443 Palace examination
Although it was a provocation, she was willing to take the bait.
She still needed to train more. She was also very interested in the strange illness. The stranger it was, the better.
Su Xiaolu and Su Xiaoling followed him to the Imperial Hospital.
Qin Shoucheng quickly presented the case. Su Xiaolu read it.
It was recorded that the patient had no pain in the limbs, and their pulse was strong and normal. They emitted a foul smell from the armpits, which was like a fox’s. It was called the fox’s stench. No medicine could cure it completely, and the stench was difficult to hide. If the illness was serious, ordinary people could not get close to the patient. Even sachets and medicinal baths were useless. Although it did not harm one’s life, it was very troublesome.
Qin Shoucheng coughed lightly and said, “Miss Su, actually, the person who has this illness is in the capital. She’s a princess and has been troubled by this for many years. She has also asked your Master for help, but she didn’t get to see him. Now that she’s married and has children, her daughter also has a strange smell on her body. The Imperial Hospital has been troubled by this for many years. If Miss Su is willing to treat the mother and daughter, she will definitely thank you heavily.”
“At best, it won’t hurt or itch. Even if it’s not treated, it won’t do anything. But at worst, the smell will be despised and hated by others. The strange smell on her body will cause her to be hated and ostracized by children of her age. It will be difficult for her to have a close friend in her life.”
Qin Shoucheng sighed. As a woman, having such a strange smell on her and being a member of the royal family had a huge impact. Even the prince’s daughter would be despised and mocked.
And this could not be treated for the rest of her life.
“Master, we’ve been researching for many years without any results. Even the divine doctor probably can’t do anything about this natural thing.”
Qin Shoucheng’s disciple looked at Su Xiaolu and said to Qin Shoucheng.
Qin Shoucheng looked at Su Xiaolu and touched his nose. “Miss Su, are you interested in taking a look at this strange illness?”
Su Xiaolu nodded. “Sure, I’ll take a look.”
The fox’s stench was actually not difficult to treat. It was an abnormality caused by excessive secretion of sweat glands. She just had to remove it.
However, in ancient times, such cases could not be cured.
No matter how good a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner was, they could not cure it completely.
Qin Shoucheng smiled and nodded repeatedly. “Okay, okay, okay. Thank you, Miss Su.”
Su Xiaolu also smiled.
Su Xiaolu and Su Xiaoling were at the Imperial Hospital the entire morning.
Su Xiaolu discussed some difficult illnesses with Qin Shoucheng and the others. Not long after, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital gathered to listen. Some even took notes.
At that moment, a palace servant rushed to the Imperial Hospital and shouted, “Attention, Imperial Hospital!”
The entire Imperial Hospital was shocked. What had happened?
The eunuch who came to publicize announced loudly, “The emperor’s oral decree: tell all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital to listen to the emperor’s instructions in the hall.”
Qin Shoucheng had been in the Imperial Hospital for a long time and had excellent medical skills. After the eunuch was summoned, he said respectfully to Qin Shoucheng, “Imperial Physician Qin, please go over quickly. Don’t make the emperor wait. This matter concerns the eldest son of the imperial family.”
Qin Shoucheng was shocked. “This… Thank you, Father-in-law. We’ll be right there.”
Qin Shoucheng felt uneasy when he suddenly summoned the entire Imperial Physician Palace.
He could not help but look at Su Xiaolu.
Su Xiaolu smiled. “Imperial Physician Qin, can I go? I’ll just watch. I might be able to help.”
Qin Shoucheng nodded with a smile. “I can’t ask for more, Miss Su.”
Su Xiaolu brought Su Xiaoling to the East Gate Hall with the entire Imperial Physician Hospital.
Along the way, the palace servants were extremely nervous when they saw the imperial guards.
In the hall, all the officials were solemn.
They did not even dare to discuss it. Who would dare to discuss the matters of the royal family?
The emperor had approved the palace examination essay and named him as one of the top three candidates. If something big happened and he pretended to be a prince, it would be a huge crime.
To check if the prince was real or fake, the entire court had to contribute.
Moreover, the empress and the Second Prince were at stake. One said that the Eldest Prince was dead, and the other said that the Prince was the one who had been appointed by the King. Who was telling the truth? The Queen and even the Wei Family were arguing with the Second Prince. The King was so furious that he wanted to find out the truth. He was determined to find out who was telling the truth today.
Therefore, the entire Imperial Hospital was called.
When Su Xiaolu followed the Imperial Hospital into the hall, Zhou Zhi and Zhou Heng were kneeling in the middle of the hall.
On the high seat, the person in charge had a gloomy expression.
The empress, who was sitting below, was a little pale. However, she looked at Zhou Zhi and Zhou Heng below with unconcealable disgust and hatred.
The courtiers also lowered their eyes and kept quiet. Sigh—how could they have a say in this matter?
“Your Majesty, all the imperial physicians are here.”
Eunuch Lian stepped forward and said softly to Zhou Zhao.
Zhou Zhao glanced at him and said coldly, “Listen up, the Imperial Hospital. Prepare a blood test immediately. I want to see if this Zhou Heng is the prince.”
“The matter has become so complicated. I have to get to the bottom of it. Otherwise, I won’t be able to give the world an explanation.”
Zhou Zhao’s cold voice swept across the hall, showing his authority.
The ministers shouted, “Your Majesty is wise.”
At this time, no one could stop the emperor from finding out the truth.
Wei Guangrong also lowered his head with a dark expression. He didn’t expect that even the dead Zhou Heng couldn’t stop this from happening.
Zhou Heng had already been selected. He was smart and gifted, so it was impossible for him not to investigate this matter.
The current top scorer was actually testifying personally.
Wei Guangrong was terrified. He vaguely felt that what he had done previously was wrong, but he was unwilling to admit it. The more he thought about it, the colder his heart became.
If both the top scorer and the third scorer were the Second Prince’s men, then the throne would be as easy for the Second Prince to get his hands on as getting something from his own pocket.
“Your Majesty, I’m telling the truth, and I’m not guilty. The Second Prince has proven my identity, and I’m not guilty. Please allow us to get up.”
Zhou Heng could feel Zhou Zhi gradually weakening beside him. Ever since this scene started, Zhou Zhi had been kneeling. Kneeling on his legs was almost fatal. After such a long time, the color on his face was visibly turning pale.
For some reason, Zhou Heng felt his heart ache. This was his biological brother.
“Pretending to be a prince is a crime that cannot be forgiven even if you die ten thousand times. It’s just kneeling for a while. What’s wrong with that?”
Wei Ling said coldly. Her expression was cold. She didn’t like the two people kneeling on the ground.
Because of Zhou Zhi, she looked at Zhou Heng with disgust.
A face that did not resemble her at all. How could he be her son? She would never allow him to pretend to be her son.
Zhou Heng looked straight at Wei Ling. His calm gaze made Wei Ling’s heart tighten.
Zhou Heng said calmly, “Your Majesty, the matter hasn’t come to an end. How can the Second Prince and I be charged? Even if I’m pretending to be a prince and I’m guilty, I should be the one who’s guilty. The Second Prince is only being deceived by me.”
