Chapter 674 Visit
Bai Shan asked, "Master, what if they send it again tomorrow?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "Tomorrow I will take you to the Ji family to visit Young Master Ji. You all know him and are considered friends, especially Shanbao, you were classmates. It's been two days since he fell off his horse, so you should go and pay him a visit."
Manbao immediately asked, "What gifts should we prepare?"
Mr. Zhuang said, "Tomorrow we will get up early and go to Qixia Temple to burn incense and ask for a peace charm or a peace locket for Young Master Ji. For the Ji family, this would be the best gift."
Even Bai Erlang couldn't help but give his teacher a thumbs up, thinking that this was a great idea.
Bai Shan asked, "We haven't handed in the invitation yet today."
"It has been submitted," Mr. Zhuang said with a smile, "I asked your Uncle Lan to help submit it. I have already received a reply. You can go tomorrow."
The Ji family has kept its doors closed for the past two days. Except for some relatives, friends, and a few academic officials from the prefectural school, no one is received.
Today, the Ji family opened the side door to welcome guests. Not only did Mr. Zhuang come with his three apprentices, but several adults also came with their children.
Wei Ting was among them. His parents were also there, and this time they brought him to visit Ji Hao.
Bai Shan knew what was going on after just a quick glance, and whispered to Man Bao, "They were all the people who followed Ji Hao that day, so they can be considered witnesses."
It seems that they all received generous gifts from the Ying family, which is why they came here together.
Similarly, the Ji family obviously knew this, so they opened their doors to welcome guests.
Therefore, they did not see Ji Hao after entering the door, and everyone met Madam Ji in the front hall.
The adults who came to visit didn't care whether they could meet Ji Hao. Their purpose of coming here was to express their attitude to the Ying family. They might not necessarily say anything more on the side of the Ji family, but they would definitely not say anything nonsense on the side of the Ying family.
The Ji family had already thoroughly investigated the causes and consequences of the conflict. They did not need the witnesses to say anything more, they just needed them to tell the truth.
Therefore, the guests who came to visit got along quite well with Mrs. Ji.
However, a few teenagers who were good friends with Ji Hao really wanted to meet Ji Hao. Seeing that the adults were talking excitedly, they left the lobby and went to the backyard.
He was stopped just outside the yard. Ji Hao's condition was very bad now, and the Ji family did not allow outsiders to enter.
Wei Ting walked back in a daze. Seeing Manbao and the others in the garden in a daze, he walked up to them and asked, "Bai Shan, did you also receive a gift from the Ying family?"
Bai Shan said "hmm" and asked, "How is Ji Hao?"
Wei Ting shook his head, "I can't get in, and I don't know what the situation is."
As they were talking, a maid came towards them, bowed to everyone, looked at Manbao, and asked, "Are you Miss Man from Jishiditang?"
Manbao hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
The girl said, "Doctor Ji asks you to go see him."
Bai Shan glanced at her, stood up and said, "I'll go with her."
The girl hesitated, "This..."
Bai Shan frowned, looked at her unkindly and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Do you want to meet me or not? If you want to meet me, lead the way."
Bai Jilang asked, "What about me?"
"You should stay with Wei Ting. Don't wander around. Just wait for us here, or go to the front to find the teacher."
The maid led them to Ji Hao's yard. When they arrived at the door, the maid showed a sign to the gatekeeper to check. She looked at Bai Shan and Man Bao again before letting them in.
As soon as they entered Ji Hao's courtyard, they could smell the scent of medicine. The maid didn't take them to the main house, but to the side room. Doctor Ji was sitting with Imperial Physician Fan, Doctor Chen, and Doctor Ding, discussing a pulse diagnosis. When they saw Manbao come in, they waved and said, "What's going on? Is there a commotion outside? Why are you here?"
"Sir, please bring us to visit Ji Hao." Manbao glanced at the pulse chart on the table and asked, "Doctor Ji, how is he?"
Doctor Ji waved his hand and stood up, saying, "Never mind yourselves. Come, go to my room and tell me what's going on outside, and how the pharmacy is doing..."
Doctor Ji took the two people away while speaking. Doctor Chen and Doctor Ding didn't mind. They nodded to Man Bao and the others and continued to look at the pulse case in deep thought.
Imperial Physician Fan stared at Manbao for a long time and watched them leave.
After entering Doctor Ji's room, he suddenly changed the subject and whispered to Manbao, "Ji Hao has a fever. It's not serious, but it's a low-grade fever that won't go away. Do you have any good anti-inflammatory prescriptions?"
Manbao thought for a moment and then said, "Use acacia?"
"I have used it. It's because of it that he has a low-grade fever now. Otherwise, he would have already..."
Manbao asked, "How did you mix it?"
"We've been changing the prescriptions. We've used several." Doctor Ji took a pen and paper and recited all the prescriptions they'd used over the past two days to Manbao. He then pointed to one and said, "This one is the most effective one we've used so far, but it hasn't reduced the fever, and the wounds aren't healing well. He also has serious internal injuries. He needs both anti-inflammatory and blood-tonifying treatments. Have you come across any good prescriptions?"
He knew that Manbao had many good prescriptions in her hands or in her mind. They had discussed prescriptions over the past few months. Although she couldn't remember them at the time, the treatment prescriptions she gave afterwards were always outstanding.
In fact, if she didn't come to Ji's house today, he would have to find an excuse to go out and discuss something with her.
He didn't want her to get involved, but he could save one person's life, no, it seemed that he could save more than one person. Once Ji Hao died, there would be countless people buried with him outside, but those servants in the Ji family who served Ji Hao would probably not have a good end.
So he still had to ask Manbao.
Manbao fell into deep thought. She flipped through the prescription she had memorized in her mind, then looked at Doctor Ji's prescription again. She shook her head and said, "I can't think of it right now. Please give me this prescription. I'll go back tonight and look it up in the book. I'll tell you the result when I get it."
Doctor Ji said, "You don't have to come in person. Just give the prescription to the shopkeeper and he will find a way to have it delivered."
After a pause, he added, "We need to do it as soon as possible. Ji Hao's condition can't wait."
Manbao agreed, put the prescription away and put it in his arms. Then he talked about the Ying family giving them a valuable gift.
Doctor Ji sighed, "The Ying family wants me to take the blame in exchange for a bright future for my children and grandchildren."
Manbao asked, "Are you willing?"
Doctor Ji patted her head and said, "I'm not stupid. What good can my son gain from being sent to the Imperial Hospital like this? You're doing the right thing. Hold on a little longer. The Ji family will be here soon. They can discuss it themselves then."
(End of this chapter)
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