Chapter 460
Li Shimin is reprimanded by the doctor
Li Chengqian's leg ailment was like a huge boulder, constantly weighing on Li Shimin's heart.
The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, the future emperor, is a cripple? How will the people of the land view him? How will the kings and envoys of foreign lands view him?
What if everyone says the Tang emperor was a cripple? Where would the Tang dynasty's prestige be then?
Now that's all right, I've finally removed the heaviest stone from my heart, it's hard not to smile.
So he turned to Jiang Fan and said, "Jiang Fan, these doctors cured Gao Ming's leg. My uncle is grateful to them. Could you ask them what reward they would like?"
"A reward? Uncle, you're kidding me. This is a hospital. Relieving patients' pain is our job, our duty."
"Your way of putting it makes the medical profession seem rather vulgar."
"That's different. You don't understand what a brilliant leg means to my uncle. Before this, my uncle even considered making Qingque his concubine..."
Just as Li Shimin was about to express his thoughts, Jiang Fan interrupted him, saying, "Uncle-in-law, don't speak recklessly. There are things you may have thought about, but you don't necessarily have to say them aloud. You wouldn't want Gao Ming to know your thoughts and cause a rift between the brothers, would you? Or even worse, to end up like the Xuanwu incident."
A competition for a job? Would you be willing to do that?
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's expression immediately wilted. The Xuanwu Gate's competitive selection process was quite tactful in saving face; it didn't directly state that he was competing against his own brother in the Xuanwu Gate, with the winner living and the loser dying.
Little Sizi seemed to sense her grandfather's presence, and her expression suddenly turned serious. She asked softly, "Daddy, what's wrong? Is it because your grandfather didn't let you have sex again, and you're unhappy?"
Upon hearing Xiao Sizi's voice, Li Shimin smiled slightly and gently stroked her bun, saying, "No, Grandpa isn't unhappy. Grandpa was just thinking about some things. Now Grandpa is very happy, especially happy. By the way, didn't your older brother just have surgery?"
Where are the others?
"My older brother is lying in bed. The doctor said he shouldn't get out of bed and run around."
"That's true, listen to the doctor, the doctor's words are always right."
Just then, Li Shimin's attending physician entered the ward. Seeing Jiang Fan there, he greeted him and then said, "The blood test results for patient Li Ermin are in: high blood pressure and high cholesterol."
High blood pressure must be managed with medication, and high cholesterol must also be managed simultaneously; otherwise, the patient may experience unexpected complications at any time.
Hearing this, Li Shimin said somewhat displeased, "Why did you curse me, doctor? I'm perfectly fine, how could something like this have happened?"
Hearing Li Shimin's protest, the doctor wasn't annoyed. He smiled and explained, "Mr. Li, I'm not cursing you, but rather stating the danger of your condition. Let me put it this way: your high blood pressure of 200 puts you at risk of cerebral hemorrhage at any moment. If you can be rescued in time, you might be able to save your life. But if you arrive any later, then we'll have to feast you on four dishes and a soup, and find a suona player to send you off on your final journey..."
Li Shimin: "!@#$%^&*"
Li Lizhi chimed in, "Dad, just listen to the doctor. Do whatever he tells you to do."
"Do it, they're saving you, don't be ungrateful."
"Alright then, even though it may not be pleasant to hear, Dad is best at listening to honest advice, even if it's hard to swallow."
The doctor then asked, "Li Er, why does your blood contain heavy metals? Have you eaten anything unusual in the past?"
Without a second thought, Li Shimin blurted out, "Having consumed an elixir of immortality, does that count?"
Attending physician: "!@#￥%……&*" Holy crap, eating an elixir of immortality? What era are we living in? Want to become an immortal? Want to live forever?
Seeing the doctor's shocked and speechless expression, Li Shimin felt embarrassed and somewhat awkward.
He said meaningfully, "Actually, it's not a magic pill, it's just... candy, yes, candy. I didn't know that candy would..."
The attending physician turned to Jiang Fan, smiling wryly, and said, "Mr. Jiang, your uncle-in-law... he's really something else! He even takes elixirs of immortality! Amazing! I'm truly impressed!"
"That was before. After I found out, I stopped letting him eat it."
The attending physician sighed and said, "That's because no accidents happened. If something had happened, he would have remembered to take his medicine on time. There are far too many patients like your aunt's husband."
The key is his high blood pressure. I prescribed him antihypertensive medication before, but he doesn't know to take it on time, which is worrying.
The attending physician sighed and said, "That's because no accidents happened. If an accident did happen, he would remember to take his medicine on time. There are far too many patients like your aunt's husband. They always neglect to take their medicine, and only remember when an accident occurs. By then, they regret it so much that they'll beat their thighs until they're swollen. But there's no medicine for regret in this world."
When Li Shimin saw the attending physician begin to berate Jiang Fan, a wave of guilt washed over him, and he couldn't help but speak up in Jiang Fan's defense: "This...miracle doctor, loving you is not wrong, and Jiang Fan is not wrong either. The fault lies with me, so please don't criticize Jiang Fan anymore."
good?"
"Comrade Li Ermin, I didn't mean Mr. Jiang, please don't misunderstand."
"Alright then, you continue. I'll just watch and won't say anything..."
After saying this, Li Shimin, holding the little ox, sat on the bed and became a bystander.
Little Sizi was also infected by Li Shimin's influence; his eyes widened as he stared unblinkingly at Jiang Fan and the attending physician.
After the attending physician left, the nurse, following the doctor's orders, put Li Shimin on an IV drip.
Little Sizi had no choice but to leave Li Shimin's embrace and instead turned to Jiang Fan's: "Brother, hug me!"
"Okay, let your dad get his IV drip here by himself. How about we go eat in a bit?"
"Mmm, mmm, Qi Youyou, you smell so good!"
"Alright, Sizi can eat whatever she wants!"
Even while receiving an IV drip, Li Shimin spoke up, saying, "My uncle-in-law also wants to eat meat..."
"Sure, Uncle, you can keep thinking about it. But if you really want to eat it, that's something you can only consider after your blood pressure has really come down. Right now, you can only think about it."
Li Shimin: "..."
Li Lizhi watched from the side, covering her mouth and chuckling softly, without offering any opinion, simply becoming a bystander.
……
When it was time for dinner in the evening, Jiang Fan took Li Lizhi and the two little ones to the restaurant. After the four of them had eaten their fill, they brought food back to Li Shimin and his son.