Chapter 2421 Treatment
The Second Madam, the Fourth Madam and the Fifth Madam all lowered their heads. It was not the first time they had met that Imperial Physician Zhou. Every time they met him, he was gentle and friendly. Who knew that he had such a bad temper and was so bold that he would leave all the masters of the Duke's Mansion out in the cold for an hour and a half just for one thing. Otherwise, the fuss would not have been made so big.
As soon as the car stopped, Manbao jumped out and rushed into the house, shouting, "Dad, Mom, I'm back——"
Liu Sanniang chased after him, "Master, I forgot to tell you, grandpa and grandma are not at home, they went to Putian Village."
Manbao was very disappointed when he heard this and asked, "It's not time to plant rice yet. What are you doing in Putian Village now?"
"Grandma went to choose a good piece of land to grow vegetables," Liu Sanniang said embarrassedly, "Li Zhong and Fifth Uncle took over the palace's business, so Grandpa and Grandma wanted to carve out a piece of land for themselves to grow vegetables."
Manbao thought this was a good idea.
Old Zhou and Qian were not at home, even little Qian was not at home, and the sisters-in-law were all busy outside, some making money and some going to school. So Manbao took a look around and then took Liu Sanniang to ask Old Madam Liu for food.
Old Lady Liu had just heard the servant's report and was waiting for her at the door. When she arrived, she waved and smiled at her, "I guessed you would come over, but have you eaten yet? Bai Shan and the others have gone to the Ministry of Rites to get their ID badges for the exam. The Ministry of Personnel's exam is scheduled for the 20th of next month..."
Manbao was stunned. "It's so late. There are still thirty-eight days left."
He added, "I have nothing to eat, so I came to beg for food."
"How naughty! Our family is talking about begging for food?" Old Madam Liu looked at the time and felt distressed. They had all had lunch and had not eaten yet. They must be hungry, so she asked the kitchen to prepare some for them.
Manbao said, "Let's eat noodles. It's too troublesome to cook at this time."
"The fire in the kitchen is still going on. They'll be ready soon. How can we just make do with lunch?"
So Manbao had a hearty lunch and was very happy. "Home is the best place."
Madam Liu smiled, but Zheng couldn't help asking, "Duke Zhao's mansion didn't even invite us for lunch?"
Manbao waved his hand and said, "I don't want to eat at his house. I want to go home and eat. I can also visit Grandma Liu and Aunt Zheng."
Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law liked her sweet talk very much and were very happy. They touched her head and said, "If you like it, next time you go out, ask Sanniang to tell us in advance. We will prepare food for you at home and you can eat it soon."
Manbao happily agreed, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll change the medicine about once every ten days. I'll definitely be able to come out again in ten days."
As for going to the Tang Mansion to see a doctor, I can only use the lunch break. It's too tight and I can't go home at all.
Madam Liu couldn't help but ask, "How's the smallpox vaccine going?"
Man Bao said: "It all depends on this test. The results will probably be out in three to five days."
I will get the vaccination tomorrow. Generally, the pox will break out in two to five days, and then we will have a rough estimate of the situation.
Madam Liu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "That's good."
When the time came, Madam Liu and Zheng walked Manbao to the front yard. She couldn't help but pull her hand and said with a smile, "Manbao, there are many hard things in this world. Just do your part and don't worry too much about other people's eyes and opinions."
Manbao was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "I know, Grandma Liu, don't worry, I haven't been wronged."
Even if I was angry, after washing my hair and taking a bath so comfortably, my anger would subside.
It is not certain who was humiliated in this matter.
Manbao went to Duke Zhao's mansion with a smile on her face. She was still wearing the same clothes, shoes and socks she had worn in the morning, and even the pearl flowers on her head were not moved.
She staggered along, following the steward to the backyard. Standing at the intersection leading to the second gate, he asked her, "Hey, I'm still wearing the same clothes I wore when I left the Imperial Farm this morning. Do you want me to change into some clothes?"
The housekeeper didn't dare to say anything. She bowed her head and said, "Doctor Zhou, you have embarrassed me. I acted on my own this morning. Please forgive me, Doctor Zhou. I kowtow to you."
Manbao waited until she knelt before saying, "You don't have to kneel before me. Since you don't need to change clothes, let's go. The Duke's wife is still waiting for us."
The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief, responded quickly, and led Zhou Man to the main courtyard.
The Zhao family had already prepared the medicinal materials. Manbao checked the medicine and put it into the medicine bag. Then he taught them how to boil the medicine and steam the medicine bag.
Then she asked the servants of the Zhao family to watch the fire, and she took Liu Sanniang to give acupuncture to the wife of Duke Zhao.
After the needle was removed, the medicine bag was taken out and the water was squeezed out, and it was brought up for hot compress while it was still hot. There was also a moxibustion stone in the medicine pot for soaking.
Manbao used a clamp to pick up a moxibustion stone and wrapped it with cloth. He first taught Liu Sanniang how to use the moxibustion acupoints.
After she finished moxibustion, Liu Sanniang also took out a piece of medicinal stone and moxibustioned it again in the direction Zhou Man had moxibustioned.
When Lady Zhao's lower back was touched, she relaxed comfortably. The pain in her waist, which had just been heated, was now half relieved. In addition, after being burned by the moxibustion stone, she felt a heat rising in her waist. She was so comfortable that she couldn't help but moan, and then she fell asleep while hugging the pillow.
She had originally thought that after the acupuncture treatment was over, she would mention what happened this morning, apologize to Zhou Man, and make amends for the children. However, she fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes, and when she opened her eyes, it was already night.
Zhou Man had returned to the imperial farm early.
The Duke's wife's back pain was no longer noticeable, and she could even get out of bed and walk without help. She reached out and pressed her lower back, and couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder every woman in the capital wants to invite her. It really is effective. Not only my back, but my whole body feels better."
The old lady laughed and said, "Otherwise why call him Little Miracle Doctor?"
The Duke's wife sighed and asked hurriedly, "Who sent Doctor Zhou away this afternoon?"
"It was Liu Langjun who came all the way back from outside to deliver it, and he apologized heavily because he came here on imperial orders. We gave him some silver, but Doctor Zhou refused to take it. Liu Langjun then said he would copy all the medical books in the mansion, regardless of whether they had them or not. He would just send a copy as an apology."
The Duke's wife said, "Sixth Brother has made great progress."
"That's right, that's what I said. In the past, Liu Lang was only interested in horse racing and drinking. How could he have thought of these things? But this year, he has made a lot of progress. I heard that he has even made a lot of money."
"Humph, what kind of money can he make? He spent his wife's dowry. Did he make up for it? What a useless thing. I've never seen a man spend his wife's dowry."
"That depends on Sixth Madam being willing to spend money on Sixth Young Master. As for me, since they have a good relationship, it's normal for them to spend money on each other. If Third Madam hadn't been cross-eyed and deliberately exposed this, this matter wouldn't have been known to outsiders."
Mentioning the Duke's wife made her angry, not only to the Third Lady but also to the Crown Prince's wife. She couldn't help but mutter, "This is the root of the family's downfall. I didn't marry the right daughter-in-law back then. It's my fault too. I shouldn't have been so impatient back then. I should have waited a few more years."
See you at 6pm
There was a mistake in the previous chapter. The fourth lady should be the third lady. I remembered the wrong person. It's time to come over.
(End of this chapter)
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