Chapter 1107 Inquiry
Old Madam Liu and Mr. Zhuang were anxiously waiting for them at home.
Mr. Zhuang, who was always calm and composed, couldn't help but pace in the yard. When he heard the servant come to report that Manbao and the others had returned, he immediately looked at Madam Liu, turned around and went out.
Manbao and the others jumped out of the car, each holding their own medicine box and book basket, chattering as usual.
Seeing their relaxed expressions, Mr. Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. He stopped and waved, "Manbao, come here."
Manbao then saw Mr. Zhuang and immediately ran forward, "Sir, you called me?"
Mr. Zhuang glanced at the servants standing around, then turned and said, "Let's talk in the backyard."
Madam Liu also reached the second gate. When she saw Manbao, she took her hand and looked her up and down. Seeing that she was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile, "Which noble from the palace wants to see you?"
"There are many," Manbao said, "I have seen the emperor, empress, princes and princesses, but most of them came to the palace to treat the empress's illness."
When they arrived at the backyard, only Liu Momo and Daji were left there. The rest of the servants had left. Manbao then recounted in detail what happened in the palace today.
When Old Lady Liu heard Manbao say that she had advised the Emperor not to grant amnesty, she gasped in shock. Before she could say anything, Mr. Zhuang had already asked, "Can you cure the Queen's illness?"
Manbao thought about it and shook his head. "It's difficult to cure, but I will study hard during this period and try to get treatment."
Mr. Zhuang lowered his voice and asked, "Can it be relieved?"
"That's fine."
Mr. Zhuang pondered for a moment before asking, "In your opinion, if it weren't for you, how long do you think the Queen's illness would have lasted?"
Old Madam Liu was startled, and Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also looked at Mr. Zhuang in surprise.
Manbao scratched his head and thought for a while longer.
She said uncertainly, "I've seen the prescriptions they wrote before and asked about their previous treatment plans. Without the aid of acupuncture and medicinal baths, I'm afraid the Queen's illness wouldn't be cured."
Man Bao spoke more and more confidently, nodding his head, "That's right, and the Queen is overly worried, and her liver qi is depressed. No amount of medicine will help. She can't sleep, and these symptoms will only get worse faster. So, it can only last about half a year, and even longer, it won't be more than a year."
Not only Madam Liu, but even Mr. Zhuang, who had been mentally prepared, was shocked. "Is it really that serious?"
Manbao nodded, "So Dean Xiao always prescribes conservative prescriptions."
Manbao heard from Doctor Fan and Doctor Ji that prescribing this kind of prescription basically means there is not much hope left, and it is just to make the patient less painful in the final moments.
But the queen suffered from a very painful disease, with symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and even headaches and deafness. Although Manbao had never experienced it, from the description in the book, he knew that this was a very persistent and torturous disease.
Bai Shan quickly asked: "Then you come and treat it..."
Manbao: "If I treat it alone, I'm afraid it won't take even half a year."
Everyone: ...
Man Bao said seriously, "I'm telling the truth. Although I only spoke with Xiao Yuanzheng and the others for an hour, they are truly amazing. The prescriptions they prescribe are infinitely better than mine. I'm only slightly better at acupuncture than them, but they know quite a bit. This time, after discussing it with them, I changed two of my acupuncture techniques. I want to try them on the Queen. I think the results will be even better."
This time, no one interrupted her when she talked about medical matters. Although most of them still didn't understand, they understood one thing.
Manbao's medical skills are far inferior to those of Xiao Yuanzheng and others, but she also has her strengths. If she only treats the queen, the effect of Manbao's treatment may not be as good as that of Xiao Yuanzheng and others.
But if the two sides cooperate, not only can they bring out the strengths of both sides, but they can even make progress together and find better treatments.
Man Bao said, "Given the Queen's current state, I don't need to worry about any mental illness. As long as she can properly receive acupuncture, take medicine, and take medicinal baths, she should be able to survive for about two years, and her condition will be better than it is now."
Bai Shan was surprised to hear this. "Why don't you think about curing her mental illness?"
Manbao glanced at him and said, "Didn't you teach me that? Besides, she's the queen. Even she can't handle the problem herself. How can a mere doctor like me possibly handle it?"
Bai Shan praised, "This child is really teachable."
Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but pat him on the head: "Naughty, she is your senior sister."
Manbao: "That's right."
Mr. Zhuang said, "In that case, you should do your best, but you must be careful with your words and actions in the palace. You must remember that once you enter the palace, you are a doctor and you should only do your job as a doctor."
Manbao knew that Mr. Zhuang also disagreed with what she and the emperor said, so she nodded in agreement.
Seeing that she had taken his advice, Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly. "Alright, go and rest for a while. Don't you have to go to Xiao Yuanzheng's house to discuss medical techniques at twilight hour?"
Manbao went to rest.
Mr. Zhuang sent Bai Shan and Bai Erlang away, and he discussed things with Mrs. Liu in the study.
Bai Shan stood in silence in the yard for a while, and finally decided to go find Man Bao. "Let's go to the Xiao family. Do you want me to accompany you?"
Manbao thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, just let Daji take me there. Don't you still have to do your homework?"
Bai Shan nodded, "Then I'll go do my homework."
Bai Erlang followed behind Bai Shandao and blinked, "But I don't have any homework?"
Manbao said, "Then will you come with me to Xiao Yuanzheng's house?"
Bai Erlang was about to agree when he suddenly thought of something and shook his head, "I'm not going. I remembered that I still have to prepare for my lessons. You go."
At this time, Xiao Yuanzheng was also discussing Manbao with his confidants, mainly because of the queen's illness.
As imperial physicians, they certainly could not, and dared not, tell the emperor directly that the empress's illness had only lasted about half a year, or even less.
They can only try their best to treat it and then leave it to fate.
However, as the queen's attending physician, Xiao Yuanzheng was well aware of the queen's condition. He had taken the queen's pulse many times, and the other doctors who diagnosed the condition with Xiao Yuanzheng certainly knew the truth as well.
In fact, they all knew that the reason why the queen's illness was so serious was partly due to her physical condition and partly because the affairs of the court and the royal family were mixed together, causing the queen to worry too much.
But they are just small doctors, what can they do?
Could you tell the Empress to stop overthinking, saying it's pointless and better to let it go? Or could you tell the Emperor to take care of the affairs of the court and the family and not burden the Empress? Or could you tell the Crown Prince to have a son quickly? Or could you tell the Third Prince to stop eyeing your eldest brother's throne?
There are so many troubles in this world, and all they can do is tell the queen to relax.
Knowing that the disease was incurable, they adopted very conservative treatment aimed at minimizing the Queen's pain.
But now with Zhou Man joining the team, Xiao Yuanzheng felt that they had to change the plan. He felt that the Queen's illness could still be cured.
In this regard, he is much more confident than Man Baoke.
The next update will be around 6:00 PM
(End of this chapter)
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