The emperor's understanding of medicine was also due to the empress dowager's illness, and he had picked up some knowledge through osmosis.

  What Gu Jing said was something he had never heard of before, so naturally he couldn't tell if she was exceptionally insightful or just talking nonsense.

  He looked at Old Man Gu.

  But Mr. Gu had already regained his composure, with an air of detachment from worldly affairs, showing no joy or sorrow.

  "Miss Gu, please elaborate." The Emperor had no choice but to turn his face towards Gu Jinzhi.

  "The Empress Dowager has been coughing for a long time and often has chest pain, is that right?" asked Gu Jinzhi.

  When she spoke, it was as if she were treating an ordinary patient's family member, with no hint of reverence for the monarch.

  The emperor was also deeply moved by her words and nodded repeatedly: "Exactly! Exactly!"

  The empress dowager often said that her chest and ribs would hurt from time to time.

  Each doctor made a differential diagnosis, but none of them mentioned the underlying condition. It wasn't until the emperor asked why he had chest pain that they said it was due to chronic coughing.

  They mean that chest pain is caused by prolonged coughing.

  Gu Zhen's meaning is clearly that chest and rib pain are the cause of chronic coughing, rather than the result.

  This argument made the emperor's heart greatly shocked.

  This is something that has never been said before.

  Is it finally getting to the point and finding the cause of the mother's illness?

  These days, watching his mother who gave birth to him fall ill like that, the emperor's heart has been hanging in mid-air all along. Every day, he forces himself to put on a strong front to deal with the major affairs of the court, exhausted mentally and physically.

  It is said that a long illness has no filial sons, but the emperor does not think so.

  “……all the internal organs are causing coughing. In the past, all the doctors have gone astray, thinking that the lungs are the root of coughing. To subdue its master, one must first understand its cause, this is what the Inner Canon says, and it's not wrong. But if the cause of the disease is misdiagnosed, and the medicine doesn't match the symptoms, then treatment will be prolonged without cure.” Gu Jin spoke slowly, “In my humble opinion, Your Majesty's illness is not in the lungs, but in the liver.”

  The emperor didn't know what to say anymore.

  Liver reaching cough?

  He had never heard of it before.

  In these eighteen months, he has asked countless doctors on behalf of his mother, and all kinds of illnesses have been mentioned, but no one has ever mentioned liver damage.

  The emperor fell into thought, and didn't respond.

  Gu Jinzhi looked at him.

  He nodded slightly, indicating that Gu Jin should continue speaking.

  "The liver is in charge of regulating emotions and thoughts. The Empress Dowager's illness was likely caused by the extreme heat and cold of summer, which disrupted the normal flow of qi. Moreover, she had encountered a particularly difficult situation at that time, leading to emotional turmoil and depression, resulting in stagnation of liver qi. As the saying goes, 'the liver belongs to wood, the lungs belong to metal, and the liver's energy can harm the lung's fluid.' "

  The emperor's expression on his face changed with her words. Every moment was changing.

  Whether surprised, approving or delighted, all were taken in by Gu Jinzhi and Old Master Gu.

  "Not bad." The emperor finally let out a sigh, "Before falling ill, the Empress Dowager indeed had some matters... that were very distressing. It's just that I and the Empress Dowager never thought that the emotional depression back then could be the cause of the illness, so we didn't mention it to any doctor. Including Duke Guo. But Miss Guo actually spoke it out in one breath, which shows that you are well-versed in medicine. I believe in you, only you! You must cure the Empress Dowager's illness!"

  A sentence "believe you", made Mr. Gu's heart filled with emotions.

  A rare faint smile finally appeared on his face.

  "The lady will definitely try her best!" Gu Jin replied.

  The emperor couldn't wait any longer. He ordered Gu Jin to hurry up and write a prescription.

  Gu Jinzhi nodded in agreement.

  The eunuchs beside the emperor had set up a small desk. On it were placed pens, ink and paper.

  Gu Jin first bowed to the emperor and then sat down, carefully thinking about Fangzi.

  "Guo Gong, your granddaughter is indeed a gem! She has surpassed her predecessors!" The Emperor was already lavishing praise on Gu Jin, even before she had taken the medicine.

  Gu Shi Fei also smiled and said: "This old minister is also very delighted! Our ancestors are blessed, it took several generations to produce such a child, with some innate talent!"

  "It's not innate!" The Emperor interjected, "It's exceptional talent, truly exceptional talent! Once the Empress Dowager recovers from her illness, Duke Guo will have to tell me all about how you raised Miss Guo. I'm very curious."

  Mr. Gu respectfully replied "yes".

  On the other side, Gu Jinzhi's memorial had already been written and he personally got up to hand it over to the Emperor for review.

  The emperor is also not knowledgeable about medicine.

  He said to the eunuchs around him: "Go and call Qin Wei Si over."

  Qin Wei Si is currently the supervisor of the Imperial Hospital and has been on night duty at the hospital for days.

  The eunuch rushed out.

  The emperor handed the prescription to Old Master Gu: "Duke Gu, you also take a look and see if it's safe."

  Old Gu took it with both hands and examined it under the lamplight.

  "White peony root, hemp seed, apricot kernel, indigo, and Artemisia capillaris..." Old Master Gu looked at each one, all of which were medicines for clearing and calming the liver.

  He finished reading and wanted to tell the emperor that this prescription had no contraindications at all and could be used with peace of mind.

  Gu Jinzhi spoke up, explaining the previous sentence "qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán" : "...Min Yu taught by her grandfather, never surpassed him. If it wasn't for her grandfather's clear lungs and uselessness, Min Yu wouldn't dare to say it was liver disease either. Grandfather paved the way, Min Yu picked up the leftovers, but got such praise from Your Majesty, Min Yu doesn't deserve it."

  The emperor was made to laugh by her.

  She seems to be afraid that Your Majesty will blame her grandfather for his incompetence in treating the illness.

  "Miss Gu is absolutely right! I was wrong in what I said!" The emperor burst out laughing, feeling very pleased.

  Mr. Gu secretly wiped his sweat. This child actually made the emperor admit his own mistake...

  She's really fearless!

  How could you dare to say the emperor is wrong? It's like accompanying a tiger, how can you speak so lightly of the emperor's faults? The emperor praises you, just accept it and be done with it, why must you clear your ancestor's name?

  Although he was surprised at Gu Jing's words, Old Master Gu felt an unusual warmth in his heart.

  That warm current flows through limbs and bones, on a bitterly cold winter day, as if spring breeze has blown into the heart.

  Qin Wei just walked in at this moment.

  He first knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor, shouting "Long live the Emperor".

  "Take a look at this prescription, is there anything improper?" The emperor handed the prescription back to Qin Wei Si.

  Qin Wei hurriedly got up, took over the prescription and examined it carefully.

  This is a prescription for clearing liver fire, I don't know who it's for. The prescription itself is correct, the medication is appropriate, and it can be safely dispensed.

  "Your Majesty," Qin Wei Si asked with some doubt, holding up the prescription, "which master's liver qi is not smooth?"

  He also said it was good for clearing the liver.

  The emperor said, "This is the prescription that Miss Gu gave to the empress dowager. Since you also say it's for treating liver qi stagnation, it must be correct. You personally go and prepare the medicine, then send it in."

  Before Qin Wei's fourth entrance, he heard the Emperor say "I spoke improperly" at the door and burst out laughing. At that moment, he almost fell over, shocked in his heart: Who could make the Emperor laugh so hard and even self-deprecate by saying that the Son of Heaven spoke improperly?

  Then, he caught sight of Gu Shi Fei out of the corner of his eye.

  Qin Wei was able to make it to the Imperial Hospital, not only because of his medical skills, but also because of his ability to read people's expressions. In this situation, how could he not know about the Emperor's satisfaction with this prescription?

  Although he didn't understand why the emperor was so satisfied.

  None of these matter.

  It's important. The emperor said that this was a prescription given by Miss Gu to the empress dowager, and he laughed so heartily, naturally affirming this prescription.

  Qin Wei didn't dare utter a single word even if he had any doubts in his heart.

  He glanced sideways with his eyes and vaguely saw a little girl in pigtails.

  He hastily assented and gave a kowtow to the emperor, then quickly went off to fetch medicine.

  During Qin Wei's busy process of fetching medicine and decocting medicine, the emperor asked Gu Jin many questions about the queen mother's illness.

  For example, Mr. Gu and several other doctors made the Empress Dowager feel a bit better, but after a few days she relapsed again, what was the reason?

  "Although the Empress Dowager's illness did not originate from her lungs, prolonged coughing has injured her lungs, and her lung yin is also damaged." Gu Jin explained carefully to the Emperor. "Coughing, ordinary people think it's mainly due to lung qi injury. The lungs are a delicate organ. But because of the Empress Dowager's prolonged coughing, she indeed injured her lungs."

  Your Majesty, coughing is mostly caused by the lungs. The Empress Dowager's prolonged cough has also injured her lungs. With the root and end reversed, apart from the lungs, who else can suspect other aspects? Naturally, they all treated it as clearing the lungs. Once the lungs are cured, the cough will have a temporary relief.

  However, the liver heat has not been eliminated and the cause of the disease has not been removed. After a few days, there will be coughing again, and the lungs will be injured again, thus circulating back and forth, leading Empress Dowager's illness further and further astray.

  The emperor listened and nodded uncontrollably.

  Gu Zhenzhi's explanation made even those who didn't understand medicine comprehend it.

  All the previous imperial physicians were confused, mistaking the empress's liver heat and lung injury for a wind chill. As a result, the empress coughed incessantly, further injuring her lungs.

  The lungs are indeed sick, so coughing is generally a lung injury. Which normal person would think of other methods?

  "It's all because of the mediocre doctors who wronged the Empress Dowager!" The Emperor said, "I will absolutely not pardon him lightly."

  Then someone will be called to investigate, who treated the Empress Dowager's liver fire as wind and cold back then.

  Gu Jin smiled and advised him: "Your Majesty, why don't you wait until the Empress Dowager has taken her medicine and really recovers, proving my words, before punishing the imperial physician?"

  When the time comes, the Empress Dowager will be fine, and Your Majesty's mood will also improve. Punishing the imperial physician may become a trivial matter, and it's possible that it will soon be forgotten. Mr. Gu looked at Gu Jinzhi with an inexplicable emotion in his eyes.

  The Empress Dowager suddenly started coughing again in the inner palace.

  The emperor and Old Master Gu, Gu Jinzi went in to serve him.

  About two quarters of an hour later, Qin Wei brought the medicine himself.

  The empress dowager took advantage of the opportunity and drank it down.

  The medicine is not a magic pill and has not taken effect yet.

  The empress dowager coughed weakly, intermittently, with no strength left, and didn't fall asleep until the third watch of the night.

  Your Majesty returned to the bedroom, and Gu Jinzhi and Old Master Gu also went to sleep.

  The next day, Your Majesty only left Gu Jin to take care of the Empress Dowager and sent Old Man Gu back home. The two divine doctors who were invited from Huguang were also dismissed from the palace.

  The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital had risen early and were kneeling at the entrance to the Kunning Palace, but the Emperor had sent them back to the Imperial Hospital, telling them not to come for their usual morning examination of the Empress Dowager today, but instead to wait on call at the hospital, ready to be summoned whenever they were needed.

  Everyone is confused.

  It is said that Qin Wei entered Kun Ning Palace four times last night, and those imperial physicians inquired one after another: "Director, this time did you invite a divine physician from somewhere? Or, is Guo Gong serving in Kun Ning Palace?"

  Qin Wei Si carefully replayed last night's events in her mind.

  Before he went in, he heard the emperor's apology and was already shocked and lost his balance. Later, the emperor laughed loudly and finally gave him a prescription for treating liver fire, letting him go to fetch medicine and decoct it.

  He kept his head down and vaguely saw Gu Shi Fei and a girl...

  He also remembered Your Majesty saying: Miss Gu...

  Qin Wei thought about it for four more periods and felt that something was fishy.

  The Empress Dowager's illness is treated with a prescription for clearing the liver...

  Will this work?

  Qin Wei Si really wanted to go see the Empress Dowager, but unfortunately, Your Majesty said that the Empress Dowager needs to rest and they can't enter Kun Ning Palace again.

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