Chapter 1816 We are human beings
Manbao was not very happy. Even though this patient was one of her enemies, she was not very happy.
She was unable to tell the patient the truth and choose the best treatment method for him, which was contrary to what she learned from Teacher Mo.
But deep down in her heart, she told herself that what Imperial Doctor Liu said was right. If they told the truth, not only would they, the imperial doctors, be blamed, but in the end they might not even be able to hold official positions. It would probably not be a good outcome for Princess Yunfeng either.
After returning to the Imperial Hospital, Manbao went into the office and was in a daze. After a while, he took out a piece of white paper and wrote down Li Yunfeng's pulse history bit by bit.
Doctor Liu took a look outside, sighed after a while, and turned to leave. Seeing that the two medical assistants who followed him were a little panicked, he comforted them, "It's okay, the palace banquet will only last for two days, you will be fine after you can get through it."
Manbao stared at Li Yunfeng's pulse case for a long time, but couldn't think of a better way. He could only send a copy to Teacher Mo and ask for his opinion.
Teacher Mo was not online, so Manbao put away the pulse case and gave it directly to Keke. When he came to his senses, he found that it was already late, so he went to have lunch.
After her nap, she was going to give the empress dowager moxibustion so that she could attend the palace banquet tonight in a decent manner.
Imperial Physician Liu warned her, "If the Empress Dowager asks about Princess Yunfeng's condition, you should say that she was tired from the journey and had a miscarriage. I'm afraid the baby won't survive. Give her some comfort and she'll have a long life."
Manbao muttered, "She is not suitable for pregnancy..."
Doctor Liu hushed him and said, "Don't tell anyone about this. It's fine if we discuss this case privately, but if it gets out, do you know how big of a mess it will be?"
He said, "This marriage was arranged by the Queen Mother. If word gets out that Princess Yunfeng is not suitable for pregnancy, given her current situation, not only will she and the Queen Mother be criticized, but we will also suffer."
Manbao whispered, "Don't get pregnant yet. If you take good care of yourself for a few years, there will always be a chance."
Doctor Liu thought for a moment and nodded, "Neither you nor I should talk about this. Let the director speak."
"The director of the courtyard just came on duty on the sixth day of the first lunar month."
"It's okay," Imperial Physician Liu said after taking a sip of soup. "He will definitely come to the grand court meeting tomorrow to celebrate the New Year. I'll tell him then to protect Princess Yunfeng's pregnancy first. No matter what, she has to be kept alive until the seventh day of the first lunar month."
The rest of the matter is none of their business, at least not Zhou Man’s business.
Imperial Physician Liu warned her, "You and Princess Yunfeng have a special relationship. Apart from acupuncture, you should not interfere in the prescription process. Remember, every time you perform acupuncture, there must be another imperial physician present. No matter who it is, they must record the pulse again after the acupuncture."
Manbao knew this was to protect her, so he agreed listlessly, muttering, "I wouldn't bother to harm her."
"You shouldn't have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against them."
Manbao responded.
When Manbao went to give the empress dowager moxibustion, the empress dowager could not help but ask about Princess Yunfeng's condition, and Manbao told her what Doctor Liu had said.
The Queen Mother frowned. It sounded as if the baby was about to be lost. She was a little dissatisfied and said, "Isn't the bleeding gone now? How can it be saved?"
Manbao thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good reason, so he sighed deeply and remained silent.
It was the first time that the Empress Dowager saw her silent. In the past, when she treated her, she would talk to her in a loud voice from the moment she took the needle. Sometimes she could still hear her voice even when she was about to fall asleep.
The Queen Mother raised her eyelids and glanced at her. After a moment's thought, she said, "Is it because your relationship with Yunfeng is not good that it's hard for you to say it?"
Manbao didn't say anything.
The Queen Mother said, "Tell me, although you are not a good person, you are a dedicated doctor. I trust you."
Manbao was in a trance for a moment and asked, "Queen Mother, why am I not feeling well?"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly and said, "If I say you're bad, then you're bad. My son died because of you. What? I can't say anything bad about you anymore?"
Manbao felt aggrieved and tried to hold it in, but couldn't help it. While moxibustioning her acupuncture points with the medicine stick, he said, "The King of Yizhou did something bad himself. Speaking of hatred, he killed my parents."
She said, "And the King of Yizhou was not beheaded for killing my parents, but for rebellion..."
"How dare you!" The Queen Mother suddenly sat up straight in anger. Manbao quickly took away the medicine column to avoid burning her.
The palace maids knelt on the ground.
Manbao looked up at the Queen Mother, staring into her bloodshot eyes for a long moment before finally standing up and saying, "You're a patient, so it's not appropriate to get angry right now. I won't argue with you. Anyway, if you want to accuse me of killing the King of Yizhou, I won't admit it."
Upon hearing this, the senior palace maid immediately stood up and grabbed Manbao, whispering, "Doctor Zhou, why are you arguing with the Empress now? Confess your guilt immediately."
Manbao turned his head away and hummed softly.
The Queen Mother was amused. After a while, she looked at the medicine pill still in her hand, then leaned back on the couch and said, "Aren't you doing moxibustion? Why don't you want to do it anymore?"
Manbao glanced at her and saw that she had calmed down, then he went forward and continued to sit on the couch and give her moxibustion.
The palace maids breathed a sigh of relief, quietly stood up and continued to stand.
The Queen Mother closed her eyes for a moment, then asked, "Tell me, why couldn't Yunfeng's pregnancy be saved?"
Manbao said sullenly, "Didn't you ask Imperial Physician Liu? The journey was exhausting, and the fetus has been disturbed. It's very difficult to save it."
The Queen Mother said, "I don't trust those old people."
She snorted and said, "Don't think I don't know the tricks of the Imperial Hospital. They exaggerate the mild illnesses they can cure and then treat them slowly. They also exaggerate the serious illnesses they can't handle and then blame it on natural disasters or man-made disasters. Whether the cure is good or bad, it has nothing to do with you, the Imperial Doctors."
Manbao sighed and said, "Your Majesty, we are imperial physicians, doctors of high rank. Isn't it good for us to cure the patient? If we do, there will at least be extra rewards. At the very least, we should have the reputation of being a famous doctor, right?"
"If we can't cure it, not to mention the people in the palace, even the nobles outside the palace, who wouldn't get angry at us? Aside from a few people who took advantage of others and deliberately harmed others, who would go out of their way to make a patient's condition worse?"
She said, "We doctors are human, not gods. We can't cure every disease, and we can't restore everything to its original state after a disease is cured. It's just like mending old clothes and getting a reward."
While moxibustion was being applied, she explained to the Empress Dowager, "If a piece of clothing is torn, ordinary people would just patch it up with a piece of cloth. Everyone would be able to see that it's patched. Some patches are tight, while others are loose and have holes. A skilled embroiderer can not only patch the hole, but also add a little something on top. Not only will it be impossible to tell that the clothing has been torn, it will also make people feel that the clothing is better than before."
"But no matter which one, the clothes can't be restored to their original state. If it's patched, it's patched." Not only the Queen Mother heard it, but the palace maids beside her also listened. Man Bao said: "Embroiderers can just mend a single hole in the clothes. But if a piece of clothing has a very big hole, or there are several holes here and there, even the most skilled embroiderer can't fix it."
The Queen Mother was stunned.
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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