No... not now... please!
"... Take a deep breath... Then direct the Energy from the Xiaxi point up to the Hanyan, and make an end by gathering it at the all four Sishencong points..."
All of a sudden, the Magical Direction came to his mind. Yet that unknown voice had such extraordinary power it could make Zhu Su's mind suddenly open wide. From being confused and horrified, he abruptly became very confident and one hundred percent certain of himself. He took a deep breath, and did the same as the Magical Direction guided him.
By then, he managed to make his vertigo reduced.
Zhu Su did not waste this good opportunity. He had examined the queen dowager's pulse, now he observed the face as well as the overall appearance of the queen dowager, and recorded everything in his notebook. Then, he began to ask.
"What do you feel with your palsied hands and feet?"
"Hurt. It really hurts everytime I try to move it," Queen dowager replied drowsily.
"Can you describe in more detail, what kind of pain do you feel? For example, tingling pain? Or it feels heavy? Or vacuous? Or, else?"
"That... I can't describe it..."
Queen dowager could not describe the type of pain she was experiencing, whereas her answer was very important in order to make a proper diagnosis. Trying to ignore his anxiety, Zhu Su thought for another question.
"Do you often take a walk in the garden?"
"No. I just take a bed rest here all the time, that's why I'm bored and then exert myself to go out."
"But you don't get angry anymore, right?"
"Well... I'm still getting angry.. because of the Princess' problem."
"Your Majesty, I've told you so many times that I have no kind of affairs with Mr. Su. Is that right, Mr. Su?" Furrowing anxiously, the princess asked.
Zhu Su forced a smile. "You may check it by yourself, Her Highness and I never come face to face again until now. So... please don't worry about us, Your Majesty."
Queen dowager took in a sharp breath. "But now what makes me so anxious is my paralyzed arm and leg!"
Just now Zhu Su was so grateful that his vertigo had subsided, now it recurred again. Moreover, the dizziness was so severe that he was forced to support his head with hands. He had tried to follow the previous advice from the Magical Directions, but the result was not as good as before, only gave him a little help
My work has not been done yet... I can't collapse at this crucial time!...
"... Our hidden strength arises as to the result of the physical stress we experience..."
Of course, Zhu Su was confused by the current guide of Magical Direction. Hidden power? I don't need that. I just want to be fit and healthy so I can treat the Queen Dowager...
"No, you need that. Queen Dowager's illness can't be cured in the normal way. So, make good use of this, explore your hidden strength so that you can achieve the results you expect for!"
Zhu Su had no other choice. After all, his head was suffering from extreme dizziness. Although he had no idea about the kind of hidden strength he was needing for right now.
The answer came shortly after.
In a sudden, he was clear about the main cause of queen dowager's illness, No wonder all physicians failed to cure her. But he was very positive, that he could cure the queen dowager. Curing her into the deepest root of the symptoms.
Wow, that Magical Voice is totally correct. Thank goodness, I quickly realize it, otherwise, I would have been like those poor physicians and give the wrong therapy. But they are blameless. The outer appearance of Queen Dowager's symptom has the potential to deceive the physicians who are less vigilant!
"I have figured out the main symptom of Queen Dowager," Zhu Su reported. "And I'll prepare the medicine concoction right now."
"So, what's her main problem?"
"Deficiency of Qi and Blood."
The king frowned. "Do you mean Mother is lacking Energy and Blood?"
"Exactly, Sire."
"But she looks healthy. At least her face isn't pale."
"And that's why the physicians make a false diagnosis. Not only her facial expression, but the pulse of Queen Dowager is also vigorous and forceful... more precisely to say, it feels like a zither string that is about to break. And she hiccups once in a while... "
The king gasped. "Ah... recently I indeed find Mother hiccups more than before..."
"... people will immediately assume that this is caused by Wind Syndrome * . The Stagnation of Blood * . And other manifestations of Excess Syndrome. Then they will prescribe the concoction for warding off the Excess Syndrome. But in fact, the Queen Dowager's body is very weak and she should be given tonification * concoction. Nevertheless, the physicians give her the treatment to dispel the Wind and Toxins, and that makes Queen Dowager even weaker, her arm and leg are even more painful."
"Yes, you are right. Those Royal Physicians indeed gave massage that made me even more painful!" Queen dowager cursed.
"That's very dangerous, Queen Dowager. Luckily your Qi still remains a little. Otherwise, maybe your consciousness will totally vanish." Zhu Su rose to his feet. "Sire, please allow me and Nayin to go to the medical chamber to boil the concoction."
"Please," answered the king briefly.
The royal medical chamber was vast and filled with the scented smells of herbal medicines. Several male and female physicians were busy on their works. Some were picking leaves from plants, some were pounding the herbs, and someone was fanning the furnace of boiled herbal medicine. Few people turned their heads as Zhu Su and Hu Nayin entered the room.
"Mr. Su?" Physician Khine Thant, the most senior royal physician in the palace, could not hide his surprise as he saw Zhu Su.
Replying to Khine Thant's surprised expression, Zhu Su greeted him kindly, "Physician Khine Thant, good afternoon. I am ordered by His Majesty to boil the medicine for Queen Dowager."
Physician Khine Thant smiled back at him. "Ah, apparently His Majesty has trusted you again. Congratulation! Can I help you?"
Physician Khine Thant stepped forward, and now was standing very close to Zhu Su. Other physicians, who only looked curiously before, had now come forward to approach him.
"Yes. Now I need raw medicines." Zhu Su walked to the medicine cabinet. He was sure that even the translator could not interpret such a difficult term, rather than bothering to explain it to the translator, then it was better to find the concoction ingredients by himself.
"Master, let me help you to process the herbs." Seeing Zhu Su finished in sorting, Hu Nayin soon took the herbs, and quickly busy in processing it.
"Pardon... Mr. Su, do you take a method which is different from us?" Physician Khine Thant asked.
"Is that so?..."
"Ah... I see... you come from Ming, you are using the medication method from Ming which is different from us, right?" Now Physician Khine Thant looked at Zhu Su with great interest.
"Yes," Zhu Su answered while watching Hu Nayin. She had finished processing the herbs, and was now putting the herbs in the stove, preparing to boil it.
Physician Khine Thant could not move his eyes even for one centimeter from the furnace, although it took thirty minutes to boil the concoction. But it seemed like thirty minutes was meaningless for him. Without getting bored he kept on observing the boiled concoction. Even after the boiling of the concoction had been finished and Hu Nayin was about to bring it to the queen dowager, he was still watching at it with great curiosity.
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* Wind Syndrome = One of the pathogenic causes in Chinese Medicine. It has characteristics such as; coming and going or move around, attacking the upper parts of the body, prone to combine with other pathogenic causes, and so on. Speak honestly, the concept of Wind is much more complicated than this explanation.
* Stagnation of Blood = or Blood stasis, blood stagnation, is an important underlying pathology of many disease processes according to Chinese medicine. Described in the theory of Chinese medicine as a slowing or pooling of the blood due to a disruption of Heart Qi, it is often understood in terms of hematological disorders such as hemorrhage, congestion, thrombosis, or local ischemia (microclots), and in terms of tissue changes. (Wikipedia).
* Tonification = the method of healing for the "Deficiency Syndrome".