she didn't wake up at all. She looked so grim, so I called the imperial physician."
Yinzhen's dark eyes looked at her gravely. "It took a whole room of servants half an hour to realize that their master was not doing right. It shows that they were not doing their best. Su Peisheng, everyone in the main courtyard, will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane."
Su Peisheng didn't dare to plead for mercy, and Baozhu and the others didn't dare to beg for mercy either. They even wanted to express their gratitude: "Thank you for sparing my life, sir."
“Get out!”
Su Peisheng led a group of people to be punished. After signaling the executioner to be lighter, he hurriedly asked for Cheng Ma and two maids from elsewhere. The wife was sick now, and the people around her were punished again, so there must be someone to serve her.
Yinzhen knew that he was venting his anger on others, but he couldn't help it. No one knew how scared and panicked he was when he thought his wife was in trouble. This was a feeling he had never experienced before. Even when Tong E'niang was pregnant and he happened to find out that she was not his biological child, he was not so scared. That was more like Peking Opera.
Yinzhen took a deep breath, suppressed all his emotions, and looked at the imperial physician: "How is Fu Jin?"
The imperial physician had actually finished his morning diagnosis, but he was busy with household chores, so he could only carefully check the patient's pulse and pretend that he didn't notice anything.
Now I can finally release my hand: "Fujin is fine, it's just that the pain from her period was too severe, so she fainted from the pain. It's mainly because of her weak spleen and stomach, insufficient Qi and blood, and irregular sleep and rest. In addition, the excessive use of ice in summer has caused the cold to invade, which has a more severe reaction."
Hearing that she had just fainted from the pain, Yinzhen breathed a sigh of relief, but then his heart ached again. How painful must it be to faint from the pain? "When will Fu Jin wake up? When will the pain subside?"
"This..." the imperial physician said hesitantly, "The pain... normally it won't be alleviated much. Your Majesty is too weak. I can prescribe a painkiller. You might wake up faster after taking it, but using this kind of prescription too much during menstruation may affect future pregnancies, so it's generally not used."
This imperial physician was unexpectedly honest. Most imperial physicians would not say such things. They would just prescribe a prescription, a safe and balanced one, as long as it did not make the patient worse.
Yinzhen's heart was originally on his wife, but now he couldn't help but pay attention to this unfamiliar doctor: "What's your name? Why haven't I seen you before?"
The imperial physician didn't know why he suddenly asked for his name, so he answered honestly, "My surname is Fu, and my courtesy name is Cang. I was admitted to the Imperial Hospital just last year."
Yinzhen asked briefly, "Is it a big deal if I only take one dose? Can I recover later?"
"Just one dose won't have much impact. You can recover, but the effect will only last for one or two hours. You will still feel the same pain afterwards." Doctor Fu still explained all the problems honestly.
Yinzhen nodded. He just wanted Fu Jin to wake up first. Otherwise, he was worried about her remaining unconscious. "Then I'll prescribe the prescription. I'll leave Fu Jin's recovery to you."
"I'll take my leave." Doctor Fu left.
After everyone left, Yinzhen slowly sat down beside Fu Jin's bed, reached out and held Fu Jin's hand. The warm and cool feeling of his touch made him begin to regain his perception of the outside world, and then he realized that his back was already wet.
Holding Fu Jin's hand and moving it gently, Yin Zhen whispered, "You may be angry, but how can you abuse your body like this?"
No one responded to him.
"What should I do to make you understand? Should I take my heart out to you?" The soft murmur dissipated in the stuffy room, and no one heard it.
Nanny Cheng came hurriedly and politely drove Yinzhen out. Yinzhen then stayed in the lobby until the medicine was boiled and brought over. He watched Qi Buchen drink it with his own eyes, then went to the study and sat there, waiting for the people in the room to wake up.
When Qi Buchen just opened her eyes, she was still a little confused about what day it was. It was not until she felt a dull pain in her stomach that she remembered everything.
...Oh no, I really dug my own grave this time.
Thinking of the overwhelming pain that she had never felt before, Qi Buchen wanted to cry but had no tears. She had originally just wanted to starve herself for a few days and make herself look a little haggard, so that she could play a trick on Yinzhen. But who would have thought that she forgot about her period and almost killed herself.
This time, there is no need to play the self-torture trick. Her pain couldn't be more real.
Woo woo woo, it’s all retribution.
Before she could finish crying in her heart, a man rushed in from outside and ran straight towards her in surprise: "Fujin, you're awake!"
Looking at the haggard face in front of him, Qi Buchen felt guilty and ashamed, but he stopped being angry and said obediently, "Yeah, I'm awake."
"It's good that you're awake, it's good that you're awake." Yinzhen's eyes were filled with joy and heartache. "Does it still hurt?"
His expression made Qi Buchen, who hadn't felt anything at first, suddenly feel aggrieved. The little girl curled her lips and misted in her eyes: "It hurts~"
Yinzhen's heart trembled suddenly, and he said incoherently: "It hurts, why does it still hurt? Didn't I take the medicine? What should I do, Doctor Fu!"
Doctor Fu stayed and waited. When he was called, he didn't come in. He said outside the room, "Fourth Prince, the medicine can only relieve the pain, it can't eliminate it. The wife's pain should be much less than before."
Qi Buchen didn't expect that there were outsiders. He felt a little embarrassed. Seeing Yinzhen's inquiring gaze, he nodded quickly: "Yes, it's much lighter." He didn't dare to act coquettishly anymore.
Yinzhen frowned. Even though the pain had eased considerably, Fu Jin was still in so much pain that she nearly cried. How would Fu Jin feel once the medicine wore off? The thought of Fu Jin's pale face ached in his heart, and he couldn't help but hesitate. Should he let Fu Jin drink two more doses?
Thinking of this, he said to Qi Buchen softly, "Just bear with it for now. I'll go out and ask the imperial physician how to relieve the symptoms."
Qi Buchen nodded obediently, and only glanced inside the room after he went out. He found that Baozhu and the others were gone, and there were only two unfamiliar maids serving them in the room.
"Where is Baozhu?" Qi Buchen asked.
The two maids looked at each other and replied timidly, "This servant cannot say anything."
Qi Buchen had a bad feeling in his heart: "What's going on?"
The two maids didn't dare to answer and knelt down in unison.
Qi Buchen was suffocated. She was not one to make things difficult for others. She knew that Yinzhen must have ordered them to do this. Her bad premonition intensified, and she said in an irritable tone, "Alright, get up."
The two maids stood up silently and continued to stand with their heads bowed.
Qi Buchen was about to ask Yinzhen to ask in person, but the voice of the imperial physician outside was a little louder: "Please forgive me, I can't do it."
"You!" Yinzhen's voice was annoyed.
Qi Buchen was afraid that he would vent his anger on others because of him, so he quickly shouted, "Master."
As soon as the voice fell, Yinzhen walked in quickly: "What's wrong? Is it in severe pain?"
Qi Buchen shook his head and ordered the two maids: "You go out and ask the imperial physician to go to the main hall to rest."
After everyone left, she stretched out her hand to Yinzhen. Yinzhen paused for a moment before stepping forward, taking her hand and sitting down beside the bed.
"What did the imperial physician say?" Qi Buchen picked a safe topic. She could sense that she didn't have any serious illness, it was just menstrual pain, so she asked openly.
Yinzhen held her hand and said, "The imperial physician said that you are in pain due to weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood, irregular work and rest, and invasion of cold air." He was too embarrassed to mention the word "menstruation" in front of his wife.
Qi Buchen had similar thoughts. She nodded and asked, "What did you say to the imperial physician just now?"
Yinzhen pursed his lips and said, "I'll ask him to prescribe you some painkillers with fewer side effects." He became a little angry as he spoke, "He said he couldn't do it without even thinking about it. I used to think he was pretty good, but it seems he's just a mediocre doctor who doesn't want to make any progress."
"Don't say that. I think this doctor is quite honest. It's better than prescribing a bunch of bitter medicine that has no effect." Qi Buchen shook his hand gently. "From what you said just now, I did drink the medicine. What's wrong with this medicine?"
Yinzhen was a little hesitant.
"Go on~" Qi Buchen shook their clasped hands again.
Yinzhen said, "It is said that it will affect future pregnancies."
Qi Buchen was silent for a while before asking, "Is it a big impact?"
"No." Yinzhen realized that she was overthinking it. "I only took one dose. It didn't have any effect. I just need to rest and heal."
Qi Buchen breathed a sigh of relief. She and Yinzhen had already faced enough tests, and she didn't want to create another obstacle because of her own suicidal behavior.
This is the obstacle that is most likely to cause a breakdown.
Thinking of this, Qi Buchen said: "Then don't drink the medicine. It's actually not that painful. I can bear it."
How could Yinzhen not know what she was thinking, and therefore felt even more distressed, but he had no choice but to hold back his words several times.
"By the way, why aren't Baozhu and the others here?"
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