Chapter 1399 Detoxification 2 (October Monthly Ticket Plus 4)
Zhou Lijun carefully put it in his arms and said to Manbao with a serious face: "Aunt, I will come to comb your hair every day from now on."
Manbao looked into her eyes through the bronze mirror and instantly understood what she meant. He said, "I don't have enough jewelry to give you one piece a day."
"It's okay," Zhou Lijun said righteously, "Aunt, am I that kind of person? I comb your hair out of filial piety."
God's filial piety! The two grew up together, and Zhou Lijun is two years older than her. Who doesn't know who?
Manbao went to have breakfast in a beautiful outfit, and everyone was stunned.
Bai Shan was the first to come back to her senses. Seeing Bai Erlang still staring at her intently, she couldn't help but kick him under the table and said, "Stop looking."
Bai Erlang's eyes were still fixed on Manbao, but he lowered his head and took a sip of porridge. He sighed and said, "Manbao has really grown up."
Manbao raised his eyelids and glanced at him, saying, "Junior brother has grown up a bit."
Bai Erlang's mood instantly turned bad, and Bai Shan's mood was not very good either. He lowered his head and pretended that he didn't exist.
Mr. Zhuang, who was sitting at the head of the table, couldn't help but smile. He tapped his chopsticks and said, "Eat quickly. After you finish, I'll take you to the Imperial College to report. You'll go to school at the agreed time."
It happened that Bai Dalang came from next door to have breakfast. He and his classmates still rented the small courtyard next door. Firstly, he was older and often had to attend social events, so his daily routine was different from Bai Shan and the others.
Secondly, it was quieter over there. There were too many teenagers here. Early in the morning, let alone here, he could feel the hustle and bustle next door.
It’s better to read quietly.
He heard Mr. Zhuang's words before he even bowed. After he finished, he sat down and said, "Sir, I asked Brother Xu yesterday, and he said that the Imperial College has decided to open on the 20th."
Mr. Zhuang raised an eyebrow. "I thought they opened on the 16th."
Today is already the 18th. Students of the Imperial College can report two days later, but if they delay too long, the Imperial College will hold them accountable, so they are rushing to the capital in such a hurry.
Bai Dalang said, "According to the rules of previous years, the exams were indeed scheduled for the 16th. However, this year, His Majesty is holding a special examination, and he issued a notice to all provinces before the New Year. The major exams will be held in April, and another in August. I heard that before the New Year, doctors like Kong Jijiu began to worry about the exam papers, so they set the opening date for the 20th."
So this year they were not late, they arrived early, although not by a few days.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "That's perfect. Let's go out and find a suitable school for Lixue and the others today."
As a parent, Manbao thanked Mr. Zhuang and entrusted them to him. After having breakfast, she went out with her medicine box.
Bai Shan asked her family's coachman to take her to the palace.
The Eastern Palace probably didn't expect that she would actually make the antidote within a day, so they didn't send anyone to pick her up.
Manbao entered with the token given by the queen.
The guards guarding the palace gate were very familiar with her. After all, she came here every few days, either to see the queen or the prince. Her frequency of coming in and out was second only to the adults who worked in the imperial city.
So he just gave her a quick check and let her go, even joking with her, "Little Doctor Zhou, why didn't Eunuch Wu come to pick you up today?"
Manbao said, "Go ahead and get busy. I'm familiar with the route and can get there by myself."
The guard smiled and let him go, saying, "Then take care, Doctor Zhou."
Manbao looked at the smiling young guard, nodded his head, and thought to himself: It would be better if the prince did not have that idea, otherwise if he really rebelled, the emperor would probably be fine, and he might not die, but those guarding the palace gate would definitely die.
Manbao carried the medicine box into the palace and slowly strolled along the city wall towards the East Palace.
The patrolling guards and palace servants she met along the way just glanced at her and nodded slightly, then continued on their way.
A palace maid who was traveling with her caught up with her and offered to carry the medicine box for her.
During this month, although Manbao was not in the palace, Doctor Liu and the others occasionally practiced acupuncture for the palace maids. Winter and spring are the times when colds are prevalent. This year, fewer people moved from the palace to the epidemic prevention center than in previous years, and fewer people died than in previous years.
Although no one said it, they were very grateful to Manbao in their hearts.
Although the medicine box was very heavy, it contained the antidote for the prince. Even with Koko around, Manbao didn't dare to give it to anyone else.
What if the medicine is contaminated? Where would she get another one for the prince in such a short time?
So Manbao declined the palace servants' kindness and continued to stroll along the palace wall.
When he arrived at the gate of the East Palace, he found that it was closed, so Manbao knocked on the door.
The guard of the East Palace was startled when he opened the door and saw Manbao, and immediately stepped aside to let Manbao in.
Manbao asked, "Why is the door closed in broad daylight?"
As soon as the voice fell, she vaguely heard a noise and Manbao looked over in confusion.
The guard lowered his voice and said, "His Highness is furious. Doctor Zhou, would you like to rest for a while before going over?"
Manbao was stunned for a moment and then said, "No, I'll go take a look."
Manbao went to the backyard of the East Palace as if he knew the place well.
The prince was smashing things in the main courtyard. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard crackling sounds. The palace servants were all hiding in the courtyard.
Eunuch Wu was standing outside the door, wiping the sweat from his forehead when his apprentice pulled his sleeve. He turned around and was startled to see Manbao. "Little Doctor Zhou, why are you in the palace today? His Highness didn't say he was coming to pick you up..."
Manbao said, "We agreed to come up for an acupuncture every other day, so I came."
Manbao peeked into the room, but couldn't see anything, so he asked, "What's wrong?"
Eunuch Wu wiped his sweat off his forehead and lowered his voice, "Yesterday at the morning court, Lord Wang mentioned that the Crown Princess had no heir and asked Your Majesty to choose a concubine for the Crown Prince. The royal family also asked Duke Pi to be more magnanimous and take the initiative to find a good wife for His Highness. They started arguing in the hall yesterday, and who knew Lord Wang would be so reckless as to bring this up again today..."
Manbao: ...This is not referring to the Crown Princess, it is clearly referring to the Crown Prince.
Didn’t the Crown Princess find a woman for the Crown Prince?
There were quite a few people in the East Palace before.
At first, the Crown Princess was childless, and everyone thought it was the Crown Princess's problem. But with so many women in the Eastern Palace, and none of them could give birth, people began to wonder whose problem it was.
Moreover, although the prince's problem has not been announced to the world, it is an open secret. Everyone does not say it, but everyone knows it in their hearts.
Manbao asked, holding the medicine box, "Should I wait outside?"
Eunuch Wu was also unsure, mainly because the prince had been moody recently, especially in the past few days. It was common for him to suddenly lose his temper, so he was not sure whether Zhou Mangai should go in at this time.
The two stood outside the door and looked at each other.
The prince roared inside, "What are you doing outside? Come in!"
(End of this chapter)
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