Chapter 1271 Cloud surge
Manbao brought the cartload of flowers and plants home, and then began to divide the plants for Keke to collect. When Bai Shan and the others came back from playing, Manbao was squatting beside the flower pots with mud on his hands, filling in the spilled soil.
Bai Shan looked around and asked, "Are you just going to leave these things like this?"
Manbao said, "They were all dug outside. Since they survived the winter before, they can certainly survive the winter now. I'll find some straw or wheat straw to cover them and keep them warm."
Manbao patted the mud off his hands and asked, "Where have you been?"
"Horseback riding," Bai Shan said, "We went to the eastern suburbs for a little horseback riding."
Manbao's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked excitedly, "How does it feel?"
"It feels cold," Bai Shan said, "We decided not to ride horses before spring, and we don't recommend you to ride horses. It's really too cold."
Bai Erlang even let her see his face, "How is it? Is it cracked? The wind is like a knife. I regretted it as soon as Green Ear started running, but it likes it very much, and I don't want to interrupt it suddenly."
Manbao: "What about my Chiji?"
"Don't worry, it ran around with me and is very happy now." Bai Shan helped to arrange the flower pots and then asked, "Are these all gifts from the prince?"
Manbao nodded, "The Crown Princess took me to pick it out. You know what, they are quite generous."
Bai Erlang still couldn't understand why she liked flowers and plants so much. He looked around and found that there was not a single one he recognized. He simply gave up and ran back to wash his hands and prepare for dinner.
Bai Shan said, "Let's go, it's time for lunch."
After lunch, Manbao went to give Xiang Mingxue a pain-relieving injection. This time she changed the acupuncture method, but the effect was not as good as the previous one. She made a record and planned to discuss it with Teacher Mo later.
Teacher Mo is still doing research on the two anesthetic prescriptions, and the two of them have been communicating for at least an hour every night during this period.
Zhou Silang, on the other hand, was not in a hurry to meet the manager of Jishidiang. He went back home once, called his three sons, and went out for a stroll.
Of course, they were not wandering around aimlessly, Zhou Wulang was accompanying them.
Because he needed to buy ingredients for the restaurant, Zhou Wulang got to know a lot of people and knew which places sold what and how much it cost.
Zhou Silang took Silang for a walk today. When Manbao came out of the room, Zhou Silang and the others had not returned yet. He sent someone back to tell them that they would not be having dinner at home in the evening, but in a restaurant.
After Zhou Silang asked Zhou Liulang for his opinion, he went to have a drink with Old Man Qiu next door. They reached an agreement at the table. Old Man Qiu expressed his family's demands, and Zhou Silang also expressed his family's concerns. Both sides expressed their understanding, so the matter was temporarily shelved.
But neither side stopped Zhou Liulang and Qiu Peiniang from interacting. Old man Qiu felt that one cannot catch a wolf without sacrificing his child, while Zhou Silang felt that Zhou Liulang was old and it was enough for him to get married, so he had to open his mind first.
So the two families happily settled the matter in a relatively harmonious atmosphere.
Zhou Liulang didn't know much about this because he was busy in the kitchen. Zhou Wulang had already promised to add two more kitchen helpers.
Of course, kitchen helpers are not available just like that. It takes careful selection to pick out the right one. In addition to posting the notice outside the door, he also plans to walk around in the next two days to see if he can find a chef with good character. It would be nice to poach him then.
Everyone seems to be very busy. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang are about to take the year-end exams. Although it is a day off, they are still very busy.
The evidence is that when Manbao locked himself in the room to study medicine, the two of them stayed in the study and worked hard, and did not come to ask her to go out and play.
Whether it was the restaurant or Evergreen Lane, although it was busy, it was also peaceful, but outside it was not so peaceful.
The third prince had just left the capital with his family yesterday, and today the Eastern Palace summoned Zhou Man to the palace for medical treatment.
The fact that Zhou Man can cure infertility is already known throughout Beijing, so it is obvious what Donggong means.
The Third Prince's faction, which had already suffered a heavy blow due to the Third Prince's enfeoffment, suffered another blow.
Why did they follow the third prince?
The second reason is naturally because the emperor dotes on the third prince, but what about the first one?
Isn’t the most important thing that the prince has no children?
If the prince had a son...
Just by making this assumption, they seemed to see the end of their future. As the saying goes, ruining someone's future is like killing their parents. In the eyes of some people, Zhou Man is now almost like the enemy who killed his father.
So while Manbao was still happily studying medicine, some rumors got through the Queen's defenses and reached the Queen Mother's ears.
When the queen received the news and wanted to stop it, it was too late.
Aunt Shang was a little worried and asked, "My Lady, what should we do?"
The Queen was not too worried. After thinking for a moment, she said, "It doesn't matter. Let's wait and see. The Queen Mother will put the country first."
Aunt Shang: "Then tomorrow..."
"Tomorrow, you will personally bring someone to pick up Zhou Man and bring her to the palace. She will first go to the East Palace and then bring her to me," the queen said softly. "Tell Zhou Man that she will only focus on treating the illness and she doesn't need to worry about anything else."
But Aunt Shang didn't have the chance to say these words the next day, because Zhou Man knew nothing. When she went to Jishidiang to pick someone up, she said goodbye to Manager Zheng and others with a happy face. It was obvious that she didn't know what was happening outside.
Aunt Shang thought about it and felt that since she didn't know, there was no need to tell her specifically and make her worry, so Manbao went directly to the East Palace to treat the prince and give him acupuncture.
The emperor obviously knew that the prince was receiving treatment. He didn't know how he knew that the prince had trouble sleeping at night. He began to reduce the prince's workload today to give him enough time to sleep.
After seeing the prince, Manbao had lunch in the East Palace, and then went to Taiji Hall. By the time she was sent out of the palace, it was already 3 p.m.
The palace carriage took her home.
The journey was uneventful, not only that day but also the following days.
The dark circles under the prince's eyes gradually disappeared, he became more energetic and less irritable. At least when someone pointed at his nose and scolded him in court, he would no longer fly into a rage and scold back, nor would he complain to the emperor in private.
Although his expression was still not good, he stood there quietly, and from a distance he seemed to have some of the composure he had a few years ago. Wei Zhi and the others did not say anything, but they were somewhat satisfied in their hearts, so they did not find fault with the prince as they did before.
Some people became anxious when they saw that the Queen Mother had no reaction at all, and began to make greater efforts in the harem.
The queen was furious and disciplined a group of palace maids, and the harem became quiet again.
She never strictly guarded her harem, but that didn't mean she had no way to deal with it.
See you at 6pm
I have a cold and I'm very sleepy, so I'll take a nap first.
(End of this chapter)
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