Han Yunxi never would have thought that her problem would be the Crown Prince, Long Tianmo.
Long Tianmo's old illness had flared up!
In the middle of the night, she was sleeping soundly. She was so shocked by this news that she almost fell to the ground.
After calming down, she asked many questions, but Eunuch Luo who came to invite her didn't say anything. He only said that the Crown Prince's old illness had flared up and the emperor was furious, urgently summoning her to the palace.
Han Yunxi immediately smelled the scent of a conspiracy. Long Tianmo's old illness was a strange fetus in fetus. This illness was different from other illnesses. Once the surgery was successful, it would not flare up again. Moreover, she had already expelled all the poison from Long Tianmo's body, so there would not be any side effects.
Han Yunxi knew that it would not be easy to come out of the palace this time. If it was anyone else that was poisoned, she could just say that she didn't understand and refuse. She did not receive a salary from the Imperial Doctor's Hospital, so she had no obligation to treat anyone. However, Long Tianmo's illness was something that she had personally overturned Han Congan's diagnosis and cured, so she had no choice but to face it.
It was not easy to peacefully live in a corner. Actually, ever since she was betrothed to Long Fei Ye, she was destined to be restless.
All right, since trouble had come knocking on her door, she'd go take a look. She wanted to see what kind of side effects Long Tianmo had developed out of the blue!
When she was about to leave, Zhao mama quickly stopped her and asked in a low voice, "Princess Consort, his highness did not come back tonight. Should I send someone to inform him?"
Han Yunxi hesitated a bit before refusing, "No need."
Zhao mama wanted to persuade her, but Han Yunxi had already left.
"There's no time to lose, let's go." Han Yunxi did not refuse and calmly got into the carriage to urge Eunuch Luo to set off.
Upon arriving at the Eastern Palace, the first person Han Yunxi saw was none other than Imperial Physician Gu Beiyue.
Han Yunxi had hidden the truth about Long Tianmo's illness from the rest of the world. Only Gu Beiyue knew about it, and Gu Beiyue had been the one to assist her during her treatment. Gu Beiyue should know that there was no such thing as an "old ailment" under these circumstances. In other words, she hadn't left any clues for Emperor Tianhui to pick up on.
But Gu Beiyue's expression was very unsightly. He was about to speak when Emperor Tianhui walked out from the inner rooms.
Emperor Tianhui was dignified and cold, lofty and aloof. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's as he stared at Han Yunxi as if she was his prey.
Han Yunxi had seen those eyes before when she'd threatened him to save Long Fei Ye. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't afraid.
That time had been a fluke during the plague. Han Yunxi was very clear that she didn't have the right to threaten Emperor Tianhui. After all, even Long Fei Ye had to deal with him step by step.
Of course, being afraid didn't mean she'd submit.
She bowed gracefully and bowed her head in greeting. "Ten thousand blessings to Your Majesty."
Emperor Tianhui scrutinized Han Yunxi Cold, not allowing her to rise. Back then, he'd only wanted to use this woman to humiliate Long Fei Ye, but never expected a woman like her to stir up wave after wave and ruin his plans again and again.
Emperor Tianhui didn't speak for a while. Han Yunxi bowed, her back aching terribly. She was about to speak up when Gu Beiyue beat her to it. "Your Majesty, the crown prince's illness is more important."
Emperor Tianhui had always trusted Gu Beiyue, but his attitude had changed ever since Gu Beiyue came to the Han family clinic.
He gave Gu Beiyue a meaningful look before saying Cold, "Imperial Physician Gu, do you remember the consequences of Han Congan's misdiagnosis?"
"Your Majesty, it's still debatable whether esteemed wangfei made a misdiagnosis. His Highness's illness …"
Before Gu Beiyue could finish, a sharp and arbitrary voice came from the inner rooms. "It's a misdiagnosis. Imperial Physician Gu, you're the head of the Imperial Physician Courtyard, but you can't even see such an illness. If your grandfather's spirit is in heaven, he'll be grieving and hating!"
Didn't they say an old illness flared up? Now it's a misdiagnosis?
Who came to the conclusion?
Han Yunxi looked towards the source of the voice and saw an old man slowly walk out. He looked to be around 70 years of age, with white hair and a ruddy complexion. He had a long white beard, and his gait was dignified. He was even more spirited than a young man.
Most old men like this would have the air of an immortal, but this one exuded an air of arrogance that was hard to ignore.
If not for Emperor Tianhui's presence and his imperial aura, his aura would be even stronger.
Who else dared to speak so loudly in this place?
"Director Xi, His Highness Crown Prince's illness still hasn't been determined. If you speak like this, it's rather lacking in the rigor of a doctor," Gu Beiyue's tone was flat, but it carried an air of authority.
Director Xi?
Han Yunxi was stunned. The director of Medical City's medical academy, Xi Yubo, who lived in Western Zhou for a long time. She never expected it to be him!
Of the medical academy's directors, the youngest was Han Congan, while the oldest was Xi Yubo. Lady Tianxin must have helped Han Congan quite a bit to become a director of the medical academy. In terms of medical skills, Xi Yubo was enough to throw Han Congan off the road.
Although they were both directors, Han Congan was only a Divine Doctor, while Xi Yubo was a Primogenitor of Medicine.
The title of director wasn't a symbol of medical skills, but of one's status. Director, Council of Elders, Vice Academy Head, and Academy Head were the four major administrative ranks that held a certain amount of power in the medical academy. They were part of the management.
The true symbol of medical skills was their medical ranks. There were nine ranks in total: Medical Apprentice, Medical Scholar, Medical Scholar, Grand Medical Scholar, Divine Doctor, Primogenitor, Sage Doctor, Immortal Doctor, and Sovereign Doctor.
Gu Beiyue's grandfather was a Primogenitor of Medicine. Of the current ten directors of the medical academy, most were Divine Doctors. Only two of them were Primogenitors of Medicine. They had created their own schools of medical skills and were allowed to take in disciples independently. Xi Yubo was one of them.
Although he was only a director, this old man was a sixth-ranked doctor. He held a pivotal position in the medical community, so it was no wonder he'd been so confident in his words. No wonder Gu Beiyue's expression had been so ugly just then.
Heaven knows how Emperor Tianhui had managed to invite such an important figure, but Han Yunxi didn't care about that. She only wanted to know what basis Director Xi had to say she'd made a mistake in her diagnosis!
Han Yunxi might be bowed, but her aura wasn't weak. She stared straight at Director Xi and warned, "Director Xi, you should think it over clearly. Framing this wangfei is a very serious crime!"
As soon as these words came out, Xi Li Shi, who had always thought of himself as superior, sucked in a breath of cold air, "What an arrogant woman. Come with this old man, this old man will make you convinced!"
Han Yunxi didn't move, but looked towards Emperor Tianhui.
"Rise!" Emperor Tianhui reluctantly allowed her to rise.
"Thanks to Your Majesty!"
Han Yunxi didn't lose any of her poise as she rose to her feet. Only then did she follow Director Xi into the inner rooms, with Emperor Tianhui and Gu Beiyue following closely behind.
But as soon as they entered the room, Han Yunxi saw that Long Tianmo was already unconscious on the bed. He was only wearing a white brocade robe, and his stomach was clearly bulging.
So this was a relapse of his old ailment?
That's impossible!
Although they didn't have modern B-Scan ultrasound technology, judging from the results of the fetus in fetus poisoning and the results of the excreted blood, Han Yunxi was willing to bet on her life that Long Tianmo's ailment was a fetus in fetus. It was impossible for it to relapse.
Even if she took 10,000 steps back and assumed that there was a second fetus in his body that hadn't been discovered yet, it couldn't have grown so suddenly in such a short time!
Someone must have done something to his stomach!
"Han Yunxi, you said it was a malignant tumor in the past. Once the tumor was removed, all the toxins would be gone. How do you explain this now?" Emperor Tianhui asked coldly.
Han Yunxi didn't answer, but stepped forward to take his pulse. At the same time, she activated the detox system, which didn't give her any notifications. But the pulse … was exactly the same as before, a slippery one!
A pregnancy pulse was a type of slippery pulse, which was why Han Congan had diagnosed it as a pregnancy pulse, but Han Yunxi had concealed the truth and said it was poison.
Then what about now? What did Director Xi say?
Han Yunxi didn't rush to ask, but pressed down on Long Tianmo's stomach instead. She was so startled that she almost withdrew her hand!
Heavens, the condition of his stomach was exactly the same as before. It was extremely similar to a pregnancy!
After the examination, Han Yunxi looked suspiciously towards Gu Beiyue. Gu Beiyue furrowed his brows, his face full of worry as he reminded her that this wasn't an easy matter to deal with.
It was obvious that someone had done something to the stomach, but they couldn't figure out what had happened.
"Director Xi, what's your diagnosis?" Han Yunxi finally spoke.
"What, are you admitting that you made a mistake?" Director Xi asked disdainfully.
"Even if His Highness Crown Prince's current condition is the same as before, it doesn't mean anything. There are many diseases with similar symptoms. I'm sure Director Xi knows better than I do. It's very possible that the crown prince is suffering from another disease, "Han Yunxi refused to budge an inch.
"Hehe, another illness? Then tell me, what illness is it this time?" Director Xi refused to let the matter go.
"I'm not sure yet, but it's definitely not the same cause as before," Han Yunxi was resolute.
"Of course it's not the same cause as before. Your previous diagnosis was wrong!"
Director Xi denied it outright. "Qin Wangfei, listen well. The crown prince's illness is called ascites."
Ascites?
Han Yunxi almost spat out her saliva at those words.
Actually, when she first heard that the crown prince's stomach was big, her first thought was that it was this illness. However, she rejected that thought when she took his pulse.
This was a professional term. In layman's terms, it was a pathological accumulation of fluid in the body. The amount of fluid in the abdomen exceeded the normal value.
There was a small amount of fluid in the abdomen that flowed out to lubricate the intestines. Under pathological conditions, the amount of fluid in the abdomen increased. When it exceeded 200 milliliters, it was called ascites.
Ascites wasn't a primary disease. It was caused by other diseases in the body.
Although Han Yunxi was a poison doctor, she worked in the hospital all year round and had seen many diseases. She had seen a child who was a few years old. He was all skin and bones, but his stomach was bigger than a pregnant woman's.
She understood this illness. She believed that Gu Beiyue understood it even more.
There was no reason for them not to be able to diagnose it. Judging from Long Tianmo's pulse, it didn't have anything to do with ascites. Besides, if it really was ascites, then it was impossible for his stomach to suddenly become so big in such a short period of time!
A month ago, hadn't Long Tianmo been hosting the Spring Hunt and was doing well?
"Judging from his pulse and the time of his illness's onset, it's not ascites!" Han Yunxi refuted on the spot.
At this time, Gu Beiyue also spoke up, "Director Xi, let's not talk about the present. Let's talk about the past. The crown prince was bedridden for seven years. If it was ascites, how could he not become thin? How could he survive seven years? "
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