Once everyone had prepared the pit, they placed the soundly sleeping Xia Wanwan inside.
Imperial Physician Huang, who had hurried over, happened to witness the scene. He immediately dropped to his knees and wailed, "Your subject deserves death! I arrived too late!"
He had come very quickly-Eunuch Yu had practically carried him through the air the whole way.
Eunuch Yu had some martial skills.
The moment they arrived, they saw everyone gathered around, about to bury Princess Ximing.
Even taking ten thousand steps back, how could he escape blame? If he had stayed by Princess Ximing's side every day, she would not have died.
He wept bitterly, tears and snot streaming down his face.
The emperor strode over and nearly smacked him over the head with a shovel. "Hurry up and examine Princess Ximing! She's still breathing. She's just sleeping rather peacefully."
Imperial Physician Huang: Huh?
His Majesty was burying her just because she was sleeping peacefully?
Utterly deranged! Utterly deranged!
Still, complaints aside, he quickly carried his medicine chest to the pit and reached out to take the little one's pulse.
"Hiss... this pulse..."
"How is her pulse?" Liu Wan was so anxious her heart nearly leaped out of her chest. She stepped forward to ask.
"Her pulse is strong, regular, and healthy. I can't find anything wrong at all. Princess Ximing is perfectly well. Perhaps she's simply asleep?"
Imperial Physician Huang's words put everyone at ease.
"Then why won't she wake up? Usually, she wakes when I call her a couple of times." Liu Wan always slept beside her daughter and knew her habits inside out.
Imperial Physician Huang sighed and looked at His Majesty. "Your subject is incompetent. Please summon Master Yuantong to take a look!"
If it was not a physical problem, perhaps an evil spirit