Chongfei Manual

Chapter 158

Wei Luo had been watching the doctor's expression this entire time. Seeing the change in his expression, her heart clenched and she nervously asked, "What's wrong?"

Doctor Sun's expression was grim and he asked Wei Luo a few common questions. For example, did her lower abdomen hurt the most when her period came? Did her hands and feet feel very chilly during winter? He continued asking other similar questions. Wei Luo nodded yes to all of his questions.

After Doctor Sun finished asking these questions, he had a solution in mind. He said to Wei Luo and Zhao Jie, "To respond to the prince and princess consort, the princess consort has the condition known as "cold uterus". Her qi and blood is lacking. If she wants to conceive a child, I'm afraid it'll be more difficult compared to other women."

Wei Luo couldn't resist tightly gripping the cotton-padded cushion beneath her body. She instinctively looked at Zhao Jie.

Zhao Jie was slightly calmer than her. He asked, "Is there a way to fix this? Will the method be bad for her health?"

Doctor Sun was after all a doctor that specialized in treating problems that afflicted women. This type of illness was easy for him to treat. As he put away the silk cloth, he said, "There's naturally a way to fix this and it won't have any adverse effect on the princess consort's body. Enriching the blood will only make the princess consort healthier."

Doctor Sun had made the situation seem serious enough. Seeing Wei Luo's nervous expression, he finally smiled and said, "First of all, the princess consort should pay special attention to keeping warm. Don't let yourself be too cold. Second, soak your feet in hot water every day for half an hour. Furthermore, if two acupuncture points, qi hai xue and guan yuan xue are warmed by a moxa every day, then the treatment will be significantly more effective."

(T/N: Qi hai xue and guan yuan xue are acupuncture points that's an inch and a half and three inches, respectively, below the bellybutton.)

Wei Luo earnestly recorded his words in her mind.

Doctor Sun stood up and leaned over a small, vermillion-lacquered table with curved edges to write down a prescription. "Your Highness, please also use this lu tai ointment along with the other treatment methods. This ointment shouldn't be used more or less frequently than twice a day."

(T/N: Lu tai ointment is made from deer fetus and antler and over thirty Chinese herbal medicine.)

Wei Luo had Jin Lu take the prescription. She couldn't help asking, "Will I be able to conceive a child if I follow your instructions?"

Doctor Sun smiled, "It's possible. Your Highness, you're still young."

Wei Luo asked another question, "How long will it take?"

Doctor Sun said, "This varies from person to person. This old doctor can't say for sure. If Your Highness's body becomes healthier, you should be able to have a little heir soon."

Wei Luo wouldn't feel safe trusting someone else with this task, so she ordered Bai Lan to follow the Doctor Sun with getting the medicinal ingredients and paid the doctor separately for his diagnose.

After Doctor Sun was sent off, Wei Luo kept thinking about Doctor Sun's words. She immediately ordered Jin Lu to boil water. She wanted to soak her feet and try the moxibustion. The prince's residence didn't have a doctor that was an expert in moxibustion, so they had to find a doctor first. Wei Luo impatiently looked at Zhao Jie. Zhao Jie felt her gaze and walked to the doorway to call Zhu Geng and Yang Hao over.

"Your Highness." The two of them said in unison.

Zhao Jie said, "I'll give you one day. Bring over all of the capital's doctors that are experts in moxibustion here."