In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi looked calmly at the two imperial physicians kneeling before him.
"Are you saying that even if my leg is cured, it will be useless? And from now on, I won't be able to stand up?" Kangxi asked in an extremely calm tone.
However, all the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall knelt down.
They felt scared from the bottom of their hearts.
Are they still alive after knowing such things?
The two imperial physicians were so frightened that they knelt unsteadily, with beads of sweat as big as beans dripping down.
"Your Majesty, forgive my crime... I am incompetent..."
Huang Taichang shook his body and crawled on the ground.
"Incompetent? You're treating me and you're incompetent?" The Kangxi Emperor's voice was still as calm as ever.
But it's precisely because of this tranquility that it seems to be brewing a storm. The next moment, someone will lose their head...
"Your Majesty, please calm down... I have a secret recipe at home, but it's just that I haven't used it in years, so I need to go back and deliberate before daring to use the medicine... Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best..."
Doctor Liu struggled inwardly for a long time before finally speaking out.
It's no use talking about it now, we can't get past this hurdle.
"Oh? Your family... I seem to recall, your grandfather was the imperial physician? He treated Emperor Shunzhi's illness back then?" Emperor Kangxi raised his eyes, as if deep in thought.
"Yes, my grandfather used to treat Emperor Shunzhi's illness, and my father also worked at the Imperial Hospital. It's just that doctors can't cure themselves... My father died of lung disease." Dr. Liu was afraid that Emperor Kangxi wouldn't believe him either, so he had to reveal his family background.
Kangxi took a deep breath: "Liu Taisheng's family learning is profound, since that's the case, I'll let you go back and study hard. Three days, will it be enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough! I thank Your Majesty for your great kindness!" Liu Taishou hastily knocked his head to the ground with a loud thud.
Everyone who heard it knew his inner fear.
"Get out." Emperor Kangxi waved his hand.
Huang Taizhen hesitated for a moment and followed him anyway.
As soon as they went out, both of them looked like they had just been fished out of the water. Although it was already late autumn and not hot due to a heavy rain before.
It's still a bit cold.
But they were completely unaware of it.
"Lord Liu... You indeed have such a prescription?" Huang Taizhen calmed down for a long time, walked very far away, before daring to ask a sentence.
"Director Huang... is here, you can also come with me to take a look." Director Liu's hand tightened.
"No, no, no, Lord Liu can just ask himself. I... have an eighty-year-old elderly father at home and several young children who are not yet adults... Lord Liu knows." Doctor Huang bowed his hands and walked away quickly.
He is a royal physician! He specializes in bones and tendons, how could he not know about the emperor's injury?
Such an injury is serious... let alone, this road actually delayed things.
Can it still be perfect?
This world has such a prescription, but what about the aftereffects...
Huang Taizhen was a sensible man. Now that things have come to this, he himself could not escape death, but his family members couldn't be dragged down with him to die together.
Liu Taizhen smiled wryly, no one is stupid.
But if he hadn't agreed today, at this moment, both of them would be dead...
Checkmate, checkmate!
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, an eerie silence reigns.
Li Dequan and Yan Mingchun knelt in the front, behind them were a group of eunuchs, palace maids and wet nurses.
Kangxi raised his eyes, still with a smile, just like in the past: "Why are you all kneeling? Get up, each of you go back to your duties."
How dare the masses rise up?
It wasn't until Li Dequan and Yan Mingchun took the lead that everyone else dared to stand up and go about their own business.
Out of the hall, Li Dequan and Yan Mingchun walked in unison towards a dark place.
"What's your take on this?" Yan Mingchun said in a low voice.
"Alright... take good care of yourself, no one else will come to rescue you." Li Dequan patted his shoulder.
Yan Mingchun's heart softened a bit, but Li Dequan was clear-headed. For now, the Emperor seemed fine, but could he really be fine?
I'm afraid it's... gotten out of hand.
Just after getting injured, where did those two imperial physicians go? It's just that no one dares to ask.
They did hear it, the emperor's legs are really bad.
Otherwise, His Majesty would not have hurried back to the capital...
Now this delay is likely to be even worse... If in the future, the Emperor were to abolish...
The princes have all grown up; how can the emperor not be anxious?
I'm afraid it's going to be troublesome later on.
The princes outside the palace and the crown prince in Yuqing Palace were unaware of the emperor's situation.
They didn't even think that the Emperor might be abolished.
Just thinking about it, His Majesty's injury is severe and doesn't know how long it will take to recover.
But what broke this tranquility in the capital was an unassuming imperial physician.
Huang Taiyi hanged himself in his mansion that night, leaving behind a single line: "My skills are not refined, it's hard to repay the emperor's kindness."
Like a stone suddenly thrown into a calm lake, it creates ripples in circles.
The imperial physician took his own life, which wasn't a big deal in itself. However, this imperial physician had just examined the emperor's body during the day.
If you don't master your skills well, then you can't cure it!
What incurable disease has His Majesty contracted? Is it not just an injury to his leg?
Or is it that the Emperor's legs can't be saved?
The princes and ministers all began to speculate.
Emperor Kangxi received the news and smashed a fine Ru kiln porcelain vase into pieces.
However, it's not possible to kill Huang Taizhen and his family at this time. On the contrary, one must praise Huang Taizhen for being loyal and filial.
Liu Taisheng sat in his study, sighed with a bitter smile, and took out that prescription.
That was an old piece of paper sealed in a wooden box. The years had passed, and the paper had turned yellow. But the words on it were still clear and distinguishable...
Doctor Liu's hands were trembling, he was now in a precarious situation.
It's too late to learn from Huang Taichang, and the lives of the whole family cannot be saved.
Only... only by following this method can it be done.
But... how many years can it last?
The Son of Heaven is noble, but only the imperial physician knows that the Son of Heaven is also human! They are also made of flesh and blood, will get sick, will get hurt, will grow old and will die...
This prescription has a certain effect on ordinary people, and it also has the same effect on the emperor...
This prescription seems like a lifesaver, but in reality... it's actually something that harms people.
Doctor Liu was overwhelmed with tears, but he didn't dare not to do it. By doing so, there would always be time to save a few people at home, wouldn't there?
At this moment, he is more regretful than ever. Perhaps yesterday shouldn't have said that recipe, so even if he died on the spot at that time, maybe his family would still be fine...
Unfortunately, it's too late for regrets now.
At the same time, Fourth Master was sitting in Yuqing Palace.
"Fourth brother, recently if the Empress Dowager does not summon you, then there is no need for you to enter the palace. You also don't have any followers, however, your wife's family still needs to be restrained a bit, and mustn't cause any trouble at this time." The Crown Prince said.
"Is... just... Emperor's injury... nothing serious, right?" Fourth Master asked softly.
Even if it's a son caring about his father, once it's royalty, it can't be easily asked.
"Whether there's anything going on or not, even I don't know. The Emperor's fortune is boundless, but as his sons, it's always better to keep a low profile at times like these." The Crown Prince looked over: "Just listen to Second Brother for now."
