138話 近況の話
前世で長い間看護師なんてやっていると、助けたのにお礼どころか罵倒されるだなんてことは頻繁にあったものである。
なのでお礼という見返りを期待して仕事をすることを、早々に切り捨てたものだ。
「相手から感謝されるかどうか」なんてことは付属品のようなものであって、もしこれが親切をしたいのではなくて、「ありがとう」が聞きたいのだという人がいるのなら、その人は「ありがとうを言い合う会」でも立ち上げておけばいいのである。
「立彬様、そこは余計な一言です」
お年頃の乙女に向かって、年寄り臭いは厳禁である。
そんなことはさておき。
「私は徐さんが琵琶を弾きたくないにせよ、それは風湿病を治してから考えるべきだと思います。
雨妹はこう告げた。
人は病気で不自由をしていると、その不自由を受け入れるために心がそういう風に防御をすることがある。
それは決して悪いことではない。人間が健やかに生きるために、身体と心がそう出来ているのだから。
しかし、不健康な状態で物事を考えると、どうしても捨て鉢になってしまうのも事実である。
風湿病は不治の病ではなく、症状が重くて完治まで行かない患者であっても、日常生活にさほど不自由しない程度まで軽くすることは可能なのだから、重要な考え事は少しでも健康を取り戻してからにした方がいいと思うのだ。
「まあ、その話もわからんでもないか」
雨妹の意見に、立彬も思い当る節があるのか否定をしない。
「私のお節介で結果誰かが幸せになれば、私が満足するのであって、途中経過での感謝の度合いとかは別にいいのです」
そう言った雨妹は、「けど」とも続ける。
「徐さんが治った暁にはお礼だと言って、一曲私のために琵琶を弾いてくれたら最高に嬉しいです!」
握りこぶしを作ってそう言い切った雨妹に、立彬が呆れたため息を漏らして告げる。
「雨妹よ、自己満足で済ますのではないのか?」
「お礼を妄想するのは、私の自由じゃないですか!」
雨妹は立彬に言い返す。
そう、看護する際の心構えと、「そうだったら嬉しいな」という妄想は別なのである。
こんな風にして、雨妹が立彬から欲しい情報を貰えたところで。
様が医者通いの道すがらに、記憶のない男を拾ったそうだ」
思ったよりも大事な近況が出てきた。
「記憶喪失ですか?」
その者はかなり遠くから旅をしてきた風なのに、己が誰なのか、何故都まで来たのかわからないそうだ」
雨妹の確認に、立彬が頷いて説明してくれた。
「はぁ~、都みたいに広いと、そんな人もいるんですねぇ」
「都に様々な連中が集まっているのは確かだが、そうした者はむしろ戦場の近くで多いものだ......と聞くぞ?」
驚く雨妹に、立彬がそう修正してくる。最後に自身の立場を思い出して、若干修正したが。
どこで誰が聞いているのかわからないので、ほぼ身の上がばれている雨妹相手であっても言葉に気を付けるつもりのようだ。
実に真面目な男である。
「その男の身柄を医者に預けようかと思ったら、『身体は健康なので診る場所がない』とかで、明様に連れ帰るようにと言われたらしい。
「はぁ、明様って案外お人好しなのですね」
立彬の説明に、雨妹は感心する。それは話のタネに、楊が許せば一度明の屋敷を訪ねてみたいものだ。
もちろん雨妹としては記憶喪失者への心配はあるが、それと同じくらいに好奇心が疼く。
――だって、テレビドラマの始まりのような話じゃんか!
Chapter 138
She had been a nurse for a long time back in her previous world, and there were frequent times when she received abuse rather than gratitude after helping someone.
Thus, she quickly gave up any thoughts of receiving thanks whenever she did her job.
'Feelings of gratitude from the other party' could be considered a mere bonus in this work. If people weren't sincere enough to do this thankless job and were looking forward to receiving thanks instead, then they should just start a 'gratitude expression club' for all she care.
"Sir Libin, that's totally uncalled for."
Telling a woman that has just come of age that she sounded like an elderly was a major taboo.
Anyway, setting aside this topic for the meantime --
"I think it's better to consider Miss Xu's reluctance to play the lute after her arthritis is healed. Mental health is also affected during illness, after all."
Yui Mei stated.
The mind would adjust in order for the heart to accept the limited freedom experienced during an illness, and protect it, too.
It was certainly not a bad thing. It was a coping mechanism designed so that the body and the mind could lead a healthy life.
However, it was also true that people could also fall into depression and feel desperate while thinking about the situation while they were ill.
Arthritis was not a hopeless case of disease, and even if the condition was severe enough to be cured completely, it would still be possible to reduced the symptoms to a level that didn't cause much trouble in the patient's daily life. It would be good to postpone thinking about important matters until the patient recovered, even if it was just to a small extent.
"Well, fair enough, I understand where you're coming from."
It seemed that Libin also thought of something because he didn't refute Yui Mei's words.
"If me being a nosy body makes somebody else happy, then it's okay, I'll be satisfied with that. I don't really care whether they'll appreciate me along the way."
That was what Yui Mei said, but then, she continued on --
"But if Xu recovers, then it'll be awesome if she were to play the lute for me!!"
Yui Mei shook her fist while saying those words. Libin watched her in surprise, then he heaved a deep sigh.
"Yui Mei, I thought your self-satisfaction is enough?"
"I'm free to harbor delusions about a reward, don't I!?"
Yui Mei retorted.
Indeed, a nurse's preparedness and acceptance was separate from their wild wishes of "It'll be nice if that happens."
Yui Mei felt she was the only one who gained something out of this conversation, so she decided to make it equal by reciprocating and ask Libin about his current circumstances.
"... Hey, you're randomly spouting things out of the blue, it sounds really forced; Well, that doesn't matter now. Yeah, I have something strange going on. Lord Min apparently picked a person who lost his memories along his way to the physician for his treatment."
Something huge happened, and it was unexpectedly important.
"Lost his memories?"
"Yeah. That person looked like he traveled a long way, but he had forgotten who he was, nor could he remember the reason why he came to the capital."
Libin nodded and explained to Yui Mei when she tried to probe further.
"Haa~, well, there's bound to be somebody like that, given how huge this capital is."
"It's true that many different kinds of people gathered here in the capital, but then, it had been more common to find people like that near the battlefields...was what I heard, you know?"
Yui Mei was surprised, but Libin corrected her. He then suddenly remembered his current position so he also corrected himself in that last bit.
They didn't know whether somebody was eavesdropping somewhere, so even if Yui Mei was already aware of his true identity, he still wanted to be careful with his words.
He was truly a serious guy.
"When Lord Ming attempted to turn that man over to the physician, he was told to take this man to his own home because "this man is healthy so there's no need to examine him. And so, he's currently staying as a freeloader over Lord Ming's mansion, apparently."
"Oh, Lord Ming is unexpectedly soft-hearted, huh."
Yui Mei was moved by Libin's explanation. With this topic, she wanted to visit his mansion once again, should Yang permit.
Of course, Yui Mei was worried about the amnesiac guy, but she was also brimming with curiosity.
'See, it's like the start of a Chinese drama, after all!'
Housekeeper of the Hundred Blossom Palace
百花宮のお掃除係～転生した新米宮女、後宮のお悩み解決します。
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Fantasy Romance Shoujo Slice of Life
Adapted to Manga Ancient China Complex Family Relationships Different Social Status Female Protagonist Imperial Harem Love Interest Falls in Love First Reincarnated in Another World Royalty
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