Chapter 1780 Coughing up Blood
"Doctor Zhou, Doctor Zhou..."
Manbao opened her eyes suddenly and woke up from the bed. She looked up at the dark and unfamiliar place in front of her. It took her a while to realize that she was in the Imperial Hospital.
When Manbao heard the knocking on the door continued, he quickly lifted the quilt and stood up, pulled on an outer coat and went to open the door.
The assistant doctor who knocked on the door took only a glance and then lowered his head, saying quickly, "Doctor Zhou, the Empress Dowager's palace is calling for someone. Doctor Liu wants you to come with him."
Manbao responded and closed the door. She scratched her head and then turned around to put on her clothes.
She took the time to check the system time and found that it was already past two in the morning. Oh my god, it was the coldest time of the day.
Manbao casually tidied his hair, took a cloak from the shelf and put it on. Only when he felt warm enough did he go out with the medicine box.
Doctor Liu had just stood up, but he was already prepared. In addition to his own medicine box, he also brought emergency medicine.
The eunuch in the Empress Dowager's palace was standing by the door. Seeing Zhou Man arrive, he hurriedly held up a lantern to light the way for them.
Manbao asked, "What's the disease?"
The eunuch didn't say anything. Doctor Liu said, "Coughing, blood is coming out."
Manbao was surprised, "Has the Queen Mother been ill before?"
Doctor Liu said, "He has been under the care of Dean Xiao and has been taking medicine every day. I didn't expect him to cough up blood tonight."
Coughing up blood is not a good sign.
Manbao also knew this, so he quickened his pace.
When the two men arrived at the Queen Mother's palace, many lights were already on inside and outside the palace. They stomped their feet at the door and waited until the coldness in their bodies dissipated a little before going in.
Manbao also took off his cloak and gave it to the palace maid.
The Queen Mother lay in the quilt with a pale face, coughing from time to time. Manbao felt distressed when he heard it, as if she was going to cough out her heart and lungs.
After the two of them exchanged greetings, Imperial Physician Liu stepped forward to examine the patient. After a moment, he gave his seat to Zhou Man, then stepped aside and asked the maidservant who was attending to the Empress Dowager, "When did the Queen start coughing?"
Manbao felt the empress dowager's pulse, sighed slightly in his heart, looked at her face again, and soon went with Doctor Liu to look at the bloodstains on the handkerchief.
The two looked at each other, whispered a few words to comfort the empress dowager, and then went out to discuss the condition.
Doctor Liu said, "Medicine is unlikely to be effective immediately, but acupuncture..."
Manbao said: "It can alleviate some of the pain."
Doctor Liu nodded, then reached out and wrote a prescription. He wrote three prescriptions in a row and discussed with Zhou Man, "Which one do you think is best?"
Manbao took a look and clicked on one, "Let's use Bupleurum for this one, it's milder."
Doctor Liu thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, what kind of acupuncture method do you plan to use?"
Manbao mentioned it, and since it was going to be filed, she simply wrote down the acupuncture method. The two discussed it, and after confirming that it was correct, Doctor Liu recorded it in the file, and Manbao took the needle bag and went in to perform the acupuncture.
The Empress Dowager was coughing violently. It was because she couldn't fall asleep and was coughing up blood that she called the imperial physician temporarily.
After Manbao entered, the palace maids lowered the heavy curtains and the head palace maid began to help the empress dowager take off her clothes. The empress dowager lay down uncomfortably while receiving acupuncture.
At first, the Queen Mother couldn't help coughing, but after Manbao gave her a few injections, her breathing became much smoother and the wheezing sound in her lungs became less.
Not only the Empress Dowager, but also the palace maids and eunuchs serving in the Empress Dowager's palace felt for the first time the benefits of having a female doctor in the palace.
Acupuncture is indeed an immediately effective medical technique. In the past, no imperial physician would dare to use it on the empress dowager, and the empress dowager would not allow imperial physicians to infringe upon her body.
But now it’s different because we have female doctors.
The Queen Mother's cough was not as severe anymore, and the anxious and exhausted palace maids and eunuchs in the palace finally felt relieved.
Manbao had only been performing acupuncture halfway when the emperor and empress arrived.
Both the couple were woken up at the last minute.
The emperor stayed outside to ask about the patient's condition, while the empress came in quietly. Seeing Zhou Man giving acupuncture, she raised her hand to stop the palace maid who was about to salute, and did not let anyone disturb her.
After Manbao finished a set of acupuncture and pulled out the needles, he said to the empress dowager, who was still feeling a little uncomfortable, "Turn around, Your Majesty. I will give you another set of acupuncture."
The Queen Mother was helped by the palace maid to stand up, but she had some difficulty and almost fell back onto the bed.
The queen quickly stepped forward and together with the palace maid turned the empress dowager over. Only then did Manbao see the queen and hurriedly saluted.
The Queen helped the Queen Mother lie down on the bed, and then said, "No need to be so polite, please heal the Queen Mother quickly."
Manbao responded and pinched the needle to give the empress dowager another acupuncture treatment.
This time the needle was inserted in front of her. The empress dowager saw the long needle tip piercing in with her own eyes, and her heart still trembled. She raised her eyes and glanced at Zhou Man.
He turned to talk to the Queen, "Where's the Emperor?"
"Your Majesty is outside. Does your mother want to see your Majesty?"
The Queen Mother sighed and said, "It's cold, and he's not feeling well. What's he doing out here?"
While giving acupuncture, Manbao thought, compared with the empress dowager, the emperor is really a great man, what's wrong with his health?
The queen is weaker than him.
But the Queen Mother disagreed. She said, "It's very cold at night, and he has old injuries. If he doesn't take care of himself now, he'll get hurt again later. There's the imperial physician here, and I feel much better now. You and the Emperor should go back and rest."
The Queen said, "Don't worry, Mother. The brazier is lit in the palace, and the palace servants will take good care of His Majesty. But you, His Majesty, when he heard you were ill, couldn't sit still for a moment. If you send him back, I'm afraid he will be uneasy, which is even worse."
The Queen Mother frowned, and after a while she sighed and said, "Forget it then. Have someone clean up the greenhouse next door and let him lie down in it for a while. He has a lot to do with the winter festival sacrifices, so don't tire himself out."
The queen agreed, then glanced at the palace maid, who then took the order and went out to pass on the message.
The Queen Mother and the Empress were speechless. Turning around, they saw Zhou Man twisting a longer needle and stabbing her. The Queen Mother's heart trembled again. She could only look away and try to find something to say to Zhou Man, "How are the Crown Princess and the little grandson?"
Zhou Man was stunned for a moment before realizing that the question was directed at her. She quickly nodded and said, "Very good."
The Queen Mother sighed, "I have only seen the little grandson once."
The little prince was still young and it was cold outside. He had never left the Eastern Palace, let alone the Crown Princess's main courtyard. The Empress Dowager had only seen the child once after his third day of bathing, and she had gone to see him in person.
Although Manbao was not very familiar with the Empress Dowager, he was always friendly in conversation, so while inserting the needle, he said, "It's okay. You can go see her when she is well."
The Queen Mother glanced at her and said nothing.
The Queen scolded her, "Silly child, the Queen Mother is the elder, how can she let the little grandson meet her? Mother, when you are better, I will ask the Crown Princess to bring the child to you to show you."
The Queen Mother was moved for a moment before shaking her head and saying, "Forget it. I've been taking medicine here. Be careful not to pass on the disease to him. It's cold outside, and he's too young to be moved. Let the Crown Princess take care of him."
The nanny beside her said jokingly, "The little grandson will be two years old next year. Maybe he misses his great-grandmother too."
Manbao couldn't help but pause while twisting the needle, and looked up at the nanny in surprise.
The little grandson of the emperor, who was only one month and one day old, kicked his legs in his sleep, completely unaware that he would be two years old in just over a month.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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