The Crown Prince personally examined the Imperial Physician Su, and no matter how unwilling the second branch of the Su family was, they dared not openly obstruct him.
Su Lao Er's medical skills were mediocre; he only held a position in the Imperial Hospital's pharmacy and rarely had the opportunity to meet important people.
Seeing Xie Tingzhou now, I felt incredibly conflicted.
The fact that the Crown Prince came to the Su family to treat the old man's illness is an honor for the Su family. As a member of the Su family, he also feels proud and can be looked up to by others.
But he promised the Li family that he wouldn't let the old man receive treatment. Compared to the Crown Prince and the Li family, anyone without a brain would know to choose the Crown Prince.
But he was afraid that if the Crown Prince cured the old man, the old man would eat him after learning the truth.
"It is my father's good fortune and the Su family's honor to have received a personal consultation from Your Highness. However, my father's condition is not good, and I am worried that the illness may be passed on to Your Highness."
He hunched over, following beside Xie Tingzhou, trying to persuade him.
Xie Tingzhou paused slightly and looked at Su Yanwan. "What he said makes sense. Miss Su, please wait for me outside to avoid catching the illness."
Before Su Yanwan could say anything, Xie Tingzhou looked at Su Lao Er with a deep gaze and said, "You must treat Miss Su well. If anything happens to her, you will be held accountable."
Su Yanwan's slight displeasure at not being able to enter the house with him vanished instantly.
She felt that the Crown Prince cared about her, which was why he was reluctant to let her into the ward and why he was so strict with the Su family.
Su Lao Er thought the same way; if he wanted to dissuade Xie Tingzhou, he had to settle Su Yanwan first.
In the short time that was spent there, Xie Tingzhou had already entered the room of Imperial Physician Su, while Yu Nie personally led a group of people to guard the door.
Xie Tingzhou entered the room, glanced at the old man on the bed, sat down by the bedside, and said, "Imperial Physician Su, it's been a long time!"
He has not seen Imperial Physician Su since returning to the capital. The last time they met was during the autumn hunt.
The old man on the bed opened his eyes, saw that it was Xie Tingzhou, and hurriedly tried to get up to pay his respects.
Xie Tingzhou raised his hand to stop him, "No need for formalities."
Then he got straight to the point, "Does Imperial Physician Su know anything about Physician Su?"
"This old minister knows little about it."
He woke up after taking the medicine Ye Zhen had stolen that day. When he woke up, he saw his granddaughter kneeling in front of his bed. She told him about the Li family's scheme and how his second son had forbidden his granddaughter from treating him.
He was so angry that he wanted to stomp his second son to death on the spot, but his granddaughter knelt in front of him and begged him to continue pretending to be unconscious.
But he wasn't sure what his granddaughter's purpose was or what she was planning to do.
Xie Tingzhou then told Physician Su about what had happened at the charity hall that day, "Physician Su wants to annul the engagement. Are you willing to go to the Li family on her behalf to break off the engagement?"
Upon seeing this, Imperial Physician Su gave a wry smile and said, "This old minister is willing."
You have to agree whether you want to or not.
An outsider's perspective is often clear. After thinking about what happened at the charity hall today, he concluded that his granddaughter had schemed against the Li family in order to annul the engagement.
However, his granddaughter did not tell him beforehand and even asked him to pretend to be unconscious, which shows that she did not trust him enough and was afraid that he would not easily break off the engagement with the Li family for the sake of the family's interests.
But now that she has summoned the Crown Prince, he doesn't need to consider the pros and cons.
Because there was no other choice.
Otherwise, it would not only disappoint the granddaughter, but also anger the crown prince.
Xie Tingzhou was quite satisfied with his performance, and the task was considered completed, so he said no more and got up to sit on the armchair next to him.
He came to treat Imperial Physician Su so that Imperial Physician Su would have a reason to improve his condition. He had to stay a little longer so that the treatment would seem more genuine.
He had no more pleasantries to exchange with Old Man Su, so he sat quietly to rest.
Imperial Physician Su tentatively asked, "Why would Your Highness help Luo Qing?"
My granddaughter couldn't have accomplished what she did today with her own abilities.
Xie Tingzhou said calmly, "Consider it repaying the favor of the medical book you gave to Prince Xie back then."
Ye Zhen was the one who truly helped Su Luoqing, but it's best to avoid mentioning Ye Zhen to prevent her from being resented.
Coincidentally, Imperial Physician Su had once given Xie Shizi a medical book.
Imperial Physician Su was taken aback.
That was a long time ago. At that time, Prince Xie was about six or seven years old. He often had various health problems, such as abdominal pain, vomiting, convulsions, and even coma.
He was a physician and noticed something amiss, but since he was powerless to interfere in the Marquis's family affairs, he gave Xie Shizi a medical book.
The book records common poisons and their antidotes, subtly reminding Prince Xie that his various physical ailments are all caused by poisoning.
Xie Shizi informed the Crown Prince of this matter. The Crown Prince, considering his precarious situation, decided to study medicine with his friend.
As a result, Xie Shizi became wary of Liu Shi and her group, and was not poisoned.
Therefore, Imperial Physician Su can be considered to have saved Prince Xie and was also their medical mentor.
This is also why Xie Tingzhou was willing to make this trip today.
The Crown Prince and Prince Xie had a good relationship, which Imperial Physician Su had also heard about, but he felt that his own relationship was not enough to get the Crown Prince involved in this matter.
Moreover, there's the matter of Qin Xue marrying Chen Banjun.
If the Crown Prince wants to help Su Luoqing annul the engagement, he has other ways to deal with Qin Xue, so there's no need to trouble the Grand Eunuch Chen Banjun.
But being an old and shrewd man, he wisely refrained from asking further questions. "Your Highness, I thank you. After I have settled Luo Qing's marriage, I will personally go to Lingguang Temple to pay my respects to Prince Xie."
Xie Tingzhou nodded.
Then the old imperial physician Su said, "Your Highness, this old minister has another request."
Xie Tingzhou looked at him, "What is it?"
"This old minister is old and cannot accompany Luo Qing for much longer. She is not young anymore. If the engagement is called off, she will have to find another marriage."
Her uncle and aunt are unreliable. This old minister worries that after he passes away, they'll just find anyone to marry Luo Qing off to.
Luo Qing has no parents or siblings. If her grandfather were to pass away, her uncles and aunts would become the elders who could arrange her marriage.
Those beasts, for the sake of profit, would even disregard their own father, so how could they possibly treat Luo Qing kindly?
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