Chapter 2417 Washing
Didn’t you wash it before coming out?
But when Manbao glanced at her, she immediately reacted, bowed and responded, went into the bathroom to check, and then asked for the things without any hesitation.
My wife doesn't like this kind of soap. She must have the scent of osmanthus.
He picked up the large towels used inside and used two new ones. He pointed to the spacious bathroom and said, "Where's the wooden bed for washing hair? You can't let our wife bend over and lower her head to wash, right? Do all masters in your house have to endure this kind of trouble?"
Then the maid brought in another wooden couch.
Jiulan ordered a lot of things, and after they had everything ready, she lay on the wooden couch and let Jiulan wash her hair.
She urged, "Wash yourself clean. We have hundreds of smallpox patients in our imperial village."
The maids and servants standing by turned pale and quietly moved away from her.
Jiulan agreed loudly and started washing carefully.
But they had already washed once before coming out, so Jiulan mainly pressed Manbao's head this time.
Their family has an imperial physician, an assistant physician, and a student from the Imperial Medical Bureau, so naturally these maids have also learned some skills.
The main reason is that Zhou Man taught them and then they went to give massages to Old Madam Liu, Zheng, Qian and others. Otherwise, they would go out to treat various illnesses and serve people, but when they return home, they would still cause their family members to suffer from back pain, dizziness and headaches, right?
So, except for the new arrivals like Xibing, all the servants in Zhou's house know a little bit.
Because the girls not only learned how to give massages to their masters, they also exchanged massages among themselves privately.
Jiulan and Wuyue are the servants of Zhou Man. In order to prepare for their master's future use, they have been studying very hard and their skills are considered to be quite good.
So Manbao, who enjoyed the head massage for the first time, gradually relaxed and fell asleep helplessly.
Jiulan saw that her master had fallen asleep, so she began to press gently and slowly, occasionally increasing the force, which made Zhou Man even more relaxed.
She rinsed her hair with hot water, and it took her about three quarters of an hour to finish washing her hair. Before that, the housekeeper who entertained them had come in and out several times.
Seeing Jiulan finally wringing the water out of her hair, she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she stepped forward to speak. Jiulan hissed and whispered, "Aunt, I'll wring our wife's hair dry first. It's not a good time to wake her up now. Our wife has been working hard for days. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether she's asleep or awake after wringing her hair dry. Why not let our wife rest for a while?"
So Jiulan sat down and wiped their young lady's hair, first rubbing it gently, then slowly drying it strand by strand...
Not to mention the housekeeper, the maids standing by were almost numb from standing so long. It was unknown how much time had passed before Jiulan finally wrapped her hair in a towel and tied it up. Then she drove them all out and changed the hot water for Zhou Man to take a bath.
Manbao sat in the so-called Duke's Mansion's ancient fragrant bath. He reached out and waved the petals floating on the water. He smiled and said, "I also know this ancient recipe. I also know the recipe for perfume. Although I haven't made it, I should be able to make it. I also know several recipes for fumigating fresh flowers, and I think they should be pretty good. Do you like bathing in fragrant baths? I'll make you two recipes later."
Jiulan rolled up her sleeves and sat beside the large wooden barrel to scoop water for Zhou Man. Upon hearing this, she shook her head and said, "How many flowers would that require? If my lady wants to use them herself, fine, but if she wants to give them to us, there's no need."
Manbao grabbed a handful of flowers, put them to his nose and sniffed them. They were indeed fragrant. "When I have time, I'll make a lot of them and give some to this and that as gifts."
Manbao soaked comfortably for a quarter of an hour, getting up only when her fingers were almost wrinkled. Then she dressed and put on her makeup...
After finishing all this, another two or three quarters of an hour had passed. The housekeeper's face was filled with anxiety. She went in and out again, in and out again, and couldn't help urging twice.
Manbao smiled and said, "It's not good to be rude when meeting the Duke's wife, so I have to wash and dress up."
So she soaked the pearl flowers on her head in hot water, under the pretext of disinfection.
By the time the pearl flower was fished out, wiped clean and put on her head, another quarter of an hour had passed. The housekeeper's face had turned pale and she wished she could kneel down to Zhou Man right away.
Manbao put on the pearl flower, then helped Jiulan to her feet. He nodded to the pale-faced servants in the room and said, "Let's go. We don't want to keep the Duke's wife waiting."
An hour and a half had passed since Zhou Man entered the mansion. Although he entered the mansion at 9:00 a.m., it was already noon and time for lunch.
When the wife of the Duke in the backyard heard that Zhou Man had arrived, she started waiting. All the Zhao family members, young and old, except those who went to the yamen or were on official business, were also waiting. But they waited and waited, and no one showed up after two or three quarters of an hour. The first group of people who urged him to come left, and after that, someone went to urge him every half a quarter of an hour, but no one showed up.
An hour passed, and the Duke's wife was almost asleep, but there was still no sign of him.
Everyone's faces looked a little ugly.
Liu Sanniang, who was waiting in the side room, was a little surprised when she didn't see her master after two quarters of an hour. Later, she became shocked. Then she slowly calmed down and sat in the side room leisurely drinking tea and eating snacks, looking at ease.
A steward came over with a smile and asked her, "Assistant Doctor Liu, Doctor Zhou has arrived at the backyard. Would you like to go and meet him?"
Liu Sanniang remained motionless and spoke softly, "I've been ordered to assist Master with his medical work. My only responsibility is to carry the medicine box and follow Master's instructions. I was told to just listen to Master when we came to the front yard. So I'll wait here for Master and won't wander around the mansion anymore."
No matter what they said, she just sat in the side hall without moving and waited until her master came.
Liu Sanniang watched as the people in the yard became increasingly bustling and panicked. After an hour and a half of bustling about in and out, a voice outside called out, "Doctor Zhou is here! Doctor Zhou is here!"
Liu Sanniang immediately picked up the medicine box and went out, and saw her master coming with Jiulan, surrounded by servants in front, behind, and on both sides. The ladies and grandmothers in the main room also heard the sound and immediately came out to greet them.
She saw the Crown Prince's wife force a laugh and said, "Doctor Zhou is here. Please come in quickly. Our old lady has been waiting for you since early morning."
Man Bao nodded slightly to the Crown Prince's wife, then turned to look at Liu Sanniang and asked with a smile, "How long have you been here?"
Liu Sanniang immediately came forward with her medicine box, bowed, and stood behind Zhou Man. She replied respectfully, "I only arrived a quarter of an hour earlier than Master."
Manbao nodded and said, "Let's go and see the Duke's wife."
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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