Chapter 2575 It’s Difficult
Duke Pi and Lu Zhongyan immediately took him and Zhou Man to say goodbye, and said with a smile before leaving: "Master Zheng will be entrusted to Lord Zhou."
Then he dragged Zheng Wang away.
Zheng Wang and his companions lived in the Zhanshi Mansion. After all, the prince's family was there, so it was not convenient for them to stay overnight.
But the Zhanshi Mansion was also within the Eastern Palace, and not far from the courtyard where Master Zheng was lying. It would take only half a minute to walk there.
After entering the corridor, Lawrence Lu looked back at the lighted courtyard and said with a smile to the two of them, “This doctor Zhou is indeed well-deserved of his reputation. At such a young age, he is not only skilled in medicine, but also eloquent.”
Duke Pi smiled and said, "She spoke sincerely. Her eloquence is just average, but her medical skills are truly excellent."
He said, "You two know that she saved my rebellious son's life. Alas, when he was carried back that year, the family had already prepared the coffin and linen. I wasn't there at the time, but I heard from my wife that his stomach was swollen from the accumulation of blood. When the knife cut open his stomach, the blood spurted out..."
Zheng Wang and Lu Zhongyan couldn't help but become curious. They had both heard of this incident, and it was still one of the strange things that was occasionally talked about in teahouses and taverns.
But even the most ordinary thing becomes very bizarre after being told by a storyteller, not to mention that the matter is already legendary, and it becomes even more bizarre when told by the storyteller.
Anyway, Zheng Wang and Lu Zhongyan felt that it was very distorted.
But the Duke of Pi was a family member, so it was not easy to ask before. After all, it involved someone else's son. Falling off a horse while playing polo and being trampled by the horse was not an honorable thing, especially since it involved the dispute between the Crown Prince and Prince Gong, and even the late King of Yizhou.
So everyone will be secretly curious, but will not show it in public, let alone ask the person involved and his family about the specific process.
But now there is an opportunity. In order to make Zheng Wang more confident and less aggressive, Duke Pi highly praised Zhou Man's medical skills.
As for the reason why the people who came later could not be rescued, it was because Master Zheng was originally more seriously injured than his son. Back then, his son had a 40% survival rate, uh, was it 40%, right?
Maybe he should say a higher number, like 50%?
He was still brooding over this matter when Zheng Wang grabbed him and asked, "Young Master, are you in good health now? Are you feeling unwell?"
The Duke of Pi pondered over this matter, realizing that it couldn't be concealed, so he told the truth, "I am more cautious and careful than most people."
He said, "After all, he has an old injury, so Doctor Zhou strictly forbids him to drink alcohol, eat less spicy, hot and cold food, and eat less meat..."
Zheng Wang thought about it and felt that his nephew didn't have a strong appetite and didn't like drinking, so this shouldn't be a problem for him. So he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "These are all taboos, as they should be. But besides the taboos, are there any other physical discomforts?"
The question is whether there are any sequelae that cannot be eliminated.
Duke Pi thought about it seriously and said, "If you can follow it, it's usually fine. But my unruly son is very disobedient and occasionally overeats. He always suffers from some abdominal pain afterwards."
Therefore, Duke Pi has been keen on beating people with sticks in the past two years.
Zheng Wang felt that this would not be difficult for his nephew, so he exhaled his last half breath.
Lu Zhongyan on the side looked at him and said, "Brother Zheng, the young master is injured in the stomach, and Erlang is injured in the head." They are different.
Zheng Wang substituted abdominal pain for headache and frowned slightly.
Manbao didn't care what they thought. After sending them away, she went back to her room. After looking at Master Zheng for a while, she sat at the table and continued to write her pulse diagnosis.
She observed carefully and found that the color of the blood pool was slightly different. Later generations might not have Ke Ke's means for a long time, but they could determine the location through other methods.
It may not be very accurate. The most important thing is to be careful when inserting the needle, so Manbao carefully measures the depth of the needle every time after removing the needle.
Manbao bit the tip of the pen and turned to look at Zheng Erlang on the bed. Unfortunately, there were too few cases and little reference value. He wondered if he would encounter similar cases in the future.
Manbao sighed and turned back to continue writing her pulse diagnosis.
It took quite a while for her to finally finish writing down all the medications and acupuncture techniques.
The medical assistant brought a brazier from somewhere and placed it aside, then sat beside it with Zhou Man to warm themselves by the fire.
It gets a little cold at night, and this is almost the coldest time of the day.
Manbao glanced at the palace servants dozing off in various corners of the room, stretched out his hand and waved at them. Several of them woke up and hurried forward.
Manbao gestured for them to sit down and warm themselves by the fire, just to get rid of the cold.
The palace maids each found a small stool and sat down. It was indeed much more comfortable to sit around the brazier.
Manbao yawned in the warmth, then fell asleep with her head propped up on the chair. She was finally woken up by Xiao Yuanzheng.
Manbao got up in a daze, handed the patient to Dean Xiao, and went back to her guest room to sleep. Once she lay down, she didn't want to get up.
She slept until noon. When she came over after washing up, the imperial physician on duty had been replaced by Imperial Physician Liu. He pointed to the table in the next room and asked her to go over for breakfast.
Manbao put his hands behind his back, looked at Zheng Erlang, and asked, "How is it?"
"We checked, and the pulse is stronger than yesterday, which is good news." Doctor Liu paused and said, "After dinner, Dean Xiao will come over to take a look. If there's nothing serious, we'll be on duty from now on."
Dean Xiao has a lot of things to do. If it is not an extremely urgent situation, he will not stay with a patient all the time. He is not the emperor.
Manbao nodded to show that he understood.
After the consultation, the three confirmed that his vital signs were improving, but he had no response at all. Dean Xiao personally used a needle to prick him to relieve the pain, but he only moved his eyelids but did not wake up.
The three of them sighed in unison when they saw him, and they all felt that there was a high possibility that he was unconscious. You know, that injection from Xiao Yuanzheng would make even the terminally ill empress dowager scream.
Dean Xiao and Imperial Physician Liu looked at Zhou Man together.
Zhou Man couldn't help but take a step back under their gazes. "You, why are you looking at me?"
Xiao Yuanzheng reached out and patted her shoulder, saying earnestly, "Doctor Zhou, please prepare the acupuncture to awaken the brain and open the orifices. You can consult the medical books in the Imperial Hospital, Chongwenguan, and Hanlin Academy."
Manbao: ...Don’t you know what medical books are in your family’s Imperial Hospital?
But the medical books in the Hanlin Academy...
Manbao rolled his eyes and immediately said, "I'll check it out in a moment."
Xiao Yuanzheng warned, "The most important thing is the current symptoms. Other medical books...borrow them first and read them later."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, indicating that she understood and that she would definitely not delay Zheng Erlang's treatment.
I have something to do during the day today and I'm not sure when I'll be back, so I'll just give you an announcement of 6pm. See you at 6pm?
(End of this chapter)
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