Chapter 1821 Scary
Man Bao said silently, "We were busy most of the night. We had just lain down for a while when we had to get up. When we arrived at the Taiji Hall, most people were already there. Everyone was standing solemnly. How could we have time to talk to Xiao Yuanzheng?"
She made excuses for herself and Doctor Liu, "I originally wanted to tell Dean Xiao after the court meeting, but there were so many people paying New Year's greetings that when I looked up, Dean Xiao disappeared."
Doctor Zheng was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go."
Manbao whispered, "When Dean Xiao comes back, tell him this is fate. Doctor Liu and I didn't do it on purpose."
Doctor Zheng: ...
After the handover was completed, Manbao and Doctor Liu took their things and left.
When he arrived at the palace gate, Manbao saw Bai Shan and Bai Erlang standing outside leading their horses. They were talking and laughing with Yang Heshu and Tang He.
Doctor Liu also took a look, then nodded to Manbao and said, "You go, I'm going home first."
Manbao bowed slightly to Doctor Liu, and waited until he went to the Liu family's carriage before picking up the things and walking towards Bai Shan and the others.
Daji stepped forward to take her things. Bai Shan smiled when he saw her and bowed to her like the others, "Happy New Year, Master Zhou..."
Manbao smiled and returned the greeting, "Happy New Year, Junior Brother."
Bai Erlang stood aside and ignored the two of them, continuing to talk to Tang He and the others, "Then it's settled. We'll go to Brother Tang's house together on the fourth day of the New Year."
Tang He agreed with a smile. Seeing the two people coming forward, he asked Zhou Man, "What happened in your Imperial Hospital?"
Princess Yunfeng's illness was a private matter, so it would have been fine for her to tell her colleagues in the Imperial Hospital, but why did she have to tell Tang He?
So he said, "Brother Tang, you can't ask around."
Tang He knew it had little to do with the previous dynasty, so he stopped asking. "I'm just worried about you. Don't be ungrateful."
Manbao nodded perfunctorily.
Yang Heshu said, "Alright, the adults are about to leave the palace. Let's go quickly and don't get stuck at the palace gate."
Bai Shan took a bundle out of the carriage, shook out a cloak and tied it on Man Bao, and said with a smile: "Let's ride back."
Manbao agreed with a smile.
Tang He couldn't help but feel a pang of anger when he saw the two of them. He mounted his horse and called Bai Er, "Let's go first."
Bai Er nodded repeatedly and mounted his horse to follow him.
Yang Heshu couldn't help but smile, nodded to the two of them, then got on his horse and left.
Bai Shan and Man Bao were not far behind and quickly mounted their horses to catch up.
The imperial city was still quite lively. The long avenue from Chengtian Gate to Zhuque Gate was bustling with people, mostly civil and military officials leaving the palace, as well as eunuchs and palace maids who were on missions.
However, there were very few people returning to the palace from the Suzaku Gate, so when there were more people here, everyone consciously occupied the entrance and exit.
After leaving Zhuque Gate, there were fewer people. On the first day of the New Year, most people did not go out. The inner city was large and each block was independent. When Manbao and his friends returned to Chongyuan Block, the only sound on the entire street was the clatter of their horses.
Yang Heshu separated from them outside the block. After entering the block and walking for a while, Tang He also went home with his entourage.
Manbao and the other two slowed down and rode home leisurely.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I found that new couplets and the word "Fu" had been pasted on their door.
Manbao rode on the horse and admired it for a while before riding to the side yard.
When the servant guarding the gate heard the noise, he immediately opened the door and removed the threshold, allowing them to lead the horses in.
Manbao handed them the horse rope and asked curiously, "Why is it so quiet? Where are the people?"
The servant said, "Master Zhou and the others are all in the garden."
Bai Shan said, "Grandmother held a banquet in the garden and asked the kitchen to prepare a lot of delicious food. Since most of our relatives are not in the capital, we have nowhere to go on the first and second days of the New Year, so we stayed at home and ate."
The Zhou family has only one relative in the capital, and that is the Qiu family of the sixth sister-in-law.
But that was for Sixth Brother and Sixth Sister-in-law to visit, no one else had to go, let alone the Bai family. Oh, it seemed like the Bai family had come now, but Old Madam Liu was older and of a higher generation, so she obviously didn't plan to get too close. She just wanted to send a gift to the main house and be done with it.
So for the past two days they just ate.
Manbao took Daji's things from her and planned to take a look after sending them back to the house.
Bai Erlang had already run off. Bai Shan accompanied her to carry the things back and asked, "What happened in the palace?"
Manbao looked around and saw no one was around, so he whispered, "Nothing serious, it's just that Princess Yunfeng is pregnant."
Bai Shan was puzzled, "Isn't this a good thing?"
Manbao sighed and said, "The baby doesn't look good. We can't keep it. Besides, her health isn't very good either."
Bai Shan understood and nodded, then said, "You and Li Yunfeng have a special relationship, so it's better for you to stay away from them."
Manbao nodded in agreement, "Mr. Xiao is in the palace right now, and the Queen Mother also said that I should let Sanniang do the acupuncture. I probably won't be able to help with her illness from now on."
She said, "Given the Queen Mother's fondness for Li Yunfeng, this matter will most likely fall on Dean Xiao and Imperial Physician Liu."
At this time, Xiao Yuan was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered, cursing Doctor Liu and Zhou Man over and over again in his heart.
The empress dowager, who was sitting at the top, took a sip of tea and placed the teacup on the table. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the cup made a crisp sound when it hit the table. Xiao Yuanzheng's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The Queen Mother asked, "Xiao Yuanzheng, you've been treating me for nearly twenty years, right?"
Xiao Yuanzheng calculated in his mind and said respectfully, "Seventeen years."
The Queen Mother nodded slightly. "Then you should know my temper. Now that I've sent everyone away, just tell me the truth. How is Yunfeng's pregnancy and health?"
She said meaningfully, "Don't use the polite words you used in front of Yunfeng to deal with me. I asked Zhou Man before. That kid isn't as cunning as you old guys, but he said what he meant and told me everything."
Xiao Yuanzheng, who was cursing Doctor Liu and Zhou Man in his heart, immediately started cursing only Zhou Man. Then he remembered the look Zhou Man gave him during the court meeting, and he couldn't help but curse himself.
Why wish her a happy new year after the meeting? Wouldn’t it be better to just go and ask her directly?
I don't know whether she really told him everything or the Queen Mother lied to him.
Xiao Yuanzheng hesitated in his heart, and after a while he said carefully: "The princess's pregnancy does not look good."
The Queen Mother slammed the table and said, "Of course I know it's not good. I'm asking how it's not good, why it's not good, and whether it can be cured!"
Xiao Yuanzheng sighed inwardly, and roughly guessed what Zhou Man had said. He still said very carefully: "I'm afraid this baby can't be saved..."
He saw the Queen Mother's expression becoming increasingly grim from the corner of his eye, so he quickly said, "Not only that, the Princess has a physical condition that may make it difficult for her to carry a child in the future."
The Queen Mother's shoulders relaxed, a bit limp, but her expression did soften. Xiao Yuanzheng saw what was going on and understood. He said carefully, "This disease is difficult to cure, and I'm not completely sure. But we can give it a try. But once we try, we can't stop. The princess can't get pregnant for at least three years."
See you at 9pm
Xiao Yuanzheng: I was scared to death.
(End of this chapter)
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