Chapter 1309 Leaving the Capital
Queen: ...
She couldn't help but reach out and grab the flesh on his waist and twist it. The emperor hurriedly explained, "I didn't give it all to Sanlang. He loves calligraphy and painting, so I gave him some calligraphy and paintings and ornaments. Changyu is not young anymore and will soon be getting married. I have already given her two nice sets of furniture. Mingda is in poor health, so I plan to give her the painting of the crane and those precious medicinal herbs..."
It was just a coincidence that when he took a quick glance just now, he found that most of the things he had already divided were on this memorial paper.
These things are difficult to cash in and are valuable, so they are basically kept in the warehouse as rewards.
Some items that are not very valuable will be rewarded to ministers in the future, such as cups, jades, etc., but very valuable calligraphy and paintings, furniture, ornaments, etc. are basically for personal use.
Of course, the emperor himself could not use so much, and he doted on his children, so naturally he had to give them to them.
The King of Yizhou was favored in the past, and the Queen Mother often sent him gifts and asked the Emperor to send him gifts, so the things that were finally sent back to the inner treasury were very valuable.
Of course, there are more good things than these. There are also various precious brocades, furs, and even a whole tiger skin.
Many things were given to the emperor, from the crown prince to the little princess who could only run and jump. He was always very lenient with his own children.
Some time ago, the queen fell ill again, and many princes and princesses came to pay their respects. He rewarded all those he met here.
It’s just that these more expensive and larger items are reserved for a few more favored ones.
Because the Empress Dowager was still ill, the Emperor was afraid that she would be reminded of the past, so he didn't move out the things for Changyu and the others, and he also quietly moved out the things for the Third Prince...
The Queen looked at the memorial in her hand and asked, "Have all the things been delivered?"
The emperor coughed lightly and said, "I have already said that I would give it to the children. As a father, I can't go back on my word and make money, right?"
The Queen frowned, "Your Majesty, this is already a step back. Dean Xiao said not to make Your Majesty angry, why are you doing this?"
The emperor was unhappy and said, "I didn't expect that the queen mother would ask for such a large dowry and even make a list."
She's just a niece, so I can just use whatever I have in my private storehouse as a dowry.
However, the Queen Mother was reminiscing about her childhood, and he thought that among his brothers, only the fifth brother had a pair of children left, so he felt a little regretful at this time.
The emperor looked at the queen eagerly.
The Queen put the memorial aside and sighed, "Forget it. I'll go discuss it with Mother. I'll exchange some things. Have someone give me the list from your private storehouse and I'll pick something similar."
The emperor felt distressed again, "Those are all good things, Changyu and Mingda will need them when they get married."
The Queen said, "They are not in a hurry. Even Changyu will take another year or two."
"But money and food can be earned, but these good things are accumulated and cannot be bought with money." The emperor would rather give his niece some gold and silver as a gift.
The Queen glanced at him and said, "Would you like to take a closer look at Zhou Man's memorial?"
She placed the thick memorial in the emperor's hand and said, "I've read most of it. I think it's well written. If the Imperial Medical Bureau is truly established as described, it will benefit countless people."
After hearing her say this, the emperor also unfolded the memorial and asked, "I glanced at the back last night, and it seems that medical offices will be built in various places?"
The Queen nodded. "This isn't something that can be accomplished overnight, but the Imperial Medical Bureau is not entirely without precedent. In the early days of the previous dynasty, the Imperial Medical Bureau had the ability to teach, but it was only later that this function was gradually abandoned."
The emperor said nothing, but he did read the memorial more carefully. However, he was still worried. "If that's the case, my private treasury will definitely not be enough. Do you think the Ministry of Revenue will agree to ask for money from the national treasury?"
The Queen said, "Your Majesty, won't you give it a try?"
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "I'll take a look first."
The queen smiled and said that the emperor thought the Ministry of Revenue would not agree, but it was just that he didn't want to do it. When he wanted to do it, he would no longer think it was a problem.
He has always been like this. He procrastinates on things he doesn't want to do, and becomes extremely impatient when it comes to things he wants to do, wishing he could get everything done in a day or two.
The memorial was written in great detail. The more the emperor read it, the more familiar the Imperial Medical Bureau looked to him, and his heart ached. "This is completely modeled after the Imperial College."
The Queen smiled but said nothing. "This isn't something I just found out about today. Didn't I know about it last night?"
The emperor looked at her and said, "When Zhou Man comes back, I will have a good talk with her."
The Queen smiled and said, "Please finish reading the memorial first."
Although the emperor was disgusted, he did look at it more seriously and began to think about it.
Manbao and others who had already left Beijing had long forgotten about the memorial. They packed up their things and set off for their hometown early in the morning.
Of course, not everyone went back. Servants were left behind in Changqing Lane, and Aunt Rong was left in the capital.
The Xiang family did not leave either. Xiang Mingxue's leg no longer needed acupuncture, but he still had to continue rehabilitation and was not suitable for traveling, so he decided to stay in Beijing.
Zhou Liulang, who stayed behind, took Zhou Lijun and Zhou Lizhong to see them off. Classmates such as Yin Huo, who knew their departure date, also came to see them off. It was a huge crowd.
It was really crowded. Not only classmates came, but also students from other classes of the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy. There were as many as twenty or thirty of them. Manbao stood aside and almost didn't recognize them all.
Manager Zheng also came to send Manbao off and gave her a lot of emergency medicines, such as medicines for colds, fevers, coughs, etc.
Although Manbao had made his own preparations, he accepted them all because he thought that they were outnumbered.
It took nearly half an hour to say goodbye. Bai Shan almost used up all his strength to say goodbye to everyone and pulled Bai Erlang into the carriage.
After the car had gone a distance, he complained to Bai Erlang, "It's all because of that biography you wrote. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people coming to see us off, and they wouldn't be talking so much."
Bai Erlang was unconvinced, "This biography is not mine alone, how can you blame me alone?"
Bai Shan: "But you are the only one with this name."
"If you have the guts, return the money the bookstore gave me."
Bai Shan fell silent, and Man Bao, who was sitting between them, finally tried to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, we're on our way now, aren't we? We've only been delayed for half an hour, and the master hasn't said anything."
The two of them stopped arguing.
The roads are difficult to travel on in winter, and we have to go slower for fear that the carriage will slip. The slower we go, the more bumpy the carriage will seem.
After sitting in the carriage for a while, the three of them couldn't help but go out for horseback riding. This time they brought their beloved horses with them. Although it was cold, they didn't ride fast, and it felt good to ride forward with a clattering sound.
When they were tired of riding, they returned to the carriage to rest. Seeing how energetic they were, Mr. Zhuang shook his head and smiled.
The next update will be around 11pm
(End of this chapter)
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