Xie Qiqi had already identified the nature of Tuoba Yu’s illness. Zheng Shi, not daring to conceal the findings, went immediately to report them to Princess Consort Hanshan.
The Princess Consort had been so distressed by Tuoba Yu’s condition that she had been unable to eat or sleep well for some time. Upon hearing that the cause had finally been diagnosed, she asked anxiously, "Zheng Shi, is surgery absolutely necessary? Can it not be cleared up with medication?"
Zheng Shi offered a bitter smile. "The Heir has already taken a great deal of medicine, but there has been no improvement. Unless the source of the disease is removed, I fear all the medicine in the world will be useless."
Chapter 212