Chapter 1942 Worry
It's impossible for her to recover completely, at least not in the short term. Princess Mingda's illness is congenital, so he only knows how to mitigate and prevent it, not how to cure it. However, he still nodded to the Queen Mother and said, "It's much better than last year. As long as you persevere, in three to five years, it might be completely cured."
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay, okay."
She grabbed Mingda's hand and asked with a smile, "Mingda, which statue of Laozi did you worship? How many days did you worship it for? What scriptures did you recite? Which direction did you face?"
Mingda felt guilty instantly. In fact, she had only been worshipping for a few days, only about ten days. If these things were not investigated, it would be fine. But if they were investigated, it would be easy to be exposed. After all, she was in the palace, and there were always servants around her. They knew everything she did every day.
Mingda's mind raced, and he could only confess honestly, "I actually only offered sacrifices for twelve days. Zhou Man had already offered sacrifices for thirty-seven days before. It's just that the statue of Laozi she used was a birthday gift from the Bai family to the Zhang family, so I offered sacrifices for the remaining twelve days."
The Queen Mother felt dizzy after hearing this. There was the Bai family and the Zhang family. Why did Zhou Man's worship of Laojun involve so many families?
Mingda now found an excuse, "It seems that it's because her statue of Laozi is more spiritual, and her whole family are Laozi believers, and she herself believes in Taishang Laojun, so the gods are more favored by her?"
Is that what you said?
The Queen Mother immediately forgot all about the Zhang and Bai families and kept muttering to herself, "How can you pray to the gods without believing in them? Zhou Man has done a great job. Although you are filial, if you don't believe, you are disrespectful to the gods. When you return, you must burn incense and apologize to Laojun."
The wisdom that knows that the black stone is at work: ...
She agreed with a learned look on her face and said that she would burn incense when she got home.
The Queen Mother asked Mingda and Xiao Yuanzheng to leave.
Mingda was completely confused and had no idea what was going on, but Xiao Yuanzheng seemed to be thinking about something. After returning, he went to find Manbao.
Doctor Zheng said, "She has classes this afternoon and is currently attending them in the Imperial Medical Office."
Xiao Yuanzheng decided to wait for her in the Imperial Hospital, but then he thought it was not right. Even if she came back from class, she probably would not go back to the Imperial Hospital, but go directly back to Chongwenguan.
After struggling for a moment between going to the Chongwen Hall or the Imperial Medical Bureau, Xiao Yuanzheng stood up and said, "I'm going to the Imperial Medical Bureau. There's something going on in the palace. You guys take care of it first."
Zhou Man was teaching her students. When she came out of the classroom, she saw a man standing next to the short osmanthus tree in the courtyard. She knew it was Dean Xiao at a glance, so she stepped forward and saluted, "Dean."
Xiao Yuanzheng, who was in a daze, turned around, nodded to Manbao and said, "Come with me."
The Imperial Medical Bureau wasn't a big place, so there weren't any hidden gems or artificial hills for them to talk. Xiao Yuanzheng took her directly to the office and briefly explained the Empress Dowager's summons to him and Princess Mingda today. Of course, he couldn't say it directly, so he just reminded her, "The Empress Dowager's illness has worsened, and she's become more devoted to gods and Buddhas. Since the first month of the year, she's been donating things to the Huguo Temple every month. Even some small temples and shrines in the capital have benefited from it. Although she uses all her own money, there are still many ministers who have objections to her. It's just that the Empress Dowager is seriously ill and can't say much."
Xiao Yuanzheng stopped talking and glanced at Zhou Man, thinking that with her intelligence, she should be able to understand what he meant, right?
Manbao was surprised and asked, "Does the Empress Dowager have so many wishes? She actually prayed to so many gods and Buddhas?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: ...Is this the key?
Shouldn't the key be that you don't involve gods and Buddhas?
There were so many complaints that Xiao Yuanzheng couldn't find anything to say for a moment.
Manbao asked curiously, "Xiao Yuanzheng, do you know what the Queen Mother wished for?"
Xiao Yuanzheng, who visited the Empress Dowager twice a day and often saw her giving money and property to temples and Taoist temples, actually knew about it, but he didn't say anything for the time being.
Manbao cleared his throat, looked around, and said, "Xiao Yuanzheng, don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Just tell me, if the Empress Dowager summons me later, I'll know what to say, right? It doesn't involve gods or Buddhas, so most of them must be ineffective, but some of them are, right? Otherwise, how can I explain the bracelets I gave to the Princess and the Queen?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Yuanzheng became angry and lowered his voice to shout, "I've been wanting to ask you for a long time, can qi disease be cured by a bracelet? You are an imperial physician, but instead of prescribing medicine and acupuncture to treat illnesses, you want to worship gods and Buddhas. What are you thinking about? Even if you want to worship, you should worship Hua Tuo and Bian Que. What's the point of worshipping me?"
Manbao: ...That makes sense, but that bracelet is more than just a bracelet!
Unfortunately, there are only three people who know this secret. Manbao doesn’t dare to tell the fourth person, so he can only bow his head and admit his mistake.
Xiao Yuanzheng took a deep breath, calmed his temper, and forced a smile, saying gently, "Alright, admitting one's mistakes and then correcting them is the best way to go. Our Imperial Medical Bureau can be associated with Bian Que and Hua Tuo, but we can't be too deeply involved with gods and Buddhas. Think about how to respond to the Empress Dowager."
Manbao lowered his head and agreed, feeling that the conditions for asking for leave in the future would be a bit difficult.
She sighed, turned around and went back to Chongwenguan to discuss with Bai Shan and the others, and then began to wait for the Queen Mother's summons.
In the end, Manbao waited and waited, but no one showed up. He couldn't help but stare at his two junior apprentices. Bai Shan was very suspicious, "Is it possible that Xiao Yuanzheng is making a big deal out of nothing? In fact, the Queen Mother didn't mean that?"
Manbao felt that this possibility was still very high. She exhaled and said, "You scared me to death. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I've been so scared these past few days."
Bai Erlang didn't believe it, "Can you still eat more when you're scared than before?"
Manbao glanced at him and said, "I didn't eat yours."
Bai Erlang was annoyed and stood up and said, "You said you didn't eat, but you just took the only piece of pork ribs from my lunch box at noon."
Manbao, who had selective amnesia, turned to look at Baishan.
Bai Shan nodded heavily, then reached out and pinched Man Bao's face. "Haven't you noticed your face has gotten a little rounder? It's really strange. When people are nervous and anxious, they can't eat or sleep. Why are you the opposite?"
Manbao: ...
She thought carefully about what had happened in the past few days and found that she had no energy to do anything because she was so scared. So she read less and did less homework. Apart from basic work, she didn't even have the mood to browse forums and read gossip these past two days.
So eat when you are hungry and sleep when you are tired...
She reached out and touched her face. No wonder it felt softer these past two days. It turned out that she had gained more flesh.
Bai Shan saw her pinching her face, and her hands felt itchy, but she couldn't help but raised her hands and pinched them.
Bai Erlang couldn't stand it anymore, so he reached out and slapped his hand away, warning him, "Be polite, in public!"
Feng Zongping, who was passing by, said, "It's okay. We are used to it. Do whatever you want."
After saying that, he floated away.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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