The prince was so excited that he couldn’t even sit in the sedan chair and ran all the way to the emperor’s bedchamber.
Consort Xiao Xian and a group of eunuch doctors from the Imperial Hospital and Doctor Yao were all present.
When she saw that the prince was panting and walking quickly into the palace, beads of sweat were forming on his forehead, Consort Xiao swallowed the words she wanted to teach and waited for the prince to walk up to her and took out a handkerchief to wipe him.
The prince also knew that he was out of order and obediently waited for Consort Xiao to finish wiping before looking at Doctor Yao, “When will the divine doctor start?”
“Immediately, but the treatment needs to be quiet, so please ask the Crown Prince to take all the people out.”
“Good.”
The prince answered in one breath, and before he could catch his breath, he walked out again with his own mother consort.
Naturally, the eunuch doctors did not dare to stay behind, and they all followed him out, followed by the palace attendants who were waiting in the room.
The room was quiet.
Doctor Yao instructed Xiao Si to close the door behind him, pretended to take the silver needles out of the medicine chest and laid them on the bed, and then, taking a pill out of his arms, he fed it in regardless of breaking the Emperor’s mouth, letting go of his hand and waiting for it to melt away.
Outside the hall, all the people stared and held their breath, listening to the movement inside the room.
But inside the house was silent, not a sound.
Consort Xiao Xian clutched the handkerchief in her hand nervously, and the Crown Prince was forcing down his excitement.
A group of eunuch doctors were also staring at the door.
A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, half an hour, an hour ……
Just as the crowd was waiting uneasily, the door to the room was opened and Xiao Si appeared at the door.
The prince stood up in a misty voice and shook his lips, “Is Father awake?”
“Yes.”
An ordinary word, but it sounded like heavenly music to the crown prince’s ears, he rushed into the room with a single stride and met the emperor’s open eyes, tears instantly flowing down his face.
Consort Xiao Xian also walked in quickly, and when she saw that the emperor had indeed woken up, she covered her mouth and tears fell silently.
The courtier and the eunuchs, who came in two steps slower, also almost wept with joy. The emperor had finally woken up, and their heads were finally saved.
“Father, you have finally woken up!”
The crown prince flung himself in front of the bed, his tears falling in big globs onto the emperor’s hands.
The Emperor struggled to open his mouth, but no sound came out.
His fingers fidgeted in anxiety and his lips opened and closed ever more.
Doctor Yao sat on a round stool to one side, exhausted to the core, his hair soaked to the forehead.
Seeing the emperor in such a state, he said weakly, “Your Majesty, don’t be anxious, you have just woken up and your body has not recovered along with it, wait for a day and a half and then you will be able to speak.”
The emperor’s lips moved again eagerly, as if he wanted to say something.
Doctor Yao sighed, “Your Majesty probably doesn’t know that this illness of yours is the most taboo to rush, I was able to wake you up this time, if you were to get sick again, even the Great Gods would not be able to do anything.”
The emperor instantly calmed down.
Seeing that he was stunned, Doctor Yao looked to the Crown Prince and Consort Xiao Xian, “Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has just woken up and should not be stimulated.”
His Highness the Crown Prince!
His Majesty’s eyes snapped open wide and looked straight at the Crown Prince!
The prince’s eyes were blurred with tears, crying and laughing, as if he was really looking forward to him, his father, waking up. But he knew that this was not the case. This son did not want him to die, nor did Consort Xiao Xian, who wished for his death every moment, so how could he really wish him to wake up?
“Your Majesty ……”
The first of these is the one that is the most important part of the story.
“You finally surrendered to wake up, I thought, thought ……”
thought he would die, so he took advantage of his unconsciousness to push the fourth prince into the crown prince’s seat.
His anger and blood surged up, the emperor opened his mouth and a mouthful of old blood spurted out, his eyes went black and he fainted again.
“Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty!”
……
Various cries of alarm rang out one after another.
The corners of Dr Yao’s mouth twitched breathlessly.
“Divine Doctor, save the Emperor!”
The courtier shouted.
Doctor Yao sighed helplessly, propped himself up on the table and stood up, his body swaying a few times. Xiao Si quickly stepped forward to support him, his face was full of worry, but in his heart, he admired him to the core.
The prince also gave way and Doctor Yao sat on the round stool, squeezing the Emperor’s pulse and releasing it after a long time, saying, “It is good that this blood has been spat out, there is no need to worry, when the Emperor wakes up again his condition will be better than now.”
The hearts of the people fell back.
The eunuchs in particular were so exhausted that they could no longer withstand the slightest change in the Emperor’s condition.
Doctor Yao gestured for Xiao Si to help him stand up, “Your Highness, Your Majesty, the Emperor has woken up, the eunuchs will be able to take over next, the herbalist will go back to rest first.”
“Zhang Fu!”
Eunuch Zhang answered and entered.
“Send the Divine Doctor to rest, no one is to be disturbed.”
“Yes.”
After Doctor Yao left, the Crown Prince looked to the group of eunuchs again, “You too go down to rest.”
“Yes.”
The group of eunuch doctors also withdrew.
The prince moved a soft stool and placed it behind Consort Xiao Xian, helped her sit down, moved another soft stool and sat down himself, and stood guard in front of the bed.
Eunuch Huang stood to one side, he knew why His Majesty had fainted again. He only hoped that His Majesty would wake up and be able to speak as the divine doctor had said, so that His Majesty could personally abolish the Crown Prince and remove the hidden problem.
As time passed again, it was noon, but the Emperor had not yet woken up. The Prince was uneasy and called for the courtier and two other eunuchs to come and take his pulse, but they all said that his pulse was steady and that the Emperor would wake up soon.
After waiting for another hour or so, at the beginning of the day, Xiao Xianfei felt the hand she was holding move, and she looked over with joy, and the Emperor’s eyelids moved, then slowly opened his eyes.
“Your Majesty!”
“Father!”
The Emperor looked at them steadily, his lips opened slightly and spat out not very clear words, “Zhang, Zhang ……”
Consort Xiao Xian and the Crown Prince simultaneously moved a little closer to him, “Your Majesty, what did you say?”
“Zhang, Zhang, Zhang ……”
No matter how hard he tried, he could not say another word, the emperor was anxious and his eyes began to blacken again in bursts, he was busy closing his eyes and took a moment to slow down before opening them again and looking at Eunuch Huang.
After all, Eunuch Huang had served him for many years and was busy coming over and bowing down, “Your Majesty, what do you want to say?”
The emperor had already calmed down, he was in this situation now, even if he wanted to abolish the crown prince, he couldn’t do it, he might as well press on for now and wait until he was well.
His lips opened and closed.
But Eunuch Huang understood and turned to the Crown Prince and Consort Xiao Xian, “Your Highness, Your Highness, His Majesty has asked you to go back and rest, just leave the old slave to serve.”
The two looked to the Emperor, who nodded.
Consort Xiao Xianfei’s eyes were once again red, “I knew that Your Majesty loves me and Feng’er the most, we will listen to you and go back to rest, you have just woken up, don’t strain yourself too much, I and Feng’er are still hoping that you will get well soon.”