Imperial Physician Zhang lowered his head even further: "Your Majesty, there is no cure for the poison of the Ximu tree, especially for pregnant women. The poison must remain for the woman to recover; she will suffer from hemorrhage more than once. Even if the bleeding stops temporarily this time, it will continue uncontrollably until she bleeds to death!"
Zhou Changling suddenly froze. He didn't know what he should be doing. After a huge roar in his head, his mind went blank!
Zhou Changling's eyes were bloodshot as he grabbed Zhang Yuanpan by the neck: "Say it, this isn't true!"
Judge Zhang was choked so hard he started coughing violently, his breathing became rapid, his face turned bright red, and his lips turned purple. He was about to die!
With his last ounce of strength, Judge Zhang cried out in despair, "Your Majesty—cough cough—spare me!"
Just before Zhang Yuanpan was about to die on the spot, Zhou Changling withdrew his hand, because Li Lin's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, all the imperial physicians on duty at the Imperial Hospital have arrived. Shall we summon the officials?"
Zhou Changling released his grip on Zhang Yuanpan's hand, and his deep voice rang out: "Summon him."
Having received the Emperor's pardon, Judge Zhang immediately knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life!"
The imperial physicians cautiously entered, and almost immediately noticed the disheveled Physician Zhang. At that moment, everyone understood that if he couldn't be cured, they could expect their entire family to be wiped out!
Zhou Changling's eyes were like torches as he watched the imperial physicians examine Bai Lingxi's pulse. He desperately hoped to see a look of relief on each of their faces, and then report to his beloved Xi'er that she was alright, would wake up soon, and would stand before him in good health and full of life.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed.
After the imperial physicians took turns examining Zhou Changling's pulse, they all fell silent, kneeling tremblingly before him, their faces ashen, as if they had already decided where they would be buried.
Finally, after all the imperial physicians had taken the pulses, they should have discussed the prescription together, as is customary. However, this was *Xi Mu* poison, which couldn't be cured by medicine. Once poisoned, even a small wound would bleed uncontrollably, and a woman's monthly menstruation...?
Zhou Changling's heart sank to the bottom. His face was ashen, and everyone looked at him with fear, shrinking up like quails, afraid of being implicated at any moment.
Finally, it was Imperial Physician Jing, who was specifically assigned to examine Zhou Changling's pulse, who stepped forward and reported to Zhou Changling: "Your Majesty, the Empress has been poisoned by the poison of the Evening Wood. This poison has a strange fragrance. It is harmless to ordinary people, but pregnant women who smell it will have premature birth. Moreover, the effect of this fragrance is a hundred times stronger when it comes into contact with blood, causing signs of postpartum hemorrhage."
At this point, Imperial Physician Jing's tone became more serious: "This is a poison specifically designed to target pregnant women; those who use this poison are extremely malicious."
Zhou Changling narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had thought of something. That's right, he thought of Zhao Xueqi, who had inexplicably appeared here. It seemed that he had smelled a pungent fragrance when he passed by her.
However, now is not the time to assign blame. Zhou Changling quickly asked the other party, "Is there an antidote for this poison?"
Imperial Physician Jing shook his head: "Your Majesty, there is no cure for this poison. Even if the bleeding stops this time, the Empress will still suffer a hemorrhage the next time she bleeds."
Zhou Changling's expression was filled with grief, and despair was almost consuming him: "Is there really no other way?"
Imperial Physician Jing, seeing the Emperor's grief-stricken state, sighed inwardly, "Your Majesty, I can only try my best to stop the Empress's bleeding with hemostatic herbs each time, but if the hemostatic herbs are used too often, their effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and then the Empress..."
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