Chapter 2432 I Don’t Mean That
The wife of Duke Pi was not suffering from a serious illness. She was just old and with the changing seasons, she always felt a little uncomfortable.
After examining her, Manbao prescribed her some medicine and performed a set of acupuncture, and advised her to eat less meat, saying that since spring was coming, she should eat more vegetables.
Then she strolled from the Duke of Pi's Mansion to the Duke of Zhao's Mansion on another street.
The people in Duke Zhao's mansion didn't expect that the person coming would be Zhou Man, and they were stunned for a moment.
Liu Sanniang, who was assisting Manbao, couldn't help but look at them, "Why, isn't this the order from the Duke of Zhao's Mansion?"
The steward of Duke Zhao's mansion immediately reacted and said, bending over, "Yes, yes, Imperial Physician Zhou, please come in."
The wife of the Crown Prince of Zhao was lying in bed. A maid from her courtyard ran in before Manbao could, reporting, "Madam, the imperial physician is here."
The wife of the prince said, "Please come in."
Then he signaled the maid to lower the tent.
The girl didn't make a move, but instead leaned forward and whispered, "It's Doctor Zhou who's here..."
The Crown Prince’s Wife: …
This was a bit unexpected. Because of Zhou Man, she was punished twice in a row. In fact, the illness was caused by Zhou Man.
Manbao entered the back house at a fast pace and soon reached the yard. Seeing that no one led her into the house, she turned her head to look at the housekeeper.
The nanny's face froze slightly. She immediately opened the curtain and went in to report, "Madam, Doctor Zhou is here."
I was negligent last time, and I can’t be negligent this time.
The people in the room reacted immediately, and the Crown Prince's wife shouted, "Please come in."
She helped the girl sit up with her hand, and coughed several times while leaning on the pillow.
Manbao and Liu Sanniang entered, first bowed to her with a smile, and then asked, "What's wrong with you?"
The Crown Prince's wife looked a little pale, but she looked fine. She said uncomfortably, "I just feel chest tightness, I cough all the time, and I can't sleep well at night."
The maidservant beside her immediately added, "Our lady asked a doctor to see her. He said she had caught a cold and prescribed medicine, but she hasn't gotten better. She even fainted when she got up this morning, so we asked for the imperial physician."
Manbao took another look at her face and felt her pulse. After feeling her pulse, he asked, "What did you eat for lunch, Madam?"
"Our wife is ill and has a poor appetite, so lunch is useless."
Manbao asked, "What did you have for breakfast?"
"I had some rice porridge for breakfast."
"How much is one point?"
The girl was stunned for a moment and then said, "Three spoons, how about this?"
Manbao asked, "What did you eat last night?"
"I had a bowl of bird's nest porridge last night."
Manbao: "I only eat bird's nest porridge."
"There's also medicine," the maid said, "that medicine ruins your appetite, so Madam can't eat."
Liu Sanniang couldn't help but look up at them.
Manbao couldn't help but think that this was about becoming a fairy in the sky, just drinking the wind and eating the dew.
Manbao withdrew his hand and said to the maid, "It's okay. Your wife fainted because she was hungry. Go ask the kitchen to make a bowl of porridge. Chop some minced meat and put it in to cook together. Add some oil, salt and chopped green onions. Bring it over when it's done."
The girl was stunned and couldn't help but look at their wife.
The Crown Prince's wife's face flushed red after hearing Zhou Man say she was hungry. Seeing that the maid was still dawdling and refusing to go down, she couldn't help but get angry, "What are you standing there for? Didn't you hear what Doctor Zhou said?"
The girl immediately bowed and left.
Manbao was so hungry that she couldn't even get an acupuncture needle. She simply went to get a prescription. After writing it, she handed it to the Crown Prince's wife and said, "This is for dispelling cold and relieving cough. Take it after dinner!"
Manbao emphasized, "Don't worry, eat first and then take the medicine. No matter how bitter this medicine is, it won't ruin your appetite for two hours. Don't be afraid, I've also added some appetite-stimulating medicine. After taking my medicine, you'll definitely be able to eat again."
The Crown Prince’s Wife: …I always feel that she is weird.
Manbao sat and waited. When their servants finally prepared the meat porridge and brought it over, she watched her eat.
The Crown Prince's wife took a mouthful of the hot meat porridge, and her mouth started to water and her appetite was actually stimulated!
The Crown Prince's wife ate a bowl of porridge under Zhou Man's watchful eyes. After she exhaled, she wiped her lips with a handkerchief and said modestly, "Doctor Zhou, I'm done. Let's give you acupuncture."
Manbao: "You don't need acupuncture."
Manbao said, "Look, you're sweating after eating, right? This is because the food is replenishing the yang energy in your body and forcing out the cold. If you can't eat in the future, try eating meat porridge. It's delicious."
After eating it for three days, I guarantee that everything you eat will look green and you will want to eat it in one bite.
Not eating is also a disease. Whether it is a weak spleen and stomach or a heart disease, it is a disease and must be treated!
Manbao left the prescription and left.
The Crown Prince's wife gritted her teeth, turned around and told her personal maid, "Wrap a red envelope and send it to her."
The girl whispered, "I gave it a red envelope worth five taels..."
"Change to a larger one."
The maid understood and quickly took out the purse that she had originally prepared for the imperial physician. Then she remembered that there were no large silver ingots weighing ten taels each in the cabinet, so she simply stuffed a five-tael silver ingot in it. Then she ran to catch up with Manbao, and before she went out of the second gate, she smiled and stuffed the purse into her hand.
Manbao declined as usual, "This is my job."
After all, treating the powerful and wealthy is one of the responsibilities of the Imperial Hospital. As long as they accept the order, they have to come out to see the doctor.
"Yes," the maid said with a smile, "but our mistress feels very sorry to have troubled Doctor Zhou to come all this way, so she has prepared some travel expenses for you, or you can take the money to have a cup of tea, too. Please take it, otherwise I will be embarrassed to explain myself when I return."
Although it was the duty of the imperial physicians to visit patients at home, it had always been a custom that they would pay some travel expenses when they invited someone to visit.
If the imperial physician who comes to your house doesn't accept it, then you're doomed. Either you've offended the palace, or you've offended the imperial hospital.
Manbao pretended to refuse twice before accepting it and took Liu Sanniang out.
Liu Sanniang didn't understand what the master was trying to do, so when she left, she couldn't help but ask, "Master, why did you come to treat her?"
She had just looked at the prescription. Apart from being bitter and sour, there was nothing wrong with it. It was a very good prescription.
Manbao: "It's the order sent by Doctor Zheng."
Liu Sanniang: "...What if Doctor Zheng doesn't send you?"
"Then I won't come," Manbao said, bewildered. "Do I have to force myself to come?"
Liu Sanniang looked confused.
Manbao tossed the heavy purse in his hand and said, "Fool, this is a chance for them to apologize. Besides, I'm coming here again just to pay her back for hitting me in the face."
"But you didn't do anything."
"If I do nothing, it will be a slap in the face. If I do something, it will be a slap in the face of our Imperial Hospital. It may also be illegal and I will be required to go to the county government or the Ministry of Justice for a few days."
Liu Sanniang: "...Master, you're overthinking it. That's not what I meant."
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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