Prince Li said, "That's not necessary. I've already said it, it doesn't matter whether there is one or not, as long as we live well."
Ah Man knew that he was afraid of disappointing her, so he said, "Since we've already talked about it, it won't hurt to take a look."
She stood up and followed Zi'an into the inner room.
After closing the door, Zi'an first took the patient's pulse. There was actually nothing wrong with the pulse, and it was not weak at all. It might even be due to long-term consumption of supplements, which made the patient's constitution dry and hot, and biased towards yang, causing the yang fire to rise.
"How is it?" Ah Man asked.
Zi'an said, "Don't be nervous, lie down first."
"Lie down?"
"Yes, lie down and let me check your abdomen."
"Ah?" Ah Man had never seen such an examination before. "Is there something wrong with my... my stomach?"
"Check it out."
Ah Man lay down anxiously. Zi An lifted her clothes and pressed directly on her lower abdomen. There was no obvious lump and Ah Man said it didn't hurt.
"Is your menstrual period normal? How is the flow?" Zi'an asked.
"Normally, I come about fifteen times a month. It's not a lot, but it's not a small amount either."
Zi'an asked her about the frequency and quality of her sexual intercourse with Prince Li and other embarrassing questions. Ah Man was not shy and answered them in detail.
Then, she looked at Zi'an nervously, "What's my problem?"
Zi'an helped her fix her clothes and said, "From the surface, your physique doesn't seem to have any problems. However, infertility can sometimes not be diagnosed from the pulse, because there are many factors for infertility. If you have no problems, then the problem may be with Third Brother, or it may be what Old Prince An Ran said, fate."
"Hey!" Ah Man looked at her and sighed heavily, "You are also talking to me about fate, can't you just tell me the truth? As for him, there is no problem. Old Prince An Ran checked him and said that he is very healthy and can make a woman pregnant at any time, as long as that woman is not me."
"I'm telling the truth." Zi'an held her shoulders and comforted her softly, "This matter really depends on fate. The imperial physician said before that you have a weak constitution, but he actually knew that there was nothing wrong with you, so he prescribed some medicine for you. Did you also ask someone to prescribe a prescription for you to take tonic? You shouldn't take tonic now. Eat more light food and increase exercise. Get up at noon every morning and run around the yard. Go to bed early at night and don't stay up late. You also need to eat normally."
"I have to stay up late. Your third brother reads until almost midnight every day and comes back. If I don't wait for him, how can I sleep?"
"Do you stay up late all the time? This is not healthy. If you want to get pregnant, you have to change this bad habit in the future."
Ah Man's eyes widened. "Is my infertility related to staying up late?"
Zi'an said: "It's not a big deal, but it's definitely related. Anyway, just make sure you get enough rest."
"Then don't let him read at night from now on." Having a child is of great importance, and she would not let go of any glimmer of hope.
Zi'an thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll prescribe a prescription for you to take. You follow my prescription and take the medicine every day for a month to see how it works."
Ah Man asked, "Didn't you just say that I shouldn't take tonic?"
"This is not a tonic recipe, it's a conditioning recipe. Conditioning is not necessarily tonic. You, you might have taken some tonic medicine." Zi'an rolled his eyes at her.
Ah Man stuck out his tongue, "Isn't it? I've eaten a lot of good food over the years. Sometimes I eat so much that my nose bleeds. But I dare not not eat, because they always say that I have a bad constitution."
"I say you have a bad constitution because I can't tell from your pulse that you have any problem. But you didn't get pregnant, so there has to be an explanation, right? The imperial physician just wrote a random prescription, but you went out to find medicine. Where can I find a patient like you?"
Ah Man smiled and said, "Okay, if you say I'm fine, I'll believe it and I won't eat it anymore."
"Eat something light." Zi'an advised.
"I know. You are the doctor. I will listen to you."
The two of them walked out chatting and laughing. Prince Li couldn't help but frown when he saw this. Usually, Ah Man would be sad after seeing a doctor. This was the first time she was so happy.
It must be Zi'an who told her that she could have a baby, which gave her hope.
"How is it?" Prince Li asked, giving Zi'an a blank look.
Ah Man sat down and rolled his eyes at him. "Why are you looking at Zi An? It's your problem. You read at night and made me rest poorly. Don't read at night anymore. Read during the day. You're idle as a dog during the day."
"Is it because I read books at night that you can't have children?"
Prince Li looked at Zi'an with a sidelong glance, and his eyes seemed to say that he had never seen such a shameless doctor who could say such perfunctory words.
Zi'an chuckled, "It's true that she didn't get enough rest. Having a baby is secondary, and keeping healthy is the top priority. Just like what Third Brother said, the one who will accompany you until the end of your life is your other half, so, Imperial Sister-in-law, you must take good care of your health."
"That sounds more comfortable," said Prince Li.
Just then the maid came in and said, "My Lord, Princess, can we serve the meal now?"
"Chuan, I'm hungry!" Zi'an said.
My appetite has increased recently!
This New Year's Eve dinner was a relaxing one, with everyone eating, drinking and toasting.
After the New Year’s Eve, it is the Year of the Dog, and everyone cancels the prediction that Zi’an will give birth to a puppy.
Prince Li was very happy because he loved dogs the most. He also looked at Murong Jie with envy, "You are so lucky. You will be the father of a puppy next year."
"You are even better. You are the father of several dogs now." Murong Jie retorted.
Prince Li was not annoyed, he was even very happy, "Yes, Wangcai's wife is pregnant again and will give birth after the New Year."
"What's the point of giving birth to puppies if you can't have children? There are hundreds of dogs in the backyard." Ah Man said.
Zi'an was so full that he slumped down in his chair without any manners. He smiled and said, "This is a good omen. Wangcai will have a baby next year, and maybe the emperor's sister-in-law will also have a baby."
Seeing that she was feeling uncomfortable, Murong Jie said, "How about I take you out for a walk to help you digest the food."
Zi'an shook his head, "I can't walk anymore. It's too painful."
The nanny said, "I've made some sour plum soup. Let's have some later."
"Okay!" Zi'an swallowed his saliva. He really wanted to eat something sour.
Murong Jie reached out and stroked her belly. "No matter if you are a boy or a girl, if you dare to mess with your mother, be careful or your father will beat you up..."
His face suddenly became very strange, his whole body froze, and he dared not move his hands. Then, his eyes slowly opened wide, and there was a strange and excited light in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Prince Li asked when he saw this.
Zi'an knew what was going on and was very happy. This was the first time it moved. This lazy thing only moved once in five months and several days.
"It moved!" Murong Jie's voice trembled slightly, "It's amazing."
"This little dog, did it really move?" Prince Li was also very curious, but when he saw Ah Man looking at him, he coughed and said, "It moves, so what's so strange about it?"
“You haven’t touched it.”
Prince Li said unconvincedly, "How come you haven't touched me before? I have delivered many babies for Wangcai's wife."
Ye Wang almost spit out his tea and stared at him with wide eyes, "Third brother, your hobby is really... shocking."
(End of this chapter)