Chapter 1383 Entering the Palace
Manbao kept his horse's speed steady while controlling its direction. He lowered his head and asked Eunuch Wu, "Does the Crown Prince know that I'm arriving in the capital today?"
Eunuch Wu said with a smile, "You said it would take a month to get there. We calculated we'd only be in the capital in a day or two, so we've been waiting at the city gate since yesterday. Ouch, Doctor Zhou, why don't we stop and talk? We need to avoid people in this carriage, otherwise we'd get into one if we weren't careful."
Manbao reined in his horse and looked around. Baishan pointed ahead with his whip and said, "Go there. Let's stop at the entrance of the alley."
There were few people there. In Bai Shan's memory, the alley seemed to be a dead end with no access from inside, so there were not many people at that entrance.
A group of people came forward, Manbao and the other two jumped off their horses, and Santou and the other three also jumped down holding the hands of their guards, looking at Eunuch Wu who got off the carriage in front with great curiosity.
As soon as Eunuch Wu got out of the carriage, he bowed to Manbao and the other two, then said, "Young Doctor Zhou, you've arrived in the capital too. Why don't you go to the palace to meet His Highness first?"
Man Bao looked down at his clothes and said, "I look so dusty and tired. I haven't washed or changed my clothes. It's so rude."
She said, "Why don't you wait until I get home and change my clothes?"
Eunuch Wu looked embarrassed: "This..."
Bai Shan had already taken out his purse and, without even glancing at the money inside, stuffed it directly into Eunuch Wu's hand and asked, "Eunuch, what happened to His Highness?"
"Oh, I dare not say that," Eunuch Wu pushed the purse back and whispered, "Little Doctor Zhou has done our family a favor. Take this purse and buy some snacks."
He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "His Highness, he drank the wrong wine not long ago..."
Manbao looked puzzled, "What do you mean by drinking the wrong wine?"
Eunuch Wu said vaguely, "Young Doctor Zhou, you'll know if you go into the palace. His Majesty had several people executed during the New Year because of this. Prince Gong didn't even spend the seventh day of the New Year in the capital; he was sent straight back to Luozhou."
Prince Gong is the third prince. After he left Beijing to become a fiefdom, everyone got used to calling him Prince Gong.
Manbao was confused, but after looking at his clothes, he said, "I still need to go wash up. We have been on the road for nine days and haven't washed much."
Eunuch Wu stopped trying to stop him and just said with a smile, "Then shall I accompany you back?"
"good."
Those who originally wanted to stroll along the street and buy some food had no choice but to return to Changqing Lane.
The gatekeeper who stayed at Changqing Lane opened the door and saw them. He immediately shouted with joy, and while removing the threshold to let them in, he said, "I thought the young masters would arrive in the next two days, and I had even discussed with the young masters and young ladies of the Zhou family that we would start guarding the city gate tomorrow. I didn't expect the young masters to arrive today."
Bai Shan handed the horse to him and said, "Go to Erliu Lane and tell them that Grandmother and the others are heading into the city. Hurry up and tidy up the yard. We'll need to park the carriage there soon. We also need to boil water and clean up the rooms for the old lady and the mistress..."
Manbao had already led Santou and the others into the house. He pointed to Sanya's room and said to her, "This is my room, and that's Erya's. You choose one to stay in first. Santou, Sitou, you can rest in Sige's room for a while, and then we can figure out where to stay later."
She ran to the kitchen and bumped into Aunt Rong who had heard the noise and was about to come out to take a look. Manbao grabbed her and said, "Aunt Rong, I need to wash up. Is there any hot water?"
"No," Aunt Rong said, "I'll go and burn it right away. Miss Man, why didn't you send us a message before you came back so that we could come and pick you up."
"The messenger might not be as fast as us," Manbao shook her arm and said, "I have to go to the palace right away to see the prince. I'll give you a red envelope when I come back."
When Aunt Rong heard this, she immediately said, "That's an urgent matter. Go back to your room and find some clothes. I'm just about to prepare lunch. The stove is hot. Just pour some water on it and it will start boiling."
Manbao agreed and happily went back to the house to find clothes.
Bai Shan arranged for people to notify Erliu Lane and the restaurant, and also rolled up his sleeves to clean up the yard for parking the car.
He went to the guest room to take a look and was about to ask Brother Xiang Mingxue, but he found that there was no one at home to ask.
Seeing that they were all busy, Bai Erlang could only ask Eunuch Wu to sit in the main hall. He touched the teacup and found it was empty. The teapot was also clean, without a drop of water.
San Ya walked in with a stern face, looking straight ahead, nervously took the teapot from his hand, turned around and went out, and ran to the kitchen as soon as she went out.
The third and fourth heads have also rolled up their sleeves and started working, especially in the kitchen.
Because it was Chinese New Year, there were few people at the house, so Aunt Rong asked two kitchen helpers to go home for the New Year. So many people would come back soon and they would have lunch, but there was rice and flour at home, but not many vegetables.
So after the cook lit the fire, she began to arrange for the guards to go to the street to buy meat and vegetables, while Santou and the others took out a few cabbages from the cellar, selected the vegetables according to the available vegetables, and washed the rice and cooked it.
Eunuch Wu didn't even have a glass of water, so he naturally couldn't sit still. So he walked in the yard with his hands behind his back, looking at the bustling yard, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
Seeing Bai Shan still carrying a few flower pots to the garden, he turned to ask Bai Erlang, "Young Masters, are you still working on your own?"
Bai Erlang said as a matter of course: "We just came back to clean up, otherwise we will be very busy when the carriage comes back later."
The hot water was ready, and Manbao really wanted to wash her hair, but in this kind of weather, it would obviously take a while for her hair to dry after washing. She didn't dare to risk being blown by the cold wind with wet hair, so she just washed and changed her clothes before going out.
She said to Eunuch Wu with empty hands, "My medicine box is still outside the city."
Eunuch Wu immediately said, "These things are all in the palace. Doctor Zhou just needs to come with us into the palace."
Bai Shan, who had been busy all the time, stood beside Man Bao without knowing when. He was a little worried, "Should I take you there?"
Manbao was already accustomed to entering the palace, and after spending a few times with the prince, she felt that he was not so unreasonable, so she shook her head and said, "Forget it, you stay at home. The master and Grandmother Liu will be back soon."
Bai Shan could only see them off and watch them get in the car and leave.
Santou also stood beside Bai Shan, and waited until the car drove away before asking, "Uncle-in-law, is it dangerous to enter the palace?"
Bai Shan was so frightened by the word "little uncle" that his soul almost flew out of his head. The tips of his ears turned red. After swallowing, he said, "Well, it's not that bad. I don't know what news has come out in the palace, so I am a little worried."
Hearing this, Santou heaved a sigh of relief and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, if it comes down to luck, my aunt has always had good luck."
Bai Shan nodded and was about to turn around and go back to the house with Santou when he saw Xiang Mingxue and Xiang Chao slowly coming from the other end of the alley with a cane. Seeing Bai Shan, he asked in surprise, "You're back?"
Bai Shan immediately stepped forward to support his other side, and together with Xiang Chao, helped him into the house, and then asked: "Do you know what happened to the prince during the New Year?"
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(End of this chapter)
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