The emperor was visibly happy; he couldn't hide it.
Sheng Zixi was speechless as she watched this scene.
Surely not? Su Wenyuan is sick, yet she makes him this happy? It seems the Emperor truly can't do anything about her.
The Emperor swallowed the pill in one gulp, feeling refreshed. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, "Doesn't the Prince Chen's residence have a physician? Why bother finding an imperial physician from the palace?"
Coincidentally, Hua Ling also wants to know the answer to this question.
As soon as he received the news, he rushed to Su Wenyuan and questioned her.
"You're like a quack doctor who's been used and discarded, like a donkey that's been used and then discarded. Sheng Jingyu, you don't need to pretend anymore. The Prince Chen's mansion doesn't need me anymore, so I'm just a quack doctor, huh? I'll see what's wrong with you, and I even had to call the imperial physicians from the palace!" Hua Ling complained, rolling her eyes.
Su Wenyuan laughed and said, "Look at how petty you are. You've come at just the right time. Have you figured out the symptoms I mentioned last time?"
Su Wenyuan observed the Emperor's symptoms and behavior little by little.
The exact nature of the illness was known only to the emperor and the imperial physicians.
Su Wenyuan summoned the imperial physicians so that they could speak with Hua Ling again; since they were all doctors, communication would be easier.
Hua Ling suddenly realized what was happening and obediently sat down.
He's been busy making pharmaceuticals lately and hasn't been paying attention to what's going on outside.
After the imperial physicians arrived, Su Wenyuan did not let them take her pulse, but instead asked about the condition of the two newly arrived imperial physicians.
The two imperial physicians came from different backgrounds. One came from a family that had practiced medicine for generations, and his ancestors had served as imperial physicians. The other was recommended by a local official. Both of them entered the Imperial Medical Academy through the normal selection process.
The Imperial Medical Academy has its own system for selecting personnel, similar to the imperial examinations, with multiple levels of testing. That person from a prominent family went through these multiple levels of testing before finally being able to enter the Imperial Medical Academy this year.
Another candidate was recommended by a local official, which saved him some trouble, but he still had to take the exam.
The two came from completely different backgrounds, and their medical skills were both decent.
However, he gained the emperor's favor as soon as he entered the Imperial Hospital, which made the other imperial physicians dissatisfied.
"Their medical skills were absolutely fine at first, but lately, the Emperor only trusts them and won't let the other imperial physicians near him, this..."
The two imperial physicians exchanged a glance, both seeing the difficulty in each other's eyes.
They shouldn't have said that; it could easily get them into trouble.
But the actions of those two were hardly those of a doctor.
"The princess probably doesn't know yet, but they have already started refining the elixir, and the emperor has already taken some."
"At first, they just made the medicine into pills for the emperor's convenience, but now, it doesn't look like they're making medicine at all, it looks like they're refining elixirs."
Su Wenyuan's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment. Was this a common ailment among most emperors?
He was just treating an illness and taking medicine, how did it turn into alchemy? He wants to cultivate immortality!
Hua Ling was also puzzled and asked in confusion, "Don't you check or verify the medicine given to the Emperor?"
The imperial physician said, "We want to investigate! But His Majesty has personally decreed that their prescriptions must be kept secret, so we cannot examine them or observe their medicine-making process."
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