Chapter 1726 Joyful
The prince thought about it and agreed.
It is better to hand it over to Yin Li than to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.
Seeing that he agreed, the emperor gave him the calligraphy and said, "Find someone to frame it. When the child grows up, tell him that this was specially written by his grandfather."
The prince took a look and found that the words written on it were for blessing, so he happily accepted it.
The emperor stood up and left. Manbao and Baishan wanted to stay and ask about Xu Yu, but the emperor waved to them slightly, so they had no choice but to follow him out.
After leaving the Eastern Palace, the emperor did not get on the imperial sedan chair, but walked and let them follow him.
Manbao looked back at the gate of the East Palace and followed silently.
The emperor said to them, "I worship the Bodhisattva because he truly saved the Empress. You prefer Taishang Laojun. Is there some miracle behind this?"
"No." Manbao knew her own business. As for her mother's words that she was the reincarnation of a fairy, she could just be happy in her heart because there was no evidence to support it.
Manbao said, "But Your Majesty, how can you know if it was the Bodhisattva who saved her, or the effect of the imperial physicians' medicine? Or was it Heaven, moved by Your Majesty's kindness, who granted her special permission?"
She said, "I think Your Majesty must have done more than just praying to the Buddha during that time, right?"
The emperor fell into deep thought, and only came to his senses when he was almost at the Taiji Hall. He sighed and said, "When I was young, I fought on the battlefield and didn't believe in gods or Buddhas. But the older I get, the more I realize that some things are beyond human reach. Even if I were the richest man in the world and the ruler of a country, I still couldn't do it."
Manbao and Baishan were silent, thinking to themselves: If everything in this world is within human power, then wouldn't it be just a matter of a word for them to fly and become immortals?
They have known since childhood that many things in this world are beyond human power.
The emperor sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you can go back."
The two men stopped and watched the emperor, Gu Zhong, and a large group of guards, eunuchs and palace maids walk into the Taiji Hall.
The two of them looked back at the way they had come. Well, they would have to walk for a long time to get back to the East Palace. Really, why did the adults have to walk to think about things? They couldn't just sit down and think?
Even if you just stand in one place and think about it, it's fine.
The two looked at each other and walked back resignedly.
The emperor felt much better after talking to them. He couldn't tell the queen about believing in ghosts and gods, because no matter whether the queen believed in it or not, she would advise him not to believe in it.
He couldn't even tell the ministers about this. If he dared to talk about this, the ministers would impeach him right away. There were many ministers in the court who didn't believe in gods and Buddhas.
Although the emperor did not mind being impeached, he still felt uncomfortable when being advised against.
Zhou Manbaishan said that although the other party also expressed disagreement, they would not force him to accept their views, so he felt good about it.
Manbao and Baishan, who were walking along the palace road to the East Palace, felt uncomfortable at first. They had to walk so much for nothing and it was so time-consuming.
But after walking for a while, seeing the piled up snow on both sides of the road, Manbao couldn't help but step on it.
The snow was so thick that it buried her boots. She lifted her boots and stepped forward twice. She heard the snow crunching. She couldn't help but jump up and step on it twice. She smiled and said to Bai Shan, "Listen, it sounds good."
Bai Shan looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he stretched out his feet and stepped on the snow. Instead of walking on the main road, they stepped on the snow on both sides and ran back. The snow made a crunching sound as they ran away, and they couldn't help laughing out loud.
The palace was so quiet that even the slightest sound would travel far, let alone the laughter of two people.
A patrolling guard heard the noise and turned to check. As he turned a corner, he could not see the person clearly from a distance and shouted, "Which palace are you from?"
I thought they were palace maids and eunuchs.
The two couldn't help but look back, then immediately jumped out of the snowy road and ran away hand in hand.
One of the guards was about to chase him when he saw him, but was stopped by a guard with better eyesight. "Come on, don't you see that man is wearing the clothes of the Chongwenguan? And that woman is not a palace maid, what are you chasing after?"
"If she's not a palace maid, could she be..." a concubine?
"What are you thinking about?" The leading guard gave him a pat on the head and said, "Judging from his stature, he must be Doctor Zhou from the Imperial Hospital."
"Then, then this is also a private exchange in the palace, right?"
"They've all run away. Furthermore, Imperial Physician Zhou and Bai Shan from the Chongwen Hall are an engaged couple. Just now, when we were patrolling, we saw them walking behind His Majesty. Who are you going to tell about their secret dealings?"
That’s right, the guards had no choice but to stop chasing.
It was impossible to catch up with them, Manbao and Baishan had already run away.
The two of them ran back to the East Palace hand in hand. As soon as they entered the gate of the East Palace, they couldn't help but support their knees and gasp for breath.
The guards guarding the East Palace gate: ...
Didn’t these two people follow His Majesty?
This is what they want to ask but they dare not ask.
Manbao took a long time to catch his breath before he recovered, then he held Bai Shan's hand and walked back. The two of them returned to Chongwenguan. They were not hungry because they had already eaten at the prince's place.
The two separated and went back to their rooms to sleep.
Xu Yu was captured, and Manbao thought she temporarily had no maid. However, when she returned to the room, a palace maid came to her tremblingly to pay her respects, saying that she was temporarily transferred.
Seeing that she seemed a little afraid of her, Manbao nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Just help me get a basin of warm water."
The young palace maid agreed, took the wooden basin, bowed and left.
Manbao probably guessed that she was afraid of her because of Xu Yu, so he sighed and didn't ask anything. He took off his shoes, washed his face and hands, and then lay down on the bed.
She decided to take a nap first and discuss everything after that.
She got up very early to go to the palace today.
Manbao yawned and lay down. When he woke up again, it was already past noon.
She quickly got up, changed her clothes and shoes and headed for the library. As soon as she walked out of the yard, she saw County Magistrate Tang standing with his hands behind his back under a tree opposite their gate, admiring the snow.
Manbao paused, thinking of something, and stepped forward to greet him, "His Majesty asked Lord Yin to investigate the matter of the Eastern Palace. Lord Yin handed it over to Brother Tang Xue?"
County Magistrate Tang retracted his gaze, smiled and nodded, "Smart, you seem to be at your ease. I've been waiting for you for a while. Come, let's find a place to talk."
What was replaced was Manbao's needle bag. No matter who came to investigate, they would definitely ask Manbao questions. She was well prepared. After looking around, she said, "Shall we go to the Observation Tower?"
County Magistrate Tang nodded, and before leaving, he used his height to pull a handful of branches. The branches, which were bent by the snow, trembled, and then the snow fell down. Manbao walked slowly, and half of his head was sprinkled with snow.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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