1310: The Crown Prince Consort's Health Issue

The Crown Prince Consort's Health Issue

She became very pale and could not get up from bed. She felt so weak that she had no energy to punish the servants.2

The servants, including Mrs. Gu, did not really care about that, but when she could not even get off the bed to eat, Mrs. Gu found that something was wrong. So she went to fetch the Crown Prince so that he could get an imperial doctor to treat her.

Zhou Huailing was just about to order when Junyi frowned. He believed that it should be dealt with properly. He stopped the Crown Prince and said, "Crown Prince, I think that you should ask some doctor from the capital to check on the Crown Prince Consort, not imperial doctors. They are working for the King so if they are here, he will know about it too. We better stay quiet about what is going on here at the mansion."

Zhou Huailing believed that it was true, so he nodded. "Go and get Doctor Wang from Jishi Clinic. Doctor Wang is not as good as the imperial doctors, but he is still quite capable. He can check on the Crown Prince Consort to see what is wrong with her."

The guards followed his order.

Mrs. Gu felt slightly more assured and returned to the back yard.

Zhou Huailing continued to discuss affairs with Junyi rather than think about this.

Doctor Wang hurried in after receiving the news.

He came to the back yard politely.

Gu Ruxue was still lying in bed and could not get up. With curtains done, Doctor Wang started to feel her pulse.

He was very careful and discreet.

He was checking up on the Crown Prince Consort. His clinic was one of the top ones in the capital, but only civilians or some small officers' families visited the clinic. Now, his clinic was rising!

He was here checking on people at the Crown Prince's Mansion!

His clinic would flourish more after the visit, and those officers would definitely pay him more respect after this.

Doctor Wang was both careful and cheerful, but when he felt the Crown Prince Consort's pulse, his face sank.

Well…

It was not an easy case.

Mrs. Gu asked after seeing Doctor Wang feeling her pulse. "Doctor Wang, how is it? Is the Crown Prince Consort pregnant?"

Doctor Wang's face turned complicated.

Pregnant? It was impossible.

He had wondered what was going on with the Crown Prince Consort, but hearing what Mrs. Gu asked, he understood what the Crown Prince had done over the top.

He now understood the cause, but… How he could tell the truth was difficult for him.

He did not dare to say too much here at the mansion.

After a long while, Doctor Wang said, "Not yet, but the Crown Prince Consort needs to get healthier so that she can get pregnant."

"…"

"The Crown Prince Consort is fine, just a little weak. I will prescribe some medicine," Doctor Wang said with a smile.

Having said that, he went to prescribe the medicine.

Hearing that, Mrs. Gu felt slightly more assured.

***

The following morning…

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