Chapter 148 The Emperor Wakes Up!
The rules for treating the emperor were probably like this:
First, let the important officials of the court, the concubines in the harem and the imperial doctors of the Imperial Medical Bureau take turns to take a look at the emperor to see his condition. Then, various talented people will be paired with an imperial doctor to go in and treat the emperor. Each person can go in for one hour.
However, although they were given an hour to perform, most of them just went in to take a look and then came out with frowns. The emperor's current condition must not be leaked to anyone, so Zhang Dai and Shen Wangshu did not know about his condition for the time being.
It had almost become a necessary procedure for wave after wave of people to come out of the emperor's bedroom. The ministers had left first as they were busy with something, and the concubines, except for a few who had a say, also returned to their respective palaces. Then the special consultation session began.
The Crown Prince and the Queen actually seemed a little absent-minded today, as if they were thinking about something. Prince Ning seemed as leisurely as ever, and Concubine Li's face was full of worry. Concubine Jia and the Fifth Prince had lost their qualifications to stand here and were currently in jail.
There weren't many doctors coming today. Zhang Dai was the last one to go in, and he and Shen Wangshu waited patiently outside.
I thought the prince would personally watch them treat the disease, but after a while he left in a hurry, leaving only the queen, Concubine Li and Prince Ning here.
As the doctors came out shaking their heads one after another, the queen was obviously a little impatient and didn't want to waste time here - they and their son had been very busy these past two days, with many more important things than the old emperor, so how could wasting time here not be a torture.
But she still waited patiently.
When it came to Zhang Dai, the Queen glanced with some surprise at this doctor who looked too young. There was a female doctor following him - the other doctors came on their own, but this man was particular.
"I am Zhang Dai, a humble servant. I am honored to meet the Empress."
"Go ahead, Doctor Zhang, you must do your best to treat His Majesty." said the Queen.
Before entering, Zhang Dai calmly exchanged glances with Prince Ning, who gave him a reassuring look.
With them was the deputy director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, who also looked young, having achieved this position at such a young age... Zhang Dai couldn't help but look at him again, and the latter smiled slightly.
The imperial physician went in with these people, both to help and to supervise.
But now it seems that this Lin Yuanpan must be a person specially arranged by King Ning.
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It was unknown how long Emperor Xian of Zhou had been bedridden. As soon as one entered the entire bedroom, there was a faint strange smell. Although the palace maids had taken good care of him and cleaned the bedroom carefully every day, they could not cover up the smell of decay emanating from the emperor's body.
The layers of gauze blocked out most of the light, and the charcoal burning in the room made the odor even more unbearable.
As they walked in, Judge Lin told the two of them about the progression of the emperor's illness over the past few months.
After standing in front of the dragon bed and seeing this man, Zhang Dai, who had been mentally prepared, remained unusually silent.
The person on the bed was more like a mummy than a "person". The skin exposed outside was completely blue-black, and the human skin was drier and rougher than tree bark. It was tightly attached to the remaining bones, and every breath seemed to carry mercury vapor.
If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of the bed, Shen Wangshu would have really thought that there was a corpse here.
Apart from anything else, acupuncture is not easy.
The emperor is now in such a dying state, no wonder the queen and the prince feel that they have already won the victory and are so relaxed about this side.
Even if the two of them just stand here, there's no guarantee that they can wake the person up... Even if the Lord of Heaven comes, he can only keep him alive, right? !
Faced with difficulties, Shen Wangshu was still a little worried, but Zhang Dai had already moved closer to check on the emperor's condition.
After he finished examining him, he felt his pulse again and was speechless: "...How can I save him? My life?" Instead of struggling, it would be better to just roll him up in the mat and bury him.
Of course, I can’t say this out loud, I can only think about it in my heart.
Lin Yuanpan couldn't help laughing out loud: "It's impossible to save him. It's no problem to let him wake up for a while, but it's too difficult for me to write as His Highness ordered."
"Even if I use a Gu, the Gu insect will dislike the host and won't be able to control it."
Unless the Golden Immortal came and gave the emperor a magic medicine, he could be brought back to life, right?
Zhang Dai frowned and said, "Never mind, let's wake him up first."
He was about to give the acupuncture, but he didn't see Shen Wangshu cooperating behind him. He turned around and saw her thoughtful look: "Junior sister, what can you do?"
Shen Wangshu looked at him: "I might actually have a way to get him to pick up a pen and write."
There is no magic medicine, but there is a substitute that is comparable to the magic medicine and can bring the old emperor back to life - isn't the ready-made ground dragon horn powder in her arms? What's wrong with giving a little bit to ordinary people?
“Brother, please give me acupuncture and prescribe a prescription first. If we add a little bit of something into it, there might be an unexpected effect.” Shen Wangshu said.
Zhang Dai doesn't talk much nonsense.
A quarter of an hour later, a little palace maid crawled out of the bedroom, her face full of surprise and joy, and announced: "He's awake! Your Majesty is awake!"
The expressions of everyone waiting outside were all cheered up.
Concubine Li's beautiful eyes were filled with tears. She covered her lips and asked in a lost voice, "Really? Your Majesty has really woken up?!"
Prince Ning glanced at her calmly and said: "..." Mother, this is a bit too much.
It seems that in the entire harem, only the Imperial Concubine truly loves His Majesty. Everyone is concerned about the power behind the old man. Now that he is lying in bed, they are busy trying to curry favor with the Prince and the Queen. Only Imperial Concubine Li truly cares about the Emperor.
The queen at the side looked at her shaky appearance, barely able to stand, and curled her lips in silence. As if reminded, she forced a bit of joy on her face: "Go in and see...Did Doctor Zhang save the emperor?"
Very good, you will not live long.
The young palace maid said, "Yes, after Doctor Zhang gave your Majesty acupuncture, your Majesty spat out a mouthful of black blood and opened his eyes."
The group hurried inside and saw the young doctor carefully helping the emperor sit up.
"emperor!"
"emperor......"
"Father."
After the three of them called him, they found that the man was awake, but seemed to have no response?
The queen came closer to take a look and saw that the old emperor had a dull look in his eyes, drooling from his mouth, and looked like an idiot, as if he was in a trance and didn't care about anyone.
The queen called out again tentatively: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, do you still remember me?"
The emperor on the dragon bed had no reaction to this and just drooled.
Concubine Li wanted to throw herself down beside the couch and cry, but the emperor's appearance and smell were really discouraging. She clenched her fists under her sleeves again and again, but in the end she couldn't bear to be so cruel to herself.
It has come to this... forget it, I'll think of another way to make a living later.
Life is not easy, the imperial concubine sighed.
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