Chapter 1481: Housewarming Ceremony Part 4
Fourth Sister Yin and Fifth Sister Yin blushed.
Manbao didn't mind. Seeing that they wanted her to see but were embarrassed, she simply took their hands and took their pulses.
Everyone suddenly became quiet.
Manbao felt their pulses and was slightly surprised. "You are in good health."
She glanced at Liu Lirong and the others who were watching them, then withdrew her hand and said with a smile, "Very healthy. I've checked the pulses of so many people, and your pulse is rare to be so good."
Fourth Sister Yin smiled and said, "Grandma has always taken good care of our health."
It's more than just being careful. Manbao thought, they must have been conditioning their bodies all the time, which is why their foundation is so good.
Moreover, they haven't accumulated any drug poisoning. It seems that the people who treated them paid great attention to this aspect.
But this was a private matter, so she didn't say anything in front of Liu Lirong and the others. She waited until they were away from each other before she pulled the two of them aside and asked, "Who treated your health? I noticed you've been taking medicine for treatment, right?"
Fourth Sister Yin blushed and nodded, whispering, "It was Doctor Tan. Grandmother asked Doctor Tan to treat us."
Old Madam Yin felt that Yin Huo's health condition was largely due to her daughter-in-law's health. Therefore, in order to prevent her granddaughters from following in her daughter-in-law's footsteps, she always paid attention to regulating their health.
Although Yin Li's child Yin He had various problems, the children born to Yin's eldest sister, Yin's second sister and Yin's third sister were all healthy after they married into their husband's family. And unfortunately, the first child was all a boy.
In response, Manbao only muttered, "Whether it's a boy or a girl depends on the man."
Fourth Sister Yin was startled and was about to ask for details when Zhou Liru rushed over and said, "Auntie, many guests are coming up."
Manbao quickly said goodbye and went forward.
People from the Sun, Zhang, and Du families also came to congratulate, but they happened to run into people from the East Palace, and the front yard was very lively.
Eunuch Wu came in person to deliver gifts. In addition to bringing gifts from the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, he also handed over gifts from Princess Changyu and Princess Mingda.
Eunuch Wu laughed and said, "Before they came here, the princesses said that His Majesty would not allow them to leave the palace, otherwise they would have come in person."
Mrs. Du, who was standing by, secretly felt relieved when she heard this. Fortunately, she came. Zhou Man was more prestigious than they thought.
Manbao accepted the gift, thanked him, and then invited Eunuch Wu in to have a drink.
Eunuch Wu politely declined and pulled Manbao aside, saying, "My little ancestor, if you said you wouldn't go to the palace, then don't go. Even if you can't treat His Highness anymore, you should still visit the Crown Princess every now and then, right?"
Manbao: "Is the Crown Princess's pregnancy not good?"
"Pfft, pfft, pfft, children's words are careless and are blown away by the wind," Eunuch Wu said softly, "The Duke's Mansion and the Empress have both sent a nurse to the Crown Princess, and with the Imperial Physician watching over her, they haven't noticed anything amiss. It's just that the Empress is feeling uneasy, perhaps because she's pregnant with the little grandson, and she's been feeling a little down these past few days."
Eunuch Wu lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, what you mean is that you want to use the palace maids in the Eastern Palace for your apprentices to practice with? You can still go into the palace. You can do whatever you want with the people in the palace. You can still stay in the side hall of the Eastern Palace. Just pay your respects to Your Highness and the Crown Princess when you enter the palace."
They said they were here to pay their respects, but in fact they were just taking their pulse to check if there was any problem around them.
Ever since the poison stone was placed around him, the prince has always been suspicious. Sometimes he would call the imperial physician just to change his clothes or burn incense.
Manbao thought about the slow progress of Dr. Liu and the others' acupuncture skills and immediately nodded. "That's what you said. I'll go to the palace tomorrow to pay my respects to the Crown Princess."
Manbao's mind was already calculating, "I don't ask for much. I'll go to the palace every other day. If you can give me twenty people, that's enough."
Eunuch Wu wanted to tell her that he could find more people for her.
But they thought that this was a long-term project, and that too many people had been transferred to give acupuncture, which delayed other work. If the higher-ups investigated, not only would this project not be cancelled, they would probably all be held accountable.
So he nodded.
Manbao became happy and whispered, "I have four disciples now. Can I bring them all into the palace?"
"That won't work. Can I only bring two at a time?"
Manbao was troubled. "This will slow down the progress. If we want to learn, we can learn together. My niece can take it a bit longer. She hasn't even started memorizing the acupuncture point chart yet, but Zheng Gu and the others can start right away."
"Then I must ask for your grace, Your Highness."
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go to the palace tomorrow and ask for mercy from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Eunuch Wu also became happy. After all, although Zhou Man's entry into the palace was to test the palace maids, they also had an extra guarantee, didn't they?
The palace maids were sick, but few of them could see a doctor or take medicine.
In his joy, Eunuch Wu accidentally let slip, "From what I've heard from Your Highness, His Majesty seems to be planning to reorganize the Imperial Medical Bureau as you requested, and then have it recruit students to study medicine."
Manbao was stunned, his heart pounding, "Is this true?"
Eunuch Wu was startled, realizing that he had said something he shouldn't have. However, meeting Man Bao's bright gaze, he gritted his teeth and nodded, lowering his voice and saying, "Of course it's true. His Highness wants to take over this matter and establish it together with Chongwenguan. It will also be a meritorious deed in the future. Doctor Zhou, His Highness is still discussing this matter with His Majesty. Even the ministers in the court don't know about it yet, so..."
Manbao immediately said, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone and I won't spread it outside."
Eunuch Wu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again. "If the Imperial Medical Bureau can be built, Doctor Zhou will have great merit in the future. I heard that His Majesty has had a fifth-rank official uniform made for you."
Bai Shan and Zhou Silang arranged for the Zhang family and others who came to visit. When they turned around, they found Manbao still whispering with Eunuch Wu, and they couldn't help shaking their heads.
Zhou Silang came out of the kitchen and was about to go back to the house to change his clothes. Seeing the hustle and bustle here, he came over to take a look. When he looked out, he happened to see the father and daughter of the Qiu family standing outside and peeking out. He was stunned and immediately pulled Zhou Silang.
"Fourth brother, my future father-in-law is here..."
Zhou Silang looked outside, immediately apologized to Sun Sanlang, dragged Zhou Liulang with him, and hurried out, "Oh, the in-laws are here, please come in, please come in..."
Manbao turned his head when he heard the voice and saw Qiu Pei. He nodded to Eunuch Wu and went out to greet him. He grabbed Qiu Pei's hand and said with a smile, "Sister Qiu, you're here. Please come in. Lijun and the others are in the backyard."
Seeing the enthusiasm of the Zhou brothers and sisters, Old Man Qiu slowly let go of his worry. His already red face turned even redder, and he felt ashamed. It seemed that he had thought too much before.
He glanced inside the door, a little embarrassed, "We came in a hurry and didn't bring any good gifts."
Zhou Silang laughed and said, "The fact that my in-laws can come is the best gift. What good gift can you ask for? Liulang, please invite your father-in-law in. Manbao, take Madam Qiu to play in the back."
I'm very tired today, so I won't add more. I'll add more tomorrow, so see you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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