xymnovel Chapter 41 Can the instrument see the baby in the womb?
Chapter 41 Can the instrument see the baby in the womb?
Chapter 41 Can the instrument see the baby in the womb?
"Zhongba, look at modern people, they go to the hospital for checkups all the time. Just like us, we often check our pulse. Pregnant women go to the hospital every now and then, I wonder what they need to check about the fetus."
Empress Ma touched her belly and said.
"Modern times really know how to cultivate superior offspring! They even examine a newborn from every angle! What can they possibly detect through the belly?" Zhu Yuanzhang said dismissively.
"People say that if you have an ultrasound, you can see if the baby is growing properly in the womb," Empress Ma believed it without a doubt.
"Really? You can see what the baby looks like inside the womb?" Zhu Yuanzhang was incredulous. "I think this method of measuring blood pressure is actually quite feasible. If you tie the arm together, it's really possible to detect the pulse."
Just then, a young couple on the sky walked by, looking at a photograph with great delight.
"Chongba! Look!" Empress Ma exclaimed in rare panic. "That woman said her child's picture has been taken! The couple is looking at the photo!"
"Oh? They can take pictures of a baby in the womb?" Zhu Yuanzhang craned his neck to look. Although he couldn't see the pictures, the happy expressions of the couple on the screen clearly indicated that they had seen the baby's appearance.
"Chongba, look who they're talking about the child looks like. I wonder what our child will look like." Empress Ma said with some anticipation.
"Haha! Girl! I bet this is a girl! How about we make a bet?"
"Who would bet me that I love either a daughter or a son?"
Over here, emperors and common people from all dynasties stared wide-eyed, and pregnant women clutched their bellies tightly.
The imperial physicians and doctors kept a close eye on the sky.
"What? Modern instruments can see a person's stomach?"
"Then wouldn't any illnesses on the body be immediately apparent?"
"Can you also know the sex of the fetus?"
"Wow! Doesn't that mean you can have a boy or a girl whenever you want?"
"Hey! It's good to see, but who can be so heartless as to abort an unwanted child?"
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The discussion among the people continued.
Over here, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun are examining the little girl.
The doctor listened to Xiao Sizi's heartbeat and told her with a smile that her heartbeat was normal.
Right now, the little guy is having his height and weight measured.
Everyone looked at the ruler with markings next to the little princess and measured her height, praising the advanced equipment available now!
Many dynasties had already begun preparing to make such rulers.
The subsequent weight measurement left everyone in awe.
The little princess sat down in a special little chair!
"Sit still, little one! Let me see how much you weigh." The nurse kindly squatted down and instructed the little princess.
"Hmm~~ This little chair is so nice!" Little Sizi sat there happily.
"Alright! 14.5 kg!" the nurse said, standing up with a smile.
"Baby's weight is normal, not among the thinnest. Pay attention to a balanced diet and keep up the good work!" The nurse raised her little fist to the baby.
"Hmm~~ Thank you, sister~~" Little Sizi's eyes narrowed into two crescent moons.
"Sister, shouldn't we go get our blood drawn now?" Lu Chen asked.
"Yes, go to the second-floor window and line up."
"Thank you, sister." Lu Chen picked up the little Sizi.
"Hehe! This is really funny!" Zhu Yuanzhang burst into laughter again.
"This little chair is great! It'll make weighing the little princess much more accurate and stable!"
"However, how much is 'kilogram'? It's definitely not jin!" Zhu Yuanzhang wondered.
"Hmm, a little princess this big can't possibly weigh 14 pounds," Empress Ma pondered.
"Our dynasty can also imitate this method to measure some items," Zhu Yuanzhang thought with inspiration.
The Three Kingdoms period.
Cao Cao stroked his beard, smiled, and nodded: "Hehe, this is somewhat similar to my Chong'er weighing the elephant!"
Having said that, he turned to his advisors and said, "Although modern people lack divine wisdom, such ingenious tools make life more convenient. If our Wei Kingdom could also make such tools, the people's suffering could be observed sooner."
Sima Yi, standing beside him, bowed and replied, "Prime Minister, you are wise. Observing the celestial dome, the measuring ruler and the weighing chair, though simple in principle, are highly practical. We can have craftsmen replicate them, first testing them in the army, and then promoting them to the common people."
Cao Cao nodded: "Then we shall follow Zhongda's advice. Furthermore, regarding the matter of the 'ultrasound' mentioned in the sky—it could even see the fetus in the womb. If used in the army, wouldn't it also be able to uncover enemy movements and hidden injuries?"
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, each one inwardly surprised.
Inside the Tang Dynasty palace.
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun stood in front of the palace, still reminiscing about the scene when the little girl was being examined.
Empress Zhangsun said softly, "Second Prince, we should keep in mind what the nurse said about a balanced diet. Little Sizi has always disliked the bitterness of medicine in recent years; a balanced diet might be better than decoctions. Now that she's in the modern world, we don't need to worry about her. The other children should be raised in the same way."
Li Shimin squeezed her hand: "Guanyinbi, you are very kind. However, I am more concerned about the matter of drawing blood—how can blood be drawn? What is the purpose of drawing it? Could it be that modern medicine can diagnose diseases by observing blood?"
He turned and summoned the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, ordering him to "examine ancient texts in detail to see if there are any records of diagnosing illnesses with blood. Also, find skilled craftsmen to make a similar weighing instrument and test it in the palace first."
The Imperial Physician received the order and withdrew.
Li Shimin looked up at the sky and murmured, "If we could truly see the symptoms at a glance—the rhinoceros's illness—we might already have a cure."
Empress Zhangsun nestled beside him, her eyes also filled with hope.
Yingtian Prefecture during the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still staring at the couple's figures in the sky when he suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Girl, what do you mean by this ultrasound?"
"If it can detect a stomach cavity, then if there are holes inside the walls of Yingtian City, can it also be detected?"
Empress Ma chuckled, "Chongba, why are you thinking about the city walls again! That's where you watch the children!"
"The principle is the same!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, hands on his hips. "We'll have someone from the Ministry of Works come another day, and we need to think about a method for this." "Oh, and those little chairs for weighing—tell the craftsmen to make a few, and have the little princes and princesses in the palace weigh themselves—let's see who's been secretly eating snacks and getting fat!"
Empress Ma shook her head and sighed softly, but her hand unconsciously went to her abdomen.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice softened: "Don't worry, sister, whether this baby is a boy or a girl, it's our precious child. Even without that ultrasound," our child will definitely be healthy.
People from all dynasties still gathered in the streets and alleys, discussing the matter.
In the pharmacy, a doctor stroking his beard pondered, "If blood can be drawn for testing, should the acupuncture medications also need to be changed?"
On the street, a midwife muttered to herself, "Being able to see whether the fetus is a boy or a girl, I wonder if it's a blessing or a curse."
teahouse.
"If they knew whether it was a boy or a girl, would wealthy families only keep the male fetus?"
An old scholar slammed his fist on the table and angrily rebuked, "Even tigers don't eat their cubs! Don't you see that couple in the sky, holding their daughter's portrait as if it were a priceless treasure?"
The crowd fell silent. The pregnant woman gently stroked her belly and said, "My child, all I want is for you to be well..."
In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun were terrified when they saw Lu's father and mother having their blood drawn, especially Empress Zhangsun, whose legs went weak.
"How are we going to draw blood from the young boy using such a thick tube?"
Even Li Shimin, a general who had fought his way through countless battles, felt a chill run down his spine: "How can my son endure this?!"