Chapter 68: Sun Simiao's Strong Recommendation

  The two of them stopped in front of a majestic hall, and an attendant went inside to report. Chen Yi looked up at the high-hanging plaque and vaguely saw that it was written "Chang'an Hall", which should be Li Zhi's bedroom!

  In just a moment, the palace maid who had gone in to report came hurrying out, followed by another finely dressed palace girl.

  This palace maid Chen Yi knew was actually Wu Zetian's personal maid Wu Tuan Er.

  Seeing Wu Tuan'er and Gong Ren coming out together, Chen Yi immediately confirmed that Wu Zetian was also here.

  "I have seen Master Sun and Master Chen! His Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress are both inside the palace, please follow me in! Both of you, please!" Wu Tuan'er bowed to Sun Simiao and Chen Yi, then stepped aside and made a gesture for them to enter. However, she couldn't help but steal another glance at Chen Yi, unfortunately catching his eye, and hastily looked away with a hint of fluster.

  The last time I entered the palace, I had a few private conversations with this lovely palace maid. I felt that she had a particularly special attitude towards me. When Chen Yi saw her again, he had a sense of familiarity. After catching a glimpse of her stealing glances at him, he felt even more strange and couldn't help but take a few more looks at her.

  Nor did he know what was wrong with Wu Tuaner, who had always been very dignified. After being curiously glanced at by Chen Yi several times, she actually became a little uncomfortable, causing Chen Yi, who had been feeling a bit tense due to the wait just now, to stifle a laugh.

  Two people followed the Wu team into the temple, and Chen Yi only saw a dignified woman sitting on the temple when he took a peek as soon as he entered the inner temple. It was Wu Zetian. Chen Yi followed Sun Simiao to the front of the temple, ready to pay his respects.

  "Sun Daolang and Chen Gongzi are exempt from paying respects!" Just as he made a gesture, he was stopped by Wu Zetian.

  Wu Zetian stood up from her couch at the same time as she indicated that they could dispense with the formalities, and walked to the front of the hall.

  "Sun Daochang, Your Majesty has been taking medicine according to your instructions for some time now, and the illness has shown significant improvement. This period of time has basically been uneventful, however, I heard that Sun Daochang will be returning to Zhongnan Mountain to collect herbs soon. Today, I would like to ask you to carefully examine him again, to see if he needs to continue taking medicine, or change some medicines, or... stop taking medicine for a period of time, please instruct us!" Wu Zetian walked up to Sun Simiao as she spoke, "Daochang is the most renowned doctor in the world, your medical skills are unmatched. In the future, we will be troubling you to come to the palace several more times to examine His Majesty's illness, both I and His Majesty are extremely grateful!"

  "Your Majesty is being polite!" Sun Simiao replied calmly, "Today I just want to come and carefully examine you for Your Majesty!"

  After listening to a few short conversations between the two, Chen Yi finally understood what was going on. It turned out that Sun Simiao was preparing to return to Zhongnan Mountain again. Today was considered a thorough examination for Li Zhi before returning to Zhongnan Mountain, and some connections were made.

  Sun Simiao is going back to Zhongnan Mountain, will Ning Qing that little Taoist nun follow him back? Thinking that the little Taoist nun might follow him back to Zhongnan Mountain, Chen Yi's heart felt a pang of gloominess, a very uncomfortable feeling!

  Wu Zetian stopped in her tracks and stood still, two or three steps away from Sun Simiao. Chen Yi was finally able to see Wu Zetian's appearance today.

  Today, Wu Zetian looks slightly different from the last time I saw her, but with the same luxury and elegance, beauty and nobility, just as revealing, turbulent and intimidating that people dare not look up to her. There is only a hint of fatigue on her face, a little less spirit, which makes people feel a bit unusual. When Chen Yi sneaked a glance at Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian's gaze also turned to him, and after a brief eye contact, Chen Yi was defeated, lowering his eyes, not daring to look her in the eye.

  It's probably because of the heat, but today Wu Zetian is wearing a revealing outfit. If she catches me staring at her, I'll not only be considered rude, but also be treated as a lustful man. It would be too unjust if I'm judged like that from the very beginning!

  Chen Yi's gaze retreated, but he didn't show any panic, still standing calmly, which made Wu Zetian feel a bit strange. She stared at Chen Yi for another two eyes before moving her gaze away, smiling at Sun Simiao: "Sun Taoist, these past few days the palace has been busy with court affairs and hasn't had a chance to chat with you about the emperor's illness in detail. Today I also want to hear from you, what is the current situation with the emperor? Is it as I saw, that he is unharmed?" As she spoke, she glanced at Chen Yi again, who was trying to lift his head.

  "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the illness that Your Majesty is suffering from is a combination of asthma and other diseases. Having been ill for many years, it has also affected the heart and spleen. I have said before that there is really no great confidence in curing this disease, and today I still say so. Now it's just temporarily suppressing the symptoms, but can't eradicate the root cause...". Sun Simiao pointed to Chen Yi and said: "Empress Dowager, I found that young Master Chen has done much more research on asthma and other respiratory diseases than I have. Not only is his understanding of the causes and treatment of asthma far superior to mine, but also his knowledge of other respiratory diseases is far beyond mine! Therefore, I dare to recommend him to Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to come into the palace for a diagnosis!"

  "Oh?!" Wu Zetian's face showed a look of surprise, and she stared at Chen Yi again, "Really? Chen Yi, are you sure you can cure the emperor's illness?"

  What Sun Simiao said, Wu Zetian would not disbelieve, but Chen Yi was so young that she couldn't help but feel suspicious. The higher the medical skill, the more experience is needed to accumulate it. Chen Yi was too young, even if he was a super prodigy who started practicing medicine at birth, he only had over ten years of experience, how could he compare with Sun Simiao's decades of accumulated experience? Unless Chen Yi was an extraordinary person or an immortal!

  Although she said that her sister Wu Shun's illness was cured by Chen Yi's hands, which dispelled some of the doubts in Wu Zetian's heart, but after seeing Chen Yi's slightly childish and handsome face, she had doubts again, and under not being at ease, she still wanted to ask a few more questions.

  Wu Zetian's direct inquiry left Chen Yi momentarily at a loss for words, and he stood there in stunned silence.

  Wu Zetian's question was indeed difficult to answer. "Yes" or "no" would both be inappropriate, leaving one at a loss for what to say.

  However, Sun Simiao relieved the awkwardness for him. Old Dao said: "Your Majesty, some time ago, Sun Nian, an official from the Ministry of Justice, came to my humble abode seeking treatment due to his lung qi deficiency. After examining him, I suspected it was either asthma or lung qi deficiency, but treated it as asthma instead. It wasn't until Zi Han carefully examined him and ruled out the possibility of asthma that he confirmed it was chronic lung qi deficiency. I found his analysis very reasonable, so I was curious to see if Zi Yong had any different treatment methods. And indeed, Zi Yong did come up with a different treatment plan!

  "Oh?" Wu Zetian responded lightly, her slightly surprised eyes falling on Chen Yi's face, "What was the effect like?"

  Sun Simiao looked at Wu Zetian, then at Chen Yi, and smiled before continuing: "Although I was surprised, I still acknowledged the treatment plan proposed by Ziying. Using the prescription he provided, we treated Sun Yuanwailang, and in just a few days, his symptoms improved significantly. Although it cannot be said that he was completely cured, the disease was basically brought under control. For a chronic and stubborn respiratory disease to be controlled within a short period of time is truly a miracle! I am left speechless!"

  "Oh! It's actually like this......" Wu Zetian responded softly again, her eyes staring tightly at Chen Yi, making Chen Yi's hair stand on end.