The simple wing of the Imperial Hospital had no inner or outer rooms, it was just a connecting room.
When the emperor entered the room, everyone saw him. They quickly held their breath, calmed themselves down, and came to the bedside to examine the child together.
The emperor sat down on the chair and did not move forward.
He doesn't know any medicine, and would just cause trouble if he went there. It would be better for him to be the mainstay here.
Hu Xinglin's head was covered in sweat and his heart was filled with anxiety.
Because he didn't know why the baby, who was as healthy as a calf when he was born, suddenly became like this in less than two nights?
The big hands first pulled open the swaddling clothes to check if the child's hands and feet were as yellow as his face. Then they checked the feet, and then pulled open the clothes to look at the chest...
Without exception, a whole yellow man!
Hu Xinglin's heart skipped a beat, and with trembling hands, he finally opened the child's eyes to look at the pupils.
"Ah——" He was so scared after just one glance that he let go of his hand, took two steps back and almost fell to the ground.
Yellow, it’s also yellow!
Could this be...
Hu Xinglin thought of something, his heart completely chilled, and his face turned as pale as a ghost.
Zhou was already nervous, and seeing this, she was even more frightened. She stepped forward and hugged the child tightly in her arms, tears streaming down her face. "What's wrong? What happened? My child... is he okay?"
Hu Xinglin froze beside the couch without reacting.
But the panicked expressions of the other imperial doctors amidst the uproar in the room undoubtedly explained everything!
"This, this, this...even the eyes are yellow?"
"Golden Toad Syndrome! It's a curse, it's ominous! Do you remember what happened to the Cheng family three years ago? It's exactly the same! They gave birth to three children in a row, and all of them were fine on the day they were born, but within two or three days, their skin quickly turned golden and they died!"
"You mean..."
Everyone looked at each other and suddenly fell silent.
After all, the affairs of the Cheng family were a hot topic at the time, and everyone in the capital knew about it. Moreover, after the three children died mysteriously in the same way, this noble family that was on the rise suddenly declined rapidly!
First, Mrs. Cheng couldn't bear the blow and hanged herself, then Old Master Cheng and Old Lady Cheng died of illness one after another, leaving only Cheng Yin.
The ambitious scholar who had won the imperial examination could not bear the family changes, so he resigned from his official position and left the sad capital.
After that, no one paid attention to him anymore, but there were rumors that he seemed to have become a monk.
Of course, this is not important. What is important is that since then, people in Beijing have called this disease of severe jaundice in newborns that can lead to death "Golden Toad Disease."
No medicine can help.
Even large amounts of anti-jaundice drugs have no effect.
The child will eventually turn into gold and then stop breathing.
"Alas, it is God's will. It's not that we don't want to save him, but that we can't save him!"
"Let's go and report to the Emperor."
The imperial doctors turned around helplessly, their heads down, and their sympathetic glances fell on Zhou and the child countless times.
Zhou burst into tears and knelt on the ground, "My Lords, my Lords, please don't leave. Please save my son..."
"Madam, Golden Toad Disease is a terminal illness and cannot be cured. Please accept my condolences."
Zhou didn't want to hear this. She turned around and placed the child on the couch, then held the doctor's legs tightly and refused to let go. "No, no, my child is fine, how could he get the golden toad disease? Besides, I don't know what the golden toad disease is. I only agreed to it because Doctor Hu helped me and guaranteed that my child and I would be safe.
"Is it... is it because he used the moxa fumigation method to harm my child like this? Wuuwuwu, I don't understand. The child's father had an accident at work, and the child is posthumous. I, I lost my husband, and I can't lose my child..."
The more people listened, the more they shook their heads. What a pitiful woman.
But there is nothing they can do.
I have never heard of anyone who has the ability to save a child with golden toad syndrome.
The room was dead silent, with only Zhou's crying as the sound.
She was heartbroken and turned around to grab Hu Xinglin. "It's all your fault. You killed my child. I'm going to kill you and avenge my child!"
Hu Xinglin subconsciously dodged, but was also provoked by Zhou, and his heart was hardened. He was no longer afraid, and his temper flared up. He pushed Zhou away and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would this imperial physician want to harm your child?!
"If it weren't for me, the imperial physician, you would have miscarried at five or six months. Now that you've given birth to your child and are reunited with him, shouldn't you be grateful to me, the imperial physician?
"As for this Golden Toad Syndrome, ha, haven't you heard them say it's been around since ancient times, and it's not just your case! Could it be that the Cheng family, who gave birth to three children with Golden Toad Syndrome in a row, also had it because the pregnant woman used moxa during pregnancy? Ridiculous!"
Yes! This matter has nothing to do with him.
He only guarantees a safe birth. If the child is sick, what does it have to do with him?
However, there were people present who disliked Hu Xinglin and deliberately attacked him.
"Isn't what Doctor Hu said accurate? Fumigation with moxa doesn't necessarily cause golden toad syndrome, but does that mean it definitely won't? In short, the child can't be saved now. This means that Doctor Hu's so-called pregnancy-preserving plan for the safety of both mother and child is unreliable!"
Fumigating pregnant women with mugwort to protect the fetus is not a medical secret, and many doctors actually know it.
But why don’t people use it? It’s because this method is too evil, even against nature and human ethics, and against heaven. It is one of the taboo treatment methods. It should not be used lightly unless it is absolutely necessary.
Otherwise, causing any terrible consequences would be tantamount to digging one's own grave.
In the past two years, a family gave birth to a monster baby because they forced themselves to use moxa to protect the fetus. This harmed not only the pregnant woman but also the family's medical career.
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