Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Emperor Yong’an’s Secret Provocation
Seeing that those words left Duan Qinwang speechless, Emperor Yong’an ignored Duan Qinwang’s angry gaze and turned to look at Rui Qinwang. He smiled gently and asked, “Rui Qinwang, what do you think of Zhen’s suggestion?”

When Emperor Yong’an asked, Rui Qinwang smiled and said, “Chen Di will obey Your Majesty’s arrangement.”

Although Emperor Yong’an was a little disappointed that Rui Qinwang returned the decision-making power on this matter to him, he still smiled and said, “Since Rui Qinwang said so, then let’s ask the imperial physician to come and check on you and Duan Qinwang’s health.”

After Emperor Yong’an said this, Qiu Yuanbo signaled to a young eunuch to invite the imperial physician. While they waited for the imperial physician, Emperor Yong’an leaned lazily on the dragon throne while Rui Qinwang sat silently with his eyes lowered, and Duan Qinwang was so angry that his face turned red.

While the three members of the royal family were busy with their own thoughts, the ministers, generals, and the noble families sat quietly below.

Looking at Duan Qinwang’s furious expression, Xie Yanghui chuckled and said, “It seems that in the past three years, His Majesty’s ability to anger people has become even more powerful.”

Sensing the weird atmosphere between the three members of the royal family, Ke Xianhao frowned and asked, “Why do I feel that His Majesty is deliberately provoking Rui Qinwang and Duan Qinwang to fight against each other?”

Xie Yanghui turned to look at him and asked, “Why do you think so?”

Ke Xianhao lowered his voice and said, “Don’t you think His Majesty’s concern for Rui Qinwang today is too fake? It seems that the sincere concern in the past has disappeared tonight.”

When Xie Yanghui heard Ke Xianhao’s words, he turned to look at Emperor Yong’an. Looking at Emperor Yong’an sitting lazily on the dragon throne, Xie Yanghui had some doubts about Ke Xianhao’s words. Before Xie Yanghui could figure out Emperor Yong’an’s true intentions, the imperial physician arrived.

Kang Haifa placed his medicine box beside him and kneeled at the foot of the stairs to the dragon throne. He clasped his hands together, lowered his head, and said, “Lao Chen pays my respect to the Emperor. May the Emperor live for ten thousand years.”

After the old imperial physician finished his salute, Emperor Yong’an waved his hand casually and said, “Kang Taiyi, you may rise.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Kang Haifa said calmly and then stood up.

After he stood up straight, Emperor Yong’an smiled and said, “Kang Taiyi, the reason Zhen called you tonight is to check on the physical condition of Duan Qinwang and Rui Qinwang.”

Hearing this, Kang Haifa lowered his head, clasped his hands together, and said, “Lao Chen accepts the order.”

After saying that, he climbed up the stairs and came to Duan Qinwang’s seat. Since Duan Qinwang was the elder brother of the previous Emperor, in terms of seniority, he was the elder of Emperor Yong’an and Rui Qinwang. Because Duan Qinwang and Rui Qinwang both hold the title of first-rank prince, Kang Haifa must tend to Duan Qinwang first.

Putting down the medicine box, Kang Haifa knelt in front of Duan Qinwang, clasped his hands, and said, “Lao Chen meets Duan Qinwang.”

Duan Qinwang waved his hand, then looked at Emperor Yong’an and said, “Your Majesty, there is no need to check my physical condition.”

Emperor Yong’an felt happy when he saw Duan Qinwang’s gloomy expression.

Emperor Yong’an controlled his smile, put on a concerned expression, and said helplessly, “That won’t do. If Zhen doesn’t let Kang Taiyi check on you now, when you get sick after tonight’s banquet, Zhen won’t be able to clear Zhen’s reputation even if Zhen jumps into the Tianhe River.”

After he said this, the main hall of Qian Qing Palace fell into silence. What did the Emperor mean by this? Could it be that the Emperor was cursing Duan Qinwang to get sick? Or was he afraid that someone would spread rumors to damage his reputation as Emperor and wanted to block the rumors in advance?

Looking at Emperor Yong’an’s smiling face, Duan Qinwang almost fainted from anger. Since he could no longer refuse or he would be accused of treason, Duan Qinwang had no choice but to accept Emperor Yong’an’s arrangement.

Duan Qinwang gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and slowly said, “Then I will thank Your Majesty for your concern.”

Emperor Yong’an was very satisfied with his answer. He looked at Kang Haifa and said, “Kang Taiyi, you can begin.”

With Emperor Yong’an’s permission, Kang Haifa opened his medicine box and took out the soft pulse pillow. He placed the pillow on the low table, motioned for Duan Qinwang to place his right hand on it, and politely said, “Duan Wangye, please.”

Duan Qinwang took a deep breath to calm down and then placed his right hand upside down on the pulse pillow. After that, Kang Haifa took out a clean white handkerchief from his medicine box and covered Duan Qinwang’s wrist.

Kang Haifa then put his fingers on the handkerchief and carefully checked Duan Qinwang’s pulse. When he checked Duan Qinwang’s pulse, no one made a noise in fear of disturbing him.

Emperor Yong’an sipped his wine slowly and carefully observed Duan Qinwang and Rui Qinwang’s reactions. Two minutes later, Kang Haifa retracted his fingers and removed the white handkerchief from Duan Qinwang’s wrist.

Seeing that he was done checking Duan Qinwang’s pulse, Emperor Yong’an asked curiously, “How is Duan Qinwang’s condition?”

Kang Haifa stood up, clasped his hands together, and said, “Reporting to Your Majesty. Duan Wangye has kidney deficiency and suffers from insomnia, which results in unbalanced Qi. Lao Chen will prescribe calming tonics to treat Duan Wangye’s insomnia and nourish the kidneys. Before Duan Wangye recovered, he should restrain himself from nighttime activities.”

As soon as Kang Haifa finished speaking, the hall fell into an eerie silence. Emperor Yong’an looked at Duan Qinwang’s dark face and thought, ‘Ah… No wonder he doesn’t want to be checked by the imperial physician. Turns out he had a problem in that area.’