After noon, a very inconspicuous gray cloth carriage stopped at the entrance of a medical clinic on a secluded street. Wang Jiu, who was dressed as a servant, climbed down from the shaft of the carriage, and whispered to remind the person inside the carriage: “Master…Young Master, we are here.”
After a while, Zhu Yunjing’s lazy response came from inside: “Hmm.”
Wang Jiu opened the carriage door and carefully helped Zhu Yunjing out. Zhu Yunjing was wearing ordinary wealthy attire, with a black gauze veil covering his face. His body was thin, and he looked like a sick child from an inconspicuous wealthy family.
Zhu Yunjing looked up at the plaque in front of the medical clinic, frowned and said, “Is this place reliable?”
Wang Jiu answered him: “Of course it’s not as good as the Imperial Physician’s Hospital, but the physicians here are all famous. The rich and noble families in the capital often come here to seek treatment.”
A quarter of an hour later, the physician sitting in the medical clinic rested his fingertips on Zhu Yunjing’s wrist, listening carefully and deep in thought.
Zhu Yunjing remained silent. The expression on his face was hidden behind a black veil, making it difficult to discern. Wang Jiu swallowed and asked the physician, “How…how is it?”
“It’s a pulse of joy, already present for over a month.”
Wang Jiu felt five thunders hit his head. Immediately, his legs weakened, barely avoiding falling to the ground. His face was mournful, and he was speechless. Even though Zhu Yunjing didn’t say a word, he could still feel the chilling aura emanating from him. After a while, Zhu Yunjing finally asked in a hoarse voice, “Are you sure?”
“There’s nothing wrong with it; it’s indeed the pulse of joy.”
“Is there a way to get rid of it?”
The physician glared at him: “What’s the matter with you, young man? Do you want to die?”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Zhu Yunjing almost gritted his silver teeth in frustration. Even though he was mentally prepared, he still clung to a glimmer of hope. Now that the pulse was confirmed, and he heard again that there was no way to abort, how could he not be annoyed?
The old physician had practised medicine for decades, and had encountered such situations before. He understood what was going on. Without caring about Zhu Yunjing’s embarrassment, he simply asked, “Have you experienced any discomfort in your body over the past month?”
Zhu Yunjing didn’t answer. Wang Jiu said hesitantly, “He has been running a fever all the time. For the first ten days or so, he still had a high fever. He couldn’t eat anything, and his stomach was always in pain. He sweats profusely all the time, changing clothes every couple of hours. He always wakes up in the middle of the night with unbearable abdominal pain.”
The physician frowned upon hearing this: “It’s so serious, why didn’t you come earlier to seek medical treatment and get medicine?”
There was a bitter feeling Wang Jiu had that he could not describe. There were a lot of imperial physicians in the palace, but it also depended on whether Zhu Yunjing was willing to find someone to see a physician! After returning to the palace that day, Zhu Yunjing said he had recuperated in the Eastern Palace for several days. Because he refused to summon the imperial physician, Emperor Zhaoyang personally came to the Eastern Palace to inquire about his condition. Zhu Yunjing had no choice but to force himself to reappear in front of people. Before going out every day, Wang Jiu had to apply makeup and powder on him to barely conceal the signs of illness on his face. But due to poor rest, his body became weaker and weaker. There were two instances where he almost fainted in court. Reluctantly, he finally decided to leave the palace and seek treatment from a folk physician.
Wang Jiu explained helplessly: “I…didn’t know before. I thought it was not serious…”
“Nonsense! Do you have to wait until there’s a corpse and two lives lost before considering it serious? Men being pregnant is inherently different from women. If you don’t pay attention, major consequences will happen. You people really dare to act recklessly, you are not afraid of death!” The physician was so angry that he blew his beard and stared and shook his head. What he hated the most was someone carelessly mistreating their own bodies like this. He muttered a lesson to Zhu Yunjing and Wang Jiu, picked up a pen and quickly wrote a prescription. Then he asked his attendant next to him to boil the medicine pot first, and instructed Zhu Yunjing to drink it before leaving.
Wang Jiu carefully glanced at the silent Zhu Yunjing and asked the physician, “What kind of medicine is this?”
It’s a medicine to stabilize the pregnancy!” The physician screamed loudly. “Take the decoction every morning and evening after returning home, get more rest, avoid exertion, and protect yourself from colds. It is normal for your body to feel hot and sweaty. As long as it’s not a high fever, it’s not a big problem. You have to endure abdominal pain. If it’s not too painful, it will get better after the first three months. Eat as much as you can even if you have a poor appetite. It is better to eat light meals, including more fish, shrimp and fresh fruits. This is how it is with male pregnancies, you have to endure.”
Wang Jiu worriedly asked, “Does he just have to endure it?”
There will never be a better time to take the medication to stabilize the pregnancy than it is right now. Keep a good mood and let the child’s other father spend more time with him.”
Wang Jiu: “…” Please don’t say anything more.
After resting in the clinic for an hour, Zhu Yunjing finally took the first bowl of anti-fetal medicine. He drank the medicine, but it seemed like he was chewing He Huailing’s flesh and blood. Fortunately, the abdominal pain finally eased a bit, making him feel better.
Wang Jiu carefully wrote down the physician’s instructions, thanked him repeatedly, left a generous consultation fee, took the medicine and helped Zhu Yunjing out of the door of the clinic and onto the carriage, driving away.
Passing through the bustling market streets, Wang Jiu outside the carriage whispered to Zhu Yunjing: “Young Master, ahead is the famous Zhixiangzhai in the capital city, famous for its exquisite pastries. You haven’t had much appetite these days, and you just drink bitter medicine. Why not let this servant buy some pastries for your sweet mouth?”
The sweet fragrance wafting from the dim sum shop could be smelled half a street away. After taking the medicine, Zhu Yunjing really felt a bit better and agreed: “Stop the carriage by the side, and Gu’ll go with you.”
They entered the dim sum shop and took a stroll inside. Zhu Yunjing’s mood improved slightly. At the recommendation of the shopkeeper, he packed several varieties of pastries and had Wang Jiu carry them.
When they came out of the dim sum shop, a group of children across the street were playing and laughing innocently. Zhu Yunzhen’s gaze fell on them, and he paused for a moment, lost in his thoughts. Wang Jiu licked his dry lips and softly comforted Zhu Yunjing: “In fact, Your Highness, it wouldn’t be bad if you had a little Highness. That would be the first treasure in the world …”
Indeed, isn’t it precious? If an heir were to be born from his own womb, no woman in the future could compare to that. But before he finished speaking, he felt that Zhu Yunjing’s whole body temperature suddenly dropped. He shut his mouth immediately, wishing he could slap himself a few times. It’s really like stirring up trouble for no reason.
Zhu Yunjing looked coldly at the group of dirty and messy children across the street. Several of their faces were smeared with snot. It was disgusting just looking at it. What’s so good about children? All they know is how to make a fuss. And when he thought about the child in his own belly, he suddenly became more depressed. Precious… Even if the child was truly born, how precious could he be? Could he tell others that he personally gave birth to it? At most, it could only be said that it was born to one of the palace maids. His biological mother died in childbirth, so in this way, what preciousness is there to speak of?
Assisting the seemingly downcast Zhu Yunjing into the carriage, Wang Jiu didn’t notice that the group of children had already run into the middle of the road and started playing with firecrackers. The firecrackers were crackling and popping. One naughty kid casually threw one and ignited it, throwing the lit firecracker right next to the hooves of a pulling horse.
The horse, caught off guard, was startled and let out a neigh before running forward. One of Zhu Yunjing’s feet had already stepped on the shaft of the carriage, but he hadn’t steadied himself yet. When the crazy horse galloped out, he was unprepared and fell backwards. Wang Jiu was even more startled and stretched out his hand to help, but he couldn’t catch hold of him. Seeing that Zhu Yunjing was about to fall off the carriage, at the critical moment, someone leapt from behind and grabbed Zhu Yunjing’s waist with one hand. This protected him in their embrace. With a swift turn, they landed safely on the ground together.
Zhu Yunzheng was shocked, and the black veil was blown by the wind in the chaos. His panic and frightened eyes met the calm and steady gaze of He Huailing, who stood before him.
Zhu Yunjing suddenly choked, his mind went blank, completely forgetting to react, until He Huailing let go of his hand that was still across his waist, stepped back and created distance. He lowered his head respectfully and said: “Please be careful Your Highness.”
After that, He Huailing caught up with the frantic horse in two or three steps, jumped up to control the horse, and pulled it back. He then exchanged his own mount with Zhu Yunjing and helped him onto the carriage, reminding him: “Your Highness, please use this servant’s horse.”
Wang Jiu had already been frightened to the point of collapsing on the ground. Today they had left the palace in modest clothes without even bringing a guard with them. If something had happened to Zhu Yunjing just now, no matter how many lives Wang Jiu had, it wouldn’t have been enough to make amends.
As Zhu Yunjing’s thoughts returned, his stomach started to ache again. Perhaps due to the recent fright, but this time the pain was particularly severe that he could hardly stand up. Wang Jiu got up from the ground in a panic, intending to help Zhu Yunjing, but He Huailing was already a step ahead, embracing him. Seeing him like this, He Huailing couldn’t help frowning: “Your Highness, is there any discomfort?”
Zhu Yunjing felt uncomfortable being hugged by him. His face was as cold as water, and he said in a low voice: “Let’s go!”
After a moment, he heard the person holding him chuckled lightly. His voice was so low that Zhu Yunjing almost thought it was his imagination. He Huailing released him, and stepped back with a respectful expression on his face.
” Your Highness’s complexion is pale and seems to be unwell. You shouldn’t have casually left the palace, and you didn’t even bring a guard. It’s a bit too audacious.”
He Huailing’s tone seemed to remind and blame. Today, he took a break and went out to do some errands. He never thought that he would run into the crown prince who was wandering around with only a eunuch on his way back, and even saved him once again.
Zhu Yunjing felt annoyed in his heart. He wished he could kill this bastard who was gloating about others’ misfortune in front of him. If it wasn’t for him, how could he have ended up like this today? Even for seeking medical treatment, they dared only bring Wáng Jiǔ secretly out of the palace to find a folk doctor, all thanks to the assistance of Hè Huáilíng!
“Thank you, Marquis, for your concern. But you should worry about yourself.” Zhu Yunjing sneered, unwilling to say any more. For one thing, at least the other party had saved him just now, so he couldn’t make trouble in the public. Besides, he was really uncomfortable at the moment and didn’t have the energy to argue with He Huailing.
Zhu Yunjing turned around and gestured for Wang Jiu to help him get into the carriage. However, just as he raised his foot, dizziness overwhelmed him once again, nearly causing him to fall. He Huailing, who was behind him, reached out to support him and quietly suggested: “Your Highness, if you are feeling unwell, why not find a place to sit for a while? Rest properly before returning to the palace. May I offer Your Highness some tea?”
Thanks for the update! Gosh this novel is living rent free in my head
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Is this dropped?
Hehe you wouldn’t think Zhu Yunjing would ever touch another cup of tea 🤭