A eunuch immediately rushed off in a panic to fetch a chamber pot, but Hu Xiaotian told them there was no need and had a copper basin brought over instead. The imperial cock was not something just anyone could look at. The guards pulled over a screen, and everyone not needed withdrew. Hu Xiaotian supported Long Yelin. Seeing how close he stood, the others could hardly chase him away. After all, this was an emergency, the emperor himself had not forbidden him from looking, and besides, the fellow was a eunuch.
The emperor's personal Little Eunuch helped undo Long Yelin's trousers, and Long Yelin shakily brought out his equipment.
Hu Xiaotian considered his eyesight quite good, yet he failed to make it out at first glance. This imperial cock was far too miniature. Even calling it a peanut would be flattering it. He wondered whether it still worked. After straining for ages, Long Yelin finally passed a few drops of bright red, bloody urine. The eunuch turned deathly pale with fright. Looking into the copper basin, Long Yelin was terrified out of his wits as well. He cried miserably, "An imperial physician... quick... fetch an imperial physician... am I... am I going to die here?"
Long Yelin believed he was doomed. The tormenting pain in his lower back left him unable to sit or lie still, and he blamed everything on that cup of tea. He roared, "Guards... take... take... that... vile woman and these palace servants... drag... drag..." A moment ago, she had still been his beloved consort; now she had suddenly become a vile woman. Though he had not finished speaking, everyone understood. The emperor wanted people killed.
Hu Xiaotian said, "Please calm your anger, Your Majesty. In my humble judgment, you have not been poisoned. You merely