Chapter 1461: Soak in Potion and Seal

Madam Tang looked at Manbao for a moment, then suddenly tapped her forehead and said with a smile, "You've finally grown up and are all knowledgeable. Let me ask you, is it true that Tang Zhihe called her an actor?"

Manbao immediately raised two fingers and swore, "This is what Bai Shan and his friends saw when they passed by Zhuangyuanlou. It's absolutely true. There were actors in Tang Xuexiong and his friends' box at the time. They even leaned over the window to greet Bai Shan and his friends, asking them to come up and have a drink together. But Bai Shan and his friends were in a hurry to go home, so they didn't have time."

After returning home, Bai Erlang talked about it for a long time because he was really interested. He could even hear the singing from downstairs at that time and he thought it was very beautiful.

Bai Shan was also very interested, and made an appointment with Manbao that next time they went to Zhuangyuanlou, they would pool money to invite actors to perform, or go directly to Chunfenglou.

I heard that the performances in Chunfeng Tower are much cheaper.

Mrs. Tang gritted her teeth when she heard this. She put Manbao down only after they reached the fork in the road. She said, "It's a pity you've been going to the palace every day lately. Otherwise, I could have asked you to go see Cousin Cui together."

Madam Yang has been pregnant for three months and announced it some time ago. She has been staying in the Yang Mansion to take care of the baby and rarely goes out.

Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a little longer. When I'm free, I'll ask my sister-in-law to go see her together."

Mrs. Tang smiled and said "Okay". After her carriage left, she lowered the curtain and the smile on her face disappeared.

The girl beside her sat with her head down, not daring to breathe.

Madam Tang touched her nails and asked, "I suddenly remembered that Doctor Zhou has been coming to the palace every day for more than a month?"

"Yes, last time during the Shangsi Festival, when Madam asked me to bring Doctor Zhou some red eggs, Doctor Zhou had gone to the palace. I heard she's been there every day, without a break." She said, "So, all the consultations at Jishidi Hall have been postponed to the afternoon. Now it's very difficult for families to invite her to come for consultations. She says she's teaching a few apprentices at Jishidi Hall and has no time for house calls. She won't see patients unless it's an emergency or she's absolutely necessary."

What is the disease that must befall her?

That was naturally a symptom that was difficult for a woman to talk about, but if it wasn't extremely urgent, she probably wouldn't be available at this moment.

Mrs. Tang didn't know what she was thinking about, and she returned home in silence.

After Mrs. Tang left, Lord Tang breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, and hurried to meet Minister Feng.

Minister Feng asked with a smile, "Why, were you scolded by your wife again?"

Lord Tang flatly denied it. "How could my virtuous wife scold me? She came to bring me tea and some clothes for the Marquis' wife. As you know, the Marquis' wife and my wife are related."

In fact, she was her aunt who lived several rooms apart, but they were from the same clan after all. Madam Tang felt that she was very wronged. Thinking that the entire Hou family had been raided and their lives were uncertain, she sent her some things. It was also a gesture to prevent the officers and soldiers guarding this place from insulting them.

You have to know that the families of convicted officials have no dignity at all. When they are locked up in the mansion, who knows what will happen?

As soon as Madam Tang left, Lord Tang and the others searched and confiscated all the things in the mansion. After everything that needed to be moved was taken out, he entered carrying a package.

All the people in the Hou family were locked up in a yard, and there was no distinction between masters and servants at this moment. He handed the package prepared by Madam Tang to Madam Hou.

The Marquis's wife took the package, and Lord Tang said, "People from Jingzhao Prefecture are guarding outside. The case is still under investigation. Madam, please be patient and wait for a while."

The Marquis's wife then burst into tears and hugged her two granddaughters, expressing her relief.

Even if I will be beheaded in the end, at least I won't have to suffer humiliation during this period. Otherwise, I might as well die immediately.

Lord Tang sighed, then turned and left, telling the soldiers guarding outside not to bully the people in the yard.

Lord Tang was very busy and didn't return home until almost dark.

He talked to his father for a while and then returned to his own yard. Mrs. Tang was already waiting for him.

He was a little nervous, but still went in.

As soon as he entered, Madam Tang grabbed his ears and pulled him into the inner room. Master Tang cried out in pain, his head falling down. He hurriedly said, "Madam, Madam, that's Zhou Man. Why are you jealous of her?"

Seeing them making a fuss, the servants smiled and retreated, and considerately closed the door for them.

Madam Tang dragged Master Tang into the house and twisted his arm several times before she finally vented her anger. "Let me ask you, what did you say to her in secret?"

"Nothing, just some idle chatter. He's just a child. I'm not a crazy person..."

When Madam Tang heard this, she knew he was perfunctory and asked with a sneer, "Are you asking her if the Crown Princess is pregnant?"

Lord Tang was choked by his saliva and started coughing violently in fear.

He quickly looked outside and saw that the servants had retreated far away. Then he leaned over to Madam Tang and whispered, "How did you know? Did she say it?"

Mrs. Tang said calmly, "I guessed it!"

Lord Tang sat down on the footstool in front of the bed and whispered, "Don't tell anyone about this."

Mrs. Tang frowned and said, "We can guess it, but others can't guess it?"

Lord Tang said, "I'm afraid it won't be possible to figure this out for a while, and we'll have to wait a little longer."

He said, "After the Crown Prince's poisoning case came out, people outside have always believed that she went into the palace every day to help the Crown Prince detoxify."

Only he and Lord Yin knew that the prince's poison had been cured long ago. The reason he thought of it was that he found something wrong when he reviewed the case last night.

Over the past month or so, the prince seemed to have become much quieter, and he even thought of using the Chongwen Academy as an excuse to recruit talented people;

If you count carefully, it seems that Zhou Man has been in the palace for 54 consecutive days. The prince had acupuncture every other day, so what was she doing in the palace every day?

Master Tang whispered, "These are just our guesses. I haven't even told Dad yet, so don't tell anyone."

"I know. I'm not stupid." Mrs. Tang pulled her hand away from his and asked, "Shall we talk about this matter of recruiting actors?"

Mr. Tang immediately lay down and cried out, "I am so hungry, Madam. I am so tired and hungry that I can't move."

At this time, Manbao was opening the medicine bag that Daji brought back, pouring all the medicine into the big pot, and then adding water to boil it.

Zhou Wulang personally rolled a jar and brought it back to her, asking, "What do you want this jar for?"

Manbao said: "Soak in stones."

She poured the prepared potion into the vat, and then moved all the stones that Teacher Mo gave her into the vat to soak them, and a large group of people followed to join in the fun.

Even though they knew the stone was poisonous, Bai Erlang and the others couldn't help but come and watch. Seeing bucket after bucket of potion poured in to submerge the stone, he looked confused, "Is this it?"

Manbao nodded, "Just seal it for another seven days."

See you at 9pm

(End of this chapter)