Chapter 1099 Entering the Palace
Manbao carried his medicine box and walked into the drugstore with a stern face.
Xiao Shao always arrived at the pharmacy a little earlier than her. He had cleaned the clinic. When he heard the sound of the carriage, he immediately came out and took the medicine box from Manbao.
On the first day of Manbao's expression management, she always felt that Xiao Shao was weird today, but she didn't know that Manager Zheng and Doctor Ding were watching her secretly.
At noon, Doctor Tao finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked her, "Manbao, did something happen to you during this Double Ninth Festival?"
Manbao shook his head in confusion, "Nothing happened."
Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, said, "Manbao, if you encounter any problems, you can tell me. Although our Jishitang is not very good, we still have some connections in the capital. Maybe I can help you with some advice."
Manbao: "I really didn't encounter anything."
"Then why do you look so serious?"
"Yes, her complexion is different this morning," Doctor Ding said. "Didn't you see how scared Xiao Shao is?"
Manbao: ...Aren’t we supposed to keep our emotions hidden?
She looked up and took a closer look at Manager Zheng and Doctor Ding. Seeing their concerned faces, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and then she touched her chin and began to think.
She asked Koko in her heart: "Koko, what do you mean by not showing your emotions on your face?"
Keke: "My understanding is that whether you're happy or angry, you don't show it on your face easily. Host, based on the data I've collected and analyzed, someone like Mr. Zhuang uses indifference to hide his emotions. Whether he's angry or happy, he always has a faint smile on his face, or he's expressionless, making it impossible for people to tell what he's thinking. Meanwhile, the shopkeeper Zheng sitting across from you prefers to use a businesslike smile to mask his true feelings."
Manbao: "Then what method is suitable for me?"
Koko: "Silly smile."
Seeing her staring at him in a daze, Manager Zheng waved his hand in front of her. Seeing no reaction from her, he said, "It's over. Nothing's wrong here. This child must have encountered a big disaster."
Manbao came back to his senses and was about to say that he was fine when the shopkeeper, Xiao Zheng, came running in with his robe in hand, anxiously saying, "Something big has happened, something big has happened, Dad, something big has happened!"
Manager Zheng said angrily, "What's the big deal? Can't you see the doctors are having lunch? Speak slowly!"
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng swallowed his saliva and pointed outside, saying, "Someone from the East Palace has come. They said they want to bring Doctor Xiao Zhou into the palace to see a patient."
Manager Zheng's eyes widened, and he quickly asked, "Who's coming? Your uncle's medicine boy..."
"No, it was an eunuch who brought people here. They are in the lobby. Dad, this..." Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng pointed at Manbao and was speechless for a long time. How could he enter the palace?
Manager Zheng immediately came to his senses and ordered him, "Hurry up and get a few more purses for Manbao to take with him. Xiao Shao can't go to the palace, how about you go with her, Doctor Ding?"
Doctor Ding hesitated and said, "I don't know which noble person he is treating. If it's the prince, it's fine. But if it's... it's not suitable for me, right?"
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng stamped his feet and said, "Oh, Dad, the eunuch said that we don't need any other doctors to accompany us, just Doctor Xiao Zhou will do."
"Then you go."
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng: "Ah?"
"Go change clothes with Xiao Shao and become a medicine boy to accompany Man Bao to the palace," said Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, in a low voice. "Keep an eye on her. This girl is very brave. This palace is much more complicated than the Duke of Pi's mansion."
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng pointed at his nose and said, "Me?"
"What are you afraid of? Your uncle is in the palace. It will be easier to talk if you go in. Go quickly." After giving the order, Manager Zheng immediately turned around and went out to the lobby to greet the eunuchs.
Doctor Ding, Doctor Tao and others hurriedly pulled Manbao aside and gave him some instructions.
Manbao was confused and asked, "Who do you want to see?"
How could they know? Not only Doctor Ding and the others didn't know, even Manager Zheng, who went out to gather information, didn't find out anything. In the end, Manbao and Manager Zheng got on the carriage in confusion.
Daji, who was waiting outside, saw this and followed closely in his carriage for a few steps. He was warned by the accompanying imperial guards and then stopped the carriage.
He thought about it, turned around and drove the carriage to find Mr. Zhuang and Mrs. Liu.
Manbao and Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng sat in the carriage and looked at each other. Outside the carriage sat an eunuch whom Manbao was quite familiar with - Eunuch Wu!
Eunuch Wu pricked up his ears to listen, but heard no movement in the car. He couldn't help but secretly peek inside through the gap.
Manbao and shopkeeper Xiao Zheng were staring at each other in the car.
In the end, it was Manbao who couldn't help but speak first, "Have you ever been to the palace?"
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng shook his head, saying that he didn't have that ability.
Manbao asked, "But isn't your uncle a royal physician in the palace?"
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng said, "Then it's impossible for me to have been in there."
Manbao lamented, "I thought your uncle had taken you in to see the world."
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng was speechless. He and his uncle lived such a comfortable life that they even went to the palace to see the world when they had nothing to do.
Manbao clasped his hands and sighed, "Who are we treating this time?"
"I don't know," Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng shook his head. "But no matter who it is, we have to behave ourselves once we enter the palace."
Manbao nodded, "I will be honest."
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng was half-believing and half-doubting, but after entering the palace, his half-belief disappeared and turned into complete doubt.
When they arrived at the palace gate, they had to get off the car and enter on foot after passing inspection.
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng, carrying a medicine box, followed closely with his head down the eunuch Wu who was walking in front. Manbao, with his hands free, began to observe the palace curiously.
In fact, she had seen the palace from afar, but had never been inside. She knew that the people living there were the most powerful and richest people in the world.
The ground was paved with stone slabs neatly and was very flat. As soon as you entered the door, you would see a very large open space. On both sides of the palace wall, armored soldiers were patrolling and walking around.
Manbao looked at it curiously, and Keke also scanned everything curiously, but it only scanned these data and could not upload them to the encyclopedia.
Koko felt a little regretful. It would be great if it was a system responsible for collecting humanities and throwing them into this world.
Manbao followed Eunuch Wu and looked around curiously.
Eunuch Wu occasionally looked back and saw it, and immediately whispered: "Doctor Xiao Zhou, be careful, be careful..."
Manbao said "Oh", looked at him, and then followed his example by folding his hands in front of his stomach, and continued to walk forward with him. He couldn't help but look around, mainly because this palace was really too big.
She had visited many people's homes, but this was the first time she had seen such a big house. It was worthy of being the emperor's home.
The next update will be around 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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