Chapter 1777 Encouragement
Manbao and Doctor Liu went to the East Palace to see the little grandson.
This was obviously the first time he fell ill. The Crown Princess and the entire Eastern Palace were very anxious and worried.
Not to mention them, even Imperial Physician Liu was a little nervous, fearing that the little grandson of the emperor had been harmed again.
But after the two of them carefully examined Zhou Man, Doctor Liu took one look and determined that it was a normal illness. The child's yang energy was insufficient, and it was normal to get sick when the weather suddenly turned cold.
After examining the little grandson, Imperial Physician Liu went to see the wet nurses who were feeding him. After making sure that there was nothing wrong with them, he discussed with Zhou Man about prescribing a prescription.
The medicine was given to the wet nurses. After they took it and fed the baby, the little prince was able to take the medicine.
Because it is too difficult to feed children medicine and the dosage is difficult to control.
Manbao rubbed his hands to warm them up, then pressed his back. The little prince, who was crying loudly, felt comfortable and gradually stopped crying.
He looked at Manbao with his wet eyes. Manbao smiled at him, gently pressing his back with one hand and touching his little nose with the other hand.
Then she began massaging his body in an orderly manner. Doctor Liu looked curious and walked over to observe for a while before asking, "What kind of massage is this?"
"This is something I just learned. Children are not easy to get acupuncture treatment on. This method can be used for minor colds and other ailments."
Doctor Liu looked at it carefully.
Manbao did not avoid him and directly told him where to press. He also asked the wet nurse next to him to remember that if the little prince's nose was severely blocked, she could press it like this.
A blocked nose is very uncomfortable, and children are young and cannot speak, so they can only cry when they feel uncomfortable.
The Crown Princess stood by and watched, also listening very attentively. After they finished pressing and the palace maid went downstairs to boil the medicine, she looked at Manbao and kept winking at her.
Manbao said to Doctor Liu, "You go back by yourself, and I will stay in the East Palace?"
Doctor Liu took out the pulse record he had just written and asked her to sign it. Then he also signed his name in front of Zhou Man and said, "I'll take it back and put it on file."
Manbao nodded and watched Doctor Liu walk away before turning back to see the Crown Princess.
The Crown Princess had already held the quiet little grandson in her arms and said to Manbao, "He's still a little hot to the touch. Does he really not need to take medicine?"
Manbao comforted him, "Let's wait and see how he does after he finishes feeding. His fever isn't very severe right now, so there's no need to take medicine. If the fever doesn't subside in the afternoon and doesn't get worse, then we can wait a little longer."
Man Bao said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'm in Chongwen Hall. Please ask the servants to keep an eye on the temperature. If there's any change, send someone to call me."
The Crown Princess nodded worriedly and sighed, "The child is sick, and the Crown Prince is not in the capital..."
Manbao already knew that the prince and Wei Zhi had gone to Jiangnan, because he heard that all the things of Yang Rong's family in Jiangnan were confiscated, including some of Yang's properties that were previously run by Yang Rong.
She could only comfort the Crown Princess, "Children will have fever and cough before they are eight years old, that's why they say children are difficult to raise."
She said, "This is just the beginning. When he starts teething in July or August, he'll get sick more often."
The Crown Princess was stunned and asked, "What should we do then?"
Manbao said: "We can only take good care of the child and let him exercise. If he is strong, he will get sick less."
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Your Majesty, if you have time, why not go to the Taiji Palace and talk to the Empress? She has given birth to several children and should have some experience."
The main reason was that she saw that the Crown Princess was too anxious and had been harmed many times, so she was so suspicious and uneasy.
The Crown Princess nodded thoughtfully.
When she came back to her senses and saw Manbao packing up her things and about to leave, the Crown Princess took her hand and urged her, "You must come visit me and Eagle Slave often. The Crown Prince is not around, and I have no one to talk to."
Manbao became worried because she had to take a day off tomorrow.
But seeing the Crown Princess's expectant eyes, Manbao nodded and said, "Forget it, I'll come over to see the child tomorrow before leaving the palace, and then come back to the palace to take a look the day after tomorrow."
The winter solstice is approaching, and the weather is getting colder, almost reaching its coldest point of the year. Mr. Zhuang has already prepared to settle down and rest. In his classes these past two days, he hasn't even been teaching the "Book of Filial Piety" much, but instead has been discussing the winter solstice.
Old Zhou also returned from the farm with Zhou Dalang's family, and was shopping spree to prepare for the Winter Solstice. Even Zhou Silang and Xiang Mingxue, who were reselling raw goods, came back from outside to prepare for the Winter Solstice.
Manbao and the others left the palace on leave, but Old Madam Liu restricted them from going out to play, saying, "It's cold. You should cultivate your body and mind before the winter solstice. Just play at home."
They are not even required to do their homework.
Even the lecturers in Chongwenguan did not assign them any homework, because they were supposed to rest quietly around the winter solstice.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang suddenly relaxed. Not only them, but also Zhou Lixue and others who were in school did not have any homework. So after getting up early in the morning, everyone walked around the garden and then sat there in a daze.
Manbao was quite busy. She went to the palace early in the morning to see the little prince.
He felt much better and his fever was gone. He had just finished feeding and was not sleepy yet, so he lay in his wet nurse's arms and played with bubbles.
Manbao wiped his face with a handkerchief with a look of disgust and asked him, "Do you also know that the festival is coming, so you are better off staying healthy?"
The little prince obviously didn't understand. He slowly blew a bubble, then kicked his legs to cheer himself up.
The nurse smiled and said, "The little grandson likes Doctor Zhou. It's rare to see him so energetic."
The Crown Princess also laughed and said, "Yes, His Majesty came to see him yesterday evening, and he was also happy. I don't know how he chose the person."
Manbao counted on his fingers and said, "Huh?" "Is he about to be one month old?"
The Crown Princess smiled and nodded. "Tomorrow, I wanted to hold a grand ceremony, but he's sick. Didn't you say that the child is too weak to meet too many strangers or go to unfamiliar places? So I told my mother that we can just have a meal at home after the full moon, and then hold a grand ceremony after the hundredth day."
The main reason is that the prince is not here, and she feels a little uneasy. Someone plotted against her during her childbirth, and now the child is still young. Who knows if someone will take advantage of her again?
Manbao nodded, agreeing with her decision.
The two of them talked to the little prince for a while, and then Manbao showed him to the two wet nurses. After making sure that there was nothing wrong with him, they left the palace.
The next day he entered the palace was November 23rd. When Manbao went to the Imperial Physician's Office, he specifically asked for Doctor Liu, saying, "Come to the palace early tomorrow morning. I will take you to check the pulses of all the ladies and old ladies."
Doctor Liu agreed, glanced at Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao standing nearby, and asked, "Master, what about them?"
Manbao glanced at them and sighed, "They're no match for me. Otherwise, it would be much better for the ladies to consult the imperial physicians. Alas, prejudice doesn't just exist between male patients and female doctors, it also exists between female patients and male doctors."
Third Disciple: ...
"But there's nothing wrong with this," Manbao cheered up after just a moment. "This just shows our role and gives us a place to use our skills. This will prevent the story from being lost in the future."
"There are just as many men and women in this world, so naturally, they all get sick in the same way," Man Bao encouraged Doctor Liu. Glancing at Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao beside her, she encouraged them as well, "Don't be discouraged. Even if you can't treat old ladies, you can treat emperors, princes, and those old masters."
Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao: ...They are not discouraged, okay?
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(End of this chapter)
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