Chapter 1720: Catching People (January Monthly Ticket Plus 12)
The prince stretched out his hand, and Manbao placed the needle bag in his hand.
The prince lowered his eyes and looked for a while, then said, "I know you don't know who it is, but you must have someone you suspect. Tell me, who is it?"
Manbao hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Your Highness, there is no evidence, only suspicion. You will use torture, right?"
The prince glanced at her unhappily and said, "If you don't name the person you suspect, then the entire Eastern Palace, especially the people in the Chongwen Hall, whether they are eunuchs, palace maids, lecturers or editors, anyone who may have come into contact with your medicine box will be interrogated. Oh, including Bai Shan and Bai Cheng."
Manbao immediately said, "We suspected Xu Yu, who served me, but I secretly watched her for a long time and didn't see anything."
The prince glanced her up and down and said disdainfully, "You? Are you trying to alert the enemy?"
"Impossible!" Manbao said confidently, "I won't alert anyone who tries to do so."
She didn't keep an eye on it herself, Koko helped her keep an eye on it."
The prince looked at the needle bag in his hand and said, "If it's her, we'll know once we catch her and interrogate her."
Seeing Zhou Man's bitter face, he said, "Don't worry, I won't use harsh punishment on her. If it's not her in the end, I will reward her with a female official position."
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, "Your Highness, shall I go home?"
The prince raised his eyelids and glanced at her. "It's almost dark now. You should stay in the East Palace for another day. I will have someone take you and Bai Shan back tomorrow."
Manbao turned her head and looked out the window. The heavy snow was still falling, making the sky and the earth very bright, which did not affect her going home at all.
But he turned around to look at the prince, and seeing that he had already picked up the teacup to drink tea, he sighed and quietly took his leave.
She knew that they just wanted her to look after the Crown Princess and the little grandson.
Before nightfall, the little grandson woke up and had his first meal of milk. The Crown Princess was so happy to see that he could drink milk after just two pushes, and thought that the child was very smart.
After the little prince had eaten his fill, Aunt Yu wrapped the child up, took him from the wet nurse, and placed him next to the Crown Princess.
Doctor Zhou said that when a baby is just born, it needs to be closer to the mother so that the baby will feel safe, less frightened, and can grow faster.
The Crown Princess didn’t know whether the child felt safe or not, but she felt safe looking at the child beside her, so her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she fell asleep in a short while.
She was tortured by contractions last night and didn't sleep much. She was even more tired after a whole day of tossing and turning today, so she fell asleep quickly this time.
Manbao took a look and then glanced around the room. Seeing that they were all trustworthy people around the Crown Princess, she went out to the corridor.
Bai Shan was standing on the porch looking at the snow. When he heard footsteps, he turned around and said with a smile, "It's rare to see such heavy snow."
Manbao nodded. Although the air was a little chilly after the snow, it also felt more refreshing. "Your Highness has taken the needle bag away."
Bai Shan nodded and turned back to continue watching the endless snow. "I didn't say anything before because I wasn't sure. Besides, there's nothing wrong with the needle that's been moved, so it's not easy to investigate. Now that the fox's tail has been exposed this time, we must catch him. You can only catch a thief a thousand miles away, but you can't guard against him for a thousand days."
Manbao said: "Although I doubt it, it may not be her."
Because Koko said that from this morning till now, there was nothing abnormal about Xu Yu. Even though the fact that the Crown Princess had safely given birth to a child was known to everyone in the palace, there was nothing abnormal about her.
Maybe there was. Manbao had just watched a short clip that Koko had specially captured. After she and other palace maids received the reward money from the East Palace, they stood under the corridor and looked at the sky for about a quarter of an hour.
But no one could tell whether she was in a daze or enjoying the snow.
For example, Manbao and Baishan are standing here watching the falling snowflakes.
Bai Shan was much more decisive than Zhou Man. He said, "She's just a little palace maid, yet she gives you an unfathomable feeling. I'm more inclined to believe it's her, Man Bao. Sometimes you have to trust your intuition."
Manbao didn't say anything.
The two of them stood on the porch, enjoying the breeze for a long time. The sky gradually darkened, and the snow seemed to be getting heavier. She stretched out her hand, and a snowflake landed on her palm. It didn't melt, so she gently blew it away from her palm, then smiled and said, "Look, snowflakes all fall to the ground, as if the ending has been predetermined."
Bai Shan also smiled and said, "I'm glad you can think it through."
Manbao reached out to catch more snowflakes, then scattered them. He even reached out to shake up the falling snowflakes and sighed, "It's a pity for the roasted venison at the Western Suburbs Horse Farm."
Bai Shan narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Tomorrow when I leave the palace, I'll have someone bring back a piece of venison. We'll roast it in the garden ourselves."
"OK."
In a side hall not far away, the Crown Prince withdrew his gaze from the window and said to Eunuch Wu, "Send her to the Ministry of Punishment tonight. Spare her life until the truth is revealed."
Eunuch Wu responded in a low voice, then bowed and walked out.
When Manbao returned to the annex that had been cleaned up for her, Keke told her, "Xu Yu was arrested."
Koko cut out that part and showed it to Manbao. She saw Xu Yu being dragged away by two eunuchs in a panic. Fear was all over her face. "I wonder what mistake I made..."
She also saw Eunuch Wu and his men search Xu Yu's room, but found nothing.
Manbao watched her being dragged all the way to the Ministry of Punishment, then frowned and said, "No need to keep an eye on her."
Koko didn't want to stare either. He had no interest in exploring the torture system of this world.
Manbao tossed and turned all night long. The next day, he got up to check on the little prince and the Crown Princess. When he was sure that the mother and son were doing well, he was ready to leave.
She thought of something and turned around and said, "Madam, when you wash the baby on the third day, don't use cold water. Use warm water. The two midwives are very experienced. Give them a generous reward so they can move faster."
The Crown Princess didn't understand what this meant for a moment, but Aunt Yu suddenly thought of something and said to Manbao with a smile, "Thank you, Miss Zhou, for reminding us. If you hadn't mentioned it, we would have almost forgotten about this soap. They delivered the little grandson of the Emperor, which is a great achievement, so they should be rewarded generously."
Manbao felt relieved, nodded and left.
The Crown Princess thought of something and immediately said, "Come and see it tomorrow for the third day of the family's bath."
Manbao thought about it and nodded in agreement. He decided to go back and make a longevity lock and give it to the little grandson tomorrow.
The prince kept his word and sent Zhou Man and Bai Shan back with him, along with many rewards.
This time, the prince took the open road and sent it directly to the eunuchs and guards.
Old Zhou was standing in the yard wearing a fox fur coat, watching people moving things into their homes. He couldn't help but rub his palms and wanted to go forward to help, but it seemed like he couldn't.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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