Chapter 273: Not Sick
In Changqiu Pavilion, the Seventh Prince just fell asleep.
He woke up crying early this morning, but there was no major movement. I don't know where he was feeling unwell. I called the imperial physician, but he couldn't say anything.
I finally fed him the milk, but he still vomited.
I fell into a deep sleep at this moment, and I didn't know what happened.
Han Xiaoyi was in confinement and was in a very bad condition. It was not easy for her to have a premature birth, and now she looked like she was seriously ill.
"What's going on, Doctor Liu? Please give me a definite answer. What disease it is? How to treat it? Give me an answer, give me a rule." Han Xiaoyi was extremely nervous.
Doctor Liu sighed, "Xiaoyi, the Seventh Prince is not ill."
"How could this happen if there's no illness?" Han Xiaoyi asked anxiously.
"Xiaoyi, the Seventh Prince is just too weak. He can't eat, and even if he eats, he can't digest it. We can only take care of him. The older he gets, the better he will be. Once he can eat well, he will be fine." Doctor Liu sighed.
It's not true to say that the child is not sick. None of his internal organs are in good shape.
But if you say there is a disease, as long as the child can continue to grow and eat, he will gradually become stronger.
Unlike other children, at least he could have lived a few more years and would not die now.
But the problem is, he can't eat it.
After sending Doctor Liu away, Han Xiaoyi sat there in a daze. Could she still save the child? Because the child was so weak, Empress Dowager Feng had not paid any attention to her recently.
The Seventh Prince slept restlessly, but he cried very quietly.
Han Xiaoyi returned to the inner room and looked at the kitten-like child, tears streaming down her face.
"Son, please get better. I can't stand you taking so much trouble with me." As she said this, she fell to the ground.
Taiji had just walked a short distance when he was called back.
Han Xiaoyi was too depleted. Forcing herself to preserve the pregnancy was already detrimental to her vitality. Now during the confinement period, she had been frightened several times by the baby. How could she get better?
Not to mention his poor health, if he continues like this, even the adults will be in danger.
Doctor Liu sighed and prescribed some medicine.
He deeply regretted listening to Empress Dowager Feng and taking over this mess. He thought he could benefit from it, but now he is stuck in the mud.
Han Xiaoyi is an adult after all, and after taking some tonic medicine for a few days, she feels better.
But the Seventh Prince was still half-dead. Even when he was one month old, he had not grown much.
Because the child was weak and no full-month celebration was held, everyone gave him some gifts.
Chang Qiuxuan did dress up, but the child would be in trouble if the wind blew, so who would dare to come and congratulate him?
What if you breathe too hard and get blown to death?
Thus, the seventh prince’s full moon passed in a lukewarm manner.
In Cuiyunxuan, Shen Chuliu sighed as she heard no movement from the other side. "Although the Sixth Prince's full moon celebration wasn't a big one at that time, it wasn't like this either. The Seventh Prince is also pitiful."
"It's also because the Seventh Prince is weak and can't bear it. The Emperor said that we won't hold the full month celebration until he's one year old." Zi Rui said.
Shen Chuliu nodded and thought to himself, can this child survive to the age of one?
It turned out that she wasn't overthinking.
As the twelfth lunar month approached, the weather grew colder. Although the imperial city was not so cold that water would freeze into ice, it was still bitterly cold.
There are children in Cuiyunxuan, so the expenses are naturally not less. Silver thread and carbon are used all day long, so the mother and daughter don't need to wear too thick clothes.
With such a child in Changqiuxuan, the emperor naturally gave him many rewards.
The silver carbon was burned in the same way, but the problem was that the child couldn't stand the dryness, otherwise he would cough incessantly.
The eighth day of the first lunar month is the Queen’s birthday. Last year’s celebration was not a good one, so this year the Emperor held a grand celebration.
However, there were still some people who could not attend, such as Meng Baolin, who fell ill at the beginning of winter, and Han Xiaoyi.
It was on the night of Laba that the Seventh Prince became ill.
A tiny person, as small as a burning charcoal.
They hurriedly called the imperial physician, but Doctor Liu was already unable to help, so they could only ask the Imperial Medical Bureau to send someone else.
Qi Yixiu was in Fengzao Palace and asked someone to call the two imperial physicians over.
Several imperial physicians in Changqiu Pavilion looked at each other in bewilderment, at a loss as to what to do.
The skinny child couldn't take medicine, and the only way to reduce fever was by cold compress.
I don’t even dare to wipe it because my belly is so thin that I can see my internal organs.
But for a child this young, there is no need to think about using cold compresses to reduce fever, he can't handle it.
Unless there is some elixir for the Seventh Prince to take, nothing will work.
He asked the wet nurse to feed him antipyretic medicine bowl by bowl, but the Seventh Prince could not drink a single sip of milk.
Finally, the imperial physician was at a loss and could only ask the wet nurse to squeeze out her milk and mix it with medicine to feed the child.
I can't even drink one sip out of ten.
It took the whole night.
The fever finally subsided at dawn, but the Seventh Prince was still motionless.
Still alive, but dying soon.
There was chaos in Changqiuxuan.
Someone has already gone to invite the emperor, fortunately the emperor will not attend the court today.
Soon, he arrived with the queen.
Shen Chuliu, who lived nearby, came back early this time. Because the greetings were cancelled today, she had just finished dressing up.
One after another, the concubines in the harem arrived.
No one dared to say anything, as they were just waiting for the Seventh Prince to die.
The Seventh Prince stopped crying last night when he had a high fever. He had no strength left. Now it was hard for him to even breathe.
Han Xiaoyi didn't even dare to hug him and just asked him to lie there.
However, the fever was high at first, then subsided, and now the child hasn’t gone to bed yet, but the temperature is not high either.
After a long time, the chief imperial physician, Doctor Zhang, stepped forward to check the seventh prince's breathing, then knelt down.
"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince is gone."
Everyone knelt down hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."
Qi Yixiu looked at the small figure on the couch for a long time and said, "Give him a proper burial according to the etiquette for a prince. Send someone to tell the two Empress Dowagers, and speak slowly so as not to scare them."
"Han Xiaoyi, you have no talent or virtue, and you are not worthy of being the emperor's concubine. Even though you gave birth to the seventh prince, you could not keep him healthy. You should be hanged. I, considering that you gave birth, will demote you to the lowest rank and allow you to change your clothes. You are not allowed to sleep with me."
Han Xiaoyi didn't have the strength to refute a single word after hearing these words.
He just lay there exhausted on the couch, looking at the child who had already died.
"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. The Seventh Prince is sick and weak, so it would be better for him to go so that he won't suffer. There are many princes and princesses in the palace. From the Second Prince to the Sixth Prince, they are all healthy and good children. The princesses are also in good health. Now Wen Xiaoyi and Yu Xiaoyi are pregnant, and they must be healthy and good children. Your Majesty should take care of yourself." The Queen advised.
Qi Yixiu bent down and helped the queen up: "Everyone stand up."
Everyone stood up.
"It's freezing cold, so take good care of the children. It's unlucky for Han Xiaoyi, so move out of Changqiuxuan immediately. Clean this place inside and out." The queen said indifferently.
Someone immediately said yes.
The Queen then advised the Emperor to return to Taiji Palace, saying that she would take care of the aftermath.
In fact, there is nothing much to do with a child this young, and the palace is not allowed to keep him there for even a single day.
It was delivered in just half a morning.
(End of this chapter)
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