Chapter 1834 Don’t Lead My Granddaughter astray
Manbao: "There's a way to prepare venison, but not steamed meat. I just got my leave, and I can't leave the palace."
Chang Yu asked, "Don't you still have a teacher who comes in and out of the palace every day?"
Manbao: "...My husband can't bring food into the palace, right? The guards turned a blind eye because I had to stay overnight in the palace..."
Chang Yu still longed to eat the steamed meat that the palace maids had been discussing in secret, and whose aroma filled her dreams. So she said, "Then you can go to the palace gate to get it. Go, go, bring the steamed meat, and I'll pay for the imperial kitchen to make a plate of Xiaolingzhi."
Manbao said, "I've never heard of this dish. Is it delicious?"
Chang Yu enthusiastically recommended it, "It's delicious. It's made with the best 4 taels of lamb leg, roasted and topped with some delicious ingredients..."
Chang Yu lamented, "It's a pity that there aren't many imperial chefs in the palace who can cook this dish well. The secret recipe was given to others, and the taste is very different. If I want to eat it, I have to order it two days in advance so that the imperial chef can make time to cook it."
She has to pay for it herself, it's expensive.
Changyu looked at Zhou Man, his gaze was self-evident.
Mingda listened to his sister's endless chatter about delicious food and could only shake his head. "It's up to you, but it's lamb and venison, and they're all roasted. Be careful not to get a sore throat."
Manbao was very excited when he heard this. He immediately said to Changyu, "Don't worry. I'll make you some refreshing and detoxifying tea later. Two pots will be enough. If it doesn't work, there are still medicines. Do you think Andrographis paniculata is bitter? Actually, it's okay to stir-fry it and make tea."
Chang Yu refused directly, "You said last time that Coptis chinensis was good, but after I took a sip, it almost ruined my appetite."
Manbao said, "I gave it to my brothers and they said it worked well and wasn't particularly hard to drink. That's why I thought of recommending it to you. How could I have known you couldn't stand the bitterness so much?"
The two of them complained to each other for a while, and Mingda asked, "Aren't you going in to see the Empress Dowager?"
Manbao then looked towards the main hall and continued to sit steadily. "The Queen Mother seems to be still sleeping. There's no rush."
Mingda had no choice but to watch the two of them continue to talk about delicious food after complaining.
She raised her hand, took the cup and took a sip of tea. He knew clearly that she was weak and couldn't eat many things, but he still insisted on talking about food in front of her.
Manbao and Changyu had a friendly conversation about delicious food until the palace maid from the Queen Mother's side came to call them, and then the three of them went over.
Yes, this is in the Queen Mother’s Palace.
Manbao had to go to the Imperial Medical Bureau for classes in the morning, so he came back from the bureau in the afternoon with his medicine box to give the empress dowager acupuncture. He happened to meet Mingda and Changyu who came to pay their respects to the empress dowager. Manbao, who originally wanted to go back to Chongwenguan because the empress dowager was sleeping, immediately stopped leaving.
The three of them sat in the side hall, talking while waiting for the empress dowager to wake up.
When the three of them entered, the Queen Mother had her hair tied up. Seeing Mingda and Changyu, she asked with a smile, "Why are you here? Are you waiting impatiently?"
Mingda trotted forward and bowed, then smiled as he approached the Empress Dowager, saying, "Come and pay your respects to the Empress Dowager. We've been sitting in the side hall talking, there's no rush."
The maids and eunuchs in the Empress Dowager's palace watched the two young masters and Zhou Man tour the Empress Dowager's palace in silence.
"Why did the Empress Dowager sleep for so long?" Mingda said, reaching out to smooth back a few strands of hair for the Empress Dowager. "Zhou Man said that sleeping too long during the day will make it difficult to fall asleep at night."
The Queen Mother sat in a chair and smiled, "Grandma is old, so she sleeps a lot."
Zhou Man, who was taking the empress dowager's pulse, knew that she probably couldn't sleep at night and had to make up for it by sleeping during the day.
There was nothing that could be done about it. She, Dean Xiao, Imperial Physician Liu and others had tried many methods but to no avail.
Manbao took the empress dowager's pulse and was about to give her acupuncture. Mingda and Changyu sat outside the curtain waiting and chatted with the empress dowager.
Hearing the two of them talking about going to the East Palace to grill something with Zhou Man in a couple of days, she smiled and said, "Girls need to go out more and make some friends. Why not invite Yunfeng as well? You sisters haven't seen each other for half a year. Now is a good time to get closer."
Chang Yu was of course unwilling to do so. How could they have a normal conversation with Li Yunfeng there? It would be a good thing if they didn't fight.
Mingda didn't want to be with Li Yunfeng either, so he smiled and said, "We'll invite Sister Yunfeng when she's better. Mother said Sister Yunfeng isn't very available right now, so she asked us to be more flexible."
The Queen Mother sighed and said, "I almost forgot. She's still in confinement. Have you visited her? Is she feeling better?"
Ever since Li Yunfeng had a miscarriage, the Empress Dowager sent people to visit her every two or three days, but in fact she had only met Li Yunfeng once.
She was in poor health and it took a lot of effort for her to go in and out, and it was impossible for Li Yunfeng to come out to visit the empress dowager.
Mingda said, "I went to see her a few days ago. Sister Yunfeng seemed to be in good spirits, but she seemed a little unhappy."
The Queen Mother felt slightly relieved and said with a smile, "She just lost her child. It's normal for her to be unhappy. Don't take it to heart."
Mingda and Changyu responded in unison.
The Queen Mother thought for a moment, then said, "Speaking of venison, I remember someone sent me some deer tendons, saying they'd be good for health if stewed. But my teeth are bad, so no matter how good the stew is, it won't help. Take some to the Imperial Kitchen and have them cooked for your Crown Prince. It would be great if we could have two more little grandchildren this year."
Man Bao was giving acupuncture and said casually, "Then we should eat deer penis, right?"
Senior Palace Maid: ...
The Queen Mother never thought there was anything wrong with what Zhou Man said before. She was a doctor and could say a lot of things. But now, in front of Mingda and Changyu, the Queen Mother was shocked to realize that Zhou Man was also a little girl.
So she scolded him: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are a girl, you should think before you speak."
Manbao: ...Who was it last time that enthusiastically told her about how, when he was young, he had a quarrel with the late emperor, so he stewed deer penis for the late emperor for three consecutive days, which made the late emperor bleed from the nose?
However, the Queen Mother was not a princess, so Manbao did not dare to speak out her true feelings and she admitted her mistake obediently.
The Queen Mother was satisfied and continued to lie down and let Zhou Man give her acupuncture.
Of course, the Queen Mother wanted to send more than just deer tendons, she also wanted to send a piece of deer meat.
Well, Manbao doesn’t need to borrow venison from the prince, he just needs to borrow space from the princess.
Moreover, the venison and deer tendons were delivered directly to the Eastern Palace. When the Crown Prince heard the palace servant mention this, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did the Empress Dowager think of sending me venison?"
The Crown Princess said, "It's not for you, it's for Zhou Man and Mingda Changyu."
The prince: "...How did the things meant for them get sent to me?"
The Crown Princess had just sent Zhou Man away when she said, "Zhou Man wants to borrow a place in the East Palace to entertain Mingda and Changyu. He said he wants to discuss a question they can't find an answer to."
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(End of this chapter)
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