Chapter 1831 Nagging (Update 1)
Lord Tang swore that his original intention was really just to find out whether Junma Sun was going to stay in the capital, and if so, whether he would enter the Imperial College. He had no intention of finding out anything else.
As a result, once it started, it got out of control. Manbao told Lord Tang everything except some news that she couldn't say or was ambiguous and she herself felt was unreliable.
Lord Tang swore that he didn't want to listen, but his wife was very interested, so he followed along.
Manbao said, "...The shed that the Queen Mother set up outside the Huguo Temple is still there. I heard it will stay there until the second day of the second lunar month because she had another nightmare a few days ago."
Lord Tang pricked up his ears.
Manbao said, "I think the Queen Mother dreams at night about whatever she thinks about during the day."
What she didn't say was that perhaps the Queen Mother was really old and her body was rapidly weakening, so when she felt uncomfortable, she couldn't help but think too much.
Especially since she probably had a premonition of her own life span, she couldn't help but think back to the past recently.
Even to Manbao, she couldn't help but talk about her youth.
Manbao sighed and said, "I gave her acupuncture, but it didn't work very well. She always has nightmares at night."
Lord Tang seemed to be lost in thought and couldn't help but exchange a glance with Madam Tang.
Bai Shan took out his purse, took out two strings of money and gave them to the boss, saying, "We're full, let's go back."
Tang He immediately came back to his senses and said with a smile, "I'll treat you."
Bai Shan shook his head, "Why are you being so polite to us, Senior Brother?"
Tang He said, "You are still students, how can you spend your money? Put it away quickly."
Bai Shan has already asked the boss to count the money.
There were quite a few people in their group, and the boss was not good at arithmetic, so he could only add them one by one. Manbao couldn't stand it, so he just took a quick look, counted the number of people, and then told him a number.
The boss had just counted to the fourth person. He was stunned for a long time when he heard Zhou Man reporting the number to him, and then he forgot the number he had just calculated.
Bai Shan saw it and said, "It's my fault. I should settle it for you."
After saying this, he took a string of money from his hand and counted out thirty-six coins from it and gave them to him.
The boss looked at the 136 coins in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally took a look at their clothes. He felt that these rich people would not cheat him of a small amount of money from a vendor, so he stopped hesitating and sent them away with a smile.
Tang He watched from the side and said, "You guys are getting faster and faster at mental arithmetic. Bai Shan, are you planning to go to the Ministry of Revenue too?"
Bai Shan shook his head. "I don't like joining the Sixth Department directly. I want to be sent out first like Yang Xuexiong. It would be best if I could travel around and see the world."
Manbao interrupted, "We want to go to Gaochang."
Tang He: "...Bai Shan is fine, but as an imperial physician, how can you leave the capital? And go to such a far place?"
Manbao said nonchalantly, "There will always be an opportunity. If nothing works, just resign for two years."
Tang He gave her a thumbs-up and said to Madam Tang, "This is the difference between being capable and being incompetent."
Those who are incompetent will be very nervous when they leave the officialdom temporarily, for fear that they will not be able to be reinstated.
Even without a family background, someone like Zhou Man would have plenty of opportunities to re-enter the officialdom, as long as her medical skills remained.
Mrs. Tang nodded and agreed.
Zhou Man, who had no family background, was being nagged by the Empress Dowager. "Let's send some money to the Xuandu Temple to donate incense and set up a shed at the foot of the mountain. What Zhou Man said is right. Since we've given to the Buddhists, why not give to the Taoists? We should worship both the gods and the Buddhas. Who knows, who knows, it might be helpful to one of them?"
After a moment of silence, Madam Dou couldn't help but remind him, "Your Majesty, Zhou Man and the prince are not on good terms after all."
The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Forget it. Just as she said, who in this palace is not related to Old Five?"
"The Emperor is Lao Wu's brother, the Empress is Lao Wu's sister-in-law, and the Crown Prince and Mingda are also Lao Wu's nephews and nieces. Doesn't she still treat people's illnesses?" The Queen Mother said, "Every wrong has its perpetrator. She only hates Lao Wu, and she even showed a doctor's kindness to Yunfeng. How could she harm me?"
Nanny Dou was totally surprised and couldn't help but turn her head to look at the senior palace maid standing beside her. When was this said? How come she didn't know about it?
The senior palace maid lowered her head and pretended not to see Madam Dou's gaze.
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Go quickly. Last year was a bad year. Although the number is small, there will definitely be victims coming to the capital. Daily rice donations will still be of some use, right? Oh, and tell them not to buy food in the capital. They must go outside the capital area. Yes, go to Longzhou, or even further, directly to Jiannan Road."
Nanny Dou asked, "Why is that? Although the food is cheaper outside, it costs a lot on the way. So it's better to buy it in the capital."
The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "Zhou Man said that if I buy grain in the capital, the price will definitely rise. People who can afford to buy grain may not be able to buy it. Wouldn't that be a sin?"
The Queen Mother said, "This is not my intention, so let's go a little further. This way, the grain will be transported by us. Although it is a donation, the grain supply in the capital has not decreased, but increased. Not only will it save lives when we donate rice, but if the price of grain in the grain shop drops again, it will save lives."
Aunt Dou: ...
She had only been ordered to take care of Princess Yunfeng for a few days? Why did the Queen Mother start talking about Zhou Man the moment she returned?
She couldn't help but glance at the head maid again.
The senior palace maid lowered her head, but thought to herself: Who can I blame?
Isn’t it because you all don’t like talking to the Queen Mother?
For some reason, the Empress Dowager has been particularly fond of reminiscing about the past recently, especially after the New Year. However, her memory is not very good, and she can't help but talk about the same thing over and over again.
Although the princes and princesses would come to pay their respects, they would not stay for long, and they would get bored if they heard the same thing over and over again.
Even if Prince Gong could listen to the Queen Mother's nagging patiently, he couldn't help but look distracted.
Not to mention the emperor and empress, who were so busy during the New Year that they had no time to listen to the empress dowager's nagging.
As servants, they had no choice, but the Queen Mother didn't like to talk to them.
When Nanny Dou was around, the Empress Dowager would say something, but Nanny Dou would only agree. She was nothing like Zhou Man, who would have two questions for every word the Empress Dowager said.
The Queen Mother was clearly talking about one thing, but after Zhou Man finished examining the patient and giving him acupuncture, she managed to lead the Queen Mother to talk about everything under the sun. Even the senior palace maids heard a lot of secrets among the nobles of Longxi in the early years.
Bai Shan and the other two were returning home in a carriage when they passed the street where the Huguo Temple was located. Bai Shan looked out the window for a while, then snapped the window shut and turned to Man Bao and said, "Some people always think that they can atone for their sins by making amends."
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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