"This child's illness is not some serious disease, but rather syphilis transmitted from the mother, which is why the Imperial Physician dared not speak frankly."
Syphilis!
Cai Wei's words were like a thunderclap, leaving everyone in the room shocked, wide-eyed and speechless.
After a moment, Yanran trembled as she said, "Empress Dowager, could there be some mistake? Although Dong Wan'er has a malicious heart, she's never had issues in this regard!"
Cai Wei said, "There's absolutely no mistake. Look, the child's eyelids are swollen, with a large amount of purulent discharge in the conjunctiva, which are signs of gonococcal infection. And, the red bumps around the child's buttocks are condyloma acuminata, which is also a form of syphilis. This means that the child's preterm birth was not caused by Dong Wan'er's fall, but because the child carried a virus, making preterm birth likely, easily triggered by a slight fall inducing a miscarriage."
