To test whether the surgery was a success, Li Ang suggested that Ma Bonde should catch some sleep right away. Prefect Ma readily agreed and ordered a servant to lead Li Ang to a side hall to rest for a while, while he himself rushed back to his bedroom. He shook awake his sleeping concubine and asked her to sit by the bed and watch him fall asleep, instructing her to send for Daoist Xi Menzi in the side hall through the servant if anything unusual happened.
The groggy woman looked confused. Why is he going to sleep now when someone was just beating a drum to report an official matter? Despite not understanding, the concubine still wrapped herself in a blanket, lit a candle, and moved a stool to the bedside, watching Prefect Ma enthusiastically crawl under the covers, excitedly close his eyes, breathe evenly, and prepare to sleep.
Strangely, as soon as Ma Bonde had the thought "I want to sleep," he immediately fell asleep.
