Chapter 435 Bribery
When Shen Qingtan heard that the imperial physician was coming, her face changed slightly. Without waiting for her to speak, he held her shoulders with both hands, pushed her down, and pulled the quilt to cover her.
Zhao Yi ordered, "Go and ask the imperial physician to come in and take the princess's pulse." Then he told Liu Yue, "Invite the imperial tutor to the study."
Liu Yue and Ting Xue followed orders and hurried to the front yard to call for help.
After a while, Tingxue came with the imperial physician.
Eunuch Liu came in right behind.
The moment Shen Qingtan saw Eunuch Liu, her heart was in her throat and she couldn't help but look at the elderly imperial physician.
The imperial physician did not look at Shen Qingtan, but bowed respectfully to them together with Eunuch Liu.
After Eunuch Liu finished his greetings, he said with a smile, "His Majesty is concerned about the princess's health, and has specifically instructed me to have a skilled imperial physician take your pulse."
Shen Qingtan's heart was in turmoil, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Your Majesty is so busy and ill, yet you still worry about me. I am deeply grateful."
After saying these words of thanks, she twitched the corners of her lips and said softly, "Then I'll have to trouble the imperial physician."
Shen Qingtan stretched his hand out from under the quilt.
The imperial physician put down the medicine box, took out a pulse pillow, and motioned Shen Qingtan to put his hand on it.
Zhao Yi covered Shen Qingtan's wrist with a handkerchief.
The imperial physician paused and looked sideways at Zhao Yi.
The two looked at each other and then looked away calmly.
The imperial physician held his breath and took Shen Qingtan's pulse.
Shen Qingtan curled up his other finger, staring at the ceiling of the tent, and could almost hear the sound of his heart beating.
Time seemed to be stretching longer and longer.
Just when she couldn't help but turn her gaze, the imperial physician withdrew his hand.
Shen Qingtan looked at the imperial physician's gray eyebrows, which were tightly furrowed, as if he had discovered something, and unconsciously held his breath.
Eunuch Liu glanced at Shen Qingtan and saw her pale face. He asked the imperial physician, "How is the princess' health?"
The imperial physician put the pulse pillow back into the medicine box and turned to look at Shen Qingtan.
Shen Qingtan was nervous and couldn't figure out what the imperial physician was thinking, so he looked at the imperial physician nervously.
"The princess's health is not good." The imperial physician sighed and shook his head slightly. "It's just that my medical skills are not very good, and I can't find out the exact reason."
Eunuch Liu trusted the imperial physician very much because this imperial physician was one of the imperial physicians of the Northern Qi Emperor.
He said, "What do you mean?"
The imperial physician said, "We need to continue observing the princess's condition. If the next few days are like today and we can't find anything, we'll have to seek help from another expert."
Eunuch Liu restrained his expression and looked at Shen Qingtan: "Princess..."
"Eunuch Liu, you don't have to worry." Shen Qingtan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "That's what Doctor Fang said when he took my pulse today." After a pause, she continued, "Perhaps there's nothing wrong with me. I've just been a little tired lately, so my pulse is weak. I'll rest well for a few days, and maybe I'll be able to recover."
At this point, Eunuch Liu didn't want to say much more: "You should take good care of yourself." Then, he said to Zhao Yi: "Your Highness, I will return to the palace to report to His Majesty."
Zhao Yi personally escorted Eunuch Liu out of the house, and Eunuch Liu got on the carriage first.
Before getting on the carriage, the imperial physician turned slightly to look at Zhao Yi, nodded slightly, and then got on the carriage.
Zhao Yi watched the carriage drive away, and just as he returned to the study in the front yard, he saw Yan Er staring at a painting hanging on the wall in a trance.
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