Chapter 1793 Master and Servant
As Changyu and Mingda dragged Manbao out, they grumbled in a low voice, "You're so disloyal."
Manbao said: "Behind the loyalty is the salary. If the emperor gets even angrier, I won't even be able to hold my position as an official."
Mingda: "Don't you dislike being an official?"
"I've just finished getting my official land, and I've even built a farm nearby. I've even prepared the money for rice seeds. If I lose my official position, I'll have to plant until next autumn's harvest. I've invested so much money, and I haven't even recouped it yet..." Man Bao muttered, "You won't lose any money if you admit it. This is maximizing benefits, understand? And look, hasn't the Crown Prince agreed to let you leave the palace now?"
Mingda: "I begged for that. I almost rolled on the ground."
Chang Yu, "Thank goodness I promised you that next time I go to the other palace in Taiyuan, I'll dig up some flowers and plants you haven't seen before."
Manbao: ...If she hadn't agreed to this, she wouldn't have gone on this trip with them.
The two of them pulled Manbao out of the East Palace, one on each side, and parted at the gate. "Then let's make a deal. On your day off, wait for us at the palace gate and take us to see Wei Yu."
Manbao nodded.
Of course, they couldn't just suddenly run over to someone's house to see them, so Manbao found Bai Shan and Bai Erlang and said, "When we have our day off, why don't you go to Lord Wei's house to see his son? I heard his son is very smart and will be trying his best to get into the Imperial College next year."
Bai Erlang said, "No, I've already studied at the Imperial College."
Manbao: ...
Bai Shan asked her, "Why did you want to go see Lord Wei's son?"
Man Bao said, "It's not me who wants to see it, it's Princess Changyu who wants to see it."
She said, "The emperor has taken a fancy to Lord Wei's youngest son and wants to become his in-law."
Bai Shan exclaimed, "It seems that no matter how much the emperor usually acts like he hates Lord Wei, he still likes him very much in his heart."
Otherwise, I wouldn't want to become relatives with them.
Manbao nodded in agreement.
Because it involved Chang Yu's marriage, Bai Shan agreed immediately and said, "I'll ask Yin Huo to come along that day. It will be more lively with more people."
He glanced at Bai Erlang, mainly because Bai Erlang didn't have much eyesight, and he was afraid that the conversation would be awkward.
Compared with the Winter Solstice, the Little New Year does not seem very grand.
But the imperial court still sincerely moved the holiday to the Little New Year to give everyone a day off. Yes, they did not attach importance to the Little New Year.
On the evening of the day before the Little New Year, the government officials and students went home for holiday, but Manbao and his companions could not leave the palace until the next day as usual.
Early in the morning, Manbao stood at the palace gate with his horse, waiting for Changyu and Mingda.
It was already late when Feng Zongping and Yi Ziyang left the palace. Seeing Bai Shanzhou and the others waiting at the palace gate, even Yin Huo was there, they couldn't help but stop and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Bai Shan nodded to the two of them and said, "Wait for someone."
Just as he finished speaking, Zhao Liulang rode out of the palace with two carriages. After passing the inspection, the curtain of the leading carriage was lifted. Changyu and Mingda's heads squeezed out and greeted Manbao happily, "Manbao!"
Manbao looked at the two of them, then looked at Zhao Liulang who was riding a horse and stopped in front of the carriage.
Mingda followed her gaze and smiled, saying, "Big brother asked my cousin to bring us out. After Xiang has had enough fun, we have to go see my uncle and aunt."
The reason the prince gave for his two sisters to leave the palace was that it was the Little New Year, so why not let the two sisters go visit their uncle and aunt, and see how people outside celebrated the Little New Year, so that they could also relax.
The emperor agreed after a little thought.
So Zhao Liulang took on this difficult task. He originally wanted to go ice skating with Feng Zongping and the others, but now it seems impossible.
As soon as everyone came out, Yin Huo got on the carriage, and Bai Shan and the others also rode their horses, calling Daji and others who came to pick them up, and everyone rushed out of the imperial city and headed towards Wei Zhi's home.
Wei Zhi was still very majestic in their hearts, so when they arrived at the door, everyone pushed each other, and finally Manbao and Baishan were pushed to the front.
Not to mention Changyu and Mingda, even Zhao Liulang retreated to the back, with a very legitimate reason, "Master Wei is also our teacher. Bai Shan, you are good at your studies, and the teachers like you the most. You go ahead."
As for Manbao being pushed out, the reason was even more convincing. "Mr. Zhou! Little! Big! You are the only one among us who works with Lord Wei. Although you are younger, your status is the most suitable. You should be the one to knock on the door."
Manbao was actually a little scared, but with just a look from Zhao Liulang, their servants came forward and knocked on the door. After knocking, they immediately turned around and ran, and soon they were at the front of the team. Their agility was comparable to Daji.
The gate of the Wei family opened, and Bai Shan and Man Bao, who were pushed to the front, became the most conspicuous. When they looked up, they met the eyes of the servant who opened the door.
It was just a coincidence that the servant who opened the door still remembered the two of them.
Bai Shan and Man Bao had been to the Wei family two or three times. Their host rarely personally entertained such young guests, so he was deeply impressed.
As soon as he saw the two of them, he smiled and asked, "Young Master Bai and Miss Zhou are here to see our master?"
After I finished speaking, I realized something was wrong. There seemed to be too many people standing outside.
He opened the door wider, stood out, and stared blankly at the five or six carriages and more than thirty horses lined up on the road.
"this……"
Aren’t there too many people?
Is this a gift?
But the adults in their family don’t accept gifts…
Bai Shan also noticed the surprise on his face and cleared his throat shyly, saying, "Please inform the master that we are here to see Mr. Wei."
The servants were reluctant to report this to them. Influenced by Wei Zhi, their servants were also very upright and honest, so they said with a serious face: "Young Master Pan An is so handsome, why would you do such a thing as giving gifts?"
Manbao couldn't help but ask, "Why can't I give gifts just because I'm pretty?"
Bai Shan pulled Man Bao and said to the servants, "My father-in-law, you misunderstood. We are not here to give you any gifts. To be honest, we came here in a hurry today and didn't even prepare any New Year gifts for Lord Wei."
The servant squinted his unclear eyes to look at the huge crowd of people and cars behind him, pointed and asked, "Isn't this a courtesy?"
"...No," Bai Shan said, "Are these all my classmates and friends? We are leaving the palace for a break today, and many people were sent by our families to pick us up, so there are more people here."
The servant was delighted when he heard this and immediately said, "I told you, the young master doesn't look like a flatterer."
He smiled and said, "Gentlemen and ladies, please wait a moment. I will go in and report."
After the others entered, Yin Huo sighed, "No wonder people say that Prime Minister Wei is honest and upright. Even his servants are like this."
Bai Shanmanbao and Bai Erlang nodded in admiration. It was really amazing that he could remain unmoved by gold, silver, jewelry, cloth and beautiful objects.
See you at 7pm
(End of this chapter)
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