Chapter 1437: Reaping the Profits of a Fisherman (Rewards to Book Friend "Springfallz")
Manbao slept refreshed all night, and the next day he took San Ya to the pharmacy to work.
San Ya is still memorizing "Shennong's Collection of Herbs" and learning about medicinal herbs with the shopkeeper Zheng. She is making rapid progress, mainly because she likes to ask questions.
At first, she didn't dare to ask other people, so she asked Manbao and Xiaoshao.
I basically asked these two about the medicinal herbs I had recognized. Later, I became familiar with Doctor Liu and Zheng Gu, so I started asking them too.
So she learned very quickly.
Even the shopkeeper Zheng couldn't help but say to Manbao: "Your niece is really smart. Isn't it said that you have many children at home? Why don't you bring some nephews with you to teach them?"
Manbao said: "The older ones either can't learn or have gone to school, and the younger ones are just learning to walk, so there's no rush."
Manager Zheng lamented that his family had many talented people.
He also learned from his son that her two nephews were studying at Songhe Academy.
He said, "Everyone in your family seems to be quite smart."
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Like my mother. My mother is smarter than my father, but my father is not stupid either."
The two of them chatted and laughed, and occasionally taught their apprentice. Time passed quickly. Manbao looked at the time and it was almost time for her to enter the palace as agreed.
So he packed up the medicine box, assigned homework to the three disciples except San Ya, and sat in the lobby waiting.
There were bursts of horse hooves sounds outside the door. Manbao took the medicine box and went out. When he saw the people and cars waiting outside the door, he opened his mouth in surprise.
The captain of the Imperial Guard dismounted, bowed to Manbao, and said, "Young Doctor Zhou, from now on, we will escort you in and out of the palace. This is the carriage His Majesty has given you. Please take it."
Manbao looked at the gorgeous carriage and couldn't help but reach out and touch its colorful cloth. He asked, "Is this for me?"
The Imperial Guard Captain said: "...We are just giving you this as a reward. We will leave with the carriage only after we capture the person who is threatening you."
Manbao turned to look at Daji who was waiting on the side and said, "Daji, go home."
Daji glanced at the captain of the imperial guards, nodded his head, and stepped aside.
He watched Manbao climb onto the carriage, hang up the curtains, and sit alone in the wide carriage with excitement in his eyes, and he couldn't help but smile.
After watching the imperial guards escort Manbao away, Daji breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to drive home.
This is the prince's sincerity and the emperor's deterrence.
Yesterday evening, the prince took this box to see the emperor, and the emperor was also angry.
The Queen Mother, he and the Queen all gave Zhou Man gifts, showing their unmistakable attitude, but the person behind the scenes dared to ignore them and continue to threaten Zhou Man!
The emperor was so angry that his chest heaved.
Then he began to wonder, was this the third brother's own idea, or were the people left behind in the capital by the third brother acting recklessly?
But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the prince actually handed the thing to him and asked him to deal with it.
The emperor was stunned after he calmed down.
Because according to the prince's temper, he would never hand this matter over to the emperor. He might go to Luozhou himself to beat up the third brother, or make trouble for the third brother's disciples, find a way to cut off a few of his arms, make the court a mess, and then find someone to protect Zhou Man himself.
Isn’t this what happened to Zhou Man before?
He didn't report it at all. The emperor knew about it because the incident happened in public and it was Jingzhao Prefecture that stepped in to resolve it.
Didn’t you see that the people escorting Zhou Man in and out of the palace during this period were all the prince’s guards?
The emperor looked down at the dagger in the box, then looked at the prince in confusion and asked suspiciously, "Are you asking me to handle this?"
The Crown Prince's face turned cold, and he asked, "Why, Father, do you intend to let it go?"
The emperor was annoyed by his tone and angrily asked, "When did I ever say it was over?"
The father and son couldn't help but quarrel again, but the emperor still responded the next day. He handed the box to Yin Li and asked him to continue investigating. At the same time, he personally sent his guards to escort Zhou Man.
Protection is secondary, deterrence is more important.
Zhou Man went back and forth between Changqing Lane and Jishiditang many times by herself, and nothing happened on the way. It was obvious that the person behind her did not want to or did not dare to take her life.
Not only did they give her a dagger, but they also threatened her to leave the capital and not treat the prince anymore.
Of course, the emperor thought so, but Lord Tang did not.
He told Yin Li directly, "The person who caused Zhou Man to flip over and threw her heart, liver, and kidneys into the car is not the same person who gave her the dagger."
Yin Li raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"
"The former wanted her life, the latter was just a threat, perhaps even just to frame the former." Tang He said, "The person who caused Zhou Man's car to overturn was very bold and careful. Not only did he drug the eunuchs in the palace and saw off the wheels, but after Zhou Man's car overturned safely, he also attacked the horses, spooking them. Obviously, he knew that Zhou Man would not be able to leave the capital immediately with threats alone, so he wanted to kill him."
"But being careful has its advantages. He is timid. The Queen Mother, His Majesty, and the Empress rewarded Zhou Man and showed their attitude, so he backed down."
Originally, Tang He had already found some clues, but as soon as the rewards from the three big bosses came, the other party cut off their tail to survive, and all the clues were lost.
This is different from the person behind the scenes who could only throw a bloody dagger into the car during the Li family's 100th day banquet.
Yin Li asked, "Do you think it was the Third Prince who did it?"
Tang He smiled, "Sir, handling a case requires evidence, not just intuition."
Yin Li said, "The person your majesty sent to Luozhou to reprimand Prince Gong should have arrived."
He was just stating it. Tang He couldn't help but sigh and said, "I'm afraid it's not the Third Prince."
Yin Li also had this feeling, which was why he felt that the current political situation was very chaotic and unpredictable.
The two smart men exchanged a glance, and Tang He stood up and saluted, saying, "I will find out as soon as possible."
Yin Li nodded and let him leave.
At this time, Prince Gong of Luozhou received a reprimand from the emperor, was fined three months' salary, and then was confined to his house for one month.
The third prince was dumbfounded. His father had always doted on him. How could he scold him for not going to the fields to plow on the second day of the second month?
Besides, what law did he violate by not plowing?
Prince Gong immediately sent someone to find the eunuch who had delivered the imperial edict to inquire.
After getting him drunk all night, he finally learned what had happened in the capital. Prince Gong was so angry that his face turned blue. He couldn't help but smash the cup and shouted angrily: "It wasn't me!"
The staff all bowed their heads.
Prince Gong turned around twice and said angrily, "This is outrageous! The Crown Prince staged this all himself and framed me!"
An aide couldn't help but whisper, "Didn't His Highness once say he wanted to expel Zhou Man? Could it be that someone in the capital did it secretly?"
Prince Gong frowned, thought for a moment, and then shook his head. "Impossible! If they did it, they wouldn't have refused to take credit for it. Now that no one is claiming credit, it's obviously not them."
"Also, I found the state banquet during the New Year strange. I didn't replace the wine in the prince's jug." Prince Gong became angry when this incident was mentioned. Because of this, he was sent back to his fiefdom by his father the next day. He pondered, "It seems that someone is trying to reap the benefits."
good evening
(End of this chapter)
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