The Imperial Noble Consort felt that instead of letting them speculate wildly, it would be better to summon Physician Liu and get to the bottom of things!
"Banxia, go and fetch Physician Liu!" the Imperial Noble Consort said to Banxia.
"Yes, this servant will go right away!" Banxia replied.
Soon, Physician Liu arrived at Chengqian Palace.
"Your Majesty, where do you feel unwell?" Physician Liu asked.
"I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong with it!"
Seeing this, Physician Liu did not ask any further questions and directly took the pulse of the Imperial Noble Consort.
After examining you, Physician Liu reported, "Your Majesty, you are fine. You have just been overworked recently. I will prescribe a few prescriptions to help you recover."
"Thank you for your trouble, Physician Liu!" He Xue said to Physician Liu.
"Your Highness is too kind. This is what I should do!"
"Imperial Physician Liu, how is the Crown Prince's pulse lately? He hasn't returned to Yuqing Palace for some time! I don't know much about it either!" He Xue continued to ask.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is in perfect health!" Imperial Physician Liu completely failed to notice the probing look in He Xue's eyes.
"That's good!" He Xue said with a relaxed expression.
"He Zhu, what was your purpose in going to see Physician Liu today?" He Xue suddenly asked.
"He Zhu is looking for..." Physician Liu suddenly realized and looked at He Xue in shock.
He Xue was looking at Physician Liu with a smile.
"Your Highness, you're trying to trick me! I haven't been on guard against you at all!" Physician Liu said with a smile.
"Thank you so much, Physician Liu, for trusting me!"
The Imperial Noble Consort also said to Physician Liu, "Physician Liu, since you've already said what you wanted to say, please finish what you have to say!"
Imperial Physician Liu looked at the Imperial Noble Consort and He Xue with some difficulty, "Your Majesty, Crown Princess, Your Majesty, I..."
"Imperial Physician Liu, did the Crown Prince instruct you not to tell anyone?" He Xue asked.
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your understanding!" Physician Liu said, bowing.
"Doctor Liu, thank you too soon. Since I've asked you to come here, it's to find out what happened!" He Xue said, looking at Doctor Liu with a half-smile.
"Imperial Physician Liu, could it be that the Crown Prince is ill?" the Imperial Noble Consort asked.
"No, Your Majesty!"
"Imperial Physician Liu, I'm not threatening you. Do you really want me to report this to Father Emperor before you'll tell me?" He Xue said sharply.
"Your Majesty, I dare not. It's just that the Crown Prince specifically instructed that this matter must not be known to anyone else!" Physician Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Imperial Physician Liu, you should know that I am the Crown Princess, not the other person the Crown Prince mentioned!" He Xue said slyly.
"Imperial Physician Liu, He Xue is also worried about the Crown Prince. You should let her know!" The Imperial Noble Consort also advised from the side. If it weren't for the fact that Imperial Physician Liu was one of her people, she wouldn't be wasting her time dealing with him.
Physician Liu seemed to have made a great decision, and then said, "Your Majesty, Crown Princess, since that's the case, I won't hide anything anymore."
"To speak frankly, I've watched the Crown Princess grow up, and I also hope that you and the Crown Prince can be happy. I've witnessed the Crown Prince's feelings for you, and he didn't intentionally try to hide this from you!"
Hearing Physician Liu's words, He Xue's heart clenched. What exactly was the Crown Prince hiding from her?
Physician Liu paused, as if making a decision, and said, "The Crown Prince previously sought me out and asked me to prepare a contraceptive decoction for him!"
"What did you say?" He Xue stood up immediately after hearing this.
The Imperial Noble Consort was also very shocked.
"Imperial Physician Liu, are you sure?" the Imperial Noble Consort asked uncertainly.
"Your Majesty, this matter was personally entrusted to us by the Crown Prince, there can be no mistake!" said Physician Liu.
He Xue couldn't understand why the Crown Prince was doing this. Didn't the Crown Prince want to have a child with her?
"Imperial Physician Liu, do you know why the Crown Prince did this?" He Xue asked with a somber expression.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is worried about your health. The poisoning you suffered last time caused great damage to your body, so the Crown Prince does not want you to become pregnant too soon."
"The Crown Prince was worried that drinking the contraceptive soup would harm your health, so he drank it himself!" said Physician Liu.
Hearing Physician Liu's words, He Xue felt a mix of emotions. She was touched because the Crown Prince was considerate of her in every way, but she was also dissatisfied with him. How could the Crown Prince make such a decision on his own?
"Does anyone else know about this?" Kazuyuki asked calmly.
"No one else knows this except me. The Crown Prince specifically instructed that it must not be spread outside," Physician Liu replied.
After a moment of contemplation, He Xue said, "Doctor Liu, we must not make today's events public."
The Crown Prince's future medication will be changed to a tonic, but the Crown Prince must not know this!
"This..." Physician Liu didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"Doctor Liu, do as He Xue said! If the Crown Prince finds out, just say it was my idea!"
"Your subject understands," Physician Liu replied respectfully.
"Doctor Liu, I have another question to ask you, and I hope you can tell me the truth!" He Xue said to Doctor Liu.
"Your Highness, please ask! I dare not conceal anything!"
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