in2ebook Chapter 315 The position of imperial physician truly offers absolutely no sense of security.
Chapter 315 The position of imperial physician truly offers absolutely no sense of security.
Chapter 315 The position of imperial physician truly offers no sense of security.
Kangxi, considerate of everyone's arduous journey, dismissed them before entering the palace gates, allowing them to go home and rest. Yinzhuo, however, was forced to sit still by Kangxi's grip on his arm. He watched as his eldest, second, third, fourth, and fourteenth brothers lined up to greet their father and left, but his father's grip on his arm never loosened. At this point, Yinzhuo understood—he probably wouldn't be able to go home today.
As expected, Kangxi did indeed hold Yinzhuo's arm all the way back to the Qianqing Palace before releasing him. The first thing Yinzhuo did after regaining his freedom was to run, and he ran non-stop.
"Guards, stop him! Yinzhuo, you've got some nerve, haven't you? Why are you running away? Did I say you could leave? Liang Jiugong, go and have someone tidy up the side hall. From today until your injuries are fully healed, you're staying here obediently. If I find out you've sneaked out to fool around with Lao Jiu and the others, I'll have someone lock you in this side hall. Your injuries haven't even fully healed yet, and you're already thinking about climbing mountains. Look how capable you are..."
Well, now Yinzhuo understands why he was detained by Kangxi. It was all because of that careless remark he made a few days ago. It really proves the saying, "The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart." Yinzhuo isn't an unreasonable person. Now that he knows his father's actions are out of concern for him, he naturally won't cause any more trouble. Sigh... he'll suffer a little, but what can he do when filial piety is the most important virtue? He has to fulfill his father's deep love for his son.
Although Emperor Kangxi said that Yinzhuo would stay in the Qianqing Palace until his wounds were fully healed, Yinzhuo actually didn't stay there for more than a few days. It wasn't that his father kicked him out, but mainly that Emperor Kangxi himself didn't stay there for long either. He had only been back from Jiangnan for a few days when he was already moving to the Changchun Garden.
Upon arriving at Changchun Garden, Yinzhi naturally wished to stay in his own Shufeng Pavilion. Kangxi did not object to this. Firstly, Shufeng Pavilion was only a few steps away from Qingxi Study, so it was no different for Yinzhi to stay there than to stay under his own nose. Secondly, both Yinzhi and the Fourteenth Prince, those two troublemakers, were now kept in the capital by Kangxi, and the thought of them not being able to get together made him feel much more at ease.
There's a saying that true strong people never complain about their environment, because they know that true power always comes from within, not from external sources. Yinzhuo is clearly that person with absolute power. Whether it's Yintang or the Fourteenth Prince, their existence is just to enhance his power. Their presence or absence doesn't affect Yinzhuo's performance at all. Look, he's only been at Changchun Garden for a few days, and Yinzhuo has already proven to his father with his actions that it was too early for him to be so confident.
"Yinzuo, you've completely ignored what I said before, haven't you? Didn't I tell you that you're not allowed to run around until your wound has healed? Tell me where you went today and what you did?"
It's no wonder Kangxi was so anxious. Arrow wounds are much harder to treat than those caused by swords and knives. In the era of cold weapons, arrows were absolutely deadly. Very few people survived when they hit vital parts. Although Yinzhuo's wounds seemed to have healed, the recovery of the wounds that couldn't be touched was still unknown. If the inner wounds were to tear due to excessive activity, Kangxi didn't even want to think about the consequences.
After Yinzhuo was injured last time, Kangxi was worried for more than a year before he could finally relax. Naturally, he was just as worried as before. Before he was sure that Yinzhuo's wounds had fully healed, he was definitely not comfortable letting him go. Although Yinzhuo felt that his father was making a mountain out of a molehill, he could only go along with it in the face of the furious Kangxi. You can't be too strong-willed. What's wrong with admitting your faults? He is his own father. It's not shameful to admit your faults.
"Father, I really know I was wrong. Please don't be angry anymore, okay? I promise you I will never go out without your permission again. Please forgive me this time, okay? I've been out for half a day and I feel very tired. My wound seems to hurt more than before. Why don't you call Doctor Wang to take a look at me?"
Just as Kangxi knew how to deal with Yinzuo, Yinzuo naturally knew how to control his father. If you were to ask Kangxi what he feared most now, the answer would definitely be the recurrence of Yinzuo's wounds. Upon hearing Yinzuo say that his wounds were in great pain, he had no mind to scold him. He hurriedly sent Liang Jiugong to fetch the Imperial Physician Wang, while he himself got up, walked to Yinzuo, and pulled him to the couch in the flower hall, gesturing for him to lie down.
When Physician Wang was rushed over by Liang Jiugong, this was the heart-wrenching scene he witnessed: Prince Zhao lay upright on the couch, motionless, while His Majesty sat anxiously by the couch, watching over him. Upon seeing him arrive, His Majesty merely waved him away, indicating that he should dispense with the formalities. Physician Wang remained silent until he sat down beside Prince Zhao's couch. Although this analogy was somewhat inappropriate, Physician Wang still wanted to say that even a vicious dog can bite without showing its teeth. Kangxi's silence made Physician Wang's heart leap into his throat. At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind—the position of imperial physician truly offered no sense of security.
Fortunately, the position of imperial physician did not provide Wang Taiyi with a sense of security. His troublesome patient was given to him. The moment Wang Taiyi placed his hand on Yinzhuo's wrist, he knew that this time it was safe. After all, he had never seen a patient with a relapsed arrow wound have such a normal pulse. But as the saying goes, to know what you know and to know what you don't know is true wisdom. There was no need for him to get involved in the battle between the father and son. Otherwise, he would be like Pigsy looking in the mirror, pleasing neither side.
"Your Majesty need not worry too much. This old minister just took the Prince's pulse and found nothing wrong. The reason why the Prince complained of severe chest pain is probably because the wound is still deep and has not yet healed. Walking around for a long time will inevitably cause some damage. In the future, try to walk around less frequently and rest for a while, and it will be fine. Before coming here, this old minister just made some adjustments to the prescription that the Prince has been taking. Adding two more ingredients will correspond to the current symptoms. Your Majesty, please wait a moment, this old minister will go and revise the prescription and bring it to you for your review."
Hearing from Physician Wang that Yinzhuo's wound was not serious, Kangxi's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed. Seeing that Kangxi had agreed, Physician Wang hurriedly took his medicine box to a table and copied the prescription. After finishing copying and drying the ink, he presented it to Kangxi for review. Although Kangxi had some knowledge of pharmacology, he was not a doctor after all. He glanced at it and saw that the medicinal materials in the prescription were the usual medicines for treating arrow wounds, so he returned the prescription to Physician Wang and then signaled Wan Quan to take him to get the medicine and prepare it.