The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1068 - 147 Lustful (Extra - for the reward from book friend ’Jinyiwei: Rongrong’)

Chapter 1068: Chapter 147 Lustful (Extra Chapter for the reward from book friend ’Jinyiwei: Rongrong’)

The people from the State Duke Pi’s residence had been waiting for a while, and the nannies of the residence had already asked around the main gate three or four times. The steward even made a trip to Changqing Alley and only then learned that Manbao had gone to Jishi Hall early in the morning.

Thus, the Old Madams who came to visit the patient in the morning all sat in the flower hall, drinking tea and chatting, and took the opportunity to take an afternoon nap at the State Duke Pi’s residence.

As soon as Manbao arrived, a group of Old Madams became excited and laughed, "Finally, the little divine doctor has come; seeing her is even harder than seeing the Empress Dowager."

After waiting a while without anyone coming in, someone curiously asked, "Wasn’t it said that she had arrived? Why hasn’t she come in yet?"

Old Madam Su looked towards the servants.

A servant hurried in and reported, "Old Madam, Doctor Zhou Junior first went to the backyard to see the Third Master."

Old Madam Su then smiled to everyone and said, "Doctor Zhou Junior is very responsible. Once she has seen Sanlang, I will have someone invite her here."

"Let’s just go to the Third Master’s courtyard to see her," suggested one of the ladies with a smile. "Since she is called the little divine doctor, she must be quite young. I’m really curious about how she treats patients."

The group exchanged glances, all agreeing, and seeing this, Old Madam Su had no objections and stood up to lead them over.

Su Jian’s room still had strict restrictions on who could enter; apart from the State Duke, Old Madam Su, and the Third Madam, basically, no one else could enter to visit him.

Despite the many visitors today, everyone just chatted upfront and didn’t actually come to see the patient.

Because even if they came, they couldn’t enter.

The three imperial doctors still stayed at the Su Residence but now they were much more relaxed since Su Jian seldom had high fevers. Even when he did fever, it was mostly low-grade, problematic but not terrifying.

Manbao untied the bandage to check the wound and felt that the recovery was quite satisfactory, slightly worse than Ji Hao’s, but still within her expected range. So, she nodded and said, "Just continue to recover well."

Su Jian now had much more energy; he was no longer always falling into deep sleep, so he finally had the energy to scrutinize Manbao.

He asked, "Was it really you who operated on my stomach?"

Manbao nodded at him.

Su Jian’s face showed an array of emotions as he asked, "When will I be fully recovered?"

"At least six months later."

Su Jian widened his eyes, "That long? Next month is the Empress Dowager’s thousand-autumn celebration, and I need to enter the palace."

"No problem with going to the palace; just carry your leg there and then have someone carry you inside," Manbao said. "By the way, you need to avoid many things in your diet, like alcohol and fatty meats, these you cannot have. You can ask Imperial Doctor Zheng for a list later; he will list out what you can’t eat."

"But Imperial Doctor Zheng didn’t say that; he mentioned that I would be fine in two or three months, able to ride horses and walk without any issues. Aren’t you a divine doctor? How come there’s such a big difference?"

"It is possible, but you still have internal injuries. You’ve bled quite a bit from your internal organs; you need to heal slowly. Given your age, it won’t be less than six months."

Su Jian’s lips trembled, "My age is old..."

The Third Madam quickly comforted him, saying, "Third Master, that’s not what Doctor Zhou Junior meant. Think about her age; compared to her, we are indeed much older."

Manbao turned her head and smiled warmly at the Third Madam, "Third Madam, you look much younger, almost like my elder niece. By the way, my niece is sixteen this year and just about to be betrothed."

The Third Madam felt particularly delighted upon hearing this and touched her face while smiling and asking, "Does it look similar?"

Manbao nodded vigorously, "Right!"

Su Jian: ...

People outside the window couldn’t help but laugh. Finding the sound somewhat familiar, Manbao packed away her things and went outside to check.

She immediately spotted Madam Tang standing on the side of the crowd and greeted her with joy, "Madam Tang, what a coincidence, I didn’t expect to see you here."

The other ladies turned to look at Madam Tang and asked with a smile, "Madam Tang, you know Doctor Junior?"

Madam Tang smiled and said, "Of course I know her. Hasn’t it been the talk of the town? She used to study medicine in Yizhou City."

Everyone then remembered that Little Master Tang was the county magistrate in Yizhou, and they all said, "That indeed is fate."

Madam Tang looked at Manbao with a meaningful smile and said, "Isn’t it? But oh, this is the first time I’ve seen Doctor Junior being so sweet-tongued. I never knew you were so good at complimenting people."

Manbao replied seriously, "It’s not praising; it’s the truth. I don’t praise Madam Tang because Lord Tang praises you."

"Oh my," the ladies laughed as they looked at the slightly blushing Madam Tang, "I believe it now; this child really does have a sweet mouth."

However, this made her look less like a divine doctor and more like a sweet-talking child one would commonly encounter.

The interest in her seemed to wane instantly, and an old lady sat down on a bench in the courtyard and waved Manbao over, "Come here, let me take a look at you. I heard from people outside that you’re a divine doctor, and that you saved the young master?"

Manbao didn’t go over but shook her head with a smile, "It wasn’t just me. Imperial Doctor Zheng and others saved him with me."

"But I heard everyone outside saying it was you who saved him, and that you’re Doctor Junior."

Although she had paid to spread her fame, she felt this old lady was somewhat naive. She silently stared at her and said, "Old Madam, this is the State Duke Pi Residence, you can ask the family of the patient since you’ve made it here. Why listen to the rumors outside?"

The chattering crowd suddenly grew silent, their attention all turning to Manbao.

Madam Tang looked at the old lady, then glanced at Third Madam and couldn’t help but cover her mouth to laugh, then pointed at Manbao’s forehead, "Now I see why your tongue got sweeter suddenly. It turns out you find Third Madam pretty."

Manbao glanced at Third Madam and shyly lowered her head.

Third Madam touched her own face, her cheeks also blushing a little.

Everyone: ...

Manbao, having the thicker skin, only felt embarrassed for a moment and then lifted her head to look at Old Madam Su, "Old Madam, I’ve already seen the young master you’ve seen me. If there’s nothing else, may I leave now?"

Old Madam Su snapped back to reality and quickly said, "Eat something before you go. Why the rush? I heard you were at Jishi Hall this morning. Have you had lunch?"

"I ate at Jishi Hall."

"Then have some pastries and tea before you leave," she said, pulling Manbao into the drawing room to sit down and chat.

People then felt she seemed a bit more like Doctor Junior. The old lady also dropped her airs, sitting beside Old Madam Su and curiously watching Manbao eat pastries, asking, "What kind of diseases does Doctor Junior specialize in?"

"I know a bit about everything, but my best treatments are for common gynecological disorders and some external injuries that need blood-stopping."