Chapter 1976 Bone Setting
At this time, Bai Erlang and the others learned from Mr. Zhuang that his parents had come to the capital. They were extremely surprised and asked, "Why are my parents here?"
Mr. Zhuang laughed and said, "What's so strange about this? You two brothers are both in the capital. Isn't it normal for them to come and see you occasionally?"
I didn't tell him that it was Old Madam Liu who sent a letter asking Mr. Bai and the others to come.
But Mr. Bai and his men arrived quickly enough. They must have set off as soon as they received the news.
Bai Shan and his companions were in the palace, and Mr. Zhuang was the one who brought in most of the news from home. Bai Erlang didn't know why Master Bai and his companions had come, but Bai Shan did. After a moment's thought, he said to Bai Erlang, "You should study hard recently. His Majesty might personally test your studies again."
Bai Erlang's heart tightened, he felt a little excited, but also very nervous, "Really?"
Bai Shan reached out and patted his shoulder.
At this time, the imperial doctors who had just completed their preparations stood in front of Prince Gong.
In order to facilitate the setting of the bones, they did not do it on the bed, but had Prince Gong carried to the couch in the room, where people could stand on all four sides, making it very convenient to press.
Xiao Yuanzheng also borrowed four guards from the emperor. After all, these imperial doctors were either old or young. Only Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao, who were borrowed, had some strength, but they had little experience and probably couldn't hold the person down.
The emperor sent his guards over and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said, "It's naturally painful to straighten a crooked bone, but don't worry, Your Majesty. I'll pay attention to it."
Manbao comforted the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, don't worry. No matter how painful it is, it won't be as painful as childbirth. If a woman can endure the pain, Prince Gong should be able to endure it too."
The Crown Prince, who had come to watch the excitement, said quietly, "Yes, the suffering my third brother is going through now is not as painful as when our mother gave birth to him. This time, he will learn that the pain in a child's body is felt by his parents."
The emperor thought of the queen's current condition, pursed his lips and said nothing more. He waved his hand and asked the guards to come forward and wait for his orders.
Dean Xiao and his subordinates began assigning tasks. "Doctor Zheng and Doctor Liu will pull the legs. Zheng Gu, you and Doctor Liu will stand by and try to hold them. Zhou Man and I will watch the situation and adjust the bones, and Zheng Shao will help from the side."
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at Zhou Man and saw that she had nothing to add, so he knew that she did not intend to use acupuncture to relieve Prince Gong's pain before taking action, so he simply did not mention it.
After everyone had discussed it, they took their respective positions. The guards also came forward, two of them held down Prince Gong's upper body, and two of them held down his left leg.
Just as Prince Gong was about to speak, Doctor Zheng stuffed a wooden plug wrapped in cloth into his mouth. Then Xiao Yuanzheng picked up a pair of scissors and cut the trousers on his right leg to the thigh, motioning Doctors Liu and Zheng to come forward.
The two men stepped forward and held one side with one hand. Xiao Yuanzheng touched his bones with his hand. Prince Gong couldn't help but tremble. Although it didn't hurt much, he always felt a sense of horror in his heart.
Just as he was panicking, Xiao Yuanzheng had already shouted: "One, two, three, pull——"
Imperial Physician Zheng and Imperial Physician Liu pushed hard on both sides at the same time, and a burst of pain instantly emanated from deep within his bones. Prince Gong's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but struggle violently. The guards were well prepared and held him down tightly.
Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao stepped forward to help Doctor Liu and Doctor Zheng. The four of them held one leg and pulled it to both sides at the same time, while Xiao Yuanzheng and Man Bao paid close attention to the changes in the bones.
Xiao Yuanzheng relied entirely on his manual skills, constantly pressing to feel the changes in the bones. Manbao not only pressed, but also paid points to Keke to continuously scan the broken leg data.
She felt that it was rare to encounter a case like Prince Gong's, where the bones were both crooked and broken. The scanning data could reveal the movement trajectory of the bones when force was applied, and she would have experience next time she encountered a patient who needed bone setting.
After a few pulls, Prince Gong howled silently, and with the cloth stuffed in his mouth he could only make a whimpering sound, tears streaming down his face.
The emperor couldn't bear to watch, so he turned his back and walked back and forth.
Xiao Yuanzheng's expression didn't change much. Feeling the bones being straightened, he directed Doctor Liu and Doctor Zheng to change the force and adjust the position of the legs, and everyone continued to pull.
Xiao Yuanzheng carefully felt the bones again, nodded slightly and said, "One of them is straightened. Now I'll find a way to straighten the crooked one."
Manbao also reached out and touched it, and also felt that it was straightened. She then took a look at the data scanned by Keke. The broken bone was indeed straightened, and the gap of the crooked piece was barely straightened, just a little bit off the position, but the small crooked spot was still crooked.
Xiao Yuanzheng asked everyone to take a break, then took out the wooden plug in Prince Gong's mouth and asked the palace maid to wipe his sweat and give him some water.
He said softly, "Your Highness, take a break too. Don't move your legs too much, or the bones you just straightened will easily become crooked again."
Prince Gong, who wanted to hug his legs and cry, suddenly dared not move.
Xiao Yuanzheng discussed with Manbao the angle of force for a while, then they rested for a while and started again. This time it would be more painful than the last time, because just now it was just long leg stretching, but this time it was directly pressing on the crooked bones, and then combined with long leg stretching.
Even the Crown Prince had never seen this before. He watched as Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man each took one side, rubbing the broken bone directly on Prince Gong's leg before stretching and pressing it to both sides. Imperial Physicians Liu and Zheng took the opportunity to stretch their legs vigorously...
The pain of slowly separating the crooked bones and then stretching them was palpable. Prince Gong struggled even more violently than before, and the guards were almost unable to restrain him. In the end, the emperor, feeling distressed, stepped forward to hold down his upper body, while shouting at the crown prince who was still watching the excitement, "What are you standing there for? Come and help."
Upon hearing this, the prince immediately rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward, unceremoniously holding down his left leg with the other two guards...
Prince Gong finally fainted from the pain.
Xiao Yuanzheng and the others had to pause. It should be said that only Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man paused, while Imperial Physician Liu and Imperial Physician Zheng continued to stretch the two young men.
Manbao gave Prince Gong acupuncture to wake him up, and Xiao Yuanzheng took his pulse and prescribed him a medicine.
They decided to wait for Prince Gong to wake up before continuing. Although the emperor was heartbroken, he was very persistent this time. No matter how Prince Gong cried and begged, he refused to stop.
The six people were busy from morning till mid-afternoon, and they were all exhausted when they finally applied medicine and bandaged Prince Gong's legs.
Manbao was fine. He was just a little pale despite being tired and hungry. However, Doctor Liu and Dean Xiao were not young anymore, and their hands were shaking slightly.
After drinking a cup of tea, they went to report the situation to the emperor without even having time to eat. "The two bones, the newly broken one has been reattached. With proper care, it should be back to normal, but the other one..."
Xiao Yuanzheng paused and said, "The crooked part is still a little bent. Prince Gong can't stand the pain of stretching it, and even if he could, it would be difficult to straighten it completely. Fortunately, it has been stretched quite a bit. As long as he doesn't move around, it won't be noticeable even if he walks slower after it heals."
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(End of this chapter)
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