frightfiction Chapter 940: Unable to Check
Chapter 940: Unable to Check
After hearing what the princess said, he remained in the wet nurse's arms, motionless.
When Empress Dowager Liu's eyes fell on the Third Prince, she frowned.
She hadn't seen the child for a long time.
The former Empress Dowager Liu simply felt that a puppet emperor did not need to be too smart, and would be easier to control if he was a little dumber.
Otherwise, if the Dingguo Mansion supports the next "Nangong Xuanyu", how can it control the government?
But when she saw the Third Prince today... Empress Dowager Liu was a little doubtful. Was he a normal child?
Although she thought so in her heart, she did not show it on her face, and said calmly: "Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Soon, Nanny Yuan came in from outside and reported, "Empress Dowager, Doctor Tan is here."
"He is the most famous doctor in the capital. He will definitely be able to tell if there is anything wrong with the Third Prince's body."
Empress Dowager Liu said, "Let him come in."
"Yes!"
Soon, an old man who looked to be about sixty years old came in from outside, carrying a medicine box on his back, and saluted tremblingly: "I pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"
He didn't know Wangpin, let alone the Third Prince. But from their clothes, he could tell that they must be of extraordinary status.
“…Meet the two masters!”
For people who do other jobs, perhaps the younger the better, because young people are smart and have endless energy.
But doctors, people tend to trust older people more, which means they are experienced and have superior medical skills.
Concubine Wang's eyes fell on Doctor Tan, and hope suddenly ignited in her heart.
Perhaps those mediocre doctors in the Imperial Hospital could not see anything, but she could find hope in Dr. Tan.
Empress Dowager Liu's tone was calm: "Get up."
"Do you know why I summoned you to the palace today?"
Before Doctor Tan entered the palace, people from Duke Dingguo's mansion told him about his mission.
Hearing Empress Dowager Liu's question, Doctor Tan lowered his head and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I understand."
"You summoned me to the palace today so that I can diagnose a child's pulse."
Empress Dowager Liu didn't waste any more words and said calmly: "In that case, go and take a look at him."
"Yes."
Doctor Tan immediately walked to the wet nurse, carefully felt the pulse of the Third Prince, and checked his other conditions.
However... as Jiang Wange once understood, Down syndrome was first reported by a British doctor in the late 19th century and there was no such term in ancient times.
No matter how skilled Doctor Tan is, he cannot possibly know what is going on with the Third Prince.
But...looking at the appearance of this child, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is different from a normal baby.
Doctor Tan could only frown and think carefully.
Seeing him like this, Wangpin's mood became more serious, and she asked anxiously: "Doctor Tan, how is it?"
"Is there really something wrong with his body?"
After a long time, Doctor Tan withdrew his hand from feeling the Third Prince's pulse and knelt down to apologize: "My Lord, judging from the pulse of this young master, there is nothing wrong with his health."
"As for why he looks like this...please forgive my ignorance."
"But I guess, maybe, maybe every child develops at a different speed, and the young master is just growing slower..."
These words are exactly the same as those spoken by the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
If Doctor Tan was not someone sent to the palace by Duke Dingguo's Mansion and could not be trusted, Concubine Wang would have suspected whether he had colluded with the people in the Imperial Hospital in advance to prepare an excuse.
Queen Mother Liu's face darkened, and she didn't know whether she was satisfied or dissatisfied with the result.
However, not only Doctor Tan, but also people from the Imperial Hospital said so, and she had no other choice.
Empress Dowager Liu gave Nanny Yuan a look and said, "Send Doctor Tan out."
Nanny Yuan understood and nodded: "Yes."
Then, Empress Dowager Liu's eyes fell on the concubine and the third prince: "Since the famous doctors found outside the palace said that there is nothing wrong with the third prince's body, you can rest assured."
Wangpin suppressed the uneasy feeling in her heart, bowed her head and said, "Yes. I will definitely raise the third prince well."
Logically speaking, she should be happy knowing that the third prince was fine.
But for some reason, Wangpin couldn't feel any joy in her heart.
Because knowing the exact answer is better than living with a worry every day.
She had speculated before whether His Majesty had secretly told them something, so the talents in the Imperial Hospital all said the same thing. Some even kept silent when the Third Prince was mentioned.
Could it be that... His Majesty is the only one who knows the true situation of the Third Prince?
Even though Concubine Wang was guessing this in her heart, she had no way to deal with it, because she couldn't possibly go to the Yangxin Palace to question His Majesty.
If there really was something wrong with the Third Prince, how could His Majesty tell her since he had been hiding the matter?
At this time, a palace maid brought in the medicine that Empress Dowager Liu was going to drink today as usual, and said respectfully: "Empress Dowager, the medicine is ready."
Although Concubine Wang betrayed Queen Dowager Liu, she still had to pretend to be well-behaved and filial in front of her.
Wangpin stood up, took the medicine from the maid, walked to the bedside and said, "Empress Dowager, let me help you take the medicine today."
Empress Dowager Liu nodded.
After feeding a bowl of medicine, Wangpin stood up and said, "I will not disturb the Queen Mother to rest. I will take the third prince and leave first."
Empress Dowager Liu said calmly, "You guys go."
After Concubine Wang took the third prince away, Queen Dowager Liu fell into a deep sleep.
The serving palace maids looked at each other, their expressions somewhat solemn.
Because they found that... the Queen Mother seemed to be sleeping longer and longer every day...
But the Empress Dowager had been paralyzed in bed for a long time, so it was understandable that she was in poor health. Besides, the Imperial Physician had always been taking care of the Empress Dowager's health, so why would they have to worry about her?
Of course, the most important thing is that everyone understands the Queen Mother's temper. If they say something that the Queen Mother doesn't like to hear, their lives will be gone...
Therefore, it is better to do less than to do more.
……
July 23rd.
The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department held a grand enthronement ceremony for Shen Zhinian again, and all procedures were carried out in an orderly manner according to the rules.
"Miss!"
Xiao Mingzi strode in from outside and said with a smile: "The procession is almost at Zhongcui Palace, you should go out to greet them!"
Shen Zhinian, who was dressed in court robes and a crown, nodded when he heard the words, and walked out with the support of Handan and Fuqiu.
Looking at this familiar scene, Shen Zhinian felt a sigh in his heart.
Since entering the palace, she had never heard of anyone holding the same concubine enthronement ceremony twice.
The world only saw that she was the only imperial concubine with a title since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and she was favored by the six palaces! But they didn't know that every step she took was filled with fear...