Chapter 1686 Caution
Although Manbao couldn't plead for her, he still came up with a bad idea. "Just keep pestering him. If His Majesty still doesn't agree, just roll on the ground and he'll have no choice but to agree."
Chang Yu: ...I always feel that this is a bad idea.
Mingda also felt the same way and reached out to push Manbao, "Don't bother Sister Changyu."
Chang Yu thought about it for a long time and felt that she had no other choice but to use this method. So she sighed and went to chat with her father during dinner, avoiding the Empress Dowager.
The emperor was quite happy. After all, it was rare for the father and daughter to sit down and talk together. But after just a while, Changyu started talking about how handsome the Goryeo envoy she saw two days ago was.
Anyway, the emperor knows that they have visited them, so there is no need to pretend to hide it.
The emperor knew what she was trying to do with his big toe, and felt a little upset.
Of course, Changyu was not just acting like a spoiled child. This afternoon, Manbao and Mingda helped her come up with some reasons to convince the emperor.
Mingda said, "Just say it's for the sake of improving relations between the two countries. Since Goguryeo has sent tribute, it's obvious that they are serious about improving relations. If that's the case, why doesn't your Majesty show mercy to Shang and the others?"
Man Bao said, "It seems to me that Goguryeo, having come to pay tribute only after so many years, still harbors rebellious intentions. In that case, we should take them into the Imperial Academy, educate them, and let them return to educate the people, and let their ruler and ministers see the might of the Great Jin."
Chang Yu had a headache. "The reasons you gave are exactly opposite. Which one do you want?"
Mingda covered his mouth and laughed, "You talked about Manbao first, and then talked about mine. This is called first suppressing and then praising."
Manbao nodded, "That's right."
Before leaving, Manbao still expressed his dissatisfaction with Gao You and others, "I really don't know why you like them. There are so many talented people in the Imperial College."
"I like faces," Chang Yu said. "Those nerds in the Imperial College aren't fun at all."
Manbao didn't think they were nerds. On the contrary, because of Bai Shan and Bai Cheng, she had spent a lot of time with them, and she even thought they were too lively.
Neither of them could convince the other, and finally Manbao returned to the East Palace, while Changyu considered asking the emperor to plead for mercy.
The emperor wanted to refuse outright, but when he heard Changyu even bring up state affairs, and spoke so convincingly, he couldn't help but ask her, "Who gave you this idea?"
Chang Yu didn't want to betray her friends and sisters, so she shook her head and said, "I was the only one who thought of this. Father, do you think I'm right?"
The emperor pondered and said nothing.
Chang Yu shook his hand and said, "Father, just agree to my request. It's just a few places in the Imperial College, and they are envoys from foreign countries. Even if we give them to the three provinces, they won't be able to find any mistakes."
The emperor then asked, "You also know the Three Provinces?"
"Father~~" Chang Yu shook the emperor's hand and looked at him eagerly.
After all, it was a rare request from his daughter. The emperor hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. "Alright, let them go to the Four Schools to learn. After they have finished their studies, let them return to educate their people."
Chang Yu was delighted, "Father, you are so kind!"
"Now you can tell me who taught you these words?"
Chang Yu looked at her father's face and thought it was okay. He didn't look angry, so she laughed and said, "Mingda and Manbao taught me."
Mingda is fine, but what about Zhou Man?
The emperor frowned and just reported the evil to him, and now he asked Chang Yu to plead for mercy?
He glanced at his silly daughter and asked, "When did they teach you?"
"This afternoon, it took me a long time to organize my words. Father, am I amazing?"
The emperor nodded perfunctorily, "Excellent! Alright, you can go back now. I'll have the Honglu Temple make arrangements tomorrow."
After Changyu left, the emperor said to Gu Zhong, "Go and ask the attendants who served the two princesses this afternoon what Zhou Man said to them."
Gu Zhong knew that the emperor was somewhat angry at Zhou Man's double-dealing, so he quickly retreated. After a long time, he came back with a complicated expression.
He recounted everything the attendants had heard today. Even the emperor was about to express his anger or amusement, "So she's complaining to me out of personal preference, and giving Changyu advice out of friendship?"
Gu Zhong smiled and consoled him, "Your Majesty, the princesses and Young Master Zhou are still young and unstable. They don't have the stubbornness of the elders in the court, so they naturally act according to their own whims."
After saying this, he smiled again and said, "I think that Master Zhou gave the princess advice because they are friends and he couldn't afford to lose face."
The emperor was not so angry at this moment. After all, Zhou Man had clearly told Changyu that she had just reported him to someone else, so she was not considered two-faced. However, he still snorted.
Gu Zhong added, "But Master Zhou is indeed clever. He came up with such a good excuse in such a short time."
The emperor glanced at Gu Zhong and said, "You seem to have a good impression of Zhou Man."
Gu Zhong's back tensed, his heart tightening for a moment, but he said with a relaxed and annoyed expression, "Your Majesty has noticed it. Who wouldn't like a girl as clever as Little Lady Zhou? I have watched the two princesses grow up, and when I saw Little Lady Zhou, I felt that her innocence was somewhat similar to the two princesses."
The emperor just mentioned it casually. After hearing what Gu Zhong said, he smiled and nodded. "There are too many old and cunning adults in the palace. It's rare to have someone young and innocent come in. It's a fresh feeling."
Gu Zhong responded with a smile on his face, but what he was thinking in his heart was that it seemed that he could not act too close to Zhou Man in the future.
Meanwhile, Gu Zhong's apprentice had just boiled the medicine. After Gu Zhong had helped the emperor to sleep and returned to his own room, his apprentice immediately came forward with a sealed foot-soaking bucket. "Master, when I escorted Master Zhou to the Eastern Palace today, she gave me a medicine bag, saying it was for your foot soak, which would relieve pain and cure rheumatism."
Gu Zhong took off his shoes and said, "Didn't I tell you not to soak the herbs anymore? It would be bad if the masters smelled this smell."
His apprentice said, "Master, don't worry. Look at this wooden barrel. It was painted by Master Zhou. Once the lid is on, the smell of the medicine will be much weaker. Wait a while after soaking your feet before opening the window. Not much will escape."
He said, "The medicine bag is brewed in the kitchen. The smell can't reach here, so you can brew it without worry."
He felt very distressed, "The weather has started to get cold these days, and Master is in so much pain that he can't sleep again."
Gu Zhong stopped talking, letting his apprentice take off his shoes and socks and soak his feet in the medicine barrel. He breathed a sigh of relief and warned, "Next time you take things from Master Zhou, be careful to avoid other people. Don't tell anyone that we're too close to Master Zhou, okay?"
His disciple was stunned for a moment before he responded, "I'll take note of this and keep it in mind."
See you at 10pm
Hahahahahahahahahaha, I was finally on time for once, not on the left once, hahahahaha
(End of this chapter)
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