The Lucky Farmgirl

Chapter 1712 - 1687: You Can Too

Manbao saw, raised an eyebrow, and stepped forward, directly taking Miss Zhao’s hand, gently closing her four fingers slightly, and then lightly pressed her tiger mouth.

Ms. Doctor Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, placed the needle on her skin, saw her shrink back a bit, and then smiled and asked, "See, does it hurt now?"

Miss Zhao saw that she hadn’t yet pierced it and embarrassedly smiled, shaking her head, "It doesn’t hurt."

Ms. Doctor Liu then smiled and said, "See, I said it doesn’t hurt to have a needle."

As she spoke, Manbao slightly raised her palm, just blocking Miss Zhao’s view of the needle, and Ms. Doctor Liu already pierced it from the side. Miss Zhao seemed to feel something and tried to retract her hand, but Zhou Man held onto it.

Manbao lifted her eyelid and glanced at Miss Zhao, seeing she was no longer reacting, she pulled back her hand.

Miss Zhao immediately saw the needle was already in, her eyes widened instantly.

Manbao proudly said, "How is it, I said it wouldn’t hurt, didn’t I?"

Miss Zhao, who was about to cry, felt the sensation and discovered it really didn’t hurt, so her tears retracted.

Ms. Doctor Liu pierced it repeatedly a bit, seeing her frown slightly, and then laughed and asked, "Does it hurt? Or feel sore?"

Miss Zhao thought for a moment and said, "It doesn’t hurt, it seems a bit sore."

She could also feel the needle being pulled out and pierced again, feeling it should hurt, but upon careful sensing, it seemed not to hurt.

Ms. Doctor Liu quietly exhaled a breath.

Manbao seized the opportunity to say, "Other acupoints are the same, they won’t hurt either."

Miss Zhao bit her lip and didn’t speak. The lady of the household quickly came forward to persuade, and after a while, she finally convinced her to agree to have the needle, although she still held onto her collar with her left hand.

Manbao watched quietly for a while, then turned to Ms. Doctor Liu and said, "You do the needling."

Ms. Doctor Liu saw the lady of the household didn’t object, and immediately became happy.

Manbao assisted her, directly rolling up her sleeves and grabbing Miss Zhao’s two legs, rolling up her pants.

Miss Zhao stared blankly, a bit frightened, "Why are you rolling up my pants?"

Seeing Ms. Doctor Liu already withdrew the needle, Manbao smiled eyes at Miss Zhao and said gleefully, "Because the acupoints are on the legs."

Miss Zhao opened her mouth wide, and in the moment of her daze, Ms. Doctor Liu had already pierced the needle in.

Manbao smugly asked, "Doesn’t hurt, right?"

Miss Zhao paused for a moment and then nodded.

So she no longer struggled, letting Ms. Doctor Liu do the needling.

After the needles on the legs were inserted, Manbao casually pulled out the needle on her tiger head and said, "Sit up straight, we still need to insert two needles on your back."

Perhaps because the needles on her legs didn’t hurt at all, Miss Zhao did not resist acupuncture anymore, and let her insert the needles.

The needle method was quite ordinary, yet both of them had a bit of sweat on their foreheads after finishing.

Seeing Ms. Doctor Liu had packed up the needle bag, Manbao turned to ask the lady of the household, "Would you like Ms. Doctor Liu to visit tomorrow?"

The lady of the household was considering speaking when she immediately said, "Then I must trouble Imperial Doctor Zhou and Ms. Doctor Liu."

Manbao nodded and added, "Don’t give her supplements."

The lady of the household smiled bitterly and agreed, who would have known it was the dietary habits that caused this?

After leaving the State Duke Zhao’s mansion, Manbao said to Ms. Doctor Liu, "This is your first external consultation, do it well, and more people will ask you in the future."

Manbao’s eyes seemed to sparkle as she said, "You are still at the rank of a few doctors, but since the palace already has me as an Imperial Doctor, naturally there will be a second."

Ms. Doctor Liu opened her mouth wide in shock, pointed at herself and said, "Me, me?"

Manbao nodded, "After the Imperial Hospital officially starts its lectures in a few days, you should go in and study too. You’ve learned a good part of Acupuncture Studies, and by the middle of next year for exams, you and Zheng Gu can apply to enter the Therapeutic Branch. As long as you learn well, when the Imperial Hospital needs more people, you can naturally apply."

She supported Ms. Doctor Liu to get on the carriage and said to her, "I think, being an Imperial Doctor is like becoming an official, fame is necessary, such as me, the reason I become an Imperial Doctor is not because of reputation?"

"Literary fame comes from writing articles, and a doctor’s fame comes from treating patients. Don’t underestimate minor illnesses nor fear major illnesses. Over time, you’ll have a chance to enter the Imperial Hospital."

Ms. Doctor Liu felt a stir in her heart, she tightly gripped her hand and after a while, looked up at Zhou Man, "Is what Master said true?"

Manbao nodded, "Of course, why would I lie to you? But even if you don’t want to be an Imperial Doctor, it’s no matter, entering other medical departments is the same, ultimately, being an Imperial Doctor in the palace can be quite dangerous."

"No, I want to!" Ms. Doctor Liu’s eyes shone, her face firm, she said, "I want to be an Imperial Doctor."

Though being an Imperial Doctor is dangerous, danger always accompanies power and benefit. Her grandfather is an Imperial Doctor, she knows well the current glory of the Liu family hinges on her grandfather.

She was sent into the palace at an early age to be a ms.doctor, having seen many ups and downs, her goals clear, but she’s always a bit afraid, afraid the world won’t go as she wishes.

Her father is a concubine’s child, due to entering the palace young, her feelings with her siblings are average, even her relationship with her parents isn’t deep.

She’s uncertain that after leaving the palace, she can really find a suitable husband, but now the path Master has pointed out is much wider.

Ms. Doctor Liu straightened her back, her face seriously said, "I want to be an Imperial Doctor."

Manbao nodded, "Then be one."

If not for the duty field that comes with being an Imperial Doctor, she honestly wouldn’t be that keen, she originally thought about finishing the medical books in Chongwen Pavilion and resigning after the Imperial Hospital is established.

But the duty field...

Manbao turned to Ms. Doctor Liu and said, "By then you can have a duty field."

Ms. Doctor Liu was not very concerned about the duty field, instead she imagined another matter, "By then as an official, family surely won’t marry me off casually right?"

Manbao blinked, "Imperial Doctor Liu is very nice, he wouldn’t randomly marry you off would he?"

Ms. Doctor Liu just smiled at Manbao, the Liu family has quite a few people, these trivial matters probably her grandfather wouldn’t manage, and she has parents, grandparents, and several uncles, aunts, and cousins.

Manbao evidently couldn’t understand the complexity within, Ms. Doctor Liu didn’t say anything, they returned to the palace together, Manbao directly went with her to the side hall to see the other two apprentices needling.

The palace servants saw Imperial Doctor Zhou come personally, immediately gave a glance to another person, who ran off and soon Eunuch Wu came running from behind to enjoy the needling.

He held his waist and said to Zhou Man while she instructed her two disciples, "Lord Zhou Junior, my waist has been uncomfortable these two days, could you take a look for me?"

Manbao rolled up her sleeves and let him enter the other side of the curtain, as she examined him she said, "Eunuch Wu, next time if you want to get needles, just call me from behind, why wait for me to come to the front?"

"Oh, that won’t do, it’s the rules," Eunuch Wu didn’t hide he came specifically for the needling, laughed, "It’s set rules in the side hall, but in the back, if people know, all kinds of harsh words can spread."

Eunuch Wu’s voice was almost inaudible, but Manbao, who was really examining his waist, still heard it, "This palace has quite a bit of foul henchmen matters, Lord Zhou Junior better not know."