Chapter 1060 Advice
In the end, Mrs. Tang was unable to get the exact information out of Manbao, and she was so angry that she kicked her out of the car halfway and refused to take her to the fork in the road.
Manbao didn't care at all. After jumping out of the car, he waved happily to Mrs. Tang and said, "See you next time, Mrs. Tang."
Madam Tang lifted the curtain and said, "I don't want to see you again right now, but I still want to remind you that after today, I'm afraid many families will ask you to come and see them. Once you enter the mansion, you should listen less, look less, and talk less."
Manbao leaned over to the window and asked with shining eyes, "Will they really invite me to their house?"
Mrs. Tang reached out from the window and tapped her forehead, saying, "You specifically said you're good at treating illnesses, isn't it just because you want them to come to you?"
Manbao chuckled.
Mrs. Tang leaned against the side of the carriage and said, "I can't figure out what you're going to do, but you have to remember that in front of these powerful families, you must be very careful in what you say and do. You're a doctor, and you're bound to be exposed to private matters. What can you listen to and what can you say? Has your husband taught you?"
Manbao also became serious and nodded solemnly to Madam Tang, saying, "The master said that when interacting with others, just be polite. Doctor Ji said that since you want to be a doctor, you should only do what a doctor does. Don't ask, don't answer, and don't interfere in other matters."
Mrs. Tang nodded in satisfaction, lowered the curtain and said, "Okay, you can go home."
Manbao took two steps back, bowed solemnly to the carriage, and watched their carriage leave before turning around and getting on Daji's carriage.
Daji asked, "Will Miss Man be seeing patients in the future?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "There's no rush."
Such an important matter as going out for consultations has to be discussed with her husband and the shopkeeper Zheng, especially with the shopkeeper Zheng. As a doctor in the clinic, it is up to the shopkeeper Zheng to decide whether she is qualified to go out for consultations.
Moreover, after what happened today, she discovered that there was a big problem with her house calls. The consultation time was too long. In addition to seeing the patients, she also had to chat with them. How many patients could she see with the time she had to talk?
Manbao returned home thinking about these things. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang had already been picked up by Gao Song and others. They came back today by riding in Bai Dalang's car.
Bai Dalang has attended many poetry gatherings during this period, and he only has some free time now that he has gone back to school. Once he has some free time, he can't help but go to the next door to eat and drink.
Seeing Daji coming back with Manbao, Bai Dalang, who knew nothing about it, greeted her with a smile, "Manbao, why are you back so late today?"
Manbao said: "I'm on a medical visit today."
She took out two fat silver ingots from her backpack and showed them to Mr. Zhuang. "Look, sir, this is the medical fee I received for my visit today."
Mr. Zhuang: "... Is being a doctor so profitable?"
"No, I asked Manager Zheng. For example, if you go to a wealthy family like the Duke of Pi's Mansion for a first visit, and you need to prescribe a prescription and do other work, the reward is usually twenty taels. But if you come back to see if the patient's condition has improved, the reward is usually around ten taels. It also depends on the mood of the host. If the host is in a good mood, or has a secret that needs to be concealed by the doctor, then the reward will be a little higher."
Mr. Zhuang pointed to the two silver ingots on the table and asked, "What is this..."
"It's a follow-up visit, so normally I'd give them ten taels. But today they held me aside for a long conversation, so the extra money should be for keeping me company."
Mr. Zhuang: "...You didn't say anything you shouldn't have said, did you?"
"No, I was talking about medical matters. I don't know if they understood me, but I think they were listening with great interest."
Mr. Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. If you really can't control your mouth, then talk to them more about medical techniques or books, and less about other things."
The three brothers of the Bai family couldn't help but lower their heads and suppress their laughter.
Manbao shouted, "Sir, I am very self-controlled, okay? I saw Madam Tang today. She asked me about Bai Shan's father, but I didn't tell her."
Although he didn't think there was anything to praise, Mr. Zhuang still gave her a thumbs up and praised her, "Well, Manbao is getting better and better."
After Manbao finished explaining his own story, it was Bai Shan's turn to report. "The school punished us by making us copy books and clean the library for ten days."
Bai Dalang didn't know they had skipped school yesterday, so he looked up and asked, "Why were we punished?"
Bai Shan said, "We had a small accident on the road yesterday, and then we ran into my grandmother going to Beijing, so we didn't go to school."
He knew that his great-aunt had come to Beijing. They had even had dinner together in the new house last night.
Bai Dalang nodded in understanding.
Bai Shan continued, "When I was cleaning the library today, I heard that the Crown Prince was impeached by court officials, and the Crown Prince instructed his followers to impeach the Third Prince. Now the court is in chaos, and many students' fathers and brothers are forced to take sides. Everyone is trembling with fear lately, and even the atmosphere in the school is not very good."
Bai Dalang was confused. "What does this have to do with us?"
Manbao asked curiously, "Why was the prince impeached?"
Bai Erlang turned to Bai Dalang and said, "Brother, you really don't care about government affairs. We will all be officials in the future, so of course it has something to do with us."
Bai Dalang: "Shouldn't we stay as far away from this kind of fight for the throne as possible? No one in our family even serves in the imperial court, so why would we get involved in this?"
At this point he paused, glaring and asking, "Are you planning to participate in the fight for the throne, then take down the King of Yizhou to avenge yourself after you've earned the title of "follow the dragon"?"
Mr. Zhuang had been listening quietly, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but fold the book in his hand and knocked him on the head. He asked, "The emperor is still in good health. What have you been thinking about all day? Have you read Erlang's story books?"
Bai Dalang immediately shrank his head and said nothing.
The three little ones laughed with their heads down, and Manbao took the opportunity to kick Bai Shan under the table, telling him to speak quickly.
Bai Shan then said, "Why else? Three things. One is that the Crown Prince shouldn't have left the palace without permission. Two is impeaching the Crown Prince for sending the imperial guards to arrest Du Yu. Three is impeaching the Crown Prince for disregarding the safety of the country and secretly drawing blood for the young master... Ahem, I heard that the censor also impeached the Crown Prince for confusing the royal bloodline by giving his own dragon blood to the young master."
Manbao was stunned. "Those first three points are fine, but what do you mean by confusing the royal bloodline?"
Bai Shandu couldn't help but burst into laughter and said happily: "The prince's blood was given to the young master. This is confusing the royal bloodline."
Everyone: ...
But Bai Dalang thought for a moment and then whispered, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, what he said does make some sense..."
"What logic does that make?" Man Bao couldn't help but rant. "It doesn't make any sense at all! Forget it, let's talk about the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. Can't the Crown Prince just impeach the King of Yizhou? Why does he always impeach the Third Prince?"
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(End of this chapter)
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