Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1489: Chapter 1486: Treating the Illness

Before this, it was her first time being so close to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager chatted with Ye Muyu for a while, then coughed lightly and was helped by attendants to rest.

Leaving the Empress to entertain Ye Muyu.

Besides Ye Muyu in Cining Palace, there was also the Old Madame Li from the Qingguo Duke’s Mansion.

Ye Muyu paid her respects to Old Madame Li and after some conversation, the Empress stood up, stating she would take Ye Muyu to meet Lu Sangqi and the other imperial physicians.

This was also the second reason Ye Muyu was summoned to the palace today; naturally, she did not refuse.

Old Madame Li was also called over.

Leaving Chu Ziluo and Li Chun’er from the Li family to talk in the side hall.

When Ye Muyu arrived, she saw a room full of imperial physicians, fervently discussing pharmacology.

For convenience, screens were placed on the left side of the hall. Ye Muyu, Empress Lin, and Old Madame Li were behind the screens, away from the group of imperial physicians.

Lu Sangqi noticed Ye Muyu upon her entrance.

The worries in his heart slightly lessened.

As long as she had entered the palace, she could still be considered safe.

When the Empress’ attendant called him over, Lu Sangqi’s face remained as calm as before.

Lu Sangqi walked over and saluted Empress Lin.

“Doctor Lu, you may forgo the formalities. My mother’s illness will need you to exert much effort.”

“This commoner will do his utmost.”

Lu Sangqi was merely an ordinary physician in the capital, not an imperial physician; naturally, he held no official position. If not for his good reputation in the capital, he wouldn’t have been deliberately summoned to the palace this time.

With the Empress Dowager’s illness this time, not only were the imperial physicians busy with consultations, but Emperor Xuanming also gathered many physicians from among the common people into the palace, showing the importance placed on the Empress Dowager’s condition.

When Old Madame Li saw Lu Sangqi enter, she hurriedly said, “Doctor Lu, you must cure the Empress Dowager’s illness.”

“This commoner will do his best.”

After dealing with the two elders, Lu Sangqi then discussed the Empress Dowager’s condition with Ye Muyu.

Old Madame Li found the discussion a bit novel.

Empress Lin remained calm.

Ye Muyu had prepared herself before entering the palace. Although she was called in unexpectedly, she had always kept her books organized in the study, so she brought quite a few books directly.

Many of them were her handwritten manuscripts.

“According to your description, the Empress Dowager is suffering from heart failure, which is what you often refer to as heart disease.” After listening to Lu Sangqi, Ye Muyu found several medical books on internal medicine and handed them to him.

These were things she had written down based on the medical books she had read in her memory. Some theoretical terms were translated into the language of this era. Even so, Lu Sangqi felt enlightened after reading.

“Based on your examination, what stage do you think the Empress Dowager’s condition has reached?” Ye Muyu couldn’t diagnose, that was Lu Sangqi’s specialty. All she could do was provide him with as much information as possible.

Lu Sangqi spent two quarters of an hour finishing a medical book. Actually, the content wasn’t much, and it didn’t come with any corresponding herbal prescriptions, but it clearly explained the causes of the Empress Dowager’s condition, which was different from what he initially imagined, opening his eyes.

After hearing Ye Muyu’s words, he carefully thought for a while and said, “If explained according to this book, the Empress Dowager should be in the mid-to-late stage of heart disease. It won’t cause immediate death. If suitable and gentle prescriptions can be selected, it may not be impossible to control the Empress Dowager’s condition.”

“Since you have finished reading, remember to remind the Empress Dowager to maintain a regular lifestyle as much as possible.”