Chapter 2114 Cold Wind
Madam Yang Hou was ill, and it seemed that her condition was quite serious. Man Bao first went to the Imperial Medical Bureau and asked Liu Sanniang to be his medical assistant, and then he went to Yang Mansion.
Imperial physicians who were ordered to go out for medical consultations had to bring an assistant with them. This was also the rule of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Although Liu Sanniang and her colleagues now work as medical assistants in the Imperial Medical Bureau, they actually spend most of their time in the Imperial Medical Bureau and only go into the Imperial Medical Bureau when they are on duty.
On the one hand, they have to study at the Imperial Medical Bureau, and on the other hand, they have to help the imperial physicians teach. The Imperial Medical Bureau has decided to start selecting the first batch of graduating students this winter, and send them to the local medical bureaus that have been built next spring to start preparing for this kind of study.
Now there is only one female medical assistant in the Imperial Hospital, Liu Sanniang. She should not be transferred out, but Zheng Gu and others should be the first batch to be released for training before returning to the Imperial Hospital.
Arriving at the Yang residence, Butler Yu came out to greet them personally, his face full of smiles. "I didn't expect it was Miss Man who came to see Madam. Please come in."
Manbao said apologetically, "I was busy today, so I took so long to come here. Is Madam Hou okay?"
The smile on Housekeeper Yu's face faded into a worried look. "He's coughing badly. I heard from the maids in the inner courtyard that he's alternating between hot and cold. The doctor we called in said it was a cold, but the medicine he prescribed didn't work. So we had no other choice but to call in the imperial physician. Please come in."
Manbao nodded. The symptoms sounded like a cold to her. This disease can be both serious and mild, but also serious and mild.
It is easy to treat, and two doses of medicine will be enough; it is difficult to treat, and you may not even be able to save your life.
Housekeeper Yu only sent the person to the second gate, where a nanny led him in.
Manbao walked a little further inside, then turned and asked Nanny, "When will Master Yang leave for Xiazhou?"
The nanny was stunned for a moment and then said, "This servant doesn't know."
Manbao nodded and asked, "Is Master Yang not at home now?"
The nanny responded, "Yes, he's still at the farm."
When they entered the main courtyard, Madam Yang was lying on the bed with a cooling cloth on her forehead. When they saw that it was Zhou Manlai, the maids tied up the curtains and let the person out.
Manbao sat by the bed, and Liu Sanniang immediately took out the pulse pillow and gave it to her. Manbao took it, placed it by the bed, and then placed Madam Yang's hand on the pulse pillow. While observing her face, he asked, "When did Madam feel unwell?"
Madam Yang Hou did not expect that the imperial physician invited was Zhou Man. Although she was a female imperial physician and seemed more convenient, Madam Yang Hou always felt a little uncomfortable because of her relationship with her stepson.
However, since it concerned her own health, she didn't dare to fool around. The main reason was that she had been in so much pain for the past two days. "It's been four or five days now. I woke up once at night. I don't know if it was the cold wind. The next day I felt a little dizzy. I saw so many doctors, but it was useless."
The nanny beside her immediately interjected, "Doctor Zhou, our wife has been taking medication and seemed much better the past two days. But yesterday she suddenly had a fever and fainted. She seems to be in a more serious condition than in the past few days."
After taking her pulse, Manbao looked at her tongue and complexion, then turned to look at the nanny: "Is the prescription you took before still there? Bring it to me and have a look."
Nanny immediately handed the prescription to Manbao.
Madam Yang Hou stared at Zhou Man and asked, "Is the prescription wrong?"
Manbao said: "That's right."
Although the prescription is not very good, it is effective for the condition. Even if it cannot cure the disease, it will not make the condition worse.
She looked at Madam Yang and asked, "Did you not catch any more cold or heat?"
Madam Yang Hou paused for a moment and then said, "No."
Manbao looked at the maid who was serving beside him.
The eldest maid couldn't hold it in any longer, so she lowered her head and whispered, "The day before yesterday, Madam felt a little hot after dinner, so she took off her jacket. The window in the room was open at the time, so maybe it was because of the draft?"
Unfortunately, it was a cold snap the day before yesterday. Manbao couldn't help but put on a cloak to go out yesterday. It's also very cold today, not much better than during the first month of the lunar year.
Man Bao was speechless for a while. After carefully looking at Madam Yang's face, he said, "I'll prescribe a prescription and give her acupuncture treatment."
She said, "You have a cold now. Be careful and don't get too cold or too hot."
Manbao asked people to prepare hot water and a brazier, then asked most people to leave and let Madam Yang undress for acupuncture.
It was already four-quarters of an hour before the acupuncture treatment was complete. Manbao put away the needles and looked at Madam Yang, who was sweating lightly. He nodded slightly and said to the servants, "Give her some medicine and cover her with a blanket. Once she sweats, she'll be fine. Don't let her bathe. Just dry her off with a warm towel."
The servants listened attentively, and then respectfully escorted the person to the second gate.
Butler Yu was already waiting and immediately handed the prepared red envelope to Zhou Man, and Liu Sanniang also got one.
Housekeeper Yu smiled and said, "The Marquis just asked about it. It's getting late now. Miss Man, would you like to stay for dinner before leaving?"
Manbao declined politely, as she was not familiar with Lord Yang.
She asked, "When will Brother Yang leave for Xiazhou?"
Butler Yu knew about this. He smiled and said, "The date has been set. It's the day after tomorrow. The master will be back tomorrow."
Manbao nodded. She knew that Yang Heshu had not set off because he was waiting for relief money from the Ministry of Revenue.
Ever since he was confirmed to be promoted to the governor of Xiazhou, he was no longer in a hurry to return to Xiazhou, but instead stayed in the capital and moved around.
Xiazhou is now short of people, money and supplies. It is difficult to return to the capital. Now that the big thing has been decided, it is natural to take more things back.
It just so happens that there are some people and things in Xiazhou that need to be cleaned up, and all of this takes time.
Manbao vaguely heard something from Bai Shan that rumors were spreading in Xiazhou and it seemed that the Niu family would not be able to stay in Xiazhou.
After leaving Yang's house, Manbao nodded to the housekeeper, then got on the carriage and went straight home.
Liu Sanniang did not return to the Imperial Medical Bureau, but went home directly with Manbao.
Manbao wrote down Madam Yang's pulse record in the study, and would take it to the Imperial Hospital for filing tomorrow.
She sat at the desk in deep thought. Zhou Liru, who was watching beside her, couldn't help but ask, "Aunt, is there anything wrong with this pulse diagnosis?"
"No, it's just not very curable," she said. "I think you'll need to take medicine for half a month. It's been very cold lately, so you should be careful when going out."
In fact, Manbao was thinking about the twelve patients in the imperial manor. The next day, when she went to the imperial manor, she reached out and touched their quilts and said to Xiao Yuanzheng, "We need to give them an extra quilt. Otherwise, if they catch a cold, it might affect the results."
Xiao Yuanzheng agreed after a brief thought, but a new quilt was not cheap, so he took money from the public treasury and asked someone to go to the pawnshop to choose twelve quilts.
It was the first time for Manbao to see a quilt bought from a pawnshop, and he was extremely surprised.
Xiao Yuanzheng saw this and laughed, "Now you seem a bit out of touch with the real world. Is there anything in this world that can't be bought from a pawnshop?"
He said, "The Ministry of Revenue has been complaining about the high expenses we reported these days. There's nothing we can do about it. We'll save as much as we can."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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