Chapter 1285 The Emperor and Empress
The Crown Princess received a lot of precious flowers and plants, some of which she kept in the greenhouse and decided to give to Manbao in due time.
Part of it was given to the queen so that she could also appreciate it.
When she delivered the flowers, the queen was summoning Dr. Liu, who had just returned to the palace.
The Queen waved her hand and asked the Crown Princess to sit down and listen together.
Doctor Liu paused for a moment before continuing.
The Crown Princess was stunned. The Queen looked very calm and asked, "So, Lady Han Wu can get out of bed and walk around now?"
Doctor Liu lowered her head and replied, "She can now move out of bed by herself, but it hurts so much that she can't walk. She can only move a few steps by holding on to the bed."
The Crown Princess couldn't help swallowing, clutching her chest and asking, "Didn't she just have a cesarean section the day before? How could she actually get out of bed?"
Doctor Liu murmured, "Doctor Zhou said I should move around a bit. This way, the uterus will contract, which will reduce bleeding and help the wound heal faster."
The Queen nodded and asked, "So the Fifth Lady of the Han family is safe now, right?"
None of the doctors would give a definitive answer, and Dr. Liu was no exception. She whispered, "The wound hasn't healed yet, and there's still a small amount of bleeding, so it's uncertain. It depends on how well it's cared for. After all, the wound is in the abdomen, so inflammation is possible. The most feared thing for patients with trauma is inflammation."
The Queen asked, "Did Doctor Zhou say the same thing?"
"Yes," Doctor Liu thought for a moment, then repeated what Manbao and the other ladies in the Li Mansion had said about the invasion of external evils. Then she said, "Little Doctor Zhou said that precisely because of these reasons, the risks of a cesarean section are extremely high, far less than a natural birth. Furthermore, a cesarean section is also very harmful to the mother, so it should not be used unless absolutely necessary."
The Queen nodded, looked up at Doctor Liu and said with a smile, "You have become much calmer studying with Doctor Zhou."
Doctor Liu immediately responded, "Yes, Dr. Zhou is very dedicated to teaching us and never holds back. In addition to acupuncture, she also taught us a lot this time, even teaching us how to use medicine."
The queen was very kind-hearted. Upon hearing this, she raised an eyebrow and asked softly, "So, Doctor Zhou is willing to teach you?"
"Yes," Doctor Liu's palms were sweating. She lowered her head and repeated everything Manbao had said while she was combing her hair that day. "Doctor Zhou said that women in this world suffer much more than men. Few women in the world can go to a clinic or pharmacy to see a doctor when they are sick. Most women just endure the illness. If they can endure it, they endure it. If they can't, they will see a doctor at the last minute, or they will pass away quietly."
Upon hearing this, the Queen sighed deeply and turned to the Crown Princess, saying, "She's just a little girl, yet she possesses such compassion for the world. Compared to her, as the Queen Mother, I'm more than ashamed."
The Crown Princess immediately stood up and knelt, "Mother, this is my daughter-in-law's fault. You have been bedridden for a long time, how can I bother to do these things..."
The Queen shook her hand and said, "It's my fault. The Crown Princess doesn't have to cover it up."
She turned to Doctor Liu and said, "Since she is willing to teach, are you willing to learn from her?"
This was a question asking her whether she would leave the palace to get married and raise children, or whether she would practice medicine like Zhou Man.
Although she had made her decision after a day and night of deliberation, Doctor Liu still hesitated for a moment. But when she looked up and saw the gentle expression on the Queen's face, her hesitation dissipated. She knelt down and said, "I wish to learn medicine from Doctor Zhou. I hope that women all over the world can visit the clinic and pharmacy when they are sick or injured."
The Queen nodded with satisfaction, personally got down from the bed and helped her up, then smiled at the Crown Princess and said, "This is a blessing for the whole world. You should pay more attention to it in the future."
The Crown Princess understood what the Queen was going to do and quickly nodded in agreement.
The Queen didn't keep Doctor Liu for long. She said, "You've been working hard for two days. Go home and see your family today. Come back to the palace tomorrow morning. By the way, Doctor Zhou will be in the palace tomorrow to give the Crown Prince acupuncture, right?"
The Crown Princess replied, "Yes."
The Queen nodded and said, "Accompany Doctor Zhou to come here tomorrow."
The Crown Princess agreed and bowed before leaving.
Aunt Shang helped the Queen to rest and said softly, "You've just gotten better. Are you going to work hard again?"
The Queen said, "Look, they are only a few years old, but they already worry about the people and the country. In comparison, we are far behind."
Aunt Shang laughed and said, "You're being modest again. At fourteen, you were already able to manage the imperial court for His Majesty and lead an entire prefecture's troops against the rebels. Wasn't it much more dangerous back then?"
"That's different," the Queen said with a smile. "It was a chaotic time. I had to do it. Every step I took was driven by the overall situation. But she didn't do that."
The Queen said softly, "I'm not praising you, but Zhou Man is indeed the most intelligent child I've seen in all these years."
Aunt Shang smiled but said nothing.
The queen helped her sit on the bed by her hand and said, "There are many children as smart as her in noble families, but it is rare to find one as intelligent as her."
There was another thing the Queen didn't say, which was that the Crown Princess was smart, but she lacked her wisdom.
But this is not a bad thing.
The queen sighed softly and began to think deeply.
When Aunt Shang saw this, she wanted to persuade her but found it difficult to do so. Sure enough, the queen suffered from insomnia again that night.
The emperor felt thirsty in the middle of his sleep, so he got up and drank a glass of water. Turning around, he saw the queen's eyelids trembling slightly, and knew she was not asleep. He nudged her and said, "Don't pretend to be asleep. If you can't sleep, open your eyes."
The Queen didn't open her eyes, but continued to close them and said, "Even if I can't fall asleep, I can always rest for a while by closing them."
The emperor climbed onto the bed, leaned against the headboard, and asked her, "What are you thinking about now? Is your mother giving you trouble?"
The queen opened her eyes and sat up from the bed. The emperor helped her get the pillow and leaned against it.
The Queen sighed and shook her head, "No, my mother is very kind to me. I want to ask Zhou Man to do something."
The emperor laughed and said, "I thought it was something else. If you have something to ask her, just tell her directly. By the way, she loves money. If she doesn't want to, just give her some more money."
The queen felt that the emperor was not serious and gave him a sidelong glance.
The emperor said seriously, "Okay, okay, tell me, what do you want her to do?"
"I want her to train more female doctors," the queen said after a pause. "No, not female doctors, but female doctors who can diagnose pulses, prescribe medicine, and cure diseases and save lives like her."
"That's not easy," the emperor said with a smile. "Learning medicine is something one must do from a young age. I heard she started learning it when she was very young. If you ask someone to teach her in a short time, I'm afraid they won't be able to learn anything."
The emperor thought about the gossip he had heard today and asked, "Are you intimidated by Han Wei's Fifth Lady? Do you want the female doctors to learn Zhou Man's skill of performing laparotomy and fertilization?"
(End of this chapter)
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