Chapter 1881 Misunderstanding
As soon as the day off came, Manbao would take the statue out of the palace again, and bring it back when the holiday was over... He repeated this ten times, and finally after 49 days, Manbao gave the box to Mingda.
Even the Crown Princess came over to see what birthday gift she had given to Mingda.
Seeing the pink crystal bracelet in the box, the Crown Princess' eyes flashed with surprise and she said, "Pink crystals like this are very rare, and they look very good. How could you actually buy one?"
Manbao smiled slightly and put the bracelet on Mingda. The bracelet was a little loose and drooped a little, but it looked very beautiful.
Mingda raised his wrist to admire it for a moment, then smiled and said, "I like it very much. By the way, this black... jade? It feels cool to the touch, like jade, but it's not jade."
Manbao said, "Huh?" "Do you think it looks like jade? To me, it looks more like stone, almost like obsidian."
Everyone present: ...So you don’t even know it yourself. Wasn’t this gift from you?
Mingda burst out laughing and nodded, "Jade is also a stone, almost the same, it's quite beautiful, I like it very much."
Manbao smiled happily.
Chang Yu looked around and sighed after a while, "So this is the gift you spent forty-nine days making."
Manbao glanced at it and said, "It's very powerful. It can protect Mingda from suffering from qi disease due to external factors."
She invited Mingda: "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming, and the busy farming season is over. We will release fish into the pond at that time. Would you like to come and release the fish and pray for blessings?"
Mingda blinked. "Spring has just passed, and May is the time when all kinds of poisons invade. Are you going out now?"
Man Bao said: "Go out for a walk. You have been cooped up in the palace for half a year. Go out and relax. Your mood will improve, and your health will only get better."
When Changyu heard that they were going out, he immediately urged Mingda, "That's right. We always hear her talk about her farm, but we haven't been there yet. Why not take this opportunity to go and see it?"
The Crown Princess beside her opened her mouth, but for a long time she couldn't say anything to persuade him, so she could only shut up silently.
Changyu didn't have the courage to mention going out to the emperor and empress, but Mingda did.
And she quickly thought of a reason. She looked at the excited Manbao and Changyu, and her heart was also moved, so she nodded.
Manbao and Changyu shouted "Yeah" excitedly and clapped their hands together. They also forced Mingda, the Crown Princess who wanted to stay out of it, to clap their hands as well.
The Crown Princess looked at her slapped palm, shook her head for a while, and decided to just ignore it.
It would be fine if they could convince the emperor, but if not, she couldn't help.
After seeing off the Crown Princess, Manbao found an excuse to pull Mingda away to talk in private.
She also asked Koko to help watch over her and asked Mingda to send her maid away before she started whispering to her.
"This bracelet has other uses. I'll teach you." Manbao was afraid she might accidentally press the switch on the back and turn off the device, so he took her hand and let her touch it. Then he said, "This black dot is the switch. The so-called switch means it can be turned on and off. Look, when it's on, this black stone will have a faint red color when facing the sunlight."
Mingda exclaimed, "I saw it."
Manbao said: "When you close it, it disappears. Be careful next time and don't close it. Leave it open all the time. It can help you isolate the flying catkins, dust and some smells."
Mingda raised his eyebrows, looked at Manbao for a while, and then asked, "Manbao, where did you get this bracelet?"
Manbao shook his head and said, "I can't tell you because you said you wanted to go out and play with us, and I also thought it wouldn't be good for you to be bored in the palace all the time, so I wanted to give it to you. This way, even if your body is weaker, you won't be too affected by the outside world."
Mingda clenched the bracelet in his hand and asked in a low voice, "Can you bring me another one? I want to give one to my mother. She also has respiratory problems."
Manbao thought for a moment and stretched out his hand, saying, "I want money."
Mingda placed his hand on hers and smiled brightly, "No problem. How much do you want?"
Manbao calculated the points she had spent, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I won't make any money from you. I need at least 1,800 taels, and you can't tell the Empress and the Emperor."
Mingda gave Manbao a meaningful look and nodded, "Just say it's my filial piety to my mother. I won't tell them the truth. Well, does your father want to borrow my hand? I'll also offer him sacrifices for 49 days."
Manbao said, "That's not good. Next month, a close friend of Bai Shan's is going to have a birthday, and this is a birthday gift."
Mingda: "...you actually used someone's birthday gift in advance."
"That can't be helped. The most valuable thing is this statue of Laozi."
So Mingda became more and more confused. When they could only produce a statue of Laozi, where did they get such a precious-looking bracelet?
As for the effects that Manbao mentioned, Mingda never doubted it, not only because she believed that Manbao would not lie, but also because she felt the changes around her as soon as she put on the bracelet.
She has always had a sensitive nose, so she tries to use light and elegant fragrances in the house, or no fragrance at all.
The Crown Princess also knew that she could not touch anything with fragrance, but she carried a scent sachet with her and sprinkled scented powder on her body, so Mingda could still smell a lot of it every time.
But just now, when Manbao put the bracelet on her and pressed the inside, the pungent smell around her dissipated a lot, and only a faint smell could be smelled.
Mingda touched the bracelet hanging on her wrist. She was always sensitive and thoughtful, so she hesitated to speak to Manbao. After a while, she couldn't help but ask, "Just because I said I envied you guys for being able to study abroad, you found a way to get me this bracelet?"
Manbao nodded and said as a matter of course: "Yes, so don't be lonely. When you are a few years older and your health is better, you will definitely be able to go out and travel around."
Mingda smiled, took Manbao's hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. If you find it difficult to buy another string, then don't buy it. Mother and I can use this string together."
Manbao smiled and said, "It's not that difficult. It's just that Bai Shan believes in me, and you believe in me too, but the Queen doesn't necessarily believe in me."
She couldn't say anything bad about the emperor in front of Mingda, but Manbao still muttered softly, "The adults' world is too complicated. I'm not as complicated as them yet, so I don't want to get too close to them."
Mingda understood that feeling. "I also have many things on my mind that I don't like to share with Father, the Emperor, and Mother. I know everything."
Especially since she knew that if her father knew that Manbao could buy such a good thing, he might want more.
She had thought it through thoroughly, and whispered to Manbao, "You should be careful too. We just discussed the disadvantages of officials intervening in business affairs. Ask your fourth brother to be more restrained. Going too fast may not be a good thing."
Manbao: ...
What did she misunderstand?
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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