The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 155 The Crown Prince Has a Hidden Illness

Speaking of two years ago, we have to mention what happened before. At the beginning, because Yinreng took the blame, Kangxi quickly and decisively eliminated all the women in the backyard of Yuqing Palace. Then he praised Yinreng for saving him.

But the good times did not last long. As Yinreng recovered and returned to the court, and more ministers supported him from the bottom of their hearts, Kangxi felt a stronger sense of crisis. Especially after the detoxification, Kangxi still had sequelae. Occasionally, when reviewing memorials, his hands would tremble and his eyes began to blur.

Although this situation does not happen very often, only about once every two years, but as time goes by, the frequency has gradually increased and has developed to once a year.

At this time, Kangxi once again became displeased with Yinreng. How could he, a lion who was gradually becoming old, tolerate a lion who had reached adulthood and was beginning to show off his style, showing off his power in his territory? Even though Yinreng was already low-key enough, his existence itself reminded Kangxi all the time that he was already declining.

The turning point of the matter occurred during a pulse diagnosis by the imperial physician. Liang Jiugong (yes, he returned to Kangxi's side, the reason will be explained later) suddenly learned the true pulse condition of the prince who was stabbed that year when he was helping the emperor.

If Liang Jiugong knew, it meant that Kangxi also knew. Soon, the complete pulse record and the imperial physician were brought to Kangxi by the secret guards (the original An Yi had been executed for improper protection, and the current An Yi was re-selected later).

It was clearly written on it: abdominal injury, the wound was deep and had penetrated deep into the body. It was judged that it was very likely to affect future offspring, and this needs to be verified.

Kangxi hadn't expected such a statement to appear on the pulse report. No one had told him about it at the time. He stared at the imperial physician and asked sternly, "Tell me, what's going on? You didn't mention this when you first reported it. How come such a statement appears now?"

The imperial physician trembled with fear, but he had to muster his energy to answer Kangxi's question: "Your Majesty, the first half of this pulse record was written by me, but the latter part was written by the old imperial physician at that time. I am also unclear about it."

Kangxi's eyes sharpened: "Where is the old doctor? Why don't you bring him here with you?"

Seeing this, Liang Jiugong quietly walked over to Kangxi and whispered softly, "This old doctor passed away last year due to old age. At that time, the emperor even presented his family with a plaque inscribed with "Ancestral Family of the Medical Academies."

Kangxi also brought up this matter from his memory at this time and found that it was true. Since he had passed away, the culprit would definitely not be found. However, Kangxi still remained skeptical about whether Yinreng really had this problem.

Thinking of this, he instructed Liang Jiugong: "Go to the Imperial Hospital to find a few old doctors, and also find Liang the Imperial Physician. I have something to tell you."

After seeing Liang Jiugong leave, Kangxi sternly instructed the imperial physician, who was kneeling and trembling on the floor inside: "Keep this matter to yourself. If I ever hear that this news gets out, I will hold you accountable, regardless of whether it's you or not. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, the imperial physician kowtowed in defiance, "Yes, yes, yes, I will do as you say and will not reveal a single detail."

Kangxi: "Okay, leave now. Leave this pulse record here." The imperial physician obeyed and hurried out of the Qianqing Palace, fearing that the emperor would change his mind.

Kangxi took advantage of the time when the imperial doctors had not arrived yet to pick up the pulse record again. He carefully looked at the prince's recent pulse record. Although it did not say that it would affect fertility, he now remembered that there had been no movement in Yuqing Palace in the past six years.

Don’t say that the Crown Princess has health problems. If the Crown Princess cannot give birth, then the first person to know the news will definitely be me, not him.

It seems that the prince's health is indeed a little unwell, and what is written above, that it will affect his fertility, seems to be true.

Kangxi couldn't help but recall the place where the prince was injured during the previous assassination attempt. It was indeed close to the object, and the knife was stabbed very deep. He also remembered that the prince had to recuperate in Yuqing Palace for two months before he was able to walk independently. Then he rested for another three months before the imperial physician announced that the wound had healed.

Just as Kangxi was lost in thought, Liang Jiugong's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, the imperial physicians have been called in. What do you think?"

Kangxi came back to his senses and called out for them to come in. Soon, several of the most powerful doctors in the palace swarmed in, including Kangxi's personal imperial physician, Liang Yuyi.

"Your servants pay their respects to the Emperor. May the Emperor live long and well."

"Alright, get up. I called you here to ask you how the Crown Prince is doing lately. Have you taken his pulse recently? When he was assassinated, the wound was very deep. It's been a few years now, and I want to know if he's fully recovered."

When asked about the prince's health, the old doctors who were originally worried instantly put their minds at ease. As long as it was not related to some dirty things in the harem, they were not afraid. This was also their professional field, and they made a living by this skill.

Several imperial physicians selected a representative to report: "Your Majesty, recently only two of us have gone to Yuqing Palace to take pulses, and the pulses we reported back are all normal."

Kangxi hummed, then asked, "Have you checked your pulse this month?"

They were familiar with this matter. Every master in the palace had a fixed pulse examination time, and Yuqing Palace's time had never changed over the years. So without hesitation, the leading imperial physician answered directly: "Your Majesty, tomorrow is the normal pulse examination time for Yuqing Palace this month."

Kangxi: "Okay, you will go tomorrow and take the prince's pulse carefully. I don't want him to have any hidden injuries. Kneel down and pay your respects. Imperial Physician Liang will stay."

Hearing Kangxi's order, the imperial physicians hurriedly bowed and took their leave. Soon, only three of them were left in the main hall. Kangxi waved Liang Jiugong away and handed the pulse chart to Liang.

The one who understood Kangxi's thoughts best was Liang Jiugong, but the one who understood Kangxi's health best was Liang Yuyi. If the two were combined, Kangxi's condition would be completely understood. Fortunately, neither of them had the desire to cooperate at this time. When they met, they would just exchange pleasantries and not go any further.

After taking it, Imperial Physician Liang looked directly at the page the Emperor had opened. It only took him a moment to understand what the Emperor meant. After a moment's silence, Imperial Physician Liang spoke, "This is very likely. The doctor who treated the Crown Prince at the time was also my predecessor. His medical skills were far superior to mine. However, because he disliked the disputes of officialdom and was only willing to devote himself to medical research, he was not well-known and not many people knew him."

When Kangxi heard Liang Yuyi say the same thing, he sat up straighter and said, "Oh, even better than you?"

A red cloud drifted across Liang Imperial Physician’s usually serious face: “Your Majesty, that person who was even more powerful than my master is also old news. In the third year of Tiancong, my master competed with that person for the position of Chief of the Imperial Hospital, but the then Emperor’s wife (Zhezhe) spoke out in support of my master, and he was defeated.

He stayed in the Imperial Hospital as an ordinary doctor. Later, after experiencing the events of Consort Minhui Gonghe Yuan and Empress Xiaoxian, he completely immersed himself in the world, no longer pursuing a career, but instead obsessed with studying difficult and complicated diseases. For many years, he was unwilling to be promoted, and just lived as an ordinary doctor in the Imperial Hospital.

Kangxi did not expect that the imperial physician for whom he casually wrote the plaque was actually a medical expert. It seems that the pulse diagnosis he left behind is more credible.

However, in order to avoid any doubts in his mind, Kangxi still instructed the imperial physician Liang to take some time to visit the Yuqing Palace to check the prince's pulse, implicitly indicating that he wanted to know the authenticity of the information.

The emperor was always suspicious, and the current one was even more so. Imperial Physician Liang knew that if there was no conclusion to this matter, who knows what would happen to the palace in the future, so he readily agreed. He was also secretly praying in his heart that the conclusion made by the emperor was true, otherwise, with the emperor's restlessness, there would be no peace for several years to come.