Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot
Chapter 196 - 180 Treating the Supreme Emperor

Chapter 196: Chapter 180 Treating the Supreme Emperor

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire sleeping quarters fell into a dead silence. Even the few princes who had been mocking Lu Yuan moments ago were instantly rendered speechless.

Meng Qianqian stared blankly at Lu Yuan.

His "enough" was not a mere cessation, but rather a declaration that we have enough to take a gamble.

But she had less than a thirty percent chance of success.

"I object!"

The Princess Wanping, who had been dragged out by palace attendants, suddenly broke free and rushed back into the hall. "Take back what you said immediately!"

Zong Zhengxi was astonished: "Royal Sister."

The Second Prince frowned: "Wanping."

The Third Prince and others, as well as the Imperial Physicians in the hall, were equally baffled, clearly unable to understand the Princess Wanping’s attitude towards Lu Yuan.

Though there was no substantive evidence that Lu Yuan was involved in the Crown Prince’s death, everyone knew his death was inseparable from him.

As the Crown Prince’s sister, the Princess Wanping ought to hate Lu Yuan. Why did she care so much about his life and death?

Lu Yuan neither looked at the Princess Wanping nor paid heed to the astonishment of the crowd; he merely addressed Zong Zhengxi and the princes, "Now, can I allow my wife to treat the Supreme Emperor’s illness?"

Zong Zhengxi hesitated to respond.

Father’s illness had baffled the Imperial Physicians. Could Lu Yuan’s wife truly have the ability to cure him?

If she failed, Lu Yuan would have to accompany Father into death.

Zong Zhengxi clenched his fingers and made an exceptionally bold decision in his heart. Blocking Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian’s path, he said, "All these Imperial Physicians are at a loss. Why trouble Madam Lu? Madam Lu was invited into the palace by me—I surely wouldn’t harm Father!"

Princess Wanping pointed at Meng Qianqian. "But she could harm Lu Yuan! What if she deliberately fails to save Father?"

Zong Zhengxi was infuriated. "Royal Sister!"

Whose side are you on?

Initially, the Imperial Physicians were almost convinced by His Majesty’s words. The interruption from the Princess Wanping had undone all progress.

"The Prime Minister must have no objections?" Lu Yuan’s gaze shifted to Prime Minister Xun, who had remained silent all along.

Prime Minister Xun looked at the princes. "What do the princes think?"

Of course, the princes hoped that Lu Yuan would accompany the Supreme Emperor into death. This treacherous minister had once suppressed them incessantly.

The Second Prince said sternly, "Then it’s settled! Madam Lu, please proceed!"

Meng Qianqian first asked palace attendants to fetch a basin of clean water. She carefully washed her hands with soap, then stepped forward to the Supreme Emperor’s bed. Taking out a clean handkerchief, she placed it on the Supreme Emperor’s wrist to check his pulse.

Lady Yan stared straight at Meng Qianqian, her gaze never wavering.

As Meng Qianqian checked the pulse, she glanced at a palace attendant kneeling by the bedside.

Oddly enough, this person wasn’t Eunuch Fu.

"Where is Eunuch Fu?"

Meng Qianqian asked as if casually.

The palace attendant replied, "Eunuch Fu fell ill, so it has been this servant taking care of the Supreme Emperor these past few days. This servant’s name is Jiang Dehai."

He carried himself with considerable humility.

Meng Qianqian responded with a simple "hm," withdrew her hand from the pulse check, then gently flipped open the thin blanket covering the Supreme Emperor and loosened his inner garments.

Faint red rashes were visible on his chest and abdomen—something absent in Yu Zichuan’s recorded medical case notes. It appeared these had just emerged.

Meng Qianqian’s fingertips moved to the lower edge of the Supreme Emperor’s right rib.

His liver was swollen.

While the spleen couldn’t be palpated, Meng Qianqian speculated that it too was likely swollen.

"The only inconsistency lies in the pulse."

Meng Qianqian pondered for a moment, washed her hands again, took out a silver needle, and lifted the Supreme Emperor’s trouser legs. She inserted the needle into the Zhu Bin acupoint above the San Yin Jiao.

The Imperial Physicians watched her procedure, stunned.

The Left Hospital Director asked, "This is..."

The Right Hospital Director, Hu, added, "Zhu Bin acupoint runs along the kidney meridian and can facilitate detoxification. Is she trying to expel the medicinal toxins from the Supreme Emperor’s body?"

Medicine is three parts poison; those who take medication for years accumulate toxins in their liver and kidneys.

But the Supreme Emperor hadn’t taken medicine for even ten days. There was no need to expel medicinal toxins.

No—

She was dispersing the medicinal efficacy within the Supreme Emperor’s body!

The Right Hospital Director exclaimed, "The Supreme Emperor’s life has been sustained by medicine. Dispelling the medicinal efficacy would leave the Supreme Emperor..."

...on the brink of death.

He nearly blurted out that the Supreme Emperor might die, but luckily stopped himself just in time. Merely uttering a curse against the Supreme Emperor was enough for a death sentence.

"Foolishness! Utter foolishness!"

Another Imperial Physician declared, "The Qihuang Skill is vast and profound. Even we dare not claim complete mastery. How dare a mere housewife, who learned some tricks from who-knows-where, proclaim herself a Divine Doctor and enter the palace to treat the Supreme Emperor?"

This comment seemingly insulted Lady Yan as well.

Another Imperial Physician added, "Maybe she’s simply here for fame!"

To them, Meng Qianqian was an amateur; her so-called treatment of the Supreme Emperor was merely a superficial performance. And once the Imperial Hospital cured the Supreme Emperor, she could claim credit.

The world has always been harsh toward women, societal prejudices deep-rooted across thousands of years. How many truly respected women in earnest?

Lady Yan spat back, "Bah! If you’re so skilled, step up and try yourselves! At least I’ve diagnosed that the Supreme Emperor isn’t suffering from a warm illness. Unlike you lot at the Imperial Hospital, who all assumed it was a warm illness, thereby delaying the Supreme Emperor’s treatment! Have you no shame!"

Go eat shit!

"You... you..."

Two Imperial Physicians wanted to argue back, but seeing Prime Minister Xun standing near Lady Yan, they swallowed their words.

They looked toward Dean Yang, hoping their superior would speak up for them. But Dean Yang was watching with more focus than anyone.

After a quarter of an hour, Meng Qianqian checked the pulse of the Supreme Emperor again: "It’s finally correct now."

She stepped down from the footstool and addressed the crowd: "The Supreme Emperor is suffering from an epidemic disease."

The Left Hospital Director and the Right Hospital Director spoke in unison: "Epidemic disease?"

The princes’ faces changed simultaneously, and almost instinctively, they raised their sleeves slightly.

Lady Yan mocked, "Oh, so suddenly these are concerned sons now, eh? Weren’t you doubting her medical skills just a moment ago? But now you hear it’s an epidemic, and you immediately want to cover your noses and mouths?"

The Fifth Prince countered, "We didn’t!"

Dean Yang quickly approached the bed and examined the Supreme Emperor. "Early warm illness manifests as: pathogens at the Wei level, pulse floating and rapid. You used silver needle acupuncture to disperse the medicinal effects, reverting the pulse to its normal state."

Meng Qianqian nodded. "Correct. After the acupuncture, the floating pulse disappeared."

Dean Yang elaborated: "Relative to a slow pulse, chest rashes of pale red color, liver enlargement, high fever, stomach pain, poor appetite, and bowel dysfunction—these symptoms confirm an epidemic disease."

"It... it really is an epidemic disease?"

The Fifth Prince staggered back, bumped into a chair, and fell heavily onto the floor.

The Second and Third Princes, disregardful of their dignity, immediately pulled up their sleeves to cover their mouths and noses.

With the confirmation of an epidemic, and its high contagion risk, everyone else was escorted out—leaving only Meng Qianqian, several Imperial Physicians, and the serving palace attendants behind.

"I’ll stay as well."

Lu Yuan declared.

Meng Qianqian said, "Your presence won’t help. It would only mean one more person at risk of infection. I’ve already been exposed to the Supreme Emperor. You’re different; this epidemic isn’t transmitted through respiration—you’re safe."

Lu Yuan extended his hand.

Meng Qianqian stepped back. "Investigate the water sources, wear gloves, and don’t touch any of the palace food carelessly."

After her instructions, she resolutely shut the door before him.

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