Chapter 1432 Postponed (Thanks to the reward from book friend "vivi涵笑")
Back at the mansion, the group leaned over the stone table and stared at the box. Manbao asked, "Could it be like what's written in the book, that there's a hidden weapon inside, and once it's opened, it'll shoot out and the person will die?"
Daji thought so too, so he didn't dare let Manbao take it.
Mr. Zhuang frowned and found a long stick. "Everyone, move aside. Use this to open it."
Everyone stepped back.
Koko: ...
Unfortunately, the main system just came to it to check whether its host had found any new stones, so it was silent and said nothing.
Mr. Zhuang poked the box but it didn't open. Daji took the stick and hit and picked it lightly, and the box bounced open. Nothing happened, and everything was very calm.
They felt strange, so they quietly took two steps forward and stood on tiptoe to look, and saw a bloody dagger lying quietly in the box.
Manbao was stunned. He stepped forward and looked at the bloody dagger in the box. He looked at Daji uncertainly, "Is this human blood?"
Daji picked up the dagger with a sullen face, sniffed it under his nose, and nodded to Manbao, "Human blood."
Mr. Zhuang's face darkened as well. "This is threatening you."
Xiang Mingxue frowned, "Empress Dowager, His Majesty and the Queen have both given you rewards. How could someone be so audacious?"
Mr. Zhuang turned around and asked Manbao, "What happened a few days ago?"
The dagger was exposed in front of Mr. Zhuang. Manbao could only touch his nose and evade the main point by saying, "Someone threw a bag of pig's hearts, livers and kidneys into my car to scare me."
San Ya said, "Then my aunt stewed them all and ate them."
Everyone: ...
Zhou Lixue and Zhou Ligu were originally angry, but after hearing what Sanya said, they turned their heads to look at the dagger in Daji's hand and asked, "This knife looks very sharp. Is it expensive?"
Daji: “…Not cheap.”
Zhou Lixue said angrily: "Okay, let's clean it, sell it and make money!"
Manbao nodded, "That's a good idea, but before that, I need to show it to a few people."
She handed over the box and Daji put the dagger into it.
Man Bao closed it and snorted, "Do you really think I'm a clay statue? I'm going to bring the dagger into the palace. I'm going to show it to the Crown Prince first, then to the Emperor, and finally to Brother Tang Xue. I want to see who is so evil that he has the guts to threaten the Crown Prince, no, the Emperor. Do you think we little people have the final say on whether the Crown Prince should be deposed or enthroned?"
She said, "He only picks on the weak. Even if he becomes the crown prince, he won't be able to accomplish anything great."
If you have the guts, give the emperor a knife and tell him that if you don’t depose the crown prince and make me the crown prince, I will kill you.
A cowardly bastard.
Manbao's heart was jumping, and he kept telling himself, you are not a coward, you are very brave, so give the knife to the emperor!
Manbao put the box into the medicine box.
Mr. Zhuang had a headache and tried to dissuade him, "You can show it to the Crown Prince, or even to Lord Tang, but you are not allowed to go to His Majesty. Do you understand?"
Manbao pursed his lips, "Why?"
Mr. Zhuang did not explain, but asked, "What do you think?"
Well, she couldn't bear the emperor's wrath.
Manbao changed her clothes unhappily. The imperial guards came to pick her up on time. Daji thought about it, got up and drove her into the palace himself.
The carriage sent by the palace followed behind, with the imperial guards guarding on both sides of the carriage.
During this time, the imperial guards had become familiar with Manbao. Seeing her sullen expression, one of them asked with a smile, "Didn't Doctor Zhou celebrate the Hundred Days' Day today? Why do you look so unhappy? Did someone bully you?"
Manbao glanced at him and asked, "How did you know I was going to the Hundred Days Feast?"
"Hehe, I heard from my mother that the Li family invited you to a banquet. It's a pity that I'm on duty today, otherwise I could have a chance encounter with Doctor Zhou at the Li Mansion."
Seeing that he had a round face and looked only about seventeen or eighteen years old, Manbao said, "I'm engaged."
Round-faced guard: ...
The imperial guards standing by were stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter, almost falling off their horses.
One of them, still on horseback, reached out and patted the round-faced guard, asking him to accept his condolences.
The round-faced guard slapped his hand away, and said to Manbao with a helpless smile: "Doctor Zhou, that's not what I meant..."
Manbao forced a smile and said, "That's good. We can be friends."
Daji looked at Manbao curiously and asked, "Miss Man, besides the young master, is there anyone who likes you?"
Manbao hummed twice, "Of course."
But she didn't say who it was, and Daji didn't ask. Instead, the guards nearby were very curious and asked, "Doctor Zhou, are you engaged to the young man from the Bai family?"
Manbao nodded.
The guards laughed and said, "You two are a good match. You two have lived and died together."
The new generation of imperial guards are mostly children selected from powerful families. They are deeply impressed by Bai Shan and Zhou Man who came to the palace to file a complaint. They are also a group of passionate teenagers and young men who both sympathize with them and admire them, so they have a good impression of them.
People in the palace regarded Zhou Man as a doctor, but they viewed her more as a chivalrous woman who avenged her parents.
At first, he could still keep a straight face when he was ordered to escort her, but since everyone was of similar age, they became familiar with each other after a few interactions and became more relaxed.
Manbao's mood improved a lot after they made a fuss, and his expression had returned to normal by the time he arrived at the palace gate.
She got out of the car with her medicine box and said to Daji, "You go home first. I guess I'll have to stay here until evening. Then I'll ask them to take me back."
Daji smiled and said, "It's okay for me to go back. I'd better stay here and wait for Miss Man."
He lowered his voice and said, "Miss Man, you must listen to Mr. Zhuang's advice."
Manbao said gloomily, "I know. Don't worry, I won't really go to the emperor."
Manbao no longer mentioned asking him to go back. He picked up the medicine box and turned to go into the palace.
Although the inspector saw a box in the medicine box, he did not open it and thought it was also some medicinal material, so he let it pass very leniently.
Manbao, who was still thinking about his words: ...
She silently picked up the medicine box and walked in. The palace maids from the East Palace were already waiting there. When they saw her coming, they greeted her with a smile and accompanied her to the East Palace.
This was the new treatment she received since her accident. Every time she entered the palace, someone would accompany her to the East Palace, as if they were afraid that she would encounter an accident in the palace.
Manbao carried the medicine box into the East Palace. After thinking for a while, he did not bring up the matter first. Instead, he gave the prince acupuncture first and waited until he woke up from a sleep before talking about it.
She felt that she was a considerate doctor. Although she was anxious and itching to give the acupuncture, she also knew that if she told the prince now, he would definitely get angry and the acupuncture would definitely not be so effective. He might even get angry and run to quarrel with the emperor, and the acupuncture would not even be able to work.
Manbao inserted all the needles and saw that the Crown Princess seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he looked at her curiously.
The Crown Princess glanced down at her husband and saw that he had fallen asleep with his eyes closed. She reached out and pulled Manbao aside, whispering, "Doctor Zhou, my period still hasn't come this month."
Manbao counted on his fingers, his eyes lit up, "It has been postponed for seven days."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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