Chapter 2665 - 2598: Compounding Medicine

Zhou Lijun picked up a small piece of clothing and felt it, exclaiming, "It’s really soft."

Manbao said, "After all, it’s something used by the royal grandson. At that time, both the crown prince and the consort gathered quite a few items. Actually, it should be saved for the next child; it feels more comfortable to wear."

She opened four bundles and waved her hand, "Come, the two of you can split them."

Zhou Lijun, being a first-time mother, was curious, "Don’t they separate boy from girl stuff? What if I give birth to a little girl? Would it be bad to wear the little prince’s clothes?"

Manbao, lacking experience too, said, "I don’t think they separate. I’ve treated many children in the palace, and I felt their clothes are all the same."

Junior Ms. Qian chuckled on the side, "Newborn babies aren’t divided by gender; they can wear anything."

Thus, the sister-in-law pair divided the clothes.

Manbao helped them fold the clothes and placed them back into the bundle, asking, "When will Mingxue and the others return?"

Zhou Lijun, stroking her belly, said, "He previously replied saying he could be back by early August. I estimate it’s just these few days."

They were also about to deliver, hoping they could make it in time.

Manbao pondered slightly and said, "The things needed for delivery should also be prepared. You should each find a room in your respective yards, and I’ll have someone set it up as a birthing room."

Junior Ms. Qian paused and asked, "Not delivering in your own room?"

Manbao smiled, "Arranging a separate birthing room is better."

Liu Sanniang nodded too; generally, if families have time, they arrange a separate room for delivery, then after the baby is born, the mother can move back to her own room after cleaning up a bit;

If there are issues, it’s more convenient to treat in the birthing room than the living room, because living rooms have more things, they can hide dirt, gather grime, which isn’t necessarily good for the mother and child.

Naturally, ordinary families don’t fuss over this.

The rooms in Zhou Residence are quite spacious. They quickly chose a room in their living yard as the birthing room.

Manbao personally brought May and others to arrange it, even fumigating the room with Atractylodes.

Not having to go to the office in the afternoon, Manbao could thoroughly enjoy her holiday. She went to the pharmacy to ponder upon emergency medicine for Liu Sanniang and Zhou Lijun’s delivery. Pondering, pondering, she couldn’t help but put down the books and retrieve those two prescriptions under the side books.

These were the prescriptions she and Imperial Doctor Tan pondered for Wei Zhi, one was a decoction, the other was pills.

Currently, Wei Zhi is taking the prescription for pills.

Just a few days ago, Manbao checked Wei Zhi’s pulse and acupuncture, knowing his health hadn’t improved much. Bai Shan mentioned that the salt tax reform wasn’t progressing smoothly. The censor and the secretary of the Imperial Secretariat sent last month to inspect governance in Jiangnan fell ill in Yangzhou, with the censor surnamed Fang unfortunately passing away before he could be returned to the capital.

Even the emperor was aggravated, and Director Xiao prescribed him two doses of calming and cooling medicine.

Manbao looked at the prescription in her hand, deeply in thought, eventually getting up to find the medicine on the rack, weighing the correct amount but hesitating for a moment, still shouting, "Xi Bing, prep the fire, I’m making pills."

Xi Bing responded, turning around to prepare the stove and pot.

Manbao gradually ground the medicinal ingredients, those needing processing were processed, those needing boiling were boiled.

She remained busy until evening, finally mixing all medicinal ingredients with the refined honey, mixing, mixing, Manbao said, "Go get a few new porcelain bottles."

Xi Bing answered and turned to fetch porcelain bottles.

Manbao then got up and closed the door.

She took out the half bottle of reagent she’d been keeping, hesitating slightly.

"Luckily, this reagent isn’t very volatile, condensing in the pill; I wonder if it’ll change the pill’s color."

Keke: "Host, you’ll know if you try it."

Manbao poured it all in; the green color mixed with the black-brown paste, the color somewhat... strange.

Manbao watched for a while and quickly stirred it.

Stirring, stirring, she found that this reagent was quite stubborn, not mixing into the pill and persistently keeping green, with a bit of green amidst the black-brown blend... looking odd.

Manbao stirred vigorously, but still couldn’t help it, later washing her hands and rolling pills.

She placed the rolled pills on a matlined cloth, quite mournfully, "Had I known, I wouldn’t have mixed it in the pills, finding an excuse to make a decoction to mix with would’ve been better."

Keke stayed silent.

Manbao laboriously rolled pills, making a total of twenty; this amount...

Manbao quickly selected five, pulling out bits to mix into the other fifteen.

She weighed the rest and confirmed the weight was almost consistent before exhaling with relief.

Xi Bing returned with two bottles for her. Manbao then placed seven pills in one bottle and eight in another...

Xi Bing watched the pills hesitantly, saying, "Lord, I feel these pills are somewhat green, is it because it’s too hot... but it doesn’t make sense, you were just making them."

Manbao said, "No worries, I added a new medicinal juice, so the color is a bit different."

"Really?" Xi Bing had made quite a few pills for them too, never seeing pills this color, feeling slightly amazed.

Manbao glanced outside, estimating that Wei Zhi was leaving the palace, then got up to head out. She was just at the door when she encountered Bai Shan, smiling, said, "You’re back?"

Bai Shan nodded with a smile, asking, "You’re heading out?"

Manbao said, "I want to deliver medicine to Lord Wei."

Bai Shan turned around, joining her on the errand, asked, "Isn’t the medicine for Lord Wei made and sent by the Imperial Hospital?"

"Mm," Manbao dodged, replied, "I’ve concocted a new prescription, want to let Lord Wei try it, then later I’ll consult the Imperial Hospital, so I’m personally making it. Let him try it first to observe effects."

The two then visited the Wei Family together.

Wei Yu knew his father’s health was poor, and since returning to the capital, he stayed with Princess Changyu at the Wei Family, upon hearing the help report they arrived together, personally came out to greet, "Why did you both come together?"

Manbao asked with a smile, "I came to see Lord Wei, is he off work?"

"He’s off, in the study."

Manbao nodded to Bai Shan and went alone to meet Wei Zhi.

Wei Zhi looked at the two bottles of medicine in front of him, smiling, asked, "The Imperial Hospital just sent new medicine a few days ago, haven’t finished it yet."

Manbao said, "Pills can be stored for a while, that set can be kept, you should first try these two bottles."

She said, "This is a new prescription I’ve concocted, you should try it."

Just after his evening meal, Wei Zhi hadn’t yet taken medicine, so he reached out and opened a bottle, poured out a pill. Originally intent on swallowing it whole, but seeing the pill’s color made him pause, "This green tint..."

Manbao coughed lightly, saying, "I made these by hand, the color’s odd due to new medicine juice, but don’t worry, absolutely fresh, touch it and see, isn’t it still warm? Maybe it should’ve cooled a bit more."