Chapter 875 Suspicion
Manbao looked at Master Guan's expression and asked, "How are you feeling lately? Is your head still hurting?"
Manbao's questions were many and detailed, so it seemed normal for Baishan to remain silent.
Master Guan was still waiting for his answer, and he was about to withdraw his hand as he became impatient. "My illness is just like this. I can't see anything else. I won't see it anymore."
Manbao held his hand and said, "Master Guan, you've been treating this disease for twelve years, and you're still alive and well. How do you know we can't treat it for another twelve years?"
This is really incurable. Doctor Ji couldn't help but cough twice.
Master Guan also understood his condition. Upon hearing this, he glanced at Manbao, then smiled and said to Doctor Ji, "Your disciple is truly a young and fearless person."
Doctor Ji laughed and said, "Children are always carefree."
Master Guan nodded. Seeing that Manbao was unwilling to let go, he simply stopped moving. However, he did not answer her question. Instead, he looked at Bai Shan and asked, "Where is Mr. Bai from?"
Bai Shan had thought about everything he should and shouldn't have thought about. Even if he didn't say it, there would be someone who could answer when Master Guan asked about it later. So he said frankly, "I'm from Longzhou. I asked for leave from the government school to come here today."
Master Guan glanced at Guan Erlang and said, "What merit has my second son earned that Young Master Bai thinks so highly of him?"
Bai Shan lowered his head and smiled, "Second Brother Guan is a good person and not bad in knowledge. Master Guan is being modest."
Guan Erlang, who was standing by, blushed slightly and was about to explain that Bai Shan did not come for him, but for his sweetheart Man Bao.
But when his eyes swept over the two of them, he paused again. Forget it. Children of this age are impulsive and are unlikely to tell adults. He will just admit it.
Guan Erlang was unwilling to admit it mainly because he felt comfortable with Bai Shan praising him.
"You are from Longzhou, how come you come to Yizhou to study?"
Bai Shan answered on the side, and Manbao gradually felt that something was wrong. It was really strange. Why did Master Guan's pulse beat a little faster when he asked about Longzhou and Bai Shan's parents?
Manbao couldn't figure it out for a long time. Doctor Ji saw that she had been taking her pulse for a long time without saying anything, so he stood behind her and coughed lightly. Manbao quickly stood up, cleared her throat and said, "Not much has changed. Doctor Ji, please take a look."
Doctor Ji glanced at her. He had already seen it all, so what else was there to look at?
He said, "Master Guan, please come inside and I'll give you acupuncture for a while."
Mr. Guan would feel better after acupuncture, which was why he was always willing to accept Dr. Ji's treatment. Although he felt that he would not be able to live, at least he would not have to suffer so much before dying.
So usually when it comes to acupuncture, Master Guan is very cooperative, but this time, Master Guan shook his head and said, "Forget it this time. I have a guest at home. I am here to talk to him. Besides, acupuncture is useless and can't cure it."
Doctor Ji glared at him, "Who said it's useless? Did you know that this injection can relieve your symptoms and help you sleep?"
Bai Shan also said immediately: "If I delay Master Guan's treatment because of you, it will be a sin. If you want to talk to me, you can stay a little longer. You can give me the acupuncture first, and Brother Guan and I will wait outside the courtyard."
Guan Erlang nodded repeatedly, "Father, you give him the acupuncture first. I'll take him for a walk in the garden and come back to talk to you later."
Master Guan frowned and thought for a while. Doctor Ji was watching him eagerly, so he could only nod.
Manbao came in with the medicine box, took out the needle and then retreated. Doctor Ji glanced at her back and said nothing.
Master Guan noticed this and asked, "Why didn't your little disciple stay to observe today?"
Doctor Ji kept placing things on the table and motioned for Master Guan to take off his clothes. He said, "This child learns quickly. He must have learned it after coming to see me so many times."
Master Guan sighed, "I knew you were using me as a training ground for her, and you still won't tell me how long I can live."
Doctor Ji took the needle and looked for his acupuncture point. After hearing this, he said, "If you want to live longer, you can always live."
Master Guan stopped talking and lay drowsy on the pillow.
Every time he gets an injection, he feels sleepy and wants to sleep.
Manbao went out and saw the Guan brothers and Bai Shan waiting for her at the gate of the courtyard.
As soon as he saw her come out, Guan Erlang asked, "Did father give you acupuncture?"
Manbao nodded, "Doctor Ji is giving him an acupuncture, I'll ask you some questions."
"Don't we have to wait for Doctor Ji?"
Manbao smiled and shook his head, "No need, Doctor Ji warned me before coming here."
Guan Dalang invited them to sit in the garden and talk.
"My father's illness was first treated by Doctor Ji. Didn't Doctor Ji ask my father about it back then? Didn't he know the cause of the illness at that time?" Guan Dalang's memory is much clearer than Guan Erlang's.
Man Bao remained calm and said, "I've been looking through Master Guan's pulse records lately and found only records going back ten years. But Doctor Ji said it seems Master Guan had been complaining of headaches since twelve years ago. However, it's been so long and Doctor Ji is old, so his condition wasn't serious at the time and no pulse records were left. So looking back now, we don't know much."
Manbao lied with his eyes wide open, "We recently came across a medical book that mentioned the treatment of brain diseases, but it requires the right medicine for the right symptoms, so we wanted to inquire about the cause."
This argument convinced Guan Dalang.
Guan Dalang thought about it seriously and said, "Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember that my father did complain about a headache twelve years ago. And one Mid-Autumn Festival, he was seriously ill and couldn't even go to the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival. That year was... the third year of Dazhen?"
Guan Dalang thought for a long time and nodded in confirmation, "Yes, it was the third year of Dazhen. I remember it because the second prince of the palace was born that year, and my father received many rewards as a retainer."
Manbao then asked, "Was Master Guan very busy at that time? Well, I mean, was he under a lot of pressure? Was he nervous?"
Guan Dalang smiled and said, "I don't know if I was nervous or not, but my father wasn't very busy during that time and he had a lot of time to spend with us every day."
Guan Erlang said, "But it's very busy in the spring."
"How do you know?"
Guan Erlang coughed lightly and said, "Brother, you forgot. In the spring of the year when the Second Prince was born, I got into a fight with someone along with the First Prince. Father didn't even have time to punish me."
Guan Dalang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes. Father was very busy that spring. Could it be that he was exhausted in the spring and the symptoms came back in the autumn?"
Manbao nodded in affirmation. "That's possible. What was Master Guan's diet like at that time? Was he stable? Did he often eat at home or out?"
These questions were designed by County Magistrate Tang after discussing with them. They included the information he wanted to know and were related to the body. Manbao asked all the questions he could.
He couldn't ask. Even without Bai Shan's reminder, Manbao knew that he couldn't speak.
The four of them talked in the garden for half an hour. It was not until the servants came to find them that they learned that Master Guan had finished the acupuncture and even woke up from a nap, and was about to meet Bai Shan.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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