Manbao said, "We are not gods, who can restore clothes to their original state with a wave of the hand. Madam, doctors are human. And humans cherish life. Since you know that the Imperial Hospital might conceal some truths, why don't you think about why they do so?"
She removed the herbal stick and extinguished it, then raised her head to look at the Empress Dowager, saying, "Since I joined the Imperial Hospital, colleagues have occasionally guided me on how to report illnesses without offending nobles. I don't feel malice from them, only goodwill. Even though I am a woman and it wasn't proper for me to join the Imperial Hospital or become an official, they still cannot bear for me to be punished for speaking the truth. Madam, you are a patient and also a relative. Do you truly wish for us to tell all the medical truth to patients and their families?"
The Empress Dowager opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word for a while.
