Chapter 116 Meet the Emperor
As soon as they entered the palace gate, Li Mama was already waiting there. Nangong Yue got on the sedan chair and was sent to Fengluan Palace as quickly as possible.
Inside the glorious Feng Luan Palace, the palace ladies all lowered their heads, the large palace was terrible silent......
Nangong Yue left Yimei waiting outside the hall and followed Li Mama into the side hall by herself. Although it was late at night, the lights in the hall were still bright.
Doctor Wu, who was still at the palace, had a frown on his face as if he had some thoughts.
The Empress sat in front of the Fifth Prince's bed with a worried expression on her face, and from time to time, she took a handkerchief and wiped his sweat.
Xueqin, the chief maid of the palace, saw Li Mama and Nangong Yue come in, her eyes lit up, she bowed her head and approached the empress, whispering, "Your Highness, the third Nangong girl is here!
"Miss Yue!" The Empress stood up violently as if she had grabbed the last straw, at this moment, she was no longer the high and mighty Empress, but just a mother, "Come and take a look at the royal son! See how he is?"
Nangong Yue respectfully kneeled down and bowed, "See Niangniang, then the Chen Nu will diagnose the Fifth Prince's pulse!" After that, Nangong Yue respectfully walked over to the side of the Fifth Prince's couch, elegantly sat down on a colorfully lacquered, cloud-decorated brocade stool, and gently placed three fingers on the Fifth Prince's left wrist to take his pulse. ......
According to the trajectory of her previous life, Nangong Yue knew that the Fifth Prince would fall seriously ill at the palace banquet, resulting in his death a few days later, but did not know the specific reasons, so before the palace banquet, she deliberately gave the Fifth Prince to eat a pine nut candy, in fact, this pine nut candy is her carefully developed heart protection dan, the critical moment can protect the Fifth Prince's heart!
"Forgive me for being rude, Your Highness!" After hesitating for a while, Dr. Wu could not help but say, "I am indeed at my wits' end regarding His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince's condition, but you cannot leave His Royal Highness in the hands of such a girl!" In this Dr. Wu's mind, he thought that the Empress was simply crazy.
Nangong Yue did not get angry because she was belittled, she just concentrated on checking the pulse of the Fifth Prince.
"Shut up!" It was the empress who couldn't help herself and angrily said, "Imperial Doctor Wu, if you can't do it yourself, don't stop others from treating the royal son!
Since the Empress has said so, that Dr. Wu does not dare to say too much, but there is still a look of anger in his eyes.
After diagnosing his pulse for a while, Nangong Yue let go of her hand. After pondering for a while, she took out the silver needle bag from her pocket and said, "Empress Niangniang, please allow Chen Nu to perform acupuncture on His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince!"
The Empress did not react immediately, but looked to the rear right screen as if she was trying to decide.
Nangong Yue pursed her lips thoughtfully. In this huge palace, the only one who can make the Empress feel uneasy is the Emperor!
Sure enough, a tall man wearing a golden dragon robe stepped out from behind the screen. Nangong Yue kowtowed again: "Seen Your Majesty!"
The emperor walked over to Nangong Yue, stood with his hands behind his back, and said, "Sit down and talk!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Nangong Yue stood up sharply and sat down again, lowering her head slightly, not looking directly at the emperor, but her waist was straight.
The emperor looked at her, but was a little curious. Nangong Yue's etiquette and manners are impeccable, and her every move is like that of a ruler, unlike a teenage girl. The Emperor has met many noble ladies from aristocratic families in the Empress's place. When he meets them, some of them are not very reserved. Some of them don't even know what to say. Some of them are trembling... It seems that this centuries-old aristocratic family still deserves it!
“Are you confident that you can cure the Fifth Prince?” The emperor asked seemingly casually.
“Yes, Your Majesty.” Nangong Yue was not modest.
"So many doctors are not sure that they can cure the Fifth Prince, what makes you think that you, a little girl, are more powerful than the imperial doctors?" The emperor suddenly changed his tone, both his tone and his eyes became sharp.
If it were an ordinary person, he might tremble with fear, but Nangong Yue's face and breathing were not chaotic, and he calmly said, "Your Majesty, Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve, Bai Juyi could read and write at the age of one, write poems at the age of six, and become famous all over the world at the age of sixteen... Age does not represent Chen Nu's medical abilities.
"You, this little girl, are a bit interesting." The Emperor's tone softened again and asked, "What do you think about the Fifth Prince's illness?"
"Your Majesty, please allow me to stabilize the Fifth Prince's condition with acupuncture first, and then I will tell you more!" Surprisingly, Nangong Yue replied in such a way, causing those on the sidelines to break out in a cold sweat for her.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, also a little surprised. He pondered for a moment and said, "Just give it a try."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Nangong Yue stood up, bowed again, and sat down, opening her special bag to reveal a row of silver needles with shining silver light.
"Little girl!" Doctor Wu couldn't help but speak again after seeing Nangong Yue's actions, "Can you really cure the Fifth Prince? That needle can't be inserted casually!"
Nangong Yue glanced at him sideways and said confidently, "If I'm not sure, I won't give out needles at will. After saying that, she turned her head back and picked up some silver needles with her own hands.
Her acupuncture technique was skillful, steady, and graceful. Doctor Wu was stunned, and even the emperor was surprised. He thought more highly of Nangong Yue and felt that she had some self-confidence.
Wait ...... not right! Doctor Wu stared in disbelief. This little girl's technique is different from their usual needle technique, or even more advanced. Where did this ten-year-old girl learn such a brilliant method of acupuncture?
After Nangong Yue finished inserting a set of needles, Doctor Wu's contempt for Nangong Yue had completely disappeared, and he even expressed a little respect for her.
A few moments later, Nangong Yue gently removed the silver needles from the Fifth Prince's body, and then wiped the thin layer of sweat from her forehead. She was still young, and doing this once would consume a great deal of her energy.
Dr. Wu couldn't help but step forward and check the Fifth Prince's pulse and said in surprise, "His Highness the Fifth Prince's condition has stabilized for now ......".
Upon hearing this, the emperor praised: "Since ancient times, heroes have come from youth... Little girl, I didn't expect you to have such extraordinary medical skills at such a young age.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment." Nangong Yue bowed her body once again.
“Little girl, now you can tell me about the fifth prince's condition.”
As soon as the Emperor said that, even the Empress looked at Nangong Yue with great anxiety. Although the Fifth Prince has been weak and sick since he was young, under her careful care, he has never been in such a dangerous situation as today! There must be something wrong with it! But today's food, all the people have eaten, why only the emperor's son ......
"Yes, Your Majesty." Nangong Yue explained in detail, "His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince was born prematurely in seven months, so his heart and lungs are weak, his qi and blood are weak, he has been weak and sickly since he was a child, not only does he have night sweats, nightmares, and a red tongue, but he also coughs up blood every fifteenth day of the month with chest pains, which is getting more and more serious and painful every month......... The Fifth Prince is already weaker than normal, but has maintained a delicate balance, until today, Chen Nu suspects that His Highness is probably at the palace banquet ate some contradictory food, so his body suddenly collapsed!" As for the fetal poison in the Fifth Prince's body, she hid it and said nothing.
The emperor frowned, his eyes flashing a sharp aura, and said: "Contradictory food! Then you know what food is contradictory?"
Nangong Yue slowly said, "Back to Your Majesty, if you can know what His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince ate today, Chen Nu should be able to be sure. Anything that is eaten is possible, meals, fruits, snacks, decoctions... even a mouthful of tea, if eaten improperly, will cause damage to the human body."
The emperor was thoughtful, wondering whether this was just a coincidence or...
The Empress beside her inhaled a breath of cold air, but she soon calmed down and said: "Your Majesty, this matter must be thoroughly investigated!"
After a moment's thought, the emperor immediately agreed. After all, there's no way to avoid this contradictory food. Today's attack is the fifth prince, what about next time? Thinking about it, the emperor's eyes flashed a trace of gloom and asked: "Little girl, how do you plan to cure the Fifth Prince's illness?"
"Your Majesty, acupuncture and decoction are two-pronged methods..." Nangong Yue said slowly, "It's just that the fifth prince's illness is a bit troublesome, and it cannot be cured in three to five days."
"Then you should try your best to treat the Fifth Prince. As long as he can be cured, Zhen will reward you!" After saying that, the emperor left with great strides.
“Farewell, Your Majesty!”
“Then let Chen nu write a prescription for His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince.”
At Nangong Yue's words, Li Mama immediately had the palace maid prepare a brush and ink.
Nangong Yue stepped aside, waved her pen down, wrote down a prescription in a single breath, blew the ink dry, and said: "Your Highness, the medicines in this prescription are very precious, and I am afraid that some of them are not easy to obtain.
Li Mama eagerly picked up the prescription and handed it to the Empress, “Your Highness!”
The Empress received the prescription carefully, as if she was treating an extremely precious treasure. She quickly leafed through it and confidently said to Nangong Yue: "There are still some herbs in the inner treasury of the palace!" With that, she handed the prescription to Li Mama.
“Your Highness, may I have a look at this prescription?” Dr. Wu asked cautiously.
The Empress gave a wink to Li Mama, who then passed the prescription to Dr. Wu.
When Doctor Wu received the prescription, he was like a cat seeing a fish, his eyes lit up and he said, "Wonderful! Wonderful! It's really wonderful!" Doctor Wu looked at Nangong Yue with an admiring face, completely losing her previous disdain. "May I ask where Third Miss Nangong's teacher is from?"
"...... Master?" Nangong Yue smiled slightly, but was a bit proud, "I have no master, I learned all the medical skills from my maternal grandfather.
“May I ask who the girl's maternal grandfather was?” Dr. Wu anxiously asked again.
“My Maternal grandfather's surname is Lin.” Nangong Yue only answered half of the question, then smiled without saying anything.
