"Your Majesty, let's go to see the Dowager Concubine at a convenient time." Walking out of Prince Rui's bedroom, the prince made a new request.
But it makes sense for him to come from the capital to pay tribute to Princess Fengrong.
Li Zian nodded and said, "Father, let's take a rest today. How about we go back early tomorrow morning?"
"Of course, everything is at the discretion of the prince."
After asking someone to send the prince to rest, Li Zian said to Fan Yuru, "Send someone to keep an eye on him."
Although he knew that in the palace, the prince would not do anything outrageous, but it was still better to be on guard.
After lunch and a lunch break, Wang Gonggong asked someone to invite Liu Xukun to his residence.
"Doctor Liu." When the prince heard that the servant was coming to report, he immediately went out to greet him.
Although Liu Xukun did not know Eunuch Wang, he knew that he was from the palace, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him. He quickly bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Wang is too polite."
"Actually, our family wants to invite Dr. Liu here for no other reason. The main reason is that the emperor is very concerned about the health of the Dowager Empress and Prince Rui. We still want to ask you about the situation."
"This is natural." Liu Xukun said after entering the room and sitting down, "Although the Princess is old, her body has been well maintained. Although she has some old problems, they are not serious. It can be said that her body is still strong. "
"That's great!" the prince said impartially, "It has been a long time since the Queen Mother passed away first, and several concubines and concubines who were taking care of themselves in the palace have also passed away one after another.
"Of the late emperor's concubines, there is now only one Concubine Fengrong left, so the emperor is also very concerned about her. If he knows that the concubine is in good health, the emperor will definitely be very happy.
"These are all inseparable from your hard work over the years, Mr. Liu!"
Eunuch Wang's words made it sound like there was something in them. Liu Xukun did not dare to speculate randomly, so he had to say repeatedly: "Eunuch Wang is ridiculously complimentary, and Liu really doesn't dare to take it seriously."
"Master Liu is too modest. There are so many doctors in the hospital. The emperor specially sent you to Prince Rui's Mansion back then, not only because of your superb medical skills, but also because the emperor trusted you!"
"Thank you for your great love, Your Majesty."
"The concubine's strong body is naturally due to you. But..." Eunuch Wang changed the topic at this point, "But the prince has been in a coma for the past few years. Didn't Mr. Liu help think of a solution? ?”
Liu Xukun said helplessly: "The Imperial Concubine spends eight or nine months of the year living in other courtyards or temples. In order to take care of the Imperial Concubine, the lower official naturally has to accompany her.
"Once before, my subordinate had something to do and was unable to accompany the concubine. As a result, the concubine suddenly fell ill on the road and almost had a serious accident.
"Although the Crown Prince did not blame the official too much that time, the official did not dare to leave the concubine's side again.
"As for Prince Rui, there has always been a dedicated doctor in charge. Recently, Lady Tong was invited for treatment. There is no use in getting a lower official."
"Master Liu, do you know where this Lady Tong comes from? Is she very skilled in medicine?" Wang Eunuch asked curiously, and then sighed, "It is not easy to gain the trust of the Crown Prince. I'm afraid it's not just good medical skills. "
"Xiaoguan just said that when the concubine suddenly fell ill, it was because she met Tongzi on the road that she was lucky enough to be rescued.
“So not only the prince, but also the concubine and the young princess like Lady Tong very much and have great trust in her.
“As for Lady Tong, not only is her origin a mystery, but she also always wears a veil and has never shown her true face.
"But to the outside world, she claims to be a descendant of the Jiang family, saying that she was a female disciple accepted by Princess Gaoyang. Although the lower official does not know her, the junior sister did accept several female disciples back then. In addition, Zhang Muqiu not only knew her, but also had a crush on her. It's quite respectful, I guess it's not a lie.
"It's just that I have been taking care of the concubine in Huguang all those years, so I don't know that such a disciple-nephew exists."
Hearing that the other party was a descendant of the Jiang family, Wang Gonggong finally paid some attention to it.
"In Doctor Liu's opinion, is it really possible for Mrs. Tong to wake up Prince Rui?"
As a doctor, although Liu Xukun has always been with Concubine Fengrong, he has always been very concerned about Prince Rui's condition.
Especially when Mrs. Tong treated Prince Rui for the first time, she used a long needle to penetrate the brain. There were many witnesses at that time. Although it did not spread on the surface, the news was revealed privately by colleagues.
Liu Xukun still remembers his shock when he heard the news.
As the eldest disciple of the Jiang family's Golden Needle, Jiang Sui did not teach him this secret skill, but passed it on to Jiang Tong.
He could understand this. After all, Jiang Tong was from the Jiang family, and he was indeed talented.
But Jiang Tong actually taught it to an outsider, which really made Liu Xukun feel very uncomfortable.
But now that the Jiang family has been wiped out, even if he is unbalanced, he has no way to go to Jiang Su or Jiang Tong for an explanation.
Fortunately, Prince Rui's situation has not improved significantly since then, which made Liu Xukun feel much better, positioning Lady Tong as a "bold person who has only learned a little bit."
So after hearing the Wang Gonggong's question, Liu Xukun said: "Not to mention how many skills this lady Tong learned from the junior sister, just talking about Prince Rui's condition, if my master could be found to treat it with Jiang's magic needle, maybe it would be better There is still some hope.
"But now Prince Rui has been in a coma for four years. I have never seen a patient who has been comatose for such a long time and can wake up again. Even if my master is resurrected, I am afraid he will not be able to save his life, let alone just a junior sister. Disciple.
"What's more, it's been a few months since Madam Tong began to treat the prince, and she hasn't seen any improvement. I think the best result is that it will continue like this."
After hearing this, the prince felt a little at ease.
Come to think of it, if Prince Rui's family hadn't had a great business and could spend manpower and material resources to maintain it, ordinary people would not be able to survive such a situation, let alone four years, four months.
However, during his trip here, he had seen how prosperous Huguang was now. The acres of fertile land, and most of the tax revenue went into the inner treasury of Prince Rui's palace to support such a useless person. It's no wonder that the emperor felt uncomfortable.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Wang smiled and said to Liu Xukun: "Master Liu is now in his prime, experienced and energetic, which is the best time for him to be a doctor.
"Especially because you have the merit of taking care of the concubine and the emperor's trust. When you return to the concubine one day, I will definitely give you a deputy hospital judge.
"If you make another great contribution, the position of court judge will most likely be yours!"
Hearing these words, Liu Xukun's heart tightened.
He was ordered to take care of Princess Fengrong, so how could he return to Beijing at will.
Unless the concubine dies...
