Chapter 69: You Come and Diagnose the Emperor's Illness

  Although Wu Zetian's eyes were more severe and terrifying than before, Chen Yi didn't feel as scared as he did earlier. Instead, he felt a sense of calmness in his heart. Sun Simiao was just flattering him, while Wu Zetian only took a "curious" glance at him - what was there to be nervous about?

  Look at the two gods, Sun Simiao smiled and said in a calm tone: "Zi Han also told me about the concept of winter disease summer treatment. He explained to me that the symptoms of gas diseases should be treated in the summer. So I followed his instructions and gave Sun Shangshu internal and external treatments. I was preparing more effective external treatments for him when I returned to Tongtai Mountain... Your Majesty can summon Sun Shangshu to ask him about it, so you can understand more!"

  "That's unnecessary, I believe what Sun Tao-chang said!" Wu Zetian's expression was completely different from before, and there seemed to be a hint of joy hidden in it.

  Sun Simiao naturally saw the change in Wu Zetian's expression and took advantage of the situation to say: "Also, Mrs. Korea's illness, after several treatments by the imperial physicians had no effect, but after being treated by Ziying, she recovered in a few days..."

  "Hmm, I know about this matter. My sister's illness was indeed thanks to Chen Gongzi's help. I was even planning to issue a reward for Chen Gongzi in two days!" Wu Zetian's expression had returned to calm and her face had a smile, "Sun Daolong, you don't need to say anything more. I also believe that Chen Gongzi's medical skills are quite good. Let him follow you today and examine the Emperor on my behalf!"

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  Chen Yi and Sun Simiao followed Wu Zetian into the inner palace, where Wu Tuan'er also followed, looking a bit tense. Before anyone noticed, she gave Chen Yi a warning glance, telling him to be careful and not act rashly.

  Chen Yi read the meaning from Wu Tuan Er's eyes and smiled slightly at her in gratitude.

  Wu Tuaner also returned a smile, and immediately stopped afterwards without any expression, standing still on one side, waiting for orders.

  Li Zhi's resting place was quiet, with only a few attendants standing still, not daring to make any noise. Even when Wu Zetian came in, she just silently paid her respects and retreated to the side without making a sound after being gestured to rise.

  Li Zhi was lying on the couch, having just woken up from a short nap. He was half asleep with his eyes closed, staring blankly into space. When he saw someone enter, he didn't react much and remained still in that position. This posture of his made it difficult for people to see his face clearly. At least in Chen Yi's eyes, Li Zhi's appearance was unclear, and all he could remember was a person with a very poor complexion, a long beard, and an elderly appearance lying on the couch.

  Li Zhi gives people a twilight feeling, while Wu Zetian on the other side is full of youthful vitality. The two seem to be many years apart in age, and it's hard to believe that this is a couple of similar ages, or even that the woman is older than the man. At this moment, Chen Yi strongly suspects that he has misremembered or that historical records are wrong, and that Li Zhi is actually much older than Wu Zetian!

  However, the truth about their ages was not something he could investigate clearly at present. Chen Yi also knew that what he had to do next was to carefully and cautiously diagnose the illness of this ailing emperor without making any mistakes.

  Just heard the conversation between Wu Zetian and Sun Simiao, it seems that Li Zhi's physical condition has improved a lot in the past few days. Chen Yi couldn't imagine what Li Zhi was like before. This also made him tense up for a moment, judging from the situation, Li Zhi's illness is really serious, after several months of treatment by Sun Simiao, it's still like this, he must be extra careful, can't afford to make any mistakes!

  After making a bow, Sun Simiao sat down in front of Emperor Gaozong's bed, took the cloth bag containing medical instruments from Chen Yi, and pulled out an object. He said to Emperor Gaozong, who was half-opening his eyes, and Empress Wu Zetian, whose face showed surprise: "Your Majesty, this is a stethoscope, which can clearly hear abnormal sounds in breathing and heartbeats, more convenient than listening to breathing sounds and feeling the pulse. Today, I would like to use this object to listen to Your Majesty's breathing and heartbeat, so that I can examine your condition more conveniently."

  This stethoscope was recently made by Chen Yi Xin, almost finished last night, and is completely different from the original one. It's not made of wood, but with good quality soft steel, animal skin, and fish glue. It can be used to listen with both ears, and when not in use, it can be rolled up, making it convenient to carry. This is the prototype of a portable stethoscope that will appear in later generations. Although the craftsmanship is still a bit rough, it's much more practical than Chen Yi's first stethoscope, and the sound is also much clearer. This is the result of Sun Si Miao's efforts, and I don't know what means he used to prepare all the materials needed by Chen Yi, allowing him to produce it smoothly.

  Because this stethoscope has just been made and hasn't been thoroughly tested, Chen Yi didn't bring it when he went to the Korean lady's house today. He plans to think about it carefully before using it for diagnosis. There is another important reason why he didn't bring it: he was afraid that He Lanming and He Lanmingyue would be curious and keep asking questions, which would require a lot of explanation and might not even convince them. To avoid trouble, Chen Yi didn't bring it, and Wu Shun's illness has almost recovered, so using the old stethoscope can still get by.

  Today brought into the palace to use, of course, there is a show-off taste!

  Wu Zetian stared at the stethoscope in Sun Simiao's hand, her face uncertain, but finally nodded in agreement with his proposal.

  Li Zhi seemed a bit tired, closing his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep. Sun Simiao ordered the famous palace maid standing beside Li Zhi to follow his instructions and assist him, adjusting Li Zhi's clothes when necessary to facilitate the examination. With the nervous help of the palace maid, Sun Simiao began the examination. After a while, he removed his ear from the stethoscope, his expression unchanged, glanced at Chen Yi, but instead of calling Chen Yi over to listen, he looked at Wu Zetian with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, His Majesty's breathing is still relatively smooth, his heartbeat is strong, and his wheezing has improved significantly compared to before... I believe that in a few more days, as the weather warms up, it will get even better..."

  Sun Simiao's words were spoken to Li Zhi, and as he looked at Wu Zetian, his face was very expressive. Wu Zetian naturally understood the meaning in Sun Simiao's eyes, which indicated that the emperor's condition was still not optimistic, causing her heart to tighten again.

  Sun Simiao saw that Wu Zetian understood his meaning, so he didn't say anything else. He stood up and walked to Chen Yi's side. After exchanging a glance with him, he said in a voice that only Wu Zetian and Chen Yi could hear: "Ziying, you are more skilled than I am at listening to the patient's breathing and heartbeat. I have already examined him, now it's your turn to examine the emperor on my behalf and see if there is anything new to discover or any improvements needed in the treatment."