She hadn't returned home for several days. As soon as she arrived at the courtyard, the palace maidservants attending to her came up to receive instructions.
Manbao said, "Bring up some water; I want to take a bath."
The maidservants agreed and went to help fetch the water.
Meanwhile, Manbao opened the medicine box, organized its contents, and took out the pulse case notes she'd recorded over the past few days. First, she ground the ink and recorded the medicines and acupuncture methods they used for the Empress on paper. Once she organized everything in her notebook, she tucked the notebook into the space, and the maidservants brought the heated water.
There was no other way; it wasn't bathing time now, so their small kitchen didn't have any hot water, and they needed to heat it up when required.
After bringing the water in and pouring it into the bathtub, adding cold water, Manbao found some clothes and said, "Thank you, I'll handle the rest myself."
