The harem is too complicated; the empress, a lazy bum, wins by doing nothing.

Chapter 252 Misdiagnosis
Emperor Yuanwu was taken aback and looked up at Shen Qingwan.

“Since every imperial physician is required to write down their pulse diagnosis results, shouldn’t Physician Li also write down his pulse diagnosis results?” Shen Qingwan said, handing a pen to Physician Li.

Imperial Physician Li glanced at Emperor Yuanwu, his face still bearing an air of arrogance. "Your Majesty, I still believe that we should administer medicine to the Empress Dowager first. As for who is right and who is wrong, we can make a judgment after the Empress Dowager has recovered."

"No rush." ​​Shen Qingwan smiled just right, and seeing that Physician Li had not yet reached out to take the pen, she handed it to him again, "Please, Physician Li."

Physician Li looked troubled. He glanced at Emperor Yuanwu, expecting him to reprimand the Empress for deliberately making trouble and delaying the time for the Empress Dowager's treatment. However, when his gaze fell on Emperor Yuanwu, he found that the emperor was also looking at him intently.

Is it his imagination?

He felt that the Emperor's gaze at him at this moment did not mean to blame the Empress, but rather seemed to be to support her.
Physician Li pursed his lips deeply. At this moment, he was caught in a dilemma: whether to accept the pen handed to him by the Empress or not.

"What is Physician Li still hesitating about? Just now, Physician Li said with certainty that what I am doing is delaying the Empress Dowager's condition, but Physician Li is still refusing such a simple matter. I really don't know who is delaying the Empress Dowager's condition." Shen Qingwan raised her eyebrows.

"Why would Your Majesty wrong me? I have already given the Empress Dowager my diagnosis." Physician Li turned his head away, not daring to look anyone in the eye.

“Since you’ve already said it, what’s wrong with writing it down again? Could it be that Physician Li has forgotten the results of his pulse diagnosis, or that you were just saying it offhand and are afraid that what you wrote down will be different from what you said?” Shen Qingwan asked in return.

"This..." Physician Li cried, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty must do justice for me! I only want to do my best to cure the Empress Dowager's illness. I really don't understand why Her Majesty the Empress has repeatedly obstructed me. Does Her Majesty not trust my medical skills, or does she have other intentions? I beg Your Majesty to do justice!"

Shen Qingwan sneered inwardly.

She really underestimated this Physician Li; his ability to turn makeup upside down is truly exceptional!
only……

This Imperial Physician Li doesn't seem very bright. Does he really think he can sow discord between her and the Empress Dowager in front of the Emperor with just a few words?

It's worth noting that over the past year, she has done her best to win over the Empress Dowager.

Although the Empress Dowager could not be said to have complete faith in her, she was absolutely not someone who could be easily instigated.

"I believe that as long as the Empress Dowager receives the right treatment and recovers quickly, a little delay is worthwhile," Shen Qingwan said gently. The moment her voice fell, she turned to Emperor Yuanwu and asked, "What does Your Majesty think?"

Emperor Yuanwu snorted through his nose: "Hmm."

Physician Li pursed his lips, took the pen handed to him by Shen Qingwan, paused slightly, wrote down the results of his pulse diagnosis, and handed it to Wu Jixiang.

Emperor Yuanwu had already carefully read through the pulse records written by the previous imperial physicians. When he saw the pulse record handed over by Physician Zhang, his brows furrowed deeply.

Physician Li couldn't decipher the meaning behind Emperor Yuanwu's expression. He, who had been so confident, couldn't help but shiver. "Physician Li," Emperor Yuanwu's expression changed slightly, "after the other physicians examined the Empress Dowager's pulse, they all concluded that her condition was due to coldness, a condition caused by prolonged cold transforming into heat. Why are you the only one who believes her pulse indicates Yang deficiency?"

"This?" Doctor Li's vision went black, and he knelt on the ground.

Prolonged coldness leading to internal heat and yang deficiency indicate that simply taking the pulse is inaccurate, which is a misdiagnosis.

If someone suffering from chronic coldness and internal heat is given medicine that weakens Yang, it will not only fail to cure the illness but will also worsen the condition.

Could it be that he really made a mistake in diagnosis?
If someone's pulse diagnosis differed from his, he could argue with them. But why did the imperial physicians who came to Cining Palace today all seem to have conspired to give different results than he had prepared?

However, these imperial physicians were the lowest-ranking physicians in the Imperial Hospital.

He never took them seriously.
But today, the very people who overturned his diagnosis are them.

And of course, there's the empress?
Isn't it always said that the Empress is arrogant and domineering, and that all she does is cause chaos in the harem all day long?
How could she possibly know anything about medicine?
Could it be that she knew something in advance?
But that’s not right either!
After the Empress Dowager fainted, he received a summons from Cining Palace and rushed over without delay.

Being able to treat the Empress Dowager and cure her illness would be a great achievement!
If Physician Zhang and the other imperial physicians were here, how could such a good job have fallen to him?
Now that he has the opportunity, he must seize it and make a good future for himself.

Since he was the first to arrive at Cining Palace, he was also the first to take the Empress Dowager's pulse.

How could the Empress have known that he had misdiagnosed the pulse?
Imperial Physician Li racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out. Then, he heard Emperor Yuanwu's reprimanding voice, "Imperial Physician Li, how could you misdiagnose such a simple pulse? How did you manage to stay in the Imperial Hospital for so many years? Over the years, who in the harem have you examined? Have you ever made a misdiagnosis?"

Physician Li immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I admit that I made a mistake when I was in a hurry to resell it to the Empress Dowager. But I have served the palace diligently all these years. Your Majesty, please see the truth!"

Emperor Yuanwu composed himself.

Imperial physicians are human too. No matter how skilled an imperial physician is, he cannot guarantee that he will be 100% accurate in taking the pulse every time. Perhaps, as he just said, he might have been too nervous when taking the pulse of the Empress Dowager for the first time and made a mistake in the pulse reading.

Emperor Yuanwu moved his lips, but before he could speak, Shen Qingwan spoke first, "Since Imperial Physician Li is so open-minded and believes that he has been loyal to every concubine in the harem all these years, and that a clear conscience fears no accusation, then naturally he is not afraid that I will send someone to investigate him thoroughly?"

check?
Imperial Physician Li's face paled instantly. "Your Majesty the Empress."

He paused, then continued crying, "This humble subject does not know when he offended Her Majesty the Empress, causing Her Majesty to question him time and time again. If this humble subject has done anything wrong before, please forgive him, Her Majesty the Empress. This humble subject apologizes to Her Majesty the Empress here."

Before anyone could react, Physician Li slammed his fist on the ground three times.

"Is it too early for Physician Li to apologize now? I haven't even investigated anything yet."