Chapter 1105 Cancellation
The emperor was lost in thought, yet before he could make a decision, Aunt Shang came hurriedly from behind, knelt, and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen has awakened. She is a little anxious now that she knows the Crown Prince and Your Majesty are planning to grant amnesty. She says she understands this is out of the Crown Prince's filial piety and Your Majesty's good intentions, but if we release these wicked people and they harm others again in the future, it will be your fault. So, she asks Your Majesty to revoke your order."
The emperor glanced at the prince, then turned and said, "I'll go see the queen."
The Crown Prince immediately followed, and when the Third Prince saw this, he also followed.
The princes and princesses immediately rushed to the back hall, and Manbao looked at Doctor Zheng.
Doctor Zheng gave her a wink, indicating that she should follow.
Xiao Yuanzheng also brought the imperial doctors with him. Since the queen had woken up, they had to check on her condition.
The queen felt much better after a good sleep. Although she still coughed from time to time, it was much weaker than before.
Xiao Yuanzheng took her pulse and then stepped aside to let the emperor and others talk to the queen.
He nodded slightly to his men, approving of Manbao's acupuncture method.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The queen was talking to the emperor. She did not agree with the general amnesty. First, she felt that pardoning criminals, especially death row prisoners, was against the law; second, she thought it was unnecessary.
She knows her own body, and she doesn't believe in Buddhism.
The emperor was a Buddhist, but seeing that the queen was firmly opposed, he could only sigh and agree to revoke the decree. Then he looked at Gu Zhong and asked him to find Wei Zhi and told him that there was no need to write this decree.
Although he may not have written it, he was actually writing a memorial to warn him.
Seeing that he agreed, the Queen finally smiled. Then she looked at the Crown Prince and said angrily, "You are already an adult, but you are not calm enough. You are desperately trying to find a cure."
The prince lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
The Third Prince approached and said, "Mother, I will copy some scriptures for you and offer them before the Buddha. May the Buddha bless you with a long life, okay?"
The Queen smiled and said to him, "You are so thoughtful. It is enough for me to know your intentions. After the Queen Mother's death, you will be sent to your fiefdom. I am afraid that you will have many things to do during this period."
The Third Prince's eyes reddened, and he held her hand and said, "Mother, you are so ill, your son is really worried. Father, please let me stay in the palace to serve you. I will leave when you are well again."
The emperor nodded and was about to agree when he heard the queen say softly but firmly, "No."
The third prince looked at the queen with tears in his eyes.
The queen gently stroked his hair and whispered, "My illness is an old one. It only occurs from time to time. There's really nothing to worry about. You're grown up now, and you're a father now. You can't act like a child anymore."
She said, "It's time for you to go out and gain some experience. Take care of your own fiefdom. When your mother is free, she will bring your brothers and sisters to visit you."
The emperor nodded. "Yes, Sanlang, stop crying. How can you cry like this in front of your mother?"
The third prince felt very aggrieved. His original crying was just fake crying, but now he really wanted to cry, so his eyes became even redder.
Manbao was watching with great interest, which made Xiao Yuanzheng look at her several times.
Doctor Zheng standing by was extremely anxious. He quietly stepped forward and tugged at her sleeve, signaling her to be quiet and lower her head and pretend she wasn't there.
Manbao lowered his head and stared at his toes boredly, but his ears perked up.
The story of loving fathers and filial sons in the royal family may sound rather boring, but when you think about it carefully, you will find it quite interesting.
Manbao listened to the conversation between the emperor, empress, princes and princesses with her left ear, and listened to the whispered discussion between Xiao Yuanzheng and others with her right ear. No one asked her questions or talked to her at this moment, so she was able to stare at her toes and think seriously.
The emperor was a father who cared about his children, and he wanted to agree as soon as the third prince cried.
But the Queen obviously stood on the side of the Crown Prince and insisted that the Third Prince be sent to his fiefdom. The other princes and princesses were also very interesting. Although it was only a short quarter of an hour, as long as they spoke, they basically had a bias. Surprisingly, most of them were biased towards the Third Prince and pleaded with the Queen on his behalf, hoping that the Third Prince could stay.
Manbao couldn't help but secretly look up at the prince again. He wondered if he, as the eldest brother, had done a terrible job, as so many of his younger brothers and sisters were standing on the side of the third prince.
The emperor waited until they said goodbye before he noticed they were still waiting there, so he waved his hand and let them go.
Manbao's legs were a little sore from standing. It was the first time for her to stand still in one place for so long. When she took the first step, she felt numb and weak.
Xiao Yuanzheng and others who were much older than her saluted without any trembling in their legs and retreated.
Manbao followed them and kicked his feet as soon as he came out of Lizheng Hall to let the numbness go away.
Not to mention Eunuch Wu who followed him out, even Xiao Yuanzheng who turned around was startled. Before he could even open his mouth, Manbao asked him, "Xiao Yuanzheng, are we going to your house right away?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...No rush, I haven't left the government office yet. Let's go to my house at twilight hour."
"I don't have your door post."
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "I had left the government office and returned home at that time, so you didn't need a visitor card."
Manbao nodded and said, "Okay, I'll come find you at twilight hour."
After the discussion was complete, Manbao went to find the shopkeeper Xiao Zheng and said hello to Doctor Zheng, "Doctor Zheng, I'll leave the palace first."
Doctor Zheng quickly agreed and was eager to send this little ancestor away immediately.
Xiao Yuanzheng smiled at him and said, "After leaving the yamen, please ask Imperial Doctor Zheng to come over and take a look. She is from your Zheng family, and Imperial Doctor Zheng should be familiar with her medical skills."
Doctor Zheng responded with a smile, but hummed in his heart: Of course he knows the answer, it won't be wrong anyway.
Eunuch Wu escorted Manbao out of the palace, and along the way, he carefully warned him, "Doctor Xiao Zhou, next time you enter the palace, don't act like this again."
Manbao thought about it and felt that she had performed quite well today. She quickly asked, "Did I do anything wrong? I think I was very careful."
"Oh, you're being careful now. If you're not careful, you'll be in big trouble." Eunuch Wu covered his mouth, looked around, and lowered his voice, "From now on, when you enter the palace, you must keep your head down and look at your toes. Don't look up unless the nobles tell you to. And don't do things like stretching your legs. Most importantly, don't interrupt the masters."
Eunuch Wu patted his chest and said, "Just now in Lizheng Hall, you almost scared my heart out. I was so scared."
Manbao hesitated: "How about I take your pulse?"
Eunuch Wu: "...Forget it, our family can't afford it."
The next update will be around 10:30 pm
(End of this chapter)
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