Chapter 1253 Famous in the Capital
Chapter 1242 Famous in the Capital
Naturally, what Manbao said and did in the palace could not be hidden from the Queen, so when Manbao completed a new round of treatment and said goodbye to leave the palace, the Queen knew about it in the palace.
Manbao was carrying an empty basket filled with some snacks given to her by the Queen. Even though her comings and goings in the palace were already a well-known fact, she still had to give an excuse.
For example, she would carry a basket when going out to buy things, and then carry a basket into the palace the next time. No matter whether the basket was empty or full, as long as she was carrying things in her hands, it meant she had bought things.
That’s right, the guards at the gate were “negligent in their duties”.
Manbao was carrying a basket and following a little palace maid out. She stopped before she walked out of the Taiji Hall.
Seeing the person squatting in the flower bed, Manbao smiled, greeted the little palace maid and went to meet him, "Eunuch Xiao An——"
A eunuch about the same age as Bai Erlang raised his head and smiled at Manbao. He took a slightly awkward step and after a long pause, he managed to utter, "Little Eunuch Zhou?"
Man Baole nodded happily and squatted down to look at the flowers and plants in the flowerbed with him. "The weather is cold, and these flowers and plants are not doing well."
Eunuch Xiao An: ...
Manbao coughed lightly and said, "Can I help you weed?"
Eunuch Xiao An: "...No need, I've already removed them all."
He took out a few intact flowers and plants and lied with his eyes wide open: "Look, these are the weeds we removed."
Manbao looked at them, then looked up at Eunuch Xiao An, and couldn't help sighing, "Eunuch Xiao An, you can't cheat at all. You could have crippled them a little bit. You just picked out such good ones for me. If the manager finds out, he will punish you."
She looked around, shifted her position to block the young palace maid's view, and stuffed a purse into Eunuch Xiao An's pocket. "Don't be so careless next time. Plants are easy to keep alive, and most can be propagated by cuttings. So you don't have to dig up the whole plant. You can give me some branches and leaves. You have to trim the branches of flowers and plants anyway, don't you?"
Eunuch Xiao An: ...No, who would prune branches in the middle of winter?
But he nodded anyway.
Manbao placed the flowers and plants in the basket, then quietly pointed to a few plants that Keke had scanned and whispered, "I'll take them next time."
Eunuch Xiao An took a look and saw that it was just rabbit flowers and drunken butterflies.
He really didn't understand why Dr. Zhou wanted these flowers and plants. Could they be used to make medicine?
It looked very ordinary, not even as pretty as a peony. But Eunuch Xiao An still nodded in agreement.
Only then did Manbao carry the basket and leave contentedly.
The young palace maid didn't care. Every time Doctor Zhou came to the palace to see a patient, he would take a walk in the garden of Taiji Hall. Sometimes he would stare at a blade of grass for half a day. She had long been accustomed to it.
That's how she became familiar with Eunuch Xiao An.
After Manbao left, Eunuch Xiaoan took the purse given by Manbao to the side hall. Aunt Shang came over just in time, so he bent down and presented the purse to her with both hands.
Aunt Shang opened it and saw a small silver ingot weighing five taels.
Aunt Shang couldn't help but smile, put the silver ingot back into his pocket, and asked, "What did Doctor Zhou say?"
"Doctor Zhou told me to be more careful and not to dig up the whole plant next time. She said that plants are very viable and most can be propagated by cuttings, so she just asked me to break off some branches and leaves." Eunuch Xiao An lowered his head and said, "She wants rabbit ear grass and butterfly weeds next time."
Aunt Shang nodded and said, "I see. Next time, just break off some branches and leaves for her, with some roots. You don't have to dig up the whole plant."
Eunuch Xiao An breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and retreated with his purse in his hands.
Only then did Aunt Shang go to report to the Queen.
The Queen was drinking water and smiled when she heard this: "When Mingda came last time, he was still talking about it, saying that Zhou Man had been thinking about the flowers and plants in the palace since early morning."
Aunt Shang smiled and said, "I heard that Doctor Zhou has had this hobby since she was little. She would dig up and study any unfamiliar flowers and plants she saw on the road. Perhaps this is why she has learned such good medical skills."
The Queen nodded and asked, "Whose family is she talking about, who is going to have a caesarean section?"
Aunt Shang lowered her head and said, "It seems to be the third wife of the Li family in Yongzhou. Her family has asked Imperial Physician Liu to see her, and her condition seems to be a little bad."
The queen sighed and said, "Giving birth is much more difficult for women."
As they were talking, a eunuch came in quickly. The queen saw him and asked, "What's the hurry?"
The eunuch hesitated for a moment, then knelt on the ground and whispered, "Your Majesty, there are rumors outside today that Doctor Zhou cured a man's infertility and made his wife pregnant."
The queen stood up in shock and asked anxiously, "Is the news accurate?"
"That's what's being said outside."
The Queen then said, "Go and find out more about that patient. Ask her what's going on. Why can't she get pregnant?"
The Queen was a little annoyed, "I should have kept her talking for a while."
Aunt Shang: ...They would like to stay, but Dr. Zhou is only thinking about the flowers and plants in the garden.
The news had quietly spread throughout the capital. Shi Dalang sent off another wave of relatives and friends, and squatted in the yard, feeling very tired and silent.
Aunt Shi didn't think it was a big deal. She said something to comfort him without much effort, "You've been cured anyway. Just let it go. What's the big deal?"
Shi Dalang felt his face burning, and he turned his back to his mother. His father grumbled, "You deserve it! Who told you to use your cousin's name? Your aunt even brought you brown sugar and eggs yesterday."
Shi Dalang muttered, "I just acted impulsively."
But it's no use saying these things now. All the neighbors must know about it now, and he can't break off relations with his aunt's family just because of this, right?
Even if he wants to, he needs his parents' consent.
Of course, Mrs. Shi disagreed, so the two families continued to treat each other as relatives.
Jishiditang became much busier again. Of course, this time it was not because there were more patients, but because there were more servants coming to inquire about the news.
Because of this unspeakable secret, the poor families have not thought of seeking medical treatment for the time being, and the rich families naturally cannot come on their own, so they send servants to inquire.
Regardless of whether they had given birth or not, anyone who felt they had kidney deficiency wanted to see a doctor and ask for medicine. But when they thought that the doctor was a girl in her teens, this idea paused. In this tangled mood, everyone decided to let the servants go and inquire.
The Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace also sent people to inquire. She whispered to the palace servants, "Find out Shi Dalang's pulse history carefully. It would be best if you could copy it back."
The Duke of Pi's Mansion also considered this. The Duke of Pi even personally instructed the housekeeper to handle this matter, "Go quietly and return immediately after obtaining the pulse record."
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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