Although Manbao had been imprisoned, Second Madam Cheng did not stop taking the medicine and continued with the prescription Manbao had previously given her, which improved her condition significantly.
After Manbao's examination, she suggested that the medication could be discontinued and that emphasis should be placed on diet instead. It would suffice to walk around the garden two or three times each day.
"You can keep using the ointment, I see that the lines have faded a lot."
Second Madam Cheng also felt much better; at least she no longer suffered from back pain after standing for a short while, as she used to, nor did she feel uncomfortable when sitting or lying down, and even her complexion had improved a lot.
Second Madam Cheng, pleased, invited Manbao for tea. After waving the servants out of the room, she said: "Doctor Zhou Junior, I have a few friends who also suffer from some illnesses. I have invited them to visit tomorrow, could you come and examine them?"
