Chapter 96 Thinking about other men in my arms, huh?
The old doctor wasn't sure.
He concentrated and carefully felt Xie Junlin's pulse for a while.
But after checking again, the result was the same.
Although the emperor in front of him was in a very bad condition, with signs of qi deficiency, blood stasis, and internal organ damage, he did not look healthy and long-lived, but he definitely did not look like he would not live long...
The old doctor glanced furtively at the emperor.
He thought that there were so many skilled doctors in the palace, and people said that the emperor didn't have much time left, so he should be cautious, otherwise he would get into trouble.
The old doctor asked cautiously, "May I ask your Majesty, what caused the injury today?"
Xie Junlin raised his eyes and looked at him, "You've eaten arsenic."
The old doctor's hands trembled with fear.
He looked at Xie Junlin's lips, which were slightly purple, and his face, which was pale and bloodless. He quickly turned Xie Junlin's fingers over to check his nails, and saw that the nail beds were a light bluish-gray color. His heart sank suddenly.
It was indeed a sign of poisoning.
No wonder the imperial doctors said that the emperor doesn’t have much time left!
Ordinary organ damage is not serious and can be healed in a year or two. However, the organ damage caused by the arsenic poison is difficult to cure and is irreversible damage!
Xie Junlin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the old doctor's face became more and more serious the more he examined him.
It was concealed.
He withdrew his hand, straightened his sleeves, and said slowly, "How is my health? Is it like the imperial doctors said, that I don't have much time left?"
The old doctor kowtowed and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, please forgive my incompetence. If it was just ordinary organ damage, it would not be serious. I could prescribe medicine for you to recuperate. But your organs were destroyed by the arsenic poison. In that case, I am afraid that only the Great Luo Immortal can save you."
Shen Yuanwei couldn't help but be shocked.
She asked the old doctor, "Is it really that serious? I see that the emperor is in good spirits, not out of breath or less talkative, and not weak in his limbs. Except for occasionally vomiting blood, he is like nothing happened. How could he not have much time left?"
The old doctor looked up at Shen Yuanwei.
He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, because the dosage of arsenic taken by the emperor was small and the imperial physician detoxified it in time, the arsenic did not completely damage the emperor's body at once, but only damaged the emperor's stomach and internal organs. Therefore, his limbs were not affected and he could move freely. But the emperor's internal organs were all damaged, just like the leaves scalded by boiling water. No matter how much treatment is done, the scalded leaves cannot be restored. Before long, the leaves will rot. The same is true for the emperor's internal organs damaged by the poison. They will slowly rot in the emperor's body. We mortals are afraid that we are powerless to save him..."
Shen Yuanwei stared at Xie Junlin in a daze.
Seeing that Xie Junlin's words and actions were not affected, she thought that this man was pretending...
But now even the doctor Xiao Lingzhao invited said so. Then, Xie Junlin probably doesn’t have much time left. Once his internal organs rot, he will die...
Xie Junlin glanced at Shen Yuanwei, clenched her fingers, and said to Xiao Lingzhao, "Send the doctor away."
Xiao Lingzhao bowed and accepted the order, then spread out his hands and asked the old doctor to leave.
When walking out of the room, Xiao Lingzhao turned around and looked at Xie Junlin deeply.
He followed the old doctor out of the courtyard and into the open square outside.
He lowered his voice and asked the old doctor, "Mr. Zhang, I have a question for you."
The old doctor bowed and said, "General, please speak."
Xiao Lingzhao whispered, "Just now I saw the old gentleman taking the emperor's pulse twice in succession, and he seemed to have some doubts about the emperor's pulse. Why is that?"
The old doctor hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to say anything.
Xiao Lingzhao asked again, "Old sir, let me ask you another way. You just said that if the emperor's internal organs were only damaged, it wouldn't be serious and he could take some medicine to recover. But the emperor's internal organs were damaged by the arsenic poison, so there is no medicine to cure it. If we assume that the emperor did not take arsenic, based on his current pulse, is it not fatal?"
The old doctor looked at Xiao Lingzhao in surprise.
The general is indeed perceptive.
He whispered, "Indeed, I just felt the emperor's pulse and found that he just had qi deficiency, blood stasis, and internal organ damage. He has a short life span, but he doesn't look like a dying person."
Xiao Lingzhao's heart sank.
The Emperor is really... pretending to be sick, right?
The old doctor looked at Xiao Lingzhao's face and said, "But I observed carefully again. The emperor's face is pale and bloodless, his lips are dark purple, and his fingernails are blue-gray. It is indeed a sign of poisoning."
Xiao Lingzhao frowned.
Was he poisoned or not?
He walked back and forth twice with his hands behind his back, and suddenly asked the old doctor, "If the emperor really took arsenic, how long does he have left?"
The old doctor said, "If the doctors are good and can keep the emperor alive, he may have another month or two. If the situation is not good, he may not survive for more than half a month."
Xiao Lingzhao asked the old doctor, "If he doesn't die in two months, it proves that he has never taken arsenic, right?"
The old doctor didn't dare to speak nonsense.
Xiao Lingzhao looked towards the bedroom with a serious look.
It seems that he doesn't need to verify whether the emperor has been poisoned. If the emperor dares to ask him to call a doctor, he will definitely not be able to find anything.
He just needs to wait for two months.
If the emperor is not dead after two months, then the so-called arsenic poisoning must be a deception to him and Yuan Wei.
Haha, the emperor thought that by pretending to be poisoned he could seize the opportunity and trick Yuan Wei into giving birth to a prince, but it was not certain whose child was in Yuan Wei's belly.
He will just wait for two months with the emperor.
He didn't want to confuse the royal bloodline, and he didn't want his children to inherit the Xie family's kingdom. But if the emperor let him down and deceived him like this, then why should he be loyal to the emperor?
…
In the bedroom.
Xie Junlin was ready to take a rest.
Although he did not take arsenic, the damage to his stomach and intestines was quite painful. In addition, he was a little tired after having to deal with Shen Yuanwei for a while.
Seeing Shen Yuanwei lying beside him, but looking towards the door, he flicked Shen Yuanwei's forehead and said, "Thinking about other men in my arms, huh?"
Shen Yuanwei withdrew her gaze.
She said, "I'm just worried about Xiao Lingzhao's illness. We just held hands for less than a cup of tea. He won't be able to hold on for much longer..."
Xie Junlin's eyebrows were indifferent, "He doesn't even think about saving himself, and you still want me to be soft-hearted and let him in to sleep next to you? I'm not such a generous person--"
As soon as Xie Junlin finished speaking, Chen Hai's voice came from the door.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report. It's about General Xiao..."
Xie Junlin frowned and looked towards the door.
Xiao Lingzhao?
Why did you ask Chen Hai to deliver the message if you didn't come yourself?
Don't you just want to sleep under his bed?
Xie Junlin snorted.
Thinking of the young man who was now standing in the courtyard, feeling the cold wind and enduring the discomfort of the violent power in his body, he wanted to come in and sleep under his bed but was afraid that he would not agree. He could only stand alone in the dark corner, bearing the fear and sadness that he could get sick at any time, holding on to a tiny bit of hope, and looking helplessly at his bedroom...
Xie Junlin sighed.
In front of his eyes, he recalled the time when he was fifteen years old and followed the Second Young Master Xiao to the Xiao family, and saw the scene of Xiao Lingzhao just being born. Such a small baby was stuffed into the Second Young Master Xiao's arms, crying loudly at him...
He remembered that the second son of the Xiao family had died in battle. He went to pay his respects and saw the little glutinous rice dumpling who had lost his brother sitting in the corner crying. He walked up to the little guy, who looked up at him with tears in his eyes, sobbing and pulling at the corner of his robe, "Brother Emperor, my brother is dead, and my brother will never come back..."
He thought of the young boy who had grown up little by little, becoming a brave and skilled general, bringing him victory reports time and time again, and finally becoming the general he trusted and relied on the most...
He rubbed his brow and sighed.
"Go call Xiao Lingzhao in and have him stand by my bed to protect me all night."
At the door, Chen Hai was stunned.
Chen Hai carefully pushed the door open a crack and said softly, "But Your Majesty, General Xiao has already left..."
Xie Junlin straightened up suddenly, "His broken body, no one will treat him after he leaves the palace, what is he going to do?"
Chen Hai whispered, "The general said that he didn't want to embarrass the emperor, so he returned to the Xiao Mansion to continue his previous life."
Xie Junlin's dark eyes narrowed.
Live the old days?
What day?
Will I continue to be imprisoned and chained?
Xie Junlin said angrily, "He is so presumptuous! I haven't even said I will ignore him yet, but he gave up first! Go get him back for me! If he doesn't come back, I will tie him up and bring him back for me!"
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