bookrebus Chapter 185 Why don't you just knock him out with one injection?
Chapter 185 Why don't you just knock him out with one injection?
If before setting off, Yinzhuo looked forward to visiting Yangzhou in the second month of spring every day, then when he boarded the large ship bound for Yangzhou, he had only one feeling—it was worse than death. Who would have thought that the lively Prince Zhao, who was full of energy on land, would vomit like he was pregnant as soon as he got on the ship?
It's been almost half a day since he boarded the ship, and Yinzhu has been holding a basin and vomiting. At first, he was able to vomit some things, but later he could only dry heave, and now he's almost vomiting bile.
"Doctor Wang, are you even capable? You've been doing acupuncture for so long, but his symptoms haven't improved at all."
Physician Wang was now truly on the verge of tears. He would have liked to shake his beloved Emperor if it weren't for his status. He was a physician, a physician, didn't he understand? He wasn't a miracle doctor, much less a god; he couldn't cure every ailment instantly.
Although Kangxi understood this principle, as the saying goes, concern leads to confusion. How could he not worry about Yinzhuo's deathly pale face? He wasn't a doctor, so his worry naturally led him to cause trouble for the imperial physicians.
"Doctor Wang, how about this, you should just knock him unconscious with one needle."
Yinzhu was retching over a basin when he heard his father's words. The discomfort in his head eased up a lot. No, am I still your son? Do you want to listen to what you're saying? If you wanted to knock me out with a needle, why didn't you knock me out when the imperial physician suggested it? I've been vomiting all afternoon and you're doing this belated thing. My whole afternoon has been wasted.
"Ugh... Ahm, son, no... Ugh... Needle, I can still hold on... Hold on..."
Yinzhuo really put in a lot of effort to say those words. He kept vomiting and gagging until he finally finished. It took all his strength to finish. He looked so weak that Kangxi and the imperial physician Wang felt that giving him acupuncture was the best course of action. They estimated that he would collapse after another round of seasickness.
But isn't there a song like that? How does it go? "I'm tossed and turned like the waves, I laugh off all my grievances, I go up and down, swaying but refusing to fall..." Uh, I'm getting off-topic. Anyway, in short, our Prince Zhao, with this indomitable spirit, practiced drunken boxing and vomited on the boat for three days. Just when Emperor Kangxi was so worried that he was about to abandon the boat and go ashore, his seasickness symptoms miraculously improved a lot. Although he was still vomiting, at least it wasn't as frequent, and he could eat some food.
"Father, you see I was right. The key to everything is perseverance. As long as you have the belief that either I kill you or you kill me, you will eventually reap unexpected rewards. Look at your son, he has now gotten rid of his seasickness."
These three days felt like three years to Yinzhuo. Not only was he dizzy, but his temples were also throbbing. He vomited so much that he couldn't eat anything, and if his father hadn't forced him to drink a lot of things, he probably would be dead by now.
After recovering, Yinzhu felt as if his head had become several pounds lighter. Although he would still vomit from time to time, he was much better than before when he was half-dead.
"It's good that you've recovered, it's good that you've recovered. You haven't eaten much these past few days. Most of what your elder brother and I forced you to eat came back up. Are you hungry now? Liang Jiugong, go to the kitchen and have them make a bowl of easy-to-digest porridge and send it over. Yinzhuo, have some more."
Although Yinzhuo had just finished eating not long ago, he couldn't bear to refuse his father's good intentions. There's a kind of hunger in this world where your father thinks you're hungry. Sigh, what could Yinzhuo do at this moment? Just eat it, and if it gets too bad, he can just throw it up later.
However, Yinzhu regretted it in less than half a day. He shouldn't have been soft-hearted. Although the meal was free, it was his own stomach. Who would eat eight meals in one afternoon? Although he could throw up, wouldn't it still be uncomfortable?
"Father, I'm begging you, let's stop eating here for today. I know you've been scared by your son these past few days, but rice doesn't grow on trees, and your son doesn't want to be a porter between food and a washbasin."
Upon hearing Yinzhuo's words, Kangxi couldn't help but awkwardly clench his fist and bring it to his mouth, feigning a cough. Sigh, hadn't he gotten used to feeding Yinzhuo porridge at this frequency these past few days? He almost forgot that the frequency of his porridge feeding and the frequency of Yinzhuo's vomiting were not in sync.
"Alright, then we won't eat today. You should rest here with me. You're feeling a bit better now, so don't get too agitated."
Yinzhuo and Kangxi's residence was, of course, the best spot on the ship. It was not only luxurious and spacious, but also more stable than other seats on the ship. Yinzhuo was still vomiting, so of course he dared not do anything. Even though he knew that living with his father would mean being controlled by him, he had no intention of going back to his own side.
The fleet traveled along the canal for another two days before finally arriving at Dezhou, the first stop on the southern tour. Yinzhuo had suffered greatly during his stay on the ship, and now that his feet were about to set foot on land again, he was overjoyed.
"Big brother, third brother, can one of you come and help me? I've been vomiting and feeling weak all over these past few days. I'm afraid I'll step right into the water."
Yinzhuo felt indignant whenever this matter was mentioned. He thought, "He, his eldest brother, third brother, ninth brother, and tenth brother are all his father's sons. Why is it that the others are not dizzy at all, but he is about to vomit to death? Is there really such a big difference in genes between the mothers?"
Although Emperor Kangxi was surrounded by a large entourage when he went on tours, it wasn't the kind of massive crowds depicted in TV dramas. The people surrounding him were Eight Banner soldiers, not ordinary civilians, so there was no excitement to see. Yinzhu was also feeling unwell at the time, so as soon as he got off the boat, he had Dexi help him into the carriage first.
"It really does feel more grounded to be down-to-earth. Dexi, I see I have some snacks over there. Go pick out a plate of my favorites and bring it over. I'm hungry."
The way Yinzhu vomited after eating a few days ago not only frightened Kangxi, but also scared Dexi quite a bit. Now that he saw that Yinzhu wanted to eat, he naturally wouldn't stop him. However, Yinzhu's stomach was in a state of exhaustion these days, so he naturally didn't dare to bring him the plate as Yunyun had said. He just went over and took a piece and handed it back to Yinzhu.
"It's rare that Your Highness has such a good appetite today, so you can have a little of this pastry. However, this pastry is sweet and not easy to digest. Just have one piece to taste it. When we get back to your lodgings, I will go to the kitchen to bring you some porridge."