The imperial physician carefully considered his words and said, "The Second Madam has excessive heart fire and liver fire stagnation. Although her pulse is subtle and not very obvious under the fetus's pulse, it can still be detected through careful examination."
Xue Zhi's face darkened, "You check the Second Madam's pulse every few days, why haven't you mentioned it before?"
The doctor apologized hurriedly in a panic, "Many women have such symptoms during pregnancy. I used to think that the Second Madam was just upset due to the inconveniences in her life, but judging from the current situation, the Second Madam seems..." "
Seems like what?"
"It seems like the emotional stagnation before delivery. Although this is not a disease, many pregnant women will develop various diseases because of this emotional stagnation..." The doctor felt more and more guilty as he spoke, and quietly looked at Xue Zhi's face. Although he had been in the mansion of Duke Qing for many years, he followed his father to practice medicine when he was young. He had seen pregnant women develop anorexia, world-weariness and even suicide due to this mental illness during pregnancy... Of course, there were also people who only had mental illness during pregnancy and recovered without medicine after giving birth...
Faced with Xue Zhi's questioning, he couldn't hide it, so he had to tell him about the several cases of illness he had seen.
The two of them talked as they arrived at the pharmacy. Xue Zhi's face was so cold that it could freeze. He dismissed everyone and looked at the doctor and said word by word: "No matter what method is used, the second wife must not be allowed to get into trouble!"
The doctor's forehead was already sweating. This was a difficult and complicated disease, and it had not yet developed. It was really difficult to prescribe the right medicine. He did not dare to be arrogant, so he could only say: "I will do my best. But second master, do you think we should ask the imperial physician to take a look..."
Xue Zhi nodded, "Of course."
After talking to the doctor, Xue Zhi went to Changfeng Garden.
Not long after Princess Guihe got up, the second-class maid who was guarding the corridor came in to pass on the message.
Princess Guihe was surprised and asked Qiurui, "Isn't it a duty day today? Why is he here?"
Qiurui said, "I don't know, but judging from the expression of the Second Master, it seems that there is something important."
Princess Guihe asked someone to call Xue Zhi in, and asked Qiurui to set up breakfast.
Xue Zhi strode into the room.
Princess Guihe joked, "Why are you not staying in the room with your wife so early in the morning and running to my place?"
Xue Zhi bowed to her and sat down without saying a word.
Princess Guihe saw his frown and put away her joking expression. She asked Qiurui not to rush to set up breakfast and then asked everyone to leave.
After everyone left, Princess Guihe and Xue Zhi were the only ones left in the room.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Xue Zhi chose his words carefully and said, "Axiu, she doesn't seem to be well."
Princess Guihe raised her eyebrows and immediately asked, "Not well? What's wrong? What did the doctor say? But the baby in her belly..."
Xue Zhi shook his head and slowly relayed what Doctor Zheng Renhe said to Princess Guihe.
Princess Guihe frowned after hearing this, "Isn't this... a bit groundless? Don't be anxious, there is no conclusion yet. Ah Xiu usually looks very open-minded, and I don't think she would have such a mental illness."
Xue Zhi said gloomily, "It is because she usually looks very open-minded that her mentality seems particularly strange now. Before, when Ah Shao was injured, she couldn't sleep at night, and had to visit him twice a night before she could fall asleep. Later, when her father-in-law took the imperial examination, she was even more nervous and couldn't sleep or eat... Sister-in-law, do you think a healthy person would have these anxious and nervous symptoms?"
Princess Guihe pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
Which family in the world has the most women? Of course it is the palace.
Princess Guihe grew up in the palace, and she usually spends the most time with women. Many concubines in the palace get pregnant every year, but many of them fail to give birth safely. Even those who are lucky enough to give birth to princes and princesses end up dying in depression.
After Xue Zhi said this, Princess Guihe also became worried...
Both of them were silent. Although it is still impossible to confirm the diagnosis with current medical methods, if Zheng Xiu gets pregnant...
After a while, Xue Zhi said with difficulty: "Sister-in-law, if Ah Xiu didn't have this child, would it not be..."
"You are crazy!" Princess Guihe was surprised, "You want to give up your child for an illness that cannot be confirmed?"
Xue Zhi hugged his head in pain, "I don't know... I, I am confused now. But I dare not think that if Ah Xiu gets into trouble because of this child..."
Princess Guihe stroked Xue Zhi's head like coaxing a child, "Okay, Ah Zhi, it's okay, I'm here, even if Ah Xiu gets a serious disease, I will go to the palace to ask for a few highly skilled doctors, there will always be a solution."
Xue Zhi didn't say anything, but the expression on his face became more and more painful.
Princess Guihe looked at him with softer eyes. Xue Zhi in front of her seemed to have returned to his childhood, and when he encountered any difficulties, he would come to her for help with a sad face. But this time, the situation was more difficult than any other time.
Zheng Xiu had finished her breakfast, but Xue Zhi had not come back yet.
Thinking that he was just going to get some medicine, it would not take that long, she asked Ming Hui to go to the pharmacy to check.
Not long after Ming Hui left, Xue Zhi came back.
"Why did you take so long?" Zheng Xiu asked worriedly, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Xue Zhi had adjusted his mood and smiled casually, "What could it be? I went to get some medicine. I thought I hadn't visited my sister-in-law for a few days, so I went to Changfeng Garden."
Zheng Xiu frowned and grumbled, "You too, you're sick and running around. It's so windy outside, won't your headache get worse? Besides, the princess's health isn't particularly good. You went there rashly and passed the disease on to her, what if you didn't?"
Xue Zhi listened to her grumbling patiently and smiled softly, "Okay, I know, I was wrong. I won't do it again next time, okay?"
Zheng Xiu nodded and asked Bai Zhu to boil the medicine first.
Soon, the soup for both of them was served.
Zheng Xiu watched Xue Zhi drink it first, then she picked up her own bowl of medicine.
She had been taking pregnancy-maintaining medicine all the time, and after drinking it for a long time, she was almost used to the taste.
But as soon as she took the medicine today, she felt something was wrong. The medicines she had taken in the past were mostly bitter, but today's medicine tasted a little sour. She took two sips and put down the bowl of medicine.
"Why don't you drink it all in one breath? The medicine should be drunk while it's hot to work." Xue Zhi looked at her with concern.
Zheng Xiu looked at the medicine bowl curiously and said, "Why does the medicine taste different today?" She would not pay attention to these things at other times, but it is different now. As she spoke, she looked at Xue Zhi, waiting to hear what he would say.
Xue Zhi didn't expect Zheng Xiu to be able to taste the difference in the medicine, so he could only bite the bullet and make up a story: "Maybe the doctor added or subtracted one or two herbs, don't think too much about it."
"No," Zheng Xiu said firmly: "The previous pharmacy was improved after consultation between the doctor and the princess's female doctor. Today the doctor just came to take a safe pulse. If the prescription was changed, there is no reason not to discuss it with the female doctor and not to tell us..." She became more and more nervous as she spoke, and suddenly stood up and said: "Azhi, is there anyone who wants to harm our child? So they changed my medicine?"
After that, without waiting for Xue Zhi to answer, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, ran to the copper basin for washing hands, and began to vomit, trying to spit out the two mouthfuls of medicine she had just drunk.
Xue Zhi hurried over to hug her, constantly comforting her: "It's okay, Ah Xiu, it's okay, I'm here. No one wants to harm our child... I remember that the doctor mentioned today that the prescription should be changed, but I forgot to tell you..."
Zheng Xiu stopped belching and coughed for a while. Xue Zhi hurriedly patted her back and asked the maid to change the hot water.
"Drink some water first, don't worry, don't worry."
Zheng Xiu took a few sips from the teacup, and then she felt a lot better in her stomach.
Xue Zhi was really not scared. He never thought that Zheng Xiu would have such a violent stress reaction because the taste of the medicine changed slightly.
Zheng Xiu's emotions gradually calmed down. She held Xue Zhi's hand tightly and confirmed with him again and again: "Did the doctor really change the medicine? And you forgot?"
Xue Zhi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Ah Xiu, it's true. The doctor mentioned it to me, and I hurried to Changfeng Garden and didn't remember it. I just remembered it when you mentioned it just now. No one wants to harm you..."
Zheng Xiu let out a long sigh, "That's good, that's good..."
Xue Zhi helped her sit down on the kang.
Zheng Xiu smiled apologetically, "I was too nervous."
Xue Zhi sighed lightly and couldn't help saying, "If I had known that this child would make you so nervous, I would definitely..."
"What are you sure of?" Zheng Xiu immediately said, "The child is here, it's fate, Ah Zhi, don't say that. He will be unhappy if he hears that." Her expression became unusually gentle, and she stroked her bulging belly and continued, "I didn't understand what maternal love was before. I heard that some mothers are willing to sacrifice their lives for their children. I admire them in my heart, but I find it difficult to understand. After all, survival is human instinct. But now that I have him, I think I can do it too..."
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