Chapter 1943: Fear
Zhao Liulang, who had finished his afternoon tea and was about to go to class, also stood up and said to his classmates, "Next year, I will definitely submit a petition to the Crown Prince. Now that the Crown Prince's grandson has been born, there's absolutely no need for some people to live in the palace anymore."
The other classmates at Chongwenguan fully supported Zhao Liulang.
Bai Erlang became worried again after hearing this and looked at Manbao anxiously, "What if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince listens to Zhao Liu's advice?"
Man Bao said, "Listen! If Zhao Liu can succeed, I will check the pulse of the women in their family for free."
Bai Shan: ...
Bai Erlang was also shocked, "You don't want to live in the palace?"
Manbao: "How rare! Is it more fun to live in the palace than in your own home?"
Bai Erlang thought so too. After nightfall in the palace, one could only read and sleep. At most, he could go to the observation tower next door to drink tea and admire the moon and stars.
But when the door is locked, they have to go back to the courtyard. It's not like being at home. No one will say anything to them even if they climb onto the roof to enjoy the fresh air. They can also go to the market to play.
The curfew time is much later than the time when the palace is locked.
But……
Bai Erlang looked at Manbao with a rare hint of reluctance in his eyes. He always felt that their lives would be difficult if she left the palace.
He racked his brains to find the benefits of living in the palace, but after searching for a long time, he could only find one: "Living in the palace, you can get up later when you report for duty."
Manbao sighed, "But I've never gotten up late before."
Bai Shan suddenly said, "You have about half an hour more time to study than if you lived outside the palace. If you lived outside the palace, you would have to take another half an hour from your sleep time to finish what you do now every day."
This was a bit confusing, but Bai Erlang actually understood it. He nodded repeatedly and stared at Zhou Man.
Manbao thought about it and realized it was true, so he sighed and said, "Okay, then I won't look forward to leaving the palace anymore."
This was a trivial matter, and no one took it seriously. After all, Zhao Liulang might just say it, and he might not actually ask for it. Even if he did ask, the prince might not agree. Even if the prince agreed, he would still need Kong Jijiu's approval...
So everyone just talked about this kind of nonsense and forgot about it the moment Manbao turned around, and he also forgot about the matter with the Queen Mother.
She hasn't summoned me for so many days, so that means everything is fine, right?
Little did he know that the Queen Mother was also waiting.
She waited patiently for a few days, and then when the queen came to pay her respects, she looked at her and asked, "You have always been in poor health. How are you doing lately?"
Hearing the Queen Mother's concern, the Queen was surprised, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled and said, "My daughter-in-law is in good health, don't worry, mother."
However, the Queen Mother insisted on asking Xiao Yuanzheng to feel her pulse to check if she was safe.
The Queen then realized something was wrong. When the Queen Mother carefully asked Xiao Yuanzheng about the difference between her pulse diagnosis and the one from a while ago, the Queen said: ...
She glanced at the crystal bracelet on her hand, then stood there in silence.
Xiao Yuanzheng was speechless, and sweat almost broke out on his forehead. The queen's pulse did not change much, but could he say that?
Facing the expectant gaze of the Queen Mother, Xiao Yuanzheng turned the words around twice before finally softening his tone vaguely, "It seems to be a little better than before..."
Even the Empress could sense the reluctance, but the Queen Mother acted as if grasping at a lifeline, unable to discern the superficiality beneath. She immediately said, "Good, good. It looks like Zhou Man and Mingda have succeeded."
Xiao Yuanzheng and the Queen: ...
Then the Queen Mother summoned Zhou Man and Mingda.
Manbao received the imperial edict after returning from class. Her father-in-law who came to summon her had been staying in Chongwenguan for a long time.
As soon as they arrived, he immediately led her to the Queen Mother's palace. On the way, they ran into the Crown Prince who was returning from work in the Taiji Palace. He nodded, looked at Zhou Man with a gloating look, and said, "I heard that you are the reincarnation of a fairy from Laojun?"
Manbao reacted almost immediately, "Bai Er said that?"
The prince just smiled and said nothing.
The eunuchs from the Empress Dowager's palace came to summon Zhou Man, and the students of Chongwenguan couldn't help but pay more attention to him after class. Feng Zongping took some money and went around, and when he came back he had a general idea of what was going on.
So a few people looked at Bai Erlang and Bai Shan teasingly, "Since when did Zhou Man have the ability to communicate with gods?"
Bai Shan remained calm, but Bai Erlang, unable to bear their ridicule, retorted, "That's because you're so ignorant. Zhou Man is actually the reincarnation of a fairy. Go ask around in Qili Village, everyone in the surrounding area knows about it."
Feng Zongping and the others were stunned by the teasing. Feng Zongping, who had a good relationship with Bai Shan, couldn't help but reach out and touch his forehead. He asked Bai Shan, "You don't have a fever, why are you talking nonsense?"
They never believe in things like ghosts and gods, they just keep their distance from them.
Bai Shan said to Bai Erlang, "When it comes to matters concerning ghosts and gods, the correct way is to believe in them and not be confused. They don't believe in them, so what can you say to them?"
Not to mention Feng Zongping, even Zhao Liulang was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of his head. He asked in disbelief, "You actually believe in ghosts and gods?"
Uncle Zhou is right next to Manbao, how could Bai Shan not believe it?
However, he said: "It is rare in the world, and we have never seen it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
As a result, the topic of the group successfully shifted from Zhou Man and ghosts and gods to whether people should keep a distance from ghosts and gods, or believe in them without being obsessed with them, or be obsessed with them without believing in them.
Although the topic changed quickly, the rumor that Zhou Man was the reincarnation of a fairy still spread from Chongwenguan. Even the prince who was working in Taiji Hall heard the rumor, not to mention the emperor.
Manbao arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace in a daze.
When she arrived, Mingda had been sitting with the empress dowager for a long time, and even brought the statue of Laozi in her palace to study.
As soon as she arrived, the Queen Mother asked her in detail how she worshipped Laojun, what scriptures she recited during her prayers, which direction the Laojun statue was facing, and which Taoist temple she visited most often...
Mingda sat next to the Queen Mother and looked up at Zhou Man with sympathy.
Even though Manbao was prepared, she was still confused by the Queen Mother's detailed questions. She could only try hard to recall.
Because she knew that this was just a process, she didn't put much emphasis on worshipping the gods, let alone reciting scriptures. Sometimes she would simply burn incense without any distractions.
Occasionally, I would mutter a few words, such as, "May Mingda be healthy, may the family be healthy, may she not be so busy..."
Or when he wants to talk, he will babble about something to the Lord of Heaven, such as what the food he had today was like, and if there is a heavenly palace, he wonders what the food the Lord of Heaven eats in heaven is like...
Of course, there were times when she was particularly pious, such as when there were other ladies-in-waiting and palace maids outside the window or in the yard. She would sit quietly in front of the cushion and recite the scriptures seriously. After all, she had learned it since elementary school and had not forgotten it yet.
Manbao hesitated for a moment and could only talk about the good side. In order to avoid boredom, she had read many scriptures when she was "pious". She had memorized the entire "Tao Te Ching" and several chapters of "Zhuangzi".
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(End of this chapter)
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