Chapter 1798 Be Careful
Dean Xiao was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it. This matter is too long-term. For now, let's focus on the Imperial Medical Bureau. Now that we have the opportunity to bring the Imperial Medical Bureau to the court, let's not think about these things for now and focus on running the Imperial Medical Bureau well."
He is still young. As long as he doesn't get into trouble, it won't be a problem for him to work for another 10 or 20 years. We'll talk about what happens in the next 10 or 20 years.
Doctor Liu nodded in agreement and breathed a sigh of relief. This was good, as he had given her a reminder.
If anyone brings up this matter again later, Xiao Yuanzheng should not have any other thoughts about Zhou Man.
Doctor Liu felt that he was at a disadvantage. They were relatives, so why was he already worrying about all these things for Zhou Man before his granddaughter even got married?
Manbao carried a pile of books back to Chongwenguan in the cold wind of December. The long journey made her miss Koko's space very much.
If she hadn't been concerned about the gazes of the palace servants passing by and the difficulty of taking it out after returning to Chongwenguan, she would have stuffed the things in her arms into the space.
She could only talk to Koko all the way to forget the heavy documents in her arms. When she returned to Chongwenguan, Manbao could hardly lift her arms.
Bai Shan and his classmates had just finished their exams and had nothing to do these two days. They just accepted a task from Kong Jijiu to organize books for the library of Chongwenguan.
The two of them simply handed over the work to Yin Huo, Feng Zongping and others, and then came to help Zhou Man.
Seeing that she had brought back so many books, he picked up one, flipped through it, and asked, "So much stuff? Can you finish reading and writing it in two days?"
Manbao rubbed his hands and said, "Don't look too much. In fact, there are only a few volumes that need to be consulted. I know where they are and will find them for you later."
She said, "The reason I brought so much is because my teacher said it's better to be prepared in case I forget something in the middle of writing and have to go to the Imperial Hospital to look it up. It's not that close from here."
Manbao sighed and said, "Originally, these things have always been kept at Chongwenguan. If Xiao Yuanzheng hadn't taken them back, it would have been very convenient for me to find them."
Manbao helped them find the important books, and the rest were temporarily piled aside.
Bai Shan flipped through the papers and asked, "Do you have to write all of this? What should Xiao Yuanzheng write on his memorial? It's not good to report twice, right?"
Manbao was about to say something when she noticed someone in the room looking at her. She turned her head and saw the editors of Chongwenguan sitting not far away. She changed her words and said, "Dean Xiao is not feeling well. Let me write first."
She didn't say that she had to make the report herself. She could talk about it later. If Xiao Yuanzheng really didn't attend the court, she would talk about it.
Bai Shan looked up at her after hearing this, nodded, and said, "Then Erlang and I will help you copy down the information you need."
Manbao nodded.
She was still worried about one question in her mind - the issue of Xiao Yuanzheng pretending to be sick and not attending the grand court meeting, but there were many people in the library, so she was embarrassed to ask Bai Shan for advice.
She glanced outside, hesitating whether to go find her husband.
Bai Shan glanced at her, seemed to sense her thoughts, and said, "The teacher is giving the prince a small lesson."
Manbao was discouraged and thought, "Forget it, let's wait until later, after the prince leaves."
Bai Shanze took her hand and said, "Let's go to the cafeteria to buy some food. Erlang, you clean up first."
Bai Erlang was bending over to move the brazier next to him to his feet to warm himself up. He raised his head slightly and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go, let's go."
Bai Shan pulled Man Bao out and asked, "What kind of snack do you want?"
All three of them are at the age of growing up. Perhaps because they use their brains too much, they get hungry quickly and are the kind of people who will not gain weight no matter how much they eat.
Manbao said, "Anything is fine. Red date cake, osmanthus cake, chestnut cake, rice balls are all fine."
"Then come over here," Bai Shan said, holding her hand and walking away before asking, "What do you want to see the gentleman for?"
"I have a question." Manbao told her about Xiao Yuanzheng pretending to be sick rather than attending the grand court meeting. She said, "It always feels strange."
Bai Shan also felt something was amiss. After a moment's thought, he said, "I've heard that there are two grand court meetings at the beginning and end of the year. One is on the first day of the first lunar month. Civil and military officials come to the palace early in the morning to congratulate His Majesty, who proclaims the reign title. Afterwards, His Majesty also hosts a banquet for all officials. The other is held at the end of the year, before the imperial seal is sealed. It's mainly for reports from the three provinces, six ministries, and the two counties surrounding the capital. Isn't that normal? Why do we have to hide?"
Manbao: "That's why I think it's weird."
Bai Shan couldn't figure it out, so she decided to go with her to see the husband later.
Arriving at the dining hall, they found the eunuch who was supposed to be taking care of them, gave him a dime, and said, "Go to the kitchen and buy us some cakes. Red date cakes, osmanthus cakes, chestnut cakes, anything will do. Rice balls are also fine. Send them directly to the library."
Manbao: ...
The eunuch took the silver, immediately agreed with a smile, and then ran away.
Bai Shan and Man Bao smiled and said, "Let's go."
When Bai Erlang saw that the two came back hand in hand in just a quarter of an hour, he couldn't help but curl his lips. Humph, if you want to go out and chat, just chat, but you have to make an excuse to order food.
There were several eunuchs squatting outside the library, waiting for orders. He could call them over with a wave of his hand and give them orders. Why would he have to run to the cafeteria to find them?
The other lecturers and editors in the library also thought so, and they all felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should issue a new rule. For example, unmarried couples could not work in the same library, and neither could married couples!
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang knew quite a lot about the Imperial Medical Bureau. Not to mention that the Imperial Medical Bureau was a joint idea of the three of them, during the process of building the Imperial Medical Bureau, they were often seconded by the Imperial Medical Bureau and Yang Heshu to calculate some data. Together with Man Bao, they knew the Imperial Medical Bureau better than the average imperial physician.
Moreover, they had already written the outline in advance, so now they just needed to copy some things from a few books and give them to Manbao.
Manbao was even more aware of this and had already started writing a memorial about the compilation of books for the Imperial Medical Bureau. By the time she finished writing this part of the memorial, Bai Shan and the others had almost found all the information.
The three of them wrote and read while eating, and soon finished all three plates of snacks sent from the kitchen.
Unfortunately, they didn't feel full at all. Seeing that it was getting late, the three of them wiped their mouths, put away their food and decided to have dinner.
Manbao asked the two of them to pick up all the things and go back to her room with her.
Bai Jilang complained while holding the first base materials, "Why does it have to be in your room? Can't it be in the library?"
Manbao said, "Doctor Liu has guaranteed me. If I lose something, I lose it. It would be bad if I implicate others. Hurry up."
Bai Erlang and Bai Shan helped move the things back to her room. When Manbao turned around and left, he simply put all the documents that had just been piled on the table into the space, and then went out with them to find the teacher.
"Is the teacher finished teaching now?" Bai Erlang asked, "I always feel that the teacher's lessons to the prince are getting longer and longer now."
"This is a good thing. It means the prince can listen to your lectures."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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