diskusbooks Chapter 306 Listen to me say thank you
Chapter 306 Listen to me say thank you
Chapter 306 Listen to me thank you
As the saying goes, illness comes like a landslide, but recovery is like pulling silk from a cocoon. Even a broken bone takes a hundred days to heal. What's more, Yinzhuo was injured in such a vital place as his chest. Although Yinzhuo is said to be awake now, he is really just conscious. If you ask him how he feels, he will definitely tell you one thing—pain.
"Father...it hurts..."
Don't be fooled by the fact that he just hummed those three words unconsciously. Those three words were incredibly powerful. Look, not only did Kangxi's eyes well up with tears, but even Yinreng, who had been guarding the place for the past few days, was on edge.
“How could it not hurt when the arrow is so deep in the flesh? It’s alright, don’t move, Father will think of a way. Doctor Wang, come and take a look at him. This child seems to be in a lot of pain. Look, his hands are trembling.”
If Imperial Physician Wang didn't know how to sing "Listen to Me, Thank You," otherwise he'd be singing a heartfelt song to Emperor Kangxi right now. Wait, what did you just say? "Father, I'll think of a way for you..." So your solution is just to make things difficult for me, huh? Fine... Having you is truly my blessing...
If Yinzhuo's injury were in modern times, there would be many ways to relieve the pain: oral analgesics, IV drips, or even a pain pump. But in the Qing Dynasty hundreds of years ago, there were only two ways to relieve the pain: acupuncture or taking anesthetics like Mafeisan. It is said that all medicines have some toxicity, and Yinzhuo was a typical person who had difficulty taking medicine. Now, it seems that only one path remained for Imperial Physician Wang—acupuncture.
In modern terms, acupuncture pain relief works by stimulating the release of pain-relieving substances such as endorphins in the body through acupuncture points. As the saying goes, a master's skill is evident from the first touch, and Physician Wang's medical skills are beyond question. After his skillful treatment, Yinzhuo, who had been unconsciously groaning softly, successfully fell into a deep sleep again.
"That's it? I told you to stop the pain, not to knock him out with a needle."
One needle? Your Majesty, your eyesight is failing you. Weren't you watching from the side? Did I knock him out with just one needle? I clearly knocked him out with seven, eight, nine, or even ten needles. Of course, this isn't because my medical skills are lacking, but because I was afraid that if I knocked out your precious darling with one needle, you would cause me trouble. I didn't expect to be so roundabout and tactful. You still... well, let's continue to demonstrate the art of language.
"Your Majesty, this old minister did not intend to put the Prince into a coma. It is simply that his body needs sufficient sleep and rest. Although I used acupuncture to help the Prince temporarily relieve his pain, as long as his wounds do not heal, the acupuncture will only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. Rather than letting him be awake and feel the pain, which would affect his rest, it is better to put him into a coma temporarily, which will be more conducive to the recovery of his injuries."
Although... well... anyway, Kangxi couldn't find fault with what the doctor said. Not only could Kangxi not find fault, but even Yinreng, who was listening in, thought that what the imperial physician Wang said made a lot of sense. Thinking about it carefully, it made sense. Yinzuo's wounds hadn't healed yet, so naturally, he would feel pain. If Yinzuo were conscious, he obviously couldn't be unaware of the pain. Feeling pain would naturally affect his rest, and thus affect his recovery. From this perspective, it was actually beneficial for Yinzuo to be asleep.
So, with Yinzhuo unconscious and unaware, and Kangxi remaining silent and not objecting, Yinzhuo lived a life of being 1% awake and 99% asleep each day. If you ask why, if being unconscious was beneficial to Yinzhuo's recovery, he wasn't allowed to sleep indefinitely, the answer is simple: food is essential for life. You can skip a meal, but if you skip every meal, you'll eventually starve. Yinzhuo's 1% conscious time was used to keep his life force flowing. As for the medicine, the old father Kangxi believed there was no need for his precious son to experience such a painful ordeal while awake. He could simply force-feed it to him while he was unconscious; he had done this countless times and knew the procedure by heart…
Yinzhu slept in this dazed state for almost ten days before Imperial Physician Wang finally roused him with a single acupuncture needle. After more than half a month, once again sensing his brain's control over his body, Yinzhu had only one thought in his mind—"I'm really awesome! Just look at this sword through my chest, blood flowing like a fountain, yet I didn't feel any pain and smoothly survived this ordeal. Who else has this kind of luck..."
Yinzhuo's thoughts were thankfully kept secret from the imperial physician Wang beside him, otherwise he would have easily found another excuse to knock him unconscious with a needle. Yes, yes, the old man didn't feel any pain, but that's because all the pain and suffering was borne by me in your place. You don't know your father, he keeps asking me questions every day. If you didn't know, you'd think he was going to give up politics and become a doctor. And your brothers, they're all like bees to honey when they see an old minister, they won't give up until they ask each one. They say one woman is worth three hundred ducks, and they're really no less. I'm surrounded by thousands of ducks every day, my life can be summed up in two words—noisy.
Just as Imperial Physician Wang was unaware of what Yinzhi was thinking, Yinzhi would most likely never know the pain Imperial Physician Wang was enduring or suffering these past few days. In short, Yinzhi has woken up, his injuries are recovering well, Imperial Physician Wang's family saga is over, and he doesn't need to see his grandmother for the time being. It's a win-win situation for everyone.
The return journey, originally scheduled to begin in early March, was delayed until early April due to Yinzhuo's injury. When Yinzhuo was injured, the weather in Suzhou was just beginning to warm up. After he had been unconscious for nearly a month, when he woke up, the outside world was already green with willows and red with flowers, and birds were singing and the air was filled with fragrance. When they returned to the capital, it would probably be the same scene there. One could say, "The flowers are blooming along the roadside, it is time to slowly return..."
They came by boat, and naturally they'll go by boat again. When Yinzhu came, he vomited terribly, but this time, whether it's because he's developed immunity to vomiting or because he's just lying around without moving, the frequency of his vomiting has decreased significantly. Kangxi has always favored Yinzhu, and he wanted to take this son with him wherever he went. Now that Yinzhu was injured while saving him, Kangxi will definitely keep him even closer. Kangxi has held power for so many years and is used to the one-man rule in the court. What rules and etiquette? He has to accept them, right?