A crown princess who doesn't do infrastructure construction isn't a good doctor.

Sleeping alone for one night, not only was Beitang Yan unhappy, but Qin Suiyou also felt somewhat uncomfortable, as if there was an emptiness beside him.

When Qin Suiyou finished washing up and was about to have breakfast, he saw Beitang Yan leaning against him listlessly. He didn't push him away and let him lean against him for a while.

"Eat quickly, I'm going to give you acupuncture in a bit."

After they had everything ready, they let Beitang Yan go back to his bedroom in the main house and Qin Suiyou went to the front yard.

In the main hall of the front courtyard, Prince An and Princess An were talking. They weren't discussing anything important; they were just passing the time by chatting casually with a few younger relatives.

"Father, Mother."

"Suiyou is here, please have a seat."

After Qin Suiyou sat down, Princess An asked with a smile, "Is everything prepared in Wutong Courtyard?"

"Ah."

Qin Suiyou nodded.

"Everything has been arranged, Mother, please rest assured."

After looking around, Qin Suiyou noticed that someone was missing and asked, "Where's Xinyue?"

Princess An feigned helplessness and said, "She doesn't need to go to the girls' school and it's not time for her to have class with you yet, so she gets up late. She's probably having breakfast right now, but she can't stay still, so she'll come over in a bit."

“Reading is quite mentally taxing, and I gave her and Lanya a slightly more difficult assignment a few days ago, so they must be exhausted.”

Princess An laughed and said, "Don't speak well of her. She's just lazy. I was thinking that if I weren't worried about how busy you are, I would have to teach her a few more lessons these days. I can't let that girl be too idle."

"Mother, how could you say such things about me in front of my sister-in-law?"

Just as she finished speaking, Beitang Xinyue entered. Hearing her complaint, Princess An asked, "Did I, your mother, tell even half a lie?"

Beitang Xinyue walked to Princess An's side and said shyly, "I'm not lying, but it would be so embarrassing for me to tell my sister-in-law this."

Princess An gently patted Beitang Xinyue's hand on her shoulder and said, "If you're afraid of losing face in front of your sister-in-law, then get rid of those lazy habits yourself."

Seeing Beitang Xinyue looking at him with pleading eyes, Qin Suiyou said, "It's good to be diligent, but it's okay to relax occasionally when it doesn't interfere with your work. After all, you should be kind to yourself."

Upon hearing this, Beitang Xinyue raised her eyebrows and said with a hint of pride, "Mother, did you hear that? My sister-in-law said it's okay to relax occasionally, so please stop scolding me. I'm not too late, am I?"

"You really know how to find a backer."

The impending arrival of the imperial physician personally dispatched by the Emperor had no impact on them. The whole family chatted easily, but it was poor Beitang Yan who had to lie alone. At most, Gao Yu would mutter a few words to himself, and Beitang Yan would chime in when he wanted to answer, but if he didn't want to talk anymore, Gao Yu didn't mind. After taking care of Beitang Yan for so long, he had gotten used to being bored and was already good at passing the time.

Just before noon, the gatekeeper at the main gate finally came to report: "Your Highness, Physician Liu from the Imperial Hospital has arrived."

After Prince An instructed the head steward to invite the person in, Qin Suiyou asked, "Is this Physician Liu the one who treated A-Yan before?"

Prince An nodded and replied, "That's right, it's him. He is still the Right Vice President of the Imperial Medical Academy. The former Vice President recently resigned and returned to his hometown. Now, the Imperial Medical Academy is jointly managed by him and the Left Vice President, Physician Zhang. Compared to the more rigid Physician Zhang, Physician Liu is more favored by the Emperor."

It seems that the one who came was the Emperor's confidant. I don't know if the Emperor really wants to cure Beitang Yan, or if he feels more at ease with his confidant. But considering what Princess Yong'an and Princess Consort An said last time, it's probably the latter.

Thinking this, the head of the family, Gao, had already brought Physician Liu over.

"This humble official greets Your Highness, Your Highness, and Princess Xinyue."

After a pause, Physician Liu looked up at Qin Suiyou and then said, "Your Highness, Lord Qin."

After the formalities were completed, Physician Liu got straight to the point, saying that he needed to see the young master as soon as possible to avoid any delay.

Standing behind Qin Suiyou, Lu Xi thought to himself: What a high-sounding excuse! They can't even be bothered to come up with a proper reason. If they were worried about delaying things, what were they doing? They even said that Beitang Yan was beyond saving.

Lu Xi wasn't the only one who understood this, but they all spoke tacitly before proceeding to the next step of the process.

Upon arriving at the Wutong Courtyard, Lu Yu and Du Ruo, along with a few others, stood in the room, while the other servants and maids went about their own business. When Prince An and his entourage arrived, they all bowed respectfully.

Without wasting much time, the group went straight to the main room, where Gao Yu was the only one guarding it. He had a maid who was sweeping outside keep an eye on the outside movements. When he saw Prince An and the others coming from afar, he was adjusting his emotions. He now looked exactly like a loyal servant who was worried about his master's continued coma.

When the group entered the room, Gao Yu was making a gesture as if she was about to feed medicine to Beitang Yan. Then, she seemed to realize that someone had come in and bowed.

When Prince An raised his hand to let Gao Yu get up, Physician Liu nodded in response and then walked directly to the bedside.

He cupped his hands in greeting to Prince An, saying, "Your Highness, I shall begin."

After Prince An nodded in response, Physician Liu knelt down and placed his hand on Beitang Yan's wrist, which he had already placed on the edge of the bed.

While Physician Liu was taking the pulse, Qin Suiyou, Prince An and his wife, and Beitang Xinyue sat to the side. Beitang Xinyue was next to Qin Suiyou. She took out a piece of paper and a pencil from her sleeve, wrote for a while, and then handed it to Qin Suiyou.

Qin Suiyou glanced at Physician Liu, who was intently taking pulses, then turned to exchange a look with Beitang Xinyue before taking the paper.

Beitang Xinyue: Sister-in-law, how did you manage to make my brother look so critically ill?

Indeed, when Qin Suiyou was using acupuncture to change Beitang Yan's pulse, he also blocked the blood flow in Beitang Yan's upper body. He didn't completely block it, otherwise Beitang Yan would have facial paralysis. He just made his face look very pale, so he didn't need makeup and it looked more realistic. It just made Beitang Yan's upper body feel a little numb.

Qin Suiyou took the pen from Beitang Xinyue and wrote: Acupuncture.

Beitang Xinyue: I want to learn!!!

Qin Suiyou: Let's do it later, we need to proceed step by step.

When the paper was returned to Beitang Xinyue's hands, Physician Liu stood up.

"Your Highness, has the Crown Prince still shown no signs of waking up all this time?"

Prince An looked at Gao Yu, who understood immediately and replied, "I have been taking care of the Crown Prince, and there is indeed no sign that he will wake up."

Physician Liu then asked, "Have you taken the medicine prescribed earlier on time?"

Gao Yu replied, "I have taken it, but I haven't had time to take it today yet."

As she spoke, Gao Yu's gaze shifted to the medicine bowl on the low table beside the couch.

Following Gao Yu's gaze, Physician Liu then lifted the still-warm medicine bowl and sniffed it.

After completing the procedure, Physician Liu said, "The young master's condition hasn't changed much. It seems the previous methods weren't working."

Lu Xi continued to complain in his mind: With those tonics, it would be a miracle if Beitang Yan didn't bleed from all seven orifices.

Physician Liu then said to Prince An, "I have brought a medicine with remarkable effects today. The previous methods did not work. Why don't you give this medicine a try, Your Highness?"

Then, as if afraid that Prince An would not believe him, Physician Liu added, "That medicine was presented to His Majesty by the Prefect of Ezhou when he came to pay his respects a few days ago. It is a rare medicine from Zhongzhou City, and it has a remarkable effect on treating injuries like the Crown Prince's. His Majesty is kind and, thinking of the Crown Prince's injury, he entrusted this medicine to me to bring over."

Zhongzhou City?

Now Lu Xi had even more things on his mind, his eyes still fixed on the medicine box that Physician Liu had brought, wishing he could find that miraculous medicine out of it right now to see what it was all about.

Qin Suiyou raised his eyebrows slightly. How come he didn't know that Zhongzhou City had such a medicine for treating blunt traumatic brain injury and hematoma?

Prince An hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is it really effective? Has anyone tried it?"

Physician Liu shook his head regretfully.

"There is only one pill, and no one in the Imperial Hospital can replicate it in the short term, so no one has tried it yet. However, I and my colleagues in the Imperial Hospital have carefully examined it. This medicine has no miraculous effect after several doses, and it will not harm the Crown Prince's health."

If Prince An wants his son to wake up, then he must agree to use this medicine.

At this moment, Qin Suiyou stepped forward and walked up to Prince An.

“Father, since it is medicine personally bestowed by the Emperor, then there must be no problem. Let the Crown Prince try it. I am afraid that the Crown Prince cannot delay any longer.”

Their heartfelt words were full of concern; one might mistake Qin Suiyou and Beitang Yan for a loving couple who had been close since childhood.

Upon hearing this, Prince An sighed, and Princess An looked at him with the same worried yet hopeful eyes. Betang Xinyue, standing to the side, said with a sob in her voice, "Father, let my brother give it a try."

Finally, Prince An seemed to have made a difficult decision, nodding repeatedly.