Chapter 2017 Pearl
Manbao didn't care about the hustle and bustle outside, and immediately took the book and went to the lamp to read. Doctor Xiao and Doctor Liu also squeezed over because of their high status and close relationship with her.
The three of them carefully flipped through the two pages and barely made out the words. "It seems to be true. This recipe..."
Doctor Xiao couldn't help but move closer. After some internal debate, he said, "Let's not talk about the prescription. Just the fact that he used the stone moxibustion before applying the medicine is better than us using the medicine first. Let's see what happens next."
The Qing Nang Jing is a collection of Hua Tuo's medical experiences. It contains not only prescriptions but also various other treatments, including serious illnesses like colds and headaches, as well as rare illnesses like bugs crawling in the ears. Even minor illnesses like a person sneezing two or three times are recorded.
Treatment methods can be complex or simple. Some treatments involve simply heating pebbles and wrapping them with cloth to apply moxibustion to acupuncture points; others require opening the abdomen and using a knife or scissors.
The three of them stood together under the lamp and watched for more than an hour, until their necks became so sore that they could not move anymore. When they tried to move, they felt a dense numbness rising up from the soles of their feet, and the three of them were unable to move for a while.
Manbao moved her feet gently. After all, she was young, so she recovered first.
She looked at the two of them, carefully closed the medical book, blinked her sore eyes and asked, "Do you need help?"
Imperial Physician Liu and Imperial Physician Xiao reached out their hands together.
Manbao carefully placed the book on a shelf nearby, helped each of them to sit down at the table, and immediately ran back to get her medical book.
The three of them sat at the table. Doctor Xiao poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp, feeling refreshed.
He glanced at the bitter tea in the cup, not at all bothered by the fact that it was cold, and said to Zhou Man, "It should be true. Even if it is not true, this is a real medical book written under the name of Hua Tuo." It is also very useful.
Manbao and Doctor Liu also thought so.
Manbao sighed and said, "It's a pity that the Queen gave it to me too late. If it had been earlier, maybe I could have found the next volume by following the trail."
That's right, they just flipped through the last few pages. This manuscript is only the first volume and it is not complete at all.
Doctor Xiao said thoughtfully, "The Empress Dowager came from a distinguished family. Not to mention the wars of the past few decades, many ancient books have been lost. A medical manual like this one is mixed in with other books, so it would be difficult to find its origin."
It's not difficult, but almost impossible.
Medical classics are not like other books. In the eyes of these nobles and gentry, they are probably far less valuable than a good copy of calligraphy.
Even the usually good-tempered Imperial Physician Liu couldn't help but sigh: "A pearl is thrown into the dark."
Manbao happily held the book and said, "Now it's clear investment."
Doctor Xiao and Doctor Liu: ...What should we do if we suddenly feel a little jealous?
As he was speaking, a medical assistant came in and reported, "Doctor Liu, several princes are feeling unwell."
Doctor Liu is now only the acting director of the hospital, so everyone is still used to calling him Doctor Liu, but he is indeed in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Hospital.
He stood up and said, "Let's go to the front and take a look. We should get busy."
After the mourning hall is arranged, the royal relatives in the palace will begin to cry, including the empress dowager's biological sons, grandsons, daughters-in-law, grandsons-in-law, great-grandsons, etc., as well as sons and grandsons who are not biological, and various royal relatives.
There were quite a lot of them, both old and young. Some felt dizzy, some felt uncomfortable, and the imperial doctors were very busy.
Manbao was about to put the books back into the box and go with them, but she remembered something. She immediately put the box in first, and then carefully placed the six medical books on it. Then she carried them towards the screen.
There is a small bed inside for people to rest.
Xiao Yuanzheng took a look and frowned, saying, "It's not safe to leave this thing here. There are too many people and too many hands. How about having someone send it back to the Imperial Hospital or Chongwenguan?"
"The palace servants are all so busy they don't have time to spare. It would be even more inconvenient to move it around. It's better to leave it inside."
Manbao moved in, then squatted down to open the box again. After looking around, he asked Koko, "Can they see it?"
Koko: "They have already left. There is no one in the house now."
Manbao immediately hid all six medical books in the space. The two boxes were too big, so she didn't put them away. Instead, she closed the box and pushed it under the bed.
I don’t think anyone would dare to steal something as eye-catching as a statue of Laozi or a Buddha.
Manbao trotted to catch up with Doctor Liu and the others.
The mourning hall had been set up. The emperor and empress led the princes, daughters and concubines to kneel in the front, and behind them knelt according to their closeness to the emperor.
Because the royal family was fertile, everyone knelt in a row outside in the yard. The night dew was heavy and the weather had turned cold after the Mid-Autumn Festival. The young and middle-aged people were fine, but there were still several elderly princes and younger royal relatives kneeling outside.
The ones who felt uncomfortable were the old princes.
They were really uncomfortable. They had been living a life of luxury for many years, and some of them were even addicted to alcohol and sex. They were already old, and kneeling made them feel unwell.
They had been kneeling for half an hour.
They make sure that the patient is really feeling unwell, prescribe medicine if necessary, and give injections if necessary. Not only them, but also the medical assistants are very busy.
After being busy until late at night, the emperor finally told everyone to go down and rest, as there would be a memorial service early the next morning.
He glanced at the child kneeling in the hall and said to the Crown Princess, "You take the eagle slave back. The child is still young, don't scare him."
Let Princess Gong take her son back with her.
Then the emperor looked at Prince Gong's legs and couldn't bear to let him kneel in front of the spirit, so he asked him to go back with Mingda Changyu, leaving only the prince to accompany him.
Mingda didn't want to leave, so the emperor reached out and touched her head and said, "Good girl, your grandmother knows how you feel, but you are weak. If you get sick from kneeling, your grandmother will be sad."
So he asked Changyu to take her away.
After they all left, the emperor ordered Princess Yunfeng to be taken away as well. Suddenly, only the emperor, empress and the crown prince were left in the huge hall.
The emperor was reluctant to let the queen stay in attendance for the entire ceremony, and kept whispering to her to go back and rest, but the queen had always been virtuous, and how could she not kneel at the coffin when her mother-in-law passed away? She shook her head and refused.
Finally, the emperor frowned and thought about it, and finally did not dare to take her away forcefully. He knew that if he really forced her to leave, she would probably feel even worse, and her illness might get worse if she became anxious.
Since the queen is here, Zhou Man cannot go to rest. The emperor asked her to be on duty in the hall. If the queen feels unwell, she can turn around and find her.
Zhou Man obeyed the order and stayed in the main hall with the family of three to keep vigil.
Imperial Physician Liu and Imperial Physician Xiao finished their work, assigned a medical assistant to her, and then went back to the side hall to rest. They still had a lot to do during the day.
All the officials will go to the palace to mourn tomorrow morning. Who knows which official needs the imperial physician?
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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