It was getting late. King Zheng glanced at the blazing sun outside the window, but the smile on his face was very cold. He let out a long sigh and said to Wei An and Xie Liangcheng, "Doctor Shi should come to treat Bao Ge'er today. According to the results of my previous interrogation of those servants, he is very likely to attack again this time. Let's wait and see. We will soon know whether he is a human or a ghost."
After he finished speaking, he frowned and looked at Xie Liangcheng: "You should go down and rest for a while. Doctor Shi usually comes back in the afternoon after dealing with the affairs of the Imperial Hospital. It's still early now. You are injured, so it's better to ask someone to take a look first."
Wei An also nodded. She was originally worried about Xie Liangcheng's injuries. Seeing that Xie Liangcheng seemed a little unconcerned, she hurriedly said, "Brother, you can rest here. I'm afraid I can use your help in the afternoon."
Hearing Wei An say this, Xie Liangcheng thought about it and agreed.
Wei An called Kong Gongfeng to check on his injuries. Kong Gongfeng was a little surprised when he saw them. He couldn't help but ask him, "Young Master, you are not someone who likes to argue with others. How could you be injured so badly?"
There were two bruises like shoe prints on Xie Liangcheng's shoulders and chest, which looked very scary. It was probably not an ordinary dispute that caused him to be injured like this. Kong Gongfeng couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Did the young master offend someone?"
Although he was just a doctor and shouldn't say many things, since it was about Wei An's sworn brother, he couldn't help but say a few more words. After all, he and Wei An had a deep connection, and he was already very upset that he couldn't help with Bao Ge'er's matter this time. If something happened to Xie Liangcheng again and he didn't serve as a reminder, he would have to blame himself then.
Xie Liangcheng knew that he was kind-hearted, so he smiled innocently and said, "It's just a minor injury. I got hurt while sparring with others. It's not a big deal. You don't have to worry."
Although Kong Gongfeng is a relative, Xie Liangcheng is cautious by nature and always feels that he should be more careful in everything. The location of his injury is so obvious. If Kong Gongfeng is really related to those people, then if he says a few more words, he may be exposed.
Mr. Kong nodded and asked no more questions. He applied medicine and massaged him for a while. When the bruises faded a little, he said goodbye and left.
Xie Liangcheng called him again, sincerely invited him to sit on the armchair under the south window, and then asked him: "Sir, you are not an outsider. I have something to ask you."
Kong Gongfeng was a little surprised. He handed the medicine box to the boy who was following him and asked him to take it out. Then he sat down and said gently, "Young Master, feel free to ask anything you want. I will tell you everything I know."
Xie Liangcheng frowned and sighed: "Speaking of which, it's not about anything else, it's still Bao Ge's illness this time..."
Kong Gongsheng understood what he meant, and he also echoed with a serious expression: "In fact, I am not sure about the prince's illness... I have seen other children with heart disease symptoms in the past, but I have never seen a case like the prince's. Moreover, when others have an attack..." He curled his hands and coughed, and after a while he continued: "Allow me to say something disrespectful, in the cases I have seen, basically once the disease occurs, even gods cannot save it. I have never seen a case like the prince who can recover after a while..."
Xie Liangcheng nodded thoughtfully, raised his head and asked him again: "Then Mr. Kong, is it possible that Bao Ge'er is not sick at all?"
Kong Gongfeng was stunned. He had never expected Xie Liangcheng to ask this question. However, after being shocked, he began to choose his words carefully. After thinking for a long time, he said with certainty, "I have only heard that during the Chongqing period, a child was pressed on the chest by an adult, causing bloodshot eyes and purple face. Because it was discovered too late, it was too late to save him. If that's the case..."
In other words, it is possible.
Xie Liangcheng raised his eyebrows and said "oh". Just as he was about to say something else, he heard someone outside say that Doctor Shi had arrived.
He nodded calmly to Kong Gongfu, who was looking at him in surprise, and said bluntly: "To be honest, I just suspect that Doctor Shi deliberately exaggerated the prince's condition, and the prince's illness was probably caused by him."
Kong Gongfeng was very shocked. He thought for a long time with a shocked expression, then shook his head and said, "This... This is impossible?" After he finished speaking, he paused, and remembered something with some fear. He said to himself, "However, if you say so, it is not impossible..."
He recalled the various signs from before and whispered, "I was not there every time Doctor Shi treated patients, but when the prince fell ill..." He looked at Xie Liangcheng suspiciously and said, "When the nurse was changing the child's clothes, there seemed to be a red and swollen area on the prince's chest. The nurse said she didn't know how it happened. I wanted to check it out, but Doctor Shi stopped me and said that maybe it was caused by the heartbeat he had listened to before..."
Doctor Shi sitting next door had no idea that he had become the object of suspicion. He sat down and began to treat Baoger calmly as before.
This was all very familiar. He placed his fingers on Bao Ge'er's wrist, and after a long moment, he revealed a trace of solemnity: "You have been taking medicine for so long, but your pulse has not improved at all. How was your diet and sleep yesterday, Prince?"
Princess Zheng, who had been standing by, felt her heart sink and said hastily, "He refused to eat. It was only after his sister coaxed him for a long time that he reluctantly ate a bowl of porridge..."
"That's it..." Doctor Shi sighed, "If he can't eat, how can he get better even if he doesn't get sick? How about this, Princess, go prepare some of the prince's favorite food, and I'll see if I can coax him into eating some."
Princess Zheng hurriedly responded, "I'll go right away and make him something he likes to eat."
She would obey any doctor's orders now. Doctor Shi smiled and nodded. After watching Princess Zheng leave, he reached out and touched the child again. He frowned and said to his nurse, "The prince's clothes are wet with sweat again. Go find him a set of clean clothes to change into. If he keeps sweating like this, he might catch a cold and develop symptoms again."
The wet nurse could not bear this accusation, so when she heard what he said, she immediately stood up and left.
The remaining little maids all stood there in fear and trepidation. When they heard that Doctor Shi had asked them to get some medicine for the prince to take first, they also hurried out.
Doctor Shi lifted the thin blanket covering Baoger without changing his expression. (To be continued)