Chapter 56 Fated Marriage

However, by the fourth day,

the Crown Prince still hadn’t woken up…

All the doctors from the Imperial Hospital were gathered in the Palace.

Seeing that the Crown Prince remained unconscious, the Emperor’s expression grew increasingly dark, as if he could call for a doctor to be executed at any moment.

The doctors felt as if a sword was hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment.

The pressure on Ah Qing, the head of the hospital, was particularly intense.

After checking the Crown Prince’s pulse again and still unable to find any answers, Ah Qing, feeling the Emperor’s intense gaze, trembled and said, “Your Majesty, the Crown Prince’s poison has been cleared…”

The Emperor interrupted Ah Qing, impatiently saying, “I’ve heard that same statement for several days now. What I want to know is, what is the current condition of the Crown Prince? Why hasn’t he woken up yet, and when will he wake up?”

“Perhaps we should consult a skilled physician,” Ah Qing suggested.

“The Crown Prince’s poison has been cleared, but his body is extremely weak, resembling a condition of shock commonly seen in the populace.”

Ah Qing was at a loss.

He had to shift the focus away from this matter.

The other doctors couldn’t help but admire the wisdom of the hospital’s head!

Indeed, he was quite clever!

This way, the Emperor wouldn’t always be questioning the hospital, and the key was the Crown Prince’s health issue, which they couldn’t identify!

If the Emperor hadn’t been personally guarding the Crown Prince and if all the doctors hadn’t been tirelessly watching day and night, they would have thought the Crown Prince was pretending to be unconscious.

As the Emperor watched the Crown Prince’s increasingly emaciated face, his anxiety grew. He knew Ah Qing’s medical skills; if even Ah Qing couldn’t find a solution…

The Emperor summoned the former guard and ordered, “Go to the Monk Temple and invite Liao Kong to come and see.”

“Yes you majesty!”

In less than two hours, the former guard escorted Liao Kong to the Palace.

The Emperor rose to greet him, politely saying, “Liao Kong, I’m counting on you.”

Liao Kong replied with a Buddhist salute, “Amitabha, Your Majesty, there’s no need to be polite. It’s my duty.”

Liao Kong looked at the Crown Prince, then asked for the Crown Prince’s birth details from the Emperor, closed his eyes, twirled his prayer beads, and after a while, chanted a Buddhist mantra.

“Master?” the Emperor asked anxiously.

Liao Kong opened his eyes and calmly said, “Your Majesty, there’s no need to worry. This is a calamity in the Crown Prince’s fate, which was originally meant to occur many years later. If it had happened then, it would have been a fatal calamity. But now, it has come early, and can be averted.”

“How can it be averted?”

“It’s quite simple. To avert this calamity, one must find the Crown Prince’s fated marriage. This will resolve the calamity.”

“The Crown Prince’s fated marriage? Do you know where to find it?”

Liao Kong cast another divination, then wrote down a birth chart and handed it to the Emperor.

“This is the birth chart of the woman destined for the Crown Prince. Your Majesty can search based on this. Additionally, according to the divination, the Crown Prince’s fated marriage should be in the capital.”

The Emperor accepted the birth chart.

“Liao Kong, there are many women in the capital. It won’t be difficult to find the one in this birth chart, but it will take time. Are there any other special considerations?”

Liao Kong nodded, “This woman is born into wealth and nobility, likely from the prestigious family, a family of scholars and officials.”

The Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. It was simpler this way; otherwise, even in the capital, it wouldn’t be easy to find the person quickly.

The Crown Prince had been unconscious for four days, and time was running out.

The Emperor carefully examined the birth chart provided by Liao Kong and furrowed his brow.

A woman born in the year of Ding Mao should be eighteen by now.

An eighteen-year-old noblewoman from a prestigious family who hadn’t married yet?

The Emperor couldn’t think of anyone.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Liao Kong, this birth chart? There aren’t many unmarried women at eighteen, especially from noble families. Is there really someone matching this birth chart?”

Liao Kong cryptically replied, “I do not know.”

The Emperor sighed helplessly and kept Liao Kong in the palace.

While searching for renowned physicians and immediately sending people to find the Crown Prince’s fated marriage in the capital.

Hong Gonggong received the Emperor’s decree and had people retrieve a list of noble and aristocratic women born in the year of Ding Mao from the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture.

Then, they went door to door asking for the birth charts of these women.

Although birth charts were usually kept private, given that the request came from the Emperor, everyone dutifully wrote down their daughters’ birth details, sealed them in packets, and submitted them to the palace.

Among the elite and well-informed families, there were already some rumors circulating.

However, no matter how they inquired, they couldn’t find out what birth chart Liao Kong had written. Moreover, the daughters of these families were already married, so they had to provide the genuine birth details and lamented that the opportunity had slipped away.

In the Shu residence, after Mrs. Shu handed over Shu Yuwan’s birth chart to the arriving eunuch, she couldn’t help but ask the attendant, “What is this all about?”

The attendant was also worried, “I don’t know. I heard it’s related to the Crown Prince.”

“Do you know what’s going on, Yuyang?” Mrs. Shu asked.

Shu Yuyang shook his head, “Since the Crown Prince fell into a coma, the Palace has been tightly guarded. Even now, with the Emperor there, they won’t let me in.”

“What is the purpose of examining Yuwan’s birth chart?” Mrs. Shu was still very concerned.

The attendant reassured her, “I heard it’s not just our Yuwan. It seems that all families with daughters born in the year of Ding Mao are being asked for their birth charts. Since Liao Kong has arrived, and he is a true master, it shouldn’t be something trivial.”

Mrs. Shu felt relieved after hearing about Liao Kong. She was a follower of Liao Kong and hoped that he would awaken the Crown Prince soon.

After more than a day, the palace eunuchs were exhausted from running around, but they finally collected the birth charts of all the noblewomen.

The Emperor, holding the birth chart provided by Liao Kong, handed it to Hong Gonggong.

Hong Gonggong and his men searched through the birth charts of noblewomen to find the one matching the birth chart.

After half a day, they finally completed the search.

Hong Gonggong held up a birth chart.

“Your Majesty, the daughter of the attendant Shu’s family matches the birth chart approved by Liao Kong.”

The Emperor furrowed his brow.

“The youngest daughter of Attendant Shu, the one who returned home after the divorce?”

“Yes,” Hong Gonggong replied.

“The youngest daughter of Attendant Shu, If I recall she had a daughter.”

“Exactly!”