Chapter 1621 Fermentation (January Monthly Ticket Plus 2)
Mrs. Wang's face was slightly cold. Manbao smiled at her and said, "Madam, if you have something to do, go and do it first."
Mrs. Wang quickly came back to her senses, smiled and replied "yes", then took a purse from Tian's hand, stuffed it into Manbao's hand and said, "I really need Doctor Zhou's help today."
Manbao hesitated for a moment and then pushed it back, saying, "You are too polite, Madam. I am here on orders. Since I am here on orders, it is my duty. I do not deserve your thanks."
Mrs. Wang had not expected her to refuse. After a moment's pause, she immediately said, "I know that the Crown Prince saved my son's life, but this is just our sincere thanks to you. I hope that Doctor Zhou will not despise the small gift."
Seeing that Zhou Man refused to accept the medicine, Mrs. Wang said dejectedly, "It's because Doctor Zhou looks down on us orphans and widows. We are from a poor family, so..."
"How can you say that?" Manbao said quickly, "I'm from the countryside, how could I look down on others?"
Manbao hesitated for a moment and said, "That's right, I came here on orders, and it would be bad to take money again."
Mrs. Wang saw her whole face wrinkled. Even though she was in a bad mood, she couldn't help laughing. She forcefully stuffed the purse into Manbao's hand and said, "This is our gift to thank Doctor Zhou. It has nothing to do with whether you came here on orders or not."
Manbao glanced at Rong Si before accepting it.
Mrs. Wang took the opportunity to say, "Please ask Dr. Zhou to come and take another look tomorrow to put our minds at ease."
Manbao thought about it and nodded, "I will tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
She needs the Crown Prince's approval to leave the palace.
Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief and watched them leave.
After leaving the alley, Manbao said to Rong Si, "Let's go to Daming Palace, then you can go back to the palace by yourself. I will go back by water in the evening."
Rong Si agreed, turned his horse around and went the other way, then ran forward for a while, brushing past a carriage. Just as it passed their carriage, it stopped and a man stuck his head out and shouted, "Manbao!"
Rong Si reined in his horse, and Manbao also stuck his head out of the window and looked back, and saw Mrs. Tang looking at her from the window.
After confirming that it was Manbao, Mrs. Tang got out of the car.
Manbao was also slightly surprised, "Mrs. Tang, what a coincidence."
She also jumped out of the carriage.
Madam Tang propped a fan against her head to avoid the sun and said, "What a coincidence! This is my uncle's house. Are you here to see Wang Rong?"
Manbao nodded hesitantly, then looked at Mrs. Tang in surprise and asked, "Wang Ji is your father?"
Mrs. Tang: "...Wang Ji is my uncle, or more accurately, my cousin. Our family is the eldest branch, and theirs is the third branch. Wang Rong is considered my cousin. How is he doing?"
Manbao clicked his tongue and shook her head. Because it was Madam Tang, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "The situation isn't very good. He'll probably have to suffer a lot. He's injured his bones and muscles, so it'll take at least three or four months to heal. That's assuming the wound doesn't get worse. Wait three days. As long as the wound shows signs of scabbing but doesn't fester after three days, he can be considered to have survived this ordeal."
Mrs. Tang's face darkened. "Is it that serious?"
"That's right. It's not much worse than Xiang Chao's caning. But Xiang Chao was tough and tough enough to get through it, while your cousin is too delicate."
Mrs. Tang: ...One is a son of a noble family, the other is a desperate criminal who has been on the run for years. How can they be compared?
She took a deep breath, forced a smile and asked, "Did the prince ask you to come?"
Manbao felt that everyone must have known about this by now, so she didn't hide it and nodded directly.
Mrs. Tang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you very much for coming to see him. I'll have to take care of him in the future."
Manbao immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay. Then sister-in-law, I'll be leaving first."
"Let's go." Before leaving, Mrs. Tang handed her a bag of snacks, which she was taking to see Wang Rong. They were made by the cook at home, and the ingredients were particularly good.
Manbao happily accepted it and went to Daming Palace.
She followed the procedure and went to see the Crown Princess first. If she had time, she would go to see Prince Gong. If she didn't have time, she wouldn't go. Anyway, Prince Gong was losing weight. It depended on Aunt Shang and Prince Gong's self-control. She would just go and watch them suffer.
When the sun was setting, Man Bao returned to the East Palace from Daming Palace. He then went to report to the prince and told him about Wang Rong's illness before leaving.
As soon as she returned to Chongwen Hall, everyone immediately surrounded her. Feng Zongping even spoke before Bai Shan could, "I heard that you were ordered by the Crown Prince to go to the Wang family to treat Wang Ji's nephew?"
Manbao nodded, "You are really well-informed."
Bai Shan pulled the person to his side and said, "Have you had dinner? You should eat first."
"Let's talk while we eat," Feng Zongping said, "the door will be locked after dark."
So everyone sat around in the cafeteria and watched Manbao eat.
Manbao was not uncomfortable. She thought about it. When she left the Wang family, Mrs. Wang did not ask them to keep it a secret. When she went to see the prince just now, the prince did not ask her to keep it a secret either. In addition, Mrs. Wang yelled so loudly when she was cursing, so many people might know about it.
So Manbao no longer avoided the issue and described Wang Rong's injury in vivid detail while eating. Of course, he also described the words that Mrs. Wang and Wang Ji had shouted at each other.
The classmates sighed deeply. Even the oldest student, Li Sanlang, couldn't help but sigh, "Lord Wang was too harsh. We thought it was just a few slaps and locking him up in the room for a few days to pretend he was fine. Who knew he was actually using the imperial caning?"
"They say he rode his horse and trampled the seedlings, but it's been over four months now, and the millet is almost ready for harvest. It's just one-sided statements from a few people. Even if the censor impeached him, it would only be a minor punishment," Cheng Erlang said. "In the final analysis, it's because Lord Wang and his men were holding us captive earlier, making a small matter a big deal. His Majesty was a little unhappy, so he was sentenced to confinement. There's no actual crime, and at most he'll be out for ten days or half a month. Why bother?"
Bai Shan couldn't help but say, "You're all just hindsighters. You're making such a coherent analysis now, but who was gloating over the misfortune when we entered the palace yesterday? Even we couldn't help but ridicule and gloat over the misfortune. Who knows what Lord Wang is thinking? In order to get his reinstatement faster, don't you have to punish Wang Rong harshly?"
Zhao Liulang said, "But this is too harsh."
Bai Shan sighed and said, "This is cruel and ruthless. He is not his own son, so he does not feel sorry for him."
At this moment, the emperor was also talking to the queen, "...After all, he is not your own son. Beating him like that for such a small matter is too cruel."
The Queen asked, "What does Your Majesty intend to do?"
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "It's not my place to interfere too much in the affairs of my subjects. Let's first see what the Wang family means. If they ask me to make the decision, I will naturally be fair."
The Queen nodded and said, "No matter what, you cannot use the cane."
The emperor agreed with this.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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