Chapter 1427 Support (December Monthly Ticket Plus 11th)
The Queen Mother looked up at her, but could only see the black hair on top of her head. Although her eyesight was not very good, she still vaguely remembered that she raised her head slightly when she knelt down.
She snorted in her heart, but she was quite smart.
She didn't want to talk too much with Zhou Man. She hadn't come to talk to her in the first place. Thinking that time was enough, she waved her hand and said, "From now on, you should serve the prince carefully. If you cure his illness, you will benefit from it."
Manbao responded respectfully.
The Queen Mother closed her eyes slightly and said, "Go away."
The maid behind her shouted, "Reward—"
Manbao couldn't understand the meaning of these words for a while. When she was carrying the medicine box out of the palace and saw many palace maids and eunuchs holding things in their hands, she realized that they were rewards for her.
Manbao once thought that this thing was poisonous.
With a confused look on her face, she followed the palace maids and the reward team out of the palace.
The Queen Mother's residence was too far away, and it took a long time to walk to the palace gate. Manbao almost got sore from carrying the heavy medicine box back and forth.
A group of people walked out of the Queen Mother's Palace in a mighty manner. Upon hearing this, the Prince, who was anxiously waiting in the Queen's Palace, turned his head in surprise and looked at the Queen.
The Queen had anticipated this, and she put down her teacup and said with a smile, "Well, I think your grandmother won't embarrass her, will she?"
The Crown Princess quickly bowed and apologized on behalf of the Crown Prince, "It was you, the ministers, who misunderstood the Empress Dowager."
The Queen took her hand and said with a smile, "The Queen Mother is also the Queen Mother and Dalang's grandmother. She loves Dalang very much and naturally won't do anything to embarrass him."
She glanced at the Crown Prince sitting beside her, teaching both him and the Crown Princess, "As the Queen Mother, you should prioritize the greater good. The Queen Mother's favoritism towards the Prince of Yizhou is natural, but her preferential treatment of Zhou Man is beneficial to the country and its people, and it stabilizes the court. This is rational."
"In the face of the country and the overall situation, personal grudges are not worth mentioning."
It was unknown whether the Crown Prince heard it or not, but the Crown Princess was shocked and responded by bowing thoughtfully.
Seeing that she understood, the Queen smiled with satisfaction. She turned to look at Aunt Shang and said, "Give away the things that belong to me and His Majesty as well. You must personally deliver them to Changqing Lane."
Aunt Shang nodded in agreement and bowed before leaving.
After they left, the Queen said to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, "You were right to treat Zhou Man coldly during this period. You shouldn't express your affection for her in front of outsiders. From now on, we, as the elders, will handle such matters to deter those evil spirits."
Prince: ...
The Crown Princess was speechless, not wanting the Queen to notice their original intention, so she quickly agreed.
The Queen nodded and said with a smile, "Alright, you can go back now. His Majesty has handed this matter over to the Jingzhao Yin to investigate. I think there will be news soon."
It was not handed over to Shangshu Feng, but to Yin Li. It was obvious that the emperor wanted to investigate thoroughly this time.
The prince had a blank expression on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking. He said goodbye to the princess and left.
The Crown Princess looked up and saw that the Crown Prince had a gloomy face. She knew that he was still angry, so she quickly walked over to catch up with him, reached out and took his hand, and whispered, "Your Highness, should we go see the Royal Grandmother?"
The Queen Mother suppressed her disgust and summoned Zhou Man, and rewarded her with so many things. Of course, it was not because she liked her, but because she was supporting the Crown Prince and expressing her attitude, and even the attitude of the royal upper class.
Even she, who hated Zhou Man so much, had to give in when it came to the issue of the crown prince's offspring. Anyone who dared to cause trouble for Zhou Man again would be going against the entire royal family.
The prince thought about it and nodded, "Go."
The Queen Mother was in poor health and felt sleepy right after meeting Zhou Man. She was about to lie down to rest when she heard that the Prince and his wife had arrived. She couldn't help but smile and asked someone to let them in.
Seeing that the prince's face was not very good, she patted his hand and comforted him: "Don't worry, your father is also angry this time. No matter who is behind it, he will not let it go easily."
The Queen Mother wanted to say something, but couldn't speak. After a pause, she sighed and said, "You are a good child. When you have nothing to do, go visit your mother more often and listen to what she says."
There has always been tension between the Crown Prince and the Emperor, and he only has a better relationship with the Queen. She actually still hopes that he and the Third Prince can live in peace, as they are both her grandsons. The Queen Mother sighed softly, feeling so hurt that she didn't want to speak.
For such a position, there has never been peace from the previous dynasty to the present.
The Queen Mother was extremely tired and didn't want to talk anymore, so she waved her hand and told them to go back and rest.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess quickly bowed and took their leave.
Manbao was escorted out of the palace in a grand manner. He had just returned to Changqing Lane when the empress dowager's gifts were brought in. Before he had time to sit down and have a sip of tea, Aunt Shang came with the rewards from the emperor and the empress.
There are more people coming this time, and there is also an imperial edict.
Mr. Zhuang quickly led his family to kneel down and listen to the appreciation. After sending them away, everyone looked at the gift boxes placed in the yard in silence.
This time, the emperor and empress's rewards were much more generous. They included not only cloth and porcelain, but also spices, gems, and medicinal herbs.
Among them was a box of spices that smelled pungent the moment it was opened. Others didn't know what they were, but Manbao was a doctor, and Mr. Zhuang was knowledgeable. After seeing it, he smiled and said, "Just this box of spices, you can buy a small house in the outer city."
Xiang Chao, who had just gotten up, was so surprised that he almost fell to his knees again. He stared at the contents of the box with wide eyes, but when he saw something he had never seen before, he asked curiously, "What's the use of this thing?"
Manbao said, "Pepper is a very expensive spice. I've seen it at the shopkeeper Zheng's place. He said he bought it from a Hu merchant. One ounce of pepper is worth one ounce of gold. It can be used as medicine or carried around."
Manbao was very surprised. Why would the emperor and the empress reward her with such a precious thing? This spice can only be imported from the Western Regions. It is said that the Hu merchants have to go through Tubo, Nepal, and then to India to buy this kind of thing.
It is unknown how many hands it has to go through before it reaches the capital, so this spice has always been very valuable.
Manbao had only seen it when she was sitting in the medicine shop, but the shopkeeper Zheng was also very cautious, even more cautious than with ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. He only let her take a look and smell it, and he wouldn't let her touch it even if she wanted to.
Thinking of this, Manbao reached out and took one out of the box, squeezed it, then put it under his nose and smelled it, and almost sneezed.
Xiang Chao asked curiously, "Why did the Emperor and Empress suddenly reward you with so many things? Did you cure the Crown Prince's illness?"
Almost, but he couldn't tell him that, so Manbao said, "Not yet."
Mr. Zhuang glanced at her. There were not many people at home at the moment, only a few of them. He thought about it and still didn't ask her.
The child is grown up, so it’s not good to interfere too much.
Koko, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly said, "Collect one."
Manbao then held the pill in his palm.
(End of this chapter)
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