Chapter 1700 Coaxing the Child
The Crown Prince's wife looked at Doctor Liu and hesitated. No matter how good the disciple is, can he still be as good as the master?
But without the Queen's order, Zhou Man obviously would not leave the palace to see patients.
Just as she hesitated, Manbao whispered, "Doctor Liu has been practicing at Jishiditang for a while. She is really good at acupuncture. I never lie."
The Crown Prince's wife smiled but did not agree.
Man Bao was slightly disappointed, but he didn't force her. He wrote a prescription and handed it to Doctor Liu, saying casually, "This is a prescription for removing dryness and cooling the blood. Take a look."
Doctor Liu was also very disappointed, but she still bent down to take the prescription, memorized it, and then turned around to write down the case.
She memorized the prescription before handing it to the wet nurse.
Manbao said, "Let's give her the acupuncture after she eats. Let her get up, wash up, and eat first."
She said to Miss Zhao, "It's not a serious illness. Don't worry. If you're in a bad mood, the lump will only get bigger and more painful. You're still young. Walk around every morning and after meals. Eat more vegetables and less meat. Don't take any tonic foods recently. It will go away in about ten days."
The Crown Prince's wife asked, "So long?"
"That's even considering we give her an injection every five days. Otherwise, it would probably take half a month to heal." Manbao comforted the mother and daughter, "This isn't an emergency. There's no need to use strong medication. Just let it heal slowly. She's young, so a balanced approach is best."
The Crown Prince's wife looked down at the prescription in her hand and found that there were only four herbs on it, one of which was licorice. It was obvious that very few herbs were used.
The wet nurse didn't ask the maid outside to come in, but helped Miss Zhao get up and have breakfast herself. Because Zhou Man said that she didn't want any tonic food, the pigeon porridge that had been kept hot in the kitchen could not be eaten. The servants deliberated for a long time and finally brought up only a bowl of white porridge and a small plate of vegetables.
The Crown Prince's wife's face turned pale when she saw it. "Isn't this too simple? Ask someone to cook some more dishes."
Manbao thought for a moment and then said, "Boil an egg. That'll be enough."
The Crown Prince's wife opened her mouth, but finally closed it.
After finishing breakfast, Manbao was not in a hurry to get acupuncture. He sat on a chair and chatted with Miss Zhao, "Don't you have to go to school now?"
Miss Zhao said, "I'm sick, and my grandmother and mother asked for leave for my husband and me."
Manbao said, "Your illness is not serious. You can go to school after you get the injection."
Ms. Zhao: ...She doesn’t want to go.
Manbao had anticipated this and said, "You're in a bad mood. You need to play more to distract yourself. It's not a serious illness, but you need to be careful about what you eat."
Miss Zhao muttered, "Going to school makes me feel even worse."
“Reading aloud makes you feel better.”
Miss Zhao disagreed, and the two of them stared at each other. Manbao felt that since she was a doctor, she should be understanding, so he said, "Okay, then what do you want to do?"
"I want to play sandbag toss."
"Then let's play. Anyway, we can't just lie in bed all the time."
After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, Manbao took out the needle bag and said, "Come, I'll give you a set of acupuncture to remove blood stasis and reduce internal heat."
Miss Zhao entered the inner room, no longer shy, and took off her clothes with the help of her wet nurse.
Manbao opened the needle bag and asked Dr. Liu, "If it were you, how would you inject it?"
Doctor Liu immediately perked up and answered.
Miss Zhao, who had taken off her outer clothes and was left with only her inner clothes, turned around and saw the needle that Manbao had pulled out. Her eyes widened and she was so scared that she couldn't speak.
Man Baozheng nodded approvingly and said to Dr. Liu, "That's right, just do the acupuncture like this."
As soon as she turned around and met Miss Zhao's eyes, she burst into tears. She turned around and hugged the wet nurse's waist, crying, "I don't want a needle, I don't want a needle..."
The Crown Prince's wife was startled by the crying and rushed forward, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Mom, I don't want the needle, I don't want the needle, it hurts..."
Manbao was completely bewildered. She had seen countless people and given acupuncture to many, but this was the first time she had encountered someone who started to cry out in pain before the needle even entered their body.
Manbao came to his senses and quickly put the needle back into the needle bag. He stepped forward and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid. It won't hurt."
Miss Zhao didn't believe it. The needle looked so long, how could it not hurt?
Miss Zhao clutched her clothes tightly in front of her chest and refused to give Zhou Man the injection.
Manbao: ...Who said she wanted to pierce her chest?
Manbao couldn't help but glance at her calf. That was the first place she wanted to prick...
However, her reaction was so intense that Manbao obviously couldn't force the needle in. Not to mention that the needle might break if she got too excited, it would be bad if the needle shifted.
The Crown Prince's wife was also at a loss. She wanted Zhou Man to give her daughter acupuncture so that her daughter's illness could be cured faster; but she felt sorry for her daughter and was not very willing to have the acupuncture.
Seeing that Miss Zhao was about to roll over on the bed, Manbao thought for a moment and said, "If you're afraid, I'll prick your base of the thumb first to show you how to do it. If you don't feel any pain, I'll prick you again."
Miss Zhao shook her head and hid her hand again.
Doctor Liu couldn't help but step forward and said, "Master, let me do it."
Manbao glanced at her, then stepped back to let her come forward.
Doctor Liu sat down beside the bed and smiled at Miss Zhao, saying, "Acupuncture really doesn't hurt. Look, the needle is so thin. How can it hurt if it hits the right acupuncture point?"
Doctor Liu pulled out a needle and asked Miss Zhao to watch. Then she stretched out her left hand and directly pierced the Hegu point for her to see.
Such a long needle was directly inserted most of the way in. Not to mention Miss Zhao, even the Crown Prince's wife opened her mouth in surprise and couldn't help but take a step back. But she saw that the female doctor Liu still had a smile on her face. She pulled out most of the needle and then inserted it again. She smiled and said, "See, it doesn't hurt, does it?"
Miss Zhao took a sip of boiling water.
Doctor Liu pulled the needle out of her Hegu acupoint and placed it in a needle bag beside her. She then said to Miss Zhao, "As our master said, acupuncture is like a gentle ant sting. Sometimes an ant sting is even more painful than this."
She reached out and lifted Miss Zhao's small hand, pressed her thumb against her base of the palm and said, "This is the Hegu point. Acupuncture here can vent the heat in the qi, raise the clear and lower the turbid, dispel wind and relieve the exterior, and promote the flow of qi and blood. Would you like to try it?"
Miss Zhao wanted to say no, but the Crown Prince's wife immediately replied, "Try it, Auntie. You are sick and need treatment, okay? Otherwise, it will hurt again in the future."
Miss Zhao wanted to cry, and looked at her mother with tears in her eyes, then wanted to hide in the arms of her wet nurse.
The Crown Prince's wife, however, became more assertive. "Doctor Zhou, Doctor Liu, please give me the injection."
Miss Zhao is about to cry.
Doctor Liu pulled out a needle and said to Miss Zhao, "Don't be afraid. I'll just try it with the needle. If it really hurts, I won't do it again."
Her comfort made Miss Zhao feel better. Doctor Liu was also a little nervous, so she did not pierce directly as usual. Instead, she used her thumb to pinch her tiger's mouth and kept looking for the right position.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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