Song Yi

Chapter 245 The Mistake of Food Tonic
Eunuch Jiao told Du Wenhao that Concubine Song Guifei had only one daughter, named Kang Guo, and she was called Princess by the maids, so she was naturally this one.

Du Wenhao looked at the girl up and down, and it turned out that the girl was his patient, this poor little girl, who looked so thin, seemed to be seriously ill, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "My minister Du Wenhao, see Princess Kang Your Highness."

The princess of Kang Guo heard in the bedroom that the imperial doctor who treated her was coming, and while her attendants were not paying attention, she sneaked out to have a look, and asked, "Are you the imperial doctor who came to treat me to judge Mrs. Du?"

"Exactly."

With the support of the maid, the princess sat on the chair opposite Du Wenhao, took a few breaths, and said, "Master Du, I heard from Beauty Chen that your medical skills are really good, right?"

Du Wenhao was a little surprised that Chen Meiren would actually praise him in front of Song Guifei's mother and daughter, which made him a little surprised: "Thank you for the compliment, princess, I am ashamed of myself."

"You are quite modest, but the imperial physicians who treated me in the past were all old men, but I have never seen an imperial physician as young as you. It is very interesting."

What Du Wenhao said made Du Wenhao feel ridiculous. Most of these princes and nobles spoke like this, but in Du Wenhao's eyes, the princess in front of him was just a child. She was really a junior high school student in modern times, but in the Song Dynasty, she was about to marry Another bride-to-be.Asked: "Where is the princess uncomfortable?"

"Why, are you going to see a doctor for me now?"

"What does the princess mean?"

"Come back to my room with me, it's not convenient in the public."

"Yes! However, the notification has gone in, but the imperial concubine has not sent the message yet."

"Don't worry, my mother is busy this time." The princess stood up and walked in with the support of two maids. Du Wenhao followed behind and left the flower hall.

After passing a pavilion, the princess stopped suddenly: "Master Du, let's see a doctor in this pavilion, I really don't want to leave."

"Yes, princess." Du Wenhao thought that the princess is really weird. He doesn't want to see a doctor in the flower hall, but prefers to see a doctor in the gazebo. Anyway, he just checks his pulse, asks about his condition, and has no other contact. He is alone in the gazebo and flower hall. So let's cool down here.Then he followed the princess into the gazebo.

After sitting down on the stone bench, Du Wenhao asked, "What's wrong with the princess?"

The princess answered irrelevantly: "By the way, Mr. Du, have you met General Youwei Wang Yu?"

Du Wenhao already knew that this princess of Kang Guo was betrothed to Wang Yu, the general of the right guard.

Du Wenhao took a look at her, this princess is really jumping thinking, but in ancient times when a man and a woman got married, it was rare for a man and a woman to meet before marriage according to the order of their parents and the words of a matchmaker.

It must be that the princess was anxious to know what her future husband would be like, so she asked this question, no wonder she wanted to see a doctor in this gazebo, because she didn't want others to hear.Then he replied: "As for the princess, I have never met General Wang before."

The princess was really disappointed, she turned her head and looked outside, speechless for a moment.

Du Wenhao finally began to take the initiative to speak: "Princess, what's wrong with you?"

The princess said impatiently: "Don't you have eyes? Didn't you see that my feet are swollen and I have trouble walking?"

Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment. He was ordered to serve as a doctor in the harem. Except that Chen Meiren didn't know him and gave him a face, he had always been smooth sailing. Everyone smiled when they saw him. The princess suddenly said something rude, Du Wenhao I couldn't help feeling angry, and was about to explode, but the princess got up first and Fuli apologized:

"I'm sorry, Master Du, I'm annoyed. If I offend you, please forgive me."

Du Wenhao also understood that the princess was upset about the marriage, she was plain and domineering, and she said it casually, not against himself, and he was still a half-grown child, so he smiled and said: "It's okay, the princess feels a little bit uncomfortable. something wrong?"

The princess rolled up the trouser legs slowly, and saw that her legs were swollen like two mallets, bright white, she stretched out her hand and pressed lightly, a small dent, and it took a long time to recover slowly.

Du Wenhao nodded: "Any other symptoms?"

"Thirsty, fever all over the body, don't want to eat, feel weak all over, and can't sleep well at night."

"Which imperial physician please see?"

"Physician Xia from the Women's Department of the Imperial Hospital is that old woman who can see her molars when she speaks."

Du Wenhao frowned slightly, this princess is really an impolite child, spoiled by spoiling, so marrying a princess may not be a good thing.He said lightly: "Master Xia is the chief physician of the Women's Department of the Imperial Hospital, and the most experienced imperial physician in the Women's Department of the Imperial Hospital."

The princess said disdainfully: "That's not to say that I have not taken care of my illness."

Du Wenhao didn't say much, knowing that it would be useless to talk to such an arrogant high-ranking son, so he asked again: "When did the princess start to notice symptoms such as swollen legs and feet?"

The princess shook her head: "I just can't remember."

After Du Wenhao heard this, he was very astonished. Could it be that the princess is just too smart, why can't she even remember this: "Princess, the time of onset is very important, please remember it carefully."

The princess was a little restless, and finally recalled it patiently, and said: "It seems to be almost a year, or two years, who knows, anyway, I have been uncomfortable for the past two years!"

"Princess, I will take the pulse for you." After finishing speaking, he took out the pulse diagnosis from the consultation box and placed it on the stone table. The princess pouted and put her hand on the pulse pillow. Du Wenhao took the pulse with the bowl and checked his tongue. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Princess, there is something I want to ask you. Please recall it carefully, because it is very important."

"go ahead."

"When did Princess Tiankui start?"

The princess blushed, "Why are you asking this?"

"Because the princess's illness is related to Tiankui's imbalance. We must find out."

"It seems to be half a year ago, no, eight months, no, almost a year, ah no..."

Du Wenhao smiled bitterly: "Princess, the difference is too far."

"Oh, it's all my mother's fault! They said that I was a newcomer to Tiankui, and my body was weak, and I needed heat supplements. They asked the Imperial Dining Room to cook me bad fried lamb and moxibustion chicken every three days, and they sat beside me and forced me to eat it. It made me nauseous.

As a result, Tian Kui didn't come anymore, and didn't come for several months. My mother was in a hurry, and she didn't know where to find a box of pills. She said it was Tianxiong antler and Cusi pills, and let me take it!The result was good, but the menstrual water did not come, and even the feet were swollen.I was so upset that I couldn't remember the time. "

Du Wenhao frowned and said, "I don't know what Tianxiong deer antler and dodder pills are, but judging from the name, it should be hot tonic. Princess, it's really not suitable for hot tonic when you are new to Tiankui!"

"Really? Who said that?!" A woman's voice came from not far behind.

Du Wenhao looked back and saw a few women coming not far away, the first one was a lady, not as beautiful as the queen, not as coquettish as Chen Meiren, not as sweet as the concubine De, but some were graceful and luxurious, There are many manners.Looking at Du Wenhao with a smile on his face, he said, "This Ganqing is Master Du, right?"

"That's right, he is Master Du from the Grand Hospital." The princess pouted and said, "Mother, why did you come here!"

Upon hearing this, Du Wenhao knew that this person was Song Guifei, so he quickly stood up and saluted: "My humble minister Du Wenhao, see the imperial concubine."

Concubine Song waved her hand: "You don't need to be too polite, Mr. Du, please sit down." After finishing speaking, she sat down on the stone bench first, smiled slightly at Du Wenhao, and said, "I'm really sorry. Huizi is free, and I hope Mr. Du will not be offended."

"Don't dare." Du Wenhao lifted his robe and sat down with his body tilted.

Concubine Song asked: "Master Du just said that it is not suitable to warm up the sunflower when it first arrives, why?"

"Appropriate food supplements for women's menarche can replace medical supplements. It is a good choice to use natural food therapy to help menstruation. For example, drinking brown sugar water can help discharge menstrual blood, stewing hoof tendon with mushrooms can relieve muscle and bone pain, etc. However, if food supplements are not appropriate, it will cause Backfired."

"You mean, Ben Gong made a mistake in giving the child hot supplements?"

Du Wenhao didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "Why do you want to make hot supplements?"

"The child is physically weak, and the menstrual water comes intermittently. It must be blood dry amenorrhea. It should warm the menstrual flow, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, so warm up."

Du Wenhao laughed and said, "Who told you?"

Concubine Song was a little embarrassed, and said awkwardly: "I have read some medical books before, so I just pondered over it, why, isn't it right?"

"Of course not. Virgo girls are not full of qi and blood when they are young, and their menstruation is intermittent. It is because of the lack of qi and blood. This is a normal phenomenon. After a while, it will be normal after a while. There is no need to deliberate food supplements, let alone random supplements. The princess Tiankui first arrived, and the empress misused hot supplements, which caused the princess's stomach to grow internally, and the Yin blood disappeared, so the blood was dry and the amenorrhea, which could not recover for several months."

Concubine Song's eyes widened: "Really?"

"Yes, ma'am, you use food tonic and heat tonic, the dose is relatively light, and it's just for menopause, but you also use those Tianxiong antler and Cusi pills for your child. You know, Tianxiong and velvet are all medicines. It’s the best heat tonic, it’s amazing that the child doesn’t get edema!”

"Ah? You said that my son's edema is caused by taking Tianxiong antler and Cusi pills?"

"Yes, plus your hot tonic." At this point, Du Wenhao shook his head again and again, "It is clearly written in "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber": 'If the menstrual flow is blocked, the menstrual flow is blood, and if the blood is unfavorable, it is water. It's called blood.' Do you understand what you mean?"

Concubine Song and her daughter glanced at each other and shook their heads together.

Du Wenhao said: "The meaning of this sentence is that if a woman's menstruation is not smooth or not smooth, it is originally menstrual blood, but it will turn into water, and edema will appear! The edema disease that occurs in this situation, the other The root cause is not water, which cannot be treated as a general edema disease, but caused by unfavorable menstrual blood, and the disease lies in the blood system. Therefore, you first continue to use food tonic and heat tonic, and then give your child a large heat tonic pill, so that the menstrual blood The closure is more firm, and the menstrual flow is blocked, and edema is formed. That's why the child's feet are swollen like this."

Concubine Song was stunned, and stroked her palm and said, "No wonder, please come to see Imperial Physician Xia, she treats it according to edema, and the result gets worse as the treatment progresses, it turns out it's not real edema, but unfavorable menstrual blood, which turned into edema!"

"That's right!" Du Wenhao said with a smile, it's no wonder that the imperial concubine of Song Dynasty was able to win the favor of the emperor. It is the sea of ​​blood lurking with heat, the heat is closed and the blood is dry, the Chongmai is not strong, the Renmai is blocked, wrongly taking heat tonic, loss of yin fluid, and inflammation from deficiency fire."

Song Guifei said: "Then how should I use the medicine?"

"Since the cause of the disease has been clarified, the medication will naturally be very clear. ——Clearing heat and nourishing yin!"

"Oh, then please ask the adults to take medicine. The child's marriage is scheduled for next month, so he has to be cured earlier, so don't delay the day."

Du Wenhao calculated with his fingers, nodded and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, as long as you take the medicine on time, the princess's good life will not be delayed."

The princess's originally gloomy face had also burst into a smile at this moment, and she lowered her head shyly.

Sure enough, Du Wenhao prescribed medicine and took only two doses, and the princess' thirst subsided. A few days later, when she continued to take the medicine to recover, she did not expect an accident.

………………

On this day, Du Wenhao came to the Xiaoxian Palace of Concubine Song to give the princess a follow-up consultation.

Before entering the garden, he heard that the garden was very lively, so Du Wenhao asked the eunuch who led the way what was going on there.

The eunuch said: "Lord Du, it was General Wang who heard that the princess was ill and came to visit. They are all in the front yard. This old slave will take you to the princess for a follow-up visit."

"Why, the fiancé is here, won't the princess accompany him?"

The eunuch laughed, and said: "Master Du thinks he is in a hurry. The princess is not married now. How can I let my husband's family see me? What's more, General Wang himself is here."

Du Wenhao immediately understood and nodded in agreement.

Came to the princess' room, but the princess was not in the room.The eunuch asked Du Wenhao to wait in the flower hall outside the princess's boudoir, and went to find the princess by himself.

After a while, Du Wenhao saw Concubine Song and the Princess bringing a group of people over.

Du Wenhao hurriedly stepped forward to greet her and bowed to salute: "My humble minister Du Wenhao, I have seen the imperial concubine and the princess."

The princess kept a straight face and said nothing, but snorted as she agreed, and walked straight into the room.

Concubine Song was full of joy, and said: "Master Du is here, please sit in the room!"

After entering the room and sitting down, Concubine Song took out a silk handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, pretended to cough twice, looked at Du Wenhao, and hesitated to speak.

In the previous visits, the princess would sit down immediately and put her wrist on the pulse pillow for Du Wenhao to check her pulse. This time, she sat alone in front of the window, looking out of the window and ignoring her.Du Wenhao secretly felt that something was wrong, and looked suspiciously at Mrs. Song.

Concubine Song coughed lightly: "Lord Du, this..., um..."

"Your Majesty has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

Concubine Song glanced at Du Wenhao, and nodded secretly at his keen intuition.He laughed dryly, looking a little unnatural, picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip, and said, "That's right, just now General Wang said that his mother was unwell a few days ago, and the Imperial Hospital sentenced Fu He Master Fu took a look at it, and he recovered in the past few days. After learning that the princess was ill, he has been strongly recommending Master Fu to treat the princess. So..."

Du Wenhao understood, it turned out that Concubine Song wanted to change the doctor to treat the princess at this time, and seeing the princess, she obviously had the same idea, after all, it was strongly recommended by her future husband, so of course she should give her face.Since people don't trust him, or they have other intentions to change doctors, this is their right, and he doesn't need to be brazen enough to treat the princess. Thinking of this, Du Wenhao stood up and cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, I understand what you mean. I will resign."

Concubine Song quickly got up, and said with a smile: "Lord Du, please don't be offended. In fact, I also told General Wang that the princess has recovered a lot after taking the medicine you prescribed, but..."

Du Wenhao knew that Concubine Song was not willing to offend him like this, nor did she want to offend Concubine De by this matter. At the beginning, she came to see Concubine De in person and asked him to treat the princess, but now she changed doctors halfway, and she felt a little sorry.Busily cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to explain, I understand. I will leave!"

Du Wenhao turned and went out, feeling a little aggrieved.

Ever since Du Wenhao came down alone to treat Concubine De's illness last time, and Fu He used this to shirk responsibility, Du Wenhao has been very disdainful of Fu He's character.Even though Fu He came to apologize in person later, Du Wenhao still didn't forgive him from his heart. As the saying goes, a person's true nature is revealed at such a critical moment, so he concluded that this Fu He cannot be handed over.

Unexpectedly, this time the princess' fiancé strongly recommended Fu He to treat the princess, which made Du Wenhao very depressed.

He was depressed, and Concubine Song was also a little disappointed.After Du Wenhao left, Concubine Song stared blankly at the direction Du Wenhao left.

The princess stepped forward to comfort her and said, "Mother, don't think too much. Since it was recommended by General Wang, there should be nothing wrong."

Concubine Song sighed, and said: "It's not a matter of illness. Mr. Fu was judged by the imperial hospital. His medical skills are very good. It's true that General Wang recommended him. He can definitely cure your illness. It's just that Mr. Du cured you." You are doing well, your illness has recovered by four or five points, and the effect is obvious, but if we change doctors at this time, Master Du will have an idea."

"So what if he has an idea? My illness, whoever I like to ask for treatment, can he control me!"

"That's not what you said, alas! Master Du is now the empress dowager, the big celebrity in front of the empress dowager."

"Then what's the matter? General Wang Yu is still a big celebrity in front of the emperor!"

"It's because of this that Mother agreed to change your doctor. Alas, if this matter is not handled well, I'm afraid Concubine De will feel uncomfortable."

"Hmph, what is her concubine de concubine!"

"What do you know! Apart from that beauty Chen, only concubines De are now favored by your father. Can such a person be offended?"

The princess whispered resentfully: "Father is too! I don't come to see you all these years, sometimes I really hate him!"

"Shut up!" Concubine Song was so frightened that her face turned pale. She looked around and saw that there were only two maids who were close to her, and they were both in the corridor. They probably couldn't hear them, so she was a little relieved and said angrily: "Why do you talk like that, kid?" If your father hears this, our mother and I will die!"

"Oh, my son understands." The princess pouted and said, "Mother, anyway, Mr. Fu has been asked to see a doctor for my daughter, so don't think too much about it, why don't you just explain it to Concubine De next time?"

Concubine Song sighed again, and said, "That's the only way to go."

(End of this chapter)