The next day, after breakfast, Jun Mohan was sent out of the city by the Emperor to handle some affairs.
As for Leng Ruoli, she still brought Xing'er and Ling'er, along with Ye Wu and Ye Liu, to Anji Hall for consultations today.
However, as soon as Leng Ruoli and her entourage arrived at the entrance of Anji Hall, they saw a crowd gathered there, making a lot of noise. They had no idea what had happened.
Upon seeing this scene, Leng Ruoli's beautiful dark eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she immediately jumped off the carriage and walked towards the entrance. Xing'er, Ling'er, and the others also frowned and followed Leng Ruoli off the carriage, walking towards the entrance of Anji Hall.
"Please make way, everyone, make way!" Leng Ruoli shouted loudly at the people blocking the entrance.
The people surrounding the medical hall's entrance, upon seeing that it was Leng Ruoli, immediately cleared a path for her.
"Princess Consort Leng, you're finally here! Just now, a man with a swollen belly came into your medical hall seeking treatment," a woman said to Leng Ruoli, trying to suppress her laughter.
"Yes, I'm an old woman who has lived over fifty years, and this is the first time I've seen a man get pregnant," another old woman chimed in with a chuckle.
Although Leng Ruoli hadn't seen the man's appearance, she had a general understanding of the man inside from what these two women had said.
Therefore, she quickly entered the medical hall and walked to the main hall. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Chu Mingxuan taking the pulse of a man with a big belly.
This man was dressed in luxurious and exquisite brocade robes. He was handsome, with a face like white jade and eyes like scattered stars. His clear and bright eyes twinkled with a gentle gaze, and a faint smile played on his handsome lips. However, the only thing that struck people as funny was that a grown man was carrying a conspicuously large belly.
When Chu Mingxuan saw Leng Ruoli walking towards him, he immediately waved at her.
"Princess Consort, come quickly and see what's going on with this young master," Chu Mingxuan said to Leng Ruoli, scratching his head.
Seeing Chu Mingxuan's troubled expression, Leng Ruoli knew that Chu Mingxuan had also not discovered the man's ailment.
"Okay!" Leng Ruoli nodded readily after hearing him.
Hearing Chu Mingxuan call her Princess Consort, the man with the swollen belly raised his eyes to look at Leng Ruoli. He was instantly stunned by Leng Ruoli's stunning and unparalleled beauty.
However, he quickly regained his composure and let his subordinate help him up.
"I, Shui Yihe, greet Princess Consort Leng!" Shui Yihe respectfully saluted Leng Ruoli with his hand.
"Young Master Shui, you are the patient and have difficulty moving. There's no need for such formality. Please sit down," Leng Ruoli said with a gentle smile.
However, Leng Ruoli's smile was warm and pleasant, like the warmth of spring.
"Thank you, Princess Consort Leng!"
Shui Yihe did not stand on ceremony with Leng Ruoli and immediately withdrew his hands and sat down.
"Princess Consort Leng, this Young Master Shui's pulse is not that of pregnancy. There should be something growing in his abdomen, but I dare not be certain," Chu Mingxuan told Leng Ruoli truthfully about his diagnosis.
"Indeed, men certainly cannot get pregnant. Have you ever seen any man in the world get pregnant?" Leng Ruoli retorted.
"No, no!" Chu Mingxuan shook his head after hearing her.
"So it is! Therefore, his abdomen must have an ailment," Leng Ruoli replied calmly.
"Then, Princess Consort Leng, do you know what illness I have?"
At this moment, Shui Yihe's eyes suddenly lit up upon hearing Leng Ruoli's words, and he was very excited. This was because he had finally met two doctors who confirmed his condition without saying he was pregnant.
"Young Master Shui, ailments cannot be guessed at randomly. As for what is in your abdomen, I will only know after I examine you," Leng Ruoli said seriously.
"Alright, then I'll trouble Princess Consort Leng!" Shui Yihe replied politely again.
"Then I will give you a full body examination shortly. First, I will take your pulse to check your condition, and then I will give you an anesthetic injection and take you to the examination room for a check-up." After speaking, Leng Ruoli asked Shui Yihe to extend his hands and carefully took his pulse.
A moment later, Leng Ruoli had a good idea. She then pretended to take a syringe from the pharmacy and was about to inject Shui Yihe.
However, when Shui Yihe first saw Leng Ruoli approaching him with the syringe, it startled him.
"Princess Consort Leng, what is this transparent white tube with a silver needle in your hand? It looks quite dreadful." Seeing the unknown object in Leng Ruoli's hand made Shui Yihe's hair stand on end.
"Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. This is a syringe, and the tube is filled with anesthetic. If I give you a shot of this anesthetic, you won't feel any pain during the examination," Leng Ruoli answered casually. In reality, she was giving Shui Yihe anesthetic to prevent her spatial secret from being exposed.
"Oh, oh, so that's what it is. I thought you were going to do something else." Shui Yihe nodded, half-understanding.
"Don't worry. If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't do it so openly, would I?" Leng Ruoli teased.
"Alright, come on! I'm not afraid," Shui Yihe said, putting on a show of being indifferent to life and death.
Leng Ruoli found his expression rather amusing.
"Let's go, follow me to the examination room!" Leng Ruoli said softly.
Then, with the help of his subordinates, Shui Yihe followed Leng Ruoli to the examination room. He lay down on a wooden bed according to Leng Ruoli's instructions. Afterwards, Leng Ruoli asked his subordinates to leave before injecting Shui Yihe with an anesthetic.
A moment later, Shui Yihe fell asleep. Leng Ruoli then moved him into her personal space, took an X-ray, and conducted a simple examination.
Soon after, she knew the examination results. Shui Yihe had an abdominal wall tumor, about the size of two fists. Fortunately, it was benign. Now that she had confirmed the size, location, and shape of the tumor, a simple surgery and some treatment would be enough to cure him soon.
Once Leng Ruoli understood the patient's physical condition, she had a treatment strategy in mind.
After the time it took to burn one stick of incense, Leng Ruoli moved Shui Yihe out of the examination room and woke him up.
"Young Master Shui, I have found out the cause of your ailment. You have a tumor growing in your abdomen," Leng Ruoli told Shui Yihe seriously.
"Tumor? What is a tumor? Am I really not pregnant?" Shui Yihe asked a series of questions, looking bewildered.
"How funny, how could a grown man like you get pregnant?" Leng Ruoli found his last question amusing.
"But, in the past three years, I've had many doctors examine me and look at my belly, and they all said I was pregnant," Shui Yihe said with an embarrassed expression.
"Haha... That's because they couldn't diagnose the ailment in your abdomen, but they didn't want to damage their own reputation." Leng Ruoli burst into laughter.
"But Princess Consort, what is this tumor you're talking about?" Shui Yihe asked again.
"It's just an excess growth of flesh on your abdominal wall," Leng Ruoli replied concisely.