Ordinary observers in fast time travel

"The Emperor has ordered that female doctor Zhao Jia be summoned to the palace for an audience!" An eunuch stood in front of the crowd and shouted in a shrill voice.

"Zhao Jia obeys your order."

"Doctor Zhao, go pack up and get ready to go with me." The old man looked her up and down with scrutiny in his eyes.

"Please wait a moment." Shi Jia bowed to him, turned around and went to get the medicine box.

"Madam Ling, how are you feeling recently?" The old man looked at Madam Ling with a gentle attitude.

"Thanks to your majesty, I have been eating and sleeping well recently." Madam Ling said, "Eunuch Huang, is your majesty in better spirits today?"

Eunuch Huang shook his head, "Your Majesty is ill and has not eaten for many days."

"What should we do?" Old Madam Ling was very worried. "I hope Doctor Zhao can help Your Majesty with some of the worries."

"Madam Ling, tell me the truth, is Doctor Zhao really as miraculous as the legends say?" Eunuch Huang said seriously.

"I live in a secluded house, so I don't know what's going on in the streets, but my son's health is indeed getting better under the care of Doctor Zhao." Madam Ling said, "Of course, it may also be because my son is still young. After all, aging, illness and death are things that even gods cannot reverse."

Eunuch Huang naturally knew what Madam Ling had not said. He was just thinking about whether to protect him in front of the emperor, when he heard Madam Ling continue to say, "However, Doctor Zhao is still young, and sometimes he will be young and energetic. If he loses his manners in front of the emperor, please protect him for my sake, Eunuch Huang."

Eunuch Huang smiled and said, "Of course."

While the two were talking, Shi Jia came back with a medicine box.

"Eunuch Huang, I'm ready."

"Okay, let's go then, old lady, bye." said Eunuch Huang.

"Madame Qin, please see Eunuch Huang off."

"Yes!"

The Anding Marquis's Mansion was not far from the Imperial Palace. It took only two quarters of an hour to reach the Imperial Palace by carriage. The carriage entered the first palace gate and stopped in front of the second palace gate. Shi Jia followed Eunuch Huang and started walking. The walking time was longer than the carriage ride.

Shi Jia's small body was almost unable to bear it.

She was panting, which made Eunuch Huang frown. He couldn't help but doubt whether her reputation as a miracle doctor was justified.

"Don't blame me, eunuch. I have had a weak constitution since childhood and no matter how I take care of myself, it won't get better." A smile appeared on Shi Jia's pale face.

Eunuch Huang said, "The girl should take a rest for a while, so as not to be disrespectful in front of the emperor."

"Yes, thank you for the reminder, sir."

Eunuch Huang gave a few instructions and left, presumably to report to the emperor. After a while, he came back and saw that Shi Jia's face was ruddy, no longer as pale as before, so he nodded and said, "Let's go."

Shi Jia followed.

There was nothing special about the emperor's bedroom. After Shi Jia entered, his sight immediately fell behind the heavy curtains, where there was a sense of impending death.

"Ahem—" a weak cough sounded from behind the curtain, as if she would die at any moment. "Is the doctor here? Come forward and feel my pulse." These words seemed to be squeezed out of thin air.

Shi Jia glanced at Eunuch Huang, who nodded. Shi Jia then stepped forward, but looking at the heavy curtain, she frowned, "Eunuch Huang, can you lift the curtain so that it will be more convenient for me to examine His Majesty."

"Your Majesty?" Eunuch Huang did not move, but looked at the curtain.

The figure behind the curtain waved his hand feebly. Eunuch Huang immediately ordered the maids to pull up the curtain.

As the curtain opened, the smell of decay became stronger.

Shi Jia looked closely and saw that the person lying on the bed looked haggard and pale, a sign of impending death. There was no need to treat him. Shi Jia wanted to tell him to stop and enjoy his last moments! But no!
I'm afraid everyone in the palace knows about the emperor's illness, but they invited her here...

Shi Jia sighed, dismissed the drama of the struggle for the throne in her mind, calmed down and looked at the patient on the bed, "Your Majesty, please stretch out your hand, I will take your pulse."

The emperor moved his hand away. Shi Jia pressed three fingers up, but didn't feel it at first. She pressed harder, but still didn't feel it. She relaxed again, and then, she felt it.

The pulse is superficial, and it is so numerous that it seems to be there and not there, like the tail fin of a fish swaying gently when it is still. The pulse of a fish flying is a sign that the true yang is escaping from the body and the vital energy is about to be exhausted.

Shi Jia sighed silently in his heart. Although he knew at first sight that the emperor was dying, it was really helpless to confirm it again from his pulse.

However, she did not speak immediately. Instead, she checked the emperor's complexion and tongue again, asked Eunuch Huang about the emperor's diet, and then she had to sigh.

"Your Majesty, I believe you are aware of your situation. You are old, and your body and organs are naturally aging." Shi Jia said. In fact, she also discovered that the emperor was slightly poisoned, but it might also be caused by taking medicine for a long time.

After all, all medicines are poisonous to some extent, but there is no need to say this. If we say it, it may cause several families to fall apart!

"Zhao Jia, I heard that you have a prescription called Bu Yuan Dan, which can restore body functions and rejuvenate internal organs." The emperor's voice was a little stronger than before.

Shi Jia was stunned, thinking, it seems that the emperor has specially investigated her, after all, she has never sold a pill in Shangjing. I just don't know how much the emperor has found out? Has her identity, Zhao Wenwen, been exposed?
But, what if it’s exposed?
"Yes, Your Majesty." Shi Jia said, "It's just that the effect of this pill is limited. It may be effective for people with slightly weakened physical functions, but..."

Everyone can understand what Shi Jia left unsaid.

"Have you ever let someone like me try it?"

"none."

"Then how do you know you can't?"

"This... Your Majesty." Shi Jia was embarrassed.

"Can I carry the Buyuan Pill with me?" asked the emperor.

"I brought it." Shi Jia sighed again, feeling that he had made a wrong move by coming to Beijing. What was this feeling of wanting to kill himself?
However, how could she not obey the emperor's orders? Didn't she want to leave the palace?

She could only obediently take out the Bu Yuan Dan from the medicine box. A strong medicinal fragrance spread, and the smell of decay in the palace seemed to be suppressed.

Eunuch Huang felt even more clear-headed when he picked up the pill. He handed the pill to the emperor with trembling hands unconsciously, completely forgetting that the emperor had difficulty speaking at this time, let alone raising his hands to take things.

However, at this moment, the emperor seemed to have a last burst of energy. He "easily" raised his hand, picked up the pill in the box, and put it into his mouth tremblingly.

The pill did not dissolve in his mouth, but the bitter yet sweet taste instantly filled his mouth and entered his nasal cavity, bringing a little clarity to his chaotic mind.

The emperor's cloudy eyeballs moved, his upper and lower jaws moved, his teeth bit the pill, chewed it, turned it into medicine paste, and slid into his esophagus mixed with saliva.

After taking the Yuan-boosting Pill, the emperor gained a little more strength and turned to look at Shi Jia. "Zhao Jia, take my pulse."

Shi Jia stretched out his hand and pressed on the emperor's wrist. The pulse did not change much. The fleeting vitality was of no use in this collapsing building.

Shi Jia told the truth, but the emperor didn't believe it and immediately summoned the imperial physician. The pulse was still there, and no matter how many imperial physicians there were, they couldn't diagnose the disease.

"Impossible! I clearly feel much better. Do you think I have the strength to speak now?" The emperor looked at Eunuch Huang.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Shi Jia said helplessly, "Your Majesty, the effect of the Yuan-boosting Pill on you is like a flash in the pan. Once the effect is gone, no trace will be left. As for the fact that you look better now, it is only because the effect of the Yuan-boosting Pill has not been digested yet."

The emperor still didn't believe it. Didn't he know his own body clearly? "If that's the case, then Zhao Jia, please make me some more Yuan-boosting pills."

"Yes!" (End of this chapter)